Russia Increases Grain Exports By 7% Since Beginning of 2024

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, a substantial part of the increase in Russian grain exports is due to grain stolen from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.

Exports of grain and grain and processed grain products from Russia increased by 7% to 57.96 million tons in January-August 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced this in a statement, the CFTS portal reports.

The main exports were wheat (37.1 million tons), barley (6.1 million tons), and corn (5.2 million tons).

Russia resumed grain exports to Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Gambia this year.

The following countries also increased their grain purchases from Russia: Sri Lanka 353 times to 380,600 tons; Vietnam 62 times to 415,100 tons; India 29 times to 531,600 tons; Kuwait 5 times to 234,900 tons; Afghanistan 4 times to 288,000 tons; Nigeria 3 times to 456,600 tons; Jordan 3 times to 370,900 tons; Malawi 3 times to 80,600 tons; and Indonesia 2 times to 882,100 tons.

It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a substantial part of the increase in Russian grain exports is because of grain stolen from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. For example, grain shipped from the port of Mariupol by the Russians is exported to Turkey and Syria.

As reported earlier, Ukrainian grain is shipped to Russian ports or the occupied Crimea, from where the Russians export it to foreign markets under the guise of their own agricultural products.