World meat industry news

The State Duma in the second reading gives farmers the right to lease agricultural land from the state without bidding

  • 6 Jul 09:07

The State Duma in the second reading gives farmers the right to lease agricultural land from the state without bidding The State Duma adopted in the second reading a bill that makes it easier for farmers to rent state and municipal agricultural land.The third reading is scheduled for 6 July.The document was developed by the government on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It allows, from January 1, 2023, to lease, without bidding, for up to five years, agricultural land plots that are in state or municipal ownership, to a citizen or a peasant (farm) enterprise for the implementation of its activities.Moreover, such persons are prohibited from changing the purpose of the leased land plot, transferring the land plot to third parties (including sublease), and the right to lease. Read more...

Russia Looks To Mongolia To Further Develop China Trade & Connectivity

  • 6 Jul 09:04

Russia Looks To Mongolia To Further Develop China Trade & Connectivity Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived yesterday (Tuesday, July 5) in the Mongolian capital, Ulaan Baatar, fortalks with his Mongolian counterpart, Battsetseg Batmunkh, as well as with the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and the chairman of State Great Khural, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar. The two countries’ top diplomats have a detailed discussion of key issues on the bilateral agenda, and the progress Russia and Mongolia have made in the implementation of agreements reached at the highest and high levels to develop further mutually advantageous cooperation in economy, transport, infrastructure, and energy the Russian Foreign Ministry. Read more...

An outbreak of African swine fever was recorded in the Ivanovo region

  • 6 Jul 08:49

An outbreak of African swine fever was recorded in the Ivanovo region The regional information portal IvanovoNews reported on the outbreak of African swine fever in the Ilyinsky district of the Ivanovo region. A notice about the death of pigs in a personal subsidiary plot near the village of Ryshnevo (Ivashevsky settlement) was received by the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on July 5. The day before, a wild boar kept in an enclosure died in the same area. Examination of the pathological material showed the presence of African swine fever virus DNA. A team of 12 employees of the service with five units of special equipment was sent to the outbreak site. Primary measures to localize the epizootic focus. Read more...

Large Krasnoyarsk poultry farm put up for sale for 1 billion rubles

  • 6 Jul 08:47

Large Krasnoyarsk poultry farm put up for sale for 1 billion rubles The large Krasnoyarsk poultry farm "Barkhatovskaya", which is state-owned, is put up for sale as part of privatization, follows from the register of notices of tenders. The initial cost of 100% of the shares is about 1 billion rubles, the auction step is 53.5 million rubles, the start of the auction is scheduled for September 30. The property of the poultry farm includes 92 buildings (poultry houses, incubators, warehouses, storage facilities, etc.), engineering infrastructure facilities, as well as 14 land plots with a total area of ​​​​about 1.6 thousand hectares, some of which are owned, and some - in long-term lease. Barkhatovskaya is a. Read more...

The Russians told about the most expensive products this summer

  • 5 Jul 11:48

The Russians told about the most expensive products this summer Over the past four weeks, Russians have reported the most significant price increases for sugar, meat (including poultry), and dairy. Such data follows from the survey of the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), presented on the organization's website. Most of the respondents note the increase in the price of meat and poultry - 41 percent. Slightly fewer respondents (39%) report an increase in sugar prices over the past month. 37 percent complain about the increase in the price of milk and dairy products. Another 32 claim a significant increase in prices for bread, 31 for sunflower oil, 30 for fish and seafood. 24 percent of respondents note a significant increase in the. Read more...

Over 10 years, the share of imports in the food segment has decreased by 10%

  • 5 Jul 11:47

Over 10 years, the share of imports in the food segment has decreased by 10% Analytical agency InfoLine analyzed the results of import substitution of consumer goods in Russia from 2010 to 2021. Forbes got acquainted with the results of the study. During this time, the food sector has managed to achieve considerable success, in particular, the share of imports of pork, poultry and vegetables has significantly decreased. According to analysts, the share of imports in the total volume of retail food commodity resources has decreased by 10% over the past ten years. If in 2010 the ratio was 66% to 34% in favor of domestic products, then in 2021 it is already 76% to 24%. Most of the imported food and beverages in 2021 came from the countries of. Read more...

10–15% of meat in Russia will be replaced by its vegetable counterpart

  • 5 Jul 11:46

10–15% of meat in Russia will be replaced by its vegetable counterpart In the future, 10-15% of meat in Russia will be replaced by its vegetable counterpart, and sweets will be obtained using a biotechnological method. Sergei Ivanov, Executive Director, member of the Board of Directors of EFKO Group, spoke about this during an interview at the FederalPress Open Studio on the margins of Innoprom. “If you develop protein on your own, if you have enough competencies to make aromatics, you can quite well make vegetable meat at the price of pork,” Ivanov is convinced. According to him, now the global plant-based meat industry is just emerging, but the drivers for its development are both the lack of food and the growing popularity. Read more...

Argentina to be a major food exporter to the BRICS countries

  • 4 Jul 11:47

Argentina to be a major food exporter to the BRICS countries Argentina can become a reliable and one of the largest food exporters to the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). This is reported by TASS with reference to experts. The main condition, according to them, could be the accession of this country to the other above-named members of the bloc. This intention was announced on June 24 at the Brix Plus video conference by the President of this republic, Alberto Fernandez. Miguel Ponce, head of the Center for Foreign Trade Studies of the 21st Century, noted that the Latin American country produces 10 times more food than it provides itself. That is, while 47 million people live in it, it can feed,. Read more...

Pork exports fell by almost a quarter

  • 4 Jul 11:46

Pork exports fell by almost a quarter In the first half of the year, Russian producers exported 81.6 thousand tons of pork - 24.1 thousand tons, or 23% less than in the same period last year. This was announced during the annual meeting of the National Union of Pig Breeders (NSS) by the general director of the union Yuri Kovalev. The reduction in shipments abroad this year could increase the glut of the domestic market, he warned, estimating that by the end of the year, exports could decrease by 50 thousand tons - more than 1% of consumption. “In the conditions of oversaturated markets, each such percentage has a huge negative impact on the domestic price environment,” Kovalev. Read more...

The Russian Federation, within the framework of the duty-free quota, imported only 9.7 thousand tons of pork out of the allowed 100 thousand tons

  • 4 Jul 11:44

The Russian Federation, within the framework of the duty-free quota, imported only 9.7 thousand tons of pork out of the allowed 100 thousand tons From January 1 to June 28 this year, the Russian Federation imported 9,738.83 tons of pork within the duty-free quota, Interfax was told in the press service of the Federal Customs Service. The meat was supplied from Brazil and Chile. As reported, the quota for duty-free import of pork was set at 100,000 tons. The decision on such volumes of imports, at the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, was adopted by the EEC Council on November 12, 2021. The introduction of this measure from January 1 this year, the department explained the need to stabilize the price situation in the meat market and provide the processing industry with raw materials. Imported meat was. Read more...