European farmers are worried that the EU-U.S. trade dispute will escalate, leading Washington to target agricultural products, farmers’ organization Copa-Cogeca told Euractiv.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s on Thursday announced import tariffs of 25% on imported steel and 10% on aluminum, triggering a retaliatory reaction from the EU, which promised a...
Russian wheat export prices rose for the second consecutive week last week due to the slow pace of harvesting, which started later than a year ago, and weak supply from farmers in southern regions, analysts said on Monday, according to Successful Farming.
Russian wheat with 12.5% protein loaded from Black...
The world's wheat fields are at risk of enduring "severe, prolonged, and near-simultaneous droughts" by the end of the century — raising serious concerns about future food insecurity and political instability, says a new study published in the journal Science Advances.
This means the proportion of global wheat production areas...
Russia has destroyed more than 26,000 metric tons of food in the three years since the country’s government launched an embargo on imported agricultural products from Western countries in retaliation for U.S. and EU sanctions, Interfax reports.
The Kremlin ordered the physical destruction of food from the Western countries that...
More than half of Turkey’s $120 million worth of table grape exports in June-October this year went to Russia, the Daily Sabah reports citing data from the Aegean Exporters' Association (AEA).
The country’s overall exports jumped 15% compared to the same period of the previous season, up from $103.6 million, the industry...
The government will not extend agreements on freezing prices for sunflower oil and sugar, Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko told Russian media.
Government intervention in pricing will not have a very good effect on business and will imbalance the economy. "We are not supporters of such measures. These were one-time...
Russia’s First Deputy Agriculture Minister Dzhambulat Khatuov says the ministry is satisfied with the condition of winter crops, with a grain harvest anticipated at 100 million tons, TASS news agency reported.
"The Russian agriculture ministry jointly with the Russian regions is monitoring the situation. As of today, we consider the...
Russia is making itself known as an exporter of organic food and the country’s producers are keen to develop relations to the lucrative Chinese market, Shine.cn reports.
Russia has one of the largest displays of food and agricultural products at the China International Import Expo, including "Green" goods, the report...
The recent opening of the Chinese market for poultry exports from Russia will aid the already growing Russian meat exports, despite the threat of avian influenza (AI) following outbreaks this year, Global Meat News reports.
Meat exports from Russia have been rising throughout 2018 and this growth could accelerate...
Russia's winter grain crop is in unusually good shape with only 5.7% classed as in bad condition, Roman Nekrasov, an agriculture ministry official said Thursday, according to Interfax.
The Russian winter has been unusually warm and dry this year, with Muscovites complaining there has been no snow at all.
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