World meat industry news

Russia has increased milk, butter and cheese production

  • 23 May 10:08

Russia has increased milk, butter and cheese production Russian milk and dairy producers have increased production volumes in the first three months of 2022. Compared to the same period last year, milk production increased by 4% to 1.5 million tonnes, butter by 11.1% (70.3 thousand tonnes), and cheese by 5.9% (149.7 thousand tonnes). In March, the production of these foodstuffs exceeded the February figures: milk by 12.4%, butter by 25.7%, and cheese by 12.8%. The positive dynamics in the processing sector are supported by an increase in milk production in livestock farming. In the first three months of 2022, it amounted to 4.6 million tonnes, 3.4%. Read more...

Russian Sanctions Echo The 2018 US-China Tariff War

  • 23 May 10:07

Russian Sanctions Echo The 2018 US-China Tariff War Opportunities By Forcing Investment Into Emerging Markets With Kazakhstan A Clear Winner As Geopolitics Reshape Central Asia Kazakhstan has been placed in an awkward balancing act during 2022 as concerns its relationship with Russia. While bilateral and political relations are warm, as evidenced by Russia’slending support in Januaryto quell mass rioting, the Ukraine conflict has created both problems and opportunities for the country. Kazakhstan is a member of several trade and political organisations along with Russia, not least the Free Trade Bloc of the Eurasian Economic Union, the trade bloc of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture to ban Russian exports of amino acids from July 1

  • 23 May 10:06

The Ministry of Agriculture to ban Russian exports of amino acids from July 1 The Ministry of Agriculture came forward with a proposal to temporarily ban the Russian exports of amino acids from July 1 to December 31, 2022. This involves L-lysine sulfate, L-lysine monohydrochloride and DL-methionine. The decision was prepared by the Ministry, and the corresponding document is available for public discussion at the draft regulatory legal acts website. The ban is to be introduced in support of domestic animal husbandry. “Feed ingredients represent the initial link in the food chain, and the food security of the country depends directly on their quality and availability,” goes the explanatory note to the project. The. Read more...

China may become an additional supplier of food to the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation

  • 20 May 10:42

China may become an additional supplier of food to the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation China may become an additional food supplier to the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the press service of the Project Office for the Development of the Arctic. "China can become an additional food supplier to the Russian Arctic. At the same time, it is a market for arctic wild plants and specialties such as fish or venison," Eduard Dushenko, a representative of the China Foreign Investors Union, was quoted as saying. He noted that this will allow to establish reverse logistics flows. Speaking about the logistical difficulties of supply, First Deputy Minister for the Arctic Territories of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Read more...

Russian governor blamed the United States for the death of Omsk pigs

  • 20 May 10:38

Russian governor blamed the United States for the death of Omsk pigs According to the Omsk region governor, the States have been at war with Russia for a long time and are creating biological laboratories. Dangerous viruses are the work of man. Omsk Governor Alexander Burkov during press conference accused the United States of spreading African swine fever. In early May, an outbreak of ASF was discovered in a private farm on the outskirts of Omsk, which forced the destruction of more than 600 animals. - The economic war is coming from the United States. They began to place biolaboratories in Georgia and Ukraine. I can talk about it openly. ASF many years ago came from Georgia to the Krasnodar Territory, then from Ukraine to the. Read more...

Russia is developing a modern vaccine against avian influenza A (H5N1)

  • 20 May 10:37

Russia is developing a modern vaccine against avian influenza A (H5N1) Veterinary and Life, a departmental publication of the Rosselkhoznadzor, reports that a group of scientists from the Federal Center for Animal Health (FSBI ARRIAH) has returned to developing a vaccine to prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza. ARRIAH Chief Poultry Expert Viktor Irza explained that the vaccine for the prevention of bird flu was created as a reserve drug and registered, but not widely used. Last year, scientists resumed research, replacing the original subtype of the virus with H5N1, which has recently spread on the planet. There is a high probability that the new drug will appear before the end of 2022. The Russian Poultry Union (Rosptitsesoyuz) has. Read more...

Beef production to decrease in Russia

  • 20 May 10:36

Beef production to decrease in Russia Director General of the National Union of Beef Producers (NSPG) Roman Kostyuk said that in the short term, the decline in the production of high-quality cattle meat will turn into a steady trend. It is produced and exported by only two domestic companies. The rest are not interested in the development of this line of business, and no measures of state support will change the situation. Kostyuk noted that due to a decrease in purchasing power, the population is replacing beef with cheaper types of meat. Beef, for which Russia is more than 20% dependent on imports, is being replaced by pork and poultry. According to the NCAP forecast, the volume of beef purchases in. Read more...

RUSSIA-ISLAMIC WORLD ECONOMIC SUMMIT LANCHES IN KAZAN

  • 20 May 10:31

RUSSIA-ISLAMIC WORLD ECONOMIC SUMMIT LANCHES IN KAZAN International Economic Summit "Russia - Islamic World: KazanSummit 2022"Russia Halal Expo takes part in Kazan, Tatarstan on May 19-21. Event brings together representatives of international organizations, public authorities, financial institutions, embassies, parliamentarians, leading investors and businessmen, top managers of Russian and foreign companies. The summit will demonstrate in the region new opportunities and niches in the Halal segment: in tourism and the hotel business, medicine, pharmaceuticals, in the food, cosmetic and chemical industries. During the business program, participants will discuss the most pressing issues of Halal. Read more...

China calls for BRICS expansion

  • 20 May 10:29

China calls for BRICS expansion The five-nation bloc should add more member states, Beijing says China wants to expand the group of emerging economies known as BRICS, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday. The economic bloc currently consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. “China proposes to start the BRICS expansion process, explore the criteria and procedures for the expansion, and gradually form a consensus,”Wang Yi, China's state councilor and foreign minister, told an online meeting of BRICS foreign ministers, as quoted by Reuters. In an address ahead of the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged to. Read more...

Retail chains will facilitate the purchase of shares from foreign owners

  • 19 May 10:03

Retail chains will facilitate the purchase of shares from foreign owners Retail chains will make it easier to buy shares from foreign owners. The Government of the Russian Federation until the beginning of 2023 will temporarily suspend the restriction for retail chains, according to which one company cannot account for more than 25% of the turnover in a certain territory. This was announced by the Cabinet of Ministers. "In the current conditions, such a barrier can hinder the operational restructuring of the business. Lead to temporary difficulties in various commodity markets," said Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, quoted in the message. The solution will simplify property. Read more...