Russia: Ports of the Rostov region increased grain exports to Turkey and Georgia in the first half of the year

The figure increased to 2.6 million tons compared to the same period in 2023 In the first half of 2024, the ports of the Rostov region increased grain exports to Albania, Turkey and Georgia by 8%, to 2.6 million tons compared to the same period in 2023. Director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Grain Quality Assessment" Ruslan Khasanov reported this to TASS. "In the first six months of 2024, exports of grain and leguminous crops shipped for export through the ports of the Rostov region amounted to 2.6 million tons, which is 8% more than in the same period last year. Considering the volume of shipments specifically by ports, the more half of the shipments were made to the port in Rostov-on-Don - 1.3 million tons; 0.8 million tons of products were sent to foreign markets through the port in Azov. It is worth noting the record shipments through the port in Taganrog - 488 thousand tons,” - said Khasanov. The agency's interlocutor clarified that the main export ...