World meat industry news

Farmers in the South are talking about a decline in harvests due to drought

  • 15 Jul 11:13

The Ministry of Agriculture maintains the grain harvest forecast at 132 million tons, said Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut during the “Siberian Field Day 2024” in the Altai Territory, Interfax writes. “We expect that there will be a number of weather difficulties during harvesting, which may affect the reduction in harvest volume. Therefore, as we harvest, we will adjust our forecast,” Lut added. According to her, farmers have already harvested more than 32 million tons of grain, and the harvesting campaign is moving faster than in 2023. At Krasnodarzernoproduct-Expo (KZP-Expo), the harvest had already been completed by July 10: it began and. Read more...

Trade turnover between Russia and China is growing steadily

  • 15 Jul 11:06

Trade between Russia and China continues to show stable growth, which indicates the strengthening of trade relations between the two countries. In the first half of this year, trade turnover increased by 1.8%, reaching an impressive level of $116.87 billion. These figures, published by the General Administration of Customs of China, are clear evidence that trade between Russia and China continues to develop rapidly. Analyzing Chinese customs statistics, interesting trends can be identified. Thus, Russian exports of goods to China in January-June of this year increased by 3.9%, reaching $65.21 billion. This growth suggests that Russian goods are in stable demand. Read more...

For the first half of 2024, Rosselkhoznadzor recorded an increase in export volumes of meat and dairy products

  • 12 Jul 10:55

According to the information systems of Rosselkhoznadzor “VetIS” and “Argus-Fito”, according to the results of six months of 2024, compared to the same period last year, Russian producers increased the volume of supplies abroad of both livestock, plant and fruit and vegetable products. Export of livestock products for the first half of 2024 The largest volumes of supplies fall on meat and meat products – 365.7 thousand tons. In particular, exports of meat and poultry by-products amount to 172.4 thousand tons. 73.7 thousand tons were supplied to China, 29.7 thousand tons to Saudi Arabia, and 18.8 thousand tons to Kazakhstan. 92.1. Read more...

The future of trade: unification of payment systems of the BRICS countries

  • 12 Jul 10:54

In recent days, global economic news has been revived by Iran's proposal to expand the mechanisms for unifying national payment systems to the BRICS countries. The representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, expressed the hope that the existing instruments for facilitating trade between Iran and Russia can be extended to all BRICS states. The recently completed process of connecting the national payment systems of Russia and Iran through their Central Banks was the first step in this direction. Creating the necessary conditions for the transfer of trade payments into national currencies is an important step in strengthening. Read more...

Russia is able to provide food without partner countries - Ministry of Agriculture

  • 12 Jul 10:53

Russia is capable of ensuring food security for friendly countries importing domestic agricultural products. The head of the Ministry of Agriculture Oksana Lut stated this at a round table meeting of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues, TASS writes. The minister noted that our country has already fulfilled internal food safety requirements for almost all main types of food products. For now, the necessary work remains to be done in relation to milk and fruit and berry products. “For all other indicators, namely food, the indicators have been met and exceeded, which gives us the opportunity to provide not only for ourselves, but also for our. Read more...

Altai Territory: construction of a turkey production complex has begun

  • 10 Jul 10:17

In the village of Tselinnoye, Altai Territory, construction of a turkey breeding complex began, which became one of the key events in the development of poultry farming in the region. Investments in the Altai Turkey project from the Virt group of companies in the amount of 3.5 billion rubles indicate serious intentions to develop this area. It is planned that by the beginning of 2027 the complex will reach full capacity and will produce about 6.4 thousand tons of turkey meat annually. An interesting fact is that the founder and head of the Virt group of companies, Pavel Beyfort, decided to create a new division based on research from the National Association. Read more...

A unified database on organic agriculture will be created in Russia

  • 10 Jul 10:15

Statistical data on the production of organic products in Russia will be compiled in a new unified database on organic agriculture. The system will show a real picture of the state of production of these products in the Russian Federation, Roskachestvo reported. It is clarified that all relevant information on organic production in the country will be collected by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. This way it will be possible to keep up-to-date and objective statistics on the amount of organic land, livestock, and production volumes. “These statistics will also help to reflect the real picture in international reports, including The. Read more...

Russia: almost doubling meat imports from Brazil

  • 10 Jul 10:14

In June of this year, Russia continued to actively increase imports of meat from Brazil, almost doubling it compared to the previous period. According to Brazilian statistics, meat supplies to Russia reached $26.7 million, which is 1.7 times more than in the previous period. The main component of this increase was the supply of cattle meat, which increased from $12.1 million to $21 million. It is also worth noting a significant increase in purchases of meat by-products, doubling to $2.7 million. There were no significant changes in other categories of meat: poultry supplies amounted to $2.5 million, pork - $420 thousand. The total volume of meat sales from Brazil to. Read more...

Feed production has returned to growth after a decline in April

  • 8 Jul 11:01

After a slight decrease in the volume of feed production in April of this year, in May an increase in the output of these products was observed in Russia. In total, at the end of May this year, the country produced 3.1 million tons of mixed feed, which is 2.5% more than a month earlier, according to Rosstat materials. In annual terms, the volume of feed production in the country in May increased by 4.8% compared to May 2023. The production volumes of these products increased by almost the same amount (4.7%) in the first five months of this year compared to the same period in 2023. After a slight decrease in the volume of feed production in January and February of. Read more...

Rosstat notes an increase in the number of pigs in the country

  • 8 Jul 10:59

The pig population in Russia as of the end of May of this year increased by 2.3% compared to the same period in 2023 and reached 29.4 million heads. At the same time, the growth rate of the number of these animals in agricultural organizations is even higher - 3.2%, as follows from Rosstat materials. The number of cattle continues to decline, both in agricultural organizations and throughout the country. At the end of May, there were a total of 17.6 million heads of cattle in the Russian Federation - 3.1% less than at the end of May 2023. The number of small ruminants is also declining. In total, at the end of May there were 21.7 million heads of sheep and goats in. Read more...