In his latest Pig World column, Russian journalist Vladislav Vorotnikov provides a detailed update of…
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The quality of porkmeat has, for a long time, been a concern for consumers in…
Previously confined to the European part of Russia and the Baltic states, the spread of…
Last year, Russia produced 3.39 million tonnes of pork, to overtake Vietnam as the world’s…
Despite some huge challenges, such as the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic and falling prices,…
In the first half of 2016, Russian pig farmers produced 1.5 million tonnes of pork…
After two very comfortable years, the Russian pig industry is entering a harsh period, when…
Most pig breeders in post Soviet Union states have had to face very negative market…
The traditional supply chains in the countries of the post-Soviet Union block have been largely…
Severe drought, the Russian embargo and the spread of African swine fever (ASF) are the…