Agricultural Products
OUR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Long-term competitive advantages of the Russian grain market are not only due to the land reserves, environmental conditions with the possibility of organic production, but also the effect of Federal Law N 358-ФЗ, aimed at protecting the environment from negative biological effects (ban on the use of GMOs), according to which «the cultivation and breeding of plants and animals whose genetic program is altered using genetic engineering methods and which contain genetically engineered material, introduction of which cannot be the result of natural processes, is prohibited».
GRAINS
Food wheat is one of the oldest cereal crops cultivated by man and has had a significant impact on the development of civilizations in Europe, Asia and Africa.
No other grain has as many varieties as wheat; the main division is into winter and spring varieties according to sowing time and into soft and hard varieties according to gluten characteristics. Durum wheat is used for pasta production, it likes a relatively dry climate, so, given the climatic conditions of southeastern Siberia, it is produced here in excellent quality.
Spring multi row barley is the most mass-produced and supplied cereal crop after wheat.
Two-row barley is the so-called malting barley. Important characteristics for malting barley are the protein content of 10.2-12.4% and germinability.
Two-row barley is in demand by the brewing industry, which is growing rapidly, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The countries of this region consume more than 35% of all beer in the world and will continue to be the leaders of consumption growth in the next decade, adding 5-6% per year.
Oat is an important grain crop and native to the northeastern provinces of China and Mongolia. In Russia oats are loved for its mild taste and it has a unique set of microelements, minerals and vitamins. Food oats are used for the production of oat flakes, flour (for baking and confectionery production) and even in pharmaceuticals.
Corn became cultivated on the territory of North America more than 7 thousand years ago. In Russia, the crop went the hard way from considerable popularity in 1956-1965, to oblivion in the seventies. Today corn is produced all over Russia, where the climate allows it, including the geography of the Big Siberia. Again, an important feature of Russian corn is the ban on GMO varieties.
GRAIN LEGUMES
The legumes grown and supplied under contract production are a wide nomenclature group with localized production both in Russia and in the countries of Central Asia. It includes such popular crops as beans, chickpeas, peas, lentils, peanuts and non-GMO soybeans. Each year in Russia, including Siberia, the production of soybeans, peas and mung beans, which are particularly popular in Asia, increases steadily.
Domestic demand for legumes in Russia is represented by cattle breeding, which uses legumes most often in the form of meal after oil extrusion. The culture of eating legumes is not developed in our country. That’s why FET actively promotes soybean production and organizes deliveries to key demand markets, including the world’s largest soybean consumption market — China.
Legumes contain an increased amount of protein in their seeds and are of great importance in solving the problem of plant protein in agriculture.
OILSEEDS
Due to the growing global demand and the need for producers to maintain an effective crop rotation, Food Export Trade LLC pays more and more attention to the consistent development of operations in the segment of the organization of production and trade of key oilseeds — canola, flax, sunflower seed.
Traditionally, sunflower seeds are grown in the South and Center of Russia; in Siberia, Altai is famous for the production of this crop. The geography of production is expanding because of the development of new crop varieties and climate change in the direction of warming. Rapeseed and flax are grown in all areas, but require technology, equipment, and production culture.