News from Russian Federation

Russia will not restrict grain exports: Deputy PM Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, responsible for the agriculture sector, ruled out export restrictions of any kind and called for an ... Russian wheat prices rise further Russia's domestic wheat prices rose further in the last week with farmers holding onto stock, analysts said on Monday, keeping food inflation concerns... Russia may double wheat imports due to drought Major wheat exporter Russia may this year double its usually small imports of grain from neighbouring Kazakhstan and Ukraine to cover shortfalls due t... Russia and China to sign deal to fight illicit fishing Russia and China are planning an agreement to stop illegal, undeclared and unlicensed fishing, according to a Russian government directive. The dir... Russian poultry producers will increase the rate of production The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has published a report “ Development concept of poultry farming until 2020” which forecasts the consumption of fee... G20 to consider action on food prices next month Group of 20 nations will decide next month whether to take joint action on soaring global grains prices, Russia said on Thursday, but analysts doubted... Banner of Lenin flies over would-be Russian farm boom This year's wheat, piled in steel sheds on the Banner of Lenin collective farm, shimmers greyish-gold in the dusty air, a vision of plenty worthy of a... Wheat may open lower after Russian export concerns ease What follows are opening calls for U.S. grain and oilseed markets, which open on the Chicago Board of Trade at 6 a.m. Singapore time. -- Wheat futu... Traders expect Russia grain export tax from October Drought-hit Russia is expected to restrict grain exports as estimates of the weather-ravaged crop have now slipped below levels seen after its 2010 cr... Russia may run out of exportable grain surplus Russia, the third biggest wheat shipper last season, will run out of its 2012-13 exportable grain surplus of 10 million to 14 million metric tons in N... Russia's poultry production climbed 22% in July Russia’s poultry output rose 22 percent to 285,000 metric tons in July compared with a year earlier, the state statistics service said. Meat from c... Corn, wheat advance as world drought parches crops Wheat and corn advanced as drought cut grain crops from Russia to the U.S. amid rising demand from importers. Soybeans also gained. Wheat for Decem... Russia decides against wheat ban exports The Russian Government has played down concerns about rising food costs, by deciding not to ban wheat exports this year. Droughts in Russia and the... Russia drought drives food price hikes Russian agricultural producers have started talks with the country’s largest food retail chains over raising the prices of some goods by up to 20 perc... Wheat prices dip as fears ease for Russian exports Wheat prices dip as fears eased for Russian exports of the grain, and over the damage, to yields at least, of the French crop from persistent rains. ... Russia will harvest 10-15 percent less grain this year Russia will harvest 10-15 percent less grain this year than in 2011 due to unfavorable weather conditions, Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov said ... Drought is added to Fedorov's tasks as Russia joins WTO Nikolai Fedorov learned as a boy selling radishes in a street market in the former Soviet Union that when rivals showed up he had to cut prices. Now a... Russia cuts grain harvest forecast amid drought Russia’s agriculture ministry has revised downwards its forecast for the grain crop this year as farms in the Volga River region and Siberia sizzle in... Russia cattle and poultry output rose by 9.7% Russia’s production of cattle and poultry in so-called live weight, which includes meat, bones and byproducts, increased 9.7 percent to 800,000 metric... Goldman Sachs note risks of Russia grain export ban Goldman Sachs flagged the risk of a fresh ban on Russian grain exports even as the country's agriculture minister cautioned that shipments may fall be... Russia brings in cowboys to beef up livestock The Russian government is ambitiously implementing an almost $1-billion investment project in the agricultural sector in order to develop and secure d... No grain ban expected Russia has no grounds to ban grain exports this season, said Pavel Skurikhin, president of the country's Grain Producers' Union. Siberia to ship grains to Asia-Pacific region Siberia, which combines 12 regions in Russia, the world’s third-biggest wheat exporter, is seeking opportunities to ship cereals to the Asia-Pacific r... Belarus' dairy exports to Russia Belarusian dairy