Russia’s plan to extend its import ban to a range of EU, US, Canadian, Australian and Norwegian food exporters until December 31, 2017 has been met with criticism. Read more...
Kazakhstan plans to revive its once-strong beef industry to become one of the largest meat exporters in. Read more...
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has signed a law ratifying the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam, a representative of the presidential press service told Interfax on June 2. “The ratified agreement will ensure a free trade regime for more than 90 percent of commodities,” the official said. “A zero-rate duty and liberalized access to markets will be achieved in two steps.” The agreement prescribes protection of the domestic market and balance of payments, licensing, and subsidizing of industrial and agricultural commodities in accordance with World Trade Organization. Read more...
Two of Russia’s largest meat companies experienced a sharp drop in profits in the first quarter of 2016,. Read more...
Ukraine agricultural holding Avangard previously ranked as the second largest world’s producer of eggs and egg products has seen its production figures almost half as the crisis in the country takes it toll. In 2015 the company produced 4.43 billion units of eggs, a 46% decrease compared to 2014, official reports from the company state. The overall poultry population dropped by 42% to 13.6 million heads, while laying hens stock also dropped by 42% to 10.7%. In 2016, the company expects to slightly restore it's population to 11 million hens. Poultry stock and capacities reduced The reduction of poultry stock and production capacities are primarily. Read more...
The current European pig crisis is mainly caused by overproduction, and not by the Russian ban on agricultural produce. That is the view of Robert Hoste, pig production economist at theAgricultural Economics Institute(LEI) ofWageningen University and Research, the Netherlands. Hoste spoke last week at the annualEuropean Pig Producers congressheld in Dublin, Ireland. One of the major themes these days in Europe's pig industry, is the current price crisis, as the business hasn't been a profitable one for a while – with ongoing low prices per pig and ongoing societal demands for investments. Situation with Russia is blamed, ASF closed. Read more...
The Russian government has decided to ease the food embargo introduced against Western countries and allow the import of poultry meat, beef and vegetables used for baby food. The food embargo against the EU countries, U.S., Canada, Australia and Norway was introduced on August 7, 2014. Source: Ingimage / Vostock-photo The Russian government has moderated the embargo conditions placed on products imported from the U.S., Canada, Australia, the EU countries, Ukraine and several other European countries. The ban has been lifted on poultry meat, frozen beef and dried and frozen vegetables used in the production of baby food. The rulingwas publishedon the official site. Read more...
A new outbreak of African Swine Fever has been reported on a pig unit close to the Russian boarder. The outbreak was reported in one pig in a village unit. Read more...
Another outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported in backyard pigs in Russia. One outbreak was reported in Duminichi,Kaluzhskaya region and another inTitovo,Orlovskaya. In total,. Read more...
An international team of scientists have published a study that highlights how antibiotics given to cattle can have far-reaching effects on an ecosystem, according to the EU's CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service). Publishing in ‘Proceedings of the Royal Society B’, a journal of The Royal Society, the international team comprising scientists from the US, the UK, Finland and Sweden, have argued that there may be ‘unintended, cascading ecological effects’ from the use of antibiotics in agriculture. The research gives another incentive for animal producers to reduce antibiotic use, which is already taking place in. Read more...
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