World meat industry news

Since the beginning of 2023, 27 ASF outbreaks have been identified in Russia

  • 7 Jul 09:49

Since the beginning of 2023, 27 ASF outbreaks have been identified in Russia Since the beginning of 2023, 27 foci of African swine fever have already been identified in Russia. More than half of outbreaks occur in domestic pigs. Rosselkhoznadzor reported on the number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in Russia in the first half of 2023. In the message of the department, it is indicated that in total 27 outbreaks of ASF were recorded in Russia, of which 15 were among domestic pigs and 12 among wild boars. The top most ASF-affected regions in Russia are the Krasnoyarsk Territory (6 ASF outbreaks among domestic pigs) and the Saratov Region (2 outbreaks among domestic pigs and 3 among wild ones). In the Ulyanovsk region, there were two. Read more...

Rostec has developed a livestock management system

  • 7 Jul 09:49

Rostec has developed a livestock management system Ruselectronics holding (part of Rostec) has developed an automated livestock management system ASU-AGRO. This is stated in the message of the state corporation. The complex was created by specialists from the Omsk Research Institute of Instrument Engineering (part of Ruselectronics). According to the General Director of the Research Institute Vladimir Berezovsky, the serial production of the development is planned to be launched in 2024. "The domestic complex "ASU-AGRO" allows you to replace foreign solutions. Its software and components are developed and manufactured by our company. Now the hardware and software part of the complex is being tested on farms. Read more...

Russia continues to increase exports of meat products and edible eggs in 2023

  • 7 Jul 09:48

Russia continues to increase exports of meat products and edible eggs in 2023 According to the information system of the Rosselkhoznadzor FSIS "Argus", according to the results of six months of 2023, compared to the same period last year, Russian producers increased the volume of exports of pork, horse meat, small cattle meat, meat edible by-products and edible eggs. In the first half of the year, compared to the corresponding period in 2022, the shipment of pork to Serbia and Armenia increased by 4 times, and almost 2 times to Vietnam. A significant increase in the export of pig products to the markets of Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Belarus was noted. In total, pork was delivered abroad by 12% more than in six months of last year. The. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor records a record growth in exports of live cattle from Russia to foreign markets in 2023

  • 6 Jul 11:15

Rosselkhoznadzor records a record growth in exports of live cattle from Russia to foreign markets in 2023 In the first 6 months of 2023, Rosselkhoznadzor records record growth rates in livestock exports. According to the Argus information system, 174.4 thousand heads were delivered to foreign markets, which is almost 100% of the number of animals exported for the whole of 2022 - 175.5 thousand heads. The main share of supplies falls on small cattle and live pigs. Sheep and goats For 6 months of 2023, 80.6 were sent from Russia abroad. thousand heads of small cattle - 2 times more than in the same period in 2022, when this figure was 39.9 thousand heads. Among the main importers of MRS is Azerbaijan, which increased its purchases 5 times this year to 53.9 thousand. Read more...

Russians will consume 32 kg of pork per person by 2025

  • 6 Jul 11:14

Russians will consume 32 kg of pork per person by 2025 Experts expect pork production in Russia to grow by 400 thousand tons per year until 2025. Thus, the production of domestic pork over this period will increase by more than 1 million tons, and pork consumption per capita - up to 32 kg per person. Russian pig breeders can increase meat production by more than 1 million tons in live weight by 2025, says Yuri Kovalev, head of the National Union of Pig Breeders. The expert's report states that, according to the forecasts of the union, only the top 20 of all pork producers in Russia will increase production by 1 million tons over this period. In general, pork production will grow by 200-400 thousand tons per year in. Read more...

Competition will change face of Russia’s pig industry

  • 6 Jul 10:57

Competition will change face of Russia’s pig industry Russian pig farmers must invest in becoming self-sufficient in feed and meat-processing capacities and put additional effort into expanding export in the coming years. In the wake of toughening competition, pig farmers will have to streamline operations in order to stay in business. The analysts expect pig farmers to emphasise an improvement in operational performance so that each sow would yield at least 3,500 tonnes in live weight, while the feed conversion ratio should not exceed 2.8. Advanced processing is key In addition, market players are expected to follow the path of vertical integration, targeting to meet at least half of their internal demand in feed,. Read more...

Growth in the Russian agro-industrial complex will continue without direct incentives

  • 5 Jul 10:32

Growth in the Russian agro-industrial complex will continue without direct incentives The Ministry of Agriculture continues to improve the mechanisms of state support for farmers. Planned for 2024, the combination of compensating and stimulating subsidies, as follows from the latest statements of the ministry, should lead to the curtailment of the latter. In fact, the refusal to further stimulate the sector indicates the plans of the Ministry of Agriculture to preserve the existing structure of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) and means a transition from extensive to intensive growth of the sector. The transformation of state support aimed at supporting the progressive development of the agricultural sector is explained, among other things, by the. Read more...

More than 30 cows of an elite breed were killed and injured due to the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region

  • 5 Jul 10:29

More than 30 cows of an elite breed were killed and injured due to the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region More than 30 cows of an elite breed were killed and injured due to the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inthe Kursk region.Three direct hits fell on the livestock complex Pobeda LLC. Due to the shelling of the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region by Ukrainian troops, more than 30 cows of the elite Dutch breed were killed and injured. This is reported by the Telegram channel Shot. It is also noted that the machine operator of the enterprise was wounded. According to the channel, the Pobeda livestock breeding complex in the village of Elizavetovka was hit by three shells of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, due to which the building was damaged and fragments hit. Read more...

Oman inspects Russian livestock enterprises for meat supplies

  • 5 Jul 10:25

Oman inspects Russian livestock enterprises for meat supplies Representatives of Oman conduct inspections of Russian livestock enterprises to increase the supply of meat products, in general, the sultanate is interested not only in importing Russian products, but also in processing, Vladimir Dergachev, executive director of the Russian-Omani Business Council at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Dergachev noted that in 2018 the Omani Minister of Agriculture said that there was an interest in the country in the creation of canning enterprises, and not just in the supply of cattle from Russia. According to him, they also discussed the use of new Russian agricultural technologies,. Read more...

Three main trends in the development of Russian turkey breeding

  • 4 Jul 09:29

Three main trends in the development of Russian turkey breeding Executive Director of the National Association of Turkey Producers Anatoly Velmatov spoke about the Russian turkey market, development prospects, trends and forecasts. The expert spoke at the analytical business session "Leaders of the Agroindustrial Complex" organized by the VIC Group of Companies as part of the exhibition "MVC: Grain - Compound Feed - Veterinary - 2023". Turkey breeding is a new sector of agriculture, the youngest branch of the Russian poultry industry, which began to fully develop in the last 15 years. At the end of 2022, Russia's share in the global turkey market was 7% (415,000 tons of meat). This provided our country,. Read more...