Russia: Rostov region exported 5.7 million tons of new crop wheat

Farms in the Rostov region exported 5.7 million tons of new crop wheat, the Rostov branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center" told Interfax. Thus, 1.5 million tons were exported to Libya, 1.4 million tons to Turkey, and 588 thousand tons of grain to Egypt. According to the center, the grain meets international standards and the requirements of importing countries. “Agrarians of the Rostov region threshed 13.7 million tons of wheat this season. The Rostov branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Grain Quality Assessment Center” examined 66% of the gross harvest in the region,” the Rostov branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution specified. The department added that preliminary 77% of the examined wheat corresponds to food grain classes (classes 1-4), 22% - to class 5 (feed grain). No non-standard grain was identified. As reported, the ports ...