Russia: Kuban resumed exports of wheat and flour to Ethiopia in 2024, sending 82 thousand tons

Wheat Flour

Published Mar 28, 2024

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In 2024, the Krasnodar Territory has successfully resumed its wheat and wheat flour exports to Ethiopia after a pause of one year, exporting over 81 thousand tons of wheat and nearly 600 tons of wheat flour in January and February alone. This represents a significant increase from the previous year, with wheat exports surpassing the 2022 total by 28 thousand tons and flour exports growing by 1.6 times. The region has also broadened its agricultural exports to India, introducing millet to its portfolio of legumes and oilseeds. Overall, grain exports from the territory's ports, including Novorossiysk, one of Russia's largest ports, have risen by 9.4% in the first two months of 2024, totaling 6.062 million tons and reaching 41 countries worldwide.

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The Krasnodar Territory, after a year-long break, resumed the export of wheat and wheat flour to Ethiopia, Interfax was told by the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Grain Quality Assessment". “In 2024, the export of wheat and wheat flour to Ethiopia resumed again through the ports of the Krasnodar Territory. In January and February of this year, more than 81 thousand tons of wheat and almost 600 tons of wheat flour were exported,” the branch noted. At the same time, wheat supplies for 2 months of 2024 exceeded the supply volume for the entire 2022 by 28 thousand tons. Flour exports increased 1.6 times compared to the total in 2022. The branch noted that in 2023, these products were not exported to Ethiopia. “Since the beginning of 2024, the export of (agricultural - IF) crops to India has expanded. If in 2023 India imported from Russia only legumes - peas, chickpeas, lentils and oilseeds - coriander fruits, then in 2024 for export to ...

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