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2023

Russia remained in first place in the supply of agricultural products to Turkey

At the end of 2023, Russia retained the position of the largest exporter of agricultural products to Turkey. This was announced in April 2024 at the Agroexport federal center, whose analysts refer to the ITC Trade Map service. Read more here.

Growth in exports of fruits and vegetables by 1.8 times to 0.7 million tons

In 2023, Russia supplied about 0.7 million tons of fruits and vegetables to other countries against 0.4 million tons in 2022. Thus, we are talking about export growth by almost 1.8 times. Such data Rosselkhoznadzor published at the end of March 2024.

According to Interfax with reference to the presentation of the department, in 2023, relative to 2022, the volume of exports of Russian fruits and vegetables increased by 500 thousand tons. In 2018, the supply of these products from the Russian Federation abroad amounted to 0.2 million tons.

Russia supplied about 0.7 million tons of fruits and vegetables to other countries

The head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergei Dankvert, also cited data according to which the import of fruits and vegetables in the Russian Federation in 2023 decreased to 8.4 million tons from 8.6 million tons in 2022. In 2018, the indicator was measured at 9 million tons. Thus, in five years, Russia has reduced imports by 600 thousand tons.

At the same time, Russia imports primarily fruit and vegetable products that are not grown in the country. We are talking primarily about the supply of citrus, seed, stone and bananas, Dankvert specified.

As for the production of fruits and vegetables, its volume in Russia in 2023 reached 15.4 million tons, which exceeds the one-year-old figure of 15.1 million tons.

According to the Rosselkhoznadzor, the export of food potatoes from Russia in 2023 increased by 79%, reaching 326 thousand tons, onions and garlic - by 112% (up to 87 thousand tons), root crops - by 53% (up to 15 thousand tons). Thanks to the good harvest of root crops, potatoes and vegetables, the Russian Federation was able to increase the volume of export of these positions, the main buyers are neighboring countries, comments Roman Nuriev, commercial director of Interagro Group of Companies.

It is important to note that an increase in raw material growth may contribute to the transition of some producers to a deeper processing of these products to increase margins, he added.[1]

Russia exported a record $2.9 billion worth of fish to China over the year

The export of Russian fish to China in 2023 reached a record $2.9 billion. This is evidenced by the data of the Agroexport center under the Ministry of Agriculture, published at the end of March 2024, which refers to the statistics of the ITC Trade organization. Read more here.

Russia doubles annual soybean oil exports to China

In 2023, Russia exported more than 150 thousand tons of soybean oil to China. This is approximately twice as much as compared to 2022. Such data in mid-March 2024 was published by the Federal Center "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to Interfax, referring to the statements of the executive director of the Oil and Oil Union of Russia Mikhail Maltsev, in 2023 China took third place in terms of imports of Russian soybean oil. In addition, the PRC is the leader in purchasing Russian rapeseed oil - more than 1.4 million tons against about 700 thousand tons in 2022. In general, the supply of vegetable oils from Russia to China in 2023 exceeded 2.5 million tons, which is 2.5 times more than a year earlier.

Russia exported more than 150 thousand tons of soybean oil to China

The Ministry of Agriculture notes that the fat and fat industry remains one of the leaders in Russian food exports. In 2023, a total of 11.2 million tons of fat and fat products were exported from the Russian Federation (to all countries), which is 34.3% more than in 2022. In particular, in 2023, supplies of sunflower oil increased by 41.9% on an annualized basis and reached 4.5 million tons. In addition, 1.6 million tons of rapeseed oil (plus 63.6% compared to 2022) and 715.8 thousand tons of soybean oil (plus 10.4%) were exported.

Domestic exporters in the past [2023] year supplied fat and fat products to China, Turkey, Uzbekistan, countries of the Middle East and Africa. The first place in terms of procurement growth among the largest importers is occupied by China, the largest share of sales to this country falls on rapeseed oil - 1.4 million tons, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement.

