INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan ended up being the largest importer of Russian flour in 2015 as it doubled purchases, Russia&& s state agricultural export
company, Agroexport, said late on Friday.Afghanistan imports flour as it does not have enough production capacity to totally fulfill
domestic demand, Reuters reported.The increase in imports came as Russia looked for to foster ties with Afghanistan&& s rulers.Last month,
Moscow moved an action closer towards recognising the Islamic Emirate federal government, with Russia&& s parliament ballot in favour of a
law that would make it possible to remove the Islamic Emirate from a list of prohibited terrorist organisations, read the report.Agroexport,
citing preliminary estimates, said Afghanistan bought Russian flour worth nearly $80 million in 2015, double the 2023 level.Russia&& s
total wheat and wheat-rye flour exports reached $300 million in 2015, up 3% year on year in value terms and 7% more by volume, according to
the watchdog.China and Turkmenistan were also in the top 3 purchasers of Russian flour, it said.The post Russia states Afghanistan was its
top flour purchaser in 2024 first appeared on Ariana News.
