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Russia is exporting more food than tanks, but not all farmers are happy

27 Sep 2017

• 27 Sep 08:27

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A driver operates a tractor to pile wheat grains at the drying house of the Solgonskoye farming company near the village of Talniki, southwest of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. For a few years now Russian agricultural products have been surpassing military ones on the global market. While a good portion of this success can be attributed to the country’s fundamental advantages (fertile land and low production costs), a significant boost, however, emerged due to the sharp devaluation of the ruble in recent years. Last week RIA Novostireportedthat Russian agricultural production is set to reach a new record of 133 million tons this year, according to. Read more...