Russia: Participants of the XVII Winter Grain Conference were told about the quality and export of Siberian grain

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Published Mar 5, 2024

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The XVII Winter Grain Conference in Siberia emphasized the quality and export potential of Siberian grain, with 4.6 million tons of grain and leguminous crops examined in 2023. The Altai Territory led in the production of soft wheat, and the Siberian District showed record exports of grain products, with a 28% increase from 2022. The demand for Siberian grain products is growing globally, particularly in China, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, North Korea, and Azerbaijan. The number of Siberian exporters also increased by 82% to 238 companies in 2023. However, the share of TOP companies in the grain export sector varies significantly across different regions.

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The XVII Winter Grain Conference, one of the largest agricultural forums in Siberia, started in the Altai Territory on February 29. On the first day of the event, Deputy Director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Center for Grain Quality Assessment”, Director of the Altai Branch, Maria Shostak, made a report on the quality of Siberian grain and the export potential of the region. In her speech, she said that in 2023, the Institute’s specialists, as part of monitoring the quality of grain from the new harvest in 7 constituent entities of the Siberian Federal District (SFD), examined 4.6 million tons of grain and leguminous crops, including 2.9 million tons of wheat. Shostak noted the growing dynamics of the share of class 3 wheat in Siberia. So in 2023 it was 59%, which is inferior to 2022, but higher than the annual average. The maximum share and volume of soft wheat of class 3 in the Siberian Federal District is in the Omsk region: 79% and 1.4 million tons, ...

Source: Oilworld