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BRICS Bonus for Russia as China lifts pork exports embargo

By Rhod Mackenzie

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China's decision to lift the prohibition on the exports pork from Russia was an unexpected development itsr pig farmers. Talks went on for almost 15 years. China refused to allow Russian pork imports, even when ASF...

BRICS Russia China Agriculture Exports Pork
Russian fertiliser exports also now flow to the east

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian Minister of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev informed the State Duma deputies that internal enterprises will buy 5.4 million tonnes of mineral fertilisers by the end of 2023. Concurrently, the quantity of fertiliser application will rise to 65 kilograms per hectare. To p...

BRICS Russia Eurozone Fertiliser Agriculture Exports
Russia is one of the top twenty largest food exporters in the world

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia is ranked 17th in the list of the world's largest food exporters. It also made the biggest jump in the top 20 over the past decade, with exports increasing by 2.5 times. But Russia wants to sell even more food products abroad. It's not even about feeding friendly countries...

BRICS Russia China Agriculture Food Production Exports