World meat industry news

Oleg Mironenko: Before entering the foreign market of organic products, we need to master our own

  • 16 Jun 10:50

Oleg Mironenko: Before entering the foreign market of organic products, we need to master our own At the First International Conference on digitalization of agriculture and organic production, Oleg Mironenko, Executive Director of the National Organic Union of the Russian Federation, said that now organic producers need to develop organic agriculture primarily for the domestic market, where they need to win the trust of customers, and only then go to export sales, writes The DairyNews. In his speech, the speaker spoke about the state of foreign and domestic markets for organic products and the prospects for the development of the organic industry in Russia. According to the manager, the global organic agribusiness has been developing quite actively over the past. Read more...

Norway Sharply Increases Food Exports from Russia

  • 15 Jun 11:24

Norway Sharply Increases Food Exports from Russia During the last five months, Norway increased food exports from Russia by 60% in annual terms to $153 million, according to the Agroexport center in the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. Supplies in physical terms increased by 73% to 155 thousand tons, Russian media reported. Norway also became the second-largest buyer of Russian rapeseed oil after China. Imports of this type of oil in January-May amounted to 62 thousand tons (+ 74% in annual terms) by $59 million (an increase of 1.9 times). Imports of Russian meal and cake increased 2.2 times to 34 thousand tons by $23 million. Norway was also included in the list of top importers of Russian fish products. In. Read more...

Lukashenko to visit Orsha Meat-Packing Plant

  • 15 Jun 11:23

Lukashenko to visit Orsha Meat-Packing Plant Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko continues his working trip to Vitebsk Oblast. On 15 June the head of state will visit Orsha Meat-Packing Plant, BelTA has learned. The president will be informed about the operation of the enterprise, its financial and economic standing and development prospects. Aleksandr Lukashenko will also inspect the progress in the construction of a worship for the slaughtering and processing of swine and cattle. The head of state visited Orsha Meat-Packing Plant in August 2018. Back then he inspected the organization of work and toured the production premises. Having toured a number of workshops, the head of state criticized the economic. Read more...

Russian and Swiss Customs Sign Cooperation Memorandum

  • 15 Jun 10:58

Russian and Swiss Customs Sign Cooperation Memorandum On June 9, Vladimir Bulavin, Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, and Christian Bock, General Director of the Swiss Federal Customs Administration, held a working meeting in Moscow. The Swiss delegation is visiting the Russian Federation from June 7 to 11. During the meeting, the parties discussed pressing issues of bilateral cooperation in customs policy and its prospects for further development. They also confirmed their readiness for cooperation to ensure an efficient customs control of the Russian-Swiss trade, including the enhancement of its security and legality as well as the creation of favorable conditions for participants in foreign economic. Read more...

President Biden to speak to Russia about cyberattack on world’s largest meat producer, production largely resumed

  • 11 Jun 11:54

President Biden to speak to Russia about cyberattack on world’s largest meat producer, production largely resumed The world’s largest meat processing company has resumed most production after a weekend cyberattack, but experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by this attack and others are far from resolved.In a statement late Wednesday, the FBI attributed the attack on Brazil-based meat processor JBS SA to REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, a Russian-speaking gang that has made some of the largest ransomware demands on record in recent months. The FBI said it will work to bring the group to justice and it urged anyone who is the victim of a cyberattack to contact the bureau immediately.President Joe Biden will talk with Russia’s president about the cyberattack.White. Read more...

Food producers will receive support for 350 million rubles in Bashkiria

  • 11 Jun 11:53

Food producers will receive support for 350 million rubles in Bashkiria The food production index in Bashkiria was 104.5% in 2020. Compared to 2019, meat production increased by 3.1%, by-products — by 58.1%, semi-finished products — by 26.9%, vegetable oil — by 7.7%, cheeses — by 14.6%. In total, there are more than 1 thousand food production facilities in the republic. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Ilshat Fazrakhmanov announced this at the "Rural Hour" session. He recalled that the Ministry of Agriculture was developing a Concept for the Food and Processing Industry Development of the republic until 2026. After that, similar programs will be adopted in every municipality. This will make. Read more...

Russia becomes largest pork supplier to Vietnamese market

  • 10 Jun 11:17

Russia becomes largest pork supplier to Vietnamese market Russia earned 130.5 million USD from exporting 63,500 tonnes of pork and viscera to Vietnam in 2020, equivalent to 25 percent of Vietnamese pork imports, thereby becoming the largest pork supplier to the Southeast Asian nation. Russiaearned 130.5 million USD from exporting 63,500 tonnes ofporkand viscera to Vietnam in 2020, equivalent to 25 percent of Vietnamese pork imports, thereby becoming the largest pork supplier to the Southeast Asian nation. Vietnam’s total import volume of pork last year rose 44 percent to 270,000 tonnes. The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has said that the export ofmeat and meat productshas so far not impacted food. Read more...

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...