In January-November 2021, Russia decreased the export volumes of cereal crops by 8.9% compared with the same period of the last year to 38.973 mln tonnes, reported the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).
In particular, in the reporting period wheat and meslin traditionally formed the basis of grain export supplies – 24.538 mln tonnes, down 24.5% compared with January-November 2020.
Russia exported 3.612 mln tonnes of barley (-19.9%), 2.731 mln tonnes of corn (+35%).
Moreover, Russia shipped abroad 116 thsd tonnes of rice (-4.2%) and 222 thsd tonnes of wheat and wheat-rye flour (-6%).
Exports of sunflower seed from Russia totaled 57 thsd tonnes in January-November (-95.5%).
