Strengthening grain quality control in the near future awaits producers, resellers and those involved in its storage. At the same time, disinfection of warehouses for grain storage will be one of the main innovations. Now many companies carry out disinfection on their own or enter into contracts with organizations that are not licensed. In the case of the introduction of obligations to work with licensed companies that have not only special equipment, but also access to work with high-hazard chemicals, the…
On August 12, a press conference was held at the Omsk Regional House of Journalists on the topic 'Epizootic situation in the country and the region. Measures to prevent an ASF outbreak in the Omsk region.' Oleg Podkorytov, Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Omsk Branch), reported about the epizootic situation that currently exists in the country and the world. He noted in detail on the necessary measures to prevent African swine fever in the region. 
VTB Bank closed a deal to buy 50% plus one share in the railway operator Rustranskom (RTK), engaged in the railway transportation of grain and timber. 
Xinhua News Agency reports that according to Chinese analysts, pork prices in China will continue to rise due to supply problems caused by African swine fever. The average wholesale price for pork increased by 29.8% in June this year to CNY 21.59 per kg ($ 3.06). At the same time, the negative sway of the African swine fever became the main factor in the price increase, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture said. 
EU sow prices have risen significantly since the beginning of March, after a steady start to the year,. This reflects trends in the finished pig market. Both real and anticipated increases in Chinese import demand have been offering market support. 
Experts of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) found a quarantine pest, the California insect, in a batch of nectarines that arrived in Omsk from Uzbekistan. 
A study of economic and demographic processes in the UN macro-regions shows that the maximum growth in demand for animal protein in the next ten years will be observed in emerging markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It is assumed that by 2028 the global meat production will exceed the average level of 2016-2018 by 13%, and these regions of the globe will provide 74% of the growth. 
Tereos, the largest sugar producer in France, intends to build a plant in the Novosibirsk region to process half a million tons of grain per year.