Sustainable positive dynamics of agricultural production allowed agrarians, economists and politicians to talk about the industry not only as an instrument for ensuring food security, but also as a driver of economic growth. The inclusion of gross value added (GVA) data in the target indicators...

In 2016, record-high yields of grain, including wheat, maize, sunflower, soya and sugar-beet were received. A new record in poultry meat production was set. Despite economic recession, gross agricultural output has been growing in the past few years. Such results are attributed by many experts...

Most of the countries counter-sanctioned by Russia have seen no decline in food exports, increasing them to other countries to compensate for losses in the Russian market. Only a few countries have experienced a decline in exports due to the Russian food embargo, namely Norway (a total decline...

In 2017, there is a chance for Russia to become a net exporter of food. In order to obtain a positive balance, it is necessary to use competitive advantages of domestic producers: increase exports of traditional type of products (grains, vegetable oil), get to international market with new types...

On 7 August 2014 Russia introduced restrictions on import of food products from countries of the European Union, the US, Canada, Norway and Australia (hereinafter – retaliatory sanctions) in response to their sanctions against Russia driven by political developments in the Ukraine. This step...