Russian lentils to Arab markets .. two countries at the forefront of import

The data showed that Russia’s exports of dried lentils during the first seven months of 2025 exceeded 104 thousand tons, with a value of more than 70 million dollars.

For comparison, dried lentils exports in the same period last year amounted to about 70,000 tons at a value of one million dollars, and thus the exports have increased in 2025 by 48% in terms of size, by 19% in terms of value. The list of the largest 5 countries importing Russian lenses includes in terms of size in 2025, according to a report issued by the “Agroxport Center”. Turkey.
The UAE
Iran
Egypt
India
The export to these countries was the main driver of growth in size, while the collected share of shipments to these five countries during January- July 2024 represented 69%, this percentage increased to 83% during the same period of 2025. (Russia Today)