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Experts of the analytical center "Sovekon" concluded that Russia may not fulfill the plan for the export of wheat in due time. According to operational reports of the center, as of January, the volume of wheat exports increased by 4.9% over the same period last year. Since the beginning of the current agricultural season in Russia, 16.28 million tons of wheat have been sold abroad.

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The Russian Ministry of Agriculture revised its grain export forecast for the current agricultural season. Speaking at the G20 summit in Berlin, Alexander Tkachev said that Russia could supply up to 35-37 million tons of grain to the international market. According to the minister, the volume of Russian exports will be determined by world prices for major crops, the ratio of the ruble to the US dollar and the logistics costs of road and rail transport.

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The Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Alexander Tkachev, said that during the meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation, subsidies in the amount of 75 billion rubles would be distributed to support agriculture, including: - 58.8 billion were proposed to reimburse part of the interest rate on investment loans in the agro-industrial complex rubles; - to compensate part of the direct costs incurred, the creation and modernization of the AIC facilities - 11.5 billion rubles.

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All animals, except wild, can get an electronic passport in a couple of years. A roadmap for the identification of quadrupeds is being developed in Russia. One of the most common ways is to implant a radio magnetic chip under the skin of a pet. This chip is very small, the size of a rice grain and injected under the skin with a syringe.

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The Quality Control Committee checked the quality of Russian poultry products. They found that one of the two samples contained antibiotic residues. Experts selected 21 pieces of chilled poultry meat from the best-selling domestic producers to verify compliance with the basic quality requirements.

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In 2016, new plant species were discovered by scientists from Moscow State University outside of Russia - in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Laos, Vietnam, Congo, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Cape Verde and Madagascar. In general, over the past five years, about 60 new species have been discovered. There are three ways to open species: when conducting field research, after which the plants found are compared with the already known described species in reference books.

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The Russian government recently approved new rules that will determine the procedure for federal appointments of subsidies for the development of dairy cattle breeding. Almost 8 billion rubles were allocated in the budget to implement this program in 2017. In accordance with a government decree, the following changes were made in relation to the rules for granting subsidies and distribution of 1 kg of milk sold and (or) for processing in the house: - Rules that had to be implemented in order to receive subsidies for the highest grade and (or) the first type of cow's milk and goat's milk were replaced by the main criteria: the milk must comply with the technical regulations of the Customs Union; - The multiplied coefficient will be used at the facilities of the Russian Federation, where milk production during the reporting period exceeds 5000 kilograms.

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Russia is considering the adoption of regulatory measures for the import of plant protection products (pesticides) into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EurAsEC). At a meeting last week in the analytical center of Russia, it was noted that in the period from January to October last year, the import of pesticide products increased by almost 21% compared with 2015 and continues to grow.

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The President of the Russian Grain Union, Arkady Zlochevsky, said that the grain harvest in 2017 in Russia will be high, but will not reach the record level of the previous year. Its premise is that the state of winter crops at the end of winter is the determining factor and in 2015-2016 almost 100% of them survived, while traditionally farmers lose 10-15%, so that one can hardly count on the same results this year.

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The Russian Ministry of Agriculture reports that in 2016, the production of pigs for slaughter in live weight for all categories increased by 9.4% compared with 2015. It seems that commercial breeders, unlike small private farmers, invest in production based on agricultural organizations.

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Veterinary watchdog of Russia yesterday announced that they plan to introduce a ban on New Zealand beef and beef products, starting Monday next week. The results of laboratory tests conducted in 2016 showed that numerous violations of standards in the field of meat and meat products from New Zealand were identified.

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Speaking at the agronomical All-Russian meeting, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Alexander Tkachev, said that Russia topped the world list of the largest producers of sugar beet, ahead of countries such as France, the United States and Germany. According to the minister, in 2016 the summer harvest of sugar beet amounted to more than 50 million tons.

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In the period from January 31 to February 6, 2017, the seaports of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation (Novorossiysk, Yeisk, Temryuk, Tuapse, Caucasus and Taman) shipped for export 14 vessels with grain and its by-products, in the amount of over 280 thousand tons, in including more than 202 thousand tons of wheat, reports the territorial department of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea on February 7.

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Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev, speaking at the VIII Congress of the National Union of Milk Producers, said that, despite the difficulties, the dairy industry showed a positive trend last year. Across the country, milk production remained at the level of 2015 and amounted to 30.8 million tons.

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The Russian government continues to make loud statements about supporting agriculture - this time the first deputy minister of agriculture stressed the need to develop seed production. At a recent meeting of scientists and seed breeders, the deputy minister said that they must provide farmers with high-quality Russian seed supplies and it is necessary to change the seed ratio on the market in order to compete with foreign selection.

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The Russian government should develop a comprehensive solution to support the production and export of agricultural products in the medium term, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to him, the country requires integrated solutions that will allow Russian producers to increase production and exports of agricultural products, as well as provide them with all the necessary infrastructure and potential information.

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