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Wholesale Potato Prices Hit Record Highs in Russia

As of late April, potatoes harvested in 2024 cost an average of $0.57 per kilogram on the wholesale market — up 85.2% since January.

opinion Tatyana Rybakova

A Planned Economy in Modern Russia? It Didn't Work Last Time and Won't Work Today.

Potatoes in Russia are 300% more expensive than last year. But imposing price controls without addressing the cause is a recipe for disaster.

Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Arrested on Fraud Charges – State Media

The arrest of Rusagro founder Vadim Moshkovich marks the highest-profile fraud case against a business leader since the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Restricts Fruit, Vegetable Imports From Kazakhstan

Rosselkhoznadzor said Kazakhstan’s competent authorities “failed to take measures to ensure the phytosanitary safety of [products sent to] Russian...

Russia’s FSB Arrests Ex-Official Accused of Embezzling $22.6 Mln

Oleg Donskikh, who headed one of the Agriculture Ministry’s departments until 2012, was arrested after 12 years of being on the run.

EU Approves 'Prohibitive' Tariffs on Russian Grain Imports

The measure will "tackle illegal Russian exports of stolen Ukraine grain into EU markets," the bloc's trade commissioner said.

A Toxic Invasive Plant Has Conquered Russia. Authorities Want to Fight It by Punishing Dacha Owners.

As hogweed takes over roadsides, fields and dachas, experts question how effective the new law will be without systemic solutions.

Latvia Parliament Bans Food Imports From Russia, Belarus

Earlier this month, thousands of farmers demonstrated to call for a ban on Russian grain — which they said was funding the Kremlin's war efforts in Ukraine...

Russia Charges 4 Egg Producers With Price Fixing

The cost of chicken eggs in Russia has gone up by 45% since the start of the year, prompting a personal apology from Vladimir Putin this week.

Russian Firm to Make 'Agricultural' Drones in Uzbekistan

A local official said the drones were designed for "agricultural" purposes only.

Moscow Imposes Quarantine in Multiple Districts Over Bird Flu Outbreak

This month, 22 outbreaks of the H5N1 subtype of the influenza virus have been recorded across Russia.

Any Ukraine Peace Talks Should Be About 'New World Order' – Lavrov

The top Russian diplomat was in Turkey — which has retained ties with both Moscow and Kyiv — to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart.

Three Leading Grain Exporters to Quit Russia by July

Distributors Cargill, Louis Dreyfus (LDC), and Viterra all plan to leave Russia by the summer.

Top Agriculture Trader Cargill to Stop Exporting Russian Grain

Top global agricultural trader Cargill is to end its exports of Russian grain this summer while maintaining its other operations.

UN Reports 'Progress' on Talks to Allow Russian Fertilizer Exports

Negotiations underway to unblock exports of fertilizer from Russia have made "important steps forward," one of the main United Nations negotiators said...

Bitter Harvest: Russia Gathers Grain in Occupied Ukraine

Russian troops are overseeing the work of farmers in the fields.

Russia Withdraws Troops From Ukraine’s Snake Island

Moscow claimed that the withdrawal was a voluntary show of “goodwill.”

Investigations Uncover Russia’s Alleged Ukrainian Grain Smuggling

Russia has been accused by Western powers of using food as a weapon in its war with Ukraine.

Russia’s Food Exports Earned Record Revenues Amid Soaring Global Food Prices

The agriculture sector added $7 billion in exports even as volume decreased.

In the World’s Biggest Country, Vertical Farming Gains Ground

Despite Russia’s status as an agricultural superpower, hi-tech, intensive, indoor farming is gaining a foothold.

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