Russian importers have increased purchases of butter through the Belarusian exchange several times

In January-October 2024, Russian importing companies purchased over 50 thousand tons of butter on the platform of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), said German Puzyrny, Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Activity of BUCE. "Based on the results of ten months, the largest volume of transactions for the purchase of agricultural products on the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange was made by companies from Russia, Kazakhstan and the UAE. The total amount of exchange contracts for the three countries exceeded $682 million, with Russia's share being about 90%," said Puzyrny, quoted by the BUCE press service. "If we talk directly about Russia, then in terms of regions, the top five largest importers of Belarusian agricultural products include Moscow, Leningrad, Smolensk and Yaroslavl regions, as well as the Republic of Tatarstan. In general, exchange transactions for the purchase of agricultural products were concluded by companies from 30 entities of ...