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Russia harvested more than 40 mln tonnes of wheat

  • 30 Jul 12:16

Russia harvested more than 40 mln tonnes of wheat As of July 29, Russian agrarians harvested grains and pulses throughout the areas of 16.2 mln ha.The production volumes almost reached 52.9 mln tonnes of grains (54 mln ha in 2020), declared the press-service of theMinistry of Agriculture of Russia. In particular, agrarians harvested 40.8 (44.8) mln tonnes of wheat throughout 11.8 mln ha, with the yield of 3.45 (3.61) t/ha. Also, Russia harvested 8.3 (7) mln tonnes of barley throughout 2.7 mln ha, with the yield of 3.02 (3.29) t/ha. Agrarians harvested 379.2 thsd tonnes of rapeseed throughout 141.3 thsd ha, with the. Read more...

Russia’s economic recovery reaches pre-pandemic level with higher-than-expected growth of 4.6%

  • 30 Jul 12:15

Russia’s economic recovery reaches pre-pandemic level with higher-than-expected growth of 4.6% According to the ministry, in June the country’s GDP reached the pre-pandemic level corresponding to the fourth quarter of 2019, growing by 8.5% in annual terms. In the second quarter of 2021, GDP growth amounted to 10.1% compared to the same period in 2020 and 1.5% growth compared to the second quarter of 2019. The country’s GDP is mostly driven by non-energy sectors, including the agriculture, manufacturing, and construction industries. Domestic demand remained the main driver of the economy in 2021, the ministry stated. It also revealed that the average incomes of the population at the end of the second quarter this year were close to the level of the. Read more...

Russia has increased export of agricultural products by 16%

  • 30 Jul 12:14

Russia has increased export of agricultural products by 16% The export of agricultural products from the Russian Federation since the beginning of the year as of July 25 amounted to $ 16.379 billion, which is 16% higher than on the same date last year, according to the materials of the Federal Center for the Development of Exports of Agricultural Products (FSBI Agroexport) under the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. In particular, grain exports from Russia increased by 15.1% to $ 4.579 billion, fish and seafood – by 4.7% to 2.85 billion. Deliveries of products of the fat and oil industry increased by 38.4% - to $ 3.753 billion. Exports of food and processing industry products increased by 5% - to $ 2.186 billion, meat and. Read more...

The current policy of banks will force agricultural producers to reduce investment activity - Dmitry Matveev

  • 30 Jul 12:12

The current policy of banks will force agricultural producers to reduce investment activity - Dmitry Matveev The current policy of banks will force agricultural producers to reduce investment activity. This was stated by Dmitry Matveev, General Director of Group of companies Kabosh, in a comment to The DairyNews. ‘Manufacturers will be forced to raise prices, which will definitely affect the buyer. Therefore, the state should be strategically focused on the development of the industry, especially on producers of products with high added value, so that the industry does not stagnate in a short time,’ the expert noted. According to him, initially lending to the agro-industrial complex was due to a number of difficulties: high and specific risks, price fluctuations, as. Read more...

EkoNiva has suspended its billion investment project in Altai region

  • 29 Jul 10:57

EkoNiva has suspended its billion investment project in Altai region The largest milk producer in Russia, EkoNiva-APK-Holding, has suspended the implementation of a billion project of a livestock complex in Talmenka district, but has not abandoned it. Governor of Altai region Viktor Tomenko announced this to journalists during a large online press conference on July 27. EkoNiva, Russia's largest producer of raw milk, intended to build a livestock complex for 6 thousand cattle in Talmenka district. According to the plan, the first cowshed was supposed to be launched at the end of 2020, and reach its design capacity in 2021. The governor has explained that the implementation of the project has been suspended. But the project. Read more...

Meat and bread will rise in price: the expert gave a forecast for prices

  • 29 Jul 10:55

Meat and bread will rise in price: the expert gave a forecast for prices Russians expect an increase in prices for several groups of socially significant goods, in particular, for meat and bread. This is due to an increase in production costs, with a large share of imported ingredients, said Elena Tyurina, a member of the Agrarian Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We decided to contact her with clarifying questions. – According to you, in 2021 Russia is fully provided with livestock products, there will be no shortage, moreover, there is even an export potential. At the same time, there is a high probability that meat will rise in price. Why? – When feeding animals, premixes are used –. Read more...

Russia places hope on Smena-9 breeders

  • 28 Jul 12:00

Russia places hope on Smena-9 breeders The Russian poultry industry has always been reliant on relatively expensive imports of breeding stock. Now that the new Russian broiler crossbreed, Smena-9, is expected to be patented by the end of 2021, it hopes the end of foreign dependency is in sight. In 10 years time, Smena-9 could conquer the entire Russian market. The path to the first Russian poultry crossbreed has not been without bumps along the way. The Smena-9 birds follow Smena-8 and Smena-7, both lines that were bred over the past few years and which should have been on a par with imported breeding stock. However, neither line has made it to state registration, let alone commercial introduction.. Read more...

Russian-Iranian trade turnover up 15% this year

  • 28 Jul 11:59

Russian-Iranian trade turnover up 15% this year The trade turnover between Russia and Iran increased significantly in the first six months of 2021 compared to the same period last year, Russia’s trade representative in Iran said Tuesday. “Russian-Iranian trade grew in 2020. It also demonstrates positive dynamics at the beginning of this year: in the first six months of 2021, trade grew by 15%. Exports increased by 16%, while imports from Iran – by 14%,” Rustam Zhiganshin said at an online economic cooperation meeting between the two states. According to data published earlier by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the volume of trade between Iran and Russia in 2020 amounted to. Read more...

“DAMATE” INCREASES TURKEY MEAT PRODUCTION BY 30%

  • 27 Jul 12:20

“DAMATE” INCREASES TURKEY MEAT PRODUCTION BY 30% “Damate”, the largest turkey meat producer in Russia, will invest an additional amount of 12.6 bln roubles into the expansion of the turkey meat production project and will also expand its production capacity from 155 to 207 ths t on a carcass weight basis per year. The total investments into the turkey meat project, taking the expansion into account, will be approximately 74 bln roubles. The funding sources are the company’s own resources and credit funds from “Rosselkhozbank”. The turkey meat market continues to show a stable positive momentum, however, we are still far from the saturation of the potential market with the consumption level of. Read more...

A beef cattle farm will start operating in the fall in the Novosibirsk region

  • 27 Jul 12:17

A beef cattle farm will start operating in the fall in the Novosibirsk region In the fall of 2021, a beef cattle breeding farm will start operating in the Karasuksky district of the Novosibirsk region. The project is being created by Siberian Angus, which is part of the Gorkunov group of companies. Investments in this project have already amounted to about 1 billion rubles, Vasily Pronkin, the development director of Gorkunov, told Kommersant. The farm will use new technologies for keeping livestock; by September, about 3-4 thousand heads will be delivered to it. In the first stage, the farm will produce calves. Most of them will go for reproduction, a small part of the bulls will be sent for meat. Pronkin did not say how much meat the. Read more...