Today, it is known that more than 631,000 peasant pigs are slaughtered in China as a result of the fight against the African swine fever virus. So, it is known about 81 cases of ASF outbreak in 21 provinces. Authorities report that the main ASF foci disease in China are under control. 
Manufacturers of meat and milk are shocked by the requirements for wastewater treatment. Many agrofirms are threatened with closing new business, other companies will have to invest huge costs in products price. 
Miratorg and Kursk region signed an agreement on cooperation in setting up pork production (4.5M heads) with an investment of 93B RUR ($ 1.39B) in the next five years, reports portal Agrovesti.net. The agroholding plans to locate key project facilities in Kursk region: the largest robotic meat packing plant in Russia, which will produce over 400K tons of products, as well as pig-breeding sites. 
December 5, the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev met with the Governor of Omsk Region Alexander Burkov, during which the parties discussed the results of harvesting in the region, the development of exports of agricultural products, as well as issues of state support for agricultural producers.
Representatives of the confectionery factory Sladonezh (member of Omsky Biocluster) met with their existing Chinese partners in Shanghai. 
Representatives of the Omsk Police, Prosecutor's Office and the Investigation Committee spoke about the fight against corruption in Omsk region. Head of the Department for the Supervision of the Implementation of Anti-Corruption Legislation by the Prosecutor's Office of Omsk region, Sergei Tserigradskikh, at today's briefing, reported the average amount of bribes received by corrupt officials this year. 
The Kemerovo State Agricultural Institute has prepared a project for the development of genomic editing technology, which will allow growing dairy cattle that are resistant to leukemia. Funds from the federal budget will be allocated for its implementation. 
December 4, Omsky Biocluster CEO Dmitry Romanenko took part in a meeting on the economic development of the Cossack societies of Omsk region.