“It is clear that this year, in the context of a global food shortage, we need to be more prudent in our food supplies abroad, that is, to closely monitor the parameters of such exports to countries that are clearly hostile to us.” Putin said in a televised speech at the meeting of the agricultural industry. Putin said the manure market is already regulated by the government and it is necessary to control the supply of fuel, seeds and genealogical stocks in the country. “In conditions of external constraints, a more important issue is the availability of modern equipment and repair parts,” he added. Western sanctions against Russia were imposed because of “mistakes in the economic, energy and food policies” of developed countries, which led to higher prices and shortages of food supplies, Putin said. “Under the world’s minimum food supplies, new sanctions are being imposed, business operations and logistical support for fertilizer supplies from Russia and Belarus are being blocked, and our fertilizer production in the West is declining due to high gas. “which is also, in fact, a result of the activities of our partners in the West,” he said. “In the current situation, the shortage of fertilizers on the world market is inevitable,” he said, adding, “Not all countries will be able to buy the required amount of fertilizers for the current season, which means that crop yields will also decrease.” . . » Despite all these negative factors, Putin claimed that Russia has “nutritional self-sufficiency.” “For the main food groups, our domestic market is fully supplied with its own food, its own production and for some goods, such as sunflower oil, cereals, the capabilities of domestic companies cover the excessive demand and very good export opportunities for “Russia has emerged,” he said.
