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Specialists of the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center" monitored the shipment of more than 26 million tons of cereals and leguminous crops through the ports of the Krasnodar Territory from January to June 2024. The list includes wheat, barley, corn, peas, rye, oats, millet, sorghum, and buckwheat. As Ruslan Khasanov noted, this number is 10% higher than the previous year.
The cargo breakdown consists of various crops, including wheat (22.1 million tons), barley (2.4 million tons), corn (1.1 million tons), rye (67.7 thousand tons), and oats (over 50.6 thousand tons).
The main volume of export among cereal crops is wheat, accounting for over 80% of the total volume. Ruslan Khasanov highlights that wheat shipments in the first half of 2024 increased by 10% compared to the same period last year.
The Novorossiysk branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center" also outlines the main directions of grain agro-export from the Kuban region in the first half of 2024. More than 60 countries received grain shipments, with the main destinations being Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bangladesh, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Algeria, Kenya, and Indonesia. In addition, imports were also made to other countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America, as well as the European Union.
The "Grain Quality Assessment Center" also notes the return of some countries to purchases. In the first half of 2024, Ethiopia received 293.3 thousand tons of wheat, which is 5 times higher than wheat exports to this country for the entire year of 2022. Sri Lanka received 278.7 thousand tons of wheat, which is 5 times more than wheat exports to this country for the whole of 2021. China exported 44.8 thousand tons of oats, which is 26 times more compared to oat exports to this country for the entire year of 2022.
From April 2024, Russian wheat exports to Djibouti began. In the first half of 2024, specialists from the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center" sent over 122.6 thousand tons of wheat to this country.
In the agricultural year 2023/2024, 53 million tons of cereals and leguminous crops, including wheat, barley, peas, corn, chickpeas, lentils, rye, oats, millet, sorghum, rice, and buckwheat, were exported from the ports of the Krasnodar Territory.
Volumes of oilseed crops in the first half of 2024 remained unchanged compared to the same period last year. More than 231 thousand tons of oilseed crops, such as flax seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, sunflowers, safflower, and rapeseed, were shipped from the Krasnodar Territory for export in January-June 2024.
During the first half of 2024, 140 thousand tons of flax seeds, 27 thousand tons of coriander seeds, 21.3 thousand tons of mustard seeds, 16 thousand tons of sunflower seeds, and 15 thousand tons of safflower seeds were exported to 29 countries in Asia, the European Union, the Middle East, and Africa. The main importing countries are Belgium, China, Bangladesh, and Turkey.
Mustard shipments to Bangladesh increased by 17 times compared to the previous year, and exports to Nepal resumed, where almost 132 tons were shipped since the beginning of 2024. Previously, mustard shipments to Nepal were in 2018.
Ruslan Khasanov emphasizes that the grain products shipped from the ports of the Krasnodar Territory undergo thorough testing in the testing laboratories of the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center." Compliance with product quality, safety, and phytosanitary requirements is checked before shipment. Grain grown in the Krasnodar Territory is in demand on the world market due to its high quality and safety.
The ports of the Krasnodar Territory, such as Novorossiysk, Tuapse, Yeisk, Temryuk, Kavkaz, and Taman, handle up to 30% of all foreign trade and transit cargo passing through the seaports of Russia.
