Friendly countries remain key markets for Russia's agricultural exports — Agroexport

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 21, 2026 · 171 words

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Alena Shatkova of the Agroexport Federal Center reported at the All-Russian Grain Forum that 'friendly countries,' particularly in Asia and the Middle East, remain primary markets for Russian agricultural exports. She highlighted a revenue increase to $41.6 billion by the end of 2025, driven by value-added products and raw materials.

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What happened

Friendly countries remain key markets for Russian agricultural products, Alena Shatkova, head of the analytical department at the Agroexport Federal Center, stated at the All-Russian Grain Forum.

Why it matters

"As for sales markets, friendly regions remain key.

Common ground

These include Asian countries, the main buyers, which imported $16 billion worth of agricultural products last year, as well as neighboring countries and the Middle East," she said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “We are in the top 20 globally by this indicator”

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While one source mentions Russia ranked first in the world in wheat exports, there is no specific evidence provided confirming Russia's rank in the 'top 20 globally' for overall agricultural export revenue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russia national football team (Russian: Сборная России по футболу, romanized: Sbornaya Rossii po futbolu) represents Russia in men's international football. It is controlled by the Russian Footbal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian national under-20 football team, formerly known as the Soviet national youth football team was the under-20 (for FIFA U-20 World Cup) and under-19 (for UEFA Under-19 Championship) football…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_under-20_footb…

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Claim 2: “by the end of 2025, domestic companies had generated $41.6 billion in revenue from agricultural exports”

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The provided evidence does not contain any data regarding Russian domestic companies generating $41.6 billion in agricultural export revenue by the end of 2025. The search results for 2025 focus on fuel crises and wildfires, not agricultural revenue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian(s) may refer to: Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries A citizen of Russia or a pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye [ˈruskʲɪje] ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians

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Claim 3: “grains, fats, and oils continue to account for the lion's share of Russian agricultural exports in value terms... This commodity group accounts for over 50%”

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Multiple sources confirm that grains are the dominant part of Russian agricultural exports. One source explicitly states that grains accounted for 87% of the total value of deliveries to Africa in 2024, and Wikipedia confirms grain as a traditional mainstay of export income, supporting the claim that this group accounts for over 50% of the total value.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Black Sea Grain Initiative (or the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports commonly called the grain deal in the media) was an agreement between Russia, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_Grain_Initiative

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis)–with or without an attached hull layer–harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commerc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian grain export is the foreign trade operations for the sale of grain, primarily wheat grain, from Russia to other countries. Grain has been a traditional item of export income for Russia for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_grain_exports

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Claim 4: “which is nearly $11.5 billion more than in 2020”

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There is no evidence provided that compares 2025 agricultural export revenue to 2020 revenue, nor is the $11.5 billion figure mentioned in any of the sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starting in August 2025, increased Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries during the Russo-Ukrainian War caused widespread damage and a significant decrease in production of refined product…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russian_fuel_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025, wildfires ignited and spread across large areas of Russian territory, primarily in the Russian Far East. The scope of the wildfires was attributed to meteorological conditions such as excepti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2025 in Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Russia

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Claim 5: “Asian countries... imported $16 billion worth of agricultural products last year”

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While web search results mention Russia's general agricultural exports ($20-25 billion) and specific importers like Egypt, Turkey, and Bangladesh, there is no specific figure of $16 billion attributed specifically to 'Asian countries' in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia has an estimated population of 146.0 million as of 1 January 2025, down from 147.2 million recorded in the 2021 census. It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Asia or Northern Asia (Russian: Северная Азия) is the northern region of Asia, which is defined in geographical terms and consists of three federal districts of Russia: Ural, Siberian, and the F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Asia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the 16th century, the Tsardom of Russia embarked on a campaign to expand the Russian frontier to the east. This effort continued until the 19th century under the Russian Empire, when the Imperial R…
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