Russian grain exports have reached over 60 million tons since the start of the agricultural year, an increase of over 10 million tons from the previous year, according to Eduard Zernin, Chairman of the Board of the Union of Grain Exporters. This increase is due to a diversification of both sales markets and the range of agricultural products supplied, including wheat, as well as feed crops such as barley and corn. Russian exporters have also entered new markets in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America, following the departure of global grain traders from the Russian market last year.