products are supplied to Russia in accordance with the plan that Belarus and Russia agreed on this year, said Deputy Agriculture and ... Wheat declines as rain in Russia Wheat declined on speculation that rain in parts of Russia and Australia, the world’s second biggest exporter, may boost production. Soybeans ad... Russia’s poultry output increased 15% Russia’s production of poultry and its byproducts increased 15 percent to 280,000 metric tons in April compared with a year earlier, the Federal... Russia, Ukraine surging in grain markets Fueled by record harvests, Russia and Ukraine are expected to surge to the top ranks of the global export markets for wheat and corn in the coming yea... Russian region cuts sugar-beet sowing Farmers in Russia’s Krasnodar region finished sugar-beet sowing, planting 118,000 hectares (291,584 acres), or 11 percent less than a year earli... Russia exports record amounts of wheat Between July the first 2011 and April 15 this year Russia has exported 18.5 million tonnes of wheat, a record amount. Russian grain trader attracts interest France’s Louis Dreyfus, Russian investment group Summa and four other Russian firms may vie for a large stake in Russia’s largest grain tr... Russia’s farms: investment ticks up Rising world grain prices are driving a new wave of interest in Russian agriculture. Russia increasing antibiotics in feed production According to the Russian Federal Statistic Service (Rosstat), the production of feed antibiotics in 2011 was 47,400 kg - this is 3.41 times higher tha... Russia decides to block EU cattle Russia said Monday it would go ahead with its threat to block imports of live pigs and cattle from EU states despite a last-ditch bid by a team of Eur... Russia land lease likely to draw investors As temperatures begin to rise this spring, thousands of Chinese migrant workers will cross the Sino-Russian border to work on farms. They will remain ... Russia to limit cattle transit Russia is limiting cattle transit via its territory from several European countries... Russia wheat exports dropped 27% Russia’s wheat exports were 989,600 metric tons in January, down 27 percent... Russia to ban cattle imports from EU Russia’s food safety and sanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor will ban cattle imports from all EU countries from March 20 following the spread of ... Farmers Get $645M Fuel Discount A company half-owned by BP and several other major oil companies will sacrifice more profits to support farmers this year thanks to a Cabinet decree p... Putin wants self-sufficient poultry industry During an agricultural promotional tour Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the government should introduce incentives for an increase in ... Russia bans cattle from Germany, UK on virus Russia imposed a temporary ban on live cattle imports from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Britain and France starting Feb. 1 because of the Schmal... Agriculture helps economy grow 4.3% Russia’s economy grew by 4.3 per cent last year, benefiting from a surge in agricultural output and robust consumer spending, as well as record-... Russia lacks export wheat in south Russian supplies of milling wheat available for export from the Southern Federal District declined, pushing up prices, the Institute for Agricultural ... African swine fever in Russia The Russian Federation’s planned expansion of pork production and reduction in imports has been threatened in recent weeks by additional outbrea... German Farmers Seek their Fortunes in Russia In the 18th century, Catherine the Great invited German farmers to come to Russia and cultivate the land. Russian farmers reap record crops Russian farmers reaped record crops of oilseeds this year, the Agriculture Ministry said. Russia predicts meat production to rise Russia’s meat and poultry production is expected to reach 7.5 million tonnes in the current year, which is 333,000 tonnes (4.7 percent)... Russia reduces rail tariffs for grain from Siberia Russia’s Federal Service on Tariffs reduced charges on the transportation of grain and flour exports from the Siberian federal district and Kurg... Putin sees bountiful agriculture Russia might export a total of 23 million tons of grain by next June, as this year’s harvest is sufficient to meet domestic demand, First Deputy... Russia's aim to become self-sufficient Russia is reducing its reliance on imported food and aiming to become self-sufficient. But finding skilled local workers is a challenge. Russian farmers face railway cost issue Russian grain farmers face a railway monopoly that is increasing the cost of shipping crops out of the country, said Andrei Sizov, managing director o...