In addition, as noted by the Ministry of Agriculture, during the first two months of 2024 (as of March 3), Russia increased its export of fat and fat products by 18.9% compared to January-February 2022 - to 1.75 million tons.^[2]

Growth in exports of Russian cheese and cottage cheese to the CIS countries

In 2023, 413 thousand tons of cheese and cottage cheese were imported to the CIS countries, which is 3% more than a year earlier. The largest supplier of these products in the region remains Russia, which in 2023 increased shipments by 10.9 thousand tons. This was reported in a study by BusinesStat, published at the end of February 2024. The absolute value of the supply of Russian cheese and cottage cheese to the CIS at the end of 2023 is not indicated in the report.

According to BusinesStat, Belarus remains the main foreign supplier of cheese and cottage cheese to the Russian market, which accounted for an average of 87% of Russian imports in 2019-2023. The share of dairy products from Belarus in Russia is growing their year per year. So, in 2019, the share of Belarusian cheeses and cottage cheese amounted to 84% of imports, in 2023 the figure reached 90%.

Researchers explain the demand of Russians for dairy products from Belarus for several reasons. One of them is the optimal price-quality ratio. In Belarus, the price of raw milk is regulated by the state, so the purchase price of dairy raw materials is about 20% lower than in Russia. Thanks to this, Belarusian manufacturers have access to cheap raw materials and allow setting lower prices for products, according to a study published in February 2024.

It also says that in recent years, Belarus has been actively increasing the supply of whey, a by-product of cheese production, to China. Thanks to this, the production of Belarusian cheese has become even more profitable, and pricing is flexible.

BusinesStat adds that Belarusian goods are not perceived by Russians as imports, in the consumer's view, Belarusian dairy products are associated with "Soviet" quality.^[3]

Growth of buckwheat exports to China by 7.4 times to 145 thousand tons

In 2023, Russia delivered about 145 thousand tons of buckwheat to China, which is 7.4 times more than a year earlier (19.7 thousand tons). In money, the volume of exports of these products reached $62 million, an increase of 5.4 times compared to the indicator of one year ago ($11.5 million). This is evidenced by the data of the federal center "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

As noted in the center, buckwheat is the main component of many culinary dishes in the PRC, especially in the northern provinces. Most often it can be found in the form of noodles made from buckwheat flour - soba. In addition, buckwheat is used in traditional steam buns and bread, added to Agroexport (its data is quoted by Interfax).

Russia supplied about 145 thousand tons of buckwheat to China

According to the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), the largest importer of Russian buckwheat is China, and buckwheat Uzbekistan is,,, and Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan other countries of the former USSR. According to the institute's forecasts, the export of buckwheat and buckwheat (in terms of buckwheat) in the grain season 2023/24 from the Russian Federation can reach 350 thousand tons and break the record of the previous season (262 thousand tons).

According to Rosstat estimates, the gross harvest of buckwheat at the end of 2023 turned out to be 1.48 million tons. This is 21.5% higher compared to 2022, and also 56.3% higher than the average for 5 years.

Earlier, the RUSEED analytical center reported that the average profitability of buckwheat production in Russia in 2023 was about 30%, while a year earlier the figure was measured at 76.8%. Experts attribute the decline in the profitability of buckwheat cultivation to a drop in domestic prices: the average sale price of buckwheat by agricultural enterprises in 2023 amounted to 19,745 rubles without VAT, which is 49% lower than in 2022.^[4]

Russia tripled the supply of agricultural products to the UAE - up to 902 thousand tons

In 2023, Russia delivered about 902 thousand tons of agro-industrial complex products to the UAE, which is almost three times more than a year earlier. The volume of exports in money increased by 72%. This was announced on February 19, 2024 by the press service of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

According to Agroexport statistics, grain crops became the main category of products shipped from Russia to the UAE in 2023: in particular, wheat sales doubled compared to 2022, to 663 thousand tons in physical terms, and 1.7 times in value, barley - more than 2 times, up to 85 thousand tons. In addition, for the first time since 2017, corn in the amount of 31 thousand tons was exported from Russia to the UAE.

