Russia may become one of the top three chickpea exporters

World exports of chickpeas have more than doubled over the past 10 years and are estimated at $2.3 billion in 2023. Russia is one of the top five global exporters of this crop, and may enter the top three as early as this year, experts say . The chickpea market is one of the most unstable among agricultural product markets, however, according to Agroexport, a general growth trend can still be traced. So, ten years ago the chickpea market was $1 billion, and by 2023 it had reached $2.3 billion, and continues to grow. At the same time, Russia is one of the largest exporters of chickpeas, and has prospects of becoming one of the top three suppliers, according to a report reviewed by sfera.fm. Thus, according to Agroexport, in the first 8 months, shipments more than doubled, exceeding $200 million, and judging by this dynamics, the total export value this year could reach $400 million. Now most of the chickpeas are exported from Russia to Turkey and Pakistan, but in the future, ...