Russian manufacturers who have received the right to supply their products to China cannot register their brands, because this has already been done by Chinese entrepreneurs, Kommersant reports, citing the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Oksana Lut. 
Wholesale prices for wheat flour in Russia in February rose by another 6% to 18,039 RUR / ton ($ 280.22), according to Rosstat. In particular, the premium flour has risen in price by 6.5% to 18,634 RUR / ton ($ 289.46), first grade - by 3.5% to 16,245 RUR / ton ($ 252.35). In March, the price of wheat flour of the highest grade in the European part of Russia exceeded the level of 20,000 RUR ($ 310.68) and amounted to 20,245 RUR /… 
Sales of Russian confectionery products in the CIS countries for 2014-2018 increased by 1.9% and amounted to 4,900,000 tons. 
As of July-March 2018/19 MY, Russia will ship 36,900,000 tons to foreign markets. This forecast was voiced by the head of the analytical center of Rusagrotrans JSC Igor Pavensky. This figure will significantly exceed the result of the same period of 2016/17 MY, when 28,360,000 tons of grain were supplied to foreign markets, but it will be 3,000,000 tons less than the record level of July-March last season, the expert noted. 
On March 20, the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology of the Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsk Biocluster member) became a meeting place for graduate students of the Faculty of Animal Science, Commodity Science and Standardization and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine with the employees of the Genetica Dairy Company LLC. The meeting was held within the framework of activities to promote the graduates employment. 
Novosibirskaya Poultry Farm JSC and PRODO Chikskaya Poultry Farm JSC are the first Novosibirsk companies to receive permission to export poultry meat to China. According to the Rosselkhoznadzor (Novosibirsk regional branch), this fact significantly expands the export potential of the Novosibirsk region. 
Russia abolishes retaliatory sanctions if the EU lifts its restrictions in the field of agriculture. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Thierry Mariani, head of the delegation of French politicians, president of the Franco-Russian Dialogue Association. 
According to official data, the number of pigs in China in February fell by 16.6% (year on year). These data were transmitted by the Ministry of Agriculture of China. The number of sows fell by 19.1% in February compared with the same month a year earlier, according to data from 400 counties from across the country.