World meat industry news

The Rusagro Group, one of the leading Russian agricultural holdings, expects to begin supplying pork to China in 2024. This was announced by Alexander Tarasov, Financial Director of Rusagro Group of Companies LLC.

“Around the topic of opening exports to China, I mean specific data, a decision has been made, but there is uncertainty regarding the procedure for specific dates, and we are interacting with government agencies on this topic. I won’t give you a specific date. We very much hope that in the next “The first deliveries will begin this year,” said Alexander Tarasov.

In September, Rosselkhoznadzor reported that the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China allowed the supply of pork from Russia. The decision was made based on the results of a risk assessment and analysis of the state control system for African swine fever in the Russian Federation.

At the end of September, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation reported that Russian pork will begin to be exported to China in the 2nd-3rd quarter of 2024. To begin supplies, the Russian side needs to take actions that will take from three months to one year.