Turkey, against the backdrop of sanctions, has become the main consumer of beet pulp from the Russian Federation

To Europe before the sanctions In June 2022, as part of the sixth package of sanctions, the European Union banned the import of vegetable waste from Russia, which includes a by-product of sugar production - beet pulp, used as a feed additive for cattle and, to a lesser extent, for small cattle, pigs, horses. , birds and dogs. Since such feed is still underestimated by Russian livestock breeders, most of it is exported. According to the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), in the 2021/22 season, 1.547 million tons of granulated beet pulp was produced in Russia. The price (based on partial season data) was $206 per tonne FOB/DAP. In recent years, the export of granulated beet pulp accounted for 83-89% of the total production, including 81-94% of exports to the EU countries (including the UK), while Turkey and China ranked second and third (5-15% in total), the share of other countries was 1–5%. The cost of beet pulp exports from Russia in recent seasons has been ...