As Russia’s Federal Center Agroexport reports, exports of corn and other produce to Africa in the first half-year were 11 million tonnes, which is a 1.4-fold increase year-on-year and yielding a revenue increase by 35 percent to $2.9 billion. This was Done in Spite of Ukrainian Targeted Drone Attacks against Russian Cargo v essels in the Black Sea.
Wheat exports were 10.2 million tonnes. Barley exports totaled around 234,000 tonnes, soybean oil over 158,000 tonnes, sunflower cake and meal over 95,000 tonnes, and beet pulp with added molasses over 64,000 tonnes.
44 percent of Russian agricultural exports went to Egypt, Agroexport says.