World meat industry news

Coverage of insured farm animals in Russia has reached a historical maximum

  • 11 Jan 11:09

Coverage of insured farm animals in Russia has reached a historical maximum As of December 1 of this year, 42% of the entire industrial livestock population in the country was insured in Russia, which became a historical maximum. In certain areas - pig farming and poultry farming - the coverage of the insured livestock exceeded 60%, said the President of the National Union of Agricultural Insurers (NAA) Korney Bizhdov, summing up the results of the outgoing year. “An important result of 2023 was the insurance of more than 18% of the industrial cattle population, which was also largely the result of incentive measures by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in this direction,” emphasized Korney Bizhdov. He recalled that this year. Read more...

Free food shelves may appear in stores

  • 11 Jan 11:08

Free food shelves may appear in stores Russian stores and retail chains may be required to create “social” shelves with free food. According to the Izvestia newspaper, a corresponding bill is planned to be submitted to the State Duma. This proposal was voiced by deputies of the “A Just Russia – For Truth” faction. We are talking about food products that are past their expiration date. Pensioners and other categories of socially unprotected citizens with low income will have the right to pick them up free of charge from separate counters. To do this, they must provide documents confirming their status such as a pension certificate, income certificates and others. How the system. Read more...

Production volumes of poultry meat in Russia this year should increase by 150 thousand tons

  • 11 Jan 11:05

Production volumes of poultry meat in Russia this year should increase by 150 thousand tons Production volumes of poultry meat in Russia this year should increase by 150 thousand tons. As RIA Novosti reports, this forecast was voiced by Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko. At the same time, she stated that the domestic market will be more than 100 percent supplied with these products. At the same time, the Deputy Head of the Government noted that last year production output was at the level of 2022, despite manufacturers’ plans to increase it by almost three percent. Abramchenko expects a future increase in production thanks to the measures taken by the Ministry of Agriculture at the end of last year. The head of the National Union of. Read more...

Meat production in Russia: trends and prospects

  • 10 Jan 11:12

Meat production in Russia: trends and prospects According to Rosstat, meat production in Russia in November 2023 increased by 2.5% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 309.8 thousand tons. This suggests that the industry continues to demonstrate stable growth. The main growth driver is pig farming. Production of steamed, cooled or chilled pork in November increased by 1.6% compared to November 2022 and amounted to 276.7 thousand tons. Over the eleven months of 2023, the production of steamed, cooled or chilled pork increased by 4.1% compared to January - November 2022, amounting to 3 million tons. The positive dynamics in pig farming is due to several factors. Firstly, the industry receives. Read more...

Russia may start supplying pork to China as early as January 2024

  • 10 Jan 10:34

Russia may start supplying pork to China as early as January 2024 With the Chinese market, total Russian pork exports could reach 400-500 thousand tons per year. The National Union of Pork Producers estimates that Russian pork exports to China could reach 150-200 thousand tons per year. With the addition of the Chinese market, total Russian pork exports could reach 400-500 thousand tons per year. In 2023 the Union forecasts the volume to be 250 thousand tons. Rosselkhoznadzor reports that according to the agreements reached with China, Russia is expected to start supplying pork to China a month from the date of signing the protocol on inspection, quarantine, and veterinary and sanitary requirements for pork from the Russian. Read more...

Russia doubles pork exports to Vietnam

  • 10 Jan 10:30

Russia doubles pork exports to Vietnam In the first nine months of this year, shipments to Vietnam almost doubled going from 35.7 thousand to 69.6 thousand tons. Yury Kovalev, General Director of the National Union of Pork Producers, noted that the top five Russian companies now account for 85-90% of pork exports. Russian pork is competitive in foreign markets both in terms of quality and price. He noted that due to favorable conditions in the world pork market at the beginning of this year, the weakening of the ruble, and lower domestic prices in dollars began an active recovery of exports after its decline in 2022. "Pork supplies to Belarus continue to grow and sales to Vietnam have recovered. Today. Read more...

Meat sales have recovered from stagnation in 2022

  • 9 Jan 10:32

Meat sales have recovered from stagnation in 2022 The dynamics of meat sales have recovered after stagnation in 2022. Most of the segments in the category not only returned to their previous level, but also exceeded the values of 2021 in absolute terms, NielsenIQ analysts noted. And if beef and turkey at the end of 11 months of 2023 did not recover from the decline in sales - in January-November 2022 they decreased by 16.2% and 1.9%, respectively, in 2023 they increased by 11.1% and 1. 2% - then chicken and pork set new records. Sales of the first increased by 4.1% after an increase of 0.4% a year earlier, the second increased by 1.8% after a plus of 9.9% in January-November 2022. Average per capita meat consumption in. Read more...

Russia increases the export of live cattle and refuses agricultural products from unfriendly countries

  • 9 Jan 10:31

Russia increases the export of live cattle and refuses agricultural products from unfriendly countries Russia is actively increasing the export of live cattle and has almost completely abandoned the import of agricultural products from unfriendly countries. This was stated by the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergei Dankvert in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel. According to Dankvert, in 2022, Russia supplied 90 thousand heads of cattle, about 200 thousand pigs and 150 thousand rams to neighboring countries. The total export volume of live cattle in live weight was about 660 thousand tons. Dankvert also noted that Russia has almost completely abandoned the import of agricultural products from unfriendly countries. Half of the imports of agricultural products come. Read more...

Russia Considers Poultry Import Ban Amid Rising U.S. Avian Influenza Cases

  • 9 Jan 10:15

Russia Considers Poultry Import Ban Amid Rising U.S. Avian Influenza Cases Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) is contemplating a suspension of poultry imports from the United States, which traverse Russian territory en route to Kazakhstan. This potential action is fueled by escalating concerns over the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks plaguing the U.S. Rosselkhoznadzor’s proposed ban comes in light of the alarming tally of over 290 recorded HPAI cases in the U.S. this year. The agency’s primary objective is to safeguard both Russian and Kazakh territories from the potential spread of the disease. Reflecting the growing health concerns, imports from the. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor intends to ban the transit of poultry from the USA to Kazakhstan through the Russian Federation

  • 29 Dec 09:42

Rosselkhoznadzor intends to ban the transit of poultry from the USA to Kazakhstan through the Russian Federation On Wednesday, December 27, RIA Novosti, citing an unnamed source “well acquainted with the situation,” reported that Rosselkhoznadzor plans to introduce a temporary ban on the transit of all types of poultry products from the United States to Kazakhstan through the territory of the Russian Federation. The agency justifies the need for restrictions on the rapid spread of an aggressive form of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States and European countries. According to the agency's interlocutor, last year the volume of transit supplies of American poultry meat through Russia to Kazakhstan amounted to 23 thousand tons, and this year -. Read more...