World meat industry news

Profit in pig farming is falling, meat export is needed

  • 19 Dec 09:30

At the international scientific-practical conference “Pig-breeding-2019”, dedicated to finding answers to the global challenges of the industry, JSC “Agricultural Bank” presented an expert vision of its development points. According to the Bank's forecast, in 2019, a decrease in prices and an increase in prime cost by 5% will lead to a decrease in the margin of pork production from 35 rubles / kg to 25 rubles / kg. In 2020, the marginality may be reduced even more - up to 20 rubles / kg. The key reason for reducing the profitability of the industry is a 7% decrease in selling prices for pork caused by a glut in the domestic market. In. Read more...

The first six GOSTs for green products were approved in Russia

  • 18 Dec 09:03

Rosstandart in cooperation with scientific and industry associations approved the first six national standards (GOSTs) for organic agricultural products. Standards for green products in the country are essential. With their adoption, agricultural production will increase according to technology that causes minimal damage to the environment. Producers using them will be able to use labeling, which is a hallmark of green products, which confirms the transition from intensive agriculture to a more sparing, prudent use of resources. When developing Russian GOSTs, the European and international experience of standardization in the field of precision agriculture, as well. Read more...

Rostov region governor promised to restart Eurodon in early 2020

  • 18 Dec 09:03

In the first quarter of 2020, Eurodon will resume operations and will have to reach full capacity. This was stated by the Governor of the Rostov region Vasily Golubev at a meeting with Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. Note: “EURODON” LLC was established in 2003. The company was the absolute leader in the Russian market of turkey breeding and manufacturing but went bankrupt about 2 years ago. - We agreed on cooperation with Rosselkhozbank and the departments of the ministry. According to our joint plans, some documents should be signed before the end of this year, -the head of the region said. - I hope that in the first quarter of. Read more...

The French will establish the production of duck meat in the Stavropol Territory

  • 17 Dec 10:10

A closed-type poultry complex will be built in the Stavropol Territory, where they plan to grow Peking ducks. The investor of the project is a French company. The regional Ministry of Agriculture told the press that the design capacity of the complex will be 20 thousand heads of the parent herd. The plant will erect a feed production line, an incubation workshop and a slaughter and primary processing workshop for poultry, which can receive and process up to 10 thousand tons of duck meat per year. The complex will pick up pace for two years, and then it will reach an annual output of 320 tons of meat. When the complex is built, the shortage of production of hatching. Read more...

A megafarm appeared in the Ryazan region

  • 17 Dec 10:09

The Shatsk livestock complex appeared in the Ryazan Region, which became the largest in the European part of Russia. 4.5 billion rubles were spent on the construction of the megafarm. The investor was Econiva. The farm will grow up to 6 thousand heads of cattle. There are also platforms designed for 7.8 thousand young dairy heifers. The Ryazan governor Nikolay Lyubimov at said that the region is now in 4th place in the Central Federal District for milk production, and the new enterprise will increase these indicators. Moreover, this year the increase in milk production has already. Read more...

Russians spend more than a third of their income on foods

  • 16 Dec 10:32

According to the data collected by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, an average Russian citizen spends about a third of his income on foods. The federal agency polled 45 thousand households between May and June 2018. 71.3% of respondents said that their diet has not changed over the past year, and 12% believe that it has improved. Almost half of the households (51.7%) stated that they have enough food, while 4.6% admitted that they couldn't afford to buy all the products they need. Older people (7.1%) and large families (7.5%) were among the ones who stated that they do. Read more...

New speakers and participants of the International agrarian conference WHERE THE MARGIN 2020

  • 16 Dec 10:28

11-th International Conference for agricultural producers and suppliers of agricultural inputs and services is meant for agricultural producers, farm land investors, inputs manufacturers, dealers and distributors, financiers, insurers, agribusiness investors, policy makers. Registration continueshttps://ikar.ru/wherethemarginis/registration Where The Margin Is 2020 Among the 2020 Conferencespeakers: Andrey Andriychuk, director, Cropio EMEA region. Cropio is an Ag Tech company founded in 2014 with a presence in over 50 countries, but with a primary focus in Eastern Europe. The company has the biggest market share in Eastern Europe on the relevant. Read more...

CHERKIZOVO GROUP DISCUSSES IMPORT SUBSTITUTION AT TEXHA’S MACHINE BUILDING PLANT

  • 13 Dec 09:25

A working subgroup on Machinery and Equipment for the Meat Processing Industry, established as part of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and led by Cherkizovo, held its second meeting this year. The meeting was hosted by Lipetsk-based TexhaLLC, a leading manufacturer of poultry farming equipment. More than 30people took part in the working subgroup’s visiting meeting in Lipetsk. These included representatives of Cherkizovo Group, the Department of Agricultural, Food and Road-and-Construction Machine-Building of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, a number of leading Russian agricultural companies, machine-building firms, as well as the National Union of. Read more...

Miratorg invests over 3.4 billion roubles in tannery construction in Bryansk region

  • 13 Dec 09:24

ABH Miratorg, Russia’s largest producer of meat main types, reports on the start of a high-tech tannery in Vygonichi district of Bryansk region with investments more than 3.4 billion roubles. Miratorg has built from scratch the largest in Europe vertically integrated production of high quality beef “from field to counter”. The company’s strategy focuses on increasing the depth of processing and enlarging the range of products with high added value and great export potential. The line with the most advanced equipment for primary processing of other meat products is an integral part of the cattle slaughter and meat processing complex with a capacity of. Read more...

Russian government will allocate 6 billion to support projects in the agricultural sector

  • 12 Dec 09:36

Russian agricultural producers should receive about six billion rubles for new investment projects in livestock and crop production, TASS reports citing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. This was stated by Medvedev at a government meeting. According to him, 33 regions will receive funds. They will be aimed at compensating part of the costs of projects for the construction and modernization of cattle f arms, greenhouse complexes, breeding centers, vegetable and grain storages and processing enterprises. Several of these projects can be implemented before the end of the year, and some others - at the beginning. Read more...