World meat industry news

216 thousand Mt of meat were produced in Kyrgyzstan over 7 months of 2020

  • 25 Sep 08:37

In January-July 2020, 216 thousand Mt of meat in live weight were produced in all categories of farms in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. This was announced on August 20 by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Land Reclamation. According to experts, to provide the country population with meat and meat products, there is a need in poultry meat, since about 38 thousand Mt of poultry has been imported into the country annually. Also, over 7 months about 960.2 thousand Mt of milk were produced. Milk and dairy products in the republic are supplied to the market at the expense of their own production. Dairy products are also. Read more...

Russia will export cattle by-products to China

  • 24 Sep 11:36

The magazine "Veterinary and Life" with reference to the operational information of the Rosselkhoznadzor, reported that the General Customs Administration of the PRC (People's Republic of China) agreed to approve import of beef offal that are safe from bovine spongiform encephalopathy. As a result, Russia will be given the right to supply this category of products to the Chinese market. During the third round of negotiations, which took place in the format of a video conference, the parties once again discussed the possibility of exporting Russian pork from regions free of African swine fever. To do this, Beijing must recognize the principle of regionalization. Read more...

Kazakhstan reports bird flu outbreaks near Russian border - OIE

  • 24 Sep 11:29

Northern Kazakhstan reported seven outbreaks of avian influenza, said the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday. According toReuters, Kazakhstan reported seven outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu in backyards and villages in the northern part of the country near the Russian border, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday. The outbreaks killed a total of 1,763 birds and involved the H5 serotype, the OIE said, citing the Kazakh agriculture ministry. According to theOIE documentation, the source of the outbreak or origin of infection was "contact with wild species." The local measures. Read more...

Meat and dairy production has increased in Republic of Georgia

  • 23 Sep 11:51

According to Georgia Stat, the number of cattle in Georgia increased by 2.6% and amounted to 1 million head in the 2nd quarter of 2020. Pigs livestock increased by 1, 8% to 205,400 head. The number of chickens increased by 16.9% and reached 12.5 million. During the reporting period, 197, 4 million liters of milk were produced, which is 0.1% up y-o-y. Meat production grew by 5.8% and amounted to 16,300 Mt. There were produced 167.5 million eggs, which is 1.4% down against the. Read more...

What factors are holding back the growth of exports of finished meat products?

  • 23 Sep 11:50

According to the journal "Veterinary and Life", on September 15, the professional community discussed the structure of meat exports at a joint meeting of the Public Council under the auspices of Rosselkhoznadzor and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Artem Daushev, assistant to the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, told the audience that today domestic exporters have the opportunity to supply finished meat products to 64 countries of the world, but in fact this year, goods of this category were shipped only to 12 foreign markets. 97 out of 151 companies used the right to export finished meat products. A similar picture can be seen in the. Read more...

More premium beef will be produced in Kazakhstan

  • 22 Sep 10:56

Kazakh agency LS has published materials on its website about prospects of growing of premium beef production in KazakhstanLS. According to the LS agency and information received from the fund of private capital funds Kazyna Capital Management (KKM), which provides capital to companies in various sectors of the economy in order to further competitiveness benefits and competitive recovery, Almaty region of Kazakhstan will produce up to 1 thousand Mt of premium beef, starting from 2021 and further increase production capacity to 2.5 thousand Mt per year. Last year, foreign investor Baumann GmbH & Co. KG and meat cluster “Kazmyaso” through the affiliated fund. Read more...

Rospotrebnadzor did not find SARS-CoV-2 in food samples

  • 22 Sep 10:53

A negative test result was obtained in 100% of cases, Gazeta.Ru reports. When taking samples, the experts gave preference to hand-assembled and packaged food products and products that were stored and transported frozen. The bulk of materials for laboratory research by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method were vegetables (40%), meat and meat products (26%), and fruits (22%). Genetic material (RNA) of the new type of coronavirus was not detected in any of the samples. The testing was carried out as part of a project to assess the risks of food contamination with. Read more...

Investors changed their decision to invest $ 30 million in a meat processing plant in Kazakhstan

  • 21 Sep 10:14

According to information from the LS agency website with reference to Kazakh Invest, foreign investors have changed their decision to build a $ 30 million beef production and processing plant in the Kostanay region. Foreign investors represented by the Canadian company Sure Good Foods and the Latvian holding Bridge have expressed their decision to refuse to build the plant after studying the market and the potential of the project. In particular, LS reports that the conducted market analysis revealed economic inexpediency in preliminary pre-project calculations and concentration of labor and financial resources. The implementation of the project for the construction of a. Read more...

Russia’s Markets under Pressure amid Navalny Scandal, Fears of Second Coronavirus Wave

  • 21 Sep 10:10

Russian financial markets remain under pressure as talk of sanctions in response to the poisoning of leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navanly ramps up and fears of a second coronavirus wave knock oil prices. The Russian ruble is still trading at around its lowest level against the dollar since the height of the pandemic in May, and the Russian stock market has been one of the world’s worst performers over the past month,The Moscow Timesreported. EU leaders — including German chancellor Angel Merkel — are pressuring Russia to launch a “full and transparent” investigation into the poisoning of Navalny with Novichok, a military nerve agent also. Read more...

Russia will receive the right to export cattle by-products to China

  • 18 Sep 08:50

Yesterday, the magazine "Veterinary and Life" with reference to the operational information of the Rosselkhoznadzor following the results of the supply of livestock products to China said that the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China (GTU PRC) agreed to approve the list of beef offal that are safe for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. As a result, Russia will be given the right to supply this category of products to the Chinese market. During the third round of negotiations, held in the format of a videoconference, the parties once again discussed the possibility of exporting Russian pork from regions free of African swine fever.. Read more...