Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor said on Monday it would impose temporary restrictions on imports of citrus fruit from China starting on Jan. 6, RNS reports.
The agriculture safety watchdog, which first warned about possible restrictions on Dec. 13 after finding pests in several supplies, said that measures taken so far by China...
Russia’s United Grain Company has signed its first contract for supplies to Iran, Kommersant wrote on Thursday. By the end of January 2020, some 130,000 tonnes of grain will be delivered and talks on further exports are in progress, the business newspaper said.
The company (50% plus one stake belongs...
The Russian market may be closed to European fresh produce, but companies from the continent still have ample opportunities to trade non-European fruits and vegetables in the country, says John Rombouts, CEO and founder of Dutch consultancy Joined Resources.
He told FreshPlaza.com that non-European fruit and vegetables, such as stone...
A Pakistani government official said on Monday his country expects Russia to lift a year-long ban on rice imports from Pakistan, as concerns about phytosanitary standards have been allayed, brightening prospects of reopening a $50 million market, The News writes.
According to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, the Russian...
A stronger ruble against the dollar and demand ahead of Russia's New Year holiday has driven export prices for Russian wheat up for a sixth straight week last week, analysts told Reuters.
Agricultural consultancy IKAR said in a note that prices for Russian Black Sea wheat with 12.5% protein content for...
In an effort to demonstrate the reliability of its banana production chain, Ecuador's agriculture safety watchdog will send Russian authorities a report on the phytosanitary and traceability controls that are carried out throughout the process, APK Inform reports.
The Animal and Plant Health Control and Regulation Agency (Agrocalidad) is taking...
Russian transportation and logistics holding Fesco are in talks to sell its grain rail-wagon business, its president Alexander Isurin has confirmed, according to Vedomosti.
Two sources familiar with the details of the talks told the business newspaper that the prospective buyer is the country's biggest transporter of grain by rail,...
The Bank of Russia has noted the growing demand for pork in China as an important factor that affects the development of Russian pig farming, Meatinfo.ru reported.
"The output of livestock products (primarily pig breeding) continues to grow, especially in the face of increased demand from China," the central bank...
Despite the fact that potato prices in Ukraine are in steep decline, this has so far not been enough to stop the huge flow of Russian imports into the country, East-fruit.com reported earlier this month.
Analysts say that, over the past six to eight weeks, wholesale potato prices in Ukraine...
Controversial state-run auctions for crab quotas in Russia have given birth to a powerful new player in the market, Seafood Source writes.
Russian media have already dubbed Gleb Frank “The Crab King” after his company, Russian Fishery Company (RFC), won more than one-third of the quotas up for auction in...