Russia supplied about 902 thousand tons of agro-industrial complex products to the UAE

The volume of supplies of Russian peas to the UAE at the end of 2023 amounted to more than 37 thousand tons, which is 2.9 times more than a year ago. Lentil exports grew 2.6 times and reached 17 thousand tons.

According to the Rusagrotrans analytical center, referred to by Agroexport on February 19, 2024, the Russian Federation has gradually increased wheat supplies to the UAE in recent years. Thus, in 2019/2020, exports amounted to more than 900 thousand tons, or 50% of the country's total imports. However, in 2023, the share decreased.

The main competition in this market is currently from Australia, for which the UAE is a logistically attractive direction. However, in 2023/2024, the agricultural year, the El Niño effect led to a deterioration in the situation with precipitation in Australia and a fall in gross harvest to 25 million tons, which makes it possible for Russian wheat to increase its share in the UAE market, the analytical center noted.

According to the trade representative of Russia in the UAE Andrei Terekhin, the UAE market provides significant potential for the supply of a wide range of agricultural products, since due to the climate, the country satisfies the demand for food mainly through imports and is quite liberal in terms of regulating the import of food.^[5]

China became the largest importer of poultry and beef from Russia at the end of the year

China became the largest importer of poultry and beef from Russia at the end of 2023. This was announced in February 2024 by the Rosselkhoznadzor with reference to the data of the federal state system "Argus." Read more here.

Russia increased annual fish exports by 12% to 2.2 million tons

Russia increased fish exports in 2023 by 12% compared to 2022 - up to 2.2 million tons. This is evidenced by the data of the Federal Agency for Fishery, published on February 12, 2024.

The main share of exports (76%) fell on ice cream fish, the department said. In second place were the supply of fish fillet and minced meat (9%). Another 6% of supplies came from flour and non-food granules from aquatic biological resources, and 5% - from crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates.

Russia increased fish exports in 2023 by 12% compared to 2022

The main buyers of Russian fish products in 2023 were China - 1.21 million tons (2 times more than in 2022), South Korea - 617 thousand tons (a third less), the Netherlands - 138 thousand tons (+ 4%), Belarus - 75.5 thousand tons (-3%), Japan - 33 thousand tons (-43%), Kazakhstan - 26 thousand tons (+ 11%), Nigeria - 18 thousand tons (-64%).

The Federal Agency for Fishery also reported that imports of fish products to Russia in 2023 amounted to about 606 thousand tons, which is 9% more than in 2022.

According to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia, in 2023 the Russian Federation increased the export of food products and agricultural raw materials by 4.3% compared to the previous year, to $43.1 billion.

As noted in the Federal Agency for Fishery, the Russian fishing industry is working stably, which makes it possible to provide both the domestic market and export supplies. Imported products make it possible to offer the consumer a wider range due to the products and those types that do not extract/do not produce in the country or extract/produce in insufficient quantities, the department emphasized.

The increase in export supplies goes without infringing on the interests of the domestic consumer: ensuring the domestic market is an unconditional priority, the Federal Agency for Fishery said in a statement.[6]

Exports of Russian agricultural products to Algeria increased by 81% to 2.7 million tons

According to the results of 2023, the export of Russian products of the agro-industrial complex to Algeria reached 2.7 million tons, which is 81% more than a year earlier. This is evidenced by the data published in February 2024 by the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Read more here.

Exports of agricultural products from Russia for the first time exceeded $45 billion per year

Exports of agricultural products from Russia for the first time exceeded $45 billion per year. This happened at the end of 2023, said Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev at a meeting of the operational headquarters of the ministry at the end of January 2024.

In 2022, the volume of exports of agricultural products amounted to $41.7 billion. Thus, the result of 2023 is 7.9% higher. According to Patrushev, production indicators allowed Russia "to re-confirm the status of a net exporter of agro-industrial complex products."

