World meat industry news

Namibia Imports from Russia of Meat and edible meat offal

  • 24 Aug 12:23

Namibia Imports from Russia of Meat and edible meat offal Namibia Imports from Russia of Meat and edible meat offal was US$435.28 Thousand during 2020, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Namibia Imports from Russia of Meat and edible meat offal - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2021. Value Year Meat and edible offal of poultry, fresh, chill or frozen $435.28K 2020 Meat of swine (pork), fresh, chilled or frozen $4.49K 2019 Meat of bovine animals, frozen $3.91K 2019 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled $231 2016 Meat of sheep. Read more...

Russian beef rushes to the Chinese market, exports to China soared 26 times

  • 24 Aug 12:20

Russian beef rushes to the Chinese market, exports to China soared 26 times Beef isthe third most consumed meat product in the world, and its market consumption is second only to pork and poultry. According to the statistics of the World Food Organization, the United States, Brazil and China are the top three countries in terms of total beef consumption in the world. According to the annual per capita beef consumption in 2009, Argentina ranked first with a per capita consumption of 64.6 kg; the United States ranked second with a per capita consumption of 42.1 kg; and Europe ranked third with a per capita consumption of 11.9 kg. According to relevant data, China's beef consumption has shown rapid growth in recent years. In 2019,. Read more...

The government has expanded measures to support poultry farmers

  • 24 Aug 11:17

The government has expanded measures to support poultry farmers Breeding poultry plants and farms will be able to count on state support. The decree on this was signed by the Chairman of the Government Mikhail Mishustin. The decision will help to increase the raw material base for domestic poultry enterprises, to further develop the production of poultry meat, as well as hatching eggs. We are talking about reimbursing part of the direct costs for the construction and modernization of complexes involved in the creation of breeding material for domestic poultry farmers. This support mechanism allows one to receive funds from the federal budget for the development of agricultural enterprises. Previously, such a tool could be used. Read more...

Russian poultry production and exports are down in 2021

  • 24 Aug 11:15

Russian poultry production and exports are down in 2021 In the first half of 2021, Russian poultry production declined by 2.44% compared to the same period last year, primarily due to avian influenza outbreaks in the country in the beginning of the year. This is according to estimates by Sergey Lakhtyuknov, general director of theRussian National Union of Poultry Producers. In early 2021, Russian poultry production dropped by 6.2%, which is the strongest decline over the past decade. According to Lakhtyuknov, the production slump was caused by numerous factors, including theavian influenzaepidemic and an unprecedented hike in production costs. On a positive note, Lakhtyuknov sees a slight recovery: “We are in an. Read more...

FAS intends to adjust prices in stores for basic food products

  • 24 Aug 11:12

FAS intends to adjust prices in stores for basic food products The Federal Antimonopoly Service has agreed with the largest retail chains that they will provide information on the purchase and shelf prices for a number of products, after which officials will set a range of fair margins for these goods. Several market participants told the Kommersant newspaper about this. They noted that it is about socially important products, such as meat, fish, milk, eggs, bread and others. Beetroot was also added to this list. The sources of the newspaper noted that the FAS is acting on behalf of the president, who ordered to provide quarterly reports on these prices. The experts interviewed by the newspaper did not see anything wrong. Read more...

The growth of meat production in the Russian Federation

  • 23 Aug 11:28

The growth of meat production in the Russian Federation The total volume of meat production in the Russian Federation has a positive trend, and by the beginning of 2021 reached the level of 1990. This was told by the professor of the basic department of trade policy of the PRUE. G.V. Plekhanov Ibragim Ramazanov. So he commented on the data of the Rosselkhoznadzor that the Russian Federation has increased the export of meat. “Demand and prices for meat from the world market are growing at a higher rate than its production,” Ramazanov said. - This makes the export of certain types of meat, primarily beef, more attractive for Russian producers than meeting the needs of the domestic market. The total volume of. Read more...

Eurasian Economic Union Economy Recovering, Manufacturing Output Up 6.5%

  • 23 Aug 11:24

Eurasian Economic Union Economy Recovering, Manufacturing Output Up 6.5% The collective economy of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia is recovering gradually from the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the meeting of the Eurasian intergovernmental council on Friday. “The pandemic period has demonstrated that our union is capable of swiftly and flexibly adjusting to various challenges and changes. Thanks to joint efforts the EAEU economy is gradually recovering. The macroeconomic indicators are not bad overall, by the end of the first half of the year agriculture output went up by 0.6%, industrial production – by. Read more...

The government has supported a bill to tighten control over antibiotics in the agro-industrial complex

  • 20 Aug 13:20

The government has supported a bill to tighten control over antibiotics in the agro-industrial complex The Russian government has supported a bill to tighten control over the use of antibiotics in agriculture. This is reported by the press service of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko. ‘At the government meeting, a package of amendments to the law "On veterinary medicine" and "On the circulation of medicines", prepared by the Rosselkhoznadzor, was supported. The bill introduces a ban on the addition of antimicrobial drugs to feed without a prescription,’ the report says. As explained in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the bill will be sent to the State Duma in the near future. ‘The. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture has published a plan for preferential lending to the agro-industrial complex

  • 20 Aug 13:18

The Ministry of Agriculture has published a plan for preferential lending to the agro-industrial complex From the plan of preferential lending to the agro-industrial complex, presented by the Ministry of Agriculture on August 17, it is known that 1,868,189.57 rubles are provided for the development of dairy farming for short-term loans and 558,226. 05 for investment loans. More information about the document can be found at the link. At the same time, the balance of preferential subsidies as of August 17 for short loans in all sectors is 2,630,424,363. 44 rubles, for investment loans - 695,486,568. 86 rubles. In total, 5.6 billion rubles were allocated for investment loans, 16.3 billion rubles for short. Read more...

Russia becomes the main supplier of meat to Vietnam

  • 19 Aug 11:21

Russia becomes the main supplier of meat to Vietnam The Russian market is fully saturated with domestic poultry and pork. To build new enterprises further, to increase the number of jobs and to pay more taxes, export is needed. At the same time, not only dimensionless China is a promising sales channel. A huge market nearby - Southeast Asia. In 2020, the growth in the export of meat products amounted to 49%, in the first half of this year - another 26%, follows from the data of the federal center "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture. First of all, the increase was achived by the expansion of pork supplies to Vietnam - there was an epidemic of African swine fever (ASF), so the country was forced. Read more...