In 2020, commodity turnover of agricultural products between Russia and BRICS amounted to more than $ 8.3 billion

Increasing mutual trade in agricultural products and foodstuffs is not only a powerful stimulus for the development of national economies, but also provides the population of the participating countries with diverse, high-quality and healthy food products. Last year, despite the pandemic, Russia met its domestic food needs. The values of food safety were achieved in all key areas: grain, sugar, vegetable oil, meat and meat products, fish and fish products. This year, according to Sergei Levin, the positive dynamics of agricultural development is expected to continue. The existing production volumes made it possible to increase the supply of agricultural products abroad. In 2020, Russian exports exceeded $ 30 billion, and since the beginning of this year, they have exceeded $ 17 billion. The largest growth in exports is shown by the goods of meat, dairy and fat and oil products. Conservation of biological diversity remains one of the priority tasks. Our country has formed a unique ...