In 2020, the Russian government took unprecedented measures to curb grain exports. And these measures may remain for a long time.

The introduction of export duties on grain by the Russian Government has spurred price increases on both the international and domestic markets.

The past year has been challenging in many ways: from the coronavirus pandemic to the drought that led to crop failure in the southern regions of the country.

The reaction of the world market to the introduction of export duties on grain by Russia was not in Russia’s favor.

Coronavirus restrictions, which caused a decline in almost the entire Russian economy in 2020, for the agro-industrial complex in many cases turned into a «growth point»

2020 set a new record for the harvest of oilseeds: Russian farmers received a harvest of 24 million tons.

Interview APK-Inform IA with General Director of the TBI Group Ivan Karamanov.

Volume of shipments, prices, prospects.

And it’s not about the coronavirus pandemic. The farmers had to overcome problems with government regulations and restrictions.

Exporters note that in the last month wagons with grain often stand on the tracks for a long time (up to a month) due to checks.