July 9, 2009
Russia bags 14 percent of world grain
In the 2008-09 marketing year, Russia exported 21.2 million tonnes of wheat and barley, representing for 14 percent of total world wheat and barley market share and becoming the second-largest grain exporter after the US.
Russia’s grain exports in 2008-09 included 18 million tonnes of wheat and 3.2 million tonnes of barley, breaking the record grain sales in 2002-03 when the country exported a total of 18 million tonnes of wheat and barley.
In 2007-08, Russia took 10 percent on the world market of wheat and barley, supplying 13.4 million tonnes.
Russia’s largest markets include Egypt with 24.5 percent or 5.4 million tonnes, Turkey with 10.9 percent or 2.4 million tonnes, and Saudi Arabia with 6.8 percent or 1.5 million tonnes.
Russia is expected to increase the market share to 15 percent, retaining its second place in the world market of wheat and barley, according to Oleg Rogachev, first deputy general director of Rusagrotrans.
