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A feed truck is delivering new rations at a farm in Lipetsk region. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

05-08-2020 | News

Russia’s pig industry grows further – is it all good?

Photo: Umomos

15-06-2020 | News

Russia: Strong increase of pork exports in Q1

Sergey Yushin, chairman of the Russian National Meat Association. - Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov

02-06-2020 | Article

Russia embraces its new global role in pork

Backyard farms usually keep pigs in relatively simple sheds, partly outdoors, with rarely any attention for biosecurity. - Photo: Henk Riswick

15-05-2020 | News

Covid-19 could spark revival of Russian backyard pig farms

Sentinel pigs are used to try out whether or not it is safe for pigs to come back to a farm. The pigs in the picture were used on a farm in Lithuania.

02-05-2020 | News

ASF Russia: Kaliningrad pig farm back on track

Import duties on feed additives may soon be scrapped in Russia due to Covid-19. - Photo: Misset

10-04-2020 | News

Zero import duties considered for feed additives in Russia

Maxim Basov (left) at the signing of an investment agreement with a regional government in Eastern Russia. Photo: Russian Far East Development Ministry

02-04-2020 | News

Covid-19: RusAgro suspends Chinese pig investments

Sausages in a Russian supermarket. Some pieces of pig meat sold in Russia might have had the ASF genome. The virus does not affect humans. Photo: 123RF

19-02-2020 | News

Russia considers fines for selling ASF-infected meat

Pork for sale in Russia. Photo: Dreamstime

27-01-2020 | News

Chinese ASF-infected pork keeps hitting Russia

Russian scientists are working on a feed additive to tackle depression in pigs. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov

23-12-2019 | Article

Russia: Solution for depressed pigs