2012.08.06 | NEWS | AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

● Sales of Russian combines down 16%, trucks by 5.5% in Jan–June

● President: Belarus wants to buy Russia’s Rostselmash

● Russia’s Sberbank makes new offer to refinance loan to Belaruskali

● Russian watchdog approves Donskoi Tabak privatization plans

● Belarus’ Tabak-Invest edges up cigarette output 10.8% in Jan-Jul

● Klimovichi Distillery reports 7.4% sales profit in H1 2012

● Gomel distillery edged up exports 16.9% in H1 2012

● Belarus’ Minsk Sparkling Wines Plant output up 5.3%/yr in H1 2012

● Agency: Russian fisheries’ catch rises 0.8% in January–July

● Watchdog says Russia urgently needs swine fever target program

● New African swine fever outbreaks reported in southern Russia

● Swine fever outbreak detected in Russia’s Krasnodar Region

● Ukraine’s losses from cheese dispute with Russia seen at $47 mln

● Russian milk makers union asks for subsidies to tackle drought

● Kobrin Dairy Mill announces tender to buy EUR10m cheese production equipment

● Pruzhany dairy mill seeking equipment supplier

● Russia’s Krasnodar Region begins harvesting beetroot

● Russian Agricultural Bank to lend 3 bln rbl to build meat complex

● Russia’s Mexican beef imports may rise 29% to $150 million in ‘12

● Russia’s Rusagro to invest 1.3 bln rbl in pig farm in Tambov Reg

● Russia’s Rusagro to pay 3.5 bln rbl for Tambov Reg slaughterhouse

● Nevyanskaya Poultry Farm to spend 3 bil rbl on turkey project

● Russia’s ag ministry expects 14 mln tns grain shortfall in 2012

● Russia may cut ‘12 grain forecast to 75 mln tns from 80 mln tns

● Official cuts Russia’s grain harvest forecast to 77-80 mln tns

● Russia’s grain prices rise on lower harvest forecast, rising stocks

● Russia’s Rusgrain Holding grain processing falls 9.6% in Jan-Jun

● Belarus’ internal debt up 0.8% in June to Br35.793 tn