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Russian wheat harvest in 2023 is estimated at 83.2 million tons: Agritel
Argus’ agriculture analytics arm Agritel has revised down its estimate for russia’s 2023 wheat production owing to mixed weather conditions for winter crops, but still expects an output comparable with production highs in 2017 and 2020, if far below 2022’s record harvest.
In Japan, a russian man was convicted in the case of a shipwreck in which sailors died
In Japan, the assistant captain of the russian trawler was sentenced to a suspended sentence. In 2021, the ship collided with a Japanese schooner, as a result of which three sailors died.
Exports of russian wheat have significantly decreased
In April, russian wheat exports fell to a multi-month low.
Sanctioned russian fertilizers began to be sent from Latvia to Kenya
The port of Riga sent a batch of russian mineral fertilizers to Kenya under the agreement of the UN World Food Program.
Georgia denied the news about russian cruises through the port of Batumi
The information of rossMI about summer cruises from Novorossiysk to Istanbul was denied by the Georgian authorities.
The EU and Japan opposed a complete ban on russian exports
The EU and Japan rejected the US proposal to ban almost all exports from russia.
A yacht with russians disappeared in the Red Sea
The yacht with the russians disappeared in the Red Sea. The captain’s wife believes that the ship was stolen.
The commander of the Pacific Fleet of russian federation was dismissed
The commander of the russian Pacific Fleet was dismissed shortly after the exercise.
Free gas from the Black Sea fields: what Erdogan promises voters
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has announced the beginning of the flow of gas from the Black Sea deposits into the country’s energy system. He promised to provide households with free blue fuel ahead of the election.
Norwegian oil replaced russian oil on the EU market
Oil from Norway captured the European market, replacing russian energy carriers.
