Arkady Zlochevsky, head of the Russian Grain Association, said that Russia lost at least 1 billion 200 million rubles due to increased discounts during the validity of the grain agreement. Once trading stopped the damage was significantly reduced, registered He is at the NSN press centre.
According to Zlochevsky, the damage amounted to about $80 for every ton of product shipped. The size of the discount per ton reached an average of 30-40 dollars, now it does not exceed 10-15 dollars.
“We are losing less money on our shipments, this is a positive phenomenon,” Zlochevsky emphasized. — In general, we lost one billion two hundred million dollars during the deal. This is the extent of the reduction and reduction in our prices. Just pure loss.”
Let us remind you that the so-called grain agreement between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN was signed in Istanbul. The agreement made it possible to ensure grain exports from Ukrainian ports along the “grain corridor” and also removed restrictions on the supply of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products to world markets. Kremlin in mid-July last year stated about the termination of the agreement, explaining this by the failure of the obligations of the Russian side. With according to the president In Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation, more than 70% of grain supplies were going to rich countries instead of poor ones.
Previously recognizedRussia lost its largest grain buyer.