Russia: Export of agricultural products, the driver of country's economic development

Some industries with a larger volume (apples, berries, beef, etc.) are moving towards this. And in a number of industries, Russia not only has already closed the issue of import substitution, but has also become a major exporter in the world market - especially in grain, primarily wheat, oilseeds and oilseeds processing products. For example, 6-7 years ago, the production of champignons in Russia was within 10 thousand tons, and most of the products on the shelves were imported. At the moment, 100 thousand tons is local production and imports are only 20 thousand tons, mainly from Belarus. Moreover, this is not a re-export from Poland, which was once, but products from Belarus, where its own production of champignons is deployed. The apple market is more capacious. Today, the total market capacity is estimated at 1.6-1.7 million tons. In 2015, domestic producers supplied 236 thousand tons to the market, in 2019 - 645 thousand tons, and already in 2020-2021, estimates show ...