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FAS Moscow decreased its April 2018 total grain production forecast by 13.8 million metric tons (MMT) to 109.9 MMT based on reports of reduced area and cold and rainy conditions in some regions....

Russian agriculture has been one of the fastest growing segments of the economy in recent years with gross output up 2.4 percent in 2017, as the Russian economy emerged from a two-year recession.

The development of the biofuels sector remains a low priority for the Russian government whose agricultural programs are largely focused on “import substitution” and export support programs.

On June 6, 2018, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Unified EAEU List of Quarantine Pests via G/SPS/N/RUS/150.

This report contains summaries of relevant decisions and documents from the Armenia-Belarus-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) meetings, published between August 9....

On September 20, 2017, the Russian Government issued Decree No. 1130 imposing a temporary export ban on hides and skins which fall under EAEU HS codes 4104 11 and 4104 19 from October 5, 2017....

On October 25, 2017, the Government of Russia issued decree No. 1292, expanding the ban on the imports of agricultural products from the countries that applied economic sanctions against Russia....

The Technical Regulation of the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus-Armenia-Kyrgyzstan Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) “On Safety of Packaged Potable Water Including Natural Mineral Water”....

Russia is harvesting its largest ever grain crop that may exceed 128 MMT according to official reports.