2024

The year 2024 promises to be a watershed in many ways. The rapid development of technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotechnology, will continue, opening up new horizons for science and innovation. At the same time, the global community will face the challenges of climate change, sustainable development and global security. The political situation will also be tense, with events on the international stage being unpredictable. At the same time, people will continue to strive for a better life, personal development and stronger ties in society. In 2024, the world will face new challenges, but will also offer new opportunities for growth and progress.

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BUTB accredited the first brokerage company in Serbia
October 4, Minsk . A Serbian company has been awarded a broker certificate on the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) for the first time, the press service of the BUCE told BELTA. Professional trading participant status was granted to a Serbian food producer, importer, and distributor, which has been regularly purchasing powdered milk and butter on the Belarusian exchange for over two y...
Liberalization and prevention. How will administrative liability codes change?
Andrey Matelsky, Director of the National Center for Legislation and Legal Information, today passed the bill "On Amending the Codes of Administrative Liability" in its first reading. The bill provides for comprehensive amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO) and the Procedural-Executive Code of Administrative Offenses (PICOAO) based on an analysis of law enforcement practices and ...
In the Altai region, there is a decrease in livestock numbers while dairy production is growing.
The number of cows decreased to 223,800 (-7.2%), while sheep and goat farming saw the most significant decline—down 10.6% to 133,900. The pig population decreased by 8.4%, reaching 286,500. Despite this, agricultural production volumes remain stable and, in some areas, are even increasing. From January to August 2......
Spain remains Europe's leading feed producer
According to the European Feed Industry Federation, feed production in the EU as a whole fell by 0.4%. By animal species, pig feed production remains the most significant, accounting for 46.87% of the total volume. Cattle and poultry follow, accounting for 20.78% and 19.85%, respectively. Compared to 2......
Decline in agricultural sales in Russia by 2025: changes and trends
In August of this year, grain sales totaled 7.9 million tonnes, 10.5% lower than in August 2024. However, it is noted that monthly sales increased by 1.6 times, which may indicate efforts by agricultural organizations to offset previous losses. Livestock and poultry sales in live weight for January-August totaled 9.1 million tonnes, ......
Rostov Oblast exported a new batch of pigs for slaughter to Georgia.
During shipment, a veterinary inspection was conducted, confirming that all exported animals were healthy and originated from disease-free zones. Pig exports to Georgia are regular, and according to the Georgian National Statistics Office, pork imports from Russia in the first half of 2025 amounted to $7.8 million, a 33-fold increase compared to the previous year. Russia accounted for 99.8% of Geo...
Bolivia exports $797 million worth of beef and introduces new digital certificates for foreign trade
Bolivia's beef exports reached $797 million between 2021 and 2025. China is the primary market for this meat, accounting for 74% of sales, according to Karina Cerrudo, Director General of the National Customs Authority. Meanwhile, the authority has integrated the beef export food safety certificate into the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE) system, thereby expanding the digital procedures ava...
Brazil's pig population continues to grow.
Pig slaughter also increased by 1.2%, reaching a record high in 2024 , although growth in the sector has slowed. Pork exports also reached a historic high. Geographically, Toledo (Paraná state) retained its lead in pork production among the 5,487 municipalities with pig farming, accounting for 2.2% of the total (95......
A drunk driver without a license killed two people. Investigators have revealed details of the accident in the Braslav district.
October 1st,Vitebsk . In the Braslav District, a drunk driver without a license got behind the wheel of a car and struck an elderly cyclist in the oncoming lane, resulting in two fatalities. This was reported to a BelTA correspondent by the Investigative Committee for the Vitebsk Region. Investigative Committee officers for the Vitebsk Region established that on the evening of May 21, a 28-year-ol...
"Cardboard Superpower." What is Poland prepared to take into 2026?
Photo: Unsplash The Polish government has submitted its draft 2026 budget to the Sejm. In short, the hole in the Polish budget is growing even wider, and the national debt is on the verge of skyrocketing. Meanwhile, military spending is breaking records, cementing Poland's status as NATO's leader in defense spending as a percentage of GDP. However, the value of such leadership is questionable. Or ...
