World meat industry news

Responsibility of Russia-related cybercrime group REvil

  • 24 Jun 10:20

Responsibility of Russia-related cybercrime group REvil Behind the famous hacker group REvil GroupCyber ​​attacks on JBSAccording to sources who told CNBC on condition of anonymity.CausedJBS, The world’s largest meat packaging company to shut down. Raids on the world’s largest meat traders disrupted meat production in North America and Australia, raising concerns about possible supply shortages at some point during the busy summer grill season. I did. REvil (pronounced “R” followed by the word “evil”) is mostly composed of native Russian speakers. It is also believed to be based in the former Soviet Union.The organization runs a site on the dark web that is anachronistically known. Read more...

Meat imports to Russia down 20% to 77,600 tonnes in January-April

  • 24 Jun 10:17

Meat imports to Russia down 20% to 77,600 tonnes in January-April Meat imports to Russia in January-April 2021 decreased by 19.9% compared to the same period in 2020 and amounted to 77,600 tonnes, according to the materials of the Federal Customs Service. In monetary terms, the indicator fell by 22.8% to $273.4 mln. Imports of fresh and frozen poultry meat for the reporting period decreased by 8.2% to 66,200 tonnes, while in monetary terms, the indicator decreased by 7.8% to $101.5 mln. Imports of fresh and frozen fish increased by 10.6% in physical terms to 144,900 tonnes, and in value terms, the growth was. Read more...

Are Russian consumers of organic products ready to pay an increased price for them

  • 23 Jun 11:28

Are Russian consumers of organic products ready to pay an increased price for them Natalia Nikonova, a researcher at the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ph. D. in Economics, at the First International Conference on Digitalization of Agriculture and Organic Production said that to analyze the potential demand for organic milk and organic dairy products, she prepared a survey in which 100 residents of St. Petersburg participated in 2021, including 76% of women and 24% of men, writes The DairyNews. ‘The relevance of the study is related to the prospects for the development of organic agriculture in Russia, which directly depends on consumer demand for such products,’ the expert stressed.. Read more...

Exports of Russian agricultural products in 2025 will increase to $35.4 billion

  • 23 Jun 11:25

Exports of Russian agricultural products in 2025 will increase to $35.4 billion Exports of agricultural products in 2025 should increase to $35.4 billion, according to the national report on the results of the implementation of the state program for the development of agriculture and regulation of agricultural products, raw materials and food markets in 2020. As reported in the press release of the Cabinet of Ministers, the document was approved at a government meeting on June 17. Annual reports on the implementation of the state program are prepared in accordance with the law "On the Development of Agriculture" and must be published by July 15. In 2020, exports of agricultural products amounted to $30.5 billion and exceeded imports for the. Read more...

MHP invests in new projects in Europe and Saudi Arabia

  • 22 Jun 11:45

MHP invests in new projects in Europe and Saudi Arabia Ukraine poultry producer MHP is set to invest €35 million to expand production capacities in Serbia, Victoria Kapelyushnaya, the chief financial officer of MHP, told local press. MHP is building new production facilities in this country, the first of which has already been finished, she added. The Serbian project is expected to be part of the company's push aimed at expanding its European business. Kapelyushnaya said that MHP also decided to invest an additional €10 million to expand the production capacities of PerutninaPtuj in Croatia. MHP acquired Slovenian-based poultry integrator PerutninaPtuj in February 2019 for €273 million. In. Read more...

Cherkizovo optimizes supply chain with help from KORUS Consulting

  • 22 Jun 11:14

Cherkizovo optimizes supply chain with help from KORUS Consulting KORUS Consulting has completed a project to streamline the supply chains of Cherkizovo Group, the largest meat producer in Russia. The project has enabled the Group to review its current product flows and identify the most effective changes that can be made to delivery routes. Going forward, a new IT solution will help the company achieve a reduction in monthly operating costs. Cherkizovo Group is a producer with extensive manufacturing and logistics infrastructure that delivers its products to the federal retail chains and large fast-food chains across Russia, while also exporting them to other CIS countries, the Middle and Far East, and Africa. To optimize the. Read more...

Russia is 10 in the Ranking Of Countries That Produce The Most Beef

  • 21 Jun 10:21

Russia is 10 in the Ranking Of Countries That Produce The Most Beef The United States was the largest producer of beef in the world in 2020 followed by Brazil & the European Union. The United States, Brazil and the European Union accounted for roughly 50% of the world's beef production.The United States accounted for roughly 20% of. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia reviewed last year's performance and outlined further plans

  • 21 Jun 10:18

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia reviewed last year's performance and outlined further plans On June 16, the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia held a final meeting to discuss last year’s performance and further strategic plans. Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko, the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, representatives of the Federation Council and the State Duma, and other government and relevant organisations representatives attended the event. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin welcomed the meeting participants. He noted that the Russian agricultural sector had performed well even during the pandemic. Viktoria Abramchenko expressed her gratitude to the farmers for the last year's results. According to Deputy Prime Minister,. Read more...

Brazil wants to export more to Russia

  • 18 Jun 10:43

Brazil wants to export more to Russia Brazilian President Bolsonaro has asked Russian President Putin to approve more Brazilian processors for meat exports to the Russian market. Many facilities already have their accreditations, but have been faced with restrictions since 2017. This was one of the main points of discussion in a direct telephone call between the heads of state last week. Another topic of conversation was the commercialisation and production of Sputnik, the Russian vaccine against Covid-19. According to the Brazilian Special Secretariat for Social Communication, “…president Bolsonaro emphasized the need for more Brazilian processors to be cleared for export to that. Read more...

Russian egg industry in a state of crisis

  • 18 Jun 10:42

Russian egg industry in a state of crisis A sharp drop in wholesale prices on the Russian egg market has driven most companies below the profitability edge, the Russian union of poultry producers Rosptitsesoyuz said in a statement submitted to the government on 26 May. Since early May, the wholesale prices dropped on average by 19.5% on the top quality eggs, and by 10.9% on the second-grade eggs, the Russian newspaperVedomostireported, citing the Russian Agricultural Ministry. The downward rally hit most producers, who have to bear substantial losses, Rosptitsesoyuz warned. Galina Bobyleva, general director of Rosptitsesoyuz, estimated that retailers purchase eggs for 26 to 46 Roubles (US$0.36 - US$0.63). Read more...