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Russian agricultural output grows, exports decline
MOSCOW, Dec. 7, 2019 (BSS/Xinhua) – Russia’s output of agricultural
commodities is estimated to have risen this year, while exports are set to
drop, Deputy Agriculture Minister Yelena Fastova said Friday.
“In 2019, we see that the agricultural production index will be 102 percent
or a 2 percent increase from 2018,” Fastova was quoted by Interfax news
agency as saying at the “Russian Agricultural Holdings-2019” conference.
She said that Russia’s grain output is estimated to have risen to 120
million tons this year from 113.3 million tons a year ago.
Fastova said Russia is estimated to export agricultural products worth 24-
25 billion U.S. dollars this year, down from 25.8 billion dollars last year.
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