World meat industry news

The Ministry of Agriculture noted the high demand for poultry products

  • 20 Mar 10:59

This year, the demand for poultry products in Russia remains at a high level. As the Russian Ministry of Agriculture reported, this was discussed at a meeting of the operational headquarters. The ministry said this requires a further increase in the production of edible eggs and poultry meat. They recalled that last year there was also increased demand for these goods, which led to their rise in price. The head of the department, Dmitry Patrushev, noted that thanks to the Government’s decisions to introduce duty-free quotas for the import of eggs and poultry meat, as well as work with manufacturers and retail chains, prices for these products began. Read more...

  • 20 Mar 10:56

Башкирия из-за вспышки птичьего гриппа недополучила 350 млн яиц 20 мар 2024, 09:24 80 За три года республика намерена увеличить производство яиц на 22%, а выпуск мяса птицы — на треть. Башкирия за 2023 год недополучила 350 млн штук товарного яйца. Причиной стала вспышка птичьего гриппа на крупнейшем в республике птицеводческом предприятии, птицефабрике. Read more...

Iran is now among the suppliers of edible chicken eggs to Russia

  • 20 Mar 10:56

Iran continues to increase its supplies of edible chicken eggs to Russia, becoming one of the leading suppliers of this product. According to information received from the Eqtesad News agency, the first batch of chicken eggs from the Islamic Republic is expected in Russia in the next three weeks. The head of the Iranian Poultry Farmers Union, Hamid-Reza Kashani, noted that Iran is not only restoring its previous volume of exports of food eggs, but also increasing it year after year. In February and the first half of March, export volumes increased significantly. This increase in the supply of chicken eggs from Iran to Russia becomes even more significant, given. Read more...

Иран теперь входит в число поставщиков пищевых куриных яиц в Россию

  • 20 Mar 10:55

20 мар 2024, 09:26 78 Иран продолжает увеличивать свои поставки пищевых куриных яиц в Россию, становясь одним из ведущих поставщиков этого продукта. Согласно информации, полученной от агентства Eqtesad News, первая партия куриных яиц из исламской республики ожидается в России в ближайшие три недели. Руководитель Союза птицеводов Ирана, Хамид-Реза Кашани, отметил, что. Read more...

Belgorod region is the leader in meat production in Russia

  • 20 Mar 10:55

The Belgorod region continues to amaze with its achievements in the field of meat production. According to the latest data, this region has become the leader in terms of production of livestock products in agricultural organizations in Russia. In January of this year, an impressive amount was released in the Belgorod region - 156.3 thousand tons of live weight livestock and poultry for slaughter. This allowed the region to increase its production capacity by 12.6% compared to last year. In addition to the Belgorod region, the Top 5 ranking of livestock production includes regions of the Central Federal District, most of which are located in the Black Earth Region. The. Read more...

Food in Russia: price analysis

  • 18 Mar 07:36

In February of this year, Russia faced an increase in prices for milk and dairy products. According to Rosstat, prices for these goods increased by 0.67% compared to January. The increase in the cost of butter is especially noticeable, which increased in price by 1.1%. Since the beginning of the year, prices for milk and butter have increased by 1.43% and 2.91%, respectively. Compared to February last year, the cost of milk increased by 1.6%, and butter by 6.59%. In addition to dairy products, February also saw an increase in prices for fish and seafood. Over the month, goods in this category increased in price by 0.46%. Since the beginning of the year, fish prices. Read more...

Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 7.69% in February

  • 14 Mar 10:19

Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 7.69% in February Annual inflation in Russia in February 2024 accelerated to 7.69% against 7.44% in January 2024. In monthly terms, consumer prices increased by 0.68%, according to Rosstat data. According to statistics, food products in February 2024 rose in price by 0.77% compared to January 2024; in annual terms, the price increase was 8.08%. Non-food products rose in price by 0.26% month-on-month and by 6.59% compared to February 2023. The cost of services increased by 1.06% by January 2024 and by 8.45% in annual terms. Foodstuffs An increase in prices in February was noted for certain types of fruits and vegetables, including white cabbage (+10.4%), cucumbers (+8.6%),. Read more...

Russian pig producers unravel ambitious growth plans

  • 14 Mar 10:05

Russian pig producers unravel ambitious growth plans The leading Russian pig producers will expand output by 600,000 tonnes in slaughter weight or 800,000 tonnes in live weight by 2026, the Russian Union of pork producers (RUPP) forecasted. Russian farmers remain predominately optimistic about the performance dynamics in the foreseeable future due tothe opening of the Chinese market. RUPP chairman Yuri Kovalev said in an industry conference that 3 main factors will determine the state of play in the Russian pig industry in 2024: ·he epizootic situation; the domestic demand from the population and meat processors; and export, particularly to China. In 2023, the price swings in the. Read more...

Russia gears up import-replacement of poultry genetics

  • 14 Mar 10:04

Russia gears up import-replacement of poultry genetics The Russian government has rolled out plans to build the second Smena 9 genetic centre to scale up independent crossbreed production. The construction of the new complex in the Chelyabinsk Oblast has already started, the Russian Agricultural Ministry said in a statement in February. The 3.5 billion rouble (US$32 million) project is carried out by private Russian agricultural firm Sitno in cooperation with scientists fromAll-Russian Research and Technological Institute of Poultry Farming, engaged in developing the new crossbreed. The facility designed to breed 1 million chicks of parent flock per year is due to release the first marketable products in. Read more...

Russian Grain Union did not rule out mass bankruptcy of agricultural enterprises

  • 13 Mar 09:59

Russian Grain Union did not rule out mass bankruptcy of agricultural enterprises This agricultural year (will begin in July of the current calendar year) farm bankruptcy is expected in Russia, including massive bankruptcy in some regions. As Interfax reports, Arkady Zlochevsky, President of the Russian Grain Union (RGU) and member of the ROSNG Expert Council, warned about this at a press conference in Moscow. One of the reasons was the increase in costs for the components of agricultural production. For example, despite the reduction in prices for fuel and plant protection products, the price of seeds has doubled. “And all this will come back to cost us later,” the expert noted. In addition, due to low prices for grains,. Read more...