Russian Government To Support Meat Production
RUSSIAN FEDERATION - The Russian government has approved a new plan to increase domestic food output and reduce the country’s import dependence. Within the plan’s objectives, domestic meat production should increase 85 per cent by 2015.

Russia's President Sets Out Goal Of Self-Sufficiency
RUSSIA - A plan to raise self-sufficiency in food production was approved by President Medvedev on Monday (1 February).

Formal Signing Of JV Between DSM And Tatenergo
RUSSIA - DSM Nutritional Products, a subsidiary of Royal DSM in The Netherlands, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company, has signed a joint venture agreement with Tatenergo JSC for the construction of an Animal Nutrition & Health premix...

Government Resources for Russian Beef Industry
RUSSIA - The Russian beef industry is set to receive large government financial incentives in order to develop during the next three years.

Positive Development Trends In Russian Production
RUSSIA - DLG offers an update on the latest developments in Russian animal production in the run-up to AgroFarm 2010. New investments are planned and international technology is much in demand, says DLG. The show will take place in Moscow on 26 to 28...

Developing The Cattle Industry In Russia
RUSSIA - The number of specialised beef breeds, pedigree sales and the production of high quality beef is set to increase in Russia, thanks to a new programme for beef cattle development.

Continued Expansion in Russian Meat, Dairy Output
RUSSIA - A new report on the future of agribusiness suggests the country's target of self-sufficiency in poultry meat and pork by 2011 will not be reached, however.

Russia Develops New Food Security Policy
RUSSIA - Food security was top of the agenda at a recent meeting, attended by President Dmitry Medvedev. The President is pushing for food resources to be primarily based on home-grown products.

Russia to Increase Beef Production
RUSSIA - Russia will continue to reduce beef imports and increase its own beef production by four times.

Russian Farming On Brink Of Collapse
RUSSIAN FEDERATION - More and more Russian meat farmers are deciding to sell their business due to huge losses suffered in the current financial conditions.

Russia May Increase Beef Quotas But Cut Pork, Poultry
RUSSIA - Russia is expected to raise quotas for beef imports while cutting allocations for pork and poultry next year.

Meat and Milk Imports Fall in Russia
RUSSIA - Russian President Medvedev has announced that meat imports will account for one-quarter of all meat consumption this year, down from one-third in 2008.

Russian Programme to Benefit Irish Cattle Breeders
RUSSIA - Russia has experienced a dramatic decline in beef and dairy production over the past two decades, according to Joe Burke of Bord Bia's Meat Division.

AgroFarm Shows Highly Satisfactory Results
RUSSIA - More than 8,000 expert visitors from all regions in Russia attended the AgroFarm exhibitionin Moscow in May. The exhibition grew by around five per cent, providing an important platform for further development of animal production in Russia.

More Visitors Attended VIV Russia 2009
RUSSIA - Visitor numbers were up VIV Russia 2009 despite the worldwide recession.

US in Russia to Discuss Accession to WTO
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk arrived this afternoon in St. Petersburg for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Russia Looks to Brazil for Beef Imports
RUSSIA - Russia is currently reviewing its import quota, particularly the large portion the EU has been unable to fill so far this year. Brazil is expected to be allocated a share of this unused quota, reports Meat and Livestock Australia.

Russians Eating, Producing More Meat
RUSSIA - Per-capita meat consumption was up seven per cent in 2008 compared to the previous year, and total meat production was more than 11 per cent higher.

Massive Financial Injection for New Projects
RUSSIA - The government has announced a subsidy of 74 billion rubles to support new animal production and processing projects.

Struggle to Rebuild Russian Beef Industry
RUSSIA - Russia has spent about $8 billion over the last four years importing breeding cattle to reestablish a beef and milk industry.