Agricultural exports in Russia are approaching $30 billion.

This year, Russia exported agricultural products worth $28.6 billion. Head of the Ministry of Agriculture Oksana Lut reported this data at a meeting of the presidium of the United Russia faction in the State Duma, reports PRIME. She called the main success the expansion of supplies of products with so-called "high added value." Let us remind you that this refers to deeply processed products. The added value in its name means that profit is extracted not only from the pure product but also in its processed form. She cited dairy products, confectionery, non-alcoholic beverages, and grape wines as examples of such products. The minister also noted an increase in all major processing positions. However, Lut did not provide specific examples for each case. At the same time, the minister fears that Russia may not be able to meet the export task set by President Vladimir Putin in his May decree last year. Recall that it spoke of increasing exports by 1.5 times by 2030 from the 2021 ...