At the end of last year, Russia increased its agricultural products exports to Asia-Pacific Region (APR) countries by 10% compared to 2021. Total revenue exceeded $8 billion in monetary terms. opens Words of Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergei Levin TASS.
We are talking about increasing the volume of supply of meat, dairy and confectionery products from Russia to Asian countries. He noted that thanks to the increase in imports of such products, the Asia-Pacific region has become the world’s largest consumer of agricultural products and food.
“Our product shipments to the Asia-Pacific region are increasing steadily. Last year, they exceeded 8 billion dollars with an increase of 10 percent compared to the previous year, this year, the increase in exports continues and even accelerates.
At the same time, the supply of Russian agricultural products to the Asia-Pacific region has continued to increase since the beginning of this year. Since January, export volumes have increased by more than 30% compared to the same period of 2022. The deputy minister concluded that the largest consumers among Asian countries are China, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam.
February 16 government augmented the amount of grant for representatives of agriculture and agricultural business. Financial support provided to entrepreneurs who have start-ups in the field of milk, meat and other products has been increased.