Russia: Exports of agricultural products from Bashkiria increased 1.8 times in 2023

Exports of agricultural products from Bashkiria in 2023 amounted to 750 thousand tons, with an increase of 1.8 times by 2022. Slightly less than a third of the volume was supplied to Kazakhstan, said Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture of the region Ilshat Fazrakhmanov at the “Kazakhstan - Bashkortostan” business forum in Astana. “In 2023, the region exported 750 thousand tons of agricultural products, which is 1.8 times higher than the level of the previous year. With its closest neighbor, Kazakhstan, foreign trade turnover is about 200 thousand tons of agricultural products,” the press service of the government of Bashkortostan quotes Fazrakhmanov as saying. . In 2023, 57% of all exports of grains and oilseeds were shipped to Kazakhstan. The republics also actively cooperate in the supply of wheat, rye, and barley seeds, the minister added. Speaking at the opening of the forum, the head of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, emphasized the seriousness of his intentions to ...