World meat industry news

Five regions of Russia received the international status of free from FMD with vaccination in OIE

  • 29 May 09:35

Five regions of Russia received the international status of free from FMD with vaccination in OIE On May 25, within the framework of the 90th annual General session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), based on the results of consideration of the dossier submitted by the Rosselkhoznadzor, a decision was made to officially recognize Zone 5 "Far East" free from FMD with vaccination. Zone 5 includes the Amur and Khabarovsk Regions, the Primorsky and Trans-Baikal Territories, and the Jewish Autonomous Region. The features of this territory include a long land border with countries that are unfavorable for FMD, primarily with China and Mongolia. To maintain OIE recognized free zones, the following. Read more...

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Western corporations of rising food prices

  • 29 May 09:31

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Western corporations of rising food prices Western countries (the US and the EU) are silent about the fact that their largest agricultural corporations benefit from rising food and fertilizer prices. According to the National Agrarian Agency, Sergey Vershinin, deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, spoke about this at the XI international meeting of high representatives on security issues. According to him, we are talking about the so-called "big four" agricultural holdings - these are three American (Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Cargill) and one Dutch (Louis Dreyfus). They account for up to 90 percent of the world's agricultural trade. The deputy minister said that last year they received. Read more...

Wholesale pork prices in Russia have risen sharply

  • 26 May 11:02

Wholesale pork prices in Russia have risen sharply The trend unfolded against the backdrop of strengthening the cost of poultry meat. In the Central region of Russia this week there is a sharp increase in selling prices for live pigs of slaughter condition and pork. So, in the 21st week, pigs rose in price by an average of 7.8% by category compared to the previous week, to 118.9 rubles per kilogram. The offer price was in the range of 114-122 rubles. Pork half carcasses became more expensive by 8.1%, the price as of May 24 was 173.0 rubles per kilogram, with a range of 170 to 180 rubles. Pork began to rise in price following broiler meat, prices for which have been strengthening over the past month. The cost of. Read more...

The head of the FAS said that the food situation in Russia is positive

  • 26 May 11:00

The head of the FAS said that the food situation in Russia is positive The food situation in Russia is positive, prices are generally lower than they were last year, Maxim Shaskolsky, head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia, told reporters. “In general, now the overall situation with food is positive, our prices are generally lower than last year, there are some goods where they are slightly higher, but basically ... prices are lower for a number of reasons,” he said on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Forum. At the same time, when asked about the situation in the new regions, he clarified that "work is underway," but did. Read more...

Chicken is a leader in price increases among livestock products

  • 26 May 10:58

Chicken is a leader in price increases among livestock products For the week from May 16 to May 22 of this year, prices for chicken meat increased by an average of 1.8% in the country, follows from Rosstat data. Thus, this product has become the leader of the rise in prices among livestock products. The review of Rosstat notes that prices for chicken meat in 68 regions of the country increased by 0.2-5.3%. At the same time, in 6 regions, prices have not changed, and in 11 regions, the cost of chicken meat has decreased by 0.1–2.5%. Recall that meat processors are concerned about the rise in price of chicken meat. Earlier, the National Union of Meat Processors sent an appeal to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia with a. Read more...

Russia has become a leader in the number of organic producers among the EAEU countries

  • 26 May 10:54

Russia has become a leader in the number of organic producers among the EAEU countries The production of organic products is actively developing in Russia, and the government has taken care to prepare the necessary infrastructure for this. The next step is to create conditions for free trade in organic products among the EAEU countries. The development of organic production in Russia was facilitated by the creation of legislative and other infrastructure, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. So, in recent years, a whole apparatus has been formed from certification bodies for organic products, a single label for such products, a register of organic producers, the report says. In addition, Russian standards for organic products are. Read more...

Farmers subject to unscheduled checks as part of ASF prevention effort

  • 25 May 11:10

Farmers subject to unscheduled checks as part of ASF prevention effort In 2023, Rosselkhoznadzor will conduct unscheduled field inspections of legal entities and contractors involved in the breeding and slaughter of livestock. This instruction was received by the service from Victoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Russian government reports. In 2022, the number of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Russia decreased by half. At the same time, the risk of the introduction of ASF, HPAI, and FMD viruses into Russia remains high due to the unfavorable status of the bordering countries in the Asian and Transcaucasian regions. Following the meeting of the anti-epizootic commission under. Read more...

Experts predict manyfold growth of halal food market

  • 25 May 11:09

Experts predict manyfold growth of halal food market The share of halal food products will reach at least 20% of global production by 2025 and 25% by 2030. There are about 40 voluntary food product certification systems used in Russia today. However, they aren’t combined into a single network system and lack an inspection service able to confirm the quality of halal foods, Nazariy Skrypnik, head of the Federal Accreditation Service, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. To address this issue, a unified national system for halal is under development in Russia. The first service authorized to certify products in accordance with halal standards gained accreditation at the end of April. The new national standard (GOST) for halal. Read more...

Russian company to launch cell-based meat in 2025

  • 25 May 11:08

Russian company to launch cell-based meat in 2025 Scientists at the Russian steMeat company keep working on the technology for producing meat from animal cells. The company aims to enter the market with this product in 2025. This was announced by Danil Maklakov, founder and CEO of the company, at the DeepFoodTech international conference hosted by the EFKO Group. He mentioned that there are no plans to sell the meat under the company’s brand but only to cultivate it for other companies. He claims that scientists at steMeat have mastered the technology that allows them to grow meat from any type of animal cell. Currently, the cost of producing cultivated meat in Russia is estimated at 1,780 rubles per kg. The. Read more...

The sale of goods in the event of termination of their quality certificates to be blocked

  • 25 May 11:06

The sale of goods in the event of termination of their quality certificates to be blocked In the near future, CRPT and Rosakkreditatsiya will launch a pilot project that will block the sale of goods with invalid permits. We are talking about certificates that confirm the quality and safety. Virtually all consumer products must receive such documents. Retail does not have the right to sell them without special papers. Retail chains check such documents before the start of sales, buyers can also request them from stores. Plus, they can be checked through the Chestny Znak system, which automatically uploads quality certificates for labeled products. During implementation, retail chains cannot control what happens to the documents. The regulator can determine. Read more...