In August, Russia reduced grain export shipments by 12.3%

In August of this year, according to preliminary data, the Russian Federation shipped 6.754 million tons of basic grain crops for export, which is 12.3% less than in the same month last year, according to the monitoring of the Russian Grain Union. As Elena Tyurina, director of the analytical department of the union, told Interfax, wheat exports amounted to 6.06 million tons (6.7% less). "The results of August turned out to be higher than expected, since in the last week of the month, shipments, which had been lagging behind before, intensified and began to exceed the figures for the same month last year," Tyurina said. "In particular, shipments of basic grain crops increased by 19%, to 1.561 million tons, and wheat - by almost 36%, to 1.461 million tons." Corn was exported 12% more than last year (to 31.3 thousand tons). At the same time, barley shipments maintained a downward trend and amounted to 69 thousand tons against 208 thousand tons in the last week of August 2023. ...