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Dmitry Patrushev: Index of agricultural production amounted to 102.3%

  • 11 Jul 12:17

Dmitry Patrushev: Index of agricultural production amounted to 102.3% The index of agricultural production amounted to 102.3% compared to the same period last year.The Ministry of Agriculture records growth in almost all areas and expects this trend to continue until the end of the year.This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev, at a meeting of the President of Russia with members of the government, writes The DairyNews with reference to the press service of the department. Speaking about the development of animal husbandry, the minister noted the positive dynamics, taking into account the launch of new projects, as well as the stabilization of the epizootic situation.The production of livestock and. Read more...

What has become cheaper in Russia

  • 8 Jul 10:52

What has become cheaper in Russia Rosstat published data on how food prices have changed in Russia from June 25 to July 1. Rating of the cheapest products Granulated sugar - by 2.2% Buckwheat - 0.7% Chicken eggs - 0.4% Canned vegetables for baby food - 0.4% Lamb - 0.3% Sterilized milk - 0.3% Pork - 0.2% Sunflower oil - 0.2% Chicken - 0.2% Frozen fish - 0.2% The government has taken many decisions to curb rising food prices, said Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev. At the same time, food inflation in Russia reached 20.48% in April compared to. Read more...

Russia is not in danger of starvation

  • 8 Jul 10:49

Russia is not in danger of starvation Director of the FAO office for communication with the Russian Federation Oleg Kobyakov noted that in the country, according to data for 2019, the proportion of the population experiencing chronic hunger was less than 2% The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) believes that Russia is not in danger of starvation. This was announced at a press conference in TASS by the director of the FAO office for communication with the Russian Federation, Oleg Kobyakov. "We are convinced that Russia is not in danger of starvation," he said. Kobyakov noted that in Russia, according to 2019 data, the proportion of the population experiencing chronic. Read more...

A new meat farm will appear in the Moscow region

  • 8 Jul 10:48

A new meat farm will appear in the Moscow region This year, a new farm will appear in the urban district of Taldom for breeding cows of English and Scottish breeds.This was reported in the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Food. “This year, the company Novye Vskhody in the urban district of Taldom brought a number of specialized beef cattle of the Aberdeen Angus breed from the Tver region.Currently, the livestock is 29 heads.The farm also plans to import 60 Jersey cattle in August,” said Georgy Filimonov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Moscow Region. According to him, now the company is preparing farms for livestock and fodder is being prepared. “At the. Read more...

In Buryatia, for the first time, transplantation of bovine embryos was carried out

  • 8 Jul 10:46

In Buryatia, for the first time, transplantation of bovine embryos was carried out In the period from July 1 to July 3, 2022, for the first time in the Republic of Buryatia, transplantation was carried out with deep-frozen bovine embryos obtained from highly productive breeding animals with high genetic potential.The work was carried out on recipient cows at the farms of Blagodatnoye LLC in the Bichursky District and Rubin LLC in the Kabansky District, the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture told The DairyNews. Embryo transplantation is one of the biotechnological methods for improving the quality and productive properties of animals, which makes it possible to obtain offspring with improved genetic properties, which will. Read more...

"United Shipbuilding Corporation" is negotiating the construction of ships for the export of food

  • 7 Jul 11:39

"United Shipbuilding Corporation" is negotiating the construction of ships for the export of food The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is negotiating with Russian manufacturers interested in building a fleet to supply food abroad, Interfax reports. “There are prospects associated with the need to replace foreign carriers who, due to sanctions pressure, are now refusing to transport Russian goods,” the agency quotes Georgy Poltavchenko, chairman of the board of directors of USC.— There are a lot of such cargoes, including grain, sunflower oil.Our manufacturers are faced with the issues of transportation to foreign markets, we need steamships.”According to Poltavchenko, negotiations are underway with Russian agricultural producers, and. Read more...

Rosstat recorded an increase in weekly inflation at 0.23%

  • 7 Jul 11:38

Rosstat recorded an increase in weekly inflation at 0.23% Inflation in Russia for the period from June 25 to July 1, 2022 rose to 0.23% against zero deflation a week earlier and three weeks of deflation before that, according to Rosstat data. Since the beginning of July, consumer prices have increased by 0.2%, since the beginning of the year - by 11.77%.In annual terms, inflation as of July 1, 2022 (according to calculations using average daily data for this and last year on similar dates) was 16.19%. The increase in prices and tariffs was influenced by the increase in the cost of a number of services, primarily in the housing and communal services sector (held annually in July).Commodity prices showed deflation in food. Read more...

The government is preparing a development strategy in the new reality

  • 7 Jul 11:37

The government is preparing a development strategy in the new reality The government is developing a new socio-economic program - a model of the country's development in the current geopolitical reality.This was told to Vedomosti by a source close to the Cabinet of Ministers and two federal officials involved in the work. The information was indirectly confirmed by official representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers, vice-premiers and ministries.According to the first interlocutor, since June, sectoral strategic sessions have started in the government led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the task of which is to identify weaknesses and present a vision of development in specific areas.One of the main goals, according to the. Read more...

The Federal Tax Service may reduce the tax burden on retail to keep prices for essential goods

  • 7 Jul 11:36

The Federal Tax Service may reduce the tax burden on retail to keep prices for essential goods The Association of Retail Companies asked the Federal Tax Service to reduce the tax burden on retail chains in order to keep prices for essential goods.We are talking about deferring the payment of insurance premiums and reducing VAT on socially significant categories.Supermarkets are complaining about lost profits due to the containment of prices for sugar, vegetable oil and other goods.Experts are convinced that these measures are the best way out of the current situation, which will help maintain prices and trade margins.At the same time, some experts reproach retailers for trying to bring domestic prices up to world prices. The Russian retail trade has. Read more...

EFKO Group has carried out the first deliveries of vegetable meat Hi! to the Arab market

  • 6 Jul 09:13

EFKO Group has carried out the first deliveries of vegetable meat Hi! to the Arab market The ESG project of EFKO shareholders Healthy Innovation has made the first deliveries of plant-based meat alternatives to retail chains in the United Arab Emirates.While we are talking about 45 stores of large local chains Union Coop and Aswaaq, said the executive director of EFKO and the head of the Hi!Sergey Ivanov at the Innoprom-2022 discussion "INNOFOOD: Investments in foodtech in the conditions of the" new normal ", The DairyNews was told in the press service of the Group of Companies. Plant-based meats are represented on UAE shelves in three positions: burger patties, minced meat and meatballs Hi!We are talking about experimental sales in. Read more...