World meat industry news

Experts estimate the potential for beef exports from Russia at $450-480 million per year

  • 15 Mar 10:58

Experts estimate the potential for beef exports from Russia at $450-480 million per year The potential for beef exports from the Russian Federation is 75-80 thousand tons for $450-480 million per year. This assessment was made by experts of the Agroexport center under the Ministry of Agriculture in a review of the market for this meat. In 2022, the export of Russian beef amounted to 34.6 thousand tons for $234 million. This is 6.4 and 12.6 times more, respectively, than in 2017. Record exports in physical terms were noted in 2021 - 37 thousand tons for $226.6 million. According to experts, the growth in deliveries became possible due to the opening of the Chinese market for Russian exporters. As a result, China increased imports of beef and offal from. Read more...

Russia sees a solid rise in egg production and exports

  • 15 Mar 10:44

Russia sees a solid rise in egg production and exports In 2022, Russian egg producers exported 570 million eggs, which is a 12.6% increase from 2021, Vladimir Fisinin, president of the Russian Union of poultry producers, Rosptitsesoyuz, said during an industry conference in Moscow. During the past decade, Russia has nearly doubled egg exports – a trend that is expected to continue. By 2030, it should reach 850 million, Fisinin forecasted, adding that Russia exported eggs to 17 countries last year. He didn’t provide further details, but in the previous years, Russia exported most eggs to Mongolia and the countries of the post-Soviet bloc: Kazakhstan and Kirgizia and the unrecognised republic of. Read more...

Oryol poultry farmers join the trend for industrial breeding of geese

  • 14 Mar 10:09

Oryol poultry farmers join the trend for industrial breeding of geese On March 6, a consignment of incubation eggs of gray geese of the Kolos breed from Hungary was imported into the Oryol region with the permission of the Rosselkhoznadzor. The recipient is Mulard Utka LLC, which is engaged in the cultivation and maintenance of poultry, the department reports. The unloading was carried out under the supervision of specialists from the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Oryol and Kursk regions and the veterinary service of the Oryol region. The incoming batch (16 thousand 500 pieces) was produced at an enterprise located in a territory free from infectious diseases of birds. After checking the package of veterinary. Read more...

In January, the production of livestock and poultry in Russia exceeded 1 million tons

  • 14 Mar 10:08

In January, the production of livestock and poultry in Russia exceeded 1 million tons The Animal Husbandry and Life magazine reports that, according to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), in January, agricultural organizations increased the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter by 6.9% year-on-year, to 1.07 million tons in live weight. In particular, in January 81.2 thousand tons of cattle (+3%), 429.5 thousand tons of pigs (+9.6%), 1.87 thousand tons of sheep and goats (+55.5%) were sent to the slaughterhouse. ), 550.4 thousand tons of poultry (+5.3%) and 1.9 thousand tons of other farm animals (+13%). At the end of January, the number of cattle kept on the farms of agricultural organizations decreased by 0.4% year-on-year. Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation: Russia's food security is fully ensured

  • 14 Mar 09:50

Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation: Russia's food security is fully ensured On March 10, a working meeting was held at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia with members of the Committee on Agrarian Issues of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev told the deputies about the current work and plans of the department for the development of the agro-industrial complex, and also answered questions from legislators related to supporting farmers, regulating the food market, and improving the quality of life in rural areas. As the head of the Ministry of Agriculture noted, the most important task now is the quality of spring field work. At present, they are entering the active phase, which generally. Read more...

China-Russia Trade Breakdown and Future Development Trends

  • 14 Mar 09:49

China-Russia Trade Breakdown and Future Development Trends The increase in China – Russia trade is well acknowledged; however details remain scarce as to the exact details. We provide a detailed breakdown and identify the coming trends – a US$400 billion bilateral trade potential andRussia’s developing use of China as a transit nation to markets in ASEAN . China-Russia 2022 Bilateral Trade The Main Customs Administration of China has summed up the results of 2022: For the first time in its history, Russia became one of China’s top ten trade partners, while for Russia, China has been primary trade partner now for several years. Their bilateral 2022 trade turnover increased year on year by. Read more...

Rosptitsesoyuz has made ratings of the 20 largest producers of broiler meat

  • 10 Mar 13:37

Rosptitsesoyuz has made ratings of the 20 largest producers of broiler meat The departmental publication of the Rosselkhoznadzor Veterinary and Life published the TOP-20 largest broiler meat producers among companies and regions of the country according to the Russian Poultry Union (Rosptitsesoyuz) for 2022. The twenty leaders are headed by Viktor Nauruzov's holding, the Resurs group of agricultural enterprises, founded in the Stavropol Territory. At the end of last year, the total volume of production of chicken meat by divisions of GAP "Resource" in different regions of the country amounted to 1 million in live weight (15% of the market). The second position is occupied by Cherkizovo Group PJSC with a total chicken meat. Read more...

Top 20 pork producers in 2022 Production dynamics

  • 10 Mar 13:37

Top 20 pork producers in 2022 Production dynamics According to the rating of the National Union of Pig Breeders and the own research of the Agrarnaya Nauka publishing house, last year the 20 largest companies in the Russian Federation produced more than 4 million tons of pork. Compared to 2021, the share of the top 20 market players increased by 9% and accounted for 76.5% of the total industrial pork production in the country. The first position in the list is occupied by Miratorg. In 2022, the agricultural holding increased production from 555.2 thousand tons to 665 thousand tons. In second place is Sibagro JSC. The production of the agricultural holding increased from 365.7 thousand tons to 388 thousand tons. The. Read more...

The scientist gave a forecast for avian influenza for the Russian poultry industry

  • 10 Mar 13:34

The scientist gave a forecast for avian influenza for the Russian poultry industry For the Russian poultry industry, an unfavorable forecast for 2023 was given for the development of an epizootic situation with highly pathogenic avian influenza. The forecast for 2023 for the poultry industry in Russia regarding the development of an epizootic situation with highly pathogenic avian influenza (AHI) is unfavorable, Viktor Irza, chief expert of the Federal Center for Animal Health (FGBI ARRIAH, Rosselkhoznadzor), said in an interview with Veterinary and Life. “For the Russian poultry industry, the forecast for the development of the epizootic situation for highly pathogenic avian influenza in 2023 is unfavorable, since the situation with this. Read more...

Beef in the Russian Federation remains one of the import-dependent categories

  • 10 Mar 13:32

Beef in the Russian Federation remains one of the import-dependent categories Over the past 5 years, the share of beef in a Russian meat plate has decreased from 20% to 18% by the end of 2021, in absolute terms, per capita consumption has decreased on average by 1 kg - up to 9 kg per person, according to a study by the National Rating Agency (NRA ), write Izvestia. And beef remains one of the import-dependent categories. At the end of last year, according to estimates by the National Union of Pig Breeders, the share of beef on dinner tables will decrease by another 1.9% (the results have not yet been summed up). While the volume of pork and poultry will increase by 5.9% and 2% respectively. In 2021, Russians ate an average of 15 kg and 25 kg of. Read more...