These data led the head of the analytical center of JSC "Rusagrotrans" Igor Pavensky. "The main reasons for the increase in shipments in the reporting month was observed during almost the whole of February is favorable for this time of year, weather conditions, an increase in supply of grain from the southern regions of the country amid growing domestic and export prices, and active export of grain under the scheme of preferential transportations", - said the expert.

He also focused on the growth of shipments of deep-sea ports of the Russian Federation, in February it was exported 2.3 million tons of grain against 1.8 million tons in January. In addition, this indicator in 1,8 times exceeds the result of the same month a year earlier.

"If weather conditions in March did not significantly affect the dynamics of shipments, already in the first 9 months of the 2017/18 season (July-March) exports of Russian grains may reach 38.6 million tonnes and thus exceed the result of the whole previous season" - says the analyst.

Overall, according to the forecast of I. Pavensky, in 2017/18 MG Russia will be able to export over 50 mln tonnes of grains (including pulses, flour and shipments to the countries of EEU) versus 37 million tons a season earlier. While 37,8 thousand tons of the total volume of wheat, 5.1 million tons of barley and 4.5 million tonnes of maize.

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