Russian Agriculture News

ludovicense wrote:

Kiko wrote:Putin says China is promising for Russia in terms of soybean exports, 05.18.2023.

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https://sputniknewsbrasil.com.br/20230518/putin-diz-que-china-e-promissora-para-russia-em-termos-de-exportacoes-de-soja-28889828.html

For me, this soy issue is nothing more than a letter of intent. I can't see Russia coming close to being a relevant supplier of soybeans. I don't think it's even possible to drastically increase production since it's a hot climate crop. Here in Brazil it is planted in the cerrado (equivalent to the African savannah, although it is not the same thing).

Some numbers from Brazilian agriculture can be a benchmark for Russian agriculture.
-Agribusiness exports totaled US$ 159.09 billion in 2022, up 32% over the previous year
-Grain harvest is estimated at 313 million tons driven by soy
-Soybean production in Brazil in 2022/23 should be 155 million tons, says consultancy


Russia has technology and a huge amount of land available to boost current numbers, which in my view are quite timid when compared to the potential that can be achieved.
Even more so considering that the "hungry" Asian market is on your side.

Kiko wrote:

ludovicense wrote:

Kiko wrote:Putin says China is promising for Russia in terms of soybean exports, 05.18.2023.

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https://sputniknewsbrasil.com.br/20230518/putin-diz-que-china-e-promissora-para-russia-em-termos-de-exportacoes-de-soja-28889828.html

For me, this soy issue is nothing more than a letter of intent. I can't see Russia coming close to being a relevant supplier of soybeans. I don't think it's even possible to drastically increase production since it's a hot climate crop. Here in Brazil it is planted in the cerrado (equivalent to the African savannah, although it is not the same thing).

Some numbers from Brazilian agriculture can be a benchmark for Russian agriculture.
-Agribusiness exports totaled US$ 159.09 billion in 2022, up 32% over the previous year
-Grain harvest is estimated at 313 million tons driven by soy
-Soybean production in Brazil in 2022/23 should be 155 million tons, says consultancy

flamming_python wrote:

ludovicense wrote:For me, this soy issue is nothing more than a letter of intent. I can't see Russia coming close to being a relevant supplier of soybeans. I don't think it's even possible to drastically increase production since it's a hot climate crop. Here in Brazil it is planted in the cerrado (equivalent to the African savannah, although it is not the same thing).

Some numbers from Brazilian agriculture can be a benchmark for Russian agriculture.
-Agribusiness exports totaled US$ 159.09 billion in 2022, up 32% over the previous year
-Grain harvest is estimated at 313 million tons driven by soy
-Soybean production in Brazil in 2022/23 should be 155 million tons, says consultancy


Russia has technology and a huge amount of land available to boost current numbers, which in my view are quite timid when compared to the potential that can be achieved.
Even more so considering that the "hungry" Asian market is on your side.

Russia has been exporting soybeans to China for a few years now, it's grown in the Primorye region which is right next to China. Although I would certainly agree that the potential here is ultimately limited as the population of farmers in the Russian Far East is not that large. So far some have invested into growing soybeans and thanks to that soybean production has been growing by 20-30% annually. Chinese demand makes its lucrative.
Maybe if Chinese farmers are brought into Russia to grow it on some of the currently fallow soil.
There was also a scheme being discussed between Russia and Uzbekistan a couple years ago about potentially bringing in 1-2 million Uzbeks to farm on fallow lands in Russia. Don't know what's happening with that.

ludovicense wrote:

Kiko wrote:

ludovicense wrote:

Kiko wrote:Putin says China is promising for Russia in terms of soybean exports, 05.18.2023.

......

https://sputniknewsbrasil.com.br/20230518/putin-diz-que-china-e-promissora-para-russia-em-termos-de-exportacoes-de-soja-28889828.html

For me, this soy issue is nothing more than a letter of intent. I can't see Russia coming close to being a relevant supplier of soybeans. I don't think it's even possible to drastically increase production since it's a hot climate crop. Here in Brazil it is planted in the cerrado (equivalent to the African savannah, although it is not the same thing).

