Russian Farmer Alters Rural Economy With Virtual Currency, as Moscow Watches Warily
Cryptocurrency begun by ‘agro-anarchist’ becomes a tender for transactions from milk to tractors in a region Russia’s energy boom left behind.
Dairy exports: Russian embargo aids New Zealand
NEW Zealand has been one of several countries supplying Russia with dairy products in the past year as other Western nations have been locked out because of an embargo. By Simone Smith.
Got milk? Belarus sells dairy to China as relations with Russia sour over trade blocks
Russia and Belarus are close allies and trading partners but ties have become strained.
Industry to milk better results in 2017
POSITIVE signs indicate slow improvement with continued volatility ahead for Australia’s dairy sector according to the latest industry assessment. By Mal Gill.
Russians see increase in prices of products under import ban
The majority of Russians have noticed an increase in the prices of fruit, vegetables and meat, according to a survey reported by state news agency Itar-Tass. All three commodities are affected by the Kremlin’s import ban on EU and U.S. goods.
New Zealand's as close as it's ever got to a free trade deal with India – John Key video
A free trade deal between New Zealand and India is more on track than ever before. By JO MOIR
Russia is bulldozing cheese and Donald Trump needs to pay attention
There’s mini trade war going on right now, a sordid saga centered on a strongman, halfway across the world, who is trying to bend the United States and the European Union to his will. By Jeff Guo
Kiwi dairy ranks well with wary Russians
The fine milk and butter products of New Zealand have long had a good reputation in Russia. A journalist in central Russia, Nataliya Shkol’naya, sent Dairy News this exclusive, rare look into the ordinary citizen’s view of dairy markets and embargoes. By Nataliya Shkol’naya
Dairy crisis explained: It's more to do with Vladimir Putin than $1 milk
Australian dairy farmers were thrust into the spotlight this week when the nation’s largest producers once again slashed their farm gate milk prices. By Patrick Hatch
EU extends Russian sanctions
Economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union – in the wake of the illegal annexation of the Crimea region – have been extended until June 23, 2017. The sanctions target imports from the peninsula and investment there, among other measures.