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softened by the European Union, Bloomberg news agency reports on December 7, citing data of Kpler analytical company. According to such data, coal supplies in October 2022 were close to 16.6mn metric tonnes, slightly smaller than in this June. The embargo on import of coal became effective in the EU and the UK from August 10, 2022. On September 21, the European Commission issued revised guidelines authorizing delivery, financing and insurance of Russian coal for the sake of global energy and food security. EU countries cannot buy Russian coal directly but can deliver it to third countries.
Russia is seeking to become one of the world’s top five pork exporters by 2030, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Andrey Razin told a conference on December 6. "We are starting to speak very seriously about an increase in our export expansion, saying that our meat supplies to foreign markets should at least double in the coming 5-7 years, whereas by 2030 our quite ambitious goal is to become one of top five pork exporters," he said.
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The trade turnover between Russia and China soared by 32% y/y to record-high $172.4bn between January and November 2022, the Main Customs Administration of China reported on December 7. In the 11 months of 2022, China’s export to Russia gained 13.4%, reaching some $67.3bn. Imports of Russian goods and services surged by 47.5%, to $105.07bn in the reported period.
By the end of 2022, the volume of Russian-Belarusian trade will most likely reach $50bn, Belarusian Ambassador to Moscow Dmitry Krutoy said on December 7.
Mutual trade between the Eurasian Economic Union’s (EAEU) member states rose by almost 12% in the first nine months of 2022, whereas trade in food and agriculture products gained over one third, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects on December 15.
Russia may raise grain exports outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) states in December by 32.4% on the year to 4.5 million tonnes, Director of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters Eduard Zernin said on Wednesday.
Trade turnover between Russia and Iran in January-October 2022 surpassed trade volumes during the whole 2021, which totaled over $4bn, Izvestia wrote with reference to figures provided by the Federal Customs Service. Exports gained 27%, while imports added 10%, deputy head of the Service Vladimir Ivin told the publication.
The trade turnover of Armenia with EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union)
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