Russian officials increased the quota for tomatoes imported from Turkey on Tuesday from 150,000 to 200,000 tons, RIA Novosti reported.
"Approve the permitted volume of import of the product ‘Tomatoes fresh or chilled’ - 200,000 tons," the Russian Agriculture Ministry said in a decree published on Russia’s official web portal...
A recent analysis by the Russian Agricultural Bank has shown that greenhouses are the most profitable part of Russia’s agriculture sector, Hortidaily.com reports.
The business sector has attracted investors after the Russian ruble devaluation and the product embargo, says the study based on the bank's calculations, following reports provided by credit...
Three sugar mills in Russia with the total capacity of 150,000 tons announced they will close in the period August 2020-July 2021 due to low sugar prices, Prime news agency writes citing the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Russian Union of Sugar Producers (Soyuzrossakhar) Andrei Bodin.
This...
Turkey exported a record high volume of tomatoes and earned 40,116,000 USD (37 million Euro), already meeting its export quota to Russia, Dunya.com reports.
Tomato exporters are now asking the removal of the 150.000-ton quota that was initiated by Russia following tensions in the relations between the two countries.
According to industry...
Russia imported 7 million tons of fresh fruit and vegetables last year, 1.5 million tons less compared to the years before president Putin’s import ban, Fresh Plaza reports.
This volume still makes Russia the third-largest importer of fresh fruit and vegetables in the world, with the United States and Germany...
Ukraine has increased purchases of Russian wines in 2019 by 1.5 times in terms of weight and value, to the amount of $ 3.2 million, customs statistics show, according to IF24.ru.
According to the country’s Agriculture Ministry, Ukraine has increased the purchase of wine from Russia in terms of weight...
Russia’s veterinary authorities have banned imports of animal products from China to Russia on Thursday, after barring Chinese nationals from entering the country a day earlier, TASS reported.
According to the watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, it is no longer possible for travelers to import meat products from China in their hand luggage....
One of Russia’s biggest meat producers, Miratorg, has announced that the first delivery of 13 tons of beef will soon be supplied to Brazil, marking the first time ever that Russian beef is being exported to the South American country, Sputnik Brazil reported.
The company says the product will be...
California-based food processing and packaging equipment maker Heat and Control has opened its first office in Moscow in a bid to expand in the Russian market, Canadian Packaging reported.
By opening the Russian office, Heat and Control “demonstrates its commitment to its customers in Russia, greater northern and eastern Europe,...
The international “Potato Industry 2020” event will be hosted in Moscow on June 25 – 27, with the event this year dedicated to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the world-renowned Lorch Potato Research Institute, Agrotime reported.
“The Lorch Potato Research Institute is one of the oldest research institutes of the...
