In 2021, Russia increased exports of agricultural products to the EU by almost a third

The European Union is Russia's main trade partner, which accounted for $ 192.4 billion in 2020, or 38.5% of Russian trade. At the same time, the EU's share in Russian exports amounted to $ 113.7 billion - 40.6%, and in imports - $ 78.7 billion - 35%. Russia ranks fifth among the EU's leading trading partners after China, the United States, Great Britain and Switzerland. Russia is the largest supplier of natural gas to the EU and is in the lead in the supply of oil and petroleum products. In general, minerals account for 73.2% of Russian exports to the EU. The share of food products and agricultural raw materials, according to the Federal Customs Service in May 2021, accounted for 2.1%, - reports KazakhZerno.kz. In 2020, a drop in trade between Russia and the EU due to the coronavirus pandemic was recorded by about 20% across all commodity groups. However, foreign trade in food products showed an upward trend, exports increased by 1.4%, imports - by 0.5% against the level of 2019. ...