Romania wheat exports decreased by 14%.

Over July-April 2017/18 Romanian wheat exports vis ports equaled lagged behind last season record pace by 14%. In April Romania exported about 350 KMT of wheat. April export volume was 30% higher than over the same month of 2017. Egypt remains first among buyers of Romanian wheat, importing 23% of total wheat shipments. Though, import pace is 5% slower than last year due to higher competition from Russia. Second largest importer is Spain, which purchased five times more Romanian wheat y/y. Moreover, better demand is seen from Jordan and Sudan. Ethiopia, Vietnam and Turkey significantly lowered their imports. This season Morocco is still not among buyers of Romanian wheat due to higher competition from France (429.92 KMT over July-April 2016/17).