World meat industry news

Russia increased live cattle imports

  • 22 Sep 11:52

Russia increased live cattle imports Russia has never been a major importer of livestock and poultry, but some deliveries still take place. Of course, the main share of imports is made up of pedigree animals, but now their purchases abroad decreased significantly. At the end of July 2021, Russia significantly increased the imports of live cattle. The total number of cows imported into the territory of the Russian Federation reached almost 6 thousand heads (5977 heads), which is 85.3% more than in the same period last year (3 226 heads in July 2020). The main supplier of imported cattle was the European Union (89.7%). At the same time, a small amount of live cattle was also purchased from Belarus. The main. Read more...

Russia says it agrees on terms for supply of its beef to China

  • 22 Sep 10:36

Russia says it agrees on terms for supply of its beef to China Russia and China have agreed on supply terms for Russian beef which could help simplify trade between the two countries, the Russian agriculture safety watchdog said on 21 September. Reutersreports that Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, suspended beef exports to its number-one customer China after confirming two cases of "atypical" mad cow disease in two separate domestic meat plants earlier this month. The Russian watchdog and China's customs administration signed a protocol on terms for checks, quarantine and requirements for veterinary certificates for Russian beef, Rosselkhoznadzor said. Supplies of beef from Russia to China are small,. Read more...

Protein feeds in Russia have doubled in price — Zinpro Corp

  • 22 Sep 10:33

Protein feeds in Russia have doubled in price — Zinpro Corp Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, a leading specialist in cattle at Zinpro Corp, Alexander Radionov, said that the cost of protein feed in Russia has increased dramatically — up to two times. We remind that since June 17, 2021, the Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of feed and feed additives from British and Canadian companies, and at the end of June — from the Czech Republic and Poland, which led to an increase in the cost of these products in Russia. Since domestic animal husbandry largely depends on imported supplies, experts predict another jump in prices for feed and feed additives at the end of this year. For a comment, the agency turned to the. Read more...

Retail chains might be obliged to provide shelves for organic products

  • 22 Sep 10:32

Retail chains might be obliged to provide shelves for organic products Head of the National Organic Union, Oleg Mironenko, confirmed that they want to oblige retail to provide shelves for organic products in stores — now retail chains do this at will. The new measure is being considered by the Ministry of Agriculture, a source in the market told Izvestia. It is supposed to be reflected in the developed strategy for the development of organic production until 2030. The ministry asked retail chains to present their position, a source in one of the retailers noted. The industry believes that it is too early to create a separate shelf for organic products, it will have a narrow assortment: wine, vodka, tea, pasta and milk. Oleg. Read more...

350 million rubles has been invested in a new livestock complex in Mari El

  • 21 Sep 09:22

350 million rubles has been invested in a new livestock complex in Mari El This is a part of a large investment project implemented by the collective farm Pervoye maya within the framework of the individual program of socio-economic development of Mari El. The collective farm Pervoye maya was provided with plots with an area of 38.8 hectares without bidding for construction of the farm. By the end of 2021, it is planned to build a livestock complex for 504 cows here. The volume of investments is 350 million rubles. 37 people will get jobs on the farm. To date, the installation of the frame and wall panels of the livestock complex has already been completed, the roof is being installed, the floors are being installed, the water supply. Read more...

Battal Battalov held a meeting with the heads of breeding organizations of Dagestan

  • 21 Sep 09:21

Battal Battalov held a meeting with the heads of breeding organizations of Dagestan The Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Moldova, Battal Battalov, held a meeting with the heads of breeding organizations of the republic. The event was dedicated to discussing the state and prospects of development of livestock breeding in Dagestan, the press service of the ministry reports. As of September 1, 70 breeding organizations of the Republic of Dagestan with certificates for breeding pedigree animals in 77 areas, including 2 breeding plants, 53 breeding producers and 15 gene pool farms, were registered in the state breeding register of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Of these, 16 organizations keep cattle, including 4. Read more...

Russian meat export to the Chinese market

  • 20 Sep 10:53

Russian meat export to the Chinese market Analyzing the external supply of Russian meat, it should be noted that the largest buyer is China, whose share of purchases is 37%. In February 2019, Chinese purchases of poultry meat began, and by the end of this year they increased 1.8 times - to $265 million. In 2020, the Chinese market also opened for Russian producers of cattle meat, resulting in the shipped volume of 8.7 thousand tons worth $48 million - more than half of all Russian exports of beef. Exports of Russian poultry meat to China in 2021 amounted to $ 160.4 million, and thus, China currently accounts for 67% of all exports of these products from Russia. This is facilitated by state support measures,. Read more...

Genesus Global Market Report: Russia, September 2021

  • 20 Sep 10:46

Genesus Global Market Report: Russia, September 2021 Current pig price in Russia is 138.2 Roubles (US$1.88) per kg live (with VAT). There are several reasons for recent increase in price. Covid restrictions mean more Russians taking holiday’s in Russia. A short-term shortage on market due to ASF breaks earlier in the year. A new large scale slaughter plant. A relatively small part of the supply chain available on the open market (many producers fully integrated with production, slaughter and processing). One on-going discussion I have with Russian producers is the possibility to get a higher price for better tasting pork. The consensus is always the market is ready for this. I. Read more...

Retail warns of a sharp rise in wholesale chicken and eggs prices

  • 17 Sep 10:39

Retail warns of a sharp rise in wholesale chicken and eggs prices Retailers warned the Ministry of Industry and Trade that producers will raise prices for eggs and chicken meat. The growth in prices for poultry meat products was confirmed by industry representatives. So, the wholesale price of a broiler carcass has grown to about 150 rubles per kg, and the cost of chicken breast fillets - up to 260 rubles per kg. Egg prices are also growing - in August the wholesale prices were at the level of about 30 rubles per ten, then contracts for the next six months (September-February) were already concluded at a price of 65 rubles per ten. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has become interested in a significant increase in the cost. Read more...

Russia To Expand Trade & Services With ASEAN

  • 17 Sep 10:34

Russia To Expand Trade & Services With ASEAN ASEAN has been hosting virtual ministerial meetings with its important global trade partners, including with Russia.During the ASEAN-Russia sessions, ministers adopted the revised Asean-Russia Trade and Investment Cooperation Roadmap and the Asean-Russia Trade and Investment Cooperation Work Program for 2021-25. These focus on trade and industry; micro-small, small and medium-sized enterprises; sci-tech, innovation and intellectual property; climate change, energy, transportation, agro-fisheries, tourism, culture, human resource development and health care, sustainable development, and the digital economy. Russia was represented at the meeting by the Deputy. Read more...