Russia: export duties reduced wheat exports by 3 mln tonnes — Russian Grain Union

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The customs duties on wheat exports, operating in Russia in the period of February 1 -May 15 of 2015, did not allow to supply nearly 3 mln tonnes of the grain on foreign markets, declared Arkadiy Zlochevskiy, President of the Russian Grain Union, on May 27.

According to the Union estimations, in 2015 the general wheat harvest in Russia will reduce by nearly 5 mln tonnes compared with the previous year.

A.Zlochevskiy noted that last year, Russia produced 60 mln tonnes of wheat, but in the current year the index will reach 55 mln tonnes only.

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