Russia to export over 23 million metric tonnes of grain this year

RUSSIA will have enough grains to export more than 23 million metric tonnes this year, Grain Union president Arkady Zlochevsky said.

Out of a crop of 90 million tonnes, there will be a surplus of 40 million tonnes, with 13 million tonnes put into stockpiles, Zlochevsky said. That leaves 27 million tonnes left over. Russia’s

Last year, Russia banned shipments after the worst drought in half a century curbed production.