Agroexport: Russia has increased its supplies of buckwheat to China by almost 7.5 times in 2023

In 2023, Russia increased the supply of buckwheat to China by almost 7.5 times compared to 2022 - to more than 145 thousand tons, according to the materials of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. “According to the Federal Customs Service, in 2023, Russia sent more than 145 thousand tons of buckwheat worth almost $62 million to China. This is more than 7.4 times more in physical terms and 5.4 times more in value terms than a year earlier,” when the export of this product amounted to 19.7 thousand tons worth $11.5 million,” such estimates are given in the Agroexport telegram channel. Buckwheat is a staple ingredient in many culinary dishes in China, especially in the northern provinces, experts say. Most often it can be found in the ...