World meat industry news

Priority livestock products in trade in India and Russia

  • 15 Jun 12:40

Priority livestock products in trade in India and Russia On June 9, the Rosselkhoznadzor took part in a meeting of the Russian-Indian Working Group on cooperation in the field of agriculture, chaired by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Sergey Levin and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of the Republic of India Manoja Ahuja. The increase in trade turnover and the expansion of the range of agricultural products supplied to Russia and India is largely determined by the effectiveness of interaction between competent supervisory services in the field of veterinary medicine and phytosanitary. Vasily Lavrovsky, Advisor to the Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, and Vyacheslav Semyonov, Deputy. Read more...

Russia will not leave the world food market

  • 15 Jun 12:39

Russia will not leave the world food market Russia, which is a major world food exporter, does not intend to leave this market. This was stated in an interview with TASS by Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Ilyichev, who heads the Russian delegation at the 12th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that opened on Sunday in Geneva. “As a major supplier of food on the world market, we intend to continue to remain on it, to supply our products to partners, our traditional consumers, and we are ready to take all the actions available to us for this, which we have repeatedly stated. But in order for the system to work, it is necessary so that all participants in the. Read more...

China, Serbia and India will fill the shortage of natural casings for sausage producers in Russia

  • 15 Jun 12:38

China, Serbia and India will fill the shortage of natural casings for sausage producers in Russia Russian producers of sausages and frankfurters may face difficulties due to the shortage of food casings. Will domestic producers be able to replace imports of an important component in the near future - in the material of the FBA "Economy Today". Europe was the main supplier of sausage casings to Russia, however, from July 10, 2022, the EU imposes a ban on the supply of artificial sausage casings made from hardened protein and cellulose materials. The restrictions will operate as part of a package of anti-Russian sanctions. According to expert Alexander Smirnov, sausage manufacturers may indeed face problems due to the lack of protein casings, but. Read more...

Ministry of Ecology: seasonal migrations of birds and animals can cause the spread of diseases

  • 15 Jun 11:31

Ministry of Ecology: seasonal migrations of birds and animals can cause the spread of diseases The Ministry of Ecology of the Moscow Region, together with colleagues from other departments, continues to monitor the epizootic situation in the region. This is due to the potential threat of cases of African swine fever (ASF) or avian influenza associated with seasonal migration. This is reported by the Ministry. So, since the beginning of the year, ASF quarantine has been introduced in Russia in 8 foci, including in the Yaroslavl region close to us, and a focus of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in the Stavropol Territory. "We exercise control over hunting resources – wild boars and birds," explained Tikhon Firsov, Minister of. Read more...

Victoria Abramchenko announced the release of domestic food packaging in 2022

  • 15 Jun 11:30

Victoria Abramchenko announced the release of domestic food packaging in 2022 Russian manufacturers are experimenting with the creation of domestic "environmentally friendly" food packaging to replace imported analogues, its mass production will begin this year, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko. "We are now conducting an experiment, it is in the active phase - how to "marry" our pulp and paper industry with food manufacturers so that imported packaging can be replaced. We hope that the experiment will be successful," Abramchenko said in an interview with RBC. According to her, against the backdrop of the departure of foreign companies and technologies, the most pressing issue now is. Read more...

Retail returns discounts on products

  • 14 Jun 10:49

Retail returns discounts on products Retail has returned to traditional discounts on goods.This was told to Izvestia by the leading retail chains - Metro cash & carry and Magnit.Companies began canceling them at the end of February amid rush demand, so as not to quickly sell out the goods and not be left with empty shelves.Now some producers are ready to give a significant discount to chains - for example, meat, - say the manufacturers themselves.Experts admit that the trend for the return of shares has begun, but note that discounts are still isolated. Large federal retailers began selling groceries, meat products and dairy products at discount prices.For some manufacturers, they reach up to. Read more...

Vladimir Ilyichev: Russia will not leave the world food market

  • 14 Jun 10:46

Vladimir Ilyichev: Russia will not leave the world food market Russia, which is a major world food exporter, does not intend to leave this market.This was stated in an interview with TASS by Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Ilyichev, who heads the Russian delegation at the 12th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that opened on Sunday in Geneva. “As a major supplier of food on the world market, we intend to continue to remain on it, to supply our products to partners, our traditional consumers, and we are ready to take all the actions available to us for this, which we have repeatedly stated. But in order for the system to work, it is necessary so that all participants in the. Read more...

Exporters are allowed to transfer foreign currency revenues to their overseas bank accounts

  • 14 Jun 10:43

Exporters are allowed to transfer foreign currency revenues to their overseas bank accounts According to the statement of the press service of the Russian Ministry of Finance, with reference to the decision of the Government Commission on Monitoring of Foreign Investment, Russian exporters are allowed to credit foreign currency revenues to their offshore accounts as of June 6. “Residents have the right to transfer foreign currency revenues gained under foreign trade agreements (contracts) to their accounts, opened in offshore banks,” the Ministry of Finance said in a statement posted on its website. However, the decision on 50% foreign currency revenue conversion is still in force, the statement says. Reminder: obligatory 80% conversion. Read more...

Russia Tests India Freight Direct Via INSTC

  • 14 Jun 10:41

Russian containers shipped from Astrakhan to Mumbai as Iran tests INSTC connectivity routes.Iran’s state-run shipping company has stated it has successfully completedthe first transit of Russian goods to India, using the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC). Goods originated in St.Petersburg, departed the Russian Caspian Sea port zone of Solyanka, in Astrakhan, were shipped south to Iran’s Anzali Caspian seaport, and then transited south via road across Iran to the Iranian Gulf port of Bandar Abbas. From there, goods were shipped to Mumbai on India’s West coast. The entire journey took 24 days and is likely to become. Read more...

The New Rebranded Russian McDonalds

  • 10 Jun 10:30

The New Rebranded Russian McDonalds The Russian fast food chain that has acquired the McDonald’s outlets in the country has chosen a new logo. It depicts the main symbols of the restaurant: two sticks of yellow fries and a yellow-orange burger. The press service added that the logo is located on a green background, which symbolizes the quality of products and service that guests are used to. Today, the network is launching a new advertising campaign that will use this logo. The legal issue has seen the existing McDonalds Russia LLC be acquired and renamed as PBO Systems. The working name for the new brand has not yet been chosen, with discussions underway with both McDonalds and Rospatent, the. Read more...