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Friday, November 26, 2010
ASF May Have Been Transmitted to New Area in WheatRUSSIA - Procedural violations are being blamed for the introduction of African swine fever (ASF) to two new regions. The infection may have been transmitted in feed wheat from previously affected...
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Rain May Improve Wheat HarvestRUSSIA – Rains in Russia and Eastern Europe have raised hopes that next year's wheat crops may perform better than this year's drought-stricken crops.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Russia Faces Acute Grain ShortageRUSSIA – Russia is facing an acute grain shortage as a result of the country's worst drought in more than 50 years.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
UN Meeting Called Over Price Of WheatRUSSIA – A meeting has been held by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN to discuss rising wheat prices.
Russia's Grain Export Ban Extended to 2011RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his country's export ban on grain until at least the end of 2011, prompting further increases in wheat prices and fresh concerns about...
Russia Extends Export BanRUSSIA - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has extended his country’s export ban on grain until at least the end of 2011, prompting further increases in wheat prices and fresh concerns...
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Imports Of US Corn 'May Be Resumed'RUSSIA – Droughts that have ravaged Russian crops this summer could force the country to follow China in once again becoming a significant importer of US corn, boosting Chicago prices of the...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Hopes for Rain Drive Down Wheat PricesRUSSIA – Prices of wheat have lost their week-long battle to hold the $7 (£4.48) a bushel mark on US markets, amid reports that Russia could soon see the return of rainfall, potentially ending...
Monday, August 16, 2010
Farmers May Need to Import US CornRUSSIA – Some of the country's biggest consumers of corn are planning to order grain from overseas, the US Grains Council has said, after domestic crops were ravaged by the country's worst...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Russia's Wheat Export Ban May be RescindedRUSSIA – A top agricultural officials has reportedly suggested that the country's current ban on grain exports could be reversed as early as October.
High Barley Prices a Threat to BrewersRUSSIA – Brewing firms across Russia look set to be hit worse than their overseas competition by rallying prices of barley, which unusually, have taken feed varieties of the grain to around...
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Drought Hits Russian CropsRUSSIA - Severe drought in European Russia has affected grain and other crops.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Bad Wheat Provides Boost For US FarmersRUSSIA – Severe droughts across Russia, as the country enjoys its hottest summer since records began, are thought to have destroyed 20 per cent of the national wheat crop – and now fast-spreading...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Wheat Rally Resumes as Output Fears Spread to 2011RUSSIA - Wheat prices in Paris have renewed their upward path – reaching two-year highs – after analysts at SovEcon slashed their forecasts for Russian output, warning investors...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Heat Destroys Portugal-Sized Grain AreaRUSSIA – Persistent hot weather and unfavourable growing conditions across major farming regions of Russia have ruined an area of grain sowings the size of Portugal, an industry group has ...
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Weather Woes 'Give Europe A Chance'RUSSIA – The severe heatwave currently sweeping Russia's main farming regions could prompt a "significant drop" in the country's exports of barley, an industry website has reported.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Grain Output 'Could Slump By 17m Tonnes'RUSSIA – The strong yields seen in Russia's early grain harvest will not be mirrored further north, experts have said, warning that droughts could dent production by up to 17 million tonne...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Grain Quality Boosts Harvest HopesRUSSIA – This year's grain harvest in Russia may be larger than many analysts initially predicted, US farming officials have suggested.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Falling Sugar Imports Halt Price RallyRUSSIA – The recent rebound in sugar, which has lifted New York prices above $0.16 (£0.11) a pound for the first time in seven weeks, is set to falter as Russia's imports of the sweetener...
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Scientists Find Deadly New Strains of Ug99 Stem RustRUSSIA – Four new mutations of Ug99, a virulent strain of wheat pathogen known as stem rust, have overcome sources of genetic resistance developed to protect the world's wheat crop, scientists...
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Sugar Offering PostponedRUSSIA - Sugar producer OAO Rusagro has become the second Russian company in two weeks to postpone an initial public offering.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Spring Sowing Figures ReleasedRUSSIA - Spring crop sowing in Russia is more than a third (35 per cent) complete, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Grain Supply Improvements AnnouncedRUSSIA - Russia's deputy agriculture minister has revealed that ports are to be expanded in a bid to improve grain exports.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Grain Export Package AnnouncedRUSSIA - Russia is to unveil a $170 million (£108 million) package to support grain exports and reduce the country's stockpile.
Friday, February 05, 2010
United Grain Company Seeks 9% Market ShareRUSSIA - The Russian state-owned United Grain Company is looking to obtain a nine per cent share of the global grain market over the next five years.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Domestic Food Production Plan ApprovedRUSSIA - Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has approved a plan to boost domestic food production and reduce dependence on imports.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Russia Sells Cuba Humanitarian Milling WheatRUSSIA - Russia's United Grain Company will sell fourth-grade milling wheat to Cuba as humanitarian aid to protect Russian grain exporters, it has been revealed.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Fersa Plans Wind Power in Astrakhan RegionRussia - Interfax reported that Russia's Astrakhan region has signed a protocol of intent with Fersa Cherkessk LLC to install wind turbines in the region.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Russian Producers Looking for US DDGSGLOBAL - The rapid growth of Russia's poultry and pig industries has created demand for distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), according to a US Grains Council consultant in Russi...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Russia's Decisions at G8 SummitRUSSIA - Russia's all set to increase agricultural production and food supplies to world markets to help overcome the global food crisis, claims President Dmitry Medvedev.
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