Volga Baikal AGRO NEWS Update on the Russian Agricultural Export !!!
AGRICULTURE EXPORTS FROM RUSSIA WILL REACH $ 47 BILLION BY 2030 !!!
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ST. PETERSBURG, June 03, 2021 /TASS/.
The export of agricultural products from Russia will reach $ 47 billion by 2030. This was reported to journalists at the SPIEF by the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev.
“Now the Federal Project “Export of agricultural products” is being amended, according to which by 2030 the volume of Russian supplies should grow up to $ 47 billion. As you know, earlier the federal project was adjusted taking into account the current realities,” – said D.Patrushev.
The Minister noted that the strategy has become more long-term, balanced and meets the existing challenges in the food market. “We are confident that all the set goals will be achieved, and the existing export control measures, of course, take this into account,” – concluded the minister.
Earlier, the federal center “Agroexport” under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reported that the volume of agricultural exports in 2020 set a record, reaching $ 30.7 billion against $25.6 billion a year earlier. Thus, agroexport reached a record high, breaking the maximum of 2018, at the end of which the figure was $25.8 billion.
In 2020, more than 150 countries were importers of agricultural products from Russia.
About the SPIEF Forum in Saint – Petersburg:
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TASS # United Tape, Moscow, June 03, 2021