Russia has increased malt supplies to El Salvador almost 10 times; the Latin American country leads the list of importers

Published 2024년 11월 11일

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In the first three quarters of 2024, Russia has seen a significant increase in unroasted malt exports to El Salvador, reaching 48 thousand tons, a 9.6 times increase from the previous year, making El Salvador the leading buyer of Russian malt. The Dominican Republic and Latvia follow in second and third place, respectively. Russia's malt production in 2023 rose by 5.3% to nearly 1.8 million tons, primarily from barley, with the Central and Volga Federal Districts being the main hubs of malting activity. Since 2018, Russia has maintained a positive balance as a malt exporter, with exports dropping to 225 thousand tons in 2023 from 324 thousand tons in 2021, while imports also decreased from 107 thousand tons to 59 thousand tons during the same period.

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Supplies of unroasted malt from Russia to El Salvador in January-September 2024 increased by 9.6 times, to 48 thousand tons, the federal center "Agroexport" of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reports. According to "Agroexport", this year El Salvador took first place in malt purchases from Russia. The Dominican Republic is in second place, and Latvia is in third. According to a study by the analytical agency "Agroan", in 2023, malt production in Russia amounted to almost 1.8 million tons (+ 5.3% compared to the 2022 level). The main raw material is barley, the key malting capacities are concentrated in the regions of the Central and Volga Federal Districts (more than 83% of the total production in physical terms). Since 2018, Russia has been a net ...

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