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Livestock production in Russia increased by 0.1% in 2023 - Rosstat

  • 9 Feb 10:16

Livestock production in Russia increased by 0.1% in 2023 - Rosstat At the same time, crop production fell by 1.1%, and overall agricultural production at the end of the year decreased by 0.3%, reports the annual report of Rosstat. The production volume of agricultural products from all manufacturers in 2023 amounted to 8341.3 billion rubles, which is 0.3% less than in 2022. In particular, indicators in crop production decreased. The gross grain harvest amounted to 142.6 million tons, which is 9.5% less than the previous year, reports Rosstat. At the same time, sunflower production increased by 2%, and beet production decreased by 5%. Potatoes showed positive dynamics; their gross yield increased by 8.7% due to increased. Read more...

China became the main importer of poultry and beef from Russia in 2023

  • 9 Feb 10:13

China became the main importer of poultry and beef from Russia in 2023 At the end of last year, China turned out to be the main buyer of Russian beef and poultry meat. Such data from the Argus federal information system belonging to Rosselkhoznadzor was presented at a round table during the 31st international exhibition Prodexpo-2024 by assistant to the head of the department Artyom Daushev. According to them, purchases of this meat amounted to 21,500 and 132,900 tons. The service representative provided similar statistics for other types of meat for several other countries. In particular, Iran purchased 10,300 tons of lamb. The largest importers of pork were Belarus and Vietnam with volumes of 78,800 and 85,100 tons, respectively. Let us. Read more...

Russia will be able to supply part of the animal products to Syria

  • 7 Feb 11:14

Russia will be able to supply part of the animal products to Syria Russia has received approval for the supply of several types of livestock products to the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. According to the news agency, the department agreed with the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform on export veterinary certificates for milk and dairy products from large and small livestock, poultry meat, raw materials and by-products obtained as a result of its slaughter and processing, as well as fish products. The agreement was signed the day before. Rosselkhoznadzor clarified that specific enterprises interested in supplying dairy products to Syria must undergo an examination by department inspectors, following which they. Read more...

China has increased imports of fresh beef from Russia by one and a half times over the past year

  • 7 Feb 11:12

China has increased imports of fresh beef from Russia by one and a half times over the past year Last year, China increased purchases of fresh or chilled beef from Russia in monetary terms by one and a half times - from 3.95 to 6.1 million dollars. Interfax reports this with reference to data from the Chinese State Customs Administration (GTU of the PRC). The Center for Industry Expertise of Rosselkhozbank, which the news agency also refers to, provided more precise figures - 41 thousand tons. Next year the organization predicts an increase to 45 thousand. At the same time, the cost of purchasing frozen beef, according to the State Technical University of China, on the contrary, fell from 142.9 to 104.9 million dollars. The organizations did not specify how much of. Read more...

Belarus announced an increase in the production of dairy and meat products in 2024

  • 7 Feb 11:11

Belarus announced an increase in the production of dairy and meat products in 2024 The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus expects a significant increase in livestock production by the end of 2024. This was reported by the BELTA agency with reference to data from the ministry. “Agricultural organizations in 2024 plan to produce 8.6 million tons of milk, 673 thousand tons of cattle meat, 452 thousand tons of pork, 693 thousand tons of poultry meat, as well as 3 billion eggs,” the agency reports. In addition, the country is expected to increase the production of butter up to 150 thousand tons per year, cheese - up to 310 thousand tons, whole milk products - 1.9 million tons, meat and meat products - 393 thousand tons, animal feed. Read more...

New projects in the agro-industrial complex will allow Russia to increase agricultural exports by $8 billion

  • 6 Feb 11:08

New projects in the agro-industrial complex will allow Russia to increase agricultural exports by $8 billion About 320 investment projects are being implemented in Russia, which have an export component in their structure. The implementation of these projects will make it possible to supply products worth over $8 billion to foreign markets, said Dmitry Krasnov, head of the Agroexport Federal Center. “Today a large number of investment projects are being implemented in the agricultural sector. About 320 of them have an export component in their structure. In total, through these projects, more than $8 billion worth of products should be exported, including about $4 billion thanks to new projects launched in 2024 and 2025,” he told Andrey Dalnov, head of the. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture plans to extend preferential lending to egg producers

  • 6 Feb 11:05

The Ministry of Agriculture plans to extend preferential lending to egg producers The Russian Ministry of Agriculture, in addition to introducing preferential investment lending for broiler producers since December last year, this year plans to extend this mechanism also to egg producers. As Interfax-Russia reports, Deputy Head of the Ministry Elena Fastova spoke about this. According to her, such a support measure is already being “worked out as much as possible” so that such categories of livestock farmers can attract similar loans and continue to increase their own production. She explained the need for this type of assistance by saying that the demand for eggs has increased in the country and there is a need to build new complexes. Read more...

In 2023, Russian agricultural exports to friendly countries increased by 20%

  • 6 Feb 11:02

In 2023, Russian agricultural exports to friendly countries increased by 20% Exports of Russian agricultural products to friendly countries at the end of last year increased by 12 percent from the 2022 level or to $45 billion. As TASS reports, Andrei Kucherov, deputy head of the federal center for the development of agricultural exports (Agroexport, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture), spoke about this at the recent food and beverage exhibition in Russia and Eastern Europe “Prodexpo”. This is also 3.4 billion more in monetary terms. The expert compared this indicator with the level of Australia and Argentina. Thus, according to him, the share of these countries in the total volume of agricultural exports has already reached 87. Read more...

Production of meat products in Russia in 2023 increased by 5%

  • 2 Feb 10:54

Production of meat products in Russia in 2023 increased by 5% The volume of meat production in Russia over the past year increased by five percent compared to 2022, amounting to 3.6 million tons. Such data were provided by Rosstat. December last year also turned out to be good for lamb, beef, pork, goat, horse meat and other animal meats. During this month, 326,100 tons were produced. This is 5.5 percent more than November of the same year and 5.6 percent more than December last year. In particular, the production of chilled, chilled or steamed pork over the entire past year increased by 4.1 percent or to 3.3 million tons. In December it amounted to 293,400 tons, which is 4.7 percent higher than the same month in 2022 and 6.3. Read more...

Damate was the first in Russia to begin exporting duck to China

  • 1 Feb 11:43

Damate was the first in Russia to begin exporting duck to China Damate began exporting duck products to China. The first batch of more than 20 tons was sent to China from the Rostov region. The Damate group of companies was the first in Russia to begin exporting duck to China. A batch of products with a volume of more than 20 tons was sent to China by rail. The start of shipments and the experience gained will allow the company to generally increase the volume of duck exports in the near future. Supplies are made from the Rostov region, where the Damate complex for duck production is located. The company plans to ship overseas on a monthly basis a wide range of duck by-products that meet the standards of the People's. Read more...