5 Feb 2016 11:47

Food exports decline to $15 bln in 2015 - Tkachev

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MOSCOW. Feb 5 (Interfax) - Russia exported agricultural raw materials and food products worth $15 billion in 2015 compare to $20 bln in 2014, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said at the United Russia convention in Moscow on Friday.

That compares with $15 billion in defense industry exports and $40 billion in gas exports, he said.