World meat industry news

ASF Russia: Virus hits commercial farm in Samara

  • 14 Dec 11:51

Russia has been in a battle with African Swine Fever (ASF) for over a decade now. In 2020, the majority of cases occurred in wild boar and on backyard farms. Yet, occasionally an outbreak is reported from a commercial pig farm. Recently, Russia’s veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor confirmed an outbreak of the deadly virus at the Severny Klyuch farm in Samara region. It is believed to be one of the few times this year when the virus hit an industrial pig farm in Russia. 17,000 pigs had to be culled Severniy Klyuch had to cull half of its pig population – roughly 17,000 animals. The affected production units could be converted to breed dairy cows,. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group takes part in the Made in Russia forum

  • 11 Dec 11:22

The annual Made in Russia forum has been held at the Russian Export Center. The event was attended by Russian and foreign companies as well as the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and other members of the Russian government. Cherkizovo Group, which is currently expanding its meat exports, presented a stand at the forum showcasing the Company’s products. The Made in Russia forum focused on the challenges of the next decade. Among other pressing issues, topics included the use of new business solutions to grow exports, the reduction of bureaucratic red tape, and the application of e-commerce mechanisms in export operations. The forum attracted heads of major. Read more...

Dmitry Patrushev reported to the President of Russia on the current situation in the agricultural sector

  • 11 Dec 11:20

On December 9, President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a session with members of the Government.As part of the event, the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev delivered areporton the current situation in the Russian agricultural sector and the preliminary results of 2020. The Minister noted that this year agrarians would harvest over 131 million tonnes of grain in net weight, which is one of the most significant. Read more...

Ukraine Looks At The Poultry Market In Central Asia

  • 10 Dec 10:28

It seems that Ukraine is trying to facilitate the export of its poultry products to Central Asian markets.In recent weeks, health and veterinary officials in the country and Turkmenistan have held serious talks on expanding cooperation. However, assessments indicate that in recent years, Central Asian countries have become particularly important for exporters of various Ukrainian products. On the other hand, in recent months, the idea of ​​creating a new Silk Road belt between countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Poland has led experts to be optimistic about improving Ukraine’s trade relations with. Read more...

Primorsky Krai produced more than 6.2 ths tonnes of poultry in 9 months

  • 10 Dec 10:26

Primorsky Krai produced more than 6.2 ths tonnes of poultry in 9 months of 2020 which is 2.7 times higher than the last year’s growth during the same period of time. “5.9 ths tonnes of chicken was produced by “AgroPtitsa” in Artiom city. It allowed bringing back the cooled products to the market at an affordable cost,” the press service of the regional government explained. It was previously reported that OOO “AgroPtitsa” planned to invest 4 bln roubles in the modernization and expansion of the poultry plant. In the beginning of February of 2020, the company resumed the operation of the poultry plant at the manufacturing complex. Read more...

IN JANUARY-OCTOBER, MEAT PRODUCTION IN RUSSIA INCREASED BY 11.4%

  • 9 Dec 09:02

According to Rosstat, in January-October, 2020, the volume of production of fresh or chilled cattle meat, pork, lamb, goat meat, horsemeat and venison in Russia increased by 11.4% to 2.5 mln t, versus the same period of the last year. The statistics show that the production volume of poultry during the reporting period has decreased by 0.5% to 4 mln t. The production of convenience meat products increased by 8.4% to 3.3 mln t, sausage production grew by 3.4% to 2 mln t, and the canned meat production increased by 12.3% to 627 mln standard cans. During nine months of 2020, the production of processed and canned fish remained at the same level of 3.6 mln t, the. Read more...

Russia becomes a large net exporter

  • 9 Dec 09:01

In a relatively short time, Russia has transformed itself from a globally significant importer to an exporter of pork. Eight years ago, the country imported more than 1.1 mill. t of pork and was the world's second largest importer of this product; in the meantime, however, imports have become almost insignificant. Exports, on the other hand, have picked up such a pace that Russia is expected to become the seventh largest pork exporter in the world this year. According to foreign trade data from the Danish Umbrella Association of the Agricultural and Food Industry (Landbrug & Fødevarer, L&F), Russia imported just under 8,300 t of pork, including. Read more...

Economist predicts sharp rise in food prices

  • 8 Dec 09:54

The coronavirus pandemic will lead to a sharp rise in food prices, said chief researcher of the Center for Agricultural and Food Policy of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Economics Vasily Uzun, theNational News Servicereports. Due to the pandemic, incomes fell by more than 10 percent, food is becoming more expensive, this trend persists for 2021. In the category of poor citizens, 50 percent of income accounts for food, he said. The expert noted that the public catering sector is under threat. If earlier in Russia, about 20 percent of rich families' income accounted for. Read more...

Russia has doubled agricultural exports to Saudi Arabia

  • 8 Dec 09:51

Russian agricultural exports to Saudi Arabia have doubled since the beginning of the year. Almost 3 million tonnes of agricultural and food products worth 637 million dollars were shipped to the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia is the largest buyer of Russian barley. As of 29 November, its deliveries increased to 484 million dollars, which is 2.3 times higher compared to the same period last year. Exports of confectionery products rose by 19% to 33 million dollars. Beef exports increased from 325 thousand dollars in 2019 to 14.6 million dollars in 2020. The export development was facilitated by the decision of the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) to mitigate the requirements. Read more...

Russian Poultry Export Destinations Should Increase

  • 7 Dec 13:25

Russian poultry industry executives believe the country has the opportunity to export its products to more than 60 countries.Experts believe that the export of these products can add significant value to the trade cycle of the poultry industry. Assessments show that the country currently exports its poultry products to more than 30 countries.It should be noted that in recent months Russia has tried to increase its exports to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.However, the markets of different countries have different characteristics and will require efforts to market products among end consumers. According to published statistics, the country has exported more than. Read more...