Wheat exports from Russia fell by 15% in October

From October 1 to October 30, Russia exported 5.35 million tons of major grain crops, which is 15% less than in the previous year, Interfax reports, citing data from the Russian Grain Union (RZU). The director of the union's analytical department, Elena Tyurina, told the agency that exports for the month can be expected to amount to 5.5 million tons, compared to 5.9 million tons in October last year. According to Tyurina, wheat exports also decreased by 15% and amounted to 4.7 million tons. For the entire month, shipments of about 4.9 million tons are expected, compared to 5.4 million tons in October 2022. Corn supplies to foreign markets increased 3.7 times to 299.5 thousand tons; about 309 thousand tons could be exported per month compared to 82 thousand tons a year ago. Barley exports fell by 55% to 270 thousand tons; a total of about 279 thousand tons are expected to be shipped for the month, compared to 620 thousand tons in October last year. Tyurina also noted that recently ...