The interim head of the Russian customs service, Ruslan Davydov, told RIA Novosti yesterday that Russia’s food exports are growing rapidly, and are now in third place after oil and gas exports. Davydov explained that the growth in exports of agricultural products in terms of weight is currently about 70% compared to the previous agricultural year. “Our agro-industrial complex exports are growing well. [President Vladimir Putin] spoke about this—we have practically exceeded export targets compared to last year. We mainly export grain now. This is the lion’s share. But there are also oilseeds, butter, vegetable oil, sunflower. These are probably our main export products,” Davydov stated.
China, the countries of the Middle East, Egypt, and Kazakhstan are the main purchasers.
