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Monday, 14 January 2019

Russia in I half of the crop year increased grain exports by 4% to almost 29 million tonnes

Russia in the first half of the current agricultural year (July-December 2018) exported 28.9 million tons of grain, 4% more than in the corresponding period last year (27,76 million tons), follows from the data of the analytical center of JSC "Rusagrotrans".

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As said to "Interfax" the head of the center Igor Pavensky, the initial forecast for this period at the beginning of the agricultural year was 29.5 million tons. "However, in November-December shipments slowed because of bad weather", - he said.

I. Pavensky said that wheat exports in July-December last year compared to the same period in 2017 rose 12% 21,83 million to 24.4 million tons. The exports of barley fell by 13%, from 3.47 million to 3 million tons, corn - almost 2 times, from 2.28 million to 1.17 million tons.

According to the center, the leader in purchases of Russian grain was Egypt (5,562 million tons, which is 27.4% more than in July-December 2017). In second place is traditionally Turkey (3,215 million tons, 13.8% less). Three leaders closes the Nigeria developing a procurement 43.1%, to 1,275 million tons.

In December, according to the center, the export of grain amounted to about 4.3 million tons compared to 3.94 million tonnes in November from 4.96 million tonnes in December 2017.

As predicted, I. Pavensky, in January 2019 based on the current rate of shipping at the ports and long holidays, the export may fall to 2.6 million tons against of 3.37 million tonnes in January 2018. Including deepwater ports, including transshipment via the port of Caucasus, can be shipped 1,77-of 1.89 million tons against 2.4 million tons in December 2018 and 2.1 million tonnes in January 2018.

Export prices for Russian wheat (protein 12.5 percent) with delivery in January, last week rose $2-3 to $238-239 per ton (FOB deepwater ports) is under the influence of a substantial volume of purchases of Russian wheat in the Egyptian GASC tender on 9 January. Egypt bought 415 thousand tons of Russian wheat at an average price of about $250 per tonne against previous purchases of Russian wheat in a tender at a price of $242 per ton.

Translated by service "Yandex.Translation"

Источники: Зерно Он-Лайн

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