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First quarter exports of Russian agricultural products increased 16% in 2021, reaching $ 7.125 billion.

Since the beginning of the year 2021, exports of agricultural products from Russia have grown by 16% (as of April 4) compared to the same date in 2020 and have reached $ 7.125 billion, the federal Agroexport center under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation said in a statement.

The export of grain in the reporting period increased by 41% and amounted to $ 2.646 billion; the export of fat and oil industry products increased by 39% to $ 1.683 billion; the supply of meat and dairy products abroad increased by 17% to $ 241 million.

By country, Turkey accounted for 16% of Russian agricultural supplies, China 15.5%, EU countries 11.3%, Egypt 8.4%, South Korea 6.3%, Ukraine and Azerbaijan 2.8% each, Uzbekistan 2.3%, Kazakhstan 1.9%, and Uzbekistan 1.8%.