MAIN HIGHLIGHTS IN THE AIC FOR MARCH 18

IKAR reports that falling food prices in Russia could potentially cause issues for agricultural producers, but has identified some goods that are becoming cheaper or remaining the same. Rosselkhoznadzor is developing a method to identify listeria in feed products, with a rough timeline for completion. Indonesia is set to increase export duties on palm oil by 1.5 times, while Russia has reduced its purchases of the product. Novosibirsk State Agrarian University scientists have developed a method to combat plant pests using entomophages. Bangladesh has emerged as one of the top ten largest importers of agricultural products from Russia, both in monetary and physical terms, with some items seeing significant increase in purchases.