World meat industry news

The European Union will introduce a ban on the supply of artificial sausage casings made of hardened protein and cellulose materials on July 10, 2022.

Due to the ban announced in early April on the supply of shells to Russia, necessary for the production of some sausages and hot dogs, Russian meat processors warn of a possible shortage of these products in 2-3 months.

In 2021, the EU accounted for almost 73% of imports of sausage casings, which are a necessary component for the production of sausages, as they give them shape and protect from the environment. The largest suppliers were Spain, Germany, France, Belgium and Poland.

Due to the sanctions imposed by the EU, meat processing plants in Russia will soon face a lack of adequate shells for various types of sausages in the medium term. Russian production will not be able to fully meet demand, so the lack of packaging materials and components for their production will lead to a significant reduction in the range of sausages.

The only large producer of multilayer polyamide shell in Rostov-on-Don does not have the capacity to meet all-Russian demand, and in the near future will face a lack of components for production, most of which come from European imports. Even today, this plant is not able to produce some types of sausage casings.

Collagen casings, which are used in the production of all types of sausages, are produced by the only plant in the Leningrad region, which does not cover even 10% of the Russian market and operates mainly on imported raw materials.

Viscose-reinforced casings, which are used for the production of cooked and smoked, smoked, dried, ham sausages and cheeses and occupy about 60% of the Russian market, come to Russia exclusively from abroad (they are produced in the United States, Germany, Spain and Japan ). The situation is similar with cellulose casings for cooked sausages, which come from Germany, Spain and the United States.

Russian companies, which managed to order the shell by April 9, will have enough stocks for about three months, and then there may be a shortage and a sharp reduction in the range of sausages.

It will be recalled that Belarusian sugar producers will raise the selling price so that it is not exported to Russia, where prices are twice as high and there is a deficit.