The Continental Farmers Group exported 121 thousand tons of wheat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Continental Farmers Group exported 121 thousand tons of wheat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

22 November 2021

In 2021, the Continental Farmers Group exported 121 thousand tons of high-quality flour wheat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Two Panamax-class vessels carrying Ukrainian wheat have already been unloaded at the ports of Jeddah and Yanbu. The supply was carried out under a direct contract concluded with the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) that is the state procurement organization.

For the Continental Farmers Group, this was the second direct supply of wheat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: in 2020, the Company already had exported 60 thousand tons of high-quality flour wheat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. That was the first direct supply of Ukrainian wheat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2008, which is related to the high requirements of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to grain quality.

“I am glad that the Continental Farmers Group managed to open up the export market of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Ukrainian wheat and double the amount of direct exports as compared to the last year. To Ukraine, this is a promising market and, to the Continental Farmers Group, a confirmation of the high quality of the Company products,” Georg v. Nolcken, Continental Farmers Group CEO commented.

“This year, we, same as many other agricultural producers, faced difficulties related to timely delivery of grain to the ports due to the lack of railway cars and locomotive traction at the railways. I would like to commend all teams and partners for their coordinated work. Owing to them, we managed to deliver the planned amount of wheat in time to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Continental Farmers Group confirmed again its status of a reliable supplier of high-quality products,” Yurii Kuzmiyak, Continental Farmers Group Commercial Director, noted.