World meat industry news

Agricultural trade between Russia and Algeria increased by 2.3 times in 2021

  • 31 Jan 09:57

Agricultural trade between Russia and Algeria increased by 2.3 times in 2021 Sergey Levin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia, and Smail Benamara, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Russian Federation, discussed current issues of cooperation in the agricultural sector. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. Sergey Levin noted there is a positive dynamic in cooperation between the countries. Last year, trade in agricultural products increased by 2.3 times to 349.9 million dollars. Russian exports, in particular, showed an increase, which is largely due to the start of shipments of domestic wheat to Algeria. It accounts for over 30% of the. Read more...

Prospects for developing agricultural trade within the EAEU were discussed at the Gaidar Forum

  • 31 Jan 09:56

Prospects for developing agricultural trade within the EAEU were discussed at the Gaidar Forum On January 13, the session on the Integration Potential of the Eurasian Market was held within the Gaidar Forum-2022. Authorities discussed the factors influencing the formation of a common market. Sergey Levin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia, attended the event and briefed on current areas of interaction between Russia and the EAEU in the agricultural and food trade. He noted that the Union's countries are an important market for Russian agricultural products. The mutual trade is balanced, with Russia supplying almost as much as it buys. During the pandemic, the EAEU member states managed to maintain a positive trend in trade turnover. Nevertheless,. Read more...

Global Supply Chain Impacts In The Event Of A Ukraine Conflict

  • 31 Jan 09:56

Global Supply Chain Impacts In The Event Of A Ukraine Conflict The Dutch multinational banking business Rabobank have been making predictions about what would happen in the event of a conflict in Ukraine and the fallout from sanctions upon Russia. Rabobank’s global strategistMichael Everyhas stated “We are in the unusual position of global headlines and politicians warning of the risk of a major war, and yet markets — until very recently — remain mostly unconcerned. “Where they are falling, it is out of fear of rates going up, not bombs going off.” To some extent it seems there is truth in this statement, with even Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that the Western media and. Read more...

Italian Corporate Executives Upset EU By Holding Trade & Investment Discussions With Russia

  • 28 Jan 10:26

Italian Corporate Executives Upset EU By Holding Trade & Investment Discussions With Russia EU business lobby unhappy with lost export values into hundreds of billions of Euros should sanctions be imposed for supporting non-EU corporate interests. The divide between EU business and US influenced political issues manifested itself again yesterday (Wednesday, January 26) as Russian President Vladimir Putin held a long-planned video call with leading Italian CEOs.The discussion sparked concern in Italy and across Europe, as it comes at a time when the EU is trying to finalize a package of economic sanctions to slap on Moscow in the event it escalates aggression against Ukraine. Business leaders however see this as political interference in their ability to. Read more...

ASF Russia: Progress claimed in vaccine development

  • 28 Jan 10:24

ASF Russia: Progress claimed in vaccine development Russia’s authorities have stated to be optimistic about the development of a vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF). According to an official, the process has entered the stage of selecting the most promising option. Maxim Uvaidov, deputy of the Russian ministry of agriculture, spoke to the Russian state magazineVeterinary & Life about the development. Uvaidov said that Russian scientists now have to select a vaccine with the lowest “reactogenicity”, which refers to the property of a vaccine of being able to produce common adverse reactions, as well as the best immunobiological stability and protection against the virus. ASF. Read more...

Russia produced 280K tonnes of poultry meat in 2021

  • 27 Jan 10:50

Russia  produced 280K tonnes of poultry meat in 2021 A recent market analysis from IndexBox predicts a small increase in global chicken meat production. According to the report, global production will reach 121 million tonnes this year, with 1 million tonnes added over the volume produced in 2020, while prices will rise by 2% reaching an average of $2.30 per kg. An expected decline in the cattle herd, especially in the EU and the U.S., is set to drive the demand for beef substitutes, including poultry. Brazil (3.9M tonnes) and the U.S. (3.5M tonnes) are the leading suppliers in the global chicken market, reaching approx. 25% and 23% of global exports, respectively. The Netherlands (1.4M tonnes) takes a 9.2% share (based. Read more...

Halal trade cooperation between Iran and Russia

  • 27 Jan 10:47

Halal trade cooperation between Iran and Russia On Jan. 19, 2022, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisimetwith his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time in Moscow to discuss reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), strengthening strategic ties in Syria and Afghanistan, and boosting military and economic cooperation in the face of U.S. hostility and sanctions. During Iran’s first presidentialmeetingwith Russia since 2017, Raisi also explored reextending amultiyear agreementon bilateral cooperation that former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005) had signed with Putin in 2001. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of Putin in the 1990s,military and economic. Read more...

The Amurskaya Oblast authorities reported a new outbreak of ASF

  • 27 Jan 10:44

The Amurskaya Oblast authorities reported a new outbreak of ASF A new African swine fever (ASF) outbreak has been registered in the forest land of the Magdagachinski District of the Amurskaya Oblast, reported the regional veterinary department. It is clarified that the dead wild boars were found by the local hunters near the village Chalgany. The notification was submitted to the regional veterinary department. Anti-epizootic officials went to the site to inspect the animals and collect samples which were transferred to the laboratory. The samples found the presence of the genotype of African swine fever virus. In view of this, a protection zone has been put in place around the affected site. The dead boars were properly. Read more...

Russia suffers high losses

  • 27 Jan 10:06

Russia suffers high losses In Russia, many animals had to be culled at the end of 2021. Concerns are also growing in the Balkans and South America. African swine fever (ASF) also continued to keep both agriculture and veterinary authorities on their toes in Russia last year. According to the Moscow Ministry of Agriculture, a total of 349 outbreaks of ASF were recorded in pig farms in 2021, including 17 in large pig farms. The chairman of the National Pig Breeders' Association (NSS), Yuri Kovalev, spoke of about one million pigs being infected with ASF in the period from October 2020 to the end of 2021. In the much longer period from 2007 to 2019, there were "only" two. Read more...

International trade fair AGROS begins in Moscow

  • 26 Jan 10:34

International trade fair AGROS begins in Moscow The international trade fair for livestock and poultry ‘AGROS’ opens its doors today at Crocus Expo IEC in Moscow, Russia. With active participation from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the international exhibition of animal husbandry, breeding and feed production is also supported by important industry associations from the professional livestock sector.The event takes place from 25-27 January. AGROS, which is organized by DLG’s (German Agricultural Society) subsidiary in Russia ‘DLG RUS’, is recognized as a key event in the Russian livestock sector, which is reflected in the high profile speaker attendance:. Read more...