The President stressed that it is important to fully use the potential of national research institutions for the needs of agricultural production Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the task for the domestic agriculture sector to increase competitiveness in world markets, to develop gardening, wine-growing, its own seed production, as well as using advanced scientific developments. "As in all sectors of the economy, ones should not overlook strategic issues here [in the agriculture sector] as well, it is necessary to increase the competitiveness of Russian agricultural products, making domestic products and food be in growing demand both in our. Read more...
The Covid-19 pandemic has not slowed down the expansion plans of Russian agricultural holding EkoNiva. The company continues to build new milk farms and dairy plants all over the country. It aims become the world’s largest milk producer by the end of 2020. The Covid-19-induced economy crisis has almost not affected EkoNiva, said Stefan Duerr, CEO of EkoNiva. “We continue our operation and to meet food demand of the [Russian] population,” said Duerr. “The consequences [of the pandemic] are substantial both for the economy and for ordinary citizens. I really hope that the measures taken by the government to stabilise the economy would help to. Read more...
Ukraine’s biggest poultry producer MHP had to reduce its export volume in the first quarter of 2020 because of the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in Vinnitsa Oblast. The negative impact of the disease on the export is lessening now the virus is under control, but the possibility is there that Covid-19 will affect MHP’s international operations in the second quarter of 2020. Avian influenzaled to sales restrictions imposed by the EU and MENA governments, which made MHP to redirect its sales volumes to the countries which remained open at the time. MHP stated that it became almost impossible to follow the strategy of market and product targeting.. Read more...
VTB Bank reported that purchases in offline stores decreased the most - by 35% in annual terms During the period of self-isolation in April, Russians reduced their spending by 34% compared to April last year, according to a press release from VTB Bank. According to the report, the volume of customers’ salaries in April did not change significantly, while card transactions decreased by 34%. Online orders also showed negative dynamics, primarily due to almost halving the cost of airline tickets and a decline of 1.5-fold for transport. At the same time, spending on food increased by 25%, and more than doubled on alcohol, the report said. At the same time,. Read more...
In January-April 2020, agricultural farms of all kinds (state-run agricultural enterprises, private farmers, subsidiary farms) produced Br4 billion worth of goods, which was 5.2% up year-on-year in comparable prices, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee. In January-April 2020, agricultural enterprises made Br3.9 billion worth of products, which was up by 5.7% over the same period of 2019 in comparable prices. The output of cattle and poultry (in terms of live weight) at farms of all kinds totaled 622,600 tonnes (5% up over January-April 2019), including 596,200 tonnes at agricultural enterprises. Milk production reached 2,463,200 tonnes (up. Read more...
The heads of the EAEU agricultural bodies discussed the food security matters in the context of global coronavirus outbreak at the online Council on Agro-Industrial Policy of the Eurasian Economic Union. The Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev presupposes that joint work at the initial stage ensured taking all appropriate coordinated measures to keep food sustainability for the EAEU member states, in particular, the restrictions imposed on the export of essential goods to third countries and the reset of import duties on critical imports. According to the Minister, the results of these resolutions facilitate much the interplay between the Ministry of. Read more...
The volume of orders for grocery deliveries online surged in April and could more than triple this year, according to the data released by e-commerce consultancy INFOLine, released on May 13,bne IntelliNewsreported. INFOLine’s data for the first quarter this year and April’s trading results surged and could rise3.3x to RUB135bn ($1.8bn) in 2020, with the express delivery channel to top RUB30bn ($406mn), almost quadruple the RUB700mn of sales in the same period a year ago. “In March-April, the demand for online food shopping surged after lockdown restrictions were imposed, while client acquisition costs diminished. Express delivery mimics the. Read more...
Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s largest meat producer, has announced the start of turkey shipments to China, its key export market. This move will see the Group more than double its overall turkey exports for2020. The first turkey shipment weighed in at 27tonnes and was sent to China from TambovTurkey, a joint venture between CherkizovoGroup and Spain’s Grupo Fuertes. The shipment included turkey wing pieces that are very popular in retail chains throughout China. Exporting this type of goods is now possible after Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) convinced the Chinese authorities to add turkey. Read more...
The Russian Milk Union has recently appealed to the Russian government for assistance and to recognise that the entire dairy industry has been impacted due to quarantine measures in place to slow down the spread of Covid-19 in the country. The ongoing crisis is threatening small and medium-sized businesses, both milk farms and milk-processing plants, the Milk Union said as between 30% to 50% of demand for dairy products comes from the food service segment which experienced closures due to the pandemic. State aid not approved for ag sector Earlier, the Russian government announced a bailout package for companies struggling due to Covid-19. The package involves. Read more...
Backyard farms in Russia may increase pork production amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, Sergey Kovalev, chairman of the Russian Union of Pork Producers told the local magazine Agroinvestor. Some Russian regions have begun giving piglets to the population free of charge in order to mitigate the negative impact of Covid-19 and the nationwide lockdown introduced in order to slow down the spread of the virus on the protein consumption. If there is growth again, that is against the trend of the last 20 years, in which backyard pig population in Russia has steadily been declining. Unemployment rate in Russia The decision to distribute piglets can be seen in the. Read more...
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