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Starting from July 1, 2015, retailers operating in the federal cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Sevastopol (Crimea) must pay a fixed trading fee...

The port of Magadan is located on the shore of the Nagayeva bay which is convenient for large-tonnage ships to transit.

On July 31, 2015, the Russian Government adopted Decree #774 which lays out procedures for the destruction of banned food and agricultural products from the United States, European Union, Canada...

FAS/Moscow increased its April 2015’s grain production forecast by 5 million metric tons (MMT) to 97 MMT.

President Putin Signed Amendments to the Veterinary Law . . . New Beer and Cider Reporting Requirements . . . Amendments to the Forestry Code of the Russian Federation . . .

Turkey expected to benefit when Russia implemented an agricultural trade ban against the United States, Canada, European Union, Australia, and Norway in August 2014.

Russian Food Ban Extended Until August 2016 . . . Russian Government Issued Orders on Distribution of Federal Agricultural Subsidies to Provinces . . .

As one of the world's leading producers and exporters of oil and gas, biofuels have an insignificant share in the overall energy production matrix of Russia, with an estimate of only 1.2 percent...

The Fifth International Veterinary Congress was held in Moscow on April 20-22, 2015.

Federal Law No. 93, of April 20, 2015, decreased the total 2015 budget of the Russian Federation by 2 percent, to 12.14 trillion rubles.

Creation of Caspian Sea Regulatory Body . . . Government of Russia Sets Rules for Coordination Among Scientific Organizations . . . The First All-Russia Food Security Forum . . .

On June 24, 2015, President Putin signed decree No. 320 extending Russia’s ban on the import of a variety of agricultural products from the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia....