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Russian food shipments to Africa reach 19 percent
(MENAFN) Russia’s agricultural exports to African nations exceeded $7 billion in 2024, marking a 19% increase compared to the previous year, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture’s export department reported on Monday.
Last year, Russian food products were shipped to 45 African countries, with Egypt remaining the largest importer of Russian wheat. Russia also supplied sunflower and soybean oil, legumes, flax seeds, yeast, and other food products to the North African nation.
Algeria ranked second in food imports from Russia, followed by Libya, Kenya, and Tunisia, according to data from Agroexport.
Cereals—mainly wheat, barley, and corn—accounted for 87% of all Russian food exports to Africa, with dairy products also seeing substantial growth.
According to Igor Pavensky, head of Rusagrotrans’ analysis department, African nations imported 21.2 million tons of Russian wheat in the 2023/2024 season, accounting for 38% of Russia’s total wheat exports—a record high.
For comparison:
•2022/2023 season – 17.6 million tons
•2021/2022 season – 10.6 million tons
While Africa's share of Russia’s wheat exports has remained around 40% in recent years, it briefly dipped to 35% in 2022/2023.
African nations now make up more than 50% of Russia’s wheat exports in the current season, with 18 million tons shipped from July to February. The rise is fueled by increasing exports to Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and others, Pavensky noted.
In January, Eduard Zernin, chairman of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters, pointed to high quality and competitive pricing as the main drivers of Africa’s growing demand for Russian grain.
“Exports to Morocco and Nigeria have already surged this season, while Kenya—one of Russia’s key grain buyers—is also increasing its imports,” Zernin reported.
By the end of 2023, Russia surpassed France as Morocco’s leading grain supplier due to better pricing and limited French supply, according to Ruslan Khasanov, head of the Center of Grain Quality Assurance.
Omar Yacoubi, head of the Moroccan National Federation of Grain and Legume Traders, told Reuters in October that France's supply constraints, coupled with Russia's competitive pricing, have made Russia the key “market maker.”
In April, Russian President Vladimir Putin set a target to increase agricultural exports by 50% by 2030, compared to 2021 levels, when total exports stood at $37 billion.
Last year, Russian food products were shipped to 45 African countries, with Egypt remaining the largest importer of Russian wheat. Russia also supplied sunflower and soybean oil, legumes, flax seeds, yeast, and other food products to the North African nation.
Algeria ranked second in food imports from Russia, followed by Libya, Kenya, and Tunisia, according to data from Agroexport.
Cereals—mainly wheat, barley, and corn—accounted for 87% of all Russian food exports to Africa, with dairy products also seeing substantial growth.
According to Igor Pavensky, head of Rusagrotrans’ analysis department, African nations imported 21.2 million tons of Russian wheat in the 2023/2024 season, accounting for 38% of Russia’s total wheat exports—a record high.
For comparison:
•2022/2023 season – 17.6 million tons
•2021/2022 season – 10.6 million tons
While Africa's share of Russia’s wheat exports has remained around 40% in recent years, it briefly dipped to 35% in 2022/2023.
African nations now make up more than 50% of Russia’s wheat exports in the current season, with 18 million tons shipped from July to February. The rise is fueled by increasing exports to Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and others, Pavensky noted.
In January, Eduard Zernin, chairman of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters, pointed to high quality and competitive pricing as the main drivers of Africa’s growing demand for Russian grain.
“Exports to Morocco and Nigeria have already surged this season, while Kenya—one of Russia’s key grain buyers—is also increasing its imports,” Zernin reported.
By the end of 2023, Russia surpassed France as Morocco’s leading grain supplier due to better pricing and limited French supply, according to Ruslan Khasanov, head of the Center of Grain Quality Assurance.
Omar Yacoubi, head of the Moroccan National Federation of Grain and Legume Traders, told Reuters in October that France's supply constraints, coupled with Russia's competitive pricing, have made Russia the key “market maker.”
In April, Russian President Vladimir Putin set a target to increase agricultural exports by 50% by 2030, compared to 2021 levels, when total exports stood at $37 billion.
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