According to him, Russia produces high quality ice-cream, biscuits, confectionery products, vegetable oils and products made from domestic grain and flour.

Russian premium meat comes to Latin America, also Russia competes in the market of a round figure, said Protasov in an interview to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta". He also expressed hope that Russia will become competitive in the production of organic products.

As REGNUM reported earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the production of organic food could become a competitive advantage of Russia in the global markets. The head of state stressed that the production and promotion of products under the Russian "green" brand — "this is a global trend".