November 19, 2013

Between July 1 and November 13, Russia's grain export rose by 13.3% to 12.49 million tonnes on-year.

The statistics service said grain exports during November 1-November 13 totalled 1.11 million tonnes, including 806,000 tonnes of wheat, 98,000 tonnes of barley and 188,000 tonnes of corn.

The agriculture ministry expects this year's grain harvest to rise to 88-90 million tonnes from 71.7 million tonnes in 2012 when crops were damaged by drought.

In the 2012-13 marketing year, Russia's grain export fell to 15.69 million tonnes from 27.2 million tonnes in the previous marketing year. In the current marketing year, July 2013-June 2014, the agriculture ministry expects Russia's grain exports to rise to 18-20 million tonnes.