According to regional divisions of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), since the beginning of the season-2018/19 (July 1), and as of May 21, Russia already exported 34.1 mln tonnes of wheat (including movements to the territory of the Customs Union countries), down 10% compared with the same period last season, reported the Federal State-Funded Institution "Federal Centre of Quality and Safety Assurance for Grain and Grain products" on May 23.
Also, in the reporting period Russia exported 4.4 mln tonnes of barley (down 20% compared with the same period of 2017/18 MY), 2.5 mln tonnes of corn (down 52%), 694 thsd tonnes of peas (down 44%), and 671 thsd tonnes of wheat bran (down 13%).
In addition, Russia demonstrated the high shipment rates of oilseeds and its by-products, compared with last year. Thus, in the period of July 1 - May 21 Russia exported 560 thsd tonnes of rapeseed (up 90%), 283 thsd tonnes of sunflower seed (up 2 times), and 1.1 mln tonnes of sunflower meal (up 15%). At the same time, the shipments of soybeans decreased to 675 thsd tonnes (down 28%), and flaxseed — 394 thsd tonnes (down 13%).
Generally, in the reporting period Russia supplied 47.9 mln tonnes of grains, oilseeds and its by-products on foreign markets, down 15% (or 7.6 mln tonnes) compared with the same period last season.
In the current season, the number of countries-importers of the products increased to 135, as opposed to 133 on the same date last year.
