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The increase in the final cost of food products on Russian shelves is not related to the cost of freight transportation, since the rate for rail shipments of such goods has not changed since the beginning of the year, Anton Vostrikov, a member of the board of the Association of Food Sector Organizations (ASORPS), told RIA Novosti. “The rate for rail transportation of perishable products, which was...

May 13, Minsk. Inflation in Poland hit a new high in April - 12.4%. Compared to the previous month, prices for goods and services increased by 2%, according to the Polish information portal of radio RMF 24, citing the Central Statistical Office (CSO) of Poland. Earlier, in a short-term assessment, the CSO predicted that prices would rise by 12.3% year-on-year in April. In the final assessment, the...

German scientists have shown that replacing 20% ​​of beef with artificial meat will reduce deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions by half compared to maintaining current consumption. The study is published in the journal Nature. Researchers from Germany and Sweden modeled various scenarios for the development of the food industry and their impact on climate. The scientists built a computer sim...

According to the first deputy minister of agriculture and food of Dagestan Sharip Sharipov, the republic is a key supplier of this type of food. As for poultry meat, the First Deputy Minister agreed that the prices for this food are difficult to contain, since the republic does not yet cover its own needs for chicken meat, etc. As for the general pricing policy, Sharipov continued, if in February-...

The US is turning things on its head when they say Russia's actions in Ukraine have led to a food crisis, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said. His words are quoted by the press service of the embassy in Telegram. “The United States is deliberately turning the situation on its head,” Antonov said, commenting on statements by the US State Department that the food supply crisis is d...

According to the chairman of the State Duma, Washington is looking for ways to export grain from Ukraine in order to “quickly return” the funds provided to it. Volodin is convinced Washington does not believe in Kyiv's victory and is dragging out military operations in Ukraine, providing it with assistance, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in his Telegram channel. At the same time, the U...

The forecast for a decline in Russia's GDP remained at the level of 10%.But it may worsen if the scale of hostilities expands or if gas exports from Russia are restricted. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects that the fall in Ukraine's GDP in 2022 could be 30%. The bank worsened its forecast for the country compared to March - then a fall of 2......

The document expands the powers of the US presidentto conclude agreements with Kyiv and simplifies the supply of military assistance to Ukraine.The lend-lease program operated in the United States during World War II US President Joe Biden signed a law on sending, among other things, military aid to Ukraine under the Lend-Lease program, Angela Perez, Assistant White House Press Secretary, said on ...

The reality that has changed in the last two months threatens another round of deterioration in the life of the population. Consumer incomes will drop markedly this year, there will be more unemployed people, and food demand will adjust. Many agribusiness industries will also have to change their production strategies in order to adjust to the capabilities of buyers. However, some sectors can bene...

the backdrop of sanctions decreased by five times, including drugs and cars, have fallen at times. Import of goods from Russia, on the contrary, increased, U.S. exports of goods to Russia in March 2022 fell nearly fivefold in value to $101.1 million, from $497.5 million in February 2022 and $476.3 million in March last year, according to the Bureau's foreign trade statistics. US census (Census Bur...

Restrictions by Russia and Belarus on the export of grain and sugar may affect the agricultural policy of the EAEU and encourage other countries of the Eurasian "five" to develop their own production and diversify suppliers The changes that are taking place in the world after the start of the military special operation in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia in res...

Chicken is the most popular and most affordable source of meat protein in South Africa. The country's poultry industry is a strategic national industry and a R50 billion asset, directly or indirectly providing more than 100,000 jobs and vital to food security. The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA), which claims to represent more than 2 million micro-enterprises, has asked the governm...

According to a representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Kyiv supplies agricultural products to the EU despite the fact thatthat it is not enough for its own population for food and the sowing campaign Ukraine daily delivers food to Romania in exchange for weapons despite the shortage of products for its own population, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National ...

As the Ukrainian conflict continues, its potential impact on global agriculture and food continues to grow. While the red meat trade may be affected, Erin Borror, US Meat Export Federation Vice President for Economic Analysis, says feed is the biggest concern. “In terms of red meat, Russia , Ukraine and Belarus combined, I think, exported about 6......

Among other issues at the talks, Russia and Ukraine are discussing the lifting of sanctions, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Chinese Xinhua news agency. The transcript is published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lavrov said that the delegations are daily discussing a draft of a possible peace treaty, which should fix permanent neutrality, a non-nucl...

