The cost of exporting Russian sugar remains high due to lack of investments in port logistics, Russian agricultural holding Rusagro said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
“Industry and other players are not investing in the logistics in ports mainly, so to export sugar we have to use the same logistics...
Peruvian fruit and vegetable exports to Russia grew by 17% in value and volume year-on-year in the first nine months of this year, Fresh Plaza reports.
The country shipped 22,796 tons of the fruits worth 34.2 million dollars. The main export products were pomegranate (35% share), fresh grapes (18%), and...
Industrial pig farming in Primorsky Krai in Russia’s Far East region is under the threat of being ruined by Foot-and-mouth (FMD), regional governor Oleg Kozhemyako has said, according to Global Meat News.
Speaking at a meeting with the regional parliament in late April, Kozhemyako revealed that around 100,000 head of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to consider lowering VAT on processed feedstuff from the current 20% to 10%, All About Feed reports.
The country’s feed industry hopes this measure could be adopted as a part of a broader package of state aid to the Russian feed industry,...
Russia’s Deputy Agriculture minister Dzhambulat Khatuov held a conference call on the development of vegetable growing in the country’s regions this week, the participants of which discussed issues of increasing the production stocks of potatoes and vegetables, Potato System reports.
The event was attended by the heads of regional governing...
Russia has reduced imports of meat, condensed cream and milk but significantly increased import of cheese and cottage cheese in the first eight months of this year, Dairy News reports.
According to the Federal Customs Service, the import of meat (excluding poultry) decreased by 37.9% compared to the same time...
Russian Fishing Company Virma has purchased a vessel from Greenland-based Polar Seafood with plans to take its first steps into the country's flourishing shrimp fishery, Undercurrent News reports.
Virma is based in Karelia and is part of the Karelia Fisheries Union. This month, it bought the vessel Acadienne Gale II from...
The largest vertically integrated meat producer in Russia, Cherkizovo, has said it plans to produce 1.1 million tons of meat in live weight in 2019, which is 19% higher than the previous year, Agroinvestitor reports.
The company said it would become the first meat producer in the post-Soviet era...
Chinese farmers are already expressing interest in working on about one million hectares of arable land in Russia’s Far East region, which the Russian government has made available, an official in Moscow has said.
According to the South China Morning Post, Valery Dubrovskiy, director of investment for the Far East...
A1, the investing arm of Russian conglomerate Alfa Group, is looking for buyers of its leading berry processing enterprise, market leader RusBioAlliance, Kommersant reported.
RusBioAlliance produces wild-grown frozen berries, preserves and jams, vegetables, mushrooms, fruit and berry toppings. The company’s website says that the production volume is up to 50,000...
