The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation intends to solve the problem of the wagons shortage, including for the grain transportation. Currently, the agency is working out possible ways to resolve the situation. 
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker acknowledged the existence of 'double' standards in the food markets of new and old EU members, explaining the differences "taking into account different traditional taste preferences" of buyers. According Junker, focusing on the market of a country, manufacturers usually take into account the features of the national cuisine and depending on this, adjust the specific composition of these or other products. 
The first agro-industrial park Shipelovo with an area of 300 hectares will be created in Sverdlovsk region (Beloyarsky district), the press service of the Corporation for Development of the Middle Urals informs. 
On the eve of the New Year's holidays, Sladonezh Confectionary Factory (member of Omsky Biocluster) has released another novelty - an exquisite delicacy from whole nuts in milk frosting. Candies are presented in two types: with almonds and hazelnuts. 
The Russian Federation has expanded the list of foodstuffs by banning the importation of live pigs, certain types of food by-products and fats from farm animals from the European Union, the United States, Canada and other countries. 
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation sets a goal to increase the milk productivity of cows in agricultural organizations on average in Russia to 6 tons of milk by 2020. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Evgeny Nepoklonov, speaking at the opening of the dairy forum in Vologda. 
The use of digital technologies makes it possible to significantly optimize the work, including government agencies, said Igor Kozubenko, director of the Department for Development and Management of State Information Resources of the Agroindustrial Complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, at a meeting in Vologda. 
Russia in 2016 increased export deliveries of agricultural goods and food by almost 5 percent. In monetary terms, the volume of exports reached $ 17.1 billion, exceeding sales of Russian arms by 1.8 billion.