Russian Minister of Agriculture Tkachev: This year's status as a major exporter of agricultural products will continue to remain

Russian Minister of Agriculture Tkachev: This year's status as a major exporter of agricultural products will continue to remain

The "Gazette" quoted the Russian Ministry of Agriculture data as saying that as of June 10, Russia had exported 24.5 million tons of wheat in this agricultural year (from July 2015 to June 2016), exceeding 22.5 million tons in Canada and 2109 in the United States. Ten thousand tons, becoming the world's big wheat exporter. In addition, from July 1, 2015 to June 8, 2016, Russia exported a total of 33.04 million tons of grain, an increase of 12.3%.

According to the Russian Communist Youth League Pravda reported on the 16th, Russian Agriculture Minister Tkachev said that Russia will continue to maintain its status as a major exporter of agricultural products in 2016.

The Communist Youth League Pravda published the full text of the interview with Tkachev on the same day. In the interview, Tkachev pointed out that in the 2016 agricultural year (from July 2015 to June 2016) Russia's grain output will reach 106 million tons, of which wheat production will record, which enables Russia to continue to maintain grain exports. The status of a big country.

Tkachev said that in 2015, the Russian government supported the agricultural sector and invested 200 billion rubles (about 3.03 billion U.S. dollars) into the agricultural sector throughout the year. This money is mainly used to provide direct access to farmers and agricultural producers. stand by.

Tkachev pointed out that due to government support and the devaluation of the ruble, Russia’s agricultural imports were reduced by one-third in 2015. Most of the agricultural products on the market are self-produced, and only 10% of imported poultry meat is imported. Only 15%.

Affected by the Ukrainian crisis, Western countries have launched several rounds of sanctions against Russia. In response, Russia decided to ban or restrict the import of agricultural products from some Western countries and vigorously promote the “import substitution” policy in the agricultural sector. Russian high-level officials have repeatedly stated that Russia can not only fully meet domestic demand in the field of food production, but also become a major food producer in the world.

(Original title: Russian Agriculture Minister said that Russia will maintain the status of a major exporter of agricultural products this year)