Dmitry Patrushev, head of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, said Russia is not interested in extending the grain agreement. His words are quoted RIA News.
“Taking into account the expiration of the grain agreement, there has been no decrease in grain export volumes,” the minister explained.
According to him, there is an increase in the volume of agricultural exports of the Russian Federation.
According to the Ministry’s December data, more than 30 million tons of grain were exported for sale in the current agricultural year; This figure also exceeds the figures for 2022 on the same date.
The head of the ministry added that Russia will continue to export grain because “it has its own buyers.”
“We are not interested in extending the grain agreement,” Patrushev said.
Shortly before this, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Vershinin aforementionedIt was stated that the country continues negotiations with the UN on the implementation of agreements on removing the obstacle to grain exports from the Russian Federation, but the negotiations have not yet brought any results.
Previously Zakharova statedRussia has no information about changing the grain agreement.