Export record of grains and legumes from Russia

Published Sep 14, 2021

Tridge summary

In the 2021/22 season, Russia emerged as a dominant exporter of grain and processed products, with a total export volume of 11.5 million tons. The export reach expanded to 122 countries, marking a record high, with 64 countries increasing their purchases compared to the previous year. The Middle East was the top destination, followed by Africa and Asia. Notably, Africa showed a significant surge in interest for Russian wheat. The European Union (EU) managed the second-largest imports, despite sanctions, with 13 out of 22 countries increasing their purchases. This includes Latvia's resumption of safflower imports and Belgium's record pea purchases.

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Original content

In 2021/22 s.-kh. Russia exported 11.5 million tons * of grain and its processed products, including grain and leguminous crops - 10.8 million tons. The geography of exports of domestic grain products increased to 122 importing countries, which is a record value for this period of time. At the same time, 64 countries increased their purchases by the same period last year, and 19 showed the maximum demand for themselves. The largest volume of products was exported to the Middle East (4.7 million tons), where the main volume was traditionally formed by Turkey, which currently shows record rates of purchases mainly due to barley (0.4 million tons), soybean meal, lentils, safflower meal , rice cereals, etc. Saudi Arabia against the background of a decrease in imports of barley increased the volume of domestic wheat (0.3 million tons). Armenia, on the other hand, increased purchases of barley while reducing interest in wheat. African countries imported 3.1 million tons of grain and ...

Source: Zol