First quarter shipments abroad totaled 11.8 million tons, according to statistics Russia’s wheat exports to African countries surged in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, with supplies to Nigeria increasing fourfold to 210,000 tons, food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor reported on Thursday. According to data from Russia’s Federal State Information System (FGIS Argus-Fito), cited by Rosselkhoznadzor, exports of raw grain and its processed products totaled 11.8