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Two hundred thousand tons of grains are being delivered to six African countries by Russia free of charge, stated Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev. At a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Patrushev said that the last ship was unloaded in Somalia on 17th February.
Two hundred thousand tons of grains are being delivered to six African countries by Russia free of charge, stated Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev. At a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Patrushev said that the last ship was unloaded in Somalia on 17th February.
200,000 tons of grain were sent to the six African countries almost simultaneously. Accordingly, Mali, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, and Eritrea were supplied with 25,000 tons each. 50,000 tons to Somalia and the Central African Republic. Patrushev said that such a large-scale humanitarian action was carried out by Russia for the first time in history.
The minister said that in 2023 Russia sold 66 million tons of grains abroad for USD 16.5 billion, which is an absolute record for Russia. Despite decreasing wheat prices globally, Russia’s revenue from grain trade rose by USD 1.5 billion last year. Russia is selling food to 150 countries, with the most part, some 90% going to “friendly” countries.
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Russia expects that in 2024 exports will be no less than in 2023. Last year Russia refused to extend the 2022 Black Sea Grain Initiative, citing as the reason that contrary to the program’s aims, most of the food exports go to rich, developed countries instead of poor ones, and that the Russian part of the agreement had not been implemented. Moscow also promised to supply grain to the poorest countries at its own expense.
