{"id":1011,"date":"2017-12-27T16:54:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T08:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2017-12-27T16:54:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T08:54:37","slug":"saudi-arabia-may-become-major-hub-russian-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/2017\/12\/27\/saudi-arabia-may-become-major-hub-russian-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia may become major hub for Russian agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Moscow and Riyadh are discussing plans for making Saudi Arabia a hub for Russian agricultural products, according to a Russian official.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Saudi Arabia is a traditional crossroads of trade routes, it has a convenient geographical location. Since ancient times, people who lived here, traded with the surrounding countries, with Africa,&#8221; a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Agriculture Sergey Levin told RIA Novosti.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;They have the opportunity and desire to act as a trading hub for Russian agricultural products, to buy them not only for themselves but also for neighboring countries. This requires building a proper infrastructure,&#8221; Levin added.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to Levin, the Ministry of Agriculture is discussing a similar project with the UAE, which is already a trading hub. &#8220;But they are geographically located in the Gulf, and Saudi Arabia has access to the Red Sea and, accordingly, rapid access to African countries,&#8221; said Levin. The minister added that these projects can complement each other.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Russia is the largest producer and exporter of grain in the world. Russian agricultural production is forecast to be up three percent this year, from last year&#8217;s 120.7 million tons. This will be the best harvest for Russia even compared to the Soviet era.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Ministry of Agriculture forecasts grain exports in this agricultural year (July 2017-June 2018) will be 45 million tons against 35.5 million tons in the previous year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: AgroNews<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow and Riyadh are discussing plans for making Saudi Arabia a hub for Russian agricultural products, according to a Russian official. &#8220;Saudi Arabia is a traditional crossroads of trade routes, it has a convenient geographical location. 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