From January 1 to December 13, 2020, Russia supplied 5.5 million tons of barley to foreign markets, which is 39% more than the same period last year. In value terms, the volume of exports increased by 29% to $ 982 million. In the 2020/21 grain season, exports are at a record pace: from July to November, even without taking into account data for November, 3.2 million tons were exported across the EAEU in the amount of $ 573 million, which is higher than the record in 2017 for this period (3.03 million tonnes), the press service of FGBU Agroexport told The DairyNews.
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According to the FCS, grain crops were exported to more than 25 countries this year. A significant increase was provided by Saudi Arabia, the world's largest importer of barley. Since the beginning of the year, the kingdom has imported 2.7 million tons from Russia worth $ 499 million, increasing purchases 2.3 times in physical volume and 2.2 times in value. Jordan ranks second among buyers of Russian barley, exports to this country decreased by 19% to 365 thousand tons in physical volume and by 33% to $ 64 million in cash. For the first time since September 2017, deliveries were made to Tunisia (259 thousand tons for 49 million dollars), as a result of which the North African country is currently in third place among buyers of Russian barley. Turkey increased imports of Russian barley by 54% to 265 thousand tons for $ 47 million (+ 43%), Libya decreased by 33% to 166 thousand tons by $ 31 million (-30%). The United Arab Emirates significantly increased imports (6.8 times to 132 ...
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