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How COVID-19 Affected the Russian Pork Market

  • 19 Oct 10:58

How COVID-19 Affected the Russian Pork Market Despite the coronavirus, the decline in oil prices and the global lockdown, the Russian economy did well in 2020.And how did COVID-19 affecte the Russian pork market? In general, a record amount of pork meat was produced in 2020, which is several times more than in 2019. The reason for this was the restriction on imports from a number of countries.It was in 2020 that, despite all the obstacles, new production facilities were commissioned. This factor increased production by 8.9% in all categories of farms. But the greatest increase is noted precisely in the industrial sector of pig production - by 10.8% per year. Most pork in Russia is produced on the territory of. Read more...

Russia`s Meat Market Review - Week 41

  • 18 Oct 17:41

Russia`s Meat Market Review - Week 41 Up-to-date analytical reviews of. Read more...

Russian agricultural export up 20%

  • 18 Oct 11:02

Russian agricultural export up 20% Since the start of 2021 and as of October 10, Russia exported agricultural products at the general sum of 25.293 bln USD, up by 20% compared to the same period of 2020, informed Agroexport Center at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. Particularly, Russia increased export of grain by 15% to 7.74 bln USD, fat&oil products by 47% to 5.182 bln USD, products of food and processing industry by 9% to 3.4 bln USD, meat and dairy products by 29% to 1.121 bln USD. The EU remained the leading importer of Russian agricultural products (12.1% in the overall structure). It increased import of Russian products by 34% to 3.068 bln USD. Supplies to Turkey (11.8%) increased by 33%. Read more...

New Rusagro rendering plant commissioning raw ingredients

  • 18 Oct 10:58

New Rusagro rendering plant commissioning raw ingredients Plant processes slaughterhouse waste from production sites into protein and mineral feed for animals.The largest rendering plant for pig byproducts and waste utilization in the Russian Far East has begun the commissioning mode for raw ingredients,Rusagrosaid. The rendering plant is part of the Rusagro-Primorye vertically integrated pig-raising complex. The plant processes slaughterhouse waste from production sites into valuable protein and mineral feed for animals, such as meat and bone meal, blood meal and fat. The facility is equipped with three lines of processing equipment from Haarslev, the largest supplier of products for processing livestock and domestic waste in. Read more...

Russia reports severe bird flu at two poultry farms, OIE says

  • 15 Oct 10:05

Russia reports severe bird flu at two poultry farms, OIE says Russia has reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu at two poultry farms in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday. Citing a report from Russia's veterinary authorities, the Paris-based OIE said the virus found was of serotype H5 but. Read more...

The pandemic has successfully affected the entire Russian food industry

  • 15 Oct 10:03

The pandemic has successfully affected  the entire Russian food industry According to Mikhail Mishchenko, director of Dairy Intelligence Agency, milk production and consumption in Russia increased significantly in 2020. The positive dynamics in milk production amounted to 5.5% compared to 2019, while consumption increased by 7.5% over the designated period. ‘In 2020, 20.6 million tons of milk were produced in Russia, the dynamics of production was enormous, it grew by 5.5% compared to 2019. The population's demand for milk has been falling for some time, but it has grown significantly in 2020, and this was the result of the pandemic. In 2020, milk consumption increased by 7.5%,’ Mikhail Mishchenko said. The expert added that. Read more...

Russia participated in Anuga 2021

  • 15 Oct 10:00

Russia participated in Anuga 2021 The Russian exposition, displaying dairy and confectionery products, cereals and canned foods, vegetable oils, sauces, and much more, opened at Anuga 2021, the International Trade Fair for Food and Beverages held in Cologne. The Russian delegation, headed by Maxim Uvaidov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, included representatives of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Embassy in Germany, the Russian Consulate General in Bonn, the Russian Export Center, and 40 exporters of agricultural products. In his welcoming address at the opening ceremony of the Russian exposition, Maxim Uvaidov noted that the Russian-German relations in agriculture are. Read more...

Weekly Agricultural Export Review

  • 14 Oct 12:58

Weekly Agricultural Export Review Weekly Agricultural Export Review -. Read more...

Russian meat export to the Chinese market

  • 14 Oct 11:15

Russian meat export to the Chinese market China is the world's largest meat producer, consumer and importer. According to an industry profile, meat purchases in the Chinese meat market increased at an average annual growth rate of 2.4 percent from 2014 to 2018, reaching a total revenue of $209 billion in 2018. One of the key components of China's meat market is the nature of external and domestic supplies of pork and chicken. In this case, we see a decrease in the consumption of the first of these types of meat with an increase in demand for chicken. But at the same time, through the effective state support implemented since 2019, the number of pigs is rapidly recovering with the expansion of the operation. Read more...

Cattle numers in Rusmolco increased by 25%

  • 14 Oct 11:06

Cattle numers in Rusmolco increased by 25% Rusmolco has increased the number of cattle by 25% in 9 months of this year compared to the same period last year. The positive dynamics is due to the planned completion of the company's capacities with livestock due to the import of livestock and regular calving, reported in the company's press service. Thus, the total livestock at dairy complexes of the company has reached 35.5 thousand animals, of which 15.9 thousand are cows. The increase in the number is due to the active development of the dairy direction of Rusmolco: the opening of the largest closed-cycle farm in the country, the expansion of the capacity of existing complexes, regular calving. In. Read more...