World meat industry news

20 largest companies produced 3 million tons of pork

  • 14 Feb 09:16

In 2019, the top 20 largest pork companies in Russia produced over 3 million tons of pork (hereinafter in live weight), reports the National Union of Pig Breeders (NSS). At the end of 2018, market leaders produced about 2.7 million tons. The share of leading players increased from 65% to 68.2%. The remaining industrial enterprises (agricultural enterprises and peasant farms) produced about 1.4 million tons of pork last year, compared with 2018, the figure decreased by about 40 thousand tons. The first place confidently continues to keep Miratorg. Last year, it produced 426.7 thousand tons of pork, and over the year the indicator increased by about 4. Read more...

Market leaders produced 224 thousand tons of turkey

  • 14 Feb 09:15

The top 5 companies produced about 78% of total turkey meat production in the country. The top 5 largest turkey producers in Russia produced almost 224 thousand tons of turkey meat (hereinafter referred to as slaughter weight) last year, reports Agrifood Strategies consulting agency. According to the results of 2018, the market leaders in total produced 213.4 thousand tons of turkey. Thus, the five leading players accounted for 78.5% of the total production in the country, last year it decreased slightly to 77.7%. Turkey production is growing at the fastest rate compared to other types of meat. As follows from a study by Agrifood Strategies, over 288 thousand. Read more...

In 2020 pork production in Russia can grow to almost 4 million tons

  • 13 Feb 10:57

Center for Agricultural Analytics of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation predicts that by the end of this year, the volume of pork production in Russia may increase to 3,973 million tons (cwt). According to preliminary results of 2019, pork production grew by 2.8% year on year: from 3,744 million tons in 2018 to 3,852 million tons (cwt). The production of poultry meat, according to the analytical center, will increase from 5.045 in 2019 to 5.128 million tons by the end of 2020. According to preliminary results, last year the increase was 1.3%. In 2018, the volume of poultry meat produced by Russian enterprises amounted. Read more...

Last year Russia exported more than 700 tons of turkey meat to China

  • 13 Feb 10:56

According to the news service of the Federal Center for Agricultural Product Development of the Russian Federation Agro-Industrial Complex (Agroexport), Krasnobor agricultural holdings shipped over 700 tons of turkey meat to Chinese importers. According to forecasts for 2020, turkey suppliers have the opportunity to multiply export volumes. Agrifood Strategies expects export geography to expand and to include markets in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and neighboring countries. The plans of manufacturers include new contracts with importers of the United Arab Emirates.China and Hong Kong. Preliminary agreements have been concluded for the supply of turkey. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group announces operating results for January 2020

  • 12 Feb 11:52

Cherkizovo Group (MOEX: GCHE), the largest vertically integrated meat producer in Russia, today announces operating results for January 2020.[1] January 2020 January 2019 Change % y-o-y December 2019 Change % m-o-m Chicken Volume sold, thousand. Read more...

Russia bans poultry import from Poland

  • 12 Feb 11:49

Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of poultry meat and meat products from the Warmia-Masuria province in northeast Poland, where authorities recorded an outbreak of bird flu. We introduce export restrictions from February 7 due to the complicated epizootic situation in Poland because of the highly pathogenic bird flu,stated the agency's representatives. According to the Rosselkhoznadzor, Poland recognized four more regions as dangerous. The ban also includes the imports of animal feed and equipment for chicken. Read more...

Vietnam has become the main importer of Russian pork

  • 11 Feb 10:47

Since the beginning of 2020, Vietnam has become the main importer of Russian pork, the Meatinfo portal reports citing the Center for Agricultural Analytics of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. The volume of exports of this type of red meat to this East Asian country in January amounted to $ 5.7 million in value terms. The main share of Russian pork supplies to Vietnam was provided by Belgorod, Moscow and Kursk regions ($ 4.2 million, $ 1 million and $ 500 thousand, respectively). In total, according to the Federal Customs Service of Russia (FCS), the volume of pork export in January 2020 amounted to $ 12.4 million in monetary terms. Compared with. Read more...

Miratorg confirms tannery fully meets international standards

  • 11 Feb 10:44

Miratorg, one of Russia’s largest meat producers, reports that in 2019 the company’s tannery successfully passed the certification of the integrated management system and confirmed its compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 international standards. Miratorg has invested over 3.4 billion roubles in high-tech leather production in Bryansk region. With the capacity of 175 thousand sq. m of crust per month, the tannery makes today more than 20 types of products, which are supplied both to domestic and foreign markets. The highly automated plant is a part of the vertically integrated production with end-to-end traceability and 100% control: from. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group meets with Igor Artamonov, Head of the Lipetsk Region, to discuss investment projects

  • 10 Feb 12:46

Igor Artamonov, Head of the Lipetsk Region Administration, met with senior management from Cherkizovo Group (MOEX: GCHE) to discuss the construction of an oil extraction plant and other investment initiatives in the region. Special attention was given to the Company's compliance with the highest environmental standards. ThisThursday, Igor Artamonov, Head of the Lipetsk Region Administration, held a meeting with Cherkizovo Group's senior management to learn more about progress under the ongoing investment projects in the region. The discussion centred on the construction of an oil extraction plant in the Yeletsky Area, which will enter its active. Read more...

Good Harvest Turns Prices Down

  • 10 Feb 12:45

At the end of 2019, the inflation in Krasnodar province was one of the lowest nationwide, equalling to 2.7% vs. the national average 3% . Nonetheless, by the end of January prices for some food products went up, for instance, for buckwheat whose price steeply rose throughout the country. “[An important trend was] decrease of the price for vegetables caused by their high quality and good harvest volumes – due to which fact, a sufficient offer was kept until the very end of the year,” Aleksandr Gostev, Deputy Director of the Southern Directorate of the Bank of Russia, states. “The increment rates for meat slowed down due to. Read more...