World meat industry news

Russia allows use of biological waste in animal feed

  • 28 Jan 10:19

As of January 1, 2021, the processing of some part of biological waste into animal feed is permitted in Russia.Although permitted the actual processing is yet to begin, as some gaps in the legislation need to be completed first. The former regulation, barring any use of biological waste by feed companies, was adopted in the 1990s, but is now very outdated, Russian Gazette, the official publication of the Russian government, said. The new regulation sub-divides waste into hazardous and moderately dangerous categories, depending on the bacteria contamination level and some other factors. Waste which falls under the moderately dangerous category is now allowed to be. Read more...

Russia increased meat export by 55% in 2020

  • 28 Jan 10:14

Russia exported more than 500 thousand tons of meat in 2020, which is 55% more than in 2019, according to the Agroexport center under the Ministry of Agriculture. The data on supplies to the EAEU countries are taken into account for January-October 2020, the message says. In value terms, shipments increased by 54% to $ 860 million. According to preliminary data from the Federal Customs Service, which the center refers to, meat products last year became the leader in terms of export growth among the six main groups of food products. In particular, shipments of poultry meat increased by 41%, to 285 thousand tons and by 32%, to $ 419 million. About 85% of the value fell. Read more...

Towards export of high quality reindeer meat

  • 27 Jan 11:11

Reindeer is an animal living today on most parts of Kolarctic region in its natural environment. Here reindeer meat is both local food and a luxury product. The demand for it exceeds the supply in Finland, and there is almost nothing left to export – whereas in Russia the populations of reindeer are big. The reindeer in Russia live in endless forests, rich of lichen, mushrooms and other food. Reindeer is a good choice for those who choose not to eat animals grown in cages. The markets in Europe, outside the Kolarctic CBC programme region, are promising. In Finland, there is expertise in exporting meat products. Export of Russian reindeer meat overseas is. Read more...

Belarus to limit the import of pork and poultry from two Russian regions

  • 27 Jan 11:08

Belarus will temporarily restrict the import of pork from the Vladimir region of Russia due to African swine fever (ASF) and poultry from the Krasnodar Territory due to a highly pathogenic influenza disease, the department of veterinary and food supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the republic said on Wednesday. The department indicated that, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), cases of ASF susceptible animal species have been registered in the Vladimir region. In this regard, from January 22, temporary restrictions are introduced on the import of live pigs, zoo and circus animals of susceptible species, pork (including wild boar. Read more...

Meat exports from Belarus jump 7.2% in value

  • 26 Jan 09:55

For the first 11 months of 2020, agricultural and food exports of Belarus have grown by 4.9%. Belarusian agricultural and food exports have increased by 4.9% between January-November 2020 compared with the same period of the previous year, says BeltaNews Agency, quoting the Agriculture and Food Ministry. “In January-November 2020, the export of agricultural products and foodstuffs amounted to $5.3 billion, up 4.9% year-on-year. In general, foreign exchange earnings rose by $243.8 million. Growth was reported in such commodity items as dairy products (3.5%), meat and meat products (7.2%), as well as many other commodities,” the press service of. Read more...

Higher feed costs are eroding profits for the Russian pig industry

  • 26 Jan 09:54

Higher feed prices have reduced profitability for Russian pig breeders and prices per kilo in liveweight, currently at 103 Roubles ($1.40), have been in the range of 100 to 110 Roubles for months now. With no increase in prices and new farms being built rapidly in the last 12 months the Russian pig industry is heading for a darker area, according to the latest report from Simon Grey, General Manager Russia, CIS and Europe, Genesus Inc. "A large proportion of production is in the hands of fully integrated companies. These produce a lot, if not all of their own major feed raw materials. This is in grain stores and in principle there at cost of production for the. Read more...

What Are The Reasons For The Increase In Grain Prices In World Markets?

  • 25 Jan 10:44

Global prices for corn and soybeans on various exchanges are experiencing an upward trend. Some believe that with the start of the global vaccination process in many countries around the world against COVID-19 and hope for greater economic mobility in the coming months, has been growing the price of products such as corn in global markets. However, estimates suggest that Chinese soybean imports from the United States have been on the rise, especially since Donald Trump left the White House. This issue can have a significant impact on increasing the price of this product. According to published statistics, American soybean imports by China since 2020 have been. Read more...

Global Poultry Producers Worry About Rising Grain Prices

  • 25 Jan 10:43

Rising grain prices in various countries have caused poultry producers to oppose the export of these products from their countries. In recent weeks, the decrease in rainfall in various production areas and the occurrence of drought has caused the planting and harvesting season in these areas to be delayed. This issue has raised the prices of these products and has even worried the producers of the poultry industry in these countries. Meanwhile, forecasts suggest that China’s unprecedented increase in grain consumption could have significant effects on global markets. It seems that this country has moved away from the widespread prevalence of COVID-19 earlier. Read more...

Damate commissioned 228 projects in Rostov region in 2020

  • 22 Jan 11:37

In 2020, Damate Group commissioned 228 production facilities in Rostov region as part of the turkey and duck production revival projects in the region. In total, the company launched more than 325 facilities in Penza, Rostov, Tyumen regions and the North Caucasian Federal District, the company informed. Within less than six months, 167 facilities were launched in Millerovsky and Oktyabrsky districts as part of a project to restart the turkey processing business and 61 facilities were launched under a project of restoring Russia's largest duck production complex. Damate continues the phase-in of production facilities. The restart of the projects will create more than. Read more...

India Says Russia’s Far East 'Important' to Its Indo-Pacific Strategy

  • 22 Jan 11:35

New Delhi has formally begun the process to make Russia a partner in its Indo-Pacific vision. The development comes as the US has been pushing its own vision for the Indo-Pacific, including aggressively promoting the idea of the Quad, an informal four-nation grouping that also includes Australia, Japan, and India. Indian delegates attending the first-ever Track 2 trilateral dialogue with their counterparts from Russia and Japan have labelled Russia’s Far East region as “important” for itsIndo-Pacific outlook, T.C.A. Raghavan, director general of the government think tank the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), has told Sputnik. “It is. Read more...