Putin extends EU food embargo

EU food embargo: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning imports of Western food products until…

Medvedev extends Russian food embargo

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Russian food embargo to be extended  until the end of 2017. “Our…

Uzbek food industry gets $596m cash injection

Uzbek food industry: Uzbekistan is planning  to invest $595.9 m in the development of its food industry…

Poland’s freight forwarders face temporary Russian border closure

Poland’s freight forwarders are facing a possible closure of Russian border crossings if Warsaw refuses to follow…

$1.73bn investment powers Chinese export surge for Kazakh agribusiness

Companies in the Kazakh agribusiness sector are gearing up to increase  exports of  lamb, beef and  honey…

Turkey consumption rockets while overall Russian meat sales dive

Russians are turning to turkey as a cheap alternative to other forms of meat, with year-on-year…

Kazakh agribusiness turns to China for sales and financing

Kazakh agribusiness: In an effort to find new export markets for its agricultural and food products…

Russia to go ahead with Ukraine food embargo after tripartite talks fail

Ukraine food embargo: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev  yesterday gave the go-ahead for an embargo on Ukrainian…

Semmaris to build Moscow food logistics centre Agropark Maksimikha

The French  management company Semmaris has signed a licensing agreement with VTB to help the Russian bank develop Agropark…

Russia slaps food embargo on Ukraine for FTA with EU

The Russian government has decided to impose a food embargo on Ukraine following Kiev’s decision to…

Russian food shortages loom, government body warns

Russian food shortages: Russia could face a deficit of meat and dairy products next year as…

Fake Russian cheese floods shops in wake of EU import ban

Fake Russian cheese: Almost  four fifths  of the cheese on sale in Russian shops is fake, the  country’s health…

Azeri food exporter Azersun sets up St Petersburg JV

Azeri agribusiness and food manufacturer Azersun Holding has set up a joint venture in St Petersburg to…

Russia moves to ban GMOs from food chain

The Russian government has announced that it is to slap a ban on the use of genetically…

Destruction of goods covered by food import ban resumes

Food import ban: After a week’s break, Russia’s state-run health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has resumed its policy of destroying…

Russia bans all Bulgarian food imports

Bulgarian food imports: Russia has banned the import of all agricultural produce from Bulgaria after authorities…

Russia adds four new countries to EU food import ban list

EU food import ban: Russia  has added Albania, Montenegro, Liechtenstein and Iceland to the list of countries…

Russian destruction of banned food imports continues

The Russian destruction of banned food imports continued yesterday, with the country’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor destroying…

Russians protest at banned food destruction

Banned food destruction: Images of Russian bulldozers moving  in to destroy 319 tons of illegal Western food…

Russia begins destroying embargoed pork

The first batch of embargoed pork has been destroyed in the southern Russian city of Samara, three days…

Farmers plan EU demo as Russian food ban costs put at €5.5bn

With the cost of the  Russian food ban being estimated at around €5.5bn, European farmers have announced that they…

Putin sanctions destruction of embargoed food imports

Destruction of embargoed food imports: As from August 6, all  agricultural products, food and raw materials reaching…

Dutch exports to Russia down 40% after MH17 tragedy

Dutch exports to Russia were down  nearly 40%  in the first four months of 2015 as relations between…

Russia extends EU food import ban for 12 months

EU food import ban: 48 hours after European Council ministers agreed to extend sanctions against Russia over its…