Vladislav Vorotnikov

Tbilisi

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist in agriculture, energy and entertainment English B2B multimedia.

Articles

Kazakhstan’s first Chinese shunting locomotives ready for service

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Vladislav Vorotnikov

THE first hybrid shunting locomotives from an order for 100 placed by Kazakhstan State Railways (KTZ) with CRRC in October 2023 have recently passed acceptance tests conducted at a depot in Almaty, KTZ has confirmed. The six-axle CKD6H shunters manufactured at the Ziyang plant in China are equipped with a 540kW EU IIIA-compliant diesel engine and a 900kWh lithium iron phosphate battery.
Kazakhstan’s first Chinese shunting locomotives ready for service

1 week ago | railjournal.com | Vladislav Vorotnikov

CRRC is supplying Kazakhstan State Railways with 100 shunting and 100 mainline locomotives under a 2023 contract. CRRC is supplying Kazakhstan State Railways with 100 shunting and 100 mainline locomotives under a 2023 contract. Premium Subscription RequiredYou must be a premium subscriber to access this content:View Subscription OptionsCategories: Asia, Fleet, Freight, Main line, NewsTags: CRRC, CRRC Ziyang, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Railways KTZ, Premium
Central Asian grain producers face dilemma

1 week ago | world-grain.com | Vladislav Vorotnikov

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN — As looming climate change promises to worsen the problem of water scarcity across Central and South Asia and undermine grain production, the countries of the region are looking into various opportunities for tackling the growing threat. At some point, analysts believe farmers may be left with no choice but to turn to genetic technologies. Kazakhstan’s grain production might drop by 37% by 2030 due to the impact of climate change, World Bank reported in a 2019 study.
New outbreaks of Newcastle disease wreak havoc on Poland's poultry industry

1 week ago | poultryworld.net | Vladislav Vorotnikov

Poultry production in Poland, which has only started recovering from devastating bird flu outbreaks earlier this year, has been hit by a series of outbreaks of Newcastle disease, with the veterinary situation deteriorating rapidly. Two new outbreaks of Newcastle disease, registered at the end of May, will cost farmers nearly 1.5 million heads, the Polish veterinary service estimated.
Is Russia’s egg market heading into a new crisis?

2 weeks ago | poultryworld.net | Vladislav Vorotnikov

Nearly 2 years after the Russian egg market faced an unprecedented shortage, farmers are now grappling with an oversupply. If this situation is not swiftly addressed, it may lead to a fresh wave of challenges. At the end of May, the average wholesale price of a dozen eggs dropped to Rub 30 (US$0.38), including logistics costs, which is at the lowest threshold of production costs ranging between Rub 30 and 40 ($0.38 to $0.41).
Russia’s pork exports surge 72% in early 2025, fueled by soaring demand from China

1 month ago | pigprogress.net | Vladislav Vorotnikov

In the 1st quarter of 2025, Russia is said to have exported 76,000 tons of pork, a 72% increase from the previous year. In value, exports grew nearly 2-fold to US$180 million, Agroexport, a Russian government agency facilitating exports, has reported. The growth would have largely been propelled by demand from China, the officials indicated. The increase in exports to China, which is said to have commenced in March 2024, is substantial.
Kazakhstan feed markets grow as Russia loses EU access

1 month ago | allaboutfeed.net | Vladislav Vorotnikov

Kazakhstan is expanding exports of rapeseed and sunflower meal to the European Union (EU), taking advantage of the bloc’s breakup with Russia. Kazakhstan has partly replaced Russia as a supplier of soybean meal to the EU, Evgeniy Karabanov, head of the analytical department of the Grain Union of Kazakhstan, told local news outlet APK Novosti. In addition, the country is also ramping up exports of sunflower meal and oil.
Russia halal poultry exports booming

1 month ago | poultryworld.net | Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia more than doubled halal poultry exports in 2024, aiming to further boost sales by the end of the decade. In 2024, Russia’s halal food exports increased 80% compared with the previous year, reaching US$382 million, first deputy agricultural minister Elena Fastova outlined during an industry conference in Kazan, Russia. Poultry accounts for over half of Russian halal exports – US$211 million in 2024, against US$105 million in the previous year.
US egg crisis unlocks new opportunities for Turkey

1 month ago | poultryworld.net | Vladislav Vorotnikov

Egg exports from Turkey have played an interesting role in easing tensions in the US egg market in recent months. The country increased its exports compared with the previous year to dampen ‘eggflation’ in the US. However, fears of domestic market stability and the most recent Trump tariffs promise to put breaks on further growth in overseas deliveries.
US tariff war can strengthen China and ruin automotive industry globalisation

1 month ago | automotivelogistics.media | Vladislav Vorotnikov

As the US and China remain in a standoff in their tariff war with neither side willing to budge, observers say the world is witnessing the end of the era of globalisation in the automotive industry as we know it. Even after a temporary truce with China on tariffs was reached, the US trade policy keeps re-shaping the global automotive market.