World meat industry news

Russia: Mandatory labelling of pigs likely in 2022

  • 4 Mar 11:52

The Russian government is likely to introduce mandatory labelling of all pigs and other livestock in the country in 2022.That news was shared by Maxim Uvaydov, Russia’s deputy minister for agriculture. He shared the news in the in-house publication of Rosselhoznadzor, the country’s veterinary watchdog. Labels for all animals for traceability The general idea is that all animals must carry some kind of tags, marks, or labels, so they can be counted, their movements can be tracked, and so a complete traceability on the pig market can be established. There is still no agreement whether this would be tags, marks, labels or anything else, or all together, but. Read more...

ASF Russia: Over half a million pigs culled this winter

  • 4 Mar 11:51

Around 560,000 pigs have been culled on various commercial swine farms in Russia over the winter months in an attempt to keep African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks under control. That number was confirmed by Sergey Yushin, CEO of Russia’s National Meat Association in personal correspondence. He said that this amount corresponds to roughly 2.2% of the total pig inventory in Russia. A large part of the affected farms are located in Tver and Kursk regions. Additional, smaller sized, farms had to be depopulated in Samara and Tambov regions. ASF cases in Tver region, Russia Bezhetsky district,Tver region, about 300 km north of Moscow, was 1 of the districts that. Read more...

Russia to export 1 mln tonnes of wheat at the best in March

  • 3 Mar 09:59

According to preliminary estimates, Russia exported 4.01 mln tonnes of wheat in February. This volume was record for this month, declared еhe analytical center at Rusagrotrans JSC. Previous February record of wheat export was achieved in 2018 (3.3 mln tonnes). Russia exported 3.37 mln tonnes of wheat in January. Moreover, Russia exported 272 thsd tonnes of barley in February, up from 228 thsd tonnes in January. Corn shipments increased from 190 thsd tonnes to 230 thsd tonnes. Russia exported about 4.53 mln tonnes of grain in February compared to 3.82 mln tonnes in January. It supplied about 33 mln tonnes of wheat outside the EAEU since the start of 2020/21 MY,. Read more...

Agricultural trade between Russia and Kyrgyzstan increased by 11%

  • 3 Mar 09:54

On February 24, Dmitry Patrushev, the Minister of Agriculture of Russia, and Askarbek Dzhanybekov, the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Regional Development of Kyrgyzstan, held a working meeting. The development of cooperation in agriculture became a topic of discussion. According to Dmitry Patrushev, agricultural trade between the two countries increased by almost 11% and exceeded 350 million dollars in 2020. There is a positive dynamic in both exports and imports. The Ministers also considered priority areas for further joint work, including a draft intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the fisheries sector. The document has been agreed upon, and. Read more...

Poultry meat is safe, concluded IPC

  • 2 Mar 11:21

The International Poultry Council (IPC) says Russian authorities have responded promptly to limit the spread of avian flu to humans. In the wake of news that seven workers on a poultry farm in Russia are the first humans to be infected with the H5N8 strain of avian influenza, the International Poultry Council (IPC) believes it is important to ensure consumers that poultry meat is a safe food. Avian influenza is a potential zoonotic disease and there are internationally established measures that guarantee food security and that include the proper handling and cooking of birds, as well as worker safety and biosafety. In addition, sick birds cannot enter. Read more...

How they feed chickens on Cherkizovo farms

  • 2 Mar 11:19

Everyone has heard the phrase “you are what you eat”, but mostly it is used when talking about a healthy diet. Few of us know what food the animals whose meat we consume really eat. Here at Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s largest poultry producer, we have decided to let you in on the secret and tell you how we feed chickens on our poultry farms. A proper chicken diet should include a nutrient mix of amino acids, vitamins, fibres, protein, minerals and fats. Its key ingredients are corn and wheat grains, soybeans, and top quality sunflower oil. Grain accounts for 50–80% of feed and it can differ in content and carbohydrate quality. This is what. Read more...

Iran, Russia emphasize need to coop. in agricultural sector

  • 1 Mar 10:47

Iranian and Russian officials underlined the need for expanding cooperation in the agricultural sector and ensuring food security,Trendreports citingMehr. In a meeting in Moscow on Friday, Sergey Lovich Levine Deputy Agriculture Minister of Russian Federation for International Affairs and Kazem Jalali Iran’s Ambassador to Russia discussed ways to expand exchanges in the field of agricultural products and upgrade transportation infrastructure for transit of commodities. Iranian envoy to the Russian Federation Kazem Jalali pointed to the increase of export of Iranian goods to Russia in 2020, noting that promoting volume of trade exchanges between the two. Read more...

Russia participated in Gulfood 2021

  • 1 Mar 10:44

Russia participated in the 26th edition of the Gulfood 2021 Exhibition, which was held at Dubai World Trade Centre from 21 to 25 February. It is the world's largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition. Over twenty Russian companies introduced dairy products, cheese, chocolate, candies, caviar, mineral water, and other goods demanded in the Persian Gulf countries. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin led the Russian delegation at the event. Representatives of the Russian Export Center, VEB.RF, agricultural enterprises, and industry unions also attended the exhibition. The Middle East and Africa are promising for increasing supplies of. Read more...

Poultry production in Russia is expected to reach 6.8 million tonnes in 2021

  • 26 Feb 09:20

Poultry production in Russia will amount to approximately 6.8 million tonnes in 2021, and egg production will reach 44.9 billion. Production volume is projected to grow steadily from the second quarter towards the end of the year. It was stated at a meeting on poultry farming development, chaired by the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dzhambulat Khatuov. The industry has been rapidly developing in recent years. The share of poultry in total livestock production in 2020 amounted to 43.1%. Farms produced 6.7 million tonnes of poultry (live weight at slaughter) and 44.8 billion eggs, which is higher than in 2019. The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. Read more...

THE MEAT PROCESSING PLANT IN AGIN DISTRICT WILL START PRODUCING MEAT PRODUCTS AND SAUSAGES

  • 26 Feb 09:15

After almost three years of temporary shutdown, one of the largest meat processing plants in Agin district started working again from June 2020 According to the plant’s general manager Danil Adajinov, they plan to gradually launch all production facilities which will produce a wide range of products. “Currently, we offer services on industrial slaughtering. By requests of households and people, we visit the corresponding site and slaughter cattle, sheep and horses. In the near future, we plan to produce canned meat and sausages,” Danil Alajinov said. In 2020, the meat processing plants in Agin-Buryat district produced 681.4 tonnes of beef, 59.0 tonnes. Read more...