The head of the Grain Union explained the increase in grain imports to Japan from the Russian Federation

The increase in Russian grain supplies to Japan is associated with the restoration of grain trade between the two countries, which ceased in 2010 after Russia announced an embargo on the export of wheat and wheat flour, corn, rye and barley. This was stated to RIAMO by the President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevsky. Earlier it became known that in July 2023, Japan increased grain imports from Russia by 5680% compared to the same month last year. According to Zlochevsky, there is no need to talk about the redirection of Russian supplies in connection with the termination of the grain deal in this case. As for the volume of increased imports, the export of Russian grain to Japan has never been large, so it is a mistake to mean a large amount of grain by 5680%, the expert says. “Russia consistently supplied small volumes of soybeans, corn and some other crops to Japan until 2010, when the Russian government announced an embargo on the export of wheat and wheat flour, ...