Russian Government allocates billions to support meat exporters
Russia is ready to allocate RUB406 billion (US$6.5bn) to agriculture producers in the form of soft loans in the next five years to support meat exports, Russian deputy agriculture minister Sergey Levin has said. Speaking during a press conference in Moscow, Levin noted that the aim was to increase the overall value of meat exports.
In 2018, Russia exported 289,000 tonnes (t) of meat, a rise of 19% on the previous year, according to estimates from the Russian Institute for Agricultural Market Studies IKAR. In value terms, exports jumped by more than 30%, reaching $416m.
Target markets for Russian meat are China, south-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Levin said.
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