Despite all the negative phenomena that were caused by the COVID — 19 epidemic, Russia is steadily increasing the volume of exported products.
From the beginning of the year to June 7, Russia exported Russian agricultural products for $ 10.3 billion, showing growth of 13% by 2019.
So, the «five» leaders in procurement of the Russian agricultural sector:
1st place:
China
$ 1.684 billion / $ 1.282 billion (an increase of 31%).
The total share in the export of Russian products is 16.3%.
2nd place:
Turkey
$ 1.417 billion / $ 951 billion (an increase of 49%).
The share in export is 13.7%.
3rd place:
EU
$ 1.172 billion / $ 1.162 billion (10% increase)
Export share — 11.4%
4th place:
Republic of Korea
$ 633 million / $ 642 million (1% decrease).
The share in exports is 6.1%.
5th place:
Egypt
$ 579 million / $ 610 million (a decrease of 5%).
The share in export is 5.6%.
At a steady pace, purchases are steadily increasing in Kazakhstan (an increase of 39%), Uzbekistan (an increase of 73%), Azerbaijan (an increase of 33%), Ukraine (an increase of 14%).
From year to year, grain remains the main product exported. Although with a slight drop, it has already been shipped by $ 2.827, which is 2% less than last year.
Over the same period, shipments of oil and fat products increased significantly: from $ 1.662 billion to $ 2.044 billion (an increase of 23%).
The next actively growing group included such products as soybeans, sunflower seeds, legumes, etc. with an increase of 38%: from $ 1,087 million to $ 1,501 million.
At the same time, experts note a general decrease in the average price of products exported by 4% from $ 432 to $ 417.
If we consider the oil and fat products market , then the main sales volume was sunflower oil — 59% (the amount of transactions increased from $ 926 million to $ 1,195 million).
In second place is oilcake with growth from $ 262 million to $ 305 million.
Rapeseed oil is in third place: $ 223 million to $ 192 million last year.
Next comes soybean oil with an increase in sales from $ 183 million to $ 213.
On the grain market wheat remains the stable leader, which was exported at $ 2,246 million, compared with $ 2,211 million last year.
Next comes corn with growth from $ 286 million to $ 309 million.
Barley closes the top three despite barley falling from $ 309 million to $ 231 million.
In general, the market is ahead of the target indicators, but so far experts are cautious in the final forecasts, as they fear the possible consequences of the impact of coronavirus on the global economy as a whole.
