Russia increases its agricultural exports to Spain by 78%

According to Agroexport, as in 2019, the bulk of exports consisted of beet pulp. “In one year their supplies increased by 91%, to 190,000 tons for 30 million dollars (a growth of almost double). Thus Spain becomes the third country with the largest purchases of beet pulp after Latvia and the Netherlands ”, indicated Agroexport. According to the deputy general manager of the Prodimex group (a major Russian agricultural company), Vadim Yerizhenski, all the tuber pulp obtained during the processing of sugar beet is granulated and marketed by his company. “Previously it was a waste from sugar production (…) and is currently an important export item. Due to its low demand in the domestic market, it is supplied to EU countries, where it is used as feed with high protein content ”, he stated. In addition, Agroexport confirmed a four-fold growth in the export of Russian legumes to the Spanish market, to 83,000 tons for a value of 18 million dollars. Spain ranked second in the purchase of ...