Russia: North Ossetia increased grain exports by a third in the first half of 2024

Published 2024년 8월 2일

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In the first half of 2024, North Ossetia-Alania saw a significant increase in grain exports, totaling $19.5 million, which is a 31.5% rise from the previous year. The majority of the exports were transit cargo, with local producers contributing only 3% to the total. The Republic also reported significant agricultural activities, with the sowing of nearly 34.7 thousand hectares of oilseeds and the first sowing of industrial hemp in the Kirov region in a long time. The harvest expected from these crops is 807 thousand tons of grain and leguminous crops. The main crops sown for the current harvest include winter wheat, barley, and rapeseed. The grain was shipped mainly to Armenia, Georgia, and Iraq, with a smaller amount exported to Iran.

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The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania increased grain exports by 31.5% in the first half of 2024 to $19.5 million. The share of exports from local grain producers was 3%, transit cargo was 97%. The Republican Ministry of Agriculture reported this on its Telegram channel. “Grain exports from North Ossetia in the first half of 2024 amounted to $19.5 million, which is 31.5% higher than the same period in 2023. At the same time, the share of exports from local producers of total grain exports is 3%, another 97% is transit cargo,” the Ossetian Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement. According to their information, almost 34.7 thousand hectares of oilseeds were sown in the republic in 2024. The largest areas were allocated to rapeseed, soybeans and sunflowers. In addition, for the first time in a long time, 127.7 hectares of industrial hemp were sown in the Kirov region. “For the current year’s harvest, a structure of sown areas has been developed, which provides for an increase in ...

Source: Zol