Russia continued exporting wheat at a record pace in May 2017, when 1.92 MMT was shipped abroad. This is 46% more than exported in May 2016. This season exports of Russian wheat have gained almost 2 MMT (8.4%) against the same time last year and reached 25.74 MMT. Russian wheat exports to the Egyptian market have hit a five-year high in the current season. Russia supplied 6.63 MMT to Egypt in the eleven months of MY 2016/17. The previous record was registered in MY 2011/12 (roughly 7.35 MMT).