Month: February 2020

A group of Russian poultry companies have seen their exports skyrocket since March of 2019 when they got the green light to enter the Chinese market. The analytical center of the Russian Agricultural Ministry stated that Russia exported 207,000 tonnes of poultry last year, 10% more compared to the same period of the previous year. In monetary terms, export climbed by 65% reaching $ 329 million.

China has lifted all remaining barriers to US poultry exporters, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has said.

• Supply chains disrupted, poultry markets closed.
• One company reports loss of around.

Bulgaria’s food safety agency authorities reported on Monday an outbreak of the H5N8 bird flu virus on a duck farm in the town of Rakovski in southern Bulgaria.

President Donald Trump said the United States and India were working on a major trade deal, but he was not sure if it would be completed before the U.S. presidential election in November.

As the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues 2018 Farm Bill implementation with the release of its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Interim Rule, National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging the agency to strengthen the conservation program to better support farmers as they work to ensure the longevity of their land and natural resources.

The Government will quadruple the number of workers farms can recruit on a temporary basis from outside the EU this year to take up seasonal work.