Chinese pork exports to Russia restored amid war of sanctions

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I remember when I visited St Petersberg in the 1990s. There was nothing in food shops. It's a shame for Russians who own such big fertile land and could not produce enough food! It's still the case! You need to import nothing if you are a really good russian.

Russia-China | Agriculture in China 农业中国
OVERVIEW

Russia’s agricultural trade* with China is dominated by Russia’s exportation of timber/wood products and seafood. All other agricultural products from Russia are minimal. Russia’s agricultural imports from China are modest and typically consist of value-added products such as processed vegetables, fruits, nuts and seafood. Russia also imports a fair amount of fresh vegetables from China.

• 2000-2007: Russian agricultural exports to China increased an average 28% annually.
• 2007-2009: Russian exports declined an average 9% annually due to the global financial crisis
• 2010-2011: Russian exports rebound and increased an average 19% annually

Russian Agricultural Trade with China (incl. HK & Macau), US$ Billions
Trade Flow20072008200920102011
Russian Exports4.44.33.74.25.2
Russian Imports
1.4

1.71.31.82.3
RUSSIAN EXPORTS

Russian agricultural exports to China deal primarily with timber/wood products and seafood. In 2011, Russia exported 11.9 million cubic meters of unprocessed timber (HS-4403), valued at US$2.1 billion. The second largest wood export was processed sawn wood (HS-4407) at 4.6 million cubic meters, valued at US$1.3 billion. Analyzing seafood, Russia exported US$1.5 billion worth of frozen fish (HS-0303) to China in 2011.



Russian Exports to China (incl. HK & Macau), US$ Billions
Commodity20072008200920102011
Timber & Wood Products – HS44332.42.83.5
Seafood – HS031.31.21.21.31.6
Other Ag Goods0.10.10.10.20.1
RUSSIAN IMPORTS

Unlike the Russia’s agricultural export trade with China, which is dominated by a few commodities, the import trade is much more diverse and modest in value. In general, Russia imports valued-added products such as processed vegetables, fruits, nuts and seafood, as well as fresh fruit and vegetables. No single commodity surpassed a half a billion in trade as of 2011.



Russian Imports from China (incl. HK & Macau), US$ Billions
Commodity20072008200920102011
Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts (Processed) – HS200.40.30.20.30.4
Vegetables & Tubers – HS070.10.20.20.30.3
Seafood (Processed) – HS160.20.30.10.20.3
Other Ag Goods0.70.90.811.3
IMPORT SHARE

• 2001: China becomes a member of the WTO

• 2011: Ten Years after WTO Accession

*Agricultural trade includes all goods categorized under Harmonized System (HS) Codes 1-24, 41, 44, 50-53

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russian sea food exports to china is higher than all food china exports to russia