World meat industry news

 Meat and by-products worth 610 million dollars were introduced to foreign markets, which is 79% higher than last year during the same period.

The top five buyers of Russian meat include China. The country imported 235 dollars million worth of products in 2020, which is 3.9 times higher than in 2019. Vietnam increased the purchases by 3.8 times to 92 million dollars, and Ukraine has imported Russian meat worth 80 million dollars (+14%). Exports to Hong Kong increased 2.1 times to 47 million dollars, and supplies to Kazakhstan raised to 35 million dollars (+48%).  
"This season's growth in the exports of Russian meat products is the result of systematic work. Surely, the domestic meat industry has significant potential to increase supplies abroad. For this purpose, the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia applies a set of measures aimed at improving the competitiveness of Russian agricultural products in foreign markets," the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev said.
Poultry meat supplies increased to 317 million dollars (+71%) and accounted for the major share of total exports in the segment. China takes the lead among all Russian beef buyers with over 5 thousand tonnes worth 25 million dollars purchased in the first nine months of the year.