Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Shagaida Natalia Author-Name-First: Natalia Author-Name-Last:Shagaida Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: RUSSIA’S AGRI-FOOD SECTOR: WEAK EXPORTS, LOW DEMAND Abstract: Russia’s agriculture industry continues to stay on the rise, but its growth rate is slowing down. Household disposable income are declining, thus weakening households’ purchasing power. The growth in production and the decline in purchasing power are restraining food prices amid limited exports. Russian food producers are seeking ways to enter external markets. Classification-JEL: Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18 Keywords: Agricultural Sector, Russian Economy Year: 2016 Issue:6 Month: June Pages: 27-32 File-URL: https://iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/recdev-2016-6-665.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2016 Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:recdev-2016-6-665