Russia: In the first half of the year, the Krasnodar Territory maintained oilseed exports at the 2023 level and resumed shipments of mustard to Nepal

The Krasnodar Territory, a major agricultural region in Russia, exported 231 thousand tons of oilseeds, including flax, coriander, mustard, sunflower, safflower, and rapeseed, to 29 countries in the first half of 2024. The main importers were Belgium, China, Bangladesh, and Türkiye. Wheat, barley, corn, rye, and oats were also exported, with wheat making up over 80% of the total grain exports. The ports of Novorossiysk and other areas in the Krasnodar Territory are crucial for Russia's grain export activities.

The Krasnodar Territory, one of the largest agricultural regions of the Russian Federation, exported 231 thousand tons of oilseeds in the first half of this year, Ruslan Khasanov, director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Grain Quality Assessment", told Interfax. "The export of oilseeds in the first half of 2024 remained at the level of the same period last year. In January-June 2024, more than 231 thousand tons of oilseeds were exported from the Krasnodar Territory under the supervision of specialists from the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center" - these are seeds flax, coriander, mustard, sunflower, safflower, rapeseed," Khasanov said. Thus, 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, 15 thousand tons of safflower seeds were shipped from the Krasnodar Territory. Oilseeds were sent to 29 countries in ...