Will the BRICS Grain Exchange Mean Deeper Integration?

... International Trade The Declaration of the 16th BRICS Summit, held in Kazan from October 22–24, 2024, emphasized that the heads of state and government of BRICS countries endorsed Russia’s initiative to establish a grain trading platform, or a BRICS Grain Exchange, within the bloc. The plan was first proposed by the Union of Grain Exporters to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in December 2023, citing concerns that “BRICS countries, being key players in the global grain market, are unable ...