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This article presents a comparative macroeconomic analysis of the results of agricultural policy in the area of food security in Russia. China, and Japan. Russia has a lot more agricultural land - a factor of basic importance in food production - than its eastern neighbors China and Japan. China is the leader in terms of gross agricultural production, especially in cereal crops and grain legumes, stone fruits, berries, citrus fruits and grapes, vegetables, melons and gourds, as well as eggs. With respect to those products, China has complete self-sufficiency, but at the same time, the country experiences shortages in its own production of potatoes, meat, and milk. Japan cannot fully supply its own stone fruits, berries, citrus fruits and grapes, vegetables, melons and gourds, as well as meat and milk. Russia also has a shortage in its production of those products, with the exception of meat, of which it has ample supply. The average Russian citizen does not consume enough vegetables, melons and gourds, as well as milk and dairy products, for which there is a low level of self-sufficiency and economic accessibility in the country.
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