From June 1 to June 10, the Russian Federation exported 1.42 million tons of wheat, an increase of 1.3% from the previous year, despite a total export decrease of 8.4% to 1.575 million tons due to a drop in corn and barley exports. Egypt was the main buyer of Russian wheat, but purchases decreased by 36%, while shipments to Algeria and Saudi Arabia significantly increased. The number of companies shipping wheat also fell to 25 from 29 a year earlier. Saudi Arabia is the leader in barley purchases, and Iran purchased the most corn. The price of Russian wheat increased by $8 to $250 per ton, while the discount between Russian and European wheat prices decreased to $12. The Grain Union has reduced the forecast for the gross grain harvest to 130 million tons from 142 million tons.