World meat industry news

The National Chamber "Atameken" discussed the issue of restrictions on the export of cattle

  • 3 Aug 10:45

The National Chamber "Atameken" discussed the issue of restrictions on the export of cattle Kazakh farmers oppose the ban on the export of livestock, while meat processors, on the contrary, support restrictions.With a request for support in revising the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers turned to the Atameken National Chamber.Representatives of all interested parties gathered at the NPP site to discuss the issue, the organization's press service told. About 90 representatives of the industry took part in the discussion of restrictions on the export of cattle: farmers and meat processors from all regions of the country, representatives of the branches of the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Chamber. Erbol Yeseneev, Director of. Read more...

Damate completes the installation of equipment at a new feed mill in the Penza region

  • 3 Aug 10:44

Damate completes the installation of equipment at a new feed mill in the Penza region The Damate group of companies, the largest producer of turkey meat in Russia, is completing the installation of equipment at a new feed mill with a capacity of 50 tons of feed per hour in the Kolyshleysky district of the Penza region.Commissioning of the KKZ is scheduled for the end of 2022.The launch of the facility will increase the total annual capacity of Damate's feed production by 70% from 522 to 886 thousand tons. The plant is located on the same site as the elevator, which the company acquired in 2019.The project to modernize the elevator and build a new feed mill worth 3.5 billion rubles was launched in 2021. Within the framework of the project, a. Read more...

Lavrov Talks Up BRICS As US, EU Alternative

  • 3 Aug 10:43

Lavrov Talks Up BRICS As US, EU Alternative Non-politicized, inclusive fair trade being touted as a replacement to the West’s operational methods.Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been talking up the development of the BRICS grouping as an alternative to the traditional focus of the United States and European Union. Speaking toparticipants of the2nd BRICS International Youth Camp, Lavrov noted that the association preserves at its core “the general devotion to values of an equal dialogue and cooperation, mutual attraction of unique cultures and authentic civilizations” represented by various regions around the globe. Member states of the BRICS association (Brazil,Russia, India,. Read more...

Russian food exports to the EAEU countries reached $5.4 billion

  • 2 Aug 11:05

Russian food exports to the EAEU countries reached $5.4 billion Russian food exports to the EAEU countries increased by 31% last year and reached $5.4 billion, with more than half of the volume accounted for by finished products.Dmitry Krasnov, head of the Agroexport Federal Center, spoke about this during the panel discussion “Russian exports of agricultural products to the EAEU markets: prospects in new realities” as part of the business program of the All-Russian Field Day, the organization’s press service told. According to him, Russian supplies of agricultural products to the countries of the Eurasian space by 2030 can grow by another $2 billion. Among the promising categories, he singled out grain crops, oil. Read more...

EkoNiva to build three mega-farms in the Samara Region

  • 2 Aug 11:04

EkoNiva to build three mega-farms in the Samara Region The EkoNiva company plans to build three large livestock breeding complexes in the Samara Region with a population of at least 3,550 animals and breeding grounds for 5,100 animals.This became known during a meeting of the First Vice-Governor - Chairman of the Government of the Samara Region Viktor Kudryashov with representatives of EkoNiva-APK Holding and the regional ministries of economic development, agriculture and food, energy and housing and communal services, financial management, The DairyNews was informed in a press release. service of the regional government. Before concluding the agreement, the regional government, the regional ministry of agriculture. Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture: this year agricultural exports can grow to $40 billion

  • 1 Aug 11:29

Ministry of Agriculture: this year agricultural exports can grow to $40 billion This year, exports of agricultural products from Russia may reach $40 billion, while in 2021, agricultural raw materials and food worth $37.1 billion rubles were supplied to foreign markets. Such a forecast was voiced by the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev at the All-Russian Field Day in the Kaliningrad Region. According to the head of the agricultural department, this year there has been an increase in deliveries in almost all directions. “Shipments of oil and fat, meat and dairy products, fish and seafood have increased. Compared to the same period last year, agricultural exports increased by 20%, and we expect that the positive dynamics will continue by the. Read more...

Dmitry Patrushev spoke about new opportunities for food producers

  • 1 Aug 11:29

Dmitry Patrushev spoke about new opportunities for food producers There are more than enough of their own products in the country, and with the departure of certain foreign manufacturers, new prospects are opening up for Russian companies. This is the reason why there are no plans to allow parallel food imports. But Russia will not cancel quotas and export duties either: we are ready to fulfill our obligations to foreign partners, but the domestic market is an unconditional priority. This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev at the All-Russian Field Day 2022 exhibition taking place in the Kaliningrad region. Details - in the material "Izvestia". All current restrictive measures regarding food exports will. Read more...

ASF quarantine introduced at a facility in the Pskov region

  • 29 Jul 10:00

ASF quarantine introduced at a facility in the Pskov region The authorities of the Pskov region announced a quarantine on the territory of the facility of the Utroinskaya volost of the Pytalovsky district, the press service of the regional government reported on Wednesday. “Quarantine was introduced on the territory of an infected facility in the Utroinskaya volost of the Pytalovsky district, where ASF was detected in a dead pig. The corresponding decree was signed by the governor of the Pskov region," the statement said. African swine fever is an infectious disease with an incubation period of up to two weeks. Its carriers are animals. The virus enters the body through food, wounds on the skin, mucous membranes,. Read more...

Adygea increased the production of mutton

  • 29 Jul 09:59

Adygea increased the production of mutton In the Republic of Adygea, the breeding of small cattle is a traditional direction of animal husbandry. - The human diet necessarily includes products of animal origin, including lamb. It is used to prepare various dishes around the world, because this meat is distinguished not only by its good taste, but also contains a large number of useful trace elements, - explained the Ministry of Agriculture of Adygea. Today in Adygea there are more than 60 thousand heads of sheep and goats. These figures are increasing due to state support measures, the Ministry of Agriculture of Adygea reported. So, this year, a young novice farmer Khatsukov Zaurbiy Turkubievich received a. Read more...

Russian agricultural production in the first half of the year increased by 2.2%

  • 29 Jul 09:57

Russian agricultural production in the first half of the year increased by 2.2% Rosstat reported that the volume of agricultural production in Russia in January-June increased by 2.2% compared to the same period in 2021 and amounted to over 2.2 trillion rubles. The agency notes that by July 18, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, grain and leguminous crops in all farms were threshed on an area of ​​6.4 million hectares, which is 10.7% more than by the corresponding date last year. Grains were threshed 26.9 million tons (in the initially recorded weight), which is 35.2% higher than the result a year earlier, including wheat - 22.1 million tons (plus 45.8%). In the first half of the year, in the structure of production of livestock and. Read more...