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Exports of Russian agricultural products to China increased by 24%

  • 10 Nov 12:56

Russian agricultural exports to China increased by 24% compared to the same period last year. More than 3.7 million tons of food products worth 3.2 billion dollars were shipped to China in the first 10 months of 2020. The country accounts for 14% of the total volume of all Russian agricultural exports. Such growth resulted due to increased exports of fat and oil products and meat products. China takes the lead among all Russian sunflower oil buyers with supplies increased 2.2 times to 447 million dollars. Soybean oil sales increased 1.8 times to 213 million dollars, and rapeseed oil sales increased by 30% to 179 million dollars. China accounts for about 65% of. Read more...

Exports of agricultural products in the first half of the year increased by 18% and exceeded 13 billion dollars

  • 31 Aug 11:12

"According to the data for the first half of 2020, taking into account fooddata for the EEU countries, Russia has delivered agricultural products to foreign markets with a total value of more than 13 billion dollars. These results are 2 billion dollars or 18% higher than during the same period last year," Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said. She noted that China became the leading buyer of domestic agricultural products in 2020, with 1.9 billion dollars worth of imported Russian food supply. That is a 35% increase compared to the the same period in 2019. Turkey came in second with an indicator of 1.5 billion dollars (+42%). It was followed by. Read more...

For the first half 2020, Russia increased export of agricultural products by nearly 20%

  • 20 Aug 11:17

For the first 6 months of 2020, the exports of Russian agricultural products exceeded 13 bln USD, up 18% compared to the same period year ago, declared the Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation, Viktoriya Abramchenko on August 20. “Vegetable oils and grains were the main drivers of agricultural export. Moreover, shipments of sugar and meat products grew significantly”, - she said. Grain was the key export commodity with the share of 27% in the overall structure of agricultural export. Russia exported 17.6 mln tonnes of grain over the reporting period, up 25%. “Record oilseeds production in 2019 allowed to increase the export of fat-and-oil products. Read more...

The list of soft loans destinations for export-oriented manufacturers of agricultural products is updated

  • 2 Jun 10:48

The Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the Decree No. 748 as of May 26, 2020 expanding the list of areas for targeted use of soft loans for farmers, who joined the advanced competitiveness program. The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation provides that companies representing fishing and fish farming industries, forest resource processing, and those engaged in fish, crustaceans and mollusks conservation shall be able to take advantage of investment and short-term loans (up to 15 years and 1 year, respectively). These measures are aimed at increasing export-oriented agricultural output and supporting the domestic producers amid. Read more...

Russia to exports $ 24 billion in agricultural products in 2019

  • 27 Dec 08:51

According to the results of the current year, the export of Russian agricultural products in monetary terms will amount to $ 24 billion. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. According to him, this is much lower than last year, due to a decrease in grain supplies. Earlier, experts reported that the reason for this was an improvement in the overall quality of Russian grain. Recall that the latest study of wheat lots, which was conducted by the Grain Quality Assessment Center, showed a sharp increase in the share of food classes. Against this background, in turn, the export of oil and fat products, which. Read more...

Russia increased agricultural production by 2.6%

  • 27 Sep 09:00

The volume of agricultural production in Russia in January - August 2019 increased by 2.6% compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 2,837.6 billion rubles. According to the Federal State Statistics Service, the number of cattle in Russian farms at the end of August was 19 million heads (0.5% less than a year earlier), cows - 8 million animals (equal to a year ago). The number of sheep and goats decreased by 3.5%, to 24.7 million heads, while the number of pigs increased by 5.8%, to 25.8 million animals. In January - August of this year, 9.1 million tons of livestock and poultry were produced for slaughter (live weight) (1.3% more than in the. Read more...

Russia and Saudi Arabia discuss agricultural export development program

  • 11 Sep 09:11

This week, Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev returned from Saudi Arabia, where was with a working visit. The business mission included representatives of companies representing different sectors of the food industry and the agricultural sector of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture reports. The largest state of the Arabian Peninsula annually imports Russian-made food worth about $ 20 million, and Russian exporters are interested in an increase of supplies. During negotiations with representatives of relevant ministries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the development of an intergovernmental program for the. Read more...

Belarus and Pakistan want to increase trade in agricultural products

  • 22 Jul 10:42

Belarusian producers will soon be able to export canned poultry, beef, and offal in the Asian country. Pakistan and Belarus want to increase trade in agricultural products, with a special interest of the Belarusian side in opening the Pakistani market for canned poultry, beef, and offal. The subject was on the agenda of a meeting between Pakistan Minister of National Food Security & Research Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan and Belarusian Ambassador to Pakistan Andrei Yermolovich, according toBeltanews agency. "The parties agreed to provide mutual assistance in finding trading partners who would like to supply agricultural products to the markets of. Read more...

Belarus and Pakistan want to increase trade in agricultural products

  • 15 Jul 10:27

Belarusian producers will soon be able to export canned poultry, beef, and offal in the Asian country. Pakistan and Belarus want to increase trade in agricultural products, with a special interest of the Belarusian side in opening the Pakistani market for canned poultry, beef, and offal. The subject was on the agenda of a meeting between Pakistan Minister of National Food Security & Research Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan and Belarusian Ambassador to Pakistan Andrei Yermolovich, according toBeltanews agency. "The parties agreed to provide mutual assistance in finding trading partners who would like to supply agricultural products to the markets. Read more...

Agricultural Ministry will provide comprehensive support to local brands of agricultural products

  • 28 Jun 09:11

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation will provide comprehensive support for the development of local brands of Russian agricultural products, the press service of the department told RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that local Russian food brands produced by small farms need to be supported for their further development and advancement. Putin said that he would ask the head of the Ministry of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev to prepare proposals on this issue. "The Ministry of Agriculture will provide comprehensive support for the development of local brands of agricultural products," the agricultural department. Read more...