The Russian Ministry of Agriculture drafted a government resolution approving 500 million rubles ($11 million) of subsidies to pay for rail transportation to move 100,000 MT frozen herring.
Valentin Valenik Appointed Head of the Federal Forestry Service . . . Russian Winter Grains Sown . . . Russia Plans to Import Fish from Iran and South African Republic . . .
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Russia: Russian Far East Ag Policy and Situation Update

Primorye Governor to Discuss Creation of Fishery Cluster with President Putin… Russian Federal Fishing Agency to Understand Tricks of Railway Transportation of Far Eastern Fish…
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Russia: Russian Far East Ag Policy and Situation Update

Primorye Farmers to Get 2.5 Billion Rubles… Agribusiness of Khabarovsk Krai to Demonstrate a Positive Trend…Khabarovsk Food Processing Industry to Increase Growth in Output...
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Indonesia: New Regulation on Animal Quarantine Measures

On May 12, 2014 Ministry of Agriculture issued Regulation No. 65/2014 on animal quarantine measures for importation, exportation and distribution of consumable products of animal origin.
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Russia: Trade Impact of Ban on Fishery Sector

The Government of Russia (GOR) has stated that domestic demand for the banned fish will mostly be met by increasing shipments from the Far East, as well as other markets such as Chile and China.
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Russia: Amended List of Banned US Agricultural Products

On August 20, 2014, the Government of Russia issued a decree amending the list of banned agricultural products from the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, and Norway to exclude...
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Brazil: Lower Import Tariff for Sardines

Brazil’s Inter-Ministerial Chamber on International Trade (CAMEX) has just established a tariff rate quota (TRQ) on sardines for 30,000 tons with an import duty of 2 percent.
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Russia Bans Key U.S. Agricultural Exports

On August 6, 2014, Russia issued an order banning certain agricultural imports from the United States, the EU-28, Canada, Australia, and Norway for one year.
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Russia Announces Ban on Many U.S. Agricultural Products

On August 6, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning a list of agricultural products from the United States, Canada, European Union, Australia, and Norway.