OREANDA-NEWS. October 6, 2011. Export grain shipments through the southern ports of Russia after the exports ban was lifted have exceeded 5.5 million tons, Rosselkhoznadzor said.

According to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service, in September, the ports of Novorossiysk, Yeisk, Tuapse, Temryuk Port Kavkaz and the port of Taman, the control authority inspected 2.4 million tons of export grain. In three recent months, the port of Novorossiysk has shipped more than 3.3 million tons of Russian grain, port Yeisk - 981,800 tons, Port of Tuapse - 472,500 tons.

The bulk of grain volume is exported to Egypt, Turkey, Yemen, Kenya and Saudi Arabia, accounting for 60 percent of the total grain exports of Russia. From July 1st and to date, grain exporters have shipped to Egypt through checkpoints in the Krasnodar region 1.8 million tons of grain, including through the port of Novorossiysk - 1.6 million tons. To Turkey they exported about 468,000 tons, to Yemen and Kenya – 626,500 tons. Overall, Russian grain is exported to 42 countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Israel, Italy, Spain, Holland, Republic of Georgia, Jordan, Libya, Djibouti, Lebanon, Syria, Tanzania, Peru, Ethiopia, Sudan, Oman and others.