In 2022, Russia's wheat flour exports more than tripled year-on-year

Russia's Interfax news agency reported on December 28 that preliminary data from the Russian Agricultural Market Research Institute (IKAR) showed that Russia exported 875,000 tons of wheat flour in 2022, an increase of more than twice the previous year (259,000 tons
).
Glazounova, deputy director of the institute, said that the reasons for the surge in wheat flour exports in Russia include: first, high wheat export tariffs, which promote the export of wheat processing products; Second, Ukraine's flour exports have fallen sharply, which is conducive to Russia expanding exports to traditional markets and opening up new markets
.
In 2022, the Russian flour export market will undergo great changes, and the main export destination country is Iraq, accounting for 21.
7% of Russian flour exports, followed by Afghanistan (accounting for 16.
9%) and Turkey (10.
5%)
.
Previously, Turkey ranked only 23rd among the destinations of Russian flour exports, and Iraq accounted for an even lower
proportion.