Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev said that Russia sent two ships of wheat to Burkina Faso and Somalia and these ships will arrive at the ports of the countries in late November or early December. This was reported by TASS.
According to the minister, the Russian government has taken all necessary decisions to ensure supplies
“The first two ships of 25 thousand tons each, heading towards Somalia and Burkina Faso, have already left Russian ports, we expect them to reach their destination in late November – early December this year,” Patrushev said.
Formerly press service of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) reportedIt was stated that a ship carrying 25 thousand tons of Russian wheat departed from Novorossiysk port to Africa for humanitarian aid.
Patrushev also said at the beginning of October that free grain supplies from Russia to African countries could begin in a month and a half.
Before that, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov statedIt is stated that despite the efforts of UN representatives, the Russian side of the grain agreement is at “zero”.
Oksana Lut, formerly First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Agriculture stated Harvest of 147 million tons of grain crops in Russia in 2023.