First wheat-loaded ships headed from Russia to Somalia and Burkina Faso

The first two wheat-loaded ships set off from Russia for the African countries of Somalia and Burkina Faso – as informed by the Minister of Agriculture of Russia, Dmitry Patrushev, RIA Novosti reports

The official made a statement about the ships with Russian wheat during his visit to the Russia exhibition-forum. “The first two ships of 25 thousand tonnes each have already left Russian ports in the direction of Somalia and Burkina Faso. We expect them to arrive at their destinations in late November – early December of this year,” he said.

Mr. Patrushev recalled that up to 200 thousand tonnes of Russian wheat will be sent to Africa free of charge by the end of 2023.