Export of agricultural products this year in Russia may amount to about $ 30 billion

At the end of this year, the export of agricultural products will remain "in the region of $ 30 billion", in 2020 it reached $ 30.5 billion. This forecast was announced by the head of the Agroexport center subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture, Dmitry Krasnov, during a meeting of the RSPP Commission on the agro-industrial complex. From the beginning of the year to May 16, Russia supplied agricultural raw materials and foodstuffs to foreign markets for $ 10.9 billion, which is 10% more than in the same period last year. The most significant - by 48% to $ 2.7 billion - increased shipments of fat and oil products, exports increased by 21% to $ 440 million in the category of meat and dairy products, follows from the data of "Agroexport". Last year, Russia reached a record volume of exports of agricultural products, Krasnov recalled, supplies grew at an outstripping pace: exporters partly took advantage of the emerging opportunities, which were associated with the rush demand for ...