Wheat is the most produced food commodity in Russia followed by sugar beets & milk. Russia produces over 10 million tons of 7 food commodities: wheat, sugar beets, milk, potatoes, barley, corn & sunflower seed. Beef is the 18th most. Read more...
In January-March 2020, the production of pigs (live weight) in all categories of farms amounted to 1.2 million tons, which is 11.3% or 0.13 million tons more than the same period last year. Among them 1.1 million tons produced by agricultural organizations. The main increase in production was provided by agricultural producers of the Tambov, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Pskov, Orel regions, the republics of Bashkortostan and Mordovia. The key factors ensuring the positive dynamics of the development of all domestic animal husbandry are the formation of a modern feed base, the development of logistics and the strengthening of. Read more...
In January-March 2020, the poultry production was estimated at 1.6 million tons (live weight), which is 2.4% more comparing to the level of the same period in 2019. Egg production increased by 1.7%, to 10.7 billion pieces. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, poultry production will reach 6.74 million tons in 2020, which is 0.5% more than of 2019. Egg production will grow by 0.1%. Read more...
Belarusian companies fully meet domestic demand for meat and dairy products, BelTA learned from the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry. Belarus has reached the highest food self-sufficiency rate in the Eurasian Economic Union. It relies 96% on domestic food production to meet its food needs. It is followed by Russia (89%), Kazakhstan (83%), Kyrgyzstan (81%) and Armenia (71%). “Belarusian companies fully meet domestic needs in meat and dairy products. Meat and dairy companies offer a broad assortment of high quality products. The food self-sufficiency ratio of meat and meat products in Belarus is estimated at 135.2%, that of dairy products at. Read more...
A significant portion of independent pig farms in Ukraine may disappear, in case their managers will not change their operational strategies. That opinion was shared recently by Nikolay Babenko, executive director of the Ukraine meat industry association, against local news outlet Meat-Inform. Babenko explained that there is an ongoing consolidation trend in the Ukraine’s pig industry. For independent pig farms it would be hard to fit in the new industry landscape. He added that it is clear that the market environment will worsen for independent pig farms, since a growing number of meat processing plants will shift to using pork from their own farms. Read more...
Cognitive Pilot today announced what it claimed is “the world’s largest autonomous driving project for agricultural machinery” with Rusagro Group LLC. The companies plan to test Cognitive Agro Pilot, a Level 3 autonomous driving system for combine harvesters, tractors, and sprayers. Cognitive Agro Pilot will be installed in 242 Rusagro combine harvesters. Source: Cognitive Pilot Cognitive Pilot today announced what it claimed is “the world’s largest autonomous driving project for agricultural machinery” with Rusagro Group LLC. The companies plan to test Cognitive Agro Pilot, a Level 3 autonomous driving system for. Read more...
Last month, Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, suspended global grain exports – precisely the type of action the World Health Organization, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Trade Organization have warned would endanger global food supply chains. This is bad news for the EU, a major importer of essential foods from Russia - not least because Russia's ban also extends to other essential foods like rye, barley, corn, soybeans, andsunflower oil. To make matters worse, the ban was announced when Russia seemed to have weathered the worst of the pandemic. But given that Russia has, in past weeks, become an epicentre of. Read more...
Overproduction of pork in Russia this year is estimated at 150-200 thousand tons, said the General Director “Rusagro” Maxim Basov on the conference call. The main promising markets for Russian pork are Belarus, Hong Kong and Vietnam, but to take out the entire amount of open export routes is not enough. The alternative is to sell more to Russian consumers, but you need to make an interesting proposal, including the expense of marketing and prices, said Bass. To predict when the Russian pork will open the Chinese market, he does not undertake because it is “completely political” question. “Only XI Jinping and Vladimir Putin know it will be made or. Read more...
Ukraine’s dairy sector has seen the strongest revenue decline in 6 years. In April 2020, Ukraine’s dairy index slumped 14.7%, according to Andriy Yarmak, economist of FAO investment center. The Ukrainian dairy index reflects how much money an average Ukraine dairy farmer earns from producing and selling 1 litre of milk. That figure was around 3.9 hryvnias (€0.13) in April as compared to 5.1 hryvnias (€0.17) at the beginning of the year, Yarmak estimated. The last time such a strong slump was recorded was in April of 2014, when it went down by 26.2%, following the Russian annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the armed conflict in the. Read more...
German researchers had reported about it and now trials in China show a similar pattern: pigs are not susceptible for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19. Thepeer reviewed journalSciencerecently published a report written by 21 Chinese authors, attached to theHarbin Veterinary Research Institute, part of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the National High Containment Laboratory for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention in Harbin. The team tested a range of animals to the susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and concluded that “it replicates poorly in dogs,. Read more...
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