He also noted that in 2023 the grain harvest in Russia amounted to 143 million tons, and approximately 147 million tons of grain are expected with new regions. According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, in 2023, milk production increased by 500 thousand tons, and meat - by 300 thousand tons.

According to the Center for Industry Expertise of Rosselkhozbank, the basis for exporting products of the Russian agro-industrial complex is traditionally cereals, oilseeds and products of their processing, and livestock products, in particular, pork and poultry meat, are successfully included in exports. The top 5 countries in terms of exports from Russia in 2023 included Iran, India, Libya, Germany and Uzbekistan.

Summing up the results of 2023, Dmitry Patrushev also said that the area of ​ ​ winter crops for the 2024 harvest amounted to 20 million hectares, which is 1 million hectares more than a year earlier. Before leaving for winter, 96% of crops were in good and satisfactory condition. One of the key current tasks today is high-quality preparation for sowing. As Dmitry Patrushev emphasized, by the time each region enters the fields, each region must ensure the full readiness of all material and technical resources. In January, farmers have already purchased about 200 thousand tons of fertilizers, this corresponds to the level of last year. In addition, the preparation of equipment, plant protection products, fuel and seed material continues.^[7]

Russia set a new record for pea exports - 2.9 million tons

In 2023, the supply of Russian peas abroad amounted to 2.9 million tons, which is 2.6 times more than a year earlier. The export of peas from the Russian Federation turned out to be a record for all time. This is evidenced by the data of the Agroexport center under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. These statistics were released at the end of January 2024.

According to Interfax, citing materials from the center, China became the largest importer of Russian peas in 2023 - more than 1 million tons of products were delivered to this country. The three largest buyers of peas from the Russian Federation also included Spain and Turkey.

Deliveries of Russian peas abroad amounted to 2.9 million tons

China is one of the most promising and interesting markets for expanding the export of Russian peas. The demand for this culture will grow in the PRC, which is associated with a change in the lifestyle and income level of the population. Chinese consumers are increasingly switching to a healthy and healthy diet, aiming to increase the proportion of plant protein in their diet. In addition, there is a growing demand for peas as animal feed.

A protocol on phytosanitary requirements for peas exported from Russia to China was signed between the Rosselkhoznadzor and the Main Customs Administration of the PRC. Also, the Chinese side approved a list of Russian producers interested in the supply of peas to China, as well as pea keepers, including 110 enterprises.

In 2023, the Russian Federation collected a record harvest of leguminous crops, which reached 5.9 million tons. In 2022, the indicator was measured at 4.6 million tons. The export of leguminous crops increased 2.5 times in quantitative terms and 2 times in monetary terms. The main share of exports in physical terms - 77% - fell on peas.^[8]

Russia halves seafood shipments to South Korea but remains biggest exporter

At the end of 2023, Russia halved the supply of seafood to South Korea, but remained the largest exporter. This was announced in January 2024 by the head of the fisheries information agency Alexander Savelyev, citing data from South Korean customs statistics. Read more here.

Russia increased annual exports of rapeseed oil 1.7 times

In 2023, Russia supplied 1.7 million tons of rapeseed oil abroad, which is 1.7 times more than the previous year. In money, the volume of exports of these products increased by 20%, according to the data of the Agroexport Center under the Ministry of Agriculture published in mid-January 2024. Read more here.

2022

Russia exported a record volume of potato chips - 44 thousand tons

The volume of potato chip exports from Russia in 2022 reached a record 44 thousand tons, which allowed the Russian Federation to enter the top ten largest suppliers of these products in the world. Such data are given in a study published in August 2023 by the Federal Center for the Development of Export of Agricultural Products (FGBU Agroexport) under the Ministry of Agriculture. Read more here.

