January 31, 2007

Russia's grain exports down 3.1 percent on-year in December

Russia exported in December 1.26 million tonnes of grain, 3.1 percent less than in December 2005, the state customs authority said Tuesday (Jan 30).

Wheat exports in December totalled 1.09 million tonnes, 6.1 percent less than in December 2005, including 968,300 tonnes of milling wheat, 122,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 496 tonnes of seeds.

The largest importers of Russian wheat in December were Egypt (317,500 tonnes), India (208,000 tonnes), Bangladesh (162,700 tonnes), Yemen (91,000 tonnes) and Tunisia (78,200 tonnes).

Barley exports in December totalled 133,000 tonnes, 13.2 percent more than a year ago. The largest importers were Saudi Arabia (62,300 tonnes), Israel (28,800 tonnes), Kazakhstan (12,300 tonnes), Cyprus (10,700 tonnes) and Greece (9,000 tonnes).