In 2012 Russia produced 11.2% of world’s barley, 5.9% of wheat, 4% of milk and milk
products and 3% of sugar and poultry. Although the share of Russia in the global production
of oil crops is low (approximately 2%), it produced 20% of all sunflower oil in the world in
2010. Soybean production, although still low in comparison to other countries, has almost
quadrupled from 342 thousand tonnes in 2000 to 1.22 million tonnes in 2010