Agricultural export growth by 12% to $41.5 billion

Russia at the end of 2022, the export of agro-industrial products increased by 12% compared to 2021, to $41.5 billion, while supplies to friendly countries amounted to $34 billion (82%) of the total. Such figures at the final meeting of the board of the Ministry of Agriculture in early June 2023 were cited by the deputy head. Governments of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the reorientation of the supply of agricultural products from unfriendly countries to friendly ones. In general, according to her, the geography of Russian agricultural exports covers about 160 countries of the world. For 46 types of products, 18 areas of sales markets were opened, despite foreign trade restrictions.

Despite all the difficulties faced by Russian companies last year, exports at current prices showed an increase of about 12%. More than 70 million tons of domestic agricultural products and food were sent to foreign markets, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture reports.

The largest increase in the value contribution of exports was provided by the Volgograd and Sakhalin regions, Primorsky, Kamchatka and Altai Territories, as well as the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and Dagestan.

According to the ministry, in 2022, the appearance of over 3,000 new regional "product-country" pairs with a total value of $1.46 billion, which have not been in the export structure of the regions over the past five years, was recorded.

In 2022, serious work was carried out to reorient export flows, form new supply chains and financial operations, and simplify the conditions for providing state support. This will help continue to increase exports to priority markets, concluded in the Ministry of Agriculture.^[9]

10 regions of the Russian Federation provided 67.5% of annual exports of the agro-industrial complex

The top 10 regions provided 67.5% of the all-Russian export of agricultural products. The five leaders remained unchanged - this, Rostov region,, and the Moscow Krasnodar Territory Primorsky Territory Kaliningrad region. At the same time, it entered the top 10 largest suppliers Saratov region with an export volume of $899 million. AGRARIAN AND INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Such data were published by the Federal Center for Product Export Development on April 12, 2023.

According to the study, Moscow is leading in terms of export growth of agricultural products in absolute terms for the period 2018-2022 Rostovskaya , and, and Moscow region the highest indicators of the total average annual export growth rate were demonstrated, and Kalmykia. Komi Ingushetia The number of regions with diversified exports is growing. The most diversified regions by the end of 2022 were the Kurskaya Tyumen regions Tambovskaya.

Export shipments of products of the agro-industrial complex of Moscow in 2022 amounted to $6 billion (15%), which is 53.5% higher than the previous year. The basis of exports - 63% against 52% in 2021 - are grain crops. This is ensured mainly due to the registration of the largest grain traders in Moscow, the review explains. Krasnodar Territory exported agricultural products for $3.5 billion (8%). The export structure is gradually diversifying: the share of the main product - wheat decreased by 8 percentage points, to 45% of the total export of the region's agro-industrial complex. At the same time, rapeseed oil shipments to China more than tripled (from $167 million in 2021 to $536 million in 2022).

Primorsky Krai in 2022 exported agricultural products for $2.6 billion (6%). The region traditionally specializes in the supply of fish products: in the export structure, it accounted for about 69%. Soybean exports are also actively developing. Exports from the Kaliningrad region last year amounted to $2.1 billion (5%). The key export industry of the region is fat and fat, it accounted for 64% of supplies last year. At the same time, the export of rapeseed seeds to Belarus has grown significantly.^[10]

Russia increased exports of agricultural products to India by 5 times

The export of products of the Russian agro-industrial complex (agro-industrial complex) to India in five years has grown fivefold, approaching $800 million. This was announced on March 14, 2023 by the head of the Agroexport center Dmitry Krasnov at the plenary session "Export potential of the Russian Federation for supplies to the Indian market," which took place during the Russian-Indian business mission in New Delhi.

According to the published data cited by Interfax, in 2022 Russia supplied 558.5 thousand tons of vegetable oil to India, which is 2.4 times more than in the previous year. The cost of these products reached $908.8 million, an increase of 2.9 times compared to 2021. In general, Russian vegetable oils occupied 4.3% of the Indian market.

