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December 1, the ban of the Brazil soybeans import (the main supplier of this oilseed to Russia) starts.

November 23, the regional meeting 'Material and Technical Support of the Enterprises of the Agro-Industrial Complex of Omsk region in 2017, Tasks and Development Prospects in 2018' was held in the Omsk Expocenter (within the Siberian Agro-Industrial Exhibition under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Omsk region).

A dangerous pest was detected by specialists of the Laboratory of Quarantine Phytosanitary Examinations and Surveys of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor in the flowers of a roomed nightshade grown in the Netherlands.

Record volumes of harvested grain this year already make agrarians worry about the crop of 2018. Such volumes contribute to a significant reduction in prices for it. This factor can lead to a reduction in areas and, as a consequence, to a reduction in the cereals production.

The Government of the Russian Federation approved a draft agreement prepared by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The agreement's goal is to reduce the dependence of Russia, the countries of the EAEU on the import of breeding animals.

German information resource agrarheute.com published the reaction of its readers to the article about the delivery of five thousand cows to Siberia by Danone.

The world’s top shipper is proving a fierce competitor as this year’s bumper crop drives even more exports. As it makes inroads into the European Union’s traditional markets, Russia’s selling point is simple: good quality wheat at prices that many rivals just can’t beat, writes bloomberg.com.

Skolkovo Ventures (a subsidiary of the Skolkovo Foundation) is planned to manage the investment fund for agricultural technology: biofertilizers and pesticides, innovative food products, feed additives, unmanned equipment, digital technologies in agriculture.