2012.05.21 | NEWS | AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

● Russia’s Razgulay Group sells non-core assets in three regions

● Russia may ban pedigree pig imports from European Union

● Mexico to discuss tractor, fertilizer, grain imports from Russia

● Russian watchdog to inspect 25 Norwegian fish firms in June

● Russia’s Miratorg IFRS net profit up 85% to 6 bln rbl in 2011

● Russia’s Uralkali sees max fertilizer price unchanged Jul–Dec

● Russian watchdog finds defects in cheese from 2 Ukrainian plants

● Arla Foods, Russia’s Molvest to invest 500 mln rbl in cheese JV

● Customs: Russia’s wheat export at 3.196 mln tonnes in Jan–March

● Ministry: Russian sugar plants capacities may grow 30% in 3 years

● Russian ag firm takes 1.6 bln rbl from Sberbank for poultry farm

● Russia approves agricultural import road map after WTO entry

● Official: Russia exports 25 mln tonnes of grain since July 2011

● Construction of 718 mln rbl farm starts in Russia’s Ingushetia

● Russian official: Dutch agricultural products could be hazardous

● Egypt sells 25,000 tonnes of potatos to Russia as ban lifted

● Russia’s BasEl to boost grain sales to 1.5 mln tonnes by 2016

● Statistics: Russian spring crops sowing area up 44.4% by May 1

● Russia’s minister suggests fuel spot financing for farmers

● PRESS: Russian ag ministry mulls subsidies to regions for grain traffic

● Official: Russian banks should improve lending policy for farmers

● Medvedev says Russian banks reduce ag sector loans 20%–25%

● Olvi Oyj invests EUR40 m in Lidskoe Pivo