MINERAL WATER, June 21 This season Russia will take first place among all countries in the world in barley exports, but will reduce the level of exports of oilseeds, predicts the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Oksana Lut .
“This season, according to preliminary figures, Russia will reach first place in barley exports,” she said during a speech at the All-Russian Field Day 2024 exhibition. Lut emphasized that previously barley was a niche crop for the domestic market. At the same time, according to her, Russia already ranks first in the export of wheat and pollock.
«For oilseeds, we want to reduce exports, because we want to increase the export of processed products. We do not want to trade in raw materials,» the minister added. This, in turn, requires more factories. For example, there are already proposals from Chinese partners for the construction of oilseed processing plants, she concluded.
Lut also added that Russia knows how to produce food, the country’s market is “already quite saturated” with domestic products, and increasing exports will allow Russia to fulfill the humanitarian mission of the Russian Federation and increase its presence in the world market.