The implementation of the pig breeding project in Russia’s Primorsky Krai by agribusiness giant Rusagro will create about 2,000 jobs, the region’s vice-governor Valentin Dubinin told journalists on Tuesday.
Rusagro is building the largest pig-breeding project in Russia on the territory of the Mikhailovsky TOR in Primorye, estimated at around 29...
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...
Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought 180,000 tonnes of Ukrainian and Russian wheat for shipment Nov. 1-10 and a further 295,000 tonnes of Russian wheat for shipment Nov. 11-20, MANA news agency reported.
The authority set a tender on Wednesday to buy an unspecified amount of wheat...
Russia’s Phosagro, one of the world's biggest fertilizer producers, has signed a cooperation agreement in the field of sustainable soil management with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), RIA news agency reports.
"Our strategy is completely consistent with the goals and objectives of the FAO in terms...
A new grain exporters’ union will be set up by the Russian Agriculture Ministry to “better understand the needs of the market,” officials said this week after its routine meeting with local grain traders, Reuters reported.
The move was interpreted by traders as a result of the close attention...
Russia produced 1.15 million tons of poultry meat in the first quarter of 2019, 6.2% down on the same period of the previous year, Global Meat News reports.
“An oversaturated domestic market and a series of bankruptcies in the segment contributed to the decline Poultry production in Russia had been...
The Russian government announced on Monday that it is extending the term of zero duties on wheat exports until July 1, 2021, World Grain reports.
The zero wheat export policy was introduced in Russia three years ago.
According to a decree posted on the official government website: “The decision will facilitate...
Brazil has granted Russian meat producers the right to supply beef to Brazil, the country’s agricultural watchdog said in a statement on Tuesday, according to News.ru.
“А veterinary certificate was signed during the bilateral meeting of Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision and the Secretariat for Plant and...
Alexander Gorbachev, a Russian businessman who co-founded fertilizer giant PhosAgro is suing the deputy chairman of the London-listed chemicals company for what he claims is his rightful share of the business, a stake worth $1.8 billion at today’s market value.
According to Global Banking and Finance, the case pits Gorbachev,...
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...
