The beginning of 2024 showed high foreign interest in Don grain and other agricultural products

The leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Rostov Region took part in a meeting dedicated to the results of the implementation of the federal project "Export of agricultural products", which is part of the national project "International cooperation and export". The meeting was held in the format of a video conference with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

Deputy Governor of the Rostov Region -Minister of Agriculture and Food Konstantin Rachalovsky reported that, based on the results of 2023, the Rostov Region took first place in RUSSIA in terms of agricultural exports within the framework of the national project "International Cooperation and Export". 

The region exceeded the planned figure by 44.3%, exporting almost 31 million tons of products worth 9 billion US dollars . In monetary terms, Don agricultural exports grew by 24.7% last year compared to 2022. 

Grain products make up the bulk of the Don exports, about 71% of the total. Last year, 26 million tons of grain were exported for 6.6 billion US dollars. Products of the oil and fat industry, including sunflower oil , make up 16% of the Don agricultural exports. The bulk of the remaining agricultural products for EXPORT, about 13% of the total, arepeas , chickpeas and lentils - about 1 million tons. New markets for these crops have become CHINA , Morocco, Algeria, Portugal and Romania, while Egypt and Turkey have significantly increased imports .

Rostov Region exported its agricultural products to almost 100 countries around the world, emphasized Konstantin Rachalovsky.

 - Angola and Mexico became new markets during this period, Indonesia for wheat. Exports to friendly African countries have increased significantly. Exports of mineral water to Egypt, dairy and MEAT products to Angola have appeared. The Chinese and Vietnamese markets have opened. Thus, at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, the first deliveries of products from the Indushkin Dvor and Novye Utinye Fermy enterprises to China amounted to 25 and 20 tons, respectively, - said Konstantin Rachalovsky.

The HEAD of the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Food noted that this year there is already an obvious high demand for Don products: as of January 28, 2024 , 1.8 million tons of Don products have already been exported, which is 3.7% higher than for the same period last year. 

The stimulating factor for increasing exports is the provision of preferential loans to exporting companies and the implementation of large investment projects within the framework of the national project.

Konstantin Rachalovsky reported that the regional project "Export of Agricultural Products" includes eight investment projects, five of which are aimed at the production of agricultural products. 

Among them is a project to modernize a starch and syrup plant in the Millerovsky district, OOO Amilko, with the aim of increasing the volume of raw material processing to 300 tons per day. 

The implementation of two investment projects for the construction of oil extraction plants is ongoing: Agroprime LLC in the Neklinovsky District and Malchevsky Production Complex Svetly LLC in the Millerovsky District, with a daily processing capacity of 600 tons of raw materials. 

In 2023, the active phase of the implementation of the project "Construction of a plant for the production of linseed oil" of ASVA LLC in the Azov region began. The enterprise plans to process 148.5 thousand tons of flax per year. 

Also in the process of implementation is an investment project for the construction of a complex for deep grain processing for the production of the aliphatic amino acid lysine, JSC DonBioTech in the city of Volgodonsk.

In addition, within the framework of the national project in the Rostov region, it is planned to implement three investment projects aimed at developing port infrastructure. 

In 2023, the second stage of the project of RMPP-Zerno LLC for the construction of a grain terminal for transshipment of grain crops in the port of Rostov-on-Don was completed. Azov Sea Terminal LLC and Sea Grain Terminal LLC continue to implement projects to create transshipment complexes for grain crops and general cargo in the ports of the cities of Azov and Taganrog.

The national project continues to support the introduction of reclaimed lands. Last year, more than 3.7 thousand hectares were put into operation for a total of almost 484 million rubles.

In conclusion, Konstantin Rachalovsky emphasized that this year work will continue to promote products from the Rostov Region to foreign markets. For this purpose, interaction with trade representatives and agricultural attachés is envisaged, agreements have been signed with the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Agroexport" for the development of exports, and participation in Russian and international exhibitions is planned.