World meat industry news

Russia bought 45 thousand heads of dairy cattle in Europe

  • 24 Dec 08:29

In 2019, Russian livestock farms bought 45 thousand head of cattle for dairy complexes in the EU countries, Bloomberg reports. Such a significant purchase cost a total of 100 million euros. Russia acquires pedigree cattle for meat and dairy production abroad. And from year to year the volume of purchases is growing. So, in 2016, heifers for the dairy industry were bought only in Europe for 50 million euros. Judging by the indicators, Russia will become the main importer of European cattle this year. Experts call this an attempt to increase milk production in the country. However, this also indicates a high degree of dependence of Russian livestock. Read more...

Tyson Foods invests in meat processing complex in Kazakhstan

  • 24 Dec 08:28

Tyson Foods, a large American producer of meat products, plans to invest in the opening of a meat processing complex in Kazakhstan. This was reported in the press service of the government of the republic. The agreement was concluded by the head of the republic Askar Mamin, the president of the company Noel White and its head of the board of directors John Tyson. We are talking about an object with a capacity of two thousand head of cattle per day. One and a half billion dollars will be allocated for construction. The project will be implemented within two years. During this time, it is planned to build several plants in the north, south and center. Read more...

Wrapping up December: What’s new in the world of pigs?

  • 23 Dec 00:38

A lot of innovations saw the light in the pig business just before the end of the year. What about a new sow body condition app, various vaccines, a cleaning agent or a new ASF diagnostics test? Tracking body conditioning of sows with Beyer’s app Bayer’sBCS SowDition appmeasures and tracks the body condition of sows. The smartphone app allows farmers to easily store, track and analyse their sow and herd health in one tool. In 4 steps the app estimates the body score, removing the subjective bias of visual scoring. