World meat industry news

A veterinary bot for agricultural enterprises launched in Russia

  • 27 Nov 10:17

Rosselkhozbank announced the launch of a robot for veterinary care for agricultural enterprises. The service is free and round-the-clock, the bank's press service specified. So far, the veterinary bot is available in the Telegram messenger and is limited only to typical diseases of cattle. “But very soon, farmers will have the opportunity to get advice from a wet bot directly on the Svoe.Farmstvo website on an expanded list of cattle diseases,” says Lyubov Lyubaeva, Deputy Director of the Center for the Development of Financial Technologies of the Russian Agricultural Bank. "We are confident that the new development will help tens of thousands of. Read more...

UAE bans poultry imports from Russia

  • 27 Nov 10:16

Poultry imports from Germany, the Netherlands and specific areas in the UK and Russia have been banned by the UAE authorities due to an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Three resolutions issued by the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment ban the import of all species of domestic and wild live birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs and their thermally untreated byproducts from the Netherlands, Germany, and select areas of Russia. Also, the import of poultry meat and table eggs from several regions in the UK has been banned, according to the Gulf Times. The import ban on poultry from Herefordshire county and Cheshire West and Chester. Read more...

Meat and Poultry Industry Russia Exhibition is scheduled for May

  • 26 Nov 12:07

Meat and Poultry Industry Russia Exhibition accompanied with business program and Summit is scheduled for May 25-27, 2021 in Crocus Expo, Moscow, Russia. The event will once again bring together companies offering innovative solutions for feed milling, hatchery, live production, processing further processing, marketing and other activities joint by “from-feed-to-food” motto. Leading industry experts will discuss the most acute topics of agrifood industry development, the implementation of innovations into live production and optimizing processes for handling and logistics in agriculture business. As always there will be arranged several areas for. Read more...

Dmitry Patrushev outlined priorities in the development of rural areas

  • 26 Nov 12:03

A meeting was held on November 19 under the leadership of the Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev. The event was attended by the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev, who reported on the implementation of the state program "Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas". As the head of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture noted, ensuring sustainable development of rural areas is one of the most important directions of the state socio-economic policy in the field of agriculture. While creating the state program "Comprehensive development of rural areas", the Ministry focused on the real needs of rural residents. They were identified. Read more...

Russia Extends Western Food Imports Embargo to End 2021

  • 25 Nov 10:16

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday extended an embargo on Western food imports introduced in 2014 until the end of 2021, an economic measure that mainly affects EU imports. The Russian embargo was in response to EU sanctions introduced afterRussia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula, sanctions that Brussels renewed for another six months at the end of June. The EU has refused to recognize Russian's March 2014 annexation of Crimea and has condemned Moscow's support for separatists that control parts of eastern Ukraine that borderRussiaas a violation of international law. Western sanctions have hit all parts of the Russian economy and that,. Read more...

Expanding Cooperation Between Iran And Russia In The Production Of Halal Food Products

  • 25 Nov 10:14

Iran and Russia will explore ways to expand trade between the two countries in the field of “Halal” products.In recent years, various institutions and associations in Russia have tried to promote trade in this sector by focusing on the production, export, and import of halal products. Experts believe that those companies that intend to enter this market need to gain systematic knowledge of the current conditions of this market. Iranian officials believe that trade in this area requires a strong alliance between Islamic countries, and in this regard, taking advantage of regional potentials between countries is of particular importance. Published statistics. Read more...

Russia’s First Muskox Farm in Siberia’s Taimyr Receives Ten Calves

  • 24 Nov 09:37

Ten muskox calves were delivered from Yamal to the Arctic village Volochanka in northern Krasnoyarsk Region to set up Russia’s first muskox farm there. The farm will produce qiviut (soft underwool), a representative of the Khaski-Tyal family community Denis Terebikhin toldTASS. The muskox farm is part of a project to establish ethnic villages. The region will create four villages to keep the traditional lifestyles and occupations of the indigenous peoples. The project in Volochanka is implemented by the Khaski-Tyal family community, which has won a regional grant. “The transportation of calves was very difficult because of the weather conditions. Read more...

Foodservice turnover in Russia in September fell by 14%

  • 24 Nov 09:36

The rate of decline in the Russian foodservice market in 2020 continues to slow down, turnover in September 2020 amounted to 132.6 billion rubles, or 86% to the level of the corresponding period of the previous year. This is stated in the materials of Rosstat. The turnover of the foodservice segment in Russia in January - September 2020 amounted to 947.5 billion rubles, or 77.2% to the level of last year (a drop of 22.8%). By August 2020, the turnover of foodservice outlets in September increased by 11.5%. Compared to Q2, Q3 growth was 70.6%. The turnover of foodservice segment in Russia began to fall against the background of the coronavirus pandemic: in April it. Read more...

Russian-Arab cooperation in agriculture was discussed

  • 23 Nov 10:17

On November 18, the Deputy Ministers of Agriculture of Russia Sergey Levin and Oksana Lut took part in a business forum on Russian-Arab cooperation in food security and Opportunities for trade and investment. Representatives of 25 countries attended the event. The meeting was focused on ensuring food security and strengthening trade and economic cooperation in agriculture between Russia and Arab countries. Oksana Lut pointed out that ensuring food security is becoming one of the priorities of international cooperation in the current situation with many countries facing a shortage of basic foodstuffs. The increase in trade with Arab partners is a clear example. Read more...

Petelinka, Pava-Pava and Cherkizovo Premium win Product of the Year awards

  • 23 Nov 10:15

Cherkizovo Group’s products under the Petelinka, Pava-Pava and CherkizovoPremium brands came first in three categories at the annual Product of the Year awards. The accolades were presented at the 22ndProduct of the Year2020 Official Ceremony in Moscow. Cherkizovo Group, a regular at the event, won in three categories this year. Petelinka received the Eco-friendly Meat Product award in the Chicken Meat category for the second year running. The Pava-Pava brand repeated last year’s achievement by picking up best Healthy Food product in the Turkey Meat category. The CherkizovoPremium brand’s bacon celebrated a debut win in the Meat. Read more...