World meat industry news

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...

Miratorg switches to domestic technical equipment

  • 18 May 11:42

Miratorg switches to domestic  technical equipment In 2022, the Miratorg agro-industrial holding replaced more than 2.6 thousand imported products in the technical systems of the company's plants with domestic counterparts, while the number of its own drawings last year exceeded 2 thousand units. The company began import substitution of suppliers of technical equipment for factories in 2020. The purpose of the transition to domestic developments was the need to reduce dependence on supplies and control the cost of equipment maintenance. The main areas of import substitution were metalworking, cutting tools, conveyors, plastic products, automation and control equipment. The total volume of maintenance operations. Read more...

The State Duma proposed to introduce a moratorium on increasing electricity tariffs for farmers

  • 17 May 11:10

The State Duma proposed to introduce a moratorium on increasing electricity tariffs for farmers State Duma Deputy Oleg Nilov (SRZP) sent an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with a request to introduce a moratorium on increasing electricity tariffs for farmers, writes 1prime.ru. "I ask you ... to consider the possibility of introducing a moratorium on increasing electricity tariffs for representatives of the military-industrial complex and the agro-industrial complex until the end of the SVO," the appeal says. As the parliamentarian notes in his address, in the current political and economic conditions, it is necessary to increase the production of agricultural products and reduce their cost. “It is unacceptable and dangerous for. Read more...

Marble mutton will be produced in the Voronezh region

  • 17 May 11:08

Marble mutton will be produced in the Voronezh region Marble lamb will soon appear on Voronezh counters. In the Ertilsky district, a meat breed of sheep, the Dorper, is specially bred for this purpose. Their distinguishing feature is the black color of the head. Rarely, but there are also pure white animals. These sheep are unpretentious in the choice of feed. On the run, they eat everything in their path, leaving only the stems. Because of this, breeders jokingly call them "harvesters". Dorper weight is gaining rapidly. Lambs add half a kilogram at once per day. Another plus is that this breed does not need to be sheared. Animals shed their hair during seasonal molting. The farm will soon build a sheepfold. Read more...

Russian pork exports to Vietnam doubled

  • 17 May 10:39

Russian pork exports to Vietnam doubled "Pork exports have started to recover, and this eases the situation with the oversaturation of the market," said Yuri Kovalev, head of the National Union of Pork Producers. In the first three months of this year, pork supplies to Vietnam more than doubled. Russian producers shipped 18.9 thousand tons of pork to this country, which is 127% more than in the first quarter of last year. Shipments of pork to Hong Kong more than doubled. "Due to the favorable situation on the global pork market, the depreciation of the ruble and domestic prices, exports to Vietnam and Hong Kong began to recover. The supplies of pork to Belarus continued to. Read more...

Russia developed a vaccine against African swine fever

  • 16 May 10:58

Russia developed a vaccine against African swine fever In Russia, a candidate vaccine strain has been developed that protects against the African swine fever (ASF) virus. The vaccine is considered one of the most dangerous diseases in animal husbandry, and positive results have been obtained during its development, the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science reported. The studies were carried out on the basis of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Research Center for Virology and Microbiology". The new vaccine should help reduce the number of outbreaks in Russia. The Ministry of Education and Science also told Agroinevstor that in 2022, in order to combine the. Read more...

Russians ordered 67 tons of meat for the May holidays

  • 16 May 10:55

Russians ordered 67 tons of meat for the May holidays Experts of the Pyaterochka. Delivery” found out how much meat and semi-finished products the Russians ordered during the holidays (from May 1 to May 10), where they cooked the most kebabs and what types of meat were in special demand. According to analytics, the demand for meat and semi-finished products during this period increased by almost 2.5 times. For the first 10 days of May, the Russians ordered 67 tons of meat, including semi-finished products, kupaty, barbecue in marinade, etc. The most common types of meat used in the preparation of shish kebab for the mass consumer are pork and beef, they are also part of popular semi-finished products and shish. Read more...

Rosstat recorded zero inflation in Russia from May 3 to May 10

  • 16 May 10:43

Rosstat recorded zero inflation in Russia from May 3 to May 10 Inflation in Russia for the period from May 3 to May 10, 2023 was zero after inflation of 0.19% a week earlier, follows from Rosstat data. Since the beginning of May, consumer prices in the country have increased by 0.05%, and by 2.11% since the beginning of the year. In annual terms, inflation as of May 10, 2023 (according to calculations using average daily data for this and last year on similar dates) was 2.24%. During the reporting period, prices increased: for mutton - by 1.8%, chicken meat - by 1.1%, granulated sugar - by 0.8%, vermicelli - by 0.5%, semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausages - by 0.3 %, boiled sausages, butter and pasta made from premium wheat flour -. Read more...

Russia-China poultry trade perks up

  • 15 May 12:12

Russia-China poultry trade perks up Russia’s largest poultry producer, Cherkizovo, has sent the first batch of poultry meat to China by rail, exploring a promising logistics opportunity. Meanwhile, Russian poultry processors ring the alarm bell as supplies in the opposite direction also rise. Cherkizovo has sent the first batch of 50 tonnes of chicken feet to China in railway refrigerator containers, the company said in a statement on 29 April. This route is expected to become an alternative to sea transportation as the delivery time is reduced from 45 to only 15 days, Cherkizovo stated. Growing shipments Starting from June, Cherkizovo plans to dispatch, on average, 3 trains with chicken products. Read more...

Wholesale prices for main types of meat in Russia increased by 3% in April

  • 12 May 11:54

Wholesale prices for main types of meat in Russia increased by 3% in April In April 2023, a seasonal increase in pork prices was noted in Russia: pork half carcasses rose in price by almost 8%, to 174 rubles. per kg. The cost of live pigs for slaughter amounted to 120 rubles/kg, which is 7% higher than at the end of March. Prices for beef in half carcasses in April increased by 1.2% compared to the previous month, up to 357 rubles/kg, for mutton in half carcasses - by 2.4%, up to 434 rubles/kg. Broiler price for the previous month added 2.2% in price, to 132 rubles / kg and continued to rise in price during the May holidays, the turkey increased in price by 0.5% over the month, to. Read more...