Russia more than doubles wheat exports to Sudan since July 2025 - Agroexport

MOSCOW. April 14 (Interfax) - Russia exported approximately 1.7 million tonnes of wheat to Sudan from July 1, 2025, to early April this year, compared to 0.7 million tonnes in the same period of the previous year, the Agroexport federal center told Interfax.

This is also higher than for the entire 2024-2025 agricultural year (July-June).

This significant increase is primarily due to the resumption of operations at some flour milling enterprises in the country, which led to a partial recovery in demand for imported wheat and a reduced need for imports of wheat flour, Agroexport said. According to the Central Bank of Sudan, wheat imports in 2025 amounted to 1.7 million tonnes, up 1.8-fold compared to 2024. Flour imports, in contrast, decreased from 0.7 million tonnes to 0.5 million tonnes.

"Nevertheless, current wheat import levels are still significantly below the level before the conflict broke out in the country in 2023. For example, wheat imports stood at 2.7 million tonnes in 2022, and flour imports [stood] at around 150,000 tonnes. Should processing capacities continue to recover, we can expect a gradual return of wheat imports to previous levels," Agroexport said.

At the same time, analysts noted that the International Grains Council (IGC) gives a higher estimate of Sudan's flour imports and notes that imports reached a peak of 1.4 million tonnes in the 2024-2025 agricultural year (compared to 0.7 million tonnes according to the Central Bank of Sudan). In its March report, the IGC forecast a decline in supplies to 0.4 million tonnes.

"The combination of increased competition in wheat sales markets in Africa this season and the recovery of demand from Sudan has led to a noticeable increase in Sudan's share in the structure of Russian wheat exports to the region - over 10% for the period from July to April, compared to around 4% for the same period last agricultural year," Agroexport said.