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Important facility appeared on agro-industrial map of Minsk region

  • 31 Aug 11:15

An important facility has appeared on the agro-industrial map of the Minsk region. A new barn for 300 cows has been opened in the Starye Dorogi district. It is a part of the milk complex of the agricultural enterprise "Shapchitsy-Agro", one of the leaders in the area. The farm produces almost 7.5 thousand kilograms of milk per cow a year. It is more than the average index in the country. All of the products are of the highest quality. A part of milk goes for processing to the town of Turov, Gomel region, where the quality requirements are the most stringent. In total, the production volumes at Shapchitsy exceed. Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture: the agricultural sector can grow by 1%

  • 8 Jul 10:04

This year, agricultural production may increase by 1% compared to 2019 with a planned value of 1.8%, according to the National Report of the Ministry of Agriculture following the implementation of the state program for agricultural development. Relative to the base year 2017, the industry will grow by 4.8% against the target of 3.8%. Including plant growing, it is expected to add 1.9% to last year, livestock - 1.5%. Under favorable economic and weather conditions, forecast indicators may be higher. According to the forecast of the ministry, the gross harvest of grain and legumes this year will be 121.9 million tons, which is 0.6% more than in 2019. In mid-June,. Read more...

Russia’s Ekosem-Agrar sees 60% higher sales in 2019

  • 4 Jun 10:37

Ekosem-Agrar, the German holding company of Russian milk producer EkoNiva Group, has achieved 60% higher sales in 2019 than in the previous year, as it continues its rapid expansion. According to preliminary figures, the Group generated sales revenues of more than EUR400 million in the past fiscal year, an increase by over 60% compared to 2018. Total output also rose noticeably by approximately 50% to over EUR560 mln on last year’s EUR376.5 mln. EBITDA improved by over 40% to more than EUR160 million compared with last year’s EUR116.1 mln. Stefan Dürr, Ekosem-Agrar’s chief executive and primary shareholder, said the group entered the top. Read more...

Russia bought 45 thousand heads of dairy cattle in Europe

  • 24 Dec 08:29

In 2019, Russian livestock farms bought 45 thousand head of cattle for dairy complexes in the EU countries, Bloomberg reports. Such a significant purchase cost a total of 100 million euros. Russia acquires pedigree cattle for meat and dairy production abroad. And from year to year the volume of purchases is growing. So, in 2016, heifers for the dairy industry were bought only in Europe for 50 million euros. Judging by the indicators, Russia will become the main importer of European cattle this year. Experts call this an attempt to increase milk production in the country. However, this also indicates a high degree of dependence of Russian livestock. Read more...

A megafarm appeared in the Ryazan region

  • 17 Dec 10:09

The Shatsk livestock complex appeared in the Ryazan Region, which became the largest in the European part of Russia. 4.5 billion rubles were spent on the construction of the megafarm. The investor was Econiva. The farm will grow up to 6 thousand heads of cattle. There are also platforms designed for 7.8 thousand young dairy heifers. The Ryazan governor Nikolay Lyubimov at said that the region is now in 4th place in the Central Federal District for milk production, and the new enterprise will increase these indicators. Moreover, this year the increase in milk production has already. Read more...

Agricultural production in Russia increased by 0.9%

  • 28 Mar 10:13

Farms of all categories (agricultural organizations, farmers, personal subsidiary farms) of the Russian Federation in February produced agricultural products for 193.6 billion rubles, which is 1% more than in February 2018, the Federal State Statistics Service reported. In January-February, agricultural production growth amounted to 0.9% up to 361.6 billion rubles. The dynamics of this year is lower than last year. In February 2018, the growth of agricultural production was 2.3%, the same were the rates in January-February last year. Rosstat also reported that in two months ther were produced 2.2 million tons of livestock and poultry for slaughter (0.3% more. Read more...