World meat industry news

Eggs in Russia: the problem of excessive greed of suppliers

  • 17 Jan 11:09

Eggs in Russia: the problem of excessive greed of suppliers In early January, egg prices in Russia continued their upward trend, rising 4 percent, despite the abolition of import duties and other measures taken by the government. Last year, eggs became the most expensive product on the market, rising 61 percent, outpacing increases in prices for meat, chicken, vegetables, fish and sugar, according to a Rosstat report on consumer prices. This problem has not gone unnoticed by Russian parliamentarians and President Vladimir Putin. In response to rising egg prices, the Ministry of Agriculture promised to stabilize their prices, and the Federal Antimonopoly Service began investigating several cases against producers who unreasonably. Read more...

In the Russian Federation, the production of meat and offal has increased

  • 17 Jan 11:03

In the Russian Federation, the production of meat and offal has increased Food production is an important sector of the Russian economy, which provides the population with food. In January-November 2023 in Russia there was an increase in the production of meat and offal, sausages, semi-finished meat products, meat-containing, chilled, frozen, as well as canned meat and meat-containing products. According to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, production of meat and offal in January-November 2023 amounted to 8.777 million tons, which is 2.4% more than in the same period last year. Production growth was observed in both the industrial and agricultural sectors. Sausage production increased by 2.6% and amounted to 2.255 million tons. The. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture continues to accept applications for duty-free import of chicken meat

  • 16 Jan 11:31

The Ministry of Agriculture continues to accept applications for duty-free import of chicken meat As of January 12, applications for the import of 225.98 tons of products were accepted for consideration, as follows from the department’s materials.The Cabinet of Ministers abolished customs duties on the import of frozen domestic chicken meat in the amount of up to 140 thousand tons for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2024. The decision is aimed at maintaining stable prices for these products by increasing supply in the domestic market. According to the government decree signed in December, the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for issuing documents for duty-free import. In addition, the ministry publishes on its official website data on the. Read more...

Turkey meat in Russia is rising in price slower than pork and chicken

  • 16 Jan 11:30

Turkey meat in Russia is rising in price slower than pork and chicken Selling prices for turkey showed minimal increases in the second half of 2023 compared to other meat and poultry products, the National Turkey Producers Association said. Thus, according to Rosselkhozbank analysts, whose data are presented in the release, in October last year the average price of broiler chicken from producers increased by 51% compared to the wholesale price for it in October 2022 - from 143 to 215 rubles per kg. The same increase of 51% was shown by the cost of pork ham. The selling price for it over the year increased from 226 to 342 rubles per kg. “At the same time, the increase in average prices for turkey products was almost three times. Read more...

Turkey farmers intend to increase production in 2024

  • 16 Jan 11:28

Turkey farmers intend to increase production in 2024 At the end of 2023, turkey production in Russia increased by another 1% compared to 2022 – from 414.6 to 418 thousand tons. This is according to the National Turkey Producers Association. In 2024, production volumes of this type of meat will continue to grow due to the implementation of new projects in the industry. Thus, new turkey farming projects are planned in the Altai Territory and Crimea. The total capacity of these sites will be about 32 thousand tons of finished products per year. “After the elimination of the outbreak of avian influenza, one of the largest enterprises in the south of Russia, Agro-Plus in the Stavropol region, is increasing. Read more...

The Meat Association noted a decrease in wholesale meat prices in Russia

  • 16 Jan 11:28

The Meat Association noted a decrease in wholesale meat prices in Russia Wholesale prices for meat products in Russia are actively declining, Interfax reports, citing data from the National Meat Association (NMA). First of all, we are talking about live pigs, pork itself and broiler meat. Over the past two months, according to her monitoring, the price of the first of the goods has fallen by a quarter to 116 rubles per kilogram, the cost of the latter has decreased by the same amount - to an average of 155 rubles. As for pork itself, the decline occurred in several positions at once. In particular, carbonate, one of the most popular among middle-class Russians and especially high-income citizens, has sharply fallen in price - from. Read more...

Rospoultry Union told about record egg production

  • 16 Jan 11:25

Rospoultry Union told about record egg production Over the past year, Russia set a record for the production of edible chicken eggs. Rosptitsoyuz reported this on its Telegram channel. The message does not provide exact figures, but it is reported that the figure was a record since 1990 and the highest for the second year in a row. Some successes were noted in agricultural organizations, which increased production by about 20 percent, despite the difficult epizootic situation in poultry farming. The union’s report also predicts that this year the figure will increase by 1.4 billion units from the 2021 level. According to the union, per capita consumption of goods has also increased, which today amounts to more than. Read more...

The largest batch of eggs will be delivered to Russia from Turkey

  • 16 Jan 11:24

The largest batch of eggs will be delivered to Russia from Turkey Until Saturday, January 20, Turkey can import 885,600 chicken edible eggs into Russia. Interfax reports this with reference to data from the United Grain Company (UGC). Although it usually deals with the regulation of grain supplies and other issues of the grain market, this time the organization is responsible for the delivery of this product to our country. The Ministry of Agriculture previously reported plans to import eggs to her. According to him, she was originally supposed to arrive on January 15. However, soon after this, UZK informed RIA Novosti that loading of the shipment was delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions. It was supposed to be delivered to. Read more...

Coverage of insured farm animals in Russia has reached a historical maximum

  • 11 Jan 11:09

Coverage of insured farm animals in Russia has reached a historical maximum As of December 1 of this year, 42% of the entire industrial livestock population in the country was insured in Russia, which became a historical maximum. In certain areas - pig farming and poultry farming - the coverage of the insured livestock exceeded 60%, said the President of the National Union of Agricultural Insurers (NAA) Korney Bizhdov, summing up the results of the outgoing year. “An important result of 2023 was the insurance of more than 18% of the industrial cattle population, which was also largely the result of incentive measures by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in this direction,” emphasized Korney Bizhdov. He recalled that this year. Read more...

Free food shelves may appear in stores

  • 11 Jan 11:08

Free food shelves may appear in stores Russian stores and retail chains may be required to create “social” shelves with free food. According to the Izvestia newspaper, a corresponding bill is planned to be submitted to the State Duma. This proposal was voiced by deputies of the “A Just Russia – For Truth” faction. We are talking about food products that are past their expiration date. Pensioners and other categories of socially unprotected citizens with low income will have the right to pick them up free of charge from separate counters. To do this, they must provide documents confirming their status such as a pension certificate, income certificates and others. How the system. Read more...