Russia Seeks Food-Export Boom With China But Obstacles Abound
- Russian agricultural shipments to China rise in 2016
- China is top export destination for Russian food producers
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After taking the top spot among China’s oil suppliers, Russia wants to boost the Middle Kingdom’s appetite for its food and agricultural products. So far, the going has been slow.
“There are lots of economic initiatives, but actually realizing them isn’t so easy,” Alexei Gruzdev, the deputy economy minister responsible for trade, said in a recent interview. “Accessing the market and finding one’s niche is a difficult process that involves serious competition.”