World meat industry news

Bolivian exporters of beef got access to Russian market

  • 30 Sep 10:19

TASS announced the opening of the Russian market for the supply of beef from Bolivia. Along with Russia, this South American country received the right to export cattle meat to Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. On September 23, the opening of beef exports to five CIS countries became one of the news items on the Unitel commercial television network. Acting President of Bolivia Jeanine Añez Chavez announced the received permission for the supply of meat. In her speech to the audience, she called this event a dream come true, and noted that new foreign economic contacts will contribute to the country's economic growth. Last year, Bolivia shipped. Read more...

Damate forms a parent herd of turkeys in the Rostov region

  • 29 Sep 12:18

Don-Media regional news agency (DON24.RU) informs that the group of companies "Damate" has begun to form a parent herd of turkeys on the leased assets of the holding Eurodon. In three poultry houses in the Ust-Donetsk region 20 thousand heads of young animals of the BIG-6 cross, arrived by flight from the UK, were delivered. In the fourth quarter of 2020, it is planned to accept two more shipments of poultry. Damate's press service notes that the creation of parent stock is an important stage in the production chain. It will ensure the production of hatching eggs, which will reduce the company's dependence on imports. The parent stock is raised. Read more...

Possible Newcastle disease could have caused poultry perishing in Akmola region

  • 29 Sep 12:08

Newcastle disease could have caused poultry perishingin the Akmola region, Khabar 24 reports. “In the Tselinograd region, the symptoms of bird flu are not similar. But we presume that it is Newcastle disease. Also pathological materials were sent for examination. We are waiting for the results,"said Talgat Zhunusov, deputy head of the veterinary department of the Akmola region. Poultry perishing started also in Zerendinsky and Bulandinsky and districts of the region. “Lab studies will show what kind of disease killed the birds. So far, quarantine has been imposed only in one village in the region - in the village of Shoyndykol. A special detachment. Read more...

The G20 Agriculture and Water Ministers discussed global food security issues

  • 28 Sep 11:30

The G20 Agriculture and Water Ministers held a meeting via video conference. Further steps of cooperation in the field of agriculture and water resources management development were discussed, including COVID-19 influence on the world agro-industrial complex. The Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev presented Russia at the meeting. He stated that the G20 platform has demonstrated its effectiveness in overcoming global challenges repeatedly, and Russia is eager to make the maximum contribution to the overall work. As Dmitry Patrushev noted, the COVID-19 spread has adjusted the global agenda. The pandemic has affected all the economy sectors, including the. Read more...

CHERKIZOVO GROUP CLOSES DEAL TO ACQUIRE A CHICKEN PROCESSING FACILITY FROM CARGILL

  • 28 Sep 11:28

Cherkizovo Group (MOEX:GCHE), Russia's largest meat producer, has announced that it completed the acquisition of Cargill’s chicken processing facility in the Tula region. AICMikhailovsky, part of Cherkizovo Group, closed the deal to acquire Сompass Foods LLC (based in Efremov, Tula region) from Cargill. As a result, the Group took over a chicken processing facility with a capacity of some 20,000tonnes of nuggets and other poultry products per year. The bulk of its products goes to McDonald’s fast food restaurant chain. The acquisition is set to greatly enhance Cherkizovo’s presence with food service clientele. In July2020, Cherkizovo Group and. Read more...

In 2021 the market of Uzbekistan will receive marbled meat

  • 25 Sep 08:40

By 2021, the market of Uzbekistan will begin to receive extra-class marbled beef. This was made possible by the creation of the agricultural cluster Jizzax Organic, which is focused on the uninterrupted production of meat and dairy products of the highest class. The total investment in the project will amount to €130 million, which will create a modern integrated production on the principle of “from field to counter”. At the moment, almost 600 heads of the Black Angus breed have already been brought and adapted to climatic conditions, and 35 calves were born on the land of Uzbekistan. Every day we receive requests from farmers who would like to. Read more...

Tariff quotas have been set on the meat products import to the EAEU countries in 2021

  • 25 Sep 08:39

The decision # 102 of August 18, 2020 of of the Management Board the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on quotas on meat and poultry imports for the EAEU countries in 2021. Russia has retained quotas on beef imports in 2021, according to the decision of the Management Board of Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The quotas on beef the imports will be 570 thousand Mt, including 40 thousand Mt of chilled beef. The quotas on poultry imports, as in previous years, will be 364 thousand Mt, including 100 thousand Mt of ground poultry meat, 250 thousand Mt of half or quarter chicken carcasses, 14 thousand Mt of frozen boneless turkey meat. Russia introduced the TRQ in 2003.. Read more...

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...