Russian Food Exports to Africa Surge by Over 100% in Five Years: Officials
Russian Food Exports to Africa Surge by Over 100% in Five Years: Officials
The country's agricultural exports to African nations have reached nearly $7 billion in 2024, Ilya Ilyushin, head of the Russian Federal Center for Agricultural Export Development (AgroExport), said during a Russia-Africa roundtable in Addis Ababa.
Russian-African agricultural trade turnover grew by 18% last year, with wheat remaining the cornerstone of exports at 26 million tonnes, Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister Andrey Razin said at the event, which focused on enhancing African food security.
Other significant supplies included 1.3 million tonnes of barley, over 200,000 tonnes of corn, and 35,000 tonnes of lentils, according to Razin.
The expansion features notable diversification beyond grains:
🟠Vegetable oil exports increased nearly twofold to over $720 million;
🟠Processed food shipments grew by 51% in value;
🟠Livestock product exports quadrupled;
🟠Efforts underway to restore previous annual fish export levels of 200,000 tonnes.
Russia has deployed agricultural attachés to 10 African countries to strengthen cooperation frameworks and facilitate further trade development, according to AgroExport.
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