World meat industry news

A school for beef steaks cutting has appeared in the Stavropol Territory

  • 16 Feb 10:24

Hereditary farmer from the Novoaleksandrovsky urban district of Stavropol Sergey Kolesnikov offers a non-standard approach to steaks cutting, which will help reduce their cost. "If a bull in live weight gives 650 kg, then only 30-32 kg are available for classic steaks receipt. It is very expensive , and not everyone is ready to buy such meat, especially when he doesn't know that this is a really awesome thing. The alternative is that the bull has enough muscles that can provide a tender steak, which does not need to be marinated and stewed. Just salt and pepper, and room temperature for the steak to be ready for grilling, "says Sergey Kolesnikov. But the. Read more...

Meat has risen in price in Kazakhstan

  • 16 Feb 10:22

Meat has risen sharply in price in Kazakhstan. Farmers predict that by spring the meat will rise more in price, reports Kazakhstan Today. The largest jump in cost occurred in prices for lamb. Prices on horse meat and beef follow lamb prices. Data is cited by Energyprom analysts. By spring, a new increase in meat prices is predicted. Manufacturers and experts agree on this, the Astana TV channel reports. One Kazakhstan citizen last year ate an average of 21 kg of meat. The biggest meat lovers live in the capital, Karaganda and Zhambyl regions. Lamb has risen in price by 16% over the year. Prices on horse meat and beef have grown. The figures "increased" by. Read more...

Vaccination against COVID-19 of workers in the meat industry in priority

  • 15 Feb 11:19

According to the Director General of the Russian National Union of Pig Farmers Yuri Kovalev, the most priority for vaccination are enterprises with a large population of people. In the profiling sphere of the Union, these are slaughter plants and meat processing facilities. «"This is confirmed by the American experience, where, along with social workers and doctors, meat industry workers are in priority, because behind all this is the possibility of uninterrupted food supply," Veterinary Science and Life issue quotes Yuri Kovalev. A similar position was voiced by the Director General of the Russian National Union of Poultry Farmers. Read more...

Meat imports from Kyrgyzstan to Dubai will amount to 2-3 Mt per week

  • 15 Feb 11:17

Meat imports from Kyrgyzstan to Dubai are in the range of 2-3 Mt per week. Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Tilek Toktogaziyev said this on January 15 during a briefing in Bishkek. According to him, the purchase price of Kyrgyz meat in Dubai is at the level of $7. According to T. Toktogaziev, there are now two meat processing plants in Kyrgyzstan that comply with the international standard ISO. One of them is owned by Torro company, and the second meat processing plant is Adal-Azyk in the village of Kochkor. "This standard allows you to export meat. In addition, two more meat processing plants are under construction, according to the ISO standard. They. Read more...

Expensive feed drives up poultry prices in Kazakhstan

  • 12 Feb 10:15

In Kazakhstan, poultry and eggs are getting more and more expensive. Skyrocketing feed prices are to blame, Ruslan Sharipov told local press. To date, almost all countries of the post-Soviet bloc reported sharp price fluctuations on the domestic feed market during the past few months. These fluctuations followed price dynamics on the global grain market. The export price of Russian wheat recently hit US$ 270, and most analysts expect this price to increase even more. “Feed accounts for nearly 70% of poultry and egg production costs. In 2019, the price of wheat was 46,000 tenge (US$ 109) per tonne, cheap compared to the current 100,000. Read more...

Wholesale price of import beef in Russia increased by 6.6% over the month

  • 12 Feb 10:10

In the 5th week (February 1–7) of 2021, world prices for beef increased by an average of 1.8% - to $ 2.84 per kilogram. Wholesale price of import beef in Russia increased by 6.6% over the month The rise in prices for meat of cattle is especially clearly seen in the United States, where beef rose in price by 2.9% over the week due to increased demand in the domestic and foreign markets. The price of live bulls of slaughter condition for the month increased by an average of 4.6%. As of Monday, February 1, global beef prices rose 0.9% on average to $ 4.06. The average price in early February was 0.4% higher than in January. In Russia, beef has risen in price by 0.5% -. Read more...

Russian turkey production shows record growth rate

  • 11 Feb 12:22

After growth temporarily slowed down in 2019, Russian turkey producers showed a record 20% production increase in 2020, research showed. The research, conducted by Russian consulting agency Agrifood Strategies, showed that turkey meat production, export, and consumption are increasing against the backdrop of the continuing decline in imports, even despite the difficult economic situation and quarantine restrictions. In 2020, turkey meat production in Russia totalled almost 330,000 tonnes, 20.7% more than in 2019. The toral revenue of commercial turkey growers exceeded 50 billion Roubles (US$ 700 million), Agrifood Strategies estimated. The large. Read more...

Almost 30 thousand chickens from France arrived in Krasnoyarsk

  • 11 Feb 12:20

Day-old chicks from France arrived at the Krasnoyarsk airport. 28.5 thousand heads arrived on a cargo plane. They were checked by specialists of the regional Rosselkhoznadzor for compliance with the requirements of veterinary supervision. During the control, violations of Russian legislation and the Eurasian Economic Union were not identified. As soon as the veterinary certification was carried out, the chickens were sent by car to the JSC "Zarya Poultry Factory" - the live cargo was intended for this enterprise. In total, the Rosselkhoznadzor allowed the poultry farm to purchase 57 thousand heads of day-old chickens. Read more...

Pig stocks continue to rise

  • 10 Feb 10:33

Russia now has as many pigs as Germany. Stocks have also been increased in 2020. While there were fewer animals in barns in Germany as of the November 1 cutoff date, despite the congestion in the marketing of fattening pigs, the numbers in Russia have continued to rise. Russian pig producers have continued to increase their herds. According to data from the National Statistics Service (Rosstat), a total of 25.9 million pigs were kept in Russia on Jan. 1, 2021, up 2.8% from 12 months earlier. In Germany, the latest survey counted 26 million pigs. Without the special effect of the pig backlog, the figure would probably have been several hundred thousand animals smaller.. Read more...

In 2020 Russia reduced imports of fresh and frozen meat by 29.8%

  • 10 Feb 10:32

In 2020, Russia reduced imports of fresh and frozen meat by 29.8% compared to the indicator for 2019 - to 269.5 thousand tons. The volume of purchases of poultry meat increased by 0.6% - to 228.8 thousand tons, follows from materials of the Federal Customs Service (FCS). The import of fish to the Russian Federation over 12 months decreased by 11.4% - to 394.4 thousand tons, and the export of fish during this period increased by 8.5% - to 1.717 million tons. Export of agricultural products in January increased by 28% Imports of condensed milk and cream decreased by 17.1% - to 148.3 thousand tons, butter - increased by 11%, to 133.2 thousand tons, cheese and cottage. Read more...