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Russian agroexport exceeded arms exports

Agricultural exports from the Russian Federation exceed this indicator in the field of armaments by $ 5B, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Heavy metal contamination in China’s cropland called increasingly serious

Recently, a report from an inspection team of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China reveals 2.6% medium and serious contaminated soil, 11% slight contaminated soil, 2.9% medium and serious contaminated cultivated land, with contamination still spreading in some regions. The baseline, distribution and area of contaminated cultivated land are not known, which has resulted in difficulties in safe use, management and remediation of contaminated cultivated land.

Biofuel: now from mushrooms

Chemists of Moscow State University have identified a catalyst that allows you to convert any mushrooms into synthetic biofuels. The catalyst can directly convert fatty acid esters of glycerol (triglycerides), which make up most of the fungal biomass, into fuel. This reaction is the result of the action of compounds of silicon, aluminum, platinum and palladium, which, at a temperature of 300-400 degrees Celsius, break down triglycerides into hydrocarbon molecules.

Miratorg increased beef production

The growth of high-quality beef production by Miratorg over the past 9 months amounted to 35% (15 thousand tons) due to an increase in livestock and the launch of new farms.

Omsk: how to enter foreign markets?

November 2, the Omsk Region Export Support Center held a conference 'SME Foreign Economic Activity'.

Putin has allocated for for agricultural engineering 40B RUR for five years

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to annually allocate 8B RUR ($ 121.86M) for 5 years for manufacturers of agricultural machinery, it follows from the instructions published on the Kremlin website.

U.S. pork exports to China 'not viable' due to trade war

The U.S. pork trade to China is 'not viable' after Beijing imposed tariffs on imports of American pork amid the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, said Ken Sullivan, chief executive Smithfield Foods.

Food cluster of the Republic of Tatarstan: a new granary for 150K tons

Agrosila Holding launches the Zainsky Granary, which will be the largest and most innovative in the Volga area. The granary will take the grain from the holding's divisions for storage, cleaning and drying. Its capacity is 150K tons of one-time storage.