Export of agricultural products increased by 20%

According to the Agroexport center subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture, the EXPORT of agricultural products from RUSSIA by October 10 amounted to $25.2 billion, which is 20% higher than the figure for the same period in 2020. According to the center, the supply of all types of agricultural products increased. Thus, the export of grain from Russia increased by 15% to $7.7 billion, fish and seafood — by 15% to $4.5 billion, oil and fat products — by 47% to $5.1 billion. The export of food and processing industry products increased by 9 % to $3.4 billion, MEAT and dairy — by 29% to $1.1, other agricultural products — by 13% to $3.3 billion.

The leading buyer of Russian agricultural products is the European Union, which increased imports by 34% to $3 billion. In second place in terms of purchases is Turkey with a share of 11.8%, which increased imports by 33% to $2.9 billion. Exports to CHINA decreased by 9 %. % and is $2.6 billion (the country's share is 10.5%). The top 10 importers of Russian agricultural products also include SOUTH KOREA, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.

According to the State Program for the Development of Agriculture and the Regulation of Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Food Markets, exports of agricultural products in 2021 should amount to $26 billion, in 2022 - $28 billion, in 2023 - $31 billion, in 2024 - $34 billion, in 2025 -m - $35.4 billion. Last year, deliveries abroad reached $30.7 billion.

The HEAD of the Agroexport center, Dmitry Krasnov, at a round table during the Golden Autumn exhibition, said that projects focused on the export of agricultural products will make it possible to attract investments in the industry for 818 billion rubles by 2024. According to him, more than 1,200 investment projects have been announced and are being implemented in the agricultural sector until 2024, of which 305 are export-oriented.

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“As a result of the implementation of these projects, the export of the Russian agro-industrial complex may increase by more than $4.9 billion from the level of 2020,” Krasnov said. According to the presentation of the center, the largest number of such projects (83) for 305 billion rubles. implemented in the Central Federal District. Their export earnings are estimated at $2 billion.