In the last procurement tenders in the Middle East and North Africa barley contract at prices comparable to soft milling wheat, and in some cases higher. This is partly due to the fact that the export potential of Ukraine feed barley close to exhaustion. The current world market situation plays into the hands of Russia.

In October 2017. Russia exported 575,359 thousand tons of barley. This is by 3.1% more than in September and 3.5 times more than in October 2016. According to the AGN. Grain Online.

Since the beginning of the current season Russia exported 2,517 million tonnes of barley, which is almost 1.8 times more than in the same period last season.

The first place among buyers of Russian barley regained Saudi Arabia (share 40,6%) surpassing him Iran (28%). In third place was Jordan (9%).

Only in October Russian barley were sent to 16 foreign locations (15 in September).

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