Mostly raw sunflower oil is shipped from the Russian Federation to India. However, a number of Indian companies have expressed interest in purchasing processed and bottled vegetable oil - sunflower and soybean. In general, by the end of 2022, India came out on top among buyers of sunflower oil from Russia. At the same time, the Russian Federation has the opportunity to annually send more than 4.5 million tons of sunflower oil to foreign markets.

We see a big prospect in increasing shipments in these areas. We expect that when solving financial and logistics issues, our supplies of fat and fat products can reach 800 thousand tons in the coming years and exceed $1 billion, Krasnov said.

The Agroexport Center notes that there is also high potential in the export of leguminous products. About 35% of the inhabitants of India are vegetarians, which shapes the demand for plant-based raw materials such as legumes, fresh vegetables, fruits, plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. At the same time, the assistant to the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Artem Daushev pointed out the prospects for exporting meat and finished meat products to India.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Agroexport growth by 14.8% to $41.3 billion

In 2022, Russia delivered agricultural raw materials and food products abroad in the amount of $41.3 billion, which is 14.8% more than a year ago ($35.97 billion). This is evidenced by data from the Federal Customs Service (FCS), published on March 13, 2023. In the period from 2012 to 2016, exports amounted to about $17 billion per year, by 2020 they grew to 30 billion.

In the structure of exports in 2022, almost a third are cereals, 20% are fat and fat products, 18% are fish and seafood.

The main trading partners for 2021 were (deliveries of more than $1 billion): EU, Turkey, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Belarus, Egypt. In 2023, the main customers may be: China, breaking out in first place, with a supply potential of up to $5 billion, Turkey, Kazakhstan, the EU and Egypt.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in physical terms, sunflower exports in 2022 increased 2.5 times compared to 2021, flour - 3.4 times, rapeseed - 2.8 times, flax seeds - 45.9%. Margarine supplies increased by 35.7%, rapeseed oil - by 22.7%, soybean oil - by 19.8%, poultry meat - by 16.1%, fish and seafood - by 3.3%, soybeans - by 2.3%, wheat - by 1.6%, sunflower oil - by 1.5%.

According to the Federal Center for the Development of Exports of Agricultural Products (FGBU Agroexport) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Russia from 2017 to 2022. increased the export of beef in physical terms by 6.4 times, to 34.6 thousand tons.

Increase in imports of food and agricultural raw materials by 4.8% to $35.6 billion

According to Interfax, imports to the Russian Federation of food and raw materials for its production in 2022 increased by 4.8%, to $35.6 billion against $34 billion a year ago.

Import of white sugar in physical terms decreased by 30.4%, soybeans - 1.9 times, fresh and frozen fish, fish fillet - by 30.6%, poultry meat - by 26.1%, tobacco products - by 22.1%, cocoa beans - by 22.7%, apples - by 19.6%, tea - by 19.2%, animal feeding products - by 17%, tomatoes - by 16%, palm oil - by 11.5%, butter - by 7.8%, cheeses and cottage cheese - by 4.1%, citrus fruits - by 1.6%, bananas - by 1.7%.

At the same time, purchases of raw sugar increased by 21.9 times, pork - 2.1 times, cabbage - 1.9 times, corn - 1.7 times, rice - by 23%, sunflower seeds - by 22.4%, carrots - by 12.2%, grapes - by 10.5%, meat products and canned food - by 11.5%, tobacco raw materials - by 10.9%, grape wines - by 5.8%, frozen beef - by 5.7%.^[15]

Pollock imports to Russia decreased 10.7 times to 158 tons

Pollock imports to Russia in 2022 decreased by 10.7 times compared to 2021 and amounted to 158 tons. This is evidenced by the data of the Association of Pollock Miners (ADM), which were released at the end of February 2023. Read more here.

Russia increased exports of fish products by 4.5%

In 2022, Russia supplied about 2.15 million tons of fish products abroad, which is 4.5% more than a year earlier. Such data were published by the Federal Agency for Fishery on February 20, 2023. Read more here.

