Russia boosts exports to the UAE
The Federal Center “Agroexport” has published a report on the growth of Russian food product exports to the UAE in 2023. The volume of agricultural product exports from Russia to the UAE increased by 72%, reaching 902,000 tons.
The main commodities exported from Russia were cereal crops: wheat, barley, and corn. Wheat sales doubled, reaching 663,000 tons, and barley shipments more than doubled to 85,000 tons. Corn was exported for the first time since 2017, with a volume of 31,000 tons.
The export of frozen fish also significantly increased by 54%, reaching almost 30,000 tons in 2023. Deliveries of leguminous crops also increased: the export of peas increased by 2.9 times, and lentils by 2.6 times.
Russian companies are showing increasing interest in the UAE market, which provides significant potential for supplying various types of agricultural products. The turnover of agricultural products between Russia and the UAE nearly doubled in value in 2023.
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