In 2023, Russia exported a record volume of pulses

Over the 11 months of 2023*, Russia supplied more than 3.2 million tons of grain legumes to foreign markets, which is a record volume and 2.5 times more than the same period in 2022. In value terms, exports doubled. The main exported leguminous crop is peas with a share of 77% in the physical volume of supplies. Another 15% came from chickpeas and 8% from lentils. This was reported by the press service of the Agroexport Federal Center under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Pea exports increased 2.5 times and amounted to almost 2.5 million tons, and export revenue increased 1.9 times. China, which opened its market for Russian peas at the end of 2022, became the leader among agricultural buyers in 2023. Over 11 months, 915 thousand tons of peas were supplied from Russia to China. Also among the three largest importers of Russian peas are Spain, which increased purchases by 27 times, to 599 thousand tons, as well as Turkey (298 thousand tons, -17%). ...