Exports of Russian wheat for the the 2017-2018 marketing year reached 38 million metric tonnes (mt) as of 30 May, a 48.7% increase on the previous year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry said that Russia exported about 1.36 mt more than in the same period last year.
Exports of Russian wheat for the the 2017-2018 marketing year reached 38 million metric tonnes (mt) as of 30 May, a 48.7% increase on the previous year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. In addition, the US Department of Agriculture WASDE report predicted a global record export of 39.5 million mt of wheat for the full marketing year ending at the end of June.