May 25-26, 2017 Rosselkhoznadzor and the state administration of quality control, inspection and quarantine of China (AQSIQ) will discuss the problematic issues of Russian grain exports to China at the talks in Beijing. 
May 24, 2017 a visit to Omsk region delegation of officials and businessmen of the city of Manchuria (PRC). The Center for Logistics and Foreign Economic Operations (operator - EVK Group) was presented. 
Scientific and technological project session 'Joint initiatives of young scientists and business community as an instrument for implementing the goals of the Strategy of scientific and technological development of Russia and the National Technological Initiative' was held May 17 - 18, 2017 in Tomsk. The event was held jointly with the Agency for Strategic Initiatives in the framework of the IV Forum of Young Scientists U-NOVUS. 160 young scientists and specialists from 24 Russian cities took part in the Forum. 
Russian confectioners may lose $ 15 to $ 17 million as a result of the Ukraine imposing an anti-dumping duty on chocolate and other cocoa-containing products of Russian origin. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Confectionery Market Research Center. 
The world's final barley reserves in season-2017/18 will amount to only 17.5 million tons, which is 29% below the expected result of the current season, and will be the minimum figure for the last 30 years. 
During the first half of May 2017, 87 samples were taken to the Expert Veterinary Laboratory of Omsk Reference Center of Rosselkhoznadzor (member of Omsky Biocluster), with which 298 tests were carried out. 
The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia is preparing a concept for the promotion of 'origin place brand' products to foreign markets. Thus, the Ministry of Agriculture intends to increase the added value of products supplied abroad and, as a result, increase sales. 
As of May 1, 2017, the volume of loans provided by Russian Agricultural Bank JSC (Omsk branch is a member of Omsky Biocluster) as a soft loan to agricultural enterprises amounted to 63 billion rubles. More than 1.5 thousand customers of RusAg from 66 regions of the Russian Federation now do not need to go through complicated procedures for obtaining subsidies and withdraw funds from the turnover - financing was provided to them at a rate of no more than…