2021: Exports of agricultural products reached $37.7 billion, an increase of 23.6%

In 2021, Russia delivered 71.1 million tons of agro-industrial complex (agro-industrial complex) products abroad in the amount of $37.7 billion. This is evidenced by the data of Rosstat and the Agroexport center of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, which were published in mid-February 2022.

In 2020, the export of agricultural products was measured at 79 million tons worth $30.7 billion. Thus, in 2021, the monetary indicator increased by $7 billion, or 23.6%, but in physical terms, exports decreased.

According to Agroexport, the export of grain crops in 2021 amounted to $11.4 billion (43.1 million tons), the export of fat and fat products - $7.3 billion (7.7 million tons), fish and seafood - also $7.3 billion (2.1 million tons), food and processing industry products - $5.2 billion (9.3 million tons), other agricultural products - almost $5 billion (8.2 million tons).

The leaders in grain shipments last year were the Rostov region (by $4.709 billion) and Krasnodar Territory (by $2.256 billion), fat and fat products - Kaliningrad (by $1.377 billion) and Rostovskaya (by $1.081 billion) regions, dairy - Moscow region (for $361.4 million) and Stavropol Territory (for $146.4 million), meat - Moscow region (for $140.2 million) and Moscow (for $91.9 million), fish and seafood - Primorsky Territory (for $1.803 billion) and the Murmansk region (for $1.311 billion), food and processing products - Moscow (for $885.1 million) and the Moscow region (for $762.5 million).

The main buyers of Russian agricultural products remain EU China Turkey:,,,,,. Kazakhstan Egypt Korea Turkey became the largest buyer of Russian grain in 2021 (by $2.41 billion); in second place is Egypt (by $1.555 billion). Turkey has also become the main importer of fat and fat products, purchasing it for $1.293 billion; in second place - (by China $944 million), in third - the EU (by $834). Fish and seafood imports are leading (by South Korea $2.21 billion), followed by the EU (by $1.861 billion) and (by Japan $1.256 billion). Russia^[16]

2020

Growth of agricultural exports by 20%, to 79 million tons

Russian exports of agricultural products in 2020 exceeded imports for the first time. This is evidenced by the data of Rosstat and the Agroexport center of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

According to Agroexport estimates, in 2020 Russia shipped 79 million tons of agricultural products and food abroad, which is 20% more than a year earlier. The same increase was in money - up to $30.7 billion.

The export of agricultural products from Russia at the end of 2020 turned out to be a record. The previous maximum dated 2018, when 78.5 million tons of products worth $25.8 billion were delivered to other countries.

According to RBC, citing Andrei Sizov, director of the Sovekon analytical center, in 2020, for the first time in post-Soviet history, Russia became a net exporter of food in value terms, that is, it earned more on food supplies abroad than it spent on imports. Imports of food products and agricultural raw materials in 2020, according to Rosstat, to which Sizov refers, amounted to about $29.7 billion, that is, $1 billion less than exports.

In 2020, Russian-made products were bought in 150 countries. The largest importer remained. China Next is and Turkey. Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Agriculture linked the record export to the fact that in 2020 the domestic agro-industrial complex, despite the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and unfavorable weather conditions, showed "high rates of development" in all key areas. The country had a record harvest of rapeseed, rice and buckwheat, one of the best grain yields, the production of livestock and poultry, milk, and food industry products grew. As a result, the domestic market was fully provided with the necessary products and this made it possible to "effectively increase" food supplies abroad, and the favorable market situation significantly increased Russia's export revenues, the representative of the Ministry of Agriculture lists. Supplies were also affected by the fact that against the background of the pandemic, many countries increased the volume of purchases of agricultural products, creating significant reserves.^[17]

Growth in the export of feed herbs from Russia by 6 times, up to 65.7 thousand tons

Exports of hay and feed herbs from Russia in 2020 increased 6 times and reached 65.7 thousand tons against 10.8 thousand tons a year earlier. In 2018, the volume of exports was measured at 7 thousand tons, which means that in comparison with this year in 2020, the indicator increased more than 9 times. This is reported by the Rosselkhoznadzor with reference to the data of the Federal Customs Service.

