World meat industry news

Belarus can promptly redirect food export from European Union to other markets

  • 10 Jun 11:16

Belarus can promptly redirect food export from European Union to other markets The European Union's possible sanctions against Belarusian food are not such a serious threat. Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Aleksei Bogdanov made the statement during the Belarusian-Asian Forum, which took place in the Belarusian embassy in Moscow on 9 June, BelTA has learned. When asked about the threat of sanctions from the European Union, the official said: “We haven't lost any market, thank god, everything is good for us for now. The share of the European market is small. We can easily replace it with supplies to markets in other regions.” In his words, Asia is one of the alternatives. In particular, Aleksei Bogdanov. Read more...

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

  • 9 Jun 11:12

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...

Cherkizovo plans $1.1 billion expansion

  • 9 Jun 10:50

Cherkizovo plans $1.1 billion expansion The company intends to boost pork and poultry production in regions such as Tula, Lipetsk and Altai territory. Cherkizovo Group intends to invest more than $1.1 billion over the next two or three years to boost pork and poultry production in regions such as Tula, Lipetsk and Altai territory. "We are pleased to announce new large-scale investments in our capacities. The agreements signed will kick off projects set to boost pork and poultry production in the next 2–3 years and strengthen our leadership in the domestic meat industry," announced Sergey Mikhailov, CEO of Cherkizovo Group during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group to launch new production in Kaliningrad Region

  • 7 Jun 11:32

Cherkizovo Group to launch new production in Kaliningrad Region During the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region Anton Alikhanov and CEO of Cherkizovo Group Sergey Mikhailov signed an agreement to launch the production of beef patties for food service. The cooperation agreement signed by Cherkizovo Group’s CEO and the Governor of the Kaliningrad Region provides for an investment project to upgrade the Company’s Otechestvenny Product Meat Processing Plant. Under the project, the production of beef burger patties will be launched in the region. Its capacity is estimated at13,000tonnes per year. The beef patties will be supplied to Russia's fast food restaurants. RUB1.1bn, including. Read more...

Russia has the potential to increase exports of halal meat products to Qatar

  • 7 Jun 11:30

Russia has the potential to increase exports of halal meat products to Qatar An increase in exports of domestic halal meat products is promising for Russian-Qatari cooperation in the agricultural sector. Sergey Levin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, and Mohamed Badr Hashem Al Sada, the CEO of Hassad Food Company, discussed the prospects for cooperation development. The meeting was held at SPIEF 2021. The quality of Russian halal products is highly regarded in the States of the Islamic World. Thus, its shipments to the GCC countries amounted to approximately 106 million dollars last year. Russia and Qatar have the potential to increase the trade of agricultural products and foodstuffs. The country imports domestic wheat, confectionery,. Read more...

Heat stress turning into a pressing issue in Russia

  • 4 Jun 11:09

Heat stress turning into a pressing issue in Russia As bizarre as it may sound, Russia is no stranger to heat stress in livestock production and this is largely down to global warming. There are several strategies that Russian farmers can use to help alleviate the issues surrounding heat stress. Despite being usually perceived as a country with a cold climate, Russia is no stranger to heat stress, oddly enough. This issue is likely to begin attracting more attention in the coming years as Russia has proven to be warming up twice as quick as the rest of the world. Global warming in Russia When it comes to climate, Russia is not as cold as it was during the Cold War. A government report on environmental protection. Read more...

Russia reaches Soviet levels of pork consumption

  • 4 Jun 11:08

Russia reaches Soviet levels of pork consumption In 2020, pork consumption in Russia hit 27 kg per capita – the highest level in the past 30 years, a research conducted by the Russian state-owned bank Rosselhozbank showed. The overall demand for pork on the Russian market last year climbed 4% compared to 2019 to 4.08 million tonnes, according to calculations by Rosselhozbank. Pork accounts for 36% of the meat consumption in Russia, lagging behind only poultry with 44%, the bank reported. The growth is likely to continue and pork consumption is expected to grow by 3% in 2021, Andrey Dalnov, head of the Rosselhozbank’s industry expertise center, said. Pork consumption fell after collapse. Read more...

Agricultural trade between Russia and Switzerland has increased by over 20%

  • 3 Jun 11:10

Agricultural trade between Russia and Switzerland has increased by over 20% Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev and Ambassador of Switzerland to Russia Krystyna Marty Lang discussed the prospects for cooperation in the agricultural sector. The Minister noted that relations between the countries in the agricultural sector are developing steadily. Agricultural products and foodstuffs turnover grew by 6% to 311 million dollars last year. In the first four months of 2021, mutual supplies have increased by over 20% to 110 million dollars. "We have great opportunities to develop mutual trade," said Dmitry Patrushev. Thus, shipments of domestic wheat to Switzerland have increased this year. Russia is also interested in. Read more...

FGBU “VGNKI” HELD A SEMINAR ON RULES OF COLLECTING SURFACE SAMPLES FROM FOOD PACKAGES TO DETECT PATHOGENS OF COVID-19

  • 3 Jun 11:09

FGBU “VGNKI” HELD A SEMINAR ON RULES OF COLLECTING SURFACE SAMPLES FROM FOOD PACKAGES TO DETECT PATHOGENS OF COVID-19 On April 14 the Russian State Center for Animal Feed and Drug Standardization and Quality (FGBU “VGNKI”) held a seminar “Rules of collecting surface samples from food packages to detect pathogens of COVID-19 – coronavirus SARS-CoV-2” in the format of a video conference. Since it is necessary to guarantee safety of consignments exported from Russia, specifically to China, the VGNKI scientists have developed and approved a method of detection of COVID-19 pathogens that enables to detect two genes of SARS-CoV-2 at once. This method meets the requirements of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and ensures testing aimed. Read more...

Belarus leads in per capita meat production among CIS countries

  • 2 Jun 13:33

Belarus leads in per capita meat production among CIS countries Among the CIS countries, Belarus leads in meat production per capita - 137 kg, ahead of Russia and Kazakhstan. Domestic meat products are supplied to more than 20 countries. About the development of the industry following a meeting of the board of the department Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Alexei Bogdanov told BelTA. "We produce 137 kg per person and actually consume 97 kg. Over the past 10 years, production volumes have grown by 34.3%. Now we provide ourselves by 132.8%. Our need for meat, sausage products, meat preserves and semi-finished products is fully satisfied at the expense of domestic production. Over the past year, 1.285 million tons of. Read more...