Sausage exports from Russia increased by a third in the first eight months of 2021. This is largely due to the emergence of new importers, West African countries, RIA Novosti/Prime reported with reference to Rosselkhozbank data.

Thus, the export of sausage products from Russia increased by 33% compared to last year and amounted to 33.1 thousand tons. Rosselkhozbank explains that the main feature during this period was the development of new destinations: West African countries have emerged among the importers, and exports to the Far East and Southeast Asia have grown almost five times in volume terms. In Africa, Russian suppliers entered three new markets - Benin, Liberia and Ghana.

In addition, the increase in exports due to the overall diversification strategy of meat and fish products, according to the bank. They predict that the final volume of sausage supplies by the end of the year will reach more than 55 thousand tons, which is 25% more than 2020.