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Russia Begins Exporting Wheat to Togo, Russian Embassy Says

© Sputnik . Vitaly Timkiv / Go to the mediabankWheat samples presented at the agro-industrial exhibition "Zolotaya Niva" in the Krasnodar region.
Wheat samples presented at the agro-industrial exhibition Zolotaya Niva in the Krasnodar region. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 16.01.2025
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According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Togo imported about 188,000 tonnes of wheat in 2023, worth approximately $30 million.
Russia has begun exporting wheat to Togo, shipping the first batch of 27 thousand tonnes, according to the Russian Embassy in Benin and Togo.
The batch was tested and received a safety and quality certificate, as well as a phytosanitary certificate confirming compliance with Togolese requirements.
An agricultural worker operates a combine as he loads harvested grain into a truck in the fields of Progress-Agro company in Krasnodar region, Russia on Friday, June 30, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 31.12.2024
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