TheDairySite Latest News: Russian Federation
20 April 2017

RUSSIA - Vitebsk Oblast is interested in setting up a joint venture to process powdered milk in Russia's Astrakhan, Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Nikolai Sherstnev told the media on 19 April....
05 July 2016

RUSSIA - Russia's President Vladimir Putin has reportedly signed a decree to extend the ban on various agri-food imports from Western countries as part of sanctions resulting from the crisis in Ukraine....
02 June 2016

RUSSIA - The Russian Agriculture Ministry has prepared a draft decree to extend its embargo on food products from a number of countries including the EU and US until the end of 2017....
17 May 2016

ANALYSIS - Milk production in Russia was stable last year reaching 30.78 million tonnes, while the cows’ milk yield rose by 6.9 per cent....
22 January 2016

RUSSIA - Russia's Agriculture minister Alexander Tkachev promised extra money for the country's dairy industry during the recent 'Agrofarm 2016' event....
04 November 2015

RUSSIA - Two new outbreaks of lumpy skin disease have been reported in village cattle....
05 August 2015

RUSSIA – Bilateral goods trade with Russia and India will increase from $10 billion to $30 billion by 2025, talks between Russian and Indian trade delegations have revealed....
30 April 2015

RUSSIA – Better herd genetics are one of the factors to thank for a rise in first quarter Russian milk production, says the agriculture ministry....
08 April 2015

RUSSIA - Barn layout and design are instrumental in a six point plan for healthy cows, a cow longevity conference heard in Siberia last week....
02 April 2015

RUSSIA - Experts from the Trans-Baikal Territory in the east of Russia are managing restrictive measures to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in cattle....
24 March 2015

RUSSIA – The latest in a series of cow longevity conferences for the Russian dairy industry will commence in Siberia tomorrow....
02 March 2015

RUSSIA - Against a background of a devalued ruble and high inflation rates, the Russian dairy industry may be characterised as undergoing a period of localisation, according to Emily McCormack from the Moscow office of Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board....
23 February 2015

RUSSIA - Great interest in large scale dairies is generating in one of Russia's most fertile regions. ...
23 December 2014

RUSSIA - New figures indicate that for the first 11 months of this year, Russian meat, milk and egg production has increased over last year. Beef output and cattle numbers, however, have declined. ...
01 December 2014

RUSSIA – Russia should have ample forage to get through winter, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced....
21 November 2014

RUSSIA – Russian dairy imports will remain flat next year despite total milk production falling, US Department of Agriculture analysts predict....
20 November 2014

ANALYSIS - Milk production in Russia is suffering from a lack of investment in processing plants and the continued use of old technology....

RUSSIA - The Russia Agricultural Bank is to finance the construction of a dairy farm complex in the Tambov region....
06 November 2014

RUSSIA - In order to develop livestock breeding in the Primorye region of Russia, 660 dairy cows have been flown in from Germany. ...
29 October 2014

RUSSIA - Developing relationships between industry and authorities will be explored at the first international Agroindustrial Forum in Moscow next month. ...
17 October 2014

RUSSIA - In May 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Government to develop and approve an import substitution plan for industry and agriculture for 2014-2015....
25 August 2014

RUSSIA - Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said Saturday it allowed Serbia to export its dairy products to the countries of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. ...
22 August 2014

RUSSIA - Russia has amended its list of fishery and agricultural products that have been banned for one year from the EU, US, Australia, Canada and Norway....
20 August 2014

RUSSIA - Russia is to introduce electronic veterinary certificates from February 2017....
12 August 2014

ANALYSIS - European dairy prices are set for more pressure, this time at the hands of Russian food import bans until alternative buyers can be found....
11 August 2014

EU - Following the announcement of Russia's ban on agriculture exports from the EU, the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos has stated that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should help to protect farmers....
07 August 2014

RUSSIA – Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznadzor has tightened scrutiny of dairy products arriving from a Latvian and a Ukrainian dairy on food quality grounds....

RUSSIA - Russia's president Vladimir Putin has announced a ban on imports of agricultural and fishery products from the US, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway in reaction to sanctions imposed against it by these countries....