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Lithuania ranks second in beer exports to Russia

LRT.lt 2024.01.08 09:42

Lithuania and Latvia have overtaken Belgium and the Czech Republic in the list of the largest beer exporters to Russia, Russian news agency Ria Novosti reports.

Germany was the biggest beer exporter to Russia in both 2022 and 2023, accounting for more than two-thirds of all beer exports to the country.

Germany was followed by Lithuania, which accounted for just over 15 percent (36.5 million dollars) of total beer exports to Russia in 2023. Compared to 2022, Lithuania has increased its beer exports to Russia by a factor of 1.9, Ria Novosti reports.

Latvia was in third place, exporting 34.4 million dollars worth of beer to Russia in 2023. Belgium came in fourth with 26.6 million dollars worth of exports, the Czech Republic fifth with 26.4 million dollars, and Poland sixth with 5.4 million dollars.

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