World meat industry news

EEU to issue common rules for organic production

  • 27 Sep 10:40

EEU to issue common rules for organic production The member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), which currently comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, are going to harmonize rules on organic production. This implies an international agreement to be signed, as said by Armen Harutyunyan, Director of the Industrial Policy Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), in an interview with Veterinary and Life at the site of the Global Fishery Forum, held in St. Petersburg on September 21-23. “The international agreement has been prepared to harmonize the rules for organic production in EEU states,” Armen Harutyunyan said. He explained, that this agreement provides. Read more...

Financing of the Russian agro-industrial complex in 2023 may grow by 32.6 billion rubles

  • 27 Sep 10:39

Financing of the Russian agro-industrial complex in 2023 may grow by 32.6 billion rubles Financing of the state program for the development of agriculture in Russia in 2023 may amount to 337.354 billion rubles, which is 32.6176 billion rubles more than was provided for by the previously approved budget parameters, according to an explanatory note to the draft budget, which Interfax has read. In 2024, funding is provided in the amount of 332.1492 billion rubles (by 5.2117 billion rubles more), in 2025 - 240.1581 billion rubles (by 87.055 billion rubles less compared to the expenditure indicators set by the budget forecast). The increase in funding is mainly due to the income of the budget from payments from export duties on grain, follows. Read more...

The number of dairy cattle in Russia may be reduced by 3.5%

  • 27 Sep 10:38

The number of dairy cattle in Russia may be reduced by 3.5% Next year, against the backdrop of sanctions against Russia, the number of dairy cattle may be reduced by about 3.5% due to declining profitability in the industry.According to The DairyNews, this was stated by independent economist Anton Lubich, speaking at the On-Line-conference “Weather Forecast”, organized by The DairyNews and the Dairy Market Research Center (DIA). According to his estimates, the volume of dairy production in 2023 may decrease by 5-7%.At the same time, beef cattle breeding will suffer even more noticeably.Here, the reduction in livestock can reach 10-15% due to a decrease in profitability in the industry, the expert predicts.At the. Read more...

The Russian poultry meat market grew by 4% in January-July 2022

  • 26 Sep 10:22

The Russian poultry meat market grew by 4% in January-July 2022 In the first seven months of 2022, the poultry meat market in Russia in slaughter weight grew to 2.684 million tons, which is 4% (+94 thousand tons) more than in the reporting period in 2021. The indicators include the volume of imports and production of poultry meat in the Russian Federation, excluding exports. Poultry production leads the Russian meat market Agricultural organizations in Russia in January-August 2022 released 8.4 million tons of livestock and poultry for slaughter in live weight, where the share of poultry was 51%. According to Emeat, in the first seven months of 2022, 5.4% more poultry meat in live weight was produced than in the same period in 2021. Read more...

Damate opened Russia's largest mutton slaughter and processing plant

  • 26 Sep 10:20

Damate opened Russia's largest mutton slaughter and processing plant The Damate group of companies launched the largest lamb slaughtering and processing plant in Russia with a capacity of 25,000 tons per year. After the plant reaches its design capacity, the processing volume will be 300 heads per hour or 42 tons of products per shift. The enterprise is located in Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkess Republic. The opening ceremony on September 23 was attended by the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev, the head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic Rashid Temrezov, the Chairman of the Board of Rosselkhozbank JSC Boris Listov and other honored guests. The plant was modernized as part of the Damate project for the production of mutton. Read more...

More meat: canceled duties on imported beef create problems for Russian farmers

  • 26 Sep 10:18

More meat: canceled duties on imported beef create problems for Russian farmers The Ministry of Agriculture intends to continue exempting imported beef from duties for 2023. FBA "Economy Today" will talk about the boomerang effect from "rescue measures". The ministry's initiative to extend the duty-free import of beef into Russia will be considered by the Ministry of Economy. As planned, this measure was supposed to contain prices in the domestic market, because earlier there was a shortage of products in the country. But the opinion of meat producers does not coincide with the position of representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture: due to the unhindered import of imported products, the profitability of their. Read more...

Sergey Lavrov: African countries welcome agreements on Russian food exports

  • 26 Sep 10:17

Sergey Lavrov: African countries welcome agreements on Russian food exports The agreements on the export of Russian food and fertilizers are welcomed by all African countries.This was stated on Saturday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference on the results of participation in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. "Food security is, of course, everyone's concern. Everyone supports efforts to end the obstacles that have been built by the European Union, London and Washington regarding the export of Russian fertilizers and Russian grain. Everyone welcomed the package deal, which was concluded on July 22 at the initiative of the [UN] Secretary General in Istanbul, and which finally forced. Read more...

Victoria Abramchenko: The Cabinet of Ministers plans to maintain all measures to support the agro-industrial complex

  • 26 Sep 10:15

Victoria Abramchenko: The Cabinet of Ministers plans to maintain all measures to support the agro-industrial complex The Russian government plans to maintain all measures to support the agro-industrial complex (AIC).This was reported to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko. “The agro-industrial complex is one of the flagships of the development of the economy. Now, just like during the pandemic, the stake is being placed on it. The President has set the task of ensuring the industry’s growth by 3%, you know this, so we are all maintaining support measures. And in fact, here in these difficult conditions, the formation of the budget, from the point of view of the sequestration, did not affect the agro-industrial complex in. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor rules out the possibility of cancelation of new requirements for animal health products

  • 26 Sep 10:12

Rosselkhoznadzor rules out the possibility of cancelation of new requirements for animal health products Rosselkhoznadzor ruled out the possibility of cancelation of new requirements for animal health products or postponing their entry into force. This was announced by the Rosselkhoznadzor’s press service following a meeting with the Association of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AVPHARM), which represents the interests of international animal health companies in Russia. “The Service rules out the possibility of making amendments to Russian legislation on the initiative of foreign businesses aimed at cancelation of mandatory requirements or postponing their entry into force,” the service said in a statement. Federal Law #317, setting new. Read more...

Kursk enterprises, contrary to sanctions, export poultry meat to 12 countries of the world

  • 23 Sep 10:43

Kursk enterprises, contrary to sanctions, export poultry meat to 12 countries of the world Enterprises of the Kursk region, despite Western sanctions, continue to develop economic ties with foreign partners.Now 12 processing industries in the region have received the right to export their products to 12 countries of the world. The veterinary and sanitary standards of the Kursk factories for compliance with the requirements of foreign consignees were checked by employees of the interregional department of Rosselkhoznadzor. The regulatory agency said that the products will go to Syria, Mexico, Turkey, Nigeria, Korea, the Philippines, Cuba and other countries. “As a result of the survey, the production of meat processing in the declared enterprises of. Read more...