World meat industry news

Russia has sharply increased pork production over the past five years

  • 2 Dec 08:40

Russia has sharply increased pork production over the past five years Russia has sharply increased pork production over the past five years Pork production in Russia has increased by 39% or 1.5 million tons in the last 5 years (from 2016 to 2020). tons increased. APA-Economics reports quoting Russian media that the statement came from the Ministry of Agriculture. It is noted that the main growth is provided by the industrial sector, which last year accounted for 88%. "However, in the first and second quarters of this year, the dynamics decreased slightly compared to last year, due to increased production costs, especially feed costs in some regions, as well as the epizootic situation," the statement said. Nevertheless, the state. Read more...

Russia authorizes meat imports from two Minerva plants in Brazil

  • 2 Dec 08:36

Russia authorizes meat imports from two Minerva plants in Brazil Russia has decided to allow imports from two additional plants owned by Brazilian beef processor Minerva SA, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. Russia has decided to allow imports from two additional plants owned by Brazilian beef processor Minerva SABEEF3.SA, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. Russia had placed significant restrictions on Brazilian beef and pork producers starting in 2017 over allegations they used the feed additive ractopamine. Brazilian meat industry groups have consistently denied using the additive. However, in November, Russia announced it would repeal those restrictions and resume imports from 12 units of Brazilian meat and. Read more...

Vladimir Putin urged to increase production of food products

  • 2 Dec 08:34

Vladimir Putin urged to increase production of food products Russian President Vladimir Putin drew the attention of the Government of the Russian Federation and the heads of regions to the need to increase the volume of food production in the domestic market. Speaking at the VTB Capital investment forum "Russia is Calling", the President noted that the authorities are already supporting manufacturers of goods that are most susceptible to sharp price fluctuations, primarily food. ‘Here again I draw the attention of the Russian government and colleagues in the regions - increasing production volumes and increasing the availability of food on the domestic market is a key criterion for the effectiveness of work. Read more...

World Bank offers its green guidance to Russia

  • 2 Dec 08:33

World Bank offers its green guidance to Russia The World Bank (WB) has suggested Russia introduce a carbon tax in industries with high greenhouse gas emissions, including the fuel and energy sector, to reach carbon neutrality goals. “Putting a price on carbon is the bedrock for the broader range of climate policy instruments. Carbon pricing can take a number of forms – usually as a tax or a tradeable permit system,” the WB said in its report on the Russian economy published on Wednesday. It specified that “making polluters pay for the prevention of costs they impose on society” would help gain resources that can be used to accelerate Russia’s green. Read more...

Singapore approved meat imports from Russia

  • 1 Dec 09:57

Singapore approved  meat imports from Russia The competent authority of Singapore has approved a Russian poultry meat production facility for export to the country The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has approved the export of frozen meat and poultry offal from one Russian facility to the country. This is the first Russian enterprise approved by Singapore based on the results of a video inspection. As part of the SFA's surveillance program, the first three consignments of products imported from the Russian facility will be sampled for testing in accordance with Singapore's requirements. After the completion of this procedure, the competent department of Singapore will conduct video inspections of other. Read more...

China Calls For Improving Bilateral Trade & Investment Legislation With Russia

  • 1 Dec 09:55

China Calls For Improving Bilateral Trade & Investment Legislation With Russia China’s Li Zhanshu, the head of the National People’s Congress and a member of the seven-strong Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee, has called for increased legislative support and better integration with Russia in a virtual meeting last week attended by Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, chairwoman of Russia’s Federation Council, and Ivan Melnikov, deputy chairman of the State Duma. The move comes as Beijing views Moscow’s progress on certain aspects of bilateral ties as being rather slow. An example of this is the lack of progress in agreeing tariff reductions as part of theChina-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement, which was signed. Read more...

Russian government approved the allocation of funds for sheep farms to 33 regions

  • 1 Dec 09:53

Russian government approved the allocation of funds for sheep farms to 33 regions The government approved the allocation of funds to 33 regions of the Russian Federation to reimburse part of the costs of commissioning dairy and sheep farms, as well as storage facilities and breeding and seed centers. This was reported in the press service of the Russian government. ‘The draft order proposes to allocate funds to the budgets of 33 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, bearing in mind that the allocation of money will ensure the commissioning of dairy livestock complexes (dairy farms) with a total capacity of at least 56.8 thousand stalls, storage facilities with a total capacity of at least 195 thousand tons of one-time storage,. Read more...

World meat market Review

  • 30 Nov 11:03

World meat market Review Main Topics: *China continues to reduce purchases of poultry and pork in October 2021. Over the month, China's poultry meat imports decreased by 5%, pork - by 31%. For 10 months of 2021, the indicators decreased by 4% and 8%, respectively. *The demand for beef in China is growing. In January-October 2021, Chinese imports of cattle meat increased by 12% compared to the same period last year, while shipments in October increased by 24%. Purchases of this type of meat show a positive trend, despite the accompanying growth in domestic production: by the end of the current year, an increase of 2% is expected. *EEC approved the zeroing of duties on imports of. Read more...

ACORT (Association of Retail Companies): Retail chains would rather accept labeled products than refuse them

  • 30 Nov 10:55

ACORT (Association of Retail Companies): Retail chains would rather accept labeled products than refuse them At the All-Russian conference dedicated to the introduction of the third stage of labeling since December 1, 2021, Larisa Kuznetsova, a leading expert in the implementation of labeling, ACORT, told what problems retail chains faced during the implementation of the first and second stages, and listed the most common mistakes of manufacturers. Larisa Kuznetsova answered the suppliers' questions and gave her recommendations. Question: How will the process of acceptance of products with a short shelf life be organized? Answer: I want to reassure the suppliers right away. Products manufactured before December 1 can be delivered to retail chains unlabeled, but. Read more...

Meat can instantly rise in price by 50-100%

  • 30 Nov 10:54

Meat can instantly rise in price by 50-100% In the Russian Federation, meat can rise in price sharply - by 50-100% at once. And not because something is wrong with production, but solely through the fault of the authorities. Officials began to test the mechanism to ban the so-called "farm slaughter" of cattle and drive all producers to "certified" slaughterhouses. The experiment began in the Altai Territory, the local authorities issued a corresponding circular, and the market counters were immediately empty. Prices soared one and a half times, people began to worry. “The farmers know the price of meat, no one will give it away for a song,” Alexander Metzler, head of the. Read more...