World meat industry news

Group "PRODO" strengthens its position in the segment of Halal products

  • 8 Jul 10:10

The segment of Halal products recently appeared on the Russian market, and is still under formation. Group "PRODO" has been producing products for Muslims in the mid-2000s, and since then has significantly strengthened its position in this direction. This is done in the attempt to satisfy as many customers because many companies "PRODO" are located in regions where traditionally a high proportion of the Muslim population. In order to start production of Halal products, it is necessary to change the production processes in the shops where it will produce. The certificate of conformity of the center of standardization and certification "Halal". Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture: the agricultural sector can grow by 1%

  • 8 Jul 10:04

This year, agricultural production may increase by 1% compared to 2019 with a planned value of 1.8%, according to the National Report of the Ministry of Agriculture following the implementation of the state program for agricultural development. Relative to the base year 2017, the industry will grow by 4.8% against the target of 3.8%. Including plant growing, it is expected to add 1.9% to last year, livestock - 1.5%. Under favorable economic and weather conditions, forecast indicators may be higher. According to the forecast of the ministry, the gross harvest of grain and legumes this year will be 121.9 million tons, which is 0.6% more than in 2019. In mid-June,. Read more...

Covid-19 brings turmoil to the Kazakhstan egg industry

  • 7 Jul 09:55

Egg production in Kazakhstan may fall by up to 30% during the next few months as Covid-19 is driving farms out of operation and pushes others to cull their stock. The entire poultry industry in Kazakhstan is suffering from the high prices on the domestic grain market. The average price of feed grain has recently reached KZT 90,000 ($ 217) per ton, while normally at this time of year grain costs around KZT 60,000 ($ 145) per ton Alexander Pryadko, owner of Alekri poultry farm told to the local news outlet Caravan. Poultry feed price hike The price hike is linked with the coronavirus pandemic. This pushed the government towards instituting a quota as. Read more...

Russia permits the transit of beef from seven Belarusian enterprises

  • 7 Jul 09:53

Since July 6, 2020, the Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted temporary restrictions on the transit of beef from seven Belarusian enterprises through the territory of Russia. These agreements was reached on July 3 during a teleconference of the Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Subbotin. The decision to resume the transit of beef was made on the basis of guarantees from the Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus, as well as materials previously submitted to the Russian side, the Rosselkhoznadzor said. It is specified that the products. Read more...

Dubai Chamber explores prospects for expanding UAE-Russia food trade

  • 6 Jul 10:26

UAE-Russia food trade has increased steadily in recent years due to cooperation on food security and Moscow’s efforts to diversify exports. Yet, a recent Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry webinar revealed that much potential still remains in both traditional categories and niche markets. The webinar, titled ''Russia-UAE Food Trade in the Post-COVID-19 Era'', attracted 131 participants from the UAE, Russia, Eurasia and Africa, representing businesses operating in a wide range of economic sectors. The virtual event was organised by Dubai Chamber’s representative office in Azerbaijan in cooperation with Moscow Chamber of Commerce. Read more...

Genesus Global Market Report: Russia, June 2020

  • 6 Jul 10:23

Current Russian pig price is 94.9 Roubles ($1.37) per kg live-weight including VAT. At this level, good producers continue to make good profits even with this year’s higher feed price. There has not been over much disruption to supplies from meat plant closures, although there are plants where the administrative staff is packing meat. This is one circumstance where having excessive levels of administration have helped. It does of course beg the question if in these circumstances’ administrators can work on the factory floor, what do they do in normal times? Using the word PROFIT, in the opening paragraph triggers some thoughts. Conventional wisdom says that. Read more...

Weekly inflation in Russia slows to zero, Federal Statistics Service says

  • 3 Jul 09:36

Between June 23 and 29, inflation in Russia slowed to zero after remaining at 0.1% for two weeks, according to Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat). Since the beginning of the year, consumer prices have risen by 2.6%. In the reporting period, prices for chicken meat rose by 0.6%. A rise in prices for chicken meat by 2% or more was noted in 7 regions of Russia, in particular in the Lipetsk and Kirov regions (by 2.7%). In the Tyumen region (except for the autonomous districts that are part of it), price of chicken meat fell 1.4%. Among other foodstuffs, prices for half-smoked sausage increased by 0.4%; prices of canned meat, wheat flour, polished rice, black. Read more...

World total meat production is forecast to contract in 2020

  • 3 Jul 09:34

World total meat production is forecast to fall by 1.7 percent in 2020. World pig meat output is forecast to record a sharp contraction. According to FAO, for the second year in a row,world pig meat outputis forecast to record a sharp contraction, falling to 101 million tonnes in 2020, or 8.0 percent less than in the previous year. Much of the global decline would be on account of China, but also Viet Nam, the Philippines and the USA. In China, the spread of ASF is largely behind a predicted 20 percent fall in pig meat output to 35 million tonnes, following on from the 21 percent retreat already recorded in 2019. With a string of policies launched by the Government to. Read more...

Russian Food Embargo a Big Blow for EU Producers

  • 2 Jul 11:45

Russia's 'full embargo' against EU food will affect 10% of the EU's food exports. Meanwhile, the Russian people are deprived of fresh goods until the trade ban is lifted. Russia's embargo against food from the European Union will affect 10% of the EU's food exports and may cause a crisis of glut in Europe, industry experts said on Thursday. The figures, at face value, mean that Russia's announcement on Thursday of a "full embargo" against EU food will deprive Russians of fresh goods in particular. But it will also have a significant effect on many exporters who will now have to find new outlets and may lose markets to. Read more...

“Attache for Agriculture” program students defended graduation papers

  • 2 Jul 11:43

The students of the professional retraining program “Attache for Agriculture”, which is being implemented on the basis of the Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia at MGIMO “International Agricultural Markets and Foreign Economic Affairs in the Agricultural Complex”, passed the defense of the final projects. They presented their papers on analysis of national and regional agricultural markets, as well as their programs for promoting Russian agricultural products abroad – in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The topics were set by the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia taking into account the priority areas. Read more...