World meat industry news

Food prices in Russia and their changes over the year, data for December 2023

  • 25 Jan 10:59

Food prices in Russia and their changes over the year, data for December 2023 Food prices in Russia in December 2023, compared to December 2022, generally show a significant increase. AB-Center analyzed the dynamics of retail prices for 123 goods, of which a decrease was observed in only 20 goods. Prices have strengthened for 103 items. At the same time, price increases for some items look extreme. Price strengthening of over 40% over the year is demonstrated by 6 goods, from 20 to 40% - by 6 goods, from 10 to 20% - by 14 goods. As for the decline in prices for goods, it is much less pronounced. Thus, price weakening of more than 10% is observed only for three items. In December 2023, the inflation rate in Russia was 7.42% (annualized for the. Read more...

Leaders of the Russian dairy industry increased milk yield to 11.5–13 tons per head of cattle per year

  • 23 Jan 10:00

Leaders of the Russian dairy industry increased milk yield to 11.5–13 tons per head of cattle per year Over the past 5 years, the milk productivity of cattle in Russia has increased by 38%. Alexey Voronin, director of the analytical department of the National Union of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko), spoke about this at the First Forum of Dairy Industry Leaders. Such a high increase in productivity is due to a low base, as well as systematic work to improve living conditions for animals, change diets and improve reproduction, he noted. “Currently, the national average productivity per head is 7.8 tons per year. In large farms it is much higher. At the top of the efficiency rating in terms of productivity is a company with a milk yield of 13 tons per head per year, and. Read more...

Russia sent the first batch of pork to India since 2020

  • 23 Jan 09:59

Russia sent the first batch of pork to India since 2020 In November 2023, India resumed purchasing pork from Russia after a rather long pause of three and a half years. According to the Indian Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, in November the country imported 12.41 tons of pork from Russia worth $50 thousand - this is 15% of the total volume of imported pork supplied to India ($330 thousand in monetary terms) for the same month. India has not purchased Russian pork since May 2020. Then its share was 39% of the total supply volume - 25.67 tons ($90 thousand). The analytical service of the federal center "Agroexport" under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation calculated that at the. Read more...

Halal products will be a trend in the export of agricultural products from the Russian Federation - trade representative in Singapore

  • 23 Jan 09:57

Halal products will be a trend in the export of agricultural products from the Russian Federation - trade representative in Singapore Halal products will be a trend in the export of Russian agricultural goods. This was stated by Russian Trade Representative in Singapore Mikhail Bondarenko during a speech at the “Russian-Singapore Forum: Export of Halal Products to Southeast Asian Markets.” “Of course, halal products will be a trend in the export of Russian agricultural products. And the countries of Southeast Asia (Southeast Asia - TASS note) are a serious player in this market,” Bondarenko said. “Russia, as a global player in the agricultural products market, ranking fifth among exporters of halal products in the world, certainly must develop this area, especially since. Read more...

Agricultural enterprises began to implement investment projects more often in 2023

  • 19 Jan 10:49

Agricultural enterprises began to implement investment projects more often in 2023 TenderPro analysts studied how the investment climate has changed at the end of 2023 in the agricultural sector. According to experts, over the 12 months of the past year, agricultural enterprises implemented 72% more investment projects than in 2022. As of the end of December, agricultural enterprises were working on investment projects totaling 241 billion 640 million rubles. An interesting fact was also revealed by TenderPro analysts. Compared to last year, in 2023, agricultural enterprises were 3 times less likely to implement investment projects to modernize existing production facilities. Most often, market players built or modernized livestock enterprises. Read more...

Russia is preparing to register three pork suppliers to China

  • 19 Jan 10:44

Russia is preparing to register three pork suppliers to China Rosselkhoznadzor has begun registering three Russian companies ready to supply domestic pork to the Chinese market. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the department's press service. They were previously inspected by Beijing in December last year. However, they must also enter the Chinese information system, where the register of such companies is located. This is one of the main conditions for the start of real exports of products to the territory of the PRC, without which they are impossible even if other requirements are met, including quality and safety. This measure was taken to ensure transparency of supplies. In the near future, the service plans to. Read more...

Experts told about three solutions that will stimulate the development of digital agriculture in Russia

  • 19 Jan 10:42

Experts told about three solutions that will stimulate the development of digital agriculture in Russia According to experts from the North-West Center for Strategic Research Foundation, the average annual growth rate of AI in agriculture in the next few years (until 2025) will be 25%. The use of agricultural drones - 22%, cloud technologies - 12% and the Internet of things - 10%. For comparison, traditional areas of the agro-industrial complex, such as livestock farming, crop farming and fish farming, will grow by no more than 5%. Advanced intelligent technologies, including digital and AI solutions, are the basis for the transition to a new, more efficient model of industry management, the report says. The previous breakthrough, which occurred in the second half of. Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture: supplies of pig products abroad continue to grow

  • 18 Jan 09:27

Ministry of Agriculture: supplies of pig products abroad continue to grow In 2023, Russia exported 255.2 thousand tons of pig products; the largest importers were Belarus, Vietnam, Serbia, Mongolia and Hong Kong. The Russian Ministry of Agriculture reported this. “The positive dynamics in the sector contributes to the development of export potential. Thus, deliveries abroad have more than tripled over the past five years. Last year, 255.2 thousand tons of pig products were exported. The largest buyers of Russian pork are Belarus, Vietnam, Serbia, Mongolia and Hong Kong,” the report says. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, TASS reports, over the past five years, the production of pigs for slaughter (in live weight) has. Read more...

Russia to export pork to China: Veterinary certificate approved

  • 18 Jan 08:58

Russia to export pork to China: Veterinary certificate approved Russia has obtained a veterinary certificate for the export of pork to China. The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) and the Chinese General Administration of Customs have agreed on a veterinary certificate for pork exports from Russia to China. Currently, Rosselkhoznadzor is awaiting the results of an assessment done by the veterinary supervision system for pork products conducted by representatives of the. Read more...

Russia lifts restrictions on the import of meat and milk from Kazakhstan

  • 17 Jan 11:10

Russia lifts restrictions on the import of meat and milk from Kazakhstan From January 15, 2024, Russia lifted restrictions on the import of livestock products from Kazakhstan following December negotiations between the Ministers of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev and Aidarbek Saparov. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. The information was confirmed by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance. “From January 15, Rosselkhoznadzor lifted temporary restrictions on the import of animals intended for slaughter and all livestock products obtained from animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease from five zones of Kazakhstan that have the official OIE status of. Read more...