According to Elena Skrynnik, the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the agiotage, which appeared after the unheard droughts in many Russian regions, is the speculation only.

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US senators are calling for a June agreement allowing the resumption of US poultry exports to Russia be implemented "without further delay".

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Sanderson Farms, Inc., said Russia resumed imports of the company’s poultry products after the country’s six-month ban on U.S. chicken led to swelling supplies and weaker prices.

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Russia admits crop loss of 38%; self sufficient in 2010 but no reserves for 2011 Russia has enough grain to cover its domestic needs after harvesting this year 38% less than the previous crop, a senior official said Monday.

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Rosselkhoznadzor (Russian Ministry of Agriculture sub agency) expressed concerns about the detection of salmonellosis agent in a large consignment of chicken eggs that was offered for sale in the USA.

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RUSSIA - Russia has lifted the ban on poultry imports from four more US plants.

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Russia has reinstated as eligible exporters Smithfield Foods’ Tar Heel, N.C., and Clinton, N.C., pork plants, only days after banning two other company-owned plants, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service website.

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Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, may impose restrictions on meat imports from Brazil if its veterinary service fails to inspect as soon as possible Brazilian plants supplying meat and poultry to Russia, the watchdog said on Wednesday.

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Russian grain imports are likely to soar after the country's worst drought in more than a century damaged its harvest and forced it to ban exports, analysts said on Thursday.

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RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported eight new outbreaks of African swine fever in the country.

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