There have been five more outbreaks of African Swine Fever in Russia, one of which has affected village pigs. One pig died in the outbreak in Ivankovo village in Ryazanskaya Oblast. Another three pigs were destroyed. There were also six cases in wild boar in several regions of western Russia. Three wild boar died and another four were destroyed to. Read more...
Agritechnica 2015, which takes place from 10 to 14 November, is fast-approaching. Taking place in Hannover, Germany, this year’s show is aptly titled: ‘People, Technology, Innovation – the Future of Agricultural Technology.’ Marlene Conlong, Agritechnica Communications Manager, shares information about Agritechnica, the world’s largest trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment. Agritechnica 2015 will not only focus on the newest technology but also on the management, services and smart farming methods that are becoming so crucial throughout the industry. “We’ve had a really positive response from exhibitors that. Read more...
Amid multi-billion dollar energy deals with China and worsening relations with Western countries, Russia is in the midst of attempting a massive reorientation of its foreign policy known as the “pivot to Asia.” Yet the domestic leg of this platform is posing Russian policymakers a tremendous challenge: the development of Russia’s vast Far East, a landmass that is almost as big as the continental United States, but has a population roughly equal to that of Denmark. Russian officials fret that if left undeveloped and unprotected, this enormous, region could be swallowed up by an influx of Chinese immigrants and capital. The Russian Far East, with. Read more...
Just over a year ago, Russia announced anembargoon Western food imports in retaliation for a series of U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on Moscow over its role in the Ukrainian conflict. Russia has not fully succeeded in substituting the imports of foodstuffs banned under the embargo with supplies from other countries, although back in the fall of 2014, the plan was to boost imports from South America and Asia. Yet, according to statistics, some countries have benefited from the Russian food embargo: Pakistan, Belarus, Serbia, and Chile "The rate of the decrease in the import of embargoed food is comparable with the rate of the decrease in overall imports. This. Read more...
Russian food security regulators carry on intensive checks of the French Auchan hypermarket network, which ranks third by revenue amongst food retailers in Russia. Rospotrebnadzor is inspecting all Auchan stores in Moscow, Rospotrebnadzor head, chief Russian public health official Anna Popova said on Aug. 19. "The Rospotrebnadzor department in Moscow launched a systemic all-inclusive scheduled check in all Auchan stores in Moscow in the middle of June, including five large stores and the others that are deemed to be smaller," she said. Documents on the inspection outcomes are now being drawn up, Popova said. "We are not in the habit of. Read more...
Another village pig has been affected by African Swine Fever in central Ukraine. The single pig died from the disease inSemenivka village. Read more...
Russian ban on European and other food imports changes of habits.RBTH polled chefs at Moscow restaurants to find out how they are dealing with the challenge. The ban that Russia has introduced on food imports from certain countries isaffectingthe work of many popular restaurants in Moscow. The worst affected are the owners of Italian and French restaurants, who have been forced to remove some traditional dishes from their menus. "Without a doubt, the sanctions have affected my work.C'est la vie. I can't say that there are dishes that I had to change completely or to take off the menu: I have been able to find fully adequate substitutes for all the products that. Read more...
The French embassy to Russia has confirmed that it asked the Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor to provide explanations regardinginspections of Auchan hypermarketsas part of working contacts. However, the embassy did not express concerns, contrary to what the media claimed, the French embassy told Interfax on Aug. 13. Russian media had reported earlier that the French embassy to Moscow had expressed concerns about inspections in Auchan hypermarkets conducted by Russian phyto-sanitary authorities. It was reported earlier that Rosselkhoznadzor planned to go to court to make Auchan stop the in-house processing and sale of uncooked. Read more...
The Russian government has expanded the list of countries, which supported EU sanctions against Russia, and has introduced the food ban against them, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. "The government order expands the list of countries, against whom our state is introducing responsive economic measures,"Medvedev saidat a cabinet of ministers meeting on Aug. 13. "Now a number of countries have been added to the EU, Australia, Canada, Norway and the United States, from whom certain types of agricultural products were banned in August of last year, a whole number of countries - namely Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Lichtenstein and under. Read more...
On 6 August 2014, Moscow announced an embargo on imports of a range of agricultural products from the EU, applicable from 7 August. One year on, it is clear that the EU agri-food sector has been remarkably resilient. In most regions, most of the affected sectors have been able to find alternative markets, either within the EU or beyond. Whereas Russia accounted for 10 per cent of EU agri-food exports in 2013 (and the products banned amounted to 4 per cent ), the value of overall exports have increased by 5 per cent from August 2014 to May 2015, compared to the same period of the previous year (these are the most recent available figures). Major gains have been achieved. Read more...
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