OREANDA-NEWS  From December 1 to December 20, the Russian Federation exported 3 million 389 thousand tons of basic grain crops, which is 14% more than in the same period last year, according to the monitoring of the Russian Grain Union.

Elena Tyurina, director of the union's analytical department, told Interfax that the sharp increase in shipments in the second decade of the month contributed to the growth. In the first decade, the dynamics was negative - minus 25.7%, she recalled. "In the second decade of December, compared to the same period last year, a sharp increase was recorded - by 1.9 times, to 1 million 927 thousand tons. As a result, the dynamics over the two decades turned out to be positive - an increase of 14%, to 3 million 389 thousand tons," she said.

According to her, wheat shipments in the second decade of December more than doubled compared to the second decade of December 2024, to 1 million 679 thousand tons. In two decades, the growth amounted to 18.5%, to almost 3.1 million tons.

As Tyurina noted, shipments of corn and barley also intensified in the second decade of December. "There is still a gap from last year's figures, but it is not as significant as it was before. For corn, the gap was 20% - 189 thousand tons were shipped, for barley - 8%, 138.6 thousand tons were shipped. Let me remind you that in the first decade the gap was more significant: for corn - by 51.5%, for barley - by 77%," she said.