Earlier it was reported that Russia started deliveries of wheat to Venezuela in accordance with the agreement signed by the two countries. The first ship with Russian wheat went to Venezuela on 9 August.

"According to the customs statistics of foreign trade, the volume of wheat exports to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in August of 2017 (as of 21 August), declared in the region of the southern customs Department, amounted to 30.5 thousand tons in the amount of $6,27 million in the United States," – said in management.

According to Rosselkhoznadzor in Krasnodar Krai, the first batch was sent to Venezuela through the port of Novorossiysk.

Venezuela imports almost 100% of wheat, the main suppliers are the United States and Canada, whose Republic a monthly purchase of up to 120 thousand tons of grain.

In mid-may this year, the head of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro announced that the supply of Russian wheat to the Republic will begin "very soon". Their volume, he said, will amount to 60 thousand tons per month.

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