World meat industry news

New rules for the use of antibiotics in Russian livestock will come into force in 2025

  • 9 Jan 10:51

New rules for the use of antibiotics in Russian livestock will come into force in 2025 Amendments to the laws “On Veterinary Medicine” and “On the Circulation of Medicines” and provide for tougher rules for the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry will come into force on March 1, 2025. Such a law (No. 636-FZ) was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was previously planned that the new order will come into force on March 1, 2023. Recall that the law on the introduction of such restrictions was adopted in 2021. The document provides for a ban on the addition of antimicrobial drugs to animal feed without a prescription or a special requirement. The Ministry of Agriculture has approved a list of veterinary drugs that cannot. Read more...

Meat production in Russia in 2022 is expected to reach a record level of 11.7 million tons

  • 30 Dec 10:28

Meat production in Russia in 2022 is expected to reach a record level of 11.7 million tons The production of meat of all kinds in the Russian Federation this year is expected to reach 11.7 million tons in carcass weight, which will be a historical record. At the same time, meat imports will be minimal, and exports will reach a maximum, according to the National Meat Association (NMA). According to Interfax, the head of the NMA, Sergei Yushin, including the production of pigs will increase to 4.5 million tons, poultry - up to 5.3 million tons in carcass weight. This is also the highest volume in history. "Moreover, the poultry industry has reached a record for the production of turkey - almost 420 thousand tons. The Russian Federation is confidently one of. Read more...

Eggs and cottage cheese are leading in price growth among livestock products in Russia

  • 30 Dec 10:27

Eggs and cottage cheese are leading in price growth among livestock products in Russia For the week from December 20 to December 26 of this year, the average prices for chicken eggs in Russia increased by 0.8%, cottage cheese - by 0.6%, follows from the materials of Rosstat. Thus, eggs and cottage cheese became the leaders of the rise in prices among livestock products. Despite this, compared to the indicators at the beginning of the year, eggs remain cheaper by 6.6%. Cottage cheese to the level of January 2022 became more expensive by 11.41%. Also, over the past week, prices for beef rose by 0.3% (by 16.03% by the beginning of the year), chicken meat (by 2.64% by the beginning of the year), sausages and sausages (by 8.77% by the beginning of the year). %),. Read more...

Poultry farm in Ingushetia plans to double production

  • 30 Dec 10:26

Poultry farm in Ingushetia plans to double production The Yuzhny poultry complex in Ingushetia plans to double the production of turkey meat. This was announced during a live broadcast by the head of the republic, Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov. “We built and put it into operation in 1.5 years. Now the second stage, there will already be more than 10 thousand {tons} of turkey, now 5 thousand {tons},” Kalimatov said. As RBC Kavkaz reported, in the rural settlement of Yuzhny, Malgobek district of Ingushetia, an investment project is being implemented to create a vertically integrated poultry complex for the industrial production and processing of turkey meat The initiator of the project and the general director of. Read more...

Agricultural production in Russia in January-November increased by 4.7%

  • 29 Dec 10:32

Agricultural production in Russia in January-November increased by 4.7% The volume of agricultural production in Russia in January - November 2022, according to preliminary estimates, increased by 4.7% compared to the same period in 2021 and amounted to 8 trillion 14.5 million rubles, according to the materials of Rosstat. "The volume of agricultural production of all agricultural producers (agricultural organizations, peasant (farm) households, households) in November 2022 in current prices, according to preliminary estimates, amounted to 814.2 billion rubles, in January - November 2022 - 8 trillion 14, 5 million rubles," the ministry said. According to Rosstat, at the end of November 2022, the number of cattle in the farms. Read more...

Russia has increased the export of lamb by five times

  • 29 Dec 10:30

Russia has increased the export of lamb by five times From the beginning of this year to December 23, Russia exported 913 tons of lamb, which is five times more than in 2021, the Rosselkhoznadzor reported. The department added that foreign supplies of poultry meat increased by 24%. Russian producers sent 336.6 thousand tons of poultry meat to foreign markets. The supply of pork increased by 18%, 145.9 thousand tons of this meat was sent to foreign markets. Beef supplies increased by 9% (up to 33.5 thousand tons). The volume of exports of finished meat products increased by 4% (up to 76.4 thousand tons). In general, the export of meat products, as of December 23, increased by 13% compared to 2021. Representatives of. Read more...

Analysis of the market of sausages and meat delicacies in Russia

  • 28 Dec 10:55

Analysis of the market of sausages and meat delicacies in Russia According to the "Analysis of the market for sausages and meat delicacies in Russia" prepared by BusinesStat in 2022, in 2017-2021 their production in the country increased by 8.1%: from 2.42 to 2.61 million tons. In the context of declining disposable incomes of the population, the trend of recent years has been a decrease in the volume of packaging of manufactured products. Manufacturers began to produce smaller sausages and delicacies, which made it possible to offer more reasonable prices for finished products. The Russian market of sausages and deli meats consists of 98% of domestic products. But at the same time, domestic output is dependent on. Read more...

Compound feed for cattle in Russia becomes cheaper for six months in a row

  • 28 Dec 10:54

Compound feed for cattle in Russia becomes cheaper for six months in a row The average price of feed for cattle in November 2022 amounted to 17.0 thousand rubles/t. - this is 2.6% less than a month earlier, and 11.1% less than in November 2021. Since the beginning of the year, the price has decreased by 11.2%. This is the lowest price since December 2020. For the period from January 2020, the minimum price for feed for cattle in Russia was fixed in January 2020 - 13.5 thousand rubles / t, SoyaNews draws attention; the maximum for this product was the price fixed in May 2022 - 21.2 thousand rubles / t. The most expensive mixed feed for cattle in November 2022 was sold in the Southern Federal District (27.8 thousand rubles/t), the cheapest -. Read more...

Ukraine hides ASF and bird flu in the country – Dankvert

  • 28 Dec 10:51

Ukraine hides ASF and bird flu in the country – Dankvert Ukraine hides the presence of African swine fever (ASF) and highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country. The head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert spoke about this on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel, dedicated to the results of the year. According to him, the department made such conclusions while working with new Russian regions. At the same time, he noted that Ukraine was allowed to supply its products to Europe. The import of 300,000 tons of poultry meat has already become an example. This poses a serious threat to the epizootic security of neighboring countries. Dankwert also fears that the last of these diseases could be caught by many Europeans because. Read more...

Stavropol region provides 40% of chicken meat export from Russia

  • 27 Dec 10:33

Stavropol region provides 40% of chicken meat export from Russia The Stavropol Territory continues to increase its foreign trade turnover. To date, this figure is approaching half a billion dollars. This was announced by the head of the region Vladimir Vladimirov at a press conference in Moscow, which took place on December 23. In the Stavropol Territory, there is a national project "International Cooperation and Export", the implementation of which is supervised by the regional Ministry of Economics. On behalf of Governor Vladimir Vladimirov, the department continues to search for new markets and build supply chains. This leads to an annual increase in foreign trade turnover. To date, this figure has almost reached the mark. Read more...