Agriculture minister calls for increased commercial exchange with Russia

AMMAN — Agriculture Minister Khaled Hneifat on Tuesday called for increasing commercial exchange with Russia, especially that the Kingdom’s exports of fruits and vegetables to Russia in 2017 increased by 2.5 times, compared to 2015.

Agricultural exports to Russia in 2017 reached 2,100 tonnes, compared to 900 tonnes in 2015, Hneifat noted during a meeting with agricultural producers and exporters, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The minister called on traders to prepare a report on challenges facing them in the Russian market, to bring them to the attention of Russian ambassador during a meeting scheduled to be held soon.