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Dmitry Volvach:  Agricultural product trade between Russia and  Armenia grew by 16.2% in 2024

Dmitry Volvach:  Agricultural product trade between Russia and  Armenia grew by 16.2% in 2024

ArmInfo. The turnover of agricultural products between Russia and Armenia in 2024 increased by 16.2% compared to the previous year, as stated by Deputy Minister of  Economic Development of the Russian Federation Dmitry Volvach at an  expanded meeting of the Russian-Armenian Business Council,  according  to TASS.

Particularly, he emphasized that  Russian product exports to Armenia  rose by 9.7%, and imports - by 21.8%. In this vein, Volvach pointed  out that Russia remains Armenia's primary partner country in   agricultural imports. the Deputy Minister  said.

According to the latest official data, the trade turnover of  agricultural products between Armenia and Russia (in 2021) surged by  19.8% to $903.1 million, with  Armenian exports to Russia growing by  24.7% to $543.3 million. Overall, according to Armenian data, the  foreign trade turnover between Armenia and Russia in 2024 increased  by 56.5%, reaching $12.4 billion. However, exports decreased by 10.7%  to $3.2 billion, amidst a 2.1-fold increase to $9.2 billion in  imports.