World meat industry news

Traces of African Swine Fever Detected in Russia

  • 12 Nov 13:16

Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog said on Thursday it had found traces of African swine fever in pork products in several regions, urging them to step up controls and make sure producers don’t use ill or infected pigs for production,Reutersreported. Genetic traces of the virus – which is highly contagious among pigs, but is not dangerous to humans – were detected in products from the Voronezh region in the central part of Russia earlier this year, the watchdog said. These products were then supplied to several other central regions of the country. “This is of particular concern as it poses additional risks of uncontrolled. Read more...

Agricultural production increased in Belarus by 4.6%

  • 12 Nov 13:14

Agricultural production over 10 months of this year increased by more than 4%. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture during the 26th international specialized exhibition "Prodexpo". Crop production increased by 10%, livestock by almost 5.5%. The profit over this period has also increased. Now the attention towards agricultural sector is great: the pandemic has caused a high demand on food around the world. Prodexpo invites guests to its site until the end of the working week. Two hundred participants from Belarus, countries of near and far. Read more...

Russian agro complex to obtain 331 billion rubles

  • 11 Nov 13:09

The Russian Government will increase funding for agro complex to more than 331 billion rubles. The Russian government will increase funding for the state program for the development of the agro-industrial complex in Russia from 2022 to more than 331 billion rubles, said First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, speaking at the Federation Council. "A large-scale program of support for the agro-industrial complex has been preserved and increased from 2022. Starting this year, it will include a program for the integrated development of rural areas. The program itself will increase - in 2021 it will amount to 288.5 billion rubles, in 2022 - 331.5 billion rubles.. Read more...

Meat production in Russia increased by 11.5% over the year

  • 11 Nov 13:08

According to Rosstat, entire food production over the past eight months increased by 4.7%. According to Rosstat, food production over the past eight months increased by 4.7% entirely, compared to the same period last year. In August 2020, the increase was 3.5% against July and 1% against the level of August 2019. Food production and processing of agricultural products are still one of the growth drivers, according to the statistics department. In reference to August last year and following the results of eight months, growth in all types of meat is maintained by 10.8% and 11.5% accordingly. The dynamics of the increase in the production of dairy products slightly slowed. Read more...

MHP under scrutiny for paying low taxes

  • 10 Nov 12:58

Ukrainian poultry giant MHP allegedly uses letterbox companies in tax havens Luxembourg and Cyprus to avoid taxes to the Ukraine budget. “By routing finances provided by investors through its mailbox companies in Luxembourg and Cyprus, MHP has aggressively sought to avoid Ukrainian taxes,” says Vincent Kiezebrink, researcher at the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) which conducted the research. “This is a company that has its roots as well as most of its operations in Ukraine, yet its parent company resides in Cyprus. MHP has shown to be willing to set up elaborate tax avoidance structures to avoid paying its. Read more...

Exports of Russian agricultural products to China increased by 24%

  • 10 Nov 12:56

Russian agricultural exports to China increased by 24% compared to the same period last year. More than 3.7 million tons of food products worth 3.2 billion dollars were shipped to China in the first 10 months of 2020. The country accounts for 14% of the total volume of all Russian agricultural exports. Such growth resulted due to increased exports of fat and oil products and meat products. China takes the lead among all Russian sunflower oil buyers with supplies increased 2.2 times to 447 million dollars. Soybean oil sales increased 1.8 times to 213 million dollars, and rapeseed oil sales increased by 30% to 179 million dollars. China accounts for about 65% of. Read more...

Russia ensures stability on the domestic food markets

  • 9 Nov 12:11

The First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dzhambulat Khatuov held a meeting with federal authorities and the representatives of regional agricultural agencies, associations, and organizations. The situation on the Russian food markets was described as stable. Production volumes allowed for demand to be met, and no significant price fluctuations have been registered for basic food products. The meeting agenda included discussion of the autumn fieldwork progress. The gathering of grain crops is ongoing in Russia. As of 5 November, 134.5 million tonnes of bunker-weight grain have been gathered. Harvesting of industrial crops, vegetables, and potatoes is. Read more...

Will Grain Exports From Russia Be Restricted?

  • 9 Nov 12:05

Some experts and government officials have called on Russia’s agriculture minister to limit grain exports.Estimates suggest that grain exports from Russia have risen sharply since the country lifted the ban. On the other hand, during 2020, the price of poultry feed in this country has increased.Some experts believe that as the dollar cost rises in the country, grain prices will rise sharply. This issue has caused concern to the producers of the poultry industry in this country and the continuation of the current situation can cause some problems for investments in the Russian poultry industry. This group of experts believes that the increase in the. Read more...

Kazakhstan reduced exports of meat and meat products

  • 6 Nov 13:02

From January through August 2020, Kazakhstan exported 17 thousand Mt of meat and meat products valued at $38.4 million. This is 1.7% down against the same period of 2019. The decline in exports is caused by reduction of lamb supply by 69.6% and sausage products by 62.8%, as well as by 12.7% of meat stuffed pasta. At the same time, beef exports were 122.1% up, canned meat -14.9% up, pork exports grew by 4.2%. Over the first eight months of 2020, Kazakhstan exported 6.1 thousand Mt of beef valued at $20.6 million to: Uzbekistan ($11.4 million), Russia ($5.1 million) and China ($3.9 million). Lamb exports amounted to 68 Mt for $2.7 million: to the UAE ($1.5. Read more...

Which Poultry Products Are Sold On Store Shelves Sooner?

  • 6 Nov 13:01

In recent years, new products in the poultry industry have been introduced to end consumers, which has changed the landscape of this industry dramatically. In recent years, the poultry industry has faced a group of mostly laboratory and synthetic products, which have gained a significant market share thanks to the strong marketing teams of their companies.Although the industry has been conservative about new products, such products have been able to make their mark among other products. Some commentators believe that under the current circumstances, many potential customers of poultry products are looking for new products.But in the meantime, what causes one of the. Read more...