Imports of cereals by Russia 2024

In the crop year 2023/2024, Russia's cereal imports were forecast to reach 0.59 million metric tons. The import volume of that commodity fluctuated over the past decade. Over the observed period, the highest cereal imports were recorded at over 2.7 million metric tons in marketing year 2000/2001.

What cereals does Russia import and from where?

The most imported cereals in Russia were rice, corn, rye and wheat. Russian wheat and meslin imports exceeded 123,000 metric tons in 2021. Imports of grains from Kazakhstan stood at over 157,000 metric tons in that year. Thus, that country was the leading origin of grain imports in Russia.

Cereal import substitution in Russia

Russian introduced a food embargo from the European Union, the United States as well as other Western countries in 2014. The country followed the import substitution path by increasing financial support to the agricultural sector and became the global leader in wheat exports, overtaking the U.S. and Canada. In 2021, Russia increased food and agricultural product imports by over 14 percent compared to the previous year.

Import volume of cereals in Russia from 2000/2001 to 2023/2024 (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Imports in million metric tons
2023/24**	0.59
2022/23*	0.64
2021/22	0.6
2020/21	0.59
2019/20	0.64
2018/19	0.62
2017/18	0.69
2016/17	1.05
2015/16	0.96
2014/15	0.43
2013/14	1.33
2012/13	1.39
2011/12	0.66
2010/11	0.79
2009/10	0.42
2008/09	0.48
2007/08	1.17
2006/07	1.51
2005/06	2.17
2004/05	2.35
2003/04	2.44
2002/03	1.25
2001/02	1.7
2000/01	2.73

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

2000/2001 to 2022/2023

Supplementary notes

*Estimate.
**Forecast.
The figures are for the national marketing year.
The source specified the following information:
"Imports include commercial purchases from abroad as well as food aid deliveries.
The National Marketing Year (or marketing season) refers to a twelve month period that starts with the harvest of the main crop of the season. It varies between commodities and across countries. In order to make values comparable for each commodity, the International Trade Year (ITY) applies a common timeline to harmonize the marketing season across countries. The ITY might nevertheless vary between sources.
Total cereals include wheat, coarse grains (maize, barley, sorghum, oats, rye, millet and other minor grains not elsewhere specified) and rice (in milled equivalent)."

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