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Bank of Russia: Inflation has slowed down in most regions

  • 16 Aug 11:49

Bank of Russia: Inflation has slowed down in most regions Annual inflation in July 2022 slowed down in the absolute majority of Russian regions and ranged from 3.3% in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to 20.0% in the Republic of Ingushetia, the press service of the Bank of Russia told. The disinflationary influence was exerted by the growth in the supply of a number of goods, the strengthening of the ruble in recent months, and the restrained dynamics of demand.The growth rate of food prices has slowed down in all federal districts.The main contribution to the slowdown in food inflation was made by cheaper vegetables and fruits, which was facilitated by the growth in volumes and lower prices for imports, as well as the saturation. Read more...

Parallel Imports To Russia Could Reach US$16 Billion By Year End

  • 16 Aug 11:48

Parallel Imports To Russia Could Reach US$16 Billion By Year End Denis Manturov, Russia’s Industry and Trade Minister, has stated that shipments of goods to Russia through parallel imports have reached almost US$6.5 billion since they were launched in early May, and they could total $16 billion by the end of the year, according to the Ministry estimates. “Almost US$6.5 billion worth of products have been imported in the period that the mechanism has been in effect. It is difficult to make exact forecasts on the amounts of parallel imports, but based on statistics for the past 2.5 months, the anticipated amount of product imports to the end of the year could total about US$16 billion” Manturov said, adding that the. Read more...

How import substitution will be calculated in the agro-industrial complex

  • 15 Aug 11:03

How import substitution will be calculated in the agro-industrial complex Import substitution in the agro-industrial complex is now planned to be developed on the basis of accurate indicators. The Ministry of Agriculture will develop a methodology for calculating the index. The document itself is not yet available, but as approximate calculations show, questions may arise on many major products. The ministry posted a notification on the development of a methodology for calculating the import substitution index in the agro-industrial complex on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. The draft methodology itself has not yet been published. But the description states that the index is understood as "the ratio of the cumulative growth. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture said that Russia has ensured its food security

  • 15 Aug 10:49

The Ministry of Agriculture said that Russia has ensured its food security Russian farmers have already harvested 78 million tons of grain this year, thereby guaranteeing the country's food security. Roman Nekrasov, Director of the Department of Plant Growing, Mechanization, Chemicalization and Plant Protection of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, announced this at the 9th Open Russian Plowing Championship in the Leningrad Region. "Now we are resisting difficulties and pressure, ensuring the sustainable development of the country's agro-industrial complex. As of yesterday, Russian farmers harvested 78 million tons of grain, thus we are already guaranteed food security. As of July 1, 2022, the number. Read more...

Dmitry Zavyalov warned Russians about the rise in autumn prices for milk, eggs and sausage

  • 15 Aug 10:47

Dmitry Zavyalov warned Russians about the rise in autumn prices for milk, eggs and sausage Products in Russia, as in many other countries, traditionally rise in price in the fall.If we compare prices with the summer months, there is reason to expect a gradual rise in prices for dairy products, eggs, sausages and vegetables, the head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Logistics of the PRUE.G.V. Plekhanov Dmitry Zavyalov. He recalled that prices for fish products and pork rise mainly at the end of the year, while poultry prices rise seasonally in autumn.Coffee and tea usually rise in price throughout the year, but within the framework of general inflation, without sharp jumps.Fruits rise in price from May to June, in August they traditionally become. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture will prepare measures to support the beef market

  • 15 Aug 10:46

The Ministry of Agriculture will prepare measures to support the beef market The Ministry of Agriculture is preparing additional measures to support the beef market.This is the only one of the main types of meat, the production of which decreased in the first half of the year, Kommersant writes. To solve the problem, producers may begin to allocate subsidies for fattening dairy bulls for slaughter.Market participants are also in favor of abolishing the quota for duty-free beef imports.In the first half of 2022, pork production in slaughter weight in Russia increased by 5.7%, to 2.1 million tons, poultry - by 5.8%, to 2.5 million tons, beef production decreased by 2.3%, up to 626.8 thousand tons.The decline in production is associated with the. Read more...

Food exports from Russia may exceed imports for the third time in a row

  • 12 Aug 11:16

Food exports from Russia may exceed imports for the third time in a row In the first half of this year, Russian food supplies abroad may exceed imports for the third time in recent times.In exact figures, the positive balance (in this case, the difference between exports and imports) for these products in 2020 amounted to a billion dollars, and in the past it was already 2.8. Also, according to the agency, in the first half of this year, our country increased exports by 20-22 percent compared to the same period last year. Over the past year, the latter accounted for 59 percent of food products and raw materials for their production. These products have been supplied to 151 of the more than 190 existing countries. At the same time, 15% of sales were. Read more...

Russian Foreign Ministry questioned the sincerity of the West on the issue of food security

  • 12 Aug 11:16

Russian Foreign Ministry questioned the sincerity of the West on the issue of food security Vessels loaded with Ukrainian food do not go to countries in need of food, but to the West, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Ivan Nechaev said at a briefing. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned the West against attempts to disrupt the agreements reached in Istanbul on a “product deal”. “Unfortunately, so far not a single ship with grain has reached the starving countries of Africa, they go mainly to western ports, and the range of exported goods is mainly not wheat, but corn grain, sunflower oil, which casts doubt on the sincerity of the voiced on The West of theses that the world. Read more...

Kazakhstan bans import of poultry products from three US states

  • 12 Aug 11:14

Kazakhstan bans import of poultry products from three US states On August 11, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan introduced restrictions on the import of poultry meat, eggs and other poultry products from the states of Utah, Oregon and Washington. The decision on restrictions was made on the basis of official information from the World Organization for Animal Health (WAHIS) in connection with the registration of avian influenza in these states. Restrictions have been introduced on the import of: live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers; poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment; feed and feed additives. Read more...

Imports of Russian goods to the US fell to a minimum in June

  • 11 Aug 12:34

Imports of Russian goods to the US fell to a minimum in June Compared to 2021, trade between Russia and the United States has quadrupled amid sanctions. US exports of goods to Russia hit a new record low of $58 million in June, up from $77 million in May. The mutual trade turnover of the countries in June turned out to be four times less than the average monthly turnover between the two Russia and the United States for 2021 ($3 billion). The updated data was published by the US Census Bureau, RBC refers to them. Russia has not published customs foreign trade statistics since February. According to the US, US imports from Russia in June were the lowest since February 2004 (then $653 million). In May 2022, imports amounted. Read more...