World meat industry news

Russia: Exports of agricultural products up 16%

  • 23 Apr 10:39

First quarter exports of Russian agricultural products increased 16% in 2021, reaching $ 7.125 billion. Since the beginning of the year 2021, exports of agricultural products from Russia have grown by 16% (as of April 4) compared to the same date in 2020 and have reached $ 7.125 billion, the federal Agroexport center under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation said in a statement. The export of grain in the reporting period increased by 41% and amounted to $ 2.646 billion; the export of fat and oil industry products increased by 39% to $ 1.683 billion; the supply of meat and dairy products abroad increased by 17% to $ 241 million. By country,. Read more...

Good prospects for pig production in Russia

  • 23 Apr 10:37

Pig production is positioned as the main driver of growth in Russian meat production. In 2020, Russian pig production increased by 8.9% to 5.5 million tons live weight. During the first three months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, this figure has reached 1.3 million tons (+ 0.5%). The Ministry of Agriculture forecasts an increase in the production of pork products by more than 4% in 2021. Russia has exceeded the target indicator for pork self-sufficiency, which allows it to send the surplus abroad and. Read more...

Putin outlines national priorities to restart economy & raise living standards as Russia emerges from Covid crisis

  • 22 Apr 10:23

The Russian government took unprecedented measures to support the economy through the coronavirus pandemic, saving five million jobs, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday in his annual address to the Federal Assembly. According to Putin, the government will continue promoting private investment to support the creation of new jobs. He has instructed the government to develop a program of additional measures to support small and medium-sized businesses. The proposals on“tax incentives, affordable loans, expansion of product sales, including through purchases from large state-owned companies,”should be submitted within a month. He added that. Read more...

Kremlin lauds Russia's program of import substitution as successful

  • 22 Apr 10:20

Domestic production made it possible to replace the majority of the most important goods, the spokesman said The program for the substitution of imported products in Russia proved to be successful asdomestic production made it possible to replace the majority of the most important goods, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. On Monday, the Kommersant newspaper, citing a study by the National Rating Agency (NRA), wrote that Russia was unable to replace supplies of the main category of imported products through domestic production, being short of the target indicators of the import substitution strategy. Answering the question. Read more...

Agricultural production up by 0.4% in Russia in I quarter

  • 21 Apr 10:27

In January-March 2021, the production volumes of agricultural commodities in Russia totaled 714.6 bln RUR in current prices, an increase of 0.4% compared with the figures in the same period last year, reported the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). It should be noted that in January-February, the growth of production in the agricultural sector of Russia totaled 0.6%. In March, the production volumes of agricultural commodities increased by 0.1% compared to the same month of 2020 and amounted to 319.2 bln RUR. Rosstat stressed that the reporting. Read more...

New disinfection technology for packed eggs developed by Russian researchers

  • 21 Apr 10:25

Russian researchers have developed an inexpensive, safe, and reliable packed eggs surface disinfection technology.This technology helps to kill bacteria, including salmonella, on eggshells. Also, it allows growing broiler chickens with strong immunity to viral diseases. Packed eggs are disinfected with 50 nanoseconds (one billionth of a second) electron beam. Disinfection takes place in plastic containers. The description of the technology was published inFood and Bioproducts Processing. Disinfection does not affect the quality of meat and the volume of chicks. So, if 63% of chickens hatch from ordinary eggs, then from processed ones – 64%. But the difference. Read more...

Russia bans supply of poultry, eggs from India due to avian influenza

  • 20 Apr 10:47

The Russian veterinary and phytosanitary regulator Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the supply of poultry and eggs from India since February 5 due to the worsening situation with avian influenza in the country, the regulator said on Friday. "Due to the deterioration of the epizootic situation in India by infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, from February 5, 2021, temporary restrictions are imposed on the export of the following products from India to the Russian Federation: live poultry and hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not been subject to heated processing (at least 70 degrees), with the exception of. Read more...

Brazil wants to export more to Russia

  • 20 Apr 10:42

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...

Turnover between Russia, Japan down 11% in first quarter of 2021

  • 19 Apr 10:06

The turnover between Russia and Japan is down 11% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the corresponding period of last year, the data published by the Japanese Finance Ministry on Monday informs. According to the ministry, the trade volume between both countries from January to March has reached 474.2 bln yen ($4.3 bln). This trend is caused by the pandemic and coronavirus-related restrictions. In the past fiscal year (from April 2020 to March 2021 in Japan) the turnover between both countries dropped by 33% to 1.72 trln yen. Export of Japanese goods is down 15.5% in this period, and import from Russia is down 29.4%. Export of Japanese cars to Russia. Read more...

Foodstuffs production in Russia continued to grow in March

  • 19 Apr 10:01

The agricultural sector continues to be one of the key drivers of the Russian economy and demonstrates growth. The food processing industry, in particular, is showing positive dynamics. According to the Federal State Statistics Service, there was a 0.9% increase in food production in March 2021 compared to the same period last year and an 8.5% increase in beverages. Last month, in particular, there was significant growth in the production of chocolate and confectionery with sugar (+10.2%), meat and meat containing semi-finished products (+9.6%), frozen fish fillets (+28.7%), and wine (+13.9%). The production of milk (+1.4%) and dairy products, such as sour cream. Read more...