Exports of agricultural products to Belarus increased by 20%
Exports of agricultural products to Belarus increased by 20%. This was reported to Izvestia on July 16 by the press service of the federal center Agroexport.
"In the first four months of 2025, Russia exported agricultural products worth more than $1.1 billion to the Republic of Belarus, which is 20% more than in the same period of 2024. Thanks to this growth, Belarus entered the top 3 leading buyers of Russian agricultural products in early 2025," Agroexport said.
At the same time, they noted that Russia supplies a wide range of food products to the neighboring country. About 24% of export revenue this year is accounted for by products of the food and processing industry, 22% — products of the fat and oil industry, 10% — meat products, 6% — fish and seafood, 4% — cereals.
"The top 3 products in the supply structure include sunflower oil, confectionery and pork. Thus, in January – April, exports of sunflower oil to the neighboring country increased 4.8 times, to $137 million. Shipments of confectionery products showed an increase of 7%, to $112 million. Pork exports increased by 62%, exceeding $100 million. Revenue growth was also recorded in exports of wheat, fish fillets, dairy products, pasta, sausages, margarine, soybean and rapeseed oil, and many other agricultural products," Agroexport explained.
According to the federal center, the potential of Russian agricultural products supplies to the Republic by 2030 exceeds $3.2 billion.
"Belarus is one of our key partners in the agricultural sector, which is a consequence of the high level of integration of economies within the Union State and the EAEU, logistical proximity, lack of trade barriers, unified requirements and similarity of consumer preferences. All these factors determine the high availability of the Belarusian market for Russian manufacturers of various agricultural products. At the same time, we see opportunities for further deepening trade cooperation, as well as cooperation in the economic, scientific and technical fields," Ilya Ilyushin, head of the Agroexport Federal Center, explained to Izvestia.
Despite all the structural differences in industries, competition in domestic and foreign markets, as well as modern challenges, agriculture within the borders of the Union State is an example of a completely successful integration of commodity markets in the post-Soviet space, said Egor Dymper, representative of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in Belarus.
"If we look at the turnover of agricultural products between our countries, we will see that the specialization of Belarusian agriculture in the production of dairy and meat products meets the domestic needs of the Russian market. As for our exports, Belarus remains dependent on supplies, in particular, of fat and oil products, pork and feed grains," he explained.
According to him, Russian agricultural exports to Belarus are highly diversified. Moreover, the country is an extremely interesting destination for novice domestic exporters of agricultural products and foodstuffs.
"Russian-made products will find their place in the fairly large Belarusian market with a good price-quality ratio. In no case should the latter criterion be neglected, since the supervision of product compliance with regulatory requirements is extremely strict," the representative of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia in Belarus draws attention.
In addition, the Russian exporter should be ready to compete for a place on the Belarusian shelf — in many cases with Russian colleagues. Currently, such items as pork, finished meat products, pasta, seafood, and chocolate confectionery have good export potential, Dymper added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 27 that Russia and Belarus reached a record trade turnover of more than $50 billion last year. According to the Russian leader, Russia accounts for about 60% of the foreign trade turnover of Belarus as the republic's main partner.
Переведено сервисом «Яндекс Переводчик»
