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Foreign manufacturers of veterinary medicines are willing to keep marketing in Russia

  • 20 Apr 10:02

Foreign manufacturers of veterinary medicines are willing to keep marketing in Russia According to Maria Novikova, the Director of the Department for Veterinary Medicine of Russian Ministry of Agriculture, as she said in an interview to the lead editor of Veterinary Medicine and Life, Yulia Melano, foreign manufacturers of veterinary drugs continue to market their products in Russia, despite transportation challenges. “Foreign manufacturers have confirmed their willingness to work on Russian market. Some transportation challenges are claimed, but they have been successfully overcoming it so far,” said Maria Novikova. She also noted, that logistics of the veterinary medicines supply chain has been altered. Namely, transit countries and. Read more...

Russia, Iran, Discuss Joint National Food Security Programmes

  • 20 Apr 10:00

Russia, Iran, Discuss Joint National Food Security Programmes Alireza Peyman-Pak, Iran’s Head of Trade Promotion & Organization (TPOI) stated on Monday (April 18) that Iran’s recent trade conference in Moscow was successful, and coordination had been made with Moscow to ensure national food security for both countries as they jointly contend with SWIFT disconnection and massive sanctions. “We predict that the Ukraine conflict will last and that sanctions will continue to be imposed on Russia. Therefore, the issue of food security, supply of oil, wheat and barley was prioritized, and in this regard, a long-term agreement for the supply of these items was put on the agenda, and necessary measures have been. Read more...

The Big 4 of agriculture unlikely to exit Russia despite mounting pressure

  • 19 Apr 10:04

The Big 4 of agriculture unlikely to exit Russia despite mounting pressure Everything can be politicized, except food. With hundreds of multinational companies exiting Russia, pressure is mounting on major agricultural trading companies to follow suit. But is it too much of an ask? Probably. The Big 4 of world agriculture – also called ABCDs – namelyArcher Daniels Midland(ADM),Bunge,Cargill, andLouis Dreyfusare not expected to leave Russia, at least not in the short-term, analysts told S&P Global Commodity Insights. Speculations of the Big 4 leaving have been rife in the market since the companies announced "downsizing of operations" in Russia. Louis Dreyfus was the first of the four entities to halt its business. Read more...

Seventeen ASF outbreaks reported in Russia this year

  • 19 Apr 09:58

Seventeen ASF outbreaks reported in Russia this year According to data provided by Rosselkhoznadzor, a total of 17 cases of African swine fever (ASF) were confirmed in Russia between 1 January and 4 April 2022. The most part of it was registered among wild boars - 11 cases. Six ASF outbreaks were confirmed at commercial farms. The outbreaks occurred in domestic swine in the Astrakhan, Samara, Saratov, Sverdlovsk regions, Khabarovsk Territory and the Republic of Bashkortostan. It’s worth noting that epidemiological evidence suggests that the disease has a more severe representation in Europe. Within the week from April 2 to 8, more than 475 new cases of ASF were reported by EU countries toOIE. The. Read more...

Western ‘economic blitzkrieg’ has failed – Putin

  • 19 Apr 09:56

Western ‘economic blitzkrieg’ has failed – Putin Western nations have failed in their attempts to destabilize the Russian economy with sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a government meeting on economic issues on Monday. “The situation is stabilizing, the ruble exchange rate has returned to the levels of the first half of February and is supported by a strong balance of payments… Foreign cash is returning to the country’s banking system, and the volume of deposits by citizens is growing. As for the consumer market, after a short rush to buy a number of goods… retail demand has returned to normal. Commodity stocks in retail chains are recovering,” Putin said. Overall,. Read more...

Kaliningrad independently provides itself with basic products, says governor

  • 19 Apr 09:56

Kaliningrad independently provides itself with basic products, says governor The Kaliningrad Region independently satisfies the demand for basic products, including grain, vegetables, milk and meat, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region Anton Alikhanov said in an interview with TASS. "We fully satisfy the demand for the main part of goods, though I do not think any region can say that it fully provides itself," he said. "On basic products we provide ourselves, on grain, bread, pork, poultry, vegetables, and we are currently involved in several projects," the governor added. The Kaliningrad Region is separated from the main territory of the Russian Federation by the borders of the EU countries, with the main flow of ground cargoes. Read more...

Russia’s China Trade Up 28.7% In Q1 2022

  • 19 Apr 09:54

Russia’s China Trade Up 28.7% In Q1 2022 Bilateral trade between Russia and China has grown 28.7% YoY in the first quarter of 2022, according to China customs, although growth slowed somewhat during March bringing the overall quarters figures down. The March slowdown was more evident in China’s imports from Russia than exports to it. Import growth fell from 35.8 % in both January and February to 28% in March. Sanctions Impact: Trade Settlement Chinese customs stated a mixture of factors was behind the slowdown, including the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the ensuing Western sanctions against Russia, which made shipments and trade settlement inconvenient. TheChina. Read more...

The volume of production of poultry meat and eggs in Russia exceeded demand by 3%

  • 18 Apr 10:28

The volume of production of poultry meat and eggs in Russia exceeded demand by 3% Poultry and egg production in Russia has already exceeded demand by at least 3%. This was announced to the portal explain.rf by the General Director of the National Union of Poultry Farmers Sergey Lakhtyukhov. He pointed out that the pace of production is increasing. So, in February of this year, the production of poultry meat increased immediately by 10% - this is the highest figure in the last three years. The head of the union also noted that Russian poultry farmers have reduced their purchases of hatching eggs abroad in recent years. In 2021, the share of domestic products reached 84%. “With the help of state support, from 2021, companies are building. Read more...

Colombia: The Russian meat export market will be replaced by the US and China

  • 18 Apr 10:27

Colombia: The Russian meat export market will be replaced by the US and China Due to restrictions on Russianexports, the Colombian government has accelerated thedevelopment of new markets forColombianagricultural products , includingmeat. For the latter,the United Statesis emerging as one of the possible new destinations for the product, with some 329 millionfoodconsumersin the country . Russia is one of the main destinations for Colombian meat, exporting 15,850 tons worth $63.9 million to the country in 2021, according to the National Statistics Office. This is what the Colombian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said: "At the moment, when we cannot export to Russia, we are looking for the possibility of an alternative to. Read more...

Russia raises export quotas on fertilizers

  • 18 Apr 10:17

Russia raises export quotas on fertilizers Russia has increased export quotas on complex mineral fertilizers to support domestic producers, according to aresolution published on the Cabinet of Ministers website on Sunday. “The current export quotas for Russian producers of mineral fertilizers have been temporarily increased by nearly 700 thousand tons,” theresolution states. The measure will be valid until May 31, 2022. “These measures are necessary to support fertilizer producers who face the risk of idle time due to low demand in the domestic market and sanctions from unfriendly states,” the announcement stated further, referring to sanctions placed on Russia by a number of Western. Read more...