Russia: Grain shipments from Karachay-Cherkessia have more than doubled this year

Since the beginning of 2023, the North Caucasus Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor has monitored the safety of shipped grains and oilseeds (wheat, corn, barley, sunflower) from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic to the regions of the Russian Federation, within the framework of quarantine and phytosanitary measures. During this period, a total amount of grain in the amount of 74,105 thousand tons was exported from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, of which 14,365 thousand tons are the new harvest of 2023. The largest volume of shipped grain was sent to the ports of the Krasnodar Territory and the Astrakhan Region. Thus, 33.356 thousand tons of grain were sent to the Krasnodar region. In addition, significant volumes of grain were supplied to the Astrakhan region (20,449 thousand tons) and to the Republic of Dagestan (19,852 thousand tons). Shipments of grain and oilseeds continue in October. Before each grain shipment, Rosselkhoznadzor specialists take samples for laboratory ...