MOSCOW, March 17. / TASS /. The export of chocolate products from Russia exceeded $872 mln in 2021, up by 17% compared with 2020, the federal center Agroexport reported on Thursday.

"In 2021, Russia’s chocolate exports increased by 17% to over $872 mln," the report said.

Among the largest importers of Russian chocolate in 2021 were Kazakhstan ($176.1 mln), China ($114.8 mln), Belarus ($86.7 mln), Uzbekistan ($83 mln), and Azerbaijan ($52.7 mln), according to Agroexport.