World meat industry news

Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of poultry products from Australia

  • 18 Aug 11:10

Since August 12, the Rosselkhoznadzor has introduced a ban on the import of poultry products from Australia due to the spread of bird flu in the country. "In connection with the deterioration of the epizootic situation in Australia for infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, temporary restrictions are imposed on the import of the following products to the Russian Federation from Australia," said a statement published on the agency's website. Import of live poultry and hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment, except for goods that have undergone processing that ensures. Read more...

Belarusian Farmers to Consolidate with Russia Food Market amid Pandemic

  • 17 Aug 11:34

Belarusian farmers will try to consolidate their positions on Russia’s food market after the pandemic-triggered economic slump is over, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Subbotin said on Sunday,TASSreported. “The main focus is made on Russia. Common approaches to packaging, common approaches to food preferences, so, we will spare no effort to secure a stronghold on this market and will spare no effort to retain the segment we are no having, and even expand it,” he said in an interview with the Belarus 1 television channel. Nevertheless, in his words, Belarus is trying to diversify its exports. “Our products are known in almost. Read more...

CHERKIZOVO GROUP REVEALS GROWTH DRIVERS FOR 2020

  • 17 Aug 11:29

Rustam Khafizov, Chief Analyst at Cherkizovo Group, took part in the online conferenceNew Challenges for Economy and Agriculturehosted by Agroinvestor Magazine. Company representatives and experts attending the event discussed the challenges and trends facing the industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and shared expectations about future market developments. The COVID-19 crisis and the restrictions imposed to contain it impacted Cherkizovo's sales channels. While the retail chain demand rose, HoReCa sales plummeted by almost 90% in the spring of 2020. The HoReCa segment has now rebounded, and the retail demand for meat products remains stable. At the. Read more...

Covid-19 pandemic will not hinder Russian poultry export

  • 14 Aug 11:53

In 2020, Russia will export 300,000 tons of poultry meat, almost 100.000 tons more than in 2019. That was forecasted by Galina Bobyleva, chairman of the Russian union of poultry producers Rosptitzesoyuz during a conference on August 6. Poultry exports Russia already exported 147,600 tons of poultry meat in the first half of 2020. For comparison, the volume in the first 6 months of 2019 only added up to 81,900 tons, Bobyleva said. Especially the export volume going to countries outside CIS (former Russian republics) grew substantially. “About 63% of our exports went to 24 countries, including China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, and others,” Bobyleva said.. Read more...

CHERKIZOVO GROUP LAUNCHES #PETELINKAPROFIT FITNESS PROJECT

  • 14 Aug 11:50

In early August 2020, Cherkizovo Group’s Petelinka brand launched the #PetelinkaPROFit online fitness project, providing up-to-the-minute tips on healthy eating and sports. The project will include a two-week online marathon which will be supported by the WorldClass gym network. “Healthy lifestyle is one of the major trends in the modern society. We know how important and appealing this topic is for our customers, which is why we decided to create our own fitness project. We hope that #PetelinkaPROFit will help Russian citizens answer any questions they might have had about healthy living and eating habits and inspire them to make a change. Read more...

Damate to restart turkey production at Eurodon

  • 13 Aug 11:22

Damate to restart turkey production at Eurodon.By the end of the year, the enterprise plans to produce about 2.65 thousand tons of turkey meat "Turkey Dvor", a structure of the Damate company, restarts turkey production at the former Eurodon sites in the Rostov region. 50 thousand two-day-old turkeyshatched in Germany have already been delivered to the farm. According to the regional government, 72 thousand turkey eggs were put into production in July, and they are now being incubated. The first brood of young stock is expected in the 20th of August, also "Turkey Dvor" expects delivery of 70 thousand eggs from the USA. According to the. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of poultry products from Bulgaria

  • 13 Aug 11:16

Since August 10, the Rosselkhoznadzor has temporarily limited the import of live poultry, hatching eggs, poultry meat and by-products from Bulgariathat have not undergone heat treatment. the farm network Agrobook reports. The ban was introduced in connection with the deterioration of the epizootic situation associated with the spread of the Newcastle disease virus in poultry farms in Bulgaria. Restrictions apply to feed and herbal feed additives from Bulgarian manufacturers, as well as used equipment for poultrykeeping and slaughtering. At the same timeall listed goods are allowed to be imported into Russia until August 23, 2020, accompanied by veterinary. Read more...

Reindeer husbandry is developing in the Tambov region

  • 12 Aug 12:19

The farmin the village of Podlesnoye, Sosnovsky District, Tambov Region, has 250 reindeers. It all started in 2016 with several hoofed animals. The whole history of the establishment of the farm and the peculiarities of breeding farm animals, unusual for the Tambov region, were recently studied by farmers of the region, representatives of the regional administration of agriculture and agricultural departments of the regions. A seminar on the development of reindeer husbandry in the Tambov region was held at the farm of Svetlana Gurova. In order to develop the economy in 2018, the farmer took part in a competitive program for family livestock farms and received a. Read more...

Cherkizovo wants to adjust export to China

  • 12 Aug 10:57

In 1H 2020, Russia broke into the top three exporters of poultry to China. However, according to Cherkizovo Group experts, to maintain that position and develop exports further, it is necessary to strengthen sales channels and expand the range of products, including in the further processing segment. Once the Chinese market opened to Russian poultry producers in 2019, they were able to take advantage of China's domestic deficit and gain a strong foothold among the poultry exporters. At the end of 2019, Russia was the fifth largest poultry exporter to China, and by the end of the first half of 2020 it moved up to the third place. However, future performance. Read more...

Mikhail Mishchenko: reducing the number of cattle will lead to further devastation of agricultural land

  • 11 Aug 11:07

According to Mikhail Mishchenko, Director of the Dairy Intelligence Agency, today the number of cattle is decreasing throughout Russia, both in small and large companies. At the same time, the overall growth of milk production recorded by the Ministry of agriculture does not mean anything, and the whole situation is nothing more than a serious systemic crisis in the industry, reports The DairyNews. "There is a very serious systemic crisis. The reduction of livestock will lead to further devastation of agricultural land and reduce the market for crop production. The fact that in the USSR we exported less wheat than now does not mean that the situation is better -. Read more...