Russia: Siberian regions increased grain exports to China fivefold

Grain exports to China from the regions of the Siberian Federal District (SFD) from the beginning of July to November 2023 increased five times compared to the same period last year and amounted to 744 thousand tons. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Grain Quality Assessment". “Exports to China from the Siberian Federal District currently amount to 744 thousand tons. These are wheat, wheat flour, hulled sunflower seeds, buckwheat husks, rapeseed meal, oat flakes and cereals, sunflower cake, buckwheat and barley groats and other nomenclature units. And in relation compared to the previous period, their exports to China increased fivefold,” the press service reported. According to the center, the leading exporter was the Novosibirsk region, which supplied 235 thousand tons. The largest shipments were barley (82.3 thousand tons), peas (56.5 thousand tons) and wheat (30.2 thousand tons). Moreover, this year China is ...