World meat industry news

Tattoos for cows: how will farm animals be counted in Russia?

  • 21 Apr 10:00

Tattoos for cows: how will farm animals be counted in Russia? The State Duma has begun considering a bill on mandatory registration and labeling of animals. Who exactly they plan to label and why, and what amendments are being prepared for the law, Vladimir Burmatov, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the State Duma, spoke in an interview with the MIR 24 TV channel. - What is the essence of the bill? Vladimir Burmatov: Now the bill that was introduced by the government of the Russian Federation and which is being considered by the State Duma in the first reading, concerns the registration of farm animals only. It does not yet apply to cats, dogs, or other. Read more...

In the Russian Federation, the production of eggs and chicken meat is growing

  • 21 Apr 09:59

In the Russian Federation, the production of eggs and chicken meat is growing In Russia, everything is fine with the production of poultry meat and eggs, the National Union of Poultry Breeders (NSP) said. According to the estimates of the industry association, the pace of poultry production is 3% ahead of demand, and there is reason to believe that this trend will continue until the end of this year, KazakhZerno.kz writes. In February alone, the production of poultry meat in annual terms increased by more than 10%: this is the largest increase in the last 3 years. Another important trend is the reduction in the import of hatching eggs: already in 2021, the share of domestic eggs was estimated at 84%. Last year alone, Russian poultry. Read more...

Armenia, Russia To Expand And Develop Bilateral Trade & Investment

  • 21 Apr 09:55

Armenia, Russia To Expand And Develop Bilateral Trade & Investment Meetings held on Tuesday (April 19) betweenNikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, and Vladimir Putin have resulted in a joint trade statement being made in which both parties expressed needs to develop bilateral trade and do so in asustainable manner. Both countries are members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which also includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It was recognised thatfurther diversification of trade categories of trade, progressive growth of volumes, cooperation in mutual production, and the active implementation of the mechanisms of the EAEU were stressed. Agreement was reached to encourage business development between the business circles. Read more...

Production of almost all types of agricultural products to decline in Ukraine in 2022 – opinion

  • 21 Apr 09:53

Production of almost all types of agricultural products to decline in Ukraine in 2022 – opinion According to the average forecast, the production of almost all types of agricultural products will decline in Ukraine in 2022, due to lack of fuel, crop protection products, fertilizers, and sometimes seeds, stated the Deputy Director at the National scientific center “Institute of Agrarian Economics”, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences (NAAS), Mykola Pugachev. “In 2022, in Mykolaiv oblast, production of grains and pulses will total 41% of the last year’s volume, wheat – 40%, sunflower seed – 34%. In Kherson oblast, production of grains and pulses will total 49% of the last year’s volume, wheat –. Read more...

An increase in the cost of meat production may not affect wholesale and retail prices

  • 20 Apr 10:13

An increase in the cost of meat production may not affect wholesale and retail prices An increase in the cost of meat production may not affect wholesale and retail prices for products. The dynamics of the cost price does not necessarily reflect the further dynamics of wholesale and retail prices. Costs can go up and prices can go down, as they have done many times over long periods, as prices are a balance of supply and demand. The cost of meat production began to grow back in 2018. In 2021, the cost of production began to increase due to rising prices for grain and feed components, and meat prices also increased last year, but the five-year dynamics of meat prices lags significantly behind the food inflation in the country over the same time. For. Read more...

The cost of poultry products increased by 16% in three months

  • 20 Apr 10:12

The cost of poultry products increased by 16% in three months In January-March 2022, the cost of poultry production increased by 16-17%, said Galina Bobyleva, head of Rosptitsesoyuz, at the Compound Feed 2022 conference. As follows from the calculations of Rosptitsesoyuz, in the first quarter of 2022, the price of soybean meal increased most sharply (64 rubles / kg versus 47.8 rubles / kg in January 2022) and premixes (1 kg rose from 210 to 274 rubles ). The problem with rising feed prices is exacerbated by the fact that the procedure for working with suppliers has changed, Galina Bobyleva noted. – All resources are supplied to poultry farms on a prepaid basis. We cannot supply our products for trade on similar terms.. Read more...

Russian meat production sector survived March with dignity

  • 20 Apr 10:06

Russian meat production sector survived March with dignity March 2022 was full of foreign policy events that hit both the economy of Russia and other countries. The collapse of the ruble and the growth of the dollar in the first half of March increased the unrest in the market and spurred inflation. The increase in prices for certain food products ranged from 2 to 8% weekly. Significantly increased in the price of non-food products. At the same time, the head of the M16.TEX platform, which includes the information and analytical portal Meatinfo.ru, Sergey Pavlyuchenko notes that meat prices showed reassuring stability and acceptable growth. By the end of March, the situation stabilized, the dollar fell, but prices did not. Read more...

Foreign manufacturers of veterinary medicines are willing to keep marketing in Russia

  • 20 Apr 10:02

Foreign manufacturers of veterinary medicines are willing to keep marketing in Russia According to Maria Novikova, the Director of the Department for Veterinary Medicine of Russian Ministry of Agriculture, as she said in an interview to the lead editor of Veterinary Medicine and Life, Yulia Melano, foreign manufacturers of veterinary drugs continue to market their products in Russia, despite transportation challenges. “Foreign manufacturers have confirmed their willingness to work on Russian market. Some transportation challenges are claimed, but they have been successfully overcoming it so far,” said Maria Novikova. She also noted, that logistics of the veterinary medicines supply chain has been altered. Namely, transit countries and. Read more...

Russia, Iran, Discuss Joint National Food Security Programmes

  • 20 Apr 10:00

Russia, Iran, Discuss Joint National Food Security Programmes Alireza Peyman-Pak, Iran’s Head of Trade Promotion & Organization (TPOI) stated on Monday (April 18) that Iran’s recent trade conference in Moscow was successful, and coordination had been made with Moscow to ensure national food security for both countries as they jointly contend with SWIFT disconnection and massive sanctions. “We predict that the Ukraine conflict will last and that sanctions will continue to be imposed on Russia. Therefore, the issue of food security, supply of oil, wheat and barley was prioritized, and in this regard, a long-term agreement for the supply of these items was put on the agenda, and necessary measures have been. Read more...

The Big 4 of agriculture unlikely to exit Russia despite mounting pressure

  • 19 Apr 10:04

The Big 4 of agriculture unlikely to exit Russia despite mounting pressure Everything can be politicized, except food. With hundreds of multinational companies exiting Russia, pressure is mounting on major agricultural trading companies to follow suit. But is it too much of an ask? Probably. The Big 4 of world agriculture – also called ABCDs – namelyArcher Daniels Midland(ADM),Bunge,Cargill, andLouis Dreyfusare not expected to leave Russia, at least not in the short-term, analysts told S&P Global Commodity Insights. Speculations of the Big 4 leaving have been rife in the market since the companies announced "downsizing of operations" in Russia. Louis Dreyfus was the first of the four entities to halt its business. Read more...