The volume of production agriculture in Russia for 10 months of 2014 increased compared with the same period in 2013 to 4.5% and amounted to $ 3,598 trillion. These data are presented in online report Rosstat.

In October 2014 the volume of agricultural production in Russia decreased by 12.4% to 602,6 billion.

According to statistics, by the end of October 2014 the number of cattle in farms of all farmers were 19.8 million, or 1.9% compared with the same date in 2013; pigs - 20.4 million (1.6%), sheep and goats - 25.8 million (0.2% increase).

For 10 months of 2014 in farms of all categories produced livestock and poultry for slaughter 9.7 million tonnes in live weight, which is 4% more than the year before, milk - 26.4 million tons (down 0.4 percent), eggs of 34.8 billion (a decline of 0.5%).

However, the production of buckwheat in Russia in January-October 2014 increased by 23.9% compared with the same period of 2013, reported by Rosstat.

In October the volume of production of buckwheat grew by 24.4% compared to October 2013 and by 19.9% compared to September of the current year to 46.4 thousand tons

As previously reported by TASS, the suppliers have notified the retail network on the growth of prices for buckwheat and possible supply disruptions amid reports of adverse weather conditions for harvest in Siberia.

The Ministry of agriculture (MoA) of the Russian Federation information about the capabilities of the deficit previously denied. According to the Department, on November 19, 2014 crop of buckwheat in Russia amounted to 744,6 thousand tons with an annual demand of the country's 550 thousand tons (based on rate of consumption per person.

"Enough to fully secure the barley population, and taking into account the carry-over stocks is the ability to export", - noted previously in the Ministry of agriculture.

Territorial Department of the Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) in November began checking the supply chain of buckwheat in the retail network in the Russian regions. However, management did not find any violations of the Antimonopoly legislation at the moment.

On the eve of the representative of the Federal Antimonopoly service of the Russian Federation Oleg Marcincin TASS was told that the office has found reason to check the largest producers of buckwheat. "The reason for the initiation of the inspection was the fact that the growth in retail prices and received treatment. The Central management of the FAS is now at the stage of forming queries producers of buckwheat", he said.