Kazakhstan: spring grain harvesting started

At the beginning of last week weather conditions were favorable for completion of winter wheat harvesting in the South and South East. Crops condition is mainly good and stage of development is full ripeness. In the reporting period conditions were also favorable for growth and development of spring grain crops and grain filling, though short-term…

Russia: giant agro firm to export pork to Vietnam

Rusagro Group, one of the largest vertically integrated enterprises in Russia, plans to export pork to Vietnam beginning next year. “Shipments are expected to start next year”, Maxin Basov, General Director of Rusagro, said. Russia’s largest meat processor ABH Miratorg has also been licensed to supply poultry, pork and beef to Vietnam. “With a population…

Belarus: nearly 7 million tons of grains harvested

As of September 1, agricultural organizations of Belarus harvested grains and pulses throughout the areas of 2.067 million ha (98.1% of the plan). The average yield totaled 3.35 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus declared. The harvested volumes reached 6.932 million tons of grains (taking into account buckwheat and millet), down…