World meat industry news

Russian government decided to fix the prices for chicken meat

  • 28 Sep 10:50

Russian government decided to fix the prices for chicken meat The Russian authorities continue to try to manually extinguish the inflationary fire that has engulfed the food market.On Monday, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation announced that it had reached an agreement with poultry meat producers to maintain stable prices until the end of the year. The department is preparing an appeal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade with a proposal to establish a "corridor of purchase prices", adjusting them to the seasonality of production. Since the beginning of the year, according to the Federal State Statistics Service, retail chicken meat price has risenby 18.4%, and the rise in prices. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor denies the restaurant owners' views on the role of Argentinean beef in Russia

  • 27 Sep 11:39

Rosselkhoznadzor denies the restaurant owners' views on the role of Argentinean beef in Russia The Rosselkhoznadzor promptly responded to the statement by the vice-president of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers (FRiO), Sergey Mironov, about the shortage of premium beef in the HoReCa segment at the Forum of Food Business Leaders at the WorldFood Moscow 2021 exhibition. The Rosselkhoznadzor said that the decision of the Argentine government to restrict the export of beef from May 17, 2021 provoked a situation in the domestic market: a decrease in stocks and an increase in meat prices. Interruptions in the supply of premium beef are not related to restrictions imposed by the Russian regulator, the press service notes. According to the. Read more...

China is discontented with Russian chicken paws

  • 27 Sep 11:10

China is discontented with Russian chicken paws China's General Customs Administration has warned of the inadmissibility of deliveries from Russia of inappropriate chicken paws During the negotiations, which took place on September 24 in the format of a videoconference between Rosselkhoznadzor and the Main Customs Directorate of the PRC, the Chinese side expressed concern about the inconsistency of the supplied Russian products (chicken paws) with the organoleptic requirements (black growths, yellow skin). Foreign colleagues reported that cases of violations of the requirements of Chinese law were identified in August and September 2021. In the near future, copies of veterinary certificates will be. Read more...

Despite Western Negativity, Russia’s Market Is Booming As Asia Draws Nearer

  • 27 Sep 11:00

Despite Western Negativity, Russia’s Market Is Booming As Asia Draws Nearer Russia gets a lot of negative press, but did you know its stock market is beating theS&P 500so far in 2021? The U.S. market has returned about 20% the year to date, while Russia’s MOEX Index has increased more than 31%. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been flowing into Russia in 2021 for several reasons. Among them is it offers positive real rates compared to other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. At a time when most countries are keeping rates near zero to combat the negative effects of the health crisis, the Bank of Russia is in tightening mode, having raised rates five times so far in 2021, most recently on September 10th. This. Read more...

ASF in Russia over the past week

  • 24 Sep 11:49

ASF in Russia over the past week ASF - African swine fever - is a disease that is transmitted by animals. The incubation period of this infection is two weeks, and the virus is also characterized by rapid spread and high mortality. And despite the fact that no cases of transmission of this disease to humans have yet been registered, the Rosselkhoznadzor urges livestock breeders to monitor the epizootic situation and observe safety measures. In the Kursk region, where pig products with the ASF gene were recently imported, all biological safety measures have been successfully carried out. Therefore, since September 21, restrictions on African swine fever have been lifted in this area. The. Read more...

Chiken meat prices are 1.25% up

  • 24 Sep 11:01

Chiken meat prices are 1.25% up Rosstat reports that from September 14 to 20, chicken meat rose in price by 1.25%, while prices for chicken eggs rose by 2.07%. In general, inflation in Russia accelerated and in annual terms amounted to 6.83%, which in turn even disabled the Rosstat website. Representatives of retail and trade received a notification from suppliers about an imminent increase in prices for chicken and eggs. This information was immediately transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and then discussed at a meeting in the Ministry. Industry officials confirm the information on price increases. So, for example, current price of broilers isup to 150 rubles, and a chicken fillet -up. Read more...

Russian restaurateurs faced a shortage of marble beef in the domestic market

  • 23 Sep 10:58

Russian restaurateurs faced a shortage of marble beef in the domestic market Russian restaurants are having problems purchasing premium quality beef. This was stated by Sergey Mironov, Vice President of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers (FRiO), owner of the Meat & Fish chain at the Forum of Food Business Leaders at the WorldFood Moscow 2021 exhibition. According to Mironov, there were no interruptions in the supply of marbled beef until ABH Miratorg began to develop the Chinese market. For another two years it was enough for everyone. The rest of the suppliers cannot provide the required volume due to the more modest scale of the business: in fact, there is no competition in this segment. According to the expert, it is necessary. Read more...

Russians are not ready to give up natural meat in favor of alternatives

  • 23 Sep 10:52

Russians are not ready to give up natural meat in favor of alternatives Almost half of the Russians said they were not ready to abandon natural meat and replace it with an alternatives, the demand for which is growing in the EU and the USA. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the results of a study conducted by the Level Kitchen proper nutrition service. This research was conducted by a survey method on the company's website from 21 to 31 August. It was attended by 1880 people. "According to the results of the survey, 46.7% of the respondents are categorically not ready to add meat made from vegetable protein to the menu," the study says. 37.2% of respondents agreed to diversify the menu with. Read more...

Russia To Expand Overseas Trade & Economic Development

  • 23 Sep 10:43

Russia To Expand Overseas Trade & Economic Development Russia’s Economic Development Ministry will have representatives in 52 countries from October 1, 2021. The decree to that effect signed by President Vladimir Putin was published on the official portal of legal information on Tuesday. “In order to ensure the interests of the Russian Federation in the foreign economic space, I hereby order: starting from October 1, 2021 to allow the Economic Development Ministry of the Russian Federation to have its representatives in 52 foreign states, the list of which is determined by the Economic Development Ministry of the Russian Federation in agreement with the Foreign Ministry and the Industry and Trade Ministry. Read more...

G20 ministers discussed issues of global sustainability of food systems

  • 23 Sep 10:42

G20 ministers discussed issues of global sustainability of food systems A meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the G20 countries was held in Italy, the main topics of which were the achievement of global food security, as well as ensuring the sustainability of food systems. Russia was represented at the event by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin. According to him, the Russian agro-industrial complex demonstrates stability and steady growth. Constant priorities for the state are ensuring food independence, quality control and safety of manufactured products, maintaining the stability of all links of the agro-food chain, as well as creating favorable working and living conditions for farmers. The Deputy Minister expressed. Read more...