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The European Union in 2021 overtook China in the purchase of Russian food

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Published Feb 23, 2022

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The growth of exports to the EU was provided by crabs and grain, while supplies to China sank due to the closure of ports for Russian fish. The European Union became the largest buyer of Russian food in 2021, follows from the materials of Agroexport. Last year, the EU bought $4.7 billion worth of agricultural products from Russia, which is 41% more than in 2020, and displaced China from the first line of the former leader.

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Exports to the EU were boosted by crabs and grains, while shipments to China sank due to the closure of ports for Russian fish The European Union became the largest buyer of Russian food in 2021, follows from the materials of Agroexport. Last year, the EU purchased agricultural products from Russia for $4.7 billion, which is 41% more than in 2020, and displaced the former leader, China, from the first line. Russian food supplies to the Celestial Empire fell by 12% to $3.5 billion in 2021. At the end of the year, China took only third place, leaving behind Turkey, which increased purchases of Russian agricultural products by 38%, to $4.3 billion. Increased food supplies to the EU countries in 2021 were mainly due to an increase in shipments of fish products, as well as grain. The share of fish products accounted for almost 40% of all exports to European countries in monetary terms - $ 1.9 billion. The share of grains - a little more than 12%, or $ 577 million. The most noticeable ...
Source: Specagro
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