In the future, Russia will be able to increase the export of linseed oil

Published 2022년 9월 7일

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Russia has seen a significant increase in the gross harvest of oilseed flax over the past three years, with projections for the 2022 harvest to be almost double that of 2021, reaching approximately 1.5 million tons. Despite a slight increase in the production of linseed oil and meal, Russia primarily exports the flax itself. The country's main export markets are China, Belgium, and Turkey, with Belgium and Turkey being the leading buyers of flax for oil extraction, while China is the largest buyer of the flax culture itself. Additionally, Russia has been exporting an average of 30,000 tons of butter per year since 2018.

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In Russia, over the past three years, the gross harvest of oilseed flax has grown significantly: for example, in 2022, the harvest of this crop may be almost twice as high as in 2021 - about 1.5 million tons. Mikhail Maltsev, Executive Director of the Oil and Fat Union, told Agroexport about this. According to him, the output of linseed oil and meal at domestic oil extraction plants has so far grown slightly, so Russia mainly sends flax itself abroad. “But starting from 2018, we also started exporting butter, shipping abroad an average of 30,000 tons per year,” ...

Source: Milknews