In 2020, Russian agricultural exports to Spain exceeded $ 100 million

In 2020, Russia exported 465 thousand tons of agricultural products to Spain for $ 102 million, 78% more than in the previous year. As in 2019, beet pulp took the largest position in the sales structure last year. Over the year, its shipments grew by 91% to 190 thousand tons worth $ 30 million (+ 98%), thanks to which Spain entered the top 3 buyers of Russian pulp after Latvia and the Netherlands. European countries, including Spain, are the main sales market for beet pulp for Russian producers, Vadim Eryzhensky, deputy general director of Prodimex, told Agroexport. The holding company granulates and sells all the pulp obtained from sugar beet processing. “Previously, it was a waste of sugar production, which was disposed of in pits, but now it is a good export position. Due to the limited demand on the domestic market, the product is actively supplied to the countries of the European Union, where livestock breeders are accustomed to using high-protein feed, which includes dry ...