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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...

Prospects for import substitution. The potential of the union market of Belarus and Russia is $40 billion

  • 11 Aug 12:34

Prospects for import substitution. The potential of the union market of Belarus and Russia is $40 billion This opinion is shared by the Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko at a meeting of the Council of Ministers with the participation of the President, dedicated to the issue of the functioning of the economy in the conditions of sanctions and measures to overcome them. To date, 23 joint projects have been identified that are aimed at import substitution in the Union State. Thus, in all areas, the import substitution potential of the union market is $40 billion. It is worth noting that in 2021 Belarusian organizations exported $400 million worth of butter. In turn, the export of packaged butter amounted to about 20%. At the same time, the price of oil in a small. Read more...

How sanctions affected Russian agriculture

  • 11 Aug 12:31

How sanctions affected Russian agriculture After the July talks in Istanbul with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN, the export of Ukrainian grain by sea was resumed.At the same time, according to some Russian officials, there are obstacles to the export of Russian crops, and in addition, there is a threat to domestic agriculture due to the dominance of imported seeds of certain crops and livestock seeds.The biggest threat comes from the ban on the supply of agricultural machinery and spare parts for it.Forbes figured out whether the crisis threatens Russian agriculture. On July 22, negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN ended in Istanbul.The parties agreed. Read more...

Rosstat: deflation in July accelerated from 0.35 to 0.39 percent

  • 11 Aug 12:29

Rosstat: deflation in July accelerated from 0.35 to 0.39 percent Rosstat records deflation in Russia for the second month in a row: in July it accelerated to 0.39% from 0.35% in June, follows from the data of the statistical office.In annual terms, price growth in July slowed down to 15.1% from 15.9% in June. "In July 2022, compared to June 2022, the consumer price index amounted to 99.61%, compared to December 2021 - 110.98%," the report says. Monthly deflation in July is not typical for Russia.In the entire history of observations, it was recorded only once - in 2011 and amounted to a symbolic 0.01%.The minimum values ​​of the rate of price change for July in previous years were in 2017 - 0.07%. As noted in. Read more...