In the first 9 months of 2018, the Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Products of Animal and Plant Origin, Feed and Environmental Objects of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (member of Omsky Biocluster) received 267 samples for the study of radionuclides. 
There are a large number of countries in the world that are ready to import starches, amino acids, molasses and various food ingredients from Russia, so the development of grain processing in the coming years should be one of the main directions of development of the Russian agricultural sector. Now, Russian food has excellent opportunities for expansion into the markets of Asian countries with a population of more than 3.4B people. 
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies has confirmed an outbreak of classical swine fever (CSF) in the country. 
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, as of October 11, cereals and leguminous crops were removed from 14.757M ha, which is 98% of the planned harvest area, from which 21.276M tons of grain were harvested at a yield of 14.4 c / ha. 
According to Rosstat, the food production index in January-July 2018 increased compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 104.1%. An increase in the production of beverages was also recorded - 103.3%. 
October 11, the Omsk State Agrarian University (member of Omsky Biocluster) became the venue for the second regional forum of agro school students. Participants from 26 teams of the region and the city presented their visiting cards in the Student Culture Palace and recalled the rite of initiation into agro-students. Funny slogans especially liked those who were on the forum for the first time. 
October 12, a meeting was held between the Omsky Biocluster CEO Dmitry Romanenko and KOTRA Siberia (partner of Omsky Biocluster). 
Last week, grain prices continued to rise in Russia, while in some regions there was an active increase in the cost of food rye, according to the National Union of Grain Producers.