Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Iran is reported to be the largest buyer of grain from Russia in the first three months of MY 2021/22. Shipments to Iran are: 3.7 MMT – 3.1 MMT of wheat, 392,000 MT of barley and 215,000 MT of corn. Egypt’s grain crops, according to the USDA-FAS Cairo office, will be steady for 2021/22 with wheat production at about 9 MMT and wheat imports at 12.4 MMT. Corn production is 7.4 MMT, up by 1 MMT, with imports down 400,000 MT to 9.3 MMT. Turkey is the second largest buyer of Russian grain from July to September with a total of 3.5 MMT – 2.87 MMT of wheat, 569,000 MT of barley, and 73,000 MT of corn. Egypt is the third largest Russian buyer with a tota...
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