In the first 8 months of 2020, Russia exported agricultural products worth $ 178 million to Sudan, which is 20% more than the same period last year. In physical volume, deliveries increased by 21% to 745 thousand tons, the press service of the Agroexport FSBI told The DairyNews.
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The bulk of this volume comes from wheat. In January-August, Russia supplied to the North African country more than 700 thousand tons of cereal (+ 22%) in the amount of $ 148 million (+ 18%). In addition, 43 thousand tons of sunflower oil worth $ 30 million were shipped to the Sudanese market. Compared to last year, the export volume of the product increased by 24% in physical terms and by 34% in value. Sudan is one of the traditional buyers of Russian sunflower oil, and since 2017 it has been in the top 5 largest buyers of Russian wheat. For Sudan, in turn, Russia is the main supplier of wheat with a share of about 45% at the end of 2019 and sunflower oil with a share of 97%. In addition to Russia, Sudan imports wheat from Romania, Germany, Lithuania and Estonia, sunflower oil from Turkey, Spain and Hungary. Agriculture is one of the most important industries in the Sudanese economy and has grown in importance since the secession of South Sudan in 2011. If in 2011 the share of ...
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