The global organic and natural food market will grow to $84 billion by 2033.
At the same time, Russia is seeing a growing interest in high-tech food products created with functional additives—stabilizers, emulsifiers, and natural preservatives. Surveys show that 70% of Russians are willing to pay a premium for quality, and 60% of consumers carefully examine the ingredients before purchasing. Growing demand is also confirmed by industry data: in the Russian meat processing ...
Tokarevskaya Poultry Farm's Problems: New Lawsuit for 64.8 Million Rubles
The case is being heard in the Tambov Regional Arbitration Court, and the next hearing date has not yet been set. This is not the company's only problem: a previous ruling sought to recover 104 million rubles from a grain supplier, and there are other pending lawsuits. Tokarevskaya Poultry Farm is one of the largest poultry and egg producers in Russia, with revenue of 44.4 billion rubles for 2.......
EU agrifood trade remains stable despite rising prices
The United Kingdom led imports , accounting for €27.6 billion (+€1.2 billion, +5%), driven by high cocoa and chocolate prices . It was followed by the United States and Switzerland . In contrast, exports to China fell by €670 million (-10%) due to lower demand for grains, while exports to Thailand fell by €242 million, partly for the same reason. EU agricultural imports in June amounted to €15.3 b...
The United States has disclosed the share of nuclear reactor fuel supplied by Russia.
In 2024 , Russia remained the largest supplier of fuel for US nuclear reactors , accounting for 20% of deliveries. The US had previously expressed doubts about completely abandoning Russian uranium until the conflict in Ukraine was resolved. Russia retained its status as the largest supplier of fuel for nuclear reactors in the United States by the end of 2......
Damate received permission to export turkey to Bosnia and Herzegovina
It's worth noting that Damate is actively developing its exports and already supplies its products to countries such as China , the UAE, and Saudi Arabia . In 2024 , the company exported 23,000 tons of turkey, duck, and lamb meat. Damate is considered the leader in the Russian turkey meat market and is among the top five largest producers globally.......
Yle has learned that the EU does not plan to add Russian nickel to its sanctions list.
The EU does not plan to impose sanctions on Russian nickel, despite political demands to tighten restrictions. This is due to the metal's importance to the Union's defense industry, Yle reports.The European Union has no plans to add Russian nickel, which is strategically important for the defense industry, to its sanctions list, Yle reports. Thus, nickel is absent from the 19th package of sanction...
At OJSC "Svyataya Volya" in the Ivatsevichi district, revenue per employee over the past six months amounted to Br98 thousand.
Vladimir Lyubushak, September 26, Minsk . JSC "Svyataya Volya" is a dynamically developing enterprise in the Ivatsevichi District with sales revenue per employee of Br98,000. This is the result of the first half of 2025, Vladimir Lyubushak, director of the joint-stock company, reported in an interview with the magazine "Ekonomika Belarusi." The farm's lands stretch over 1......
More than 12,000 tons of soybeans were harvested in Stavropol Krai.
The harvesting of row crops—corn, sunflowers, sugar beets, and soybeans— is actively underway in the region . Farmers in the region have already harvested more than half of the soybean acreage. The harvest amounted to 12,500 tons, with an average yield of 15.1 centners per hectare. This year, agricultural producers have allocated 17,7......
Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut announced the results of the agro-industrial complex's work and plans for the future.
Based on the results of 2024 , all state programs of the Ministry of Agriculture received high efficiency ratings from the Ministry of Economic Development. The Agro-Industrial Complex program ranked fifth, while the Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas program ranked first. This year, funding for these four state programs amounted to approximately 565 billion rubles, with the bulk of the reso...
Steady growth of Russian poultry farming in 2025
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, from January to July 2025, agricultural organizations produced 3.96 million tons of live weight poultry meat—3.3% more than in the same period in 2024. This increase in production was made possible not only by the absence of diseases but also by the implementation of effective support measures for poultry farmers, such as preferential loans and compensatio...
Record-breaking animals are being raised at the Ross breeding farm in the Volkovysk district.
