The traffic jam in the Suez Canal that threatened to further shatter global trade has shown the importance of alternative routes, like the one linking Russia and India via Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The multinational trade link, officially known as the North–South International Transport Corridor (ITC), is one of the major infrastructure projects in the region, the Russian diplomat said in a recent interview to IRNA news agency. He added that the route could be a“basis for the creation of a single ‘seamless’ transport, logistics, and economic space”between Iran and Russia, which will host most of. Read more...
As of April 15, Russian farmers planted spring agricultural crops throughout the general areas of 1.7 mln ha or 3.4% of the forecast, declared the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. In particular, farmers planted spring grains throughout 1.2 mln ha or 4.1% of the forecasted area, including wheat - 155.5 thsd ha or 1.2% of the forecast, barley - 568.1 thsd ha or 7.4%, corn for grain - 2.8 thsd ha or 0.1%. Farmers planted spring rapeseed throughout 6.7 thsd ha or 0.5% of the plan, sunflower seed - 70.2 thsd ha or 0.8%. As of the reporting date, farmers planted sugar beet throughout 117.2 thsd ha or 11% of the plan. In addition,. Read more...
The co-chairmen of the Russian-Serbian Working Group on Agriculture Sergey Levin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia, and Bogdan Igic, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Serbia, held a meeting on April 13. They discussed the expansion of agricultural trade and plans for joint events in 2021. Agricultural trade between the countries increased by 7% to 516 million dollars last year. Sergey Levin stressed that the main focus for the development of bilateral cooperation is to increase export volumes and diversify the products supplied. This will be facilitated, among other things, by the export of domestic dairy. Read more...
McDonald’s fast food chain is launching a long-term program to support Russian farmers, the company said in a statement on Friday,TASSinformed. “McDonald’s is launching a long-term program to support Russian farmers. Under the program, five Russian farms cooperating with the Belaya Dacha Group will receive targeted grants for passing international certification and will be able to become McDonald’s suppliers,” according to the statement. Irina Korshunova, Senior Director for Sustainable Development of the company in Russia, said during the online conference that at the first stage, investments in the program will amount to about. Read more...
The International agricultural exposition “Belagro-2021” will be held at the Industrial park “Great Stone” early summer. This is the biggest agro-industrial show within the post-Soviet space. The organizers plan to hold a business forum with the delegation of Uzbekistan within the framework of the exposition. Theenterprises will also have an opportunity to target their produce to the African market. The program of the expo will include an African business forum for the first time. In total, about thirty countries are expected to take. Read more...
For the sixth year running, Cherkizovo Group (Cherkizovo, Petelinka brands) has topped the ranking of Russia’s largest meat producers. The ranking was put together by Agroinvestor, a leading industry publication. The Agroinvestor magazine has hosted the Russian Meat& Feed Industry conference, where it presented the2020 ranking of Russia’s largest meat producers. Cherkizovo Group was the first on the list, having produced 884,000tonnes of slaughter weight (up 54,000tonnes or 6.5% y-o-y). The Group's higher output in2020 was driven by robust domestic demand for its products and also by the growth of exports, primarily to markets across Southeast Asia and. Read more...
The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia establishes a network of attachés with a mission to promote cooperation in agriculture. As of today, attachés took office in Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Peru, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, and Ethiopia. Their responsibilities include drafting proposals for cooperation development, working on international agricultural agreements and contracts, establishing contacts with government and business representatives, and facilitating negotiations between Russian companies and potential partners. The establishment of a network of attachés will encourage the promotion of domestic agricultural. Read more...
Starting 20 March, Ukraine resumed poultry exports to the EU from provinces unaffected by the HPAI outbreak in December of 2020. According to local analysts, export restrictions were painful for Ukraine. “The average monthly volume of poultry meat exports to the EU is about 10,000 tonnes. The ban on exports from December onwards significantly affected the total poultry meat export from Ukraine, as its EU share in overall sales averages 25 to 28%. This large chunk could not be absorbed by other export destinations,” explained Svetlana Lytvyn, a Ukraine Agribusiness Club analyst. Consequently, Ukraine’s poultry exports dropped by 22.1% in January of 2021. Read more...
The meat processing plant in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, with a capacity of 5 thousand tons of meat per year and at cost of about 900 million tenge will start working at the end of 2021 on the basis of Syr Marzhany LLP, KazakhZerno.kz reports. Entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Bahrain and China became interested in future products. With businessmen from the UAE, the partnership has even signed a memorandum. It is assumed that 50 percent of produced meat products will go for export, 50 percent will be sold on the local market. There will bring 25 job opportunities. "In two months, equipment for the meat processing plant will. Read more...
As of March 1, 2021, in Ukraine there are 1 million 673.2 thousand head of cows, which is 5.5% less than in the corresponding period last year. This was reported by the analytical department of the Association of Dairy Producers, writes agronews.ua. 424.5 thousand head of cows are concentrated in agricultural enterprises. This is 1.9% less than in 2020. The number of livestock for the corresponding period was increased in Ivano-Frankivsk farms (+ 11.9%; 4.7 thousand head), Ternopol (+ 5.5%; 13.4 thousand head) and Vinnitsa (+ 4.4%; 31 thousand head) regions. During the period under review, households reduced the dairy breeds livestock by 6.7% - to 1 million 248.7. Read more...
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