World meat industry news

The Government of the Russian Federation did not support the initiative to limit trade margins on essential products

  • 20 Feb 11:18

The Government of the Russian Federation did not support the initiative to limit trade margins on essential products It became known that the Ministry of Agriculture did not approve the initiative of the State Duma regarding the regulation of trade margins on essential foodstuffs.At the end of last year, the State Duma issued a resolution with the following recommendation to the government: the maximum margin on such goods should be at the level of 10-15%.The Ministry of Agriculture replied that without regulation of each stage of production and sale, it would not be possible to constantly limit margins. Also, experts from the Ministry of Agriculture believe that additional state intervention in this industry will lead to destabilization of the economy.Moreover, the government of. Read more...

Penalties of up to 450 rubles for violation of manure handling requirements approved by State Duma in its first reading

  • 20 Feb 11:17

Penalties of up to 450 rubles for violation of manure handling requirements approved by State Duma in its first reading Russia plans to introduce penalties of up to 450 rubles for non-compliance with the livestock by-products handling requirements. The corresponding draft bill was approved in the first reading by the State Duma of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2023. Reminder: the new law on livestock by-products comes into force on March 1, 2023. It applies to manure, guano, sewage sludge, and bedding. The livestock by-products handling requirements were approved by Government Decree No. 1940 of 10/31/2022. Fines are imposed for non-compliance with the requirements. To achieve this, changes will be made to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian. Read more...

Turkey production may increase in 2023

  • 17 Feb 11:17

Turkey production may increase in 2023 In 2023, the production of turkey products in Russia compared to last year may increase by 1.3% to 420 thousand tons, and by 2030 it will reach 650 thousand tons, follows from the materials of the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Association of Turkey Producers (NAPI). The press service of NAPI clarified that the association's forecast for the release for the current year is 440-460 thousand tons. Among the main growth factors is the high supply of the market with its own raw materials for the manufacture of animal feed: wheat, corn, soybeans, vegetable oil and other components, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement. According. Read more...

Russia’s supplies of agricultural products to China rise by 44% in 2022

  • 17 Feb 11:11

Russia’s supplies of agricultural products to China rise by 44% in 2022 Furthermore, according to Agroexport, shipments of fish and seafood from Russia to China surged dramatically in 2022, with a total volume surpassing 500,000 metric tons MOSCOW, February 9. /TASS/. The volume of Russian agricultural exports to China in 2022 increased by 44%, China became the largest buyer of domestic agricultural products, according to the statement from the Federal Center for Export Development Agroexport under the Ministry of Agriculture. "Following the results of 2022, Russia increased exports of agricultural products to China by 44% in terms of value. The physical volume of deliveries increased by 36%," the statement said. According. Read more...

Russian Retailers To Feature More Local Products – New Bill

  • 17 Feb 11:11

Russian Retailers To Feature More Local Products – New Bill The changing dynamics of the domestic Russian consumer market amidst Western exits is being underlined by Viktor Yevtukhov, the Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister. He has just tabled a proposal that will require Russian retailers to carry a certain share of Russian products in their stores. Speaking at the X5 Group forum “Big Shelf for Small Business”, Yevtukhov said that “Our initiative is to introduce an obligation for Russian retailers to have a certain amount of domestic goods on shelves.” X5 Retail is a unique concept formulated to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs, retailers, and startups and is being developed in. Read more...

Individual entrepreneurs won’t be able to produce veterinary drugs

  • 16 Feb 11:30

Individual entrepreneurs won’t be able to produce veterinary drugs Amendments to the law on the circulation of medicines will come into force on September 1, 2023. Only pharmacies are authorized to produce medicinal products. This refers to veterinary pharmacies, which can manufacture animal drugs. However, individual entrepreneurs were left out of this list. The amendments were made under Federal Law No. 502-FZ of December 5, 2022. “The corresponding amendments will also be made to the Regulations on Pharmacy Services Licensing,” explained the Union of Animal Industry Enterprises. Besides that, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture developed new draft rules for the manufacturing and sale of animal health. Read more...

Egg production increased in the Altai Territory

  • 16 Feb 11:29

Egg production increased in the Altai Territory Poultry farms of the Altai Territory increased the production of eggs by almost 98 million pieces, Svetich news agency reports with reference to the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture. According to the data for 11 months of 2022, agricultural organizations, farms and farms of individual entrepreneurs in the region produced 884 million eggs. Compared to January-November 2021, the figure increased by 97.9 million units. The percentage increase was 12.4%. Recall that there are seven large poultry farms in the region, including four specializing in egg production. Traditionally, a significant share in the total production volume falls on the. Read more...

We`ll feed ourselves and our neighbors - the phenomenal growth rates of animal husbandry in Russian Far East

  • 16 Feb 11:28

We`ll feed ourselves and our neighbors - the phenomenal growth rates of animal husbandry in Russian Far East Primorsky reion demonstrated impressive results in the development of agriculture last year. How a purely industrial region managed to create a strong agricultural sector in five years - in the material of the news agency Vostok.Today.The output of agricultural products in the Far Eastern Federal District increased by 11% last year. In Primorsky Krai by as much as 15%. At the same time, the output of livestock products in Primorye increased by 37.5%. The enterprises increased the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter (in live weight) for the year by 90% - up to 105.6 thousand tons. And pork production has grown by 2.5 times - up to 76.6 thousand. Read more...

Animal activists insist on stress-free methods of livestock slaughter

  • 15 Feb 11:37

Animal activists insist on stress-free methods of livestock slaughter The public organization “Voices for animals” disagrees with the new version of the rules for the slaughter of livestock, set by the Order No. 181 of the Ministry of Agriculture of November 18, 2022. On January 24, the animal rights organization reached out to the Ministry of Agriculture with a comment letter regarding the new rules. Reminder: Prior to that the Ministry of Agriculture introduced amendments to the rules for the slaughter of cattle. The amendments refer to preslaughter handling of animals. The previous version of the rules, which was in force as of September 1, 2022, contained the following requirement: “Livestock is handled using the. Read more...

Russia boosted fish and poultry exports to China

  • 15 Feb 11:37

Russia boosted fish and poultry exports to China According to the Federal Center for the Development of Export of Agricultural Products (FGBI “Agroexport”) of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, Russian seafood, fish and poultry exports to China increased considerably in 2022. The overall fish and seafood exports to China last year exceeded 500000 tons. At the same time, the physical volume of frozen fish exports increased 46%, and value is up 68%. Crustaceans exports were 30% higher than in 2021. According to the comment received from the Federal Agency for Fisheries, this is due to, among other things, China’s growing interest in products manufactured by Russian companies. Read more...