In an interview with Sputnik, Arkady Zlochevsky, President of the Russian Grain Union , stated that Africa has emerged as a significant market for Russian agricultural products, especially grain, with a wide geographical area for sales during the previous fiscal year.
It is enough to list such large countries that are buyers of Russian grain. As I have already said, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and even Namibia and Botswana have joined this year and started buying, although their volumes are not very large yet. But traditionally, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Cote dIvoire, Ghana, and Sudan buy from us. Well, who else? Angola, he stated.
Furthermore, Oleg Ozerov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced in July that Russia had upheld its commitments to Africa during the second Russia-Africa summit.
These commitments encompassed providing grain and fertilizers to support Africa Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, the Central African Republic, Mali, Somalia, and Eritrea received grain aid.
Arkady Zlochevsky disclosed that Russias agricultural exports are broadening, shifting from heavy reliance on wheat to other products.
