The Russian government sees no reason, for now, to introduce an export duty on wheat and is not considering one, the country’s agriculture minister Dmitry Patrushev was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency on Tuesday.
Speculation mounted among traders that Russia could consider grain export curbs once exports reach 30...
Russia’s grain exports, helped by a record crop season last year, have surged 50% since the beginning of the year and reached 5.6 million tons, Izvestya reports citing data provided by the Russian Agriculture Ministry.
Wheat exports amounted to 4.6 million tons as of August 8, which is nearly...
Quality concerns over this year’s crop of Russian wheat pushed global prices to five-year highs, which is a sign that Russia’s grain exports are beginning to slow down, data from the Agriculture Ministry showed earlier this week.
Acccording to UkrAgroKonsultant, the ministry data shows Russian weekly grain exports dropped...
The growing trade war between the United States and China could benefit Russia’s agricultural giant RusAgro, CGTN reports. One of the country’s biggest agriculture companies says they are now targeting China as a key export destination.
According to RusAgro’s CEO, Maxim Basov, the company was about to sign its first...
Russian companies could start importing beef from Mongolia, after local businessmen discussed the possibility of a trade agreement, first of its kind between the two countries, with Mongolian businessmen.
Delegates from the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) visited the Russian city of Tomsk and met with representatives...
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...
The holder of the largest pollock quota in Russia's fishing industry, Russian Fishery, has recently rolled out of a massive $800 million investment program, while an ownership shake-up and a new CEO complete a year of changes for the company, IntraFish reports.
Fedor Kirsanov, formerly deputy CEO at the...
Eight Russian seafood companies will build new production facilities in exchange for quotas for Atlantic cod, haddock, and other fish species, assigned to them by Russia's federal fishery agency, Rosrybolovstvo, Dp.ru reports.
The total investment in the new facilities will exceed 5.4 billion rubles ($81.5 million), according to the agency.
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Combined wheat production in the European Union, Russia, and Ukraine is forecast down 12 percent from last year to the lowest level in 5 years, Reuters reports.
The EU wheat crop is down 9 percent from last year on hot, dry weather in the northern Member States, while production in...
A new law regulating production, storing and transportation of organic produce in Russia has been signed by President Vladimir Putin, Rusexporter reports.
The decree bans agrochemicals, pesticides, antibiotics growth stimulators and hormones.
The new law, previously approved by both chambers of the Russian Parliament, will enter force on January 1, 2020....
