Russia

Sistema, Louis Dreyfus family establish Russian jv
- World-Grain.com
- 09 April 2012
Combined firm, RZ Agro Holding Ltd., will control 97,500 ha in the Rostov Region of Russia.
Ekosem-Agrar fuels investment wave in Russia dairy
- Agrimoney
- 06 Mar 2012
German-based Ekosem-Agrar unveiled a E50m bond issue to raise funds for doubling its Russian milking herd, and expanding its 160,000-hectare landbank, extending the wave of investment heading into the country's dairy market.
Trigon eyes top spot in European dairy production
- Agrimoney
- 28 February 2012
Trigon Agri unveiled plans to expand in Russia through the acquisition of a "large scale" farm operator - and to become Europe's top dairy producer - as it unveiled its first annual profit.
La ruée des Asiatiques sur les terres agricoles en Russie
- Les Echos
- 22 February 2012
Les paysans du nord-est de la Chine, de la péninsule coréenne et récemment du Japon sont de plus en plus attirés par les vastes terres de l'extrême-orient de la Russie, écrit l'« Asahi Shimbun ».
Asian companies seek greener pastures in Russian Far East
- Asahi Shimbun
- 20 February 2012
Since food prices jumped in the period from 2006 to 2008, efforts to borrow land in the Russian Far East for agriculture have spread rapidly.
Maïs : Terres agricoles à louer en Russie
- Commodesk
- 31 January 2012
La Russie pourrait louer plusieurs millions d'hectares de terres agricoles non utilisées à des investisseurs asiatiques.
Russia offers to lease land in the Far East to APEC countries
- Russia & India Report
- 30 January 2012
Russia is willing to discuss leasing farm land in the Far East to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member countries. The Ministry for Economic Development has stated that a group of 20 projects is intended to bring in tens of billions of dollars in investments.
Singapore's Olam in $400 mln Russian partnership
- Reuters
- 30 January 2012
Singapore's commodity trader Olam International is partnering with Russian Dairy Company LCC in the dairy and grains business and will jointly invest $400 million in Russia over the next five years.
Bonduelle acquires CECAB's Russian ops
- Just Food
- 23 January 2012
Bonduelle is set to acquire the Russian operations of French rival CECAB, including its 6000-hectare 'kolkhoze' farm.
Les agriculteurs allemands font leur retour en Russie
- Les Echos
- 16 January 2012
Au XVIIIe siècle, la Grande Catherine avait décidé de faire appel à des agriculteurs allemands pour cultiver le sol de la Russie. A un moment, on a dénombré plusieurs milliers de colons. Quelque 250 ans après, l'histoire se répète.
Pigs and protection money: German farmers seek their fortunes in Russia
- Der Spiegel
- 12 January 2012
German farmer plans to expand his operation to 250,000 hectares, an area the size of the state of Saarland, and to float his company on the stock market in Germany, where he pays a portion of his taxes.
Money for Russia’s agriculture
- RT
- 25 October 2011
Russia’s VTB Capital plans $1bn agriculture fund which will begin by buying assets in Russia and Kazakhstan – from land to processing companies.