World meat industry news

Russian Feed Union: the cost of animal feed will increase by 20-30%

  • 29 Mar 10:42

Russian Feed Union: the cost of animal feed will increase by 20-30% The head of the Russian Feed Union, Dmitry Grachev, expects that the cost of feed for monogastric animals will increase by 20-30% in the near future. In addition, he expects a shortage of some key feed additives. Dmitry Grachev said this during a conference for participants in the livestock and feed industry. Grachev, in particular, stressed that he expects a repetition of the situation in the fall of 2021, when the price of animal feed on the Russian market has risen sharply. Then the monthly losses of livestock breeders from the so-called "amino acid crisis" amounted to more than 10 billion rubles, calculated in the Russian Feed Union. In early March, it. Read more...

Russia:Will the price of meat rise?

  • 29 Mar 10:41

Russia:Will the price of meat rise? Viktor Freidin, chairman of the Meat Union of Bashkiria, explained why beef, pork and other products have risen in price in the country. “Here, imported expensive equipment from world leaders plays a significant role. There is domestic equipment in Russia, but it is more of a farmer and conditionally beginner character. Our large factories, which produce serious volumes of products, use foreign equipment. But, despite the course, first of all, problems with supplies and disruption of logistics affected the cost. And another important point - all suppliers switched to prepayment. This requires additional consolidation of resources in the. Read more...

A massive lambing campaign continues in the Stavropol Territory

  • 29 Mar 10:37

A massive lambing campaign continues in the Stavropol Territory In the region, it will last until the end of April. In all categories of farms in the region, the offspring of lambs is expected in the amount of 855 thousand heads. Currently, 32.3 thousand heads of ewes have already been bred in agricultural organizations, including 26.5 thousand heads of breeding ewes. 35.7 thousand lambs were received, including 27.8 thousand breeding lambs. Engaged in breeding sheep and K (F) X Hamid and Magomed Inusilaev Andropov district. These two farms have 2,200 ewes. Particular attention is paid to the care of the livestock: coarse and succulent fodder has been prepared in full, the necessary equipment has been prepared, the ewes have. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor extends feed import permits until year-end

  • 29 Mar 10:32

Rosselkhoznadzor extends feed import permits until year-end The Russian Federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) have decided to extend the transition period for the import of feed products to Russia until December 31, 2022, said Sergey Dankvert, Head of the Service, at the meeting with industry unions and importers of animal feed and feed additives. In 2021 the Service authorized imports of feed and feed additives from France, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Norway, China, Brazil, and some products from the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Belgium and Denmark until March 25. However, Rosselkhoznadzor keeps revealing inconsistencies between feed labelling information and the actual contents. Read more...

Poultry farmers urge the Ministry of Agriculture to approve vaccination against avian influenza

  • 28 Mar 10:00

Poultry farmers urge the Ministry of Agriculture to approve vaccination against avian influenza The Russian Union of Poultry Producers (Rosptitsesoyuz) reached out to the Ministry of Agriculture suggesting a review of the avian influenza vaccination strategy, and permission for parent flock vaccination on farms with the highest potential outbreak risk. This statement was made by Mikhail Volkov, Head of Laboratory for Epizootology and Monitoring of the Federal Center for Animal Health (FGBI “ARRIAH”), at MAP Russia & VIV 2022. The vaccination against avian influenza is only allowed on backyard farms and free range poultry operations. Vaccination of commercial flocks is currently not permitted. However, as many years of experience have shown,. Read more...

Problems and Сhallenges for the Russian Economy under Sanctions Discussed at the Institute of Europe

  • 28 Mar 10:00

Problems and Сhallenges for the Russian Economy under Sanctions Discussed at the Institute of Europe On March 21, 2022, an economic analytical seminar was held at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, with participation ofDmitry Kurochkin, Vice President of the Chamber. The meeting was devoted to discussing the state of the Russian economy and measures to overcome the consequences of sanctions. The seminar was moderated by Deputy Director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of EconomicsOlga Butorina. The speech ofDmitry Kurochkin, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, was devoted to the state of industrial potential and investment activity during the period of restrictive. Read more...

Association of European Businesses expects foreign companies to return to Russia

  • 28 Mar 09:56

Association of European Businesses expects foreign companies to return to Russia European companies that announced the suspension of activities in Russia due to the start of a special operation in Ukraine would like to return to the country as soon as possible and resume work, Tadzio Schilling, head of the Association of European Businesses (AEB), stated, Kommersant reports. The head of the AEB spoke about it at a meeting with adviser to the President of Russia Anton Kobyakov. According to him, European business would like "the soonest resolution of the situation." Anton Kobyakov noted that the international market cannot develop when restrictions are being imposed on its participants. He also recalled that after the return of Crimea. Read more...

Turkey refuses to support anti-Russian sanctions

  • 28 Mar 09:55

Turkey refuses to support anti-Russian sanctions Turkey is not going to support anti-Russian sanctions, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. According to him, the authorities won't allow their citizens to freeze without energy sources from Russia, TASS reports. Almost half of the natural gas that Turkey uses comes from Russia. Together with Russian partners, Turkey is building the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, Recep Tayyip Erdogan recalled. The authorities are obliged to fulfill all their obligations to the country's 85 million people population, the president stressed. Ankara has repeatedly said that it is not going to join the sanctions, because they are damaging the Turkish economy. Erdogan also. Read more...

No truffles, no bow ties

  • 25 Mar 12:03

No truffles, no bow ties List of European sanctions against. Read more...

Russian pig breeders got a chance to enter the Chinese market

  • 25 Mar 11:26

Russian pig breeders got a chance to enter the Chinese market Russian pig breeders have hope to enter the Chinese market. According to the head of the National Union of Pig Breeders Yuri Kovalev, the chances for Russia have increased dramatically after China agreed on the principle of regionalization of African swine fever (ASF) for France. Prior to this, China opposed regionalization. That is why the Chinese market has not yet been opened to Russian manufacturers. If an outbreak of ASF was found in a country, China completely suspended pork imports. So, for example, deliveries from Germany were banned when an outbreak of ASF was detected there. The first good news came at the end of last year - in December, China signed. Read more...