The press service of the department noted that hay, alfalfa, clover, espartzet, feed cabbage, lupine, vika and other similar feed products, granulated or non-granulated in 2020, were supplied from Russia to 24 countries of the world.

In January 2020 alone, more than 6 thousand tons of feed herbs and plant products were shipped to foreign markets. This indicator indicates the continuing high demand for feed herbs and plant products from Russia.

The most popular crops among importers, according to the information system of the Rosselkhoznadzor FGIS "Argus-Fito," are:

• lupin seeds (90% of the total supply);
• fodder wika (5.6%);
• fodder esparcete and its seeds (1.5%);
• hay (1.4%).

The main buyers in 2020 were, Latvia,, and Netherlands. Poland Belarus

It is noted that drought in Europe and the emergence of new complexes for drying feed in the Russian Federation contributed to a sharp increase in the export of feed crops from Russia.

About a third of all hay produced in Russia is concentrated in Tatarstan, Bashkiria, Altai, Dagestan and the Novosibirsk region. About 30% of the product is produced in farms. Forage crops are exported mainly from the Central Federal District. In particular, the Voronezh and Oryol regions this year accounted for 50% of supplies. The main consumers of Russian hay today are Latvia, which accounts for 80% of supplies, and the Netherlands with a share of 11%.^[18]

2019: Increase in ruble revenue from the sale of Russian food products abroad

On June 5, 2019, it became known that ruble revenue from the sale of Russian food products abroad has almost tripled over the past five years. This is evidenced by the data of the analytical note of FinExpertiza (available to Invest-Forsyth).

The total revenue from the sale of food products abroad in 2013 from Russian entrepreneurs reached 517.87 billion rubles, but already in 2018 it grew to 1.57 trillion rubles, according to FinExpertiza analysts. The most profitable was the export of cereals: in 2018, the total income from their sale amounted to 658.12 billion rubles. In 2018, income from fish exports turned out to be significant - 269.47 billion rubles. Also, the sale of vegetable fats (167.96 billion rubles) brought good money. Sales of fish, cereals and fats accounted for 70% of the country's food exports.

Interestingly, these three categories of products also showed the largest revenue growth: the total amount of money received from deliveries abroad of cereals in 2018 increased 4.3 times, if compared with 2013. Russia Wheat exports the most from cereals: it is supplied to Middle East and to Severnaya. Africa

Revenue from the sale of fish, crayfish and shellfish tripled. The main buyers are China and South Korea. Income from the export of fats and oils for five years increased almost 2.5 times, in 2018 it reached 167.96 billion rubles.

Elena Trubnikova, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FinExpertiza, noted that the course towards import substitution helped Russian manufacturers. According to her, Russian companies first strengthened their expansion into domestic markets, and then entered foreign markets.

Earlier, Invest-Forsyth reported that the consequence of anti-Russian sanctions was a twofold increase in ruble revenue from sales of Russian metal and products from it^[19].

2017:21% increase in food and agricultural exports to $20.7 billion

Exports of food and agricultural raw materials from Russia in 2017 increased by 21.1% compared to the previous year and amounted to $20.7 billion. Izvestia writes about this with reference to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The share of food products and agricultural raw materials in the total export volume in 2017 amounted to 5.8%

A third of the exports of food products fell on grain and products of the flour and cereal industry.

75% of commodity exports in value terms ($15.9 billion) fell on non-CIS countries.

The largest buyers of the products of the Russian agro-industrial complex in 2017 were:

• Egypt ($1.78 billion),
• Turkey ($1.78 billion),
• China ($1.77 billion) and
• South Korea ($1.46 billion).

In the medium term, the export of food products from Russia may grow 1.5 times and reach $30 billion, Andrei Sizov, director of the SovEkon analytical center, told the publication.

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See also

• Gas export
• Oil exports
• Russian arms exports
• Russian economy