Due to its lack of its own agricultural products, Russia is forced to buy potatoes and apples in China.
The harvest in the Russian Federation of 2025 has become worst in more than 17 years due to spring frosts, heat and drought, which is why it is dangerous to lose the status of the world’s largest exporter. This was reported by Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service on Tuesday, August 19.
Thus, in June alone, the export of wheat dropped four times – up to 1.12 million tons; And in July, grain supply to foreign markets was 2.1 times lower than indicators of the same period of 2024.
SVRU recalled that in 2016 the Russian Federation was one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, while the grain exports remained one of several sources of economic force and international levers after an invasion of Ukraine.
“Each year, from our state’s temporarily occupied territories to work exported authorities, according to various estimates, nearly three million tons of grain. 2025 and western penalties have expressed weaknesses in the Russian war economy: the high rate of Russian federation’s federation bank accounting, the increased domestic demand, low prices of the world and the high costs Logistics led to the reduction of Russian release Agro.
At the same time, increasing food imports in the country -it grew 14 % (up to $ 20.6 billion), while in 2023 the situation was the opposite: exporting grew 4.3 % ($ 43.1 billion), and imports were reduced by 1.7 % ($ 35.1 billion).
In particular, due to its lack of its own agricultural labor, Russia insisted on buying potatoes at China-by $ 49.4 million, which were six times higher than the level of 2024, and apples of $ 12.4 million (+50 % compared to 2024).
“Despite the steps of stabilizing industries and zero unstable duties for exporting wheat, barley and corn, which further maintains the negative dynamics of exporting are predicted,” intelligence officials are testifying.
While a reduction in foreign exchange revenues complicated the fulfillment of the Russian Federation state activities, especially the plan for increasing exporting of agricultural products to $ 55 billion by 2030, and, as a result, Russia could eliminate the status of a globist.
Keep in mind that the manufacture of wheat in the Russian Federation has been reduced for the third year in succession. For the first time for many years, Russian risks are losing its leadership position in the world’s grain market.
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