April 29, Chechersk. Belarus exported food worth $1.8 billion in January-March. These figures were announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Igor Brylo to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in the Chechersk region, BelTA has learned. According to the minister, these figures are 23% higher compared to the same period last year.In particular, meat and meat products were exported f...

World Bank expects energy prices to rise by more than 50% Global food and fuel price spikes linked to the Ukraine crisis will last until at least the end of 2024 and raise the risk of stagflation, according to the latest World Bank report on commodity markets. In its first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on commodity markets, the bank, which provides loans and grants t...

The US Department of Agriculture predicts food price inflation already at a 14-year high. USDA forecasts for consumer food price inflation have been raised again this month, with all food prices now up 5-6%. USDA consumer food price inflation forecasts were raised again this month, with all food prices now up 5-6% (from 4.5% to 5.5% in March), while as the forecast for price growth in restaurants ...

April 26, Minsk. Belarus plans to increase food exports to $8 billion by 2025. This was announced to journalists at the VI International Forum "Meat Belarus" by the Minister of Agriculture and Food "Since 1995, thanks to modernization, we have managed to increase milk production by 1.5 times, and meat production - in fact, by 2 times. Today, we have fully provided the market with food, and our ent...

endedannounced the start of the second phase of the operation. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that negotiations with Ukraine are progressing "slowly" What events happened during the second month of the special operation On April 13, the Finnish government published a report on the changed security situation. It contained theses in favor of the country's entry into NATO. The Prime Ministers of...

April 22, Minsk. The government intends to revise the inflation forecast for 2022. First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov told journalists about the budget policy in the current conditions, BelTA has learned. In his opinion, the situation in the economy as a whole will not change from the announced inflation figures. "How much to bet - 9%, 12%, 15%? Everything does not depend on the internal ...

The UN World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has already warned of a threat to global food security. Will our country be able to provide the population with all the necessary products? Let's figure it out with an expert.- Since the beginning of its sovereign history, Belarus has laid its own production and self-sufficiency as the foundation of national food security, - says Natalya Karpovi...

Producers of the Novosibirsk region fully meet the needs of the region in most basic types of food. So, at the end of 2021, the self-sufficiency of the region in grain was 190%, milk - 102%, pork meat - 127%, eggs - 126%, greenhouse vegetables - 134%. The missing volumes for some types of food products, the production of which within the region does not yet fully meet the needs of the domestic mar...

The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA), which represents more than 2 million micro-enterprises across South Africa, joins the call for the government to remove tariff taxes and VAT on chicken products. The alliance said it will provide low-income merchants and consumers with appropriate assistance as prices for this important food source continue to rise. “South Africans are really st...

More than a third of Russians are seeing an increase in prices for bakery products and eggs, more than 40% - for meat, poultry and dairy products, follows from the results of a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). When asked what main products, goods and services prices have increased significantly over the past month, 38% of respondents answered that for bread and bakery products (again...

April 15, Minsk. The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade commented on the price situation in the consumer market in March, BelTA informs citing the MART press service. "The increase in consumer prices this March compared to March last year amounted to 15.9%, compared to December 2021 - 9.4%, compared to February 2......

The Russian agro-industrial complex was able to build work in the new conditions and reorient itself, there is no panic in the industry, TASS reported with reference to Deputy Minister of Agriculture Elena Fastova. In her opinion, agricultural producers are the most optimistic of all industries. “The agribusiness sector very quickly found how and what to replace, and focused as much as possible no...

The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UN World Food Program and World Trade Organization have called for urgent, coordinated action to ensure food security and urged countries to avoid food or fertilizer export bans, Reuters reported. In a joint statement, the heads of the four institutions warned that the Ukraine crisis is exacerbating existing pressures from the COVID-19 crisis , climate ...

According to the head of state, problems arose after unfriendly states refused to fulfill their obligations to provide for the region. Putin instructed the competent departments to rebuild logistics as soon as possible video Some foreign companies refuse to fulfill their obligations to provide the Arctic with the necessary products, so Russia must restructure work in this vein, President Vladimir ...

The decision of the owners of the bankrupt Russian-Vysotskaya Poultry Farm to terminate its activities has been canceled. The Governor of the Leningrad Region, Alexander Drozdenko, announced in his Telegram channel that the enterprise could be transferred to temporary management. To whom exactly, he did not specify. Last week, the owners of the company announced the closure of production and the d...