Kursk and Oryol Regions Exported Over 18 Thousand Tons of Malt in 2025

From the beginning of 2025 until June 2025, more than 10.7 thousand tons of various types of malt, including barley, wheat, buckwheat, rye, and oat malt, were exported from the Kursk region. In May alone, 1.44 thousand tons were shipped according to official data from the Rosselkhoznadzor Office for the Oryol and Kursk Regions.

The main export destination for barley malt from the Kursk region in 2025 remains Latvia. Latvia accounts for about 55% of the export volume, indicating malt exports to Central and South American countries. The products were also shipped to Uzbekistan (8%), Kyrgyzstan and Turkey (7%), Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan (6%), and other countries.

In total, from the beginning of 2024 to July 1, 2024, 45.2 thousand tons of various malt were exported from the Kursk region, which is 20% (7.6 thousand tons) more than in 2023. The main export destinations were 13 countries including Latvia, Kazakhstan, Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, France, and others. The largest volumes were shipped to Latvia (52%) and Kazakhstan (18%).

From January 1 to September 11, 2025, 7.4 thousand tons of barley malt were exported from the Oryol region, according to official data from the Rosselkhoznadzor Office for the Oryol and Kursk regions. Compared to the same period in 2024, malt exports slightly decreased.

The main export destinations from the Oryol region were Georgia, accounting for 57% (4.2 thousand tons) of the total export volume, Armenia with 39% (2.9 thousand tons), and Latvia with 4% (0.3 thousand tons).

For comparison, in 2024, 696 thousand tons of various quarantine-controlled products, including 678 thousand tons of grain and processed products, were shipped abroad from the Oryol region, according to Rosselkhoznadzor data for the Oryol and Kursk regions.

For reference: There are 3 malt houses in the Kursk and Oryol regions with a total capacity of 280 thousand tons.