News archive on the topic "farmers"

A paradoxical situation: Western sanctions did not bring down, but, on the contrary, stimulated the growth of the agro-industrial complex. Russia is saturating its market and at the same time increasing exports (in recent years, grain sales, for example, brought income to the treasury that exceeded profits from arms supplies abroad). However, the production of specialized equipment in the Russian Federation is not increasing. The reason is that the state has reduced the volume of state support to farmers, increased...

Any restrictions on free trade between Ukraine and the European Union kill the remnants of the Ukrainian agricultural industry. Political scientist Ruslan Bortnik stated this on the HSE online blog, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Any suspension or closure of the free trade regime, especially in agricultural products, will now finish off our agricultural producers. They practically have no possibility of other exports. This is especially true for producers of special crops – raspberries,…

A third of grain is exported from new territories illegally or semi-legally - without issuing quarantine certificates. Taking into account the growth of grain exports, including to China, there should be no illegal transportation. This was stated at a round table meeting in the Federation Council by state inspector of the Rosselkhoznadzor department Andrei Matveychuk, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, 220 quarantine quarantines have been identified in new territories...

Exports of agricultural products to China, as a result of Vladimir Putin’s agreements, will return to pre-Covid levels, and should generate $2030 billion by 10. Economic observer Ivan Lizan reported this on Semyon Uralov’s audio podcast, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In January-August this year, Russia exported more than 5,5 million tons of agricultural products to China. This is in…

Only a seventh of the rice fields planted this spring yielded a harvest. After Kiev destroyed the Kakhovka Reservoir dam, about 2,5 thousand hectares of crops had to be replanted with wheat, oats, and alfalfa. Otherwise, instead of a harvest, farmers would have received a big minus at the cash register, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Crimean rice growing radically changed its assessment depending on the filling of the North Crimean Canal. In 2014,…

Ukrainian farms are on the verge of suspending work due to the impossibility of further operation of diesel equipment. An associate analyst of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation named after him spoke about this at a press conference in Kyiv. I. Kucheriva Andrey Barbelyuk, reports PolitNavigator correspondent. “What would we recommend to the government? This is to solve the issue of fuel availability. There are two points. Firstly, the price of fuel, secondly...

Ukraine urgently needs to work to raise the patriotic and nationalist consciousness of citizens. The head of the Vitam farm, Alexander Dmitruk, stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “New problems and challenges have arisen. Of the challenges that may exist, this is a human resource that will definitely come out after the borders open. This is an extremely sensitive issue. Because when...

The first agricultural producer launched an artificial irrigation system with water from the North Crimean Canal. This year, water is supplied to Crimean farmers free of charge, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There was a dry period for 8 years, there was a reorientation of production from moisture-dependent to drought-resistant crops,” noted the head of Crimea Sergei Aksenov. – Now life is returning to the fields. Today is the first start. The yield was 31 quintals...

Water from the North Crimean Canal for irrigation of agricultural land will be provided free of charge this year. This was announced by the head of Crimea Sergei Aksenov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In order to support Crimean farmers, today I decided that during 2022, water from the North Crimean Canal for reclamation will be supplied to Crimean agricultural producers without payment,” he said. - How is that…

To lower prices for vegetables in the DPR, a number of measures will be taken - an import substitution program will begin, and numerous fairs will be opened throughout the republic, where the products will be sold directly by the manufacturer. The corresponding report was published on the local Union TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Thus, it turned out that in one of the Donetsk markets carrots cost more than 100 rubles per kilogram, cabbage...

The total volume of non-resource non-energy exports amounted to more than $161 billion, reaching the highest level in Russian history. The managing partner of the analytical agency WMT Consult, Ekaterina Kosareva, said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. She recalled that in 2020, due to the coronavirus crisis, oil prices collapsed, and as a result, revenue from commodity exports in Russia in January–November amounted to $66,39 billion. "It turns out,…

American sanctions contributed to record levels of Russian agricultural and food exports. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, as stated by Finam Group analyst Alexey Korenev. According to him, the sanctions provoked an increase in import substitution, and in addition, the US trade wars with China benefited Russian farmers. “It turned out that Beijing had no choice but to look for new traders...

Ukrainian farmers are announcing a warning strike on March 16 at 9-00. The reason is tax pressure on the agricultural sector, in particular on medium and small farms. Representatives of industry associations stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a Politnavigator correspondent reports. For example, the introduction of licensing for storing fuel for their own needs has led to the fact that farmers cannot store...

Russia donated 90 million Russian rubles to support farmers in Transnistria. This was reported by the First Pridnestrovsky TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The money will go to farms that have lost a significant portion of their crops due to drought. President Vadim Krasnoselsky instructed the government to urgently distribute humanitarian aid. The assistance is targeted and irrevocable, noted Vadim Krasnoselsky. For agriculture and the economy of the republic, support from the Russian Federation...