World meat industry news

The Ministry of Agriculture has determined the procedure for recording animals in Russia

  • 31 Aug 10:26

The Ministry of Agriculture has determined the procedure for recording animals in Russia The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has developed a procedure for accounting for animals subject to labeling.This draft is a by-law to the law on veterinary medicine, taking into account the amendments that come into force on September 1, 2023, which introduce the registration and labeling of farm animals.This is necessary, first of all, to trace livestock products "from field to counter", as well as to prevent animal diseases, the explanatory note to the document says. According to the project, electronic registration of a marked animal or a group of such animals will be carried out by entering information about them into the federal state information system in. Read more...

Trade turnover of agricultural products between Russia and South Africa decreased by almost 16%

  • 31 Aug 10:25

Trade turnover of agricultural products between Russia and South Africa decreased by almost 16% The volume of mutual trade (trade) in agricultural products, raw materials and food between Russia and South Africa in 2021 decreased by 15.9% compared to 2020 and amounted to USD 374.7 million.Russian exports to South Africa decreased by 76.6% to $28.8 million, while Russian imports from South Africa increased by 7.3% to $345.9 million.This is stated in the review “Foreign Economic Activity.Republic of South Africa”, prepared by the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Agroexport”. Russian exports to South Africa in 2021 accounted for 7.7% of the trade turnover of agricultural products between Russia and South Africa.The share of trade. Read more...

Turkey production increased by almost 20% in the first half of the year

  • 31 Aug 10:21

Turkey production increased by almost 20% in the first half of the year According to the consulting agency Agrifood Strategies, the first half of 2022 has seen almost 20% growth in Russian turkey production compared to the same period last year. “In the period from January to June this year, Russian turkey producers supplied 205,4 thousand tons of turkey products both to the internal and export markets, which is 19,24 % more than last year (172,3 thousand tons)”, the report says. Production growth has been registered in all segments, both at large, medium and small poultry farms, and in backyard farms. Market leaders keep investing into production ramp-up in Penza, Tambov, Lipetsk, Belgorod regions, as well as in. Read more...

World natural disasters make a negative contribution to the supply of agricultural products

  • 31 Aug 10:20

World natural disasters make a negative contribution to the supply of agricultural products World natural disasters make a negative contribution to the supply of agricultural products.First of all, we are talking about a reduction in crop yields in the EU in future periods.But the influence of the heat is not yet a decisive factor for the dynamics of milk supply, the rate of decline of which is decreasing in relation to 2021 compared to previous months.Maxim Fasteev, a leading analyst at Infagro, wrote about this in his telegram channel. According to him, this is supported by the fact that the price trend for raw materials expectedly stabilized in August. “Taking into account the heat factor, the European Commission’s forecast for the supply of. Read more...

Adjusted minimum export prices for meat and milk

  • 30 Aug 10:39

Adjusted minimum export prices for meat and milk Prices for meat and dairy products sold under foreign trade agreements have been revised by the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of August 26, 2022 No. 87. Thus, the marginal minimum price for powdered milk and cream sold to Russia has been reduced to 190 RUB/kg. Previously, depending on the fat content, the price for these products when they were sold in the Russian Federation was 210 RUB (with a fat content of not more than 1.5%) and 310 RUB (with a fat content of more than 1.5%). In addition, the price of milk and cream with a fat content of not more than 1.5% (TN VED EAEU code 0402 10) was reduced from 3.3 USD/kg to 3.1 USD/kg when exporting. Read more...

"Rosagroleasing" replaces the departed brands of agricultural machinery with machines from the Russian Federation and friendly countries

  • 30 Aug 10:38

"Rosagroleasing" replaces the departed brands of agricultural machinery with machines from the Russian Federation and friendly countries The state leasing company Rosagroleasing, after the withdrawal of some foreign manufacturers of agricultural machinery from the Russian Federation, is gradually replacing its leasing supplies with domestic machines and equipment from friendly countries, the company's general director Pavel Kosov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. "We can replace everything that has been retired. I am sure that our agricultural machinery is able to compete with any foreign models, and therefore everything that we produce will find its demand. Perhaps, we need to temporarily limit our exports to the most sensitive positions, so that it does not run counter to the interests. Read more...

Trade turnover of agricultural products between Russia and China increased by 14%

  • 30 Aug 10:36

Trade turnover of agricultural products between Russia and China increased by 14% The turnover of agricultural products between Russia and China increased by 14% in seven months.This was stated by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Sergey Levin during a meeting of the Subcommittee on Agriculture of the Russian-Chinese Commission for the preparation of regular meetings of heads of government, writes The DairyNews with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. As Sergei Levin emphasized, despite the challenges faced by the global economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the agricultural departments of the two countries manage to maintain ties at a decent level. Particular attention at. Read more...

The government expects inflation at the level of 12-13% by the end of the year

  • 30 Aug 10:35

The government expects inflation at the level of 12-13% by the end of the year Inflation in Russia at the end of the current year will be about 12-13%.This was stated by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov at a meeting of the Presidium of the Government Commission on Improving the Stability of the Russian Economy under Sanctions. "In general, for the year we expect the inflation rate to be approximately in the range of 12-13%, taking into account the trends that are going on today, which, of course, is much more positive and much more optimistic than we expected two or three months ago, and is comparable to the inflation rate in Western countries," he said. The First Deputy Prime Minister added that by. Read more...

Three new departments created in the Ministry of Agriculture

  • 30 Aug 10:34

Three new departments created in the Ministry of Agriculture Three new departments have been created in the Ministry of Agriculture, they will deal with selection and seed production, land reclamation, as well as regulation in the field of fisheries and aquaculture (fish farming), according to the website of the department. Previously, the department of melioration, land policy and state property was engaged in land reclamation.Now this department will be responsible only for issues of land policy, property relations and state property. The "fish" department in the Ministry of Agriculture was previously abolished as part of the reform of the state apparatus.The Department of Education and Science and Technology. Read more...

How does the diet of chickens and cows affect food prices?

  • 29 Aug 10:49

How does the diet of chickens and cows affect food prices? Compound feed - the main feed for industrial animal husbandry - is a crumbly mixture of grain and vitamin supplements. For horned and feathered, its composition differs only in the balance of components, which, in addition to wheat, may include corn, barley, millet, oats, bran, peas, oilcake, salt. Chickens are also mixed with a crushed shell, for the strength of the egg shell. The price of meat, milk and eggs directly depends on the price of compound feed. And the price of compound feed, of course, depends on the price of raw materials - that is, feed grain. Demand creates demand The fodder base is expanding not only at the expense of grain, but also thanks to. Read more...