Russia exported a record volume of peas in September

In September, Russia exported 199.1 thousand tons of peas, which is a record monthly indicator of shipments in the entire history, follows from the data of the analytical company ProZerno. In addition, the export of peas in the first three months of the new season also turned out to be at the maximum level - 420.7 thousand tons, which is 48% of the supplies for the entire 2020/21 season. The main importers of Russian peas during this period were Turkey, Belgium, Latvia, Spain and Pakistan. Such high export figures became possible due to several factors, Vladimir Petrichenko, general director of ProZerna, told Agroinvestor. First, peas are not subject to export duties. Secondly, the poor harvest in Canada, which is one of the largest suppliers of pulses to the world market, led to the fact that importers were forced to reorient themselves to other countries. Thirdly, the poor harvest in Pakistan due to drought affected, and the states of the Indian Ocean traditionally demonstrate ...