Russia: Bashkiria increases the export of oilseed flax seeds

03/26/2021 Agrarians of the republic have exported almost 7.5 thousand tons of oil flax seeds since the beginning of the year, the press service of the Bashkir Reference Center reports. In general, over the past five years, Russia has increased the export of flax oil and flax seeds by 327 times, and has taken a leading position in the world market. The main driver of this trend was the demand for a healthy lifestyle and nutrition in the developed countries of Europe - oil squeezed from oil flax seeds is in increasing demand among the citizens of the European Union. It should be noted that in Russia the demand for vegetable oil is growing every year. High marginality and demand in the market for flaxseed oil have also allowed the agrarians of Bashkiria in recent years to significantly increase the sown area for it. Last year, the agrarians of the republic exported 38 thousand tons of oil flax seeds to European countries and China. All shipments of seeds shipped to Germany, Belgium, ...