Russian crop exports stood at
17.8mmt (Dec 9, 2015) including 13.4mmt wheat, 2.8mmt barley and 1.4mmt corn.
That’s down 6% on the corresponding period last
year when exports stood at nearly 19mmt.
The EU agricultural commissioner Phil Hogan
said the European Commission is taking steps to resume the supply of pork from
the EU to Russia. Phil told journalists in Brussels that
"[We are] trying to re-open opportunities for pig meat
with Russia," and that the Commission has proposed Russia
to discuss possible resumption of pork exports. Moscow has not responded.
The European Commission has lifted the ban on
the supply of poultry meat and eggs from Russia after controlling outbreaks of avian
influenza.
I’m know this story is completely unrelated
to the previous story but it makes you wonder if that’s how business is done.
Russia continues to intercept and destroy
sanction busting foods slipping in from Belarus, this time with 41mt of Albanian
tomatoes the latest casualty.
I didn’t realise Albania are on the sanction list but apparently they are which just feels like bullying to me.
I didn’t realise Albania are on the sanction list but apparently they are which just feels like bullying to me.
Russia’s head of Federal Agency of scientific
organizations said that producing and exporting eco-friendly organic food
will help reduce Russia’s dependence on oil & gas exports. The expert added that Russia food exports
exceeded imports and stood at USD 20 billion a year while gas exports generated
USD 54 billion.
I have no idea if those numbers are accurate but a head of science that uses phrases like eco-friendly makes you wonder.
Russia's Central Bank were in a candid mood reporting
that the rate of import substitution is slow and that producers could not make
up for banned products in most categories of foodstuffs singling out beef,
butter, fish and vegetables.
Ukraine start the week in a continuing
bullish mood with the minister of agriculture saying they are seeking to
attract at least USD eight billion in private investments in the agriculture sector
within the next five years.
The agricultural ministry also reported
Ukraine’s grain exports stood at 18.71mmt (Jul 1 to Dec 11), including 9.34mmt
of wheat, 5.4mmt of corn, 3.95mmt of barley and forecast a record 36.8mmt grain
exports for 2015/16MY, up 6.4% on last year.
Ukraine current grain harvest is 99% complete,
report the ministry, at 60.84mmt, including nearly 23mmt of corn.