Russia increased its agricultural exports to Saudi Arabia by 2.5 times.

Russia has multiplied its exports of agricultural products to Saudi Arabia in physical terms over the past five years, reported Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at the Saudi-Russian Investment and Business Forum. "Over the past five years, the volume of supplies has increased 2.5 times in physical terms," said Novak. He called Russia a reliable supplier of agricultural products to the global market. "This fully applies to supplies to your country: the share of agricultural and food products in Russian exports amounted to 45% in 2024. We are increasing supplies of halal products," said Novak. As previously reported by the federal center "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture, in 2024 Russia exported $1.2 billion worth of agricultural products to Saudi Arabia, which is 24% more than the previous year. Saudi Arabia predominantly imports grains, sunflower oil, as well as poultry and beef from Russia. The bulk of Russian imports from this country consists of shrimp, dates, ...