As the recent situation on world food markets has been increasingly volatile and has been associated with relatively higher food prices, contributing to demonstrations and riots across the world, Russia's agriculture has attracted much attention from economists, experts and policy-makers because...

Over recent years, agriculture – if we choose to look at available data prior to their adjustment based on the results of the All-Russia Agricultural Census – has been growing at a sufficiently high rate: in 2013 – by 5.8 percent, in 2014 – by 3.5, in 2015 – by 2.6, in 2016 – by 4.8,...

Sustainable positive dynamics of agricultural production allowed agrarians, economists and politicians to talk about the industry not only as an instrument for ensuring food security, but also as a driver of economic growth. The inclusion of gross value added (GVA) data in the target indicators...

Russia's embargo on food imports from Turkey will trim Turkey's exports to Russia by some $1bn, nearly 60% of Turkey's total agri-food exports to Russia. Produce exports will be hit hardest. The embargo may have a severe impact on Russia's tomato, grape and tangerine markets. Turkish supplies...

In 2016, record-high yields of grain, including wheat, maize, sunflower, soya and sugar-beet were received. A new record in poultry meat production was set. Despite economic recession, gross agricultural output has been growing in the past few years. Such results are attributed by many experts...

From 1 January 2017, loan subsidizing rules for the agricultural sector were largely modified. However, those changes have not resulted in a share of subsidies for large companies being limited. Quotas on subsidies for the small business remained unutilized due to preservation of bureaucratic...

Most of the countries counter-sanctioned by Russia have seen no decline in food exports, increasing them to other countries to compensate for losses in the Russian market. Only a few countries have experienced a decline in exports due to the Russian food embargo, namely Norway (a total decline...

The RF government resolution of April 28, 2018 approved the National Report on the progress and outcome of the implementation in 2017 of the State Program for the Development of Agriculture 2013–20201. Not all conclusions of the report seem to be justified. Moreover, some measures of support...