The Omsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Omsky Biocluster member) received the status of an examination site of the Center for Qualification Assessment of the Council on Professional Qualifications for Commercial, Foreign Trade and Sectoral Business and Economic Activities of the Russian CCI (Certificate of Conformity 55.002). 
In January 2019, the Omsk region shipped 194.7 thousand tons of grain by rail. The average daily loading of cars amounted to 90.1 cars. A total of 2,792 wagons were shipped in January, of which 870 were exported. 
The laboratory of Quality and Safety of Products of Animal and Vegetable Origin, Feed and Environmental Objects of the Omsk Reference Center (Omsky Biocluster member) carried out the analysis of dumplings with potatoes and mushrooms. Experts have found that the content in the production of proteins is lower than allowed by regulatory documentation. 
On February 5, the Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsky Biocluster member) held a consultation on the creation of business plans for participants in the regional stage VII of the intellectual game Novice Farmer. 12 teams applied for participation, nine of which came from universities, two from colleges and one from schoolchildren.
An excess of sunflower in the domestic market can lead to a price collapse, Mikhail Maltsev said, executive director of the All-Russian Union of Oils and Fats at the 10th 'Where's Margin' International Agrarian Conference. 
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Japan, African swine fever outbreaks were recorded in five prefectures of Japan, including Osaka. Moreover, the Japanese ASF strain is different from the Chinese. 
On February 6, Vladimir Putin, within the framework of the forum 'The Value of Business in Achieving National Development Goals' (organized by the All-Russian Public Organization 'Business Russia'), met with the business community. The event was attended by the head of Titan Group, a member of the Business Russia General Council, Mikhail Sutyaginsky. 
Omsky Biocluster participants and divisions took part in the 13th international exhibition of breeding and technologies for the production and processing of livestock products AgroFarm-2019. This year, during the three days of the exhibition, Russian and foreign manufacturers have shown a wide range of equipment and services in the field of dairy and beef cattle, pigs, poultry, goat, sheep and other sectors of the industry.