World meat industry news

Russian meat conquers Vietnam

  • 13 Dec 09:28

Russian meat conquers Vietnam As part of the visit of the official delegation of the Government of Vietnam to Russia, the President of the country Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with the head of APH Miratorg Viktor Linnik. Miratorg produces more than 33% of the total amount of pork in Russia - but this is not supposed to be the limit. During the negotiations, the parties discussed the expansion of the export of domestic meat to the country and possible investments of the Russian manufacturer in the meat processing industry of Vietnam. The partners noted the recovery in trade volumes between the two countries in the post-pandemic period and discussed plans to increase them. The Southeast Asian market. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group poised to consolidate 100 % in Tambov Turkey

  • 13 Dec 09:24

Cherkizovo Group poised to consolidate 100 % in Tambov Turkey Cherkizovo Group (MOEX:GCHE) reports its intention tobuy from Spain’sGrupo Fuertes a50 % stake inTambov Turkey (Pava-Pavabrand), the second largest turkey producer inRussia. The consideration will bepaid inCherkizovo Group’snew shares, with Grupo Fuertes building upits stake inthe Сompany asaresult. Cherkizovo Group has reached anagreement with Grupo Fuertes onbuying its 50 % stake inthe authorized capital oftheir Tambov Turkey joint venture. Inconsideration for this stake, Cherkizovo Group offered Grupo Fuertes its new shares from anadditional issue of10,261,753shares registered onMarch 15, 2021. According tothe transaction. Read more...

By 2025, Russia may become the world leader in the food market

  • 10 Dec 12:00

By 2025, Russia may become the world leader in the food market Against the background of the recession in the global agro-industrial complex after the pandemic, Russian agrarians have every chance to take a leading position in the world food market already from 2025, political analyst Alexei Martynov believes. "The consequences of the collapse after the pandemic for the systems of international cooperation and the world economy have yet to be calculated and assessed. Today we can state a serious decline in the sector of the world agro-industrial complex (AIC), where our country demonstrates good growth dynamics. Russian agrarians can take leading positions in the world food market, "he said. According to the expert,. Read more...

Pork exports will not increase this year

  • 10 Dec 11:53

Pork exports will not increase this year At the end of this year, the export of pork products will remain at the level of 2020 and will not exceed 200-210 thousand tons. This was announced during the XIII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Pig Breeding-2021", organized by the National Union of Pig Breeders (NSS), said the general director of the association Yuri Kovalev. According to the NSS, from January to September this year, compared to the same period last year, pork exports, including bacon and offal, increased by 8% to 152.3 thousand tons. At the same time, supplies decreased from the second half of the year and were below the level of 2020. Vietnam (73.7 thousand tons). Read more...

Production of pig products in Russia jumps 39% over five years

  • 10 Dec 11:35

Production of pig products in Russia jumps 39% over five years The preliminary results of the development of pig breeding in Russia and the provision of veterinary welfare in this segment were discussed recently at a meeting of the National Union of Pig Breeders in Russia. First Deputy Dzhambulat Khatuov participated in the event on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Pig breeding is the main driver of meat production growth in Russia. Over the past 5 years, the output of the sub-sector has increased by 39% (1.5 million tons). The main growth is provided by the commercial sector, whose share last year was 88%. At the same time, in the first and second quarters of this year, the dynamics slightly. Read more...

How much meat do we eat? New figures show 6 countries have hit their peak

  • 9 Dec 11:13

How much meat do we eat? New figures show 6 countries have hit their peak Eating meat comes with an enormousenvironmental footprint, with food systems responsible foran estimated 34%of global emissions. And yet, in most countries, meat consumption is continuing to rise. Ournew studyinvestigated whether meat consumption increases as income increases. We specifically tested if there’s a point at which improvements in GDP per capita are no longer associated with greater meat consumption. In other words, in a world of increasing GDP, when might meat consumption peak? After analysing data for 35 countries, we identified such a tipping point at around US$40,000 (A$57,000) of GDP per capita. Only six of the 35 countries, however, had reached. Read more...

Landmark investment project in poultry production launched in Russia

  • 9 Dec 11:09

Landmark investment project in poultry production launched in Russia The grand opening of the Severnaya poultry farm in the Leningrad Region was attended by the Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev and the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko. Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev and the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko attended the opening of the Sevemaya poultry farm. he poultry farm has completed the implementation of an investment project for the construction of 16 poultry houses for growing broiler chickens. The new capacities will make it possible to additionally produce about 20 thousand tons of poultry meat per year. In addition, due to the expansion of production, 100. Read more...

Eurasian Union opened new quotas for meat imports at zero tariff

  • 9 Dec 10:48

Eurasian Union opened new quotas for meat imports at zero tariff The Eurasian Economic Union (UEA) recently approved the expansion of quotas for imports, with zero tariff, of beef and pork destined for processing, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. The bloc comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Russian beef quota will be valid for the entire year of 2022, with a volume of 200 thousand tons. For pork, the Russian quota will be 100,000 tonnes, valid between January 1st and June 30th of next year. In addition to Russia, the measure provides for quotas totaling 38,500 tonnes of fresh, chilled or frozen beef, of which 5,000 are for Armenia, 21,000 for Kazakhstan, 5,000 for Kyrgyzstan and. Read more...

Kazakhstan tightens export restrictions

  • 9 Dec 10:46

Kazakhstan tightens export restrictions Kazakhstan is also banning the export of male live cattle for six months starting Dec. 15. Since early October, only a six-month ban on exports of female breeding cattle and small livestock has been in effect. As Kazakh trade media further reported, the export of potatoes and carrots will also be banned from the middle of this month, for three months. The aim of the market intervention is to prevent further price increases and a shortage of the products in question on the domestic market. For example, beef and mutton have increased in price by 15% and 21%, respectively, since the beginning of 2021. Meanwhile, 161,000 cattle were exported in the first ten months of. Read more...

Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Russia to Hong Kong suspended

  • 8 Dec 10:08

Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Russia to Hong Kong suspended The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 7) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza in Stavropol Krai in Russia andSaitama Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan respectively, and a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of Korea about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Yeongam-gun of Jeollanam-do Province and Cheonan-si of Chungcheongnam-do Province in Korea, the CFS has instructed the trade. Read more...