Photo by plemzavod-ross.by, September 26, Minsk . The Ross breeding farm has created a breeding herd of over 800 cows, 550 of which produce 10,000 kg or more of milk per year. Viktor Zamirovsky, director of the municipal agricultural unitary enterprise, told the magazine "Ekonomika Belarusi" (Economy of Belarus), according to BelTA. The Ross Breeding Farm is one of the most successful and producti...
At OJSC "Svyataya Volya" in the Ivatsevichi district, revenue per employee over the past six months amounted to Br98 thousand.
Vladimir Lyubushak, September 26, Minsk . JSC "Svyataya Volya" is a dynamically developing enterprise in the Ivatsevichi District with sales revenue per employee of Br98,000. This is the result of the first half of 2025, Vladimir Lyubushak, director of the joint-stock company, reported in an interview with the magazine "Ekonomika Belarusi." The farm's lands stretch over 1......
The FT reported on the German cellist's "too bold" ties to Russia.
Moosdorf regularly speaks by phone with the Russian presidential adviser and attends music festivals in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The cellist himself has stated that music should remain separate from "political trash."Cellist Matthias Moosdorf, a member of the Bundestag from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), continues to maintain contacts with Russia that have proven "too bold" even for his own ...
114 tons of chicken feet were successfully exported from the Kirov region to China.
On September 18, 2025, the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Kirov Region, Udmurt Republic, and Perm Krai monitored the shipment of 20.1 tons of chicken feet to China . The vehicle, equipped with refrigeration equipment, met the veterinary and sanitary requirements for transporting these products. The quality of the shipped batch was confirmed by laboratory testing at accredited institutions...
Rosselkhoznadzor forecasts: Russian meat exports will reach 1 million tons by 2025.
It's worth noting that in the early 2000s, Russia imported similar volumes of meat products, highlighting the significant successes of recent years. The increase in export volumes was made possible by changes in agricultural policy, the introduction of modern livestock technologies, and increased investment in agriculture . Artem Daushev also noted that pork exports increased 55-fold from 2.........
Food production in Russia fell by 0.9% over the past eight months.
The production volume of various types of meat, including beef and pork, amounted to 0.3 million tonnes in August, a 2% decrease compared to August 2024. Over the first eight months, production remained at 2.5 million tonnes, a decrease of 1.4% year-on-year. Regarding other products, 0.4 million tons of processed fish were produced in August, also down ......
Farmers at Rogoznyansky JSC in Zhabinka District increased their grain yields by more than a third.
September 25, Minsk . JSC Rogoznyansky in Zhabinka District increased its grain yield by more than a third. A cold spring and rainy summer didn't prevent the agricultural enterprise from reaching yet another high. As Anna Plytnik, director of the joint-stock company, told the magazine "Ekonomika Belarusi," this season they harvested more than 7,......
At JSC Agro-Kolyadichi, barley turned out to be the most productive crop.
September 25, Minsk . Barley turned out to be the most productive crop at Agro-Kolyadichi. According to the company's director, Sergei Subbota, the winter barley yield was 74.9 c/ha, and the spring barley yield was 61 c/ha. "Winter triticale yielded well - 57.7 c/ha. Winter wheat yielded 48.5 c/ha,peas - 46.5 c/ha. "We received 1,425 tons of winter rapeseed oilseeds with a yield of 35.8 c/ha," Ser...
The Philippines is close to breaking its pork import record.
The latest official forecasts point to a moderate recovery in pork production in 2025, estimated at around 980,000 tonnes, up 2% from the previous year, following the devastating effects of African swine fever ( ASF ) that ravaged the country in the second half of 2024 and the first half of 2025. The ASF outbreak led to a 5.6% decline in pork production in the first half of 2......
Brazil: Beef exports up 49% in August thanks to Chinese demand
The data was provided by the Brazilian Meat Producers Association (Abrafrigo) based on information from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC). The study covers fresh meat , processed meat, edible offal, and by-products such as beef fat. Reduction of supplies to the United States Despite overall positive trends, sales of fres...

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