From December 1 to 16, Russian wheat exports increased by 13.5%

Elena Qiulina, director of the RGU analytical department, said that the export growth was in line with expectations, and importers were interested in buying as much wheat as possible before the implementation of the export quota (from February 15, 2025); demand in Africa and the Southeast was also very active. Russia's corn exports fell to 82,000 tons from December 1 to 16, down from 277,000 tons in the same period last year; barley exports fell to 69,000 tons from 163,000 tons in the same period last year. During this period, Russia shipped 273,000 tons of wheat to Saudi Arabia, compared with zero in the same period last year, which also made Saudi Arabia replace Egypt as the main buyer of Russian wheat; exports to Egypt increased sevenfold to 248,500 tons during the same period, and exports to Bangladesh more than doubled, Reaching 233,600 tons. Kenya ranked fourth, buying 102,000 tons, and had no imports a year ago. Russia's wheat exports to Turkey, which ranked in the top ...