MOSCOW: Russia exported 261.7 KMT of barley in February 2016 that was 36% lower than in February 2015 (410.2 KMT).
The pace of barley exports from Russia in the current marketing year is nearly 4% lower than last season.
Since the beginning of 2015/16 MY barley exports reached 3599 KMT compared to 3744.4 KMT during the same period in season 2014/15.
UkrAgroConsult estimates, that barley export capacity has been implemented by 86%. We expect 20% exports reduction in the current season in comparison with season 2014/15 due to decrease of barley production in Russia in 2015.
Egypt stands out among other importers. Since the beginning of 2015/16 MY Egypt imported nearly 100% more Russian barley than during the whole last season – 59 KMT compared to 30 KMT in 2014/15 MY.
