Since April 10, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) temporarily prohibits the supply of pigs and pig products from Belarus in connection with the spread of African swine fever (ASF), the Russian Service said. 
On the day of the final panel of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, a working meeting between the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Alexander Tkachev and the head of Omsk region Alexander Burkov was held. Alexander Tkachev noted the good performance achieved by the agricultural producers in Omsk region. 
Participants of the Omsky Biocluster Program Effective Animal Husbandry - SIBAGROCOMPLEX Group (member of Omsky Biocluster) and Altaur Agro-Industrial Company LLC make further integration steps to improve the economic efficiency of the business. Managers and specialists of companies have repeatedly met on the territory of both enterprises in search of common interests and working together to realize the ideas of effective livestock farming in specific farms. 
April 10, 2018, the next meeting of the Union Omsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry (member of Omsky Biocluster) was held. Participants heard a report on the work of the Chamber for 2017, and also considered a number of procedural issues. Of course, one of the main events was the election of Olga Fedulova by the head of the Omsk CCI (before - first vice president of the Chamber). 
Following Belarus, Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) found a significant increase in the import of dairy products from the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
World prices for cocoa beans increased by 25%, compared with the beginning of 2018. As noted in the Center for Confectionery Market Research with reference to the data of the London Commodity Exchange, the cost of a ton of cocoa beans on April 4 reached 1,733 pounds sterling (on January 2 it was 1,383 pounds). 
The deal on the merger of the German chemical concern Bayer and the manufacturer of genetically modified seeds and herbicides Monsanto Company, approved, including by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia is nearing the end. At the same time, experts pay attention to the details of the terms of the deal in Russia, which remain behind the scenes. 
Counselor for trade and economic issues of the Chinese Embassy in Russia Zhao Quan said that the volume of consumption of sunflower oil in China over the past two years has increased significantly. Over the past year, 34 million tons of vegetable oil were supplied to the Chinese market. The volume of own production was at the level of 6.3 million tons, and the volume of imported products reached 27.7 million tons, an increase of 14%. At the same time,…