World meat industry news

What will happen to meat prices next year

  • 14 Nov 10:41

What will happen to meat prices next year Meat in Russia is produced more than we can eat. And a further increase in production may even lead to lower prices, says the head of the executive committee of the National Meat Association, Sergei Yushin. Moreover, feed is now inexpensive: due to the huge grain harvest, its prices have decreased. However, not all experts agree with this point of view. After a decline last year (due to outbreaks of bird flu and African swine fever), this year the production of poultry and pork began to rise again. Because of this, the average wholesale prices for these types of meat in early November were 5-25% lower than the price level a year earlier, says Yushin. For example, a. Read more...

Vietnam has included the 27th company from Russia in the register of pork suppliers Rosselkhoznadzor

  • 11 Nov 10:53

Vietnam has included the 27th company from Russia in the register of pork suppliers Rosselkhoznadzor Vietnam has included the 27th company from Russia in the register of pork suppliers Rosselkhoznadzor. The decision was made on Thursday, November 10, based on the results of an examination of the production of a potential exporter. Currently, 27 domestic producers of pork and its products have the right to enter the Vietnamese market. Rosselkhoznadzor and DAH continue negotiations on expanding the range of livestock products suppliers. Read more...

Retailers reduced markups on social goods in chains from 22% to 6%

  • 11 Nov 10:48

Retailers reduced markups on social goods in chains from 22% to 6% Russian grocery chains reduced margins on socially important goods from 22% to 6%. The average markup level for the cheapest goods fell in 11 retail chains. This was announced by the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia Maxim Shaskolsky. The list of socially significant goods in the food basket is determined by Rospotrebnadzor. This list includes milk, bread, eggs, sunflower butter, flour, potatoes, tea, sugar, chicken, beef and pork - more than 20 types of inexpensive products in total. Since March 2022, the FAS has allowed chains to sell a limited number of a number of essential products in one hand: sugar, vegetable oil, salt, pasta, flour,. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor restricted the import of poultry products from France

  • 10 Nov 11:03

Rosselkhoznadzor restricted the import of poultry products from France The press service of the central office of the Rosselkhoznadzor announces a ban on the import of breeding material and other types of poultry products from three administrative territories of France. Temporary restrictions on the import and transit of live birds, hatching eggs, feed, feed additives and used equipment were introduced from November 2 due to the worsening of the epizootic situation with highly pathogenic avian influenza in the departments of Côtes-d'Armor (Brittany region), Loire (Region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes), Seine and Marne (Ile-de-France region). The decree, published on the Rosselkhoznadzor website, lists 29 French breeders who have the. Read more...

Russia can increase the export of halal products to the countries of the Persian Gulf and Egypt by 6 times

  • 10 Nov 11:01

Russia can increase the export of halal products to the countries of the Persian Gulf and Egypt by 6 times By 2030, compared to 2020, the Russian Federation can increase the export of halal products to the countries of the Persian Gulf and Egypt by more than 6 times, Andrey Kucherov, head of the department for strategic communications and promotion of agricultural products at the Agroexport center, said at a round table as part of the international forum "World quality day 2022". "Russian exports of halal products to the Gulf countries, as well as to Egypt, reached $116 million in 2020. The main share was confectionery - 59% and meat products - 40%. It is expected that in 2030 the volume of Russian exports of halal products to these countries will exceed $700. Read more...

Russia reports 122 ASF outbreaks since the beginning of the year

  • 10 Nov 11:00

Russia reports 122 ASF outbreaks since the beginning of the year According to Data Processing Center of Rosselkhoznadzor, the number of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Russia reached 122 between January 1 and November 7, 2022.It is specified, that 65 outbreaks were registered in farm animals, and 57 in wildlife. The virus is mainly confirmed on backyard farms. Thus, in late October, an ASF outbreak was revealed on a private backyard farm in the village of Khlynino, Kursk region. According to a review of the Rosselkhoznadzor, the affected farm had 8 sick pigs, and 5 of them died. The experts have repeatedly noted, that one of the major reasons for the spread of ASF in private backyard farms are biosafety rules. Read more...

Results of the 3rd quarter: pork production increased by 6%, beef production fell by almost 4%

  • 9 Nov 11:00

Results of the 3rd quarter: pork production increased by 6%, beef production fell by almost 4% In January-September 2022, Russian farms produced 7 million 862 thousand tons of meat in slaughter weight (pork, beef, poultry, lamb and goat meat), which is 4.1% or 309 thousand tons more than in the same period last year . “As before, our leaders are the Central Federal District: 41% of the total production of all types of meat (3 million 252 thousand tons in carcass weight). And for the period under review, the output increased by almost 6% (+180.2 thousand tons), and the growth rate will continue,” says Lyubov Savkina, commercial director of the IMIT agency. Pig production: growth in all indicators By October 1, 2022, the number of pigs in. Read more...

Inflation in Russia this year is expected to be in the range of 12-12.4%

  • 9 Nov 10:55

Inflation in Russia this year is expected to be in the range of 12-12.4% The current dynamics of consumer prices in the Russian Federation indicates that inflation by the end of 2022 may be lower than the current forecast of 12.4%, it is expected in the range of 12.0-12.4%, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said yesterday at a meeting on social issues by President Vladimir Putin. "The expected estimate of inflation at the end of the year is 12.4%, this is what is included in the forecast. At the same time, according to current figures - for weekly inflation and for October inflation, which will now be preliminary data (Rosstat will publish inflation data in October on Wednesday ), - most likely, it will even be a little. Read more...

Russia Is Getting Close To Replacing Its Entire EU 2021 Trade Volumes In Developing Markets

  • 9 Nov 10:49

Russia Is Getting Close To Replacing Its Entire EU 2021 Trade Volumes In Developing Markets Russia’s bilateral trade with the European Union in 2021 reached €257 billion, with €158 billion of those being Russian exports to the bloc. With the Euro now at parity with the US dollar, the amounts traded can now be considered the same. But looking ahead to 2022, and the intense trade and financial sanctions placed upon Russia by the European Union, how has Russia managed to replace the EU trade values? We can look at the 2021 and current 2022 data and see how Russia has been performing with an imagined absence of the EU’s total €257 billion in trade were that completely wiped out. (However, in reality, according toEurostat,. Read more...

Russia: Milk and meat prices forecast

  • 8 Nov 10:26

Russia: Milk and meat prices forecast According to the FOM poll, in October, Russians experienced an increase in prices for a number of products; a rise in the price of meat and poultry was noted by 36% of respondents, milk - by 31%. This is a seasonal increase in prices on the part of milk processors, who cannot constantly raise prices and usually do it in the fall, Mikhail Mishchenko, an expert and editor-in-chief of The Dairy News, told Moskovskaya Gazeta. “Usually, processors raise prices at the beginning of the autumn season, citing an increase in production costs. It consists, first of all, of the price of raw milk, which grows by autumn. This year, the price of milk is stable, the last week we. Read more...