Some numbers from Brazilian agriculture can be a benchmark for Russian agriculture.
-Agribusiness exports totaled US$ 159.09 billion in 2022, up 32% over the previous year
-Grain harvest is estimated at 313 million tons driven by soy
-Soybean production in Brazil in 2022/23 should be 155 million tons, says consultancy

Almost all large-scale agriculture in Brazil has been transgenic for decades. Corn and Soy mainly. There was prejudice at first, due to health fears, but today that has dissipated. If it harmed human beings, we would have 1 billion dead people in the world. Mainly Chinese who are huge consumers of Brazilian agribusiness.

As for planting in hot weather, I took Brazil as a reference (I am not an expert in agriculture). Anyway if production in Russia is so low it means it has huge room for expansion.

Here is the world ranking.

Top soy producers in the world (by million metric tons)
Brazil — 125,887,672
United States — 123,664,230
Argentina — 37,787,927
China — 14,193,621
India — 13,786,000
Paraguay — 11,045,971
Canada — 7,266,600
Ukraine — 4,460,770
Russia — 4,026,850
Bolivia — 2,942,131

One thing is for sure....she should move to Ukraine soon.

lyle6 wrote:Who fucking cares? The Chinese want to eat shit pumped with GMO and toxic chemicals - why stop them? Just sell the shit and laugh your way to the bank.

Broski wrote:

lyle6 wrote:Who fucking cares? The Chinese want to eat shit pumped with GMO and toxic chemicals - why stop them? Just sell the shit and laugh your way to the bank.

Russia cares. After all they would be poisoning and depleting their own soil by following Brazil's example and for what? A few extra dollars? There's a huge, relatively untapped market for GMO-free and glyshophate-free crops like wheat and soy, Russia should exploit that to it's full potential.

are you saying that Brazil is poisoning the world?

Firebird wrote:Russia can gain a lot of support for its own safe, pure foods against the filth that the west wants to kill people with.

The usual criminals are trying to force GMO poisons on us in the West.
But also, people are often eating chemicals that are sold to us as actual foods.
Strongbow "apple" cider in England, "beef steaks" in Holland, "tuna" in Subway USA have all turned out to be lies and misdescriptions. All 3 were actually lab/chemical products with no vegetables, meat or fish in them.
This isn't just happening in cheap "bargain supermarkets", but also in expensive restaurants.

Its a blatant lie, but governments have been lobbied to allow this fraud.

Scorpius wrote:

Firebird wrote:Russia can gain a lot of support for its own safe, pure foods against the filth that the west wants to kill people with.

The usual criminals are trying to force GMO poisons on us in the West.
But also, people are often eating chemicals that are sold to us as actual foods.
Strongbow "apple" cider in England, "beef steaks" in Holland, "tuna" in Subway USA have all turned out to be lies and misdescriptions. All 3 were actually lab/chemical products with no vegetables, meat or fish in them.
This isn't just happening in cheap "bargain supermarkets", but also in expensive restaurants.

Its a blatant lie, but governments have been lobbied to allow this fraud.

You have to distinguish between GMOs and GMOs.
There is a modification of GMOs in order to improve the survival of the crop, its nutritional value and yield. And there is something that changes whole DNA chains, embedding foreign parts of genes from completely different species, there is the use of toxic substances to change the properties of the cultivated crop, something that makes these products dangerous to humans or nature - this way should be prohibited.

Dmitry Patrushev: We continue to do everything necessary to support farmers in new regions

Full–fledged integration of new subjects of Russia is another strategic priority of the Ministry of Agriculture.

‍ This year, 4.5 billion rubles are provided to support the agricultural industry of four regions.

Another 2 billion rubles have been allocated for preferential leasing. For farmers of new regions, a simplified procedure does not require confirmation of the status of an agricultural producer.

We are working on the distribution of preferential loans.

quotas for duty-free export of agricultural products are provided for local farmers this year.

From 2024, farmers of new subjects will be able to receive federal funds under the state programs "Land" and "Integrated Development of Rural Areas".

Head of the National Meat Association Sergey Yushin on the main achievements of the industry

Last year, the production and export of meat from Russia reached record values. And our country is also the number one in Europe in turkey production