Russia discusses with Iran to increase the export of lamb meat

Russia is interested in increasing the export of mutton meat to Iran. Prospects for increasing supplies in this direction and other issues of mutual trade in the agricultural sector were discussed by the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev and his Iranian colleague Kazem Khavazi, reports KazakhZerno.kz. During the talks, Patrushev noted that in recent years, the trade turnover in the agricultural sector between the two countries has been growing. It is noteworthy that it is agricultural products that account for over 80% of all Russian exports to Iran. It was emphasized that there are points for mutual export. Thus, Iran opened its market for Russian products of animal origin. 34 Russian suppliers were granted the right to export raw meat to Iran. The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation noted that they consider the ...