Mikhail Maltsev: 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 substantial increase in oilseed flax harvest over the past three years, with projections for the 2022 harvest to reach approximately 1.5 million tons, a near doubling of the 2021 harvest. The country's primary focus has been on flax exportation, with notable contributions from Canada and Kazakhstan. China is the largest importer of Russian flax, followed by Belgium and Turkey. Russia is also exporting around 30,000 tons of butter per year. The country anticipates continued growth in flax production due to expanded acreage and advanced cultivation techniques, with the planned opening of two flax processing plants aiming to boost oil exports and shift the focus towards value-added products for international markets, particularly in Asia and the Middle East, where there is a growing demand for healthier and natural organic products.

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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 exports flax itself. “But starting from 2018, we also started exporting butter, shipping abroad an average of 30,000 tons per year,” says Maltsev. The main exporters of oil flax to the world market are Russia, Canada and Kazakhstan. China buys the culture from our country most of all, Belgium is in second place, and Turkey is in third. As for the supply of raw linseed oil to foreign markets, we are in second place in the world ranking of the main exporting countries. “We hope that in the future the growth of oilseed flax production will continue due to an ...

Source: Oilbranch