This agricultural year, Russia increased the export of barley and corn by 1.5 times
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Published May 19, 2023
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The Russian Federation in this agricultural year (from July 1, 2022 to May 11, 2023) increased the export of barley and corn by 1.5 times, Deputy Director of the Center for Grain Quality Assessment (Rosselkhoznadzor department) Maria Shostak said at an expert discussion that took place at All-Russian Grain Forum in Sochi on Thursday.
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"The export of barley amounted to 5 million tons. A record volume was sent to Kazakhstan - 0.6 million tons, exports to China also set a record, and for the first time barley was shipped from the Irkutsk region. Cyprus and Tajikistan resumed imports of Russian barley," she said. Export of corn amounted to 4.7 million tons. 39 countries became its buyers, compared to the last agricultural year, their number has increased. "In particular, 263 thousand tons were shipped to China, most of all from the Primorsky Territory," Shostak specified. According to the Center, as of May 11, the share of Russian wheat in the world market was 21%. The maximum figure - 49% - in the markets of the Middle East, 39% - Central Asia, 36% - Africa. Since the beginning of the agricultural year, exports to the Middle East amounted to 24.4 million tons, to Asia - 17.2 million tons, to Africa - 15.3 million tons. According to Shostak, 69 countries bought rapeseed, soybeans and flax, and record volumes of ...
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