World meat industry news

We need to overtake New Zealand in exports of venison - Minister for the Development of the Far East

  • 7 Feb 11:48

We need to overtake New Zealand in exports of venison - Minister for the Development of the Far East Russia should overtake New Zealand in exports of venison, says Alexei Chekunkov, head of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East."I noticed that New Zealand is overtaking the Russian Federation in the export of venison. We believe that this is wrong. We will fight for victory," he told reporters on Tuesday in Naryan-Mar during a working trip to the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO). The head of the region, Yuri Bezdudny, said that in 2022, with the support of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East, three new production bases for reindeer farms in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug were created. “It is thanks to the support of the. Read more...

A 2023 Russia-African Trade Summary

  • 7 Feb 11:46

A 2023 Russia-African Trade Summary In an effort to promote a similar worldview during the Cold War, the Soviet Union cultivated close ties with socialist movements and governments in countries such as Angola, Algeria, Egypt and Ethiopia. As a result, top Russian officials spent significant amounts of time in Africa early on in their careers, including current Russian energy tsar Igor Sechin. This has led to privileged relations with many elites in African countries, some of which go back decades. The 2019 Sochi Reset Political relations between Russia and Africa underwent a ‘reset’ after the2019 Russia Africa Summitin Sochi, Russia. Previously occupied with securing its interests within its. Read more...

Pork consumption will continue to grow

  • 6 Feb 11:24

Pork consumption will continue to grow The National Union of Pig Breeders (NSS) outlined the main trends, conceptual changes and main challenges that will be characteristic of the Russian pig industry until 2025. The main factors will be the growth of pork consumption, the focus on exports and the further growth of the role of large producers, follows from the presentation of the NSS. The continued growth of pork production and market saturation will lead to increased competition between producers of this product, analysts of the industry association believe. At the end of last year, pork production in live weight in Russia amounted to 5.76 million tons, which is 275.5 thousand tons more than in. Read more...

What hinders sustainable economic growth in Russia

  • 6 Feb 11:22

What hinders sustainable economic growth in Russia The Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) simultaneously released macroeconomic forecasts, each of which concerns the economic fate of Russia in 2023. According to the analytics of the Central Bank, we should expect a gradual increase in inflationary pressure on the consumer market in 2023 compared to the second half of 2022. At the same time, the IMF predicts Russian GDP growth by 0.3% in 2023, and by 2.1% in 2024. In 2023, talent shortages, weakened external demand, and current technological constraints could be key factors that slow down the transition of the domestic economy to sustainable growth from the second half of this year. Such data are. Read more...

The quota for duty-free imports of beef to Russia was halved

  • 6 Feb 11:21

The quota for duty-free imports of beef to Russia was halved On February 3, 2023, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) agreed on the duty-free import of 100,000 tons of beef into Russia this year, according to the EEC website. The decision was made at the suggestion of Russia. The measure should provide raw materials for manufacturers of canned meat and sausage products, as well as stabilize prices for such products for consumers, the EEC said in a statement. The representative of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, which initiated the benefit, says that it will provide meat processors with the necessary volumes and types of meat. The possibility of duty-free importation was introduced in 2022. At that time, it was. Read more...

Top 25 companies produced over 5 million tons of broiler meat in 2022

  • 3 Feb 10:43

Top 25 companies produced over 5 million tons of broiler meat in 2022 At the end of 2022, the top 25 largest players produced over 5 million tons of broiler meat (hereinafter - in live weight), estimated the National Union of Poultry Breeders (NSP). GAP Resurs became the leader in production with more than 1 million tons (808 thousand tons in 2021). The company displaced the Cherkizovo group from the first line, which retained its leadership in 2021 and 2020. In 2022, it produced 846 thousand tons of broiler meat against 813 thousand tons in 2021. The top three also included Prioskolie with a production volume of 445 thousand tons. In 2021, the company also ranked third in the ranking with an indicator of 424 thousand tons. The. Read more...

Since 2013, the consumption of marbled beef in Russia has grown 10 times

  • 3 Feb 10:40

Since 2013, the consumption of marbled beef in Russia has grown 10 times According to the National Meat Association (NMA), consumer demand for premium beef has increased in Russia over the past ten years. This was stated by the executive director of the industry association Sergei Yushin in an interview with the radio station "Moscow speaking". The head of the NMA specified that now beef makes up approximately 17% of the meat diet of our compatriots, while its global consumption has been declining for 20 years. With inflation and rising prices, people are turning to cheaper sources of animal protein. For ten years, sales of domestic marbled beef have increased by more than 10. Read more...

Sales of semi-finished meat products in Russia fell to a five-year low in 2022

  • 3 Feb 10:38

Sales of semi-finished meat products in Russia fell to a five-year low in 2022 Sales of semi-finished meat products in Russia have been growing rapidly over the past five years, but in 2022 the indicators have not changed much compared to 2021. In the future, the situation in this market may continue to deteriorate. Over the past five years, sales of semi-finished meat products in Russia have grown by 36% - from 3.21 to 4.35 million tons, according to the analytical agency BusinesStat. There was an increase in sales every year from 2018 to 2022, analysts said, but in 2022 the difference from last year was minimal. So, in 2019, sales growth compared to 2018 amounted to 11.6%, in 2020 - 14.1%. Already in 2021, with the onset of the coronavirus. Read more...

Russian Agricultural production in 2022 increased by 10.2%

  • 3 Feb 10:37

Russian Agricultural production in 2022 increased by 10.2% According to preliminary data from Rosstat, agricultural production in 2022 increased by 10.2% compared to 2021. Including production in the crop growing segment increased by 15.9%, in livestock - by 2.4%. At the same time, growth in agricultural organizations in 2022 amounted to 12.8% (18.9% - crop production, 5.5% - animal husbandry), while household households showed a decrease of 1.8% in general (0.2% and 3.3% respectively). In peasant farms, agricultural production increased by 20.1% last year, crop production added 23.9%, and the dynamics in animal husbandry remained unchanged. The increase in production in 2022 was primarily due to grain and oilseeds, says Dmitry Rylko,. Read more...

In 2022, Russia doubled agricultural exports to Algeria

  • 3 Feb 10:35

In 2022, Russia doubled agricultural exports to Algeria In 2022, the value of Russian exports of agricultural products to Algeria doubled compared to 2021. Thus, for the second year in a row, Russia doubles its revenue from food supplies to the African country: in 2021, compared to 2020, the figure increased by 2.3 times. The dynamics was largely determined by the intensification of supplies of Russian wheat, as a result of which Algeria entered the top 5 buyers of domestic cereals in 2022. According to preliminary data from the Federal Customs Service, last year Algeria imported almost 1.3 million tons of Russian wheat, while in 2021 the figure was only 330 thousand tons. Both the physical and cost volume of cereal. Read more...