World meat industry news

Russia’s withdrawal from WTO unreasonable, says minister

  • 11 Jun 10:11

Russia is now able to protect the interests of domestic enterprises, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov stressed. It is unreasonable for Russia to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO) now, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said addressing the State Duma’s deputies on Wednesday. "It took us very long, almost 16 years, to enter the organization. All expected maximum benefits and results. It is very challenging to calculate the result in terms of value. <…> Unfortunately, amid the current situation in the world, hardly anybody takes notice of the WTO and [countries] assume preferential measures. We also protect our. Read more...

Number of Working Enterprises in Moscow up to 54% as Restrictions Lifted

  • 10 Jun 10:47

The number of working enterprises in Moscow rose to 54% after part of restrictive measures imposed for prevention of the coronavirus infection spread were lifted,Evotorsaid in its research, obtained byTASS. The data of Evotor online cash registers were used for the analysis – over 650,000 devices all across Russia. “Last week Moscow became the driver of small and mid-sized businesses growth. Non-food trade was allowed in the capital starting June 1 at the second stage of easing restrictions and the services sector partially resumed work. As a result, Moscow’s small business started to revive. The number of working enterprises rose to 54% from the. Read more...

Russia wants to cut import-dependence breeding stock

  • 10 Jun 10:42

Russia must gradually start decreasing its dependency on imported breeding stock, Russian deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko stated recently. To make things happen a new programme titled ‘Establishing a national competitive meat chicken crossbreed for growing broilers’, was adopted. “Our main priority is guaranteeing food security in the main agricultural sectors. Meeting the demand of our producers with seeding and breeding material is an important part of that job,” Abramchenko explained. “Unfortunately we see a strong import-dependence in these fields. For example, in the broiler industry, we import around 98% of the. Read more...

Russia: Pork production saw double-digit growth in first trimester

  • 9 Jun 11:32

Pork production in the first four months of 2020 saw an increase of 11.3% over the same period in 2019. From January-April 2020, the production of pigs in agricultural organizations amounted to 1.5 million tons (live weight slaughter), which is 11.3% or 150,000 tons more than the same period last year. The main growth was attributed to agricultural producers of Kursk, Tambov, Belgorod, Voronezh, Pskov, Orel regions, Republics of Bashkortostan and Mordovia. The key factors that contributed to the positive development of pig production are the formation of a modern breeding base and the. Read more...

Russian meat producers are catching up rapidly with cutting-edge factories

  • 9 Jun 11:29

Today Russia is one of the world’s most attractive markets for food production. Tremendously aided by the Russian government through billion-dollar investments and market foreclosure, businesses have modernized their facilities to a large extent in the past years. Today, Russian companies are among the most innovative producers in the world. The Russian meat industry has established new, cutting-edge factories which are among the leading global players. Success recipe no. 1: Automation and digitization The recipe for success of Russia’s leading companies: They take advantage of automating the entire value chain so they are able to boost production in no. Read more...

CHERKIZOVO GROUP TOPS RUSSIA’S MEAT PRODUCER RANKING AGAIN

  • 8 Jun 11:47

Cherkizovo Group has reaffirmed its leadership in the Russian meat market. For the fifth year running, the Company ranks first among the country’s largest meat producers according to Agroinvestor. Agroinvestor’s estimates show that the Group’s meat output stood at nearly 830,000 tonnes of slaughter weight in 2019 (more than an 18% increase y-o-y), widening the gap with its closest competitor Miratorg, whose slaughter weight production amounted to 554,000 tonnes. In 2019, Cherkizovo Group ramped up chicken, pork and turkey meat production all together. The Company’s business development was mainly driven by higher export volumes (primarily. Read more...

New technologies for growing meat breeds of cattle are applied in Bashkiria

  • 8 Jun 11:39

In 2019, 113 thousand tons of beef in slaughter weight were produced in Bashkortostan. This is the best indicator in the country. The region's share in the all-Russian production of cattle meat is 7%. The self-sufficiency of the republic with this type of meat is 140 percent. The main task set for agrarians in the coming years is to increase the share of high-quality beef production obtained from animal meat breeds. "The share of meat and cross-bred stock in beef production is growing. Now, this is one-third of the total volume of cattle meat obtained in agricultural enterprises and farms. In 2019, a program for the development of beef cattle breeding. Read more...

Largest Meat-Producing Nations In The World

  • 5 Jun 10:48

China produces the most meat while the USA consumes the most meat. If you were wondering what has happened to all thebeefduring the COVID-19 pandemic, meat supply chains have been encountering problems as workers have become sickened. Working in close proximity to one another cutting and trimming meat has caused workers to contract the virus, and plants have closed down. Prices have increased and supply has decreased, although this situation will not last forever. Meanwhile, marketplace.org reported that United States meat is still being shipped to other countries overseas, including China. Reuters reported that China also has shortages, mainly caused by African swine. Read more...

The rise in food prices in Russia is associated with the imported components in its production – Ministry of agriculture

  • 5 Jun 10:45

The rise in food prices, which is marked in recent times, largely due to the imported components in its production, I believe in the Ministry of agriculture. “It should be noted that the pressure on prices in most sub-sectors of agriculture is currently providing the growth of the dollar, due to the import component in the production of agricultural products”, – reports the Ministry of agriculture, which conducts regular monitoring of prices. In April, the price dynamics were mixed, the report States. So, the price of beef in slaughter weight for the month decreased 0.5% to 237,79 rubles per 1 kg, pork – by 1.6% to 138,64 of the ruble, chicken. Read more...

Russia’s Ekosem-Agrar sees 60% higher sales in 2019

  • 4 Jun 10:37

Ekosem-Agrar, the German holding company of Russian milk producer EkoNiva Group, has achieved 60% higher sales in 2019 than in the previous year, as it continues its rapid expansion. According to preliminary figures, the Group generated sales revenues of more than EUR400 million in the past fiscal year, an increase by over 60% compared to 2018. Total output also rose noticeably by approximately 50% to over EUR560 mln on last year’s EUR376.5 mln. EBITDA improved by over 40% to more than EUR160 million compared with last year’s EUR116.1 mln. Stefan Dürr, Ekosem-Agrar’s chief executive and primary shareholder, said the group entered the top. Read more...