World meat industry news

Meat processors asked the Ministry of Agriculture to impose restrictions on the poultry export

  • 24 May 10:41

Meat processors asked the Ministry of Agriculture to impose restrictions on the poultry export The National Union of Meat Processors (NCM) has asked the Ministry of Agriculture to impose restrictions on the export of chicken or establish a quota for its duty-free import in order to stabilize prices in the domestic market. This is stated in a letter from the union sent to the ministry, Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes. According to the Union, on the 21st week of 2023, wholesale prices for a broiler chicken carcass reached 175-185 rubles/kg, which is 30% higher compared to last year. This led to an increase in prices for pork half carcasses, the authors of the letter note. Despite the increase in poultry meat production, exports continue to grow, and poultry meat. Read more...

Mikhail Mishustin called on Russia and China to simplify mutual access to agricultural markets

  • 24 May 10:38

Mikhail Mishustin called on Russia and China to simplify mutual access to agricultural markets Russian farmers are ready to increase their exports to China and call for easier mutual access to the markets of the two countries, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a Russian-Chinese business forum in Shanghai. According to him, in 2022, bilateral trade in agricultural products increased by 42%, exceeding $7 billion, and by the end of the first quarter of 2023, it had already reached almost $2.5 billion. "Russian farmers are ready to significantly increase their exports to the Chinese market and expand the range of supplied products of plant and animal origin. It is necessary to work more actively to facilitate mutual access to agricultural markets. Read more...

Pork in Russia has risen in price after 12 months of falling prices

  • 22 May 09:12

Pork in Russia has risen in price after 12 months of falling prices In April 2023, pork (excluding boneless meat) cost an average of 307.40 rubles/kg, which is 1.5% more than in the previous month and 3.8% less than in April 2022. Since the beginning of the year, the price of this product has increased by 0.3%. For the period from January 2021, the minimum price for pork (except for boneless meat) was fixed in January 2021 - 270.74 rubles / kg, SoyaNews notes; maximum - in March 2022 - 320.06 rubles / kg. The most expensive pork in April 2023 was sold in the Far Eastern Federal District (367.15 rubles/kg), the cheapest - in the Volga. Read more...

Agricultural trade between Russia and Saudi Arabia has doubled since the beginning of the year

  • 22 May 09:11

Agricultural trade between Russia and Saudi Arabia has doubled since the beginning of the year The volume of mutual trade in agricultural products and food products between Russia and Saudi Arabia doubled in January-April 2023, according to the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation following a meeting between the head of the ministry, Dmitry Patrushev, and the head of the State Organization for Food Security, Ahmad Al-Fares. "This year, the positive dynamics continues: in four months, the volume of mutual trade has already more than doubled," the report says. Last year, the turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs between the countries reached record levels. About 70% of trade is in grain, and the export. Read more...

Russian beef price rises for the eighth month in a row

  • 22 May 09:08

Russian beef  price rises for the eighth month in a row In April 2023, beef (excluding boneless meat) in Russia cost an average of 490.62 rubles / kg - 0.4% more than in the previous month, and 4.5% more than in April 2022. Since the beginning of the year, the price has increased by 1.0%. For the period from January 2021, the minimum price for beef was fixed in January 2021 - 362.22 rubles / kg, SoyaNews notes; maximum - in April 2023: 490.62 rubles / kg. The most expensive beef in April 2023 was sold in the Central Federal District (560.23 rubles/kg), the cheapest - in the. Read more...

Russian agriculture set a record increase in production since 2011

  • 19 May 11:49

Russian agriculture set a record increase in production since 2011 In 2022, the index of agricultural production amounted to 110.2%, Rosselkhozbank reports. This means that compared to the previous year, farmers produced 10.2% more agricultural products. This is the highest figure since 2011, when the index was 122.3%. Rosselkhozbank notes that crop production was the main driver of the result for 2022, the press service of the bank reports. Russian crop growers have harvested record harvests of grains (157.7 million tons, +29.9% by 2021) and oilseeds (29.1 million tons, +17% by 2021). The greenhouse business also showed a record result (1.6 million tons, + 8.1% by 2021). An increase was also noted in animal husbandry, where the main. Read more...

Vladimir Putin: despite all the sanctions, agricultural exports amounted to $41.6 billion

  • 19 May 11:48

Vladimir Putin: despite all the sanctions, agricultural exports amounted to $41.6 billion President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting on the progress of spring field work, said that Russia provides itself with all the main types of food. For grain, according to the head of state, this figure was 185.4%. Vladimir Putin stressed that, despite all the sanctions, agricultural exports amounted to $41.6 billion. “I would like to note that, in general, the Russian agro-industrial complex shows a very positive trend. Thus, according to the results of last year, the index of agricultural production amounted to 110.2%. A record grain harvest was harvested - almost 158 million tons," the president said. The head of state added that the figure is a record. Read more...

ASF Russia: government resumes unscheduled inspections of pig farms

  • 19 May 10:58

ASF Russia: government resumes unscheduled inspections of pig farms New outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) forced the Russian Agricultural Ministry to resume unscheduled inspections of pig farms, Russian newspaper Izvestia disclosed. These were suspended several years ago. A spokesperson for the Ministry told the publication that the situation with ASF in the country remains tense. The virus keeps spreading among wild animals, and numerous farms have poor biological protection. He added that the Ministry developed an action plan to improve veterinary safety in the country but did not provide additional details. A biological weapon The step is believed to be a response to an appeal of the Social Consumer Initiative, submitted. Read more...

Russia to draw up blacklist of food manufacturers

  • 18 May 11:48

Russia to draw up blacklist of food manufacturers The Public Consumer Initiative, a consumer protection agency, is to compile a blacklist of food manufacturers that have been accused of food fraud at least twice. “The list is currently in work, and such a proposal was sent to the Rosselkhoznadzor, Rospotrebnadzor, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. And we found support in every place. There are plans to make this list open to the general public so that both retailers that purchase products from suppliers and national services that purchase products for social institutions could make use of it,” Oleg Pavlov, chairman of the Public Consumer Initiative, said in an interview with. Read more...

Azerbaijan in 2022 was the main buyer of live sheep and goats in Russia

  • 18 May 11:46

Azerbaijan in 2022 was the main buyer of live sheep and goats in Russia The export of lamb and goat meat from the Russian Federation in 2022 amounted to 110 tons, which is almost two times less than in 2021 (210 tons), according to the presentation of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation presented at the round table, which was held as part of the Russian Exhibition of Pedigree Sheep and Goats in Kaspiysk on Tuesday. The main importers were the United Arab Emirates (63%) and Saudi Arabia (18%). According to the presentation, the export of live sheep and goats amounted to 55 thousand heads against 58.5 thousand heads a year earlier. The main buyers are Azerbaijan (68%), Jordan (21%), Lebanon and Georgia (4% each). At the. Read more...