World meat industry news

The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan limited the import of some goods from the Russian Federation due to the outbreak of bird flu

  • 2 Sep 12:36

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan introduced restrictions on the import of live birds, poultry products and related products from the Omsk region of the Russian Federation to Kazakhstan due to the outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, kazlenta.kz reports with reference to the Ministry. The Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs that in connection with the registered outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the border region of the Russian Federation, from August 26, 2020, temporary restrictions are imposed on the import of live. Read more...

EU position in WTO dispute with Russia reveals crisis in European trade policy,says expert

  • 1 Sep 11:37

According to the expert, the EU has taken advantage of the current vulnerability of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism and is trying to avoid responsibility for actions recognized as illegal at the international level, and by using the rules developed with the active participation of the EU MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. The European Union's appeal in the dispute with Russia on energy adjustments reveals serious structural problems in the trade policy of European countries, as well as changes in the EU policy and approaches as a WTO member, Polina Tonkikh, Director General of the WTO Expertise Center told TASS. "The intention of the European Union to prevent. Read more...

Cherkizovo receives UN vendor title

  • 1 Sep 11:35

The Company completed its registration with Global Marketplace, the UN’s official procurement portal, and can now supply its products to UN programs, including the World Food Program. Late July saw Cherkizovo Group become a United Nations vendor. The Company completed its registration with Global Marketplace, the UN’s official procurement portal, and can now supply its products to UN programs, including the World Food Program. “Becoming a UN vendor not only helps Cherkizovo access new markets but also demonstrates our commitment to corporate responsibility,” commented Anastasia Mikhailova, Head of Government and Public Relations at. Read more...

Important facility appeared on agro-industrial map of Minsk region

  • 31 Aug 11:15

An important facility has appeared on the agro-industrial map of the Minsk region. A new barn for 300 cows has been opened in the Starye Dorogi district. It is a part of the milk complex of the agricultural enterprise "Shapchitsy-Agro", one of the leaders in the area. The farm produces almost 7.5 thousand kilograms of milk per cow a year. It is more than the average index in the country. All of the products are of the highest quality. A part of milk goes for processing to the town of Turov, Gomel region, where the quality requirements are the most stringent. In total, the production volumes at Shapchitsy exceed. Read more...

Exports of agricultural products in the first half of the year increased by 18% and exceeded 13 billion dollars

  • 31 Aug 11:12

"According to the data for the first half of 2020, taking into account fooddata for the EEU countries, Russia has delivered agricultural products to foreign markets with a total value of more than 13 billion dollars. These results are 2 billion dollars or 18% higher than during the same period last year," Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said. She noted that China became the leading buyer of domestic agricultural products in 2020, with 1.9 billion dollars worth of imported Russian food supply. That is a 35% increase compared to the the same period in 2019. Turkey came in second with an indicator of 1.5 billion dollars (+42%). It was followed by. Read more...

RUSSIAN SOYBEAN SECTOR TO CHALLENGE AMERICAN IMPORT SUPREMACY

  • 28 Aug 13:05

The soybean is an edible legume native to East Asia. For Russians that means it’s a native of Siberia. Eighteen months ago, President Vladimir Putin declared Russian soybeans to be the best in the world. The president was on a tour of the Russian Far East, the region of the country where most Russian soybeans are grown. He promised to increase federal budget support to accelerate the rate of growth of the soybean harvest until Russia can become self-sufficient in soybeans, and do without imports from the world’s two largest sources, the US and Brazil. The Russian harvest has been breaking records, but for the time being, it is far short of the. Read more...

Russian pork exports to surpass 100,000 tonnes

  • 28 Aug 12:17

Rusian pork prices have increased by 50% since the beginning of the year, reaching to 122.6 roubles ($1.64). Besides the depreciation of 12% for the Rouble in front of the US dollar, there is strong demand for pork both in the domestic market and abroad, in South East Asia, considers Simon Grey, General Manager Russia, CIS, and Europe, Genesus Inc. "Russia’s exports of pig meat are increasing, especially to South East Asia. Total quantity exported is expected to exceed 100 Thousand Tonnes this year. This is the production from about 40,000 sows or about 2% of the total sow herd. The increase is good news for producers, but with continued expansion in progress. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group become a member of the National Union of Transport and Logistics Experts

  • 27 Aug 11:52

Cherkizovo Group's BICOM Distribution Center has become a member of the National Union of Transport and Logistics Experts. This move will help Cherkizovo enhance its cooperation with logistics companies and strengthen its stance in negotiations with public authorities. The admission ceremony for BICOM, Cherkizovo Group’s warehouse facility in Moscow, was held at the annual meeting of the Union’s members attended by Business Russia representatives. The Union's other members include over 20major Russian production enterprises, logistics and transport companies as well as some of Russia’s leading R&D centers. “Our motto. Read more...

EEC to preserve Russian meat import quotas in 2021

  • 27 Aug 11:50

The Center for Agroanalytics under the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia informs that the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) decided to keep quotas on meat imports in the Russian Federation in 2021 at the current year level. In particular, the quota for the import of beef next year will be 570 thousand tons (including 40 thousand tons of chilled meat), and the quota for the import of poultry meat - 364 thousand tons (100 thousand tons of minced meat, 250 thousand tons of halves and quarters of broiler carcasses, 14 thousand tons of frozen turkey meat). Previously, there was a pork import quota, but in 2020 it was replaced by a 25 percent duty as part of Russia's. Read more...

In January-July, Russia increased the agricultural production by 3.3%

  • 26 Aug 11:55

In January-July of 2020, the production volumes of agricultural commodities in Russia totaled 2.247 tln RUR in current prices, an increase of 3.3% compared with the figures in the same period last year, reported the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). It should be noted that for the first six months of 2020, the growth of production in the agricultural sector of Russia totaled 3%. In particular, in July 2020 the production figures in the agricultural sector increased by 4% compared with the same month last year — to 588.7 bln RUR. Also, Rosstat stressed that the reporting. Read more...