The Stavropol region has seen growth in its flour export market, with new partners in Djibouti and Somalia, and increased exports to Georgia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, and other countries. Russia's flour exports doubled to 154 thousand tons in the first half of the agricultural year. Stavropol's flour exports increased by 24% in 2021, reaching over 36 thousand tons, worth over 10.2 million US dollars. New markets in China, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kyrgyzstan were opened in 2021, with the East African market also actively cooperating with the region.