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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Russia Grain: Historical Area Estimates RevisedRUSSIA - USDA has revised its series of grain area estimates, beginning with 1990/91, to reflect harvested area. Previous estimates were based on sown-area data from Rosstat, the State Statistical...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Russia's Oilseed Production Forecast DownRUSSIA - Assuming normal weather, Russia’s production of its three main oilseeds (sunflowerseeds, soybeans and rapeseeds) in 2012 is forecast at 11.2 MMT, a 10 per cent decrease from the...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Record Sugar Production but Forecasts DownRUSSIA - FAS Moscow’s record sugar production forecast fell far short in 2011/12 as sugar production totaled 58 per cent higher than the previous record and 84 per cent higher than the previous...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Russia's Grain Production Forecast DownRUSSIA - Assuming average weather during the growing season, FAS/Moscow forecasts Russia’s 2012 grain production at 88 million metric tons (six per cent) below last year, but close to the 5...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
ABH Miratorg's Operational Activity for 2011RUSSIA - In the year 2011 Miratorg Agribusiness Holding consolidated its status of the leader in pork production as well as became the biggest fodder manufacturer in Russia. The total volume...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Russian Agricultural Development: February 2012RUSSIAN FEDERATION - On February 8, 2012, Yelena Skrynnik, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reported to the State Duma on the results of development of agriculture and related...
Friday, February 10, 2012
Russian Government Subsidises Fuel for FarmersRUSSIA - Russian agriculture minister Yelena Skrynnik this week announced an increase in the subsidised fuel granted to farmers in the March to June period to cultivate the land.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Russia Exports 17MT of Grain To-DateRUSSIA - Russia has exported 17 million tonnes of grain to date, Russia's Agriculture Minister Elena Skrynnik said with reference to data from the Federal Customs Service (FCS).
Friday, December 23, 2011
Russia Joins WTO - A 'Win-Win'?RUSSIA - WTO trade ministers agreed Russia's application to join the global trade rules body last week, after 18 years of negotiation - but what does it mean for UK agriculture?
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Govt Can Continue Ag Support after WTO AccessionRUSSIA - Under the terms agreed, Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not expected to impact the agricultural sector adversely.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Russia's Agricultural Aim to Become Self-SufficientRUSSIA - Russia is reducing its reliance on imported food and aiming to become self-sufficient. But finding skilled local workers is a challenge.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Russian Harvest to Reach 90 Million TonnesRUSSIA - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has declared that the country is now seeing an upturn in its agriculture industry following two years of droughts and heat waves.
Monday, September 26, 2011
1,000 Tons Wheat Seed Imported from Russia to Armenia RUSSIA & ARMENIA - Over 1.1 thousand tons of high-quality wheat seeds of the sort "Elite" were imported from Russia to Armenia, said the press-service of the Armenian government.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Russia Grain Harvest Expected to Reach 90 Mln Tonnes RUSSIA - In the current year the general grain production volumes in Russia are expected to reach 90 mln tonnes, sunflower production - nearly 8 mln tonnes, declared press-service of the Ministry...
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Russian Grain Deliveries Stopped Due to Backlog RUSSIA - Russian Railways stopped grain deliveries this week to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, during Russia's return to global wheat markets after it ended an export ban.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Early Russian Crops Harvest Report 2011RUSSIA - Alpcot Agro AB has almost completed the harvest of the early crops for 2011, with an average yield for winter wheat of 2.9 tons per hectare. To date the Company has harvested 52,000...
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Russian Grain Harvest IncreasingRUSSIA - The latest figures from the Russian Agriculture ministry show that 13.3 million hectares - about a third of the planted area of the Tyumen region of the Urals - has been harvested, producing...
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Russian Harvest Expected at 90Mt RUSSIA - The size of the Russian grain crop is now expected to be in the region of 90Mt, still below the highs of c100Mt seen in 2008 and 2009, but up on early estimates that put the crop at...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Russian Harvest Showing Strong FiguresRUSSIA - The latest figures from the Russian Agriculture Ministry show that so far the country has harvested cereal and pulse crops from 3.9 million hectares producing 14.6 million tonnes of...
Monday, July 18, 2011
Russian Grain Forecast to ReboundRUSSIA - Russian grain production this year is expected to rebound from last year's drought-affected crops, with grain production forecast at approximately 85.5Mt (including legumes) for the...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Cargill Opens Animal Feed Facility in Russia RUSSIA — June 16, 2011 — Cargill has opened a new animal feed facility in Efremov, Russia. The facility has the capacity to produce 50,000 tonnes of swine and poultry feed products....
Friday, June 03, 2011
Russian Grain Export Duties Possible RUSSIA - Over the weekend, Russian Premier Vladimir Putin said the country's grain export ban would be lifted by July 1, and the Russian first deputy Prime Minister has already cautioned that...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Russia to Lift Grain Export Ban RUSSIA - Russian authorities have decided to cancel an embargo on grain exports, which was imposed last year in the wake of a severe drought, from July 1, the prime minister said on Satur...
Friday, April 15, 2011
Talk of Russian Grain Export Ban Ending Soon RUSSIA - Speculation is growing among US merchants that Russia might lift its grain export ban within weeks, reopening a fiercely-competitive producer for business after a year of restrictions...
Monday, April 04, 2011
Russia Intervention Fund Sold 20.5 Thsd Tonnes GrainsRUSSIA - On March 30, 2011, the National Commodity Exchange provided regular exchange trades of grains from the state intervention reserve.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Russian Grain Export Ban Stands Through October 2011 RUSSIA - The export ban of grains from Russia will be canceled not earlier than in October 2011, when the harvested volumes are known, if the Government does not introduce any other special mechanism...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Russian Feed Shortage Expected RUSSIA - A shortage of feed in Russia caused by drought may not be resolved even if grain output recovers, with Soviet-era mills potentially unable to keep up with a state-backed drive to expand...
Friday, February 11, 2011
Russia Sells Intervention StoresRUSSIA - The Russian Government has ordered sales of milling and feed wheat, food quality rye and feed barley from the Intervention Fund.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Russia Orders 3 Million Tons of Argentine CornRUSSIA - Russia is interested in purchasing 3 million tons of Argentine animal-feed corn to supply its domestic market following the catastrophic drought and fires suffered during summer months...
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Russia to Harvest 85 Million Tonnes of Grain in 2011 RUSSIA - Grain production in 2011 is expected to reach the level of 85 million tonnes, according to AgriMarket.Info.
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