World meat industry news

The Ministry of Agriculture did not rule out an increase in funding for the agro-industrial complex in 2023

  • 23 Jan 10:22

The Ministry of Agriculture did not rule out an increase in funding for the agro-industrial complex in 2023 The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation believes that financing of the agro-industrial complex from the federal budget in 2023 may grow even more, now the amount of funds provided is 445.8 billion rubles, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Elena Fastova said at a press conference. "The budget for 2023 is 445.8 billion. It seems that this is less than 2022, but if we recall its beginning, we started with a completely different budget. Thanks to the instruction of the president and the government, it was significantly increased. We believe that in In 2023, 445.8 billion rubles is not the limit that will be directed to. Read more...

The meat association gave a forecast for meat prices in Russia in 2023

  • 23 Jan 10:20

The meat association gave a forecast for meat prices in Russia in 2023 Prices for Russian meat and meat products will remain affordable and stable this year, said Sergey Yushin, head of the National Meat Association (NMA). “As for animal husbandry, our situation is quite stable. We really hope for a good harvest in the coming year. And I have every reason to say that prices for meat and meat products in 2023 for the consumer will remain stable,” Yushin said. He recalled that the production of pork, turkey, broiler and cattle meat increased in the country in 2022. Next year, manufacturers, according to Yushin, will again show good results. The head of the NMA also recalled that the industry last year updated several. Read more...

Nearly 40% of Russians have noted an increase in meat prices over the past month

  • 23 Jan 10:20

Nearly 40% of Russians have noted an increase in meat prices over the past month An increase in prices for meat and poultry over the past month was noticed by 38% of Russians. Another 31% of respondents talk about rising prices for milk and dairy products. These are the results of a survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation. At the end of December 2022, 36% and 30% of respondents, respectively, spoke of rising prices for these goods. In addition, Russians note an increase in egg prices over the past month. The fact that prices for this product have increased is said by 23% of survey participants. Rise in prices for fish and seafood was noticed by every third respondent. At the end of December, 29% of respondents spoke of rising prices. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor called the damage from bird flu in 2022 "unprecedented"

  • 20 Jan 11:16

Rosselkhoznadzor called the damage from bird flu in 2022 "unprecedented" The epidemiological situation for bird flu in 2022 was the worst ever in the fight against this virus, Rosselkhoznadzor believes. The deterioration of the situation is associated with the cell-free keeping of poultry. In 2022, more than 7.6 thousand outbreaks of bird flu occurred in 70 different countries, Rosselkhoznadzor reports with reference to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). Tens of millions of birds were lost, according to Rosselkhoznadzor data, which the editors of sfera.fm got acquainted with. In the United States alone, poultry farms were forced to destroy 50.5 million poultry, in Europe 48 million, in Japan 10 million heads. Rosselkhoznadzor. Read more...

Russia is ready to buy Kazakh beef

  • 20 Jan 11:14

Russia is ready to buy Kazakh beef Producers of sausages and meat delicacies are waiting for the opening of the Russian market for duty-free beef, which is in short supply in the Russian Federation. But livestock breeders oppose it, suggesting instead of Brazilian beef to do with "neighborly" beef, for example, from Kazakhstan. Each side has its own commercial interests. Meat processors are interested in cheap raw materials for sausages, and livestock breeders are interested in the lack of competition from imports. The consumer is interested in the opportunity to buy quality products at an affordable price. The decision on the duty-free import of 100,000 tons of imported beef for 2023 was made at. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor called the situation with ASF in Russia unfavorable

  • 20 Jan 11:13

Rosselkhoznadzor called the situation with ASF in Russia unfavorable Rosselkhoznadzor assesses the situation with African swine fever (ASF) in Russia as unfavorable, but controlled. Nikita Lebedev, adviser to the head of the department, told reporters about this. "In Russia, the situation with ASF remains unfavorable, but at the same time controlled. Over the past 2022, 141 outbreaks of the disease were registered, of which 68 were in the domestic pig population, which is about two times less than in 2021," - he said. At the same time, Lebedev noted that the loss in the number of animals in 2022 is many times lower. He explained that the main problem in 2021 was the shadow sale of large volumes of gray pork and food. Read more...

There are 1.5 times more organic producers in Russia in 2022

  • 19 Jan 09:57

There are 1.5 times more organic producers in Russia in 2022 In the two years of the law on organic products, the number of producers who received the organic label for their products has grown to 146. In 2022, organic cloudberries and asparagus were registered for the first time. In Russia, there were one and a half times more producers with the “organic production” sign in 2022, Roskachestvo established. By the end of the year, there were 146 producers registered in the “single register of organic producers” of the Ministry of Agriculture against 100 for 2021, according to the message of Roskachestvo. Among the producers of organic products, most of all so far are grain producers, notes Roskachestvo -. Read more...

Duty-free beef import to be extended in 2023

  • 19 Jan 09:56

Duty-free beef import to be extended in 2023 The Ministry of Agriculture approved the request of sausage producers to allow the import of 100,000 tons of imported beef with a duty of 0% in 2023. Russian beef producers do not agree with this decision. Producers of sausages and meat products have applied to the Ministry of Agriculture with a request to allow the import of pork and beef with zero duty in 2023, Izvestia reports. According to the publication, the request regarding pork was denied to the producers, and the quota for the import of beef will be extended until 2023. It will be possible to import 100 thousand tons of beef, while the import duty will be 0%, which makes this opportunity attractive for. Read more...

Vladimir Putin demanded not to export all agricultural products from Russia

  • 19 Jan 09:54

Vladimir Putin demanded not to export all agricultural products from Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to take personal control over the issue of ensuring the financial results of companies operating in the agro-industrial complex. He also demanded not to export all agricultural products produced in the country, since the country needs its own reserves. He cited the situation with weather conditions in other countries as an example. So, in Japan the weather is warm, and in Turkmenistan - minus 25 degrees, in Uzbekistan - minus 23 degrees. “What are we going to do here? We can't tell for sure either. Therefore, we definitely need stable reserves. It is imperative, and we must. Read more...

The Russian poultry industry is setting ambitious targets for 2023

  • 18 Jan 11:06

The Russian poultry industry is setting ambitious targets for 2023 Russia hopes to see further growth in broiler meat and egg production in 2023, as well as a growing supply chain independence from imported components, Vladimir Fisinin, president of the Russian Poultry Union Rosptitsesoyuz, told local news agency Veterinary and Life. In 2022, Russia produced 5.2 million tons of broiler meat in slaughter weight, which is 5.2% more than in the previous year. Egg production rose 2.8%, or 1 billion eggs, to 45.8 billion last year, Fisinin said. According to Fisinin, in 2022 Russia ranked 4th in the world in the production of poultry meat and 7th in the production of eggs. On the way to independence The key issues for the. Read more...