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Greek olives on display in a market in Athens. (CIA.gov)

Russia may allow food imports from three EU states

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 19, 2015

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia may allow around 20 firms from Hungary, Cyprus and Greece to return to its market after it orders the lifting of an embargo on food imports from the European Union, Interfax news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Tuesday. Russia banned foods from the 28-nation EU last year […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia lifts wheat export duty, exports seen rising

By GFM Network News May 15, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia lifted its duty on wheat exports on Friday to help domestic producers and the government said the move would boost overseas sales by one million tonnes. One of the world’s major wheat exporters, Russia initially imposed the tax from Feb. 1 until June 30 to dampen rising domestic prices and […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russian wheat price may rise when tax removed

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 30, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russian wheat prices may rise in coming weeks when the government removes an export tax, set earlier this year to cool food inflation, SovEcon agriculture analysts said Thursday. Russia will take a decision by mid-May on removing the tax ahead of schedule and will set up a new mechanism in case […] Read more

Agronomist Mike Lee trekked 5,000 km through Ukraine and Russia over 12 days to evaluate crop conditions and get a sense of economic pressures farmers face in the region. (Photo courtesy Mike Lee)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Crop tour in Russia, Ukraine finds mid-sized farms under pressure

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News April 30, 2015

Conflict in Ukraine has left the country’s farmers in a tight spot, as they’ve told agronomist Mike Lee. Lee, who grew up in the U.K. but has managed large farms in Ukraine and worked in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia, traveled 5,000 km through Ukraine and Russia in late March, evaluating winter crops and talking to farmers. […] Read more

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich (l) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. (Government.ru)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Russia looks set to extend import ban on Western food

By GFM Network News April 30, 2015

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia looks likely to extend a ban on Western food imports beyond an Aug. 7 deadline, with a lack of incentive to lift its embargo due to the prospect of extended European sanctions. With President Vladimir Putin supporting moves to boost Russia’s “food security,” officials have promised to invest more in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia’s ag ministry proposes to cancel wheat export tax

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 17, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed to the government to cancel a tax on wheat exports from July 1 when the 2015-16 marketing year starts, a source at the ministry told Reuters. Russia imposed the duty on wheat exports between Feb. 1 and June 30 in an effort to cool domestic food […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia may consider lifting food ban from Greece, Hungary, Cyprus

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 7, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — The Russian government could consider removing Greece, Hungary and Cyprus from its ban on most Western food imports, Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov was quoted as saying Tuesday. Russia’s ban, which should run until early August, was imposed in retaliation to Western sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia may extend tax on wheat exports, deputy PM says

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 4, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia may extend a tax on wheat exports beyond July 1, but is yet to make a final decision, Russian news agencies cited Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who is in charge of the sector, as saying on Friday. Russia has imposed the duty on wheat exports since Feb. 1 in […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia seen removing wheat tax in July if inflation slows

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 27, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia, one of the world’s leading wheat exporters, will probably not extend a tax on wheat exports, imposed until June 30, if optimism over lower inflation and a large crop persists among officials, SovEcon consultancy said. Russia’s economy has been hit hard by low global oil prices and Western sanctions due […] Read more

Satellite images, such as this view of the Crimean Peninsula, can provide a bird’s-eye view of crop conditions, but won’t tell the crop’s full story, agronomist Mike Lee says. (NASA photo via CIA.gov)

Crops, Weather

Guenther: ‘Full story’ sought on crop health in Ukraine, Russia

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News March 24, 2015

Given the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, the country might seem like a risky place to conduct a 10-day crop tour. But Mike Lee’s confident he can pull it off. “A lot of people think we’re completely nuts for going there. But to me, it’s not that crazy. It’s a fairly normal, straightforward place if […] Read more

GFM Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

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