Russia Becomes World’s Leading Wheat Exporter

[vostok]

Russia has become the world’s leader in the export of wheat, surpassing the United States and Canada, Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev said Thursday.

“Russia supplies about 25 million tons of wheat on the external market by the end of the agricultural 2016 year. We became the world’s leading wheat exporter, surpassing the United States and Canada,” Tkachev was quoted as saying by Russian news agency TASS.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Russia last year achieved record levels in the harvest of corn (13.2 million tons), rice (1.1 million tons), soybeans (2.7 million tons) and buckwheat (900,000 tons). The total grain harvest amounted to 104.8 million tons.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/russia-becomes-worlds-leading-wheat-exporter/5522409

 

[HypocriteHunter]

Congrats mate, What is total production of wheat? China and India ranks one and two in production but due to large population most of it is consumed domestically.

 

[vostok]

Table for the year 2014. Russia on the 3rd place with 59.71 million tons. China 126.21 million tons, India 94.48 million tons.
At percentage - China 17.3%, India 13%, Russia 8.2% of world production.
This is an incredible result, considering the fact that even in 2001 Russia was the importer of grain.

 

[HypocriteHunter]

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Table for the year 2014. Russia on the 3rd place with 59.71 million tons. China 126.21 million tons, India 94.48 million tons.
At percentage - China 17.3%, India 13%, Russia 8.2% of world production.
This is an incredible result, considering the fact that even in 2001 Russia was the importer of grain.

Yeah I know 2014 stats, I was asking about latest ones as you have latest export data. Is there any increase in 2 years?

We are suffering from 2 years drought and badly time rains just before the harvest creating massive losses, but we are expecting bumper production this year.

You must tell us your secret to improve productivity

 

[SecularNationalist]

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Table for the year 2014. Russia on the 3rd place with 59.71 million tons. China 126.21 million tons, India 94.48 million tons.
At percentage - China 17.3%, India 13%, Russia 8.2% of world production.
This is an incredible result, considering the fact that even in 2001 Russia was the importer of grain.

Wow pakistan on no 8

 

[vostok]

Yeah I know 2014 stats, I was asking about latest ones as you have latest export data. Is there any increase in 2 years?

We are suffering from 2 years drought and badly time rains just before the harvest creating massive losses, but we are expecting bumper production this year.

You must tell us your secret to improve productivity

Here is planty of information.
http://www.igc.int/en/markets/marketinfo-sd.aspx
The secret is simple - hard work and massive government support.

 

[HypocriteHunter]

Here is planty of information.
http://www.igc.int/en/markets/marketinfo-sd.aspx
The secret is simple - hard work and massive government support.

Well hard work dont always bring good fruits smart work does.

Is there any subsidy program by Russian govt. on Fertilizers and Seeds or something else? and how is it not challenged in WTO after recent changes and Bali Package? India and other developing countries were given exemption but how come Russia provide massive support when its against WTO norms? Does Russia comes under developing economies?

@vostok you have any more details about wheat production? I am interested to look the area under cultivation and yield per hectare.

India's area under cultivation fall sharply last year but production jumped 6 Million tons so yield increased significantly but a lot of crop was destroyed due to untimely rains and people ran away from Wheat due to previous year drought and this year production, specially in UP, around the major wheat production areas.

Wow pakistan on no 8

One thing that amaze me is that in previous 10 years, Russia become top exporter from Importer, India increased its production almost the total production of Pakistan but strangely, strangely you are stuck with that same number for 10 years!!!! its so tiring and frustrating.

 

[Grevion]

Hopefully both India and Russia can collabrate and share technical advancement by Russia which helped them to increase their crop yield.

 

[A$HU]

Indian agriculture sector is in shambles. We have the same area under cultivation as China and USA but we are producing almost 1/3rd to 1/2 of their production. Next series of reform after manufacturing and services should aimed towards improving agricultural productivity.

 

[SecularNationalist]

Well hard work dont always bring good fruits smart work does.

Is there any subsidy program by Russian govt. on Fertilizers and Seeds or something else? and how is it not challenged in WTO after recent changes and Bali Package? India and other developing countries were given exemption but how come Russia provide massive support when its against WTO norms? Does Russia comes under developing economies?

@vostok you have any more details about wheat production? I am interested to look the area under cultivation and yield per hectare.

India's area under cultivation fall sharply last year but production jumped 6 Million tons so yield increased significantly but a lot of crop was destroyed due to untimely rains and people ran away from Wheat due to previous year drought and this year production, specially in UP, around the major wheat production areas.



One thing that amaze me is that in previous 10 years, Russia become top exporter from Importer, India increased its production almost the total production of Pakistan but strangely, strangely you are stuck with that same number for 10 years!!!! its so tiring and frustrating.

Dude look at the size of our country.We cannot afford to grow as fast as india and russia.
Also as much as i know we don,t use some hybrid seed techniques like russia which results in mass production and increased quantity but lower and unhealthy quality of wheat.

 

[HypocriteHunter]

Indian agriculture sector is in shambles. We have the same area under cultivation as China and USA but we are producing almost 1/3rd to 1/2 of their production. Next series of reform after manufacturing and services should aimed towards improving agricultural productivity.

Can you reply with more facts? Though we are not as good in manufacturing we are barely so far behind in Agri sector. 1/3 is far too much. I would like to know more if you have some more details.

Dude look at the size of our country.We cannot afford to grow as fast as india and russia.
Also as much as i know we don,t use some hybrid seed techniques like russia which results in mass production and increased quantity but lower and unhealthy quality of wheat.

Size has not much to do with production, in 10 years how come there no almost no improvement is beyond my understanding, size cant be issue. Slower growth can be a problem after saturation but your market is yet to start how come you reached saturation state?

That thing you said about unhealthy quality of wheat is not true, a mere excuse used by anyone who told you so. Nobody produces health hazards in farms and the since they are exported its impossible that they are lower quality.

 

[Ocelot]

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Pakistan at 8th: 25.98 million tonnes.

 

[boomslang]

Russia has become the world’s leader in the export of wheat, surpassing the United States and Canada, Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev said Thursday....“

We are all proud of you guys.

 

[A$HU]

Can you reply with more facts? Though we are not as good in manufacturing we are barely so far behind in Agri sector. 1/3 is far too much. I would like to know more if you have some more details.



Size has not much to do with production, in 10 years how come there no almost no improvement is beyond my understanding, size cant be issue. Slower growth can be a problem after saturation but your market is yet to start how come you reached saturation state?

That thing you said about unhealthy quality of wheat is not true, a mere excuse used by anyone who told you so. Nobody produces health hazards in farms and the since they are exported its impossible that they are lower quality.

Check this link and be surprised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_use_statistics_by_country
India has 51 % of its landmass as arable land. For US and China figure is around 15-20%. No major country even comes close and yet our productivity is in such a sorry state.

 

[HypocriteHunter]

Check this link and be surprised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_use_statistics_by_country
India has 51 % of its landmass as arable land. For US and China figure is around 15-20%. No major country even comes close and yet our productivity is in such a sorry state.

Man US, India and China all use almost same amount of Land, just because they are much larger, almost 3 times bigger nation makes there percentage small. Just check the total area of those countries compared to India and you will know. 50% area under cultivation is remarkable considering we got 1.25 Billion people.

I was talking about the yield and in almost every major crop our yield is satisfactory. There is improvement needed but with recent Urea deals in Iran from next year Urea prices are going to come down to almost half(or something like that) due to setting up Urea manufacturing plant in Iran free trade zone where gas is priced at half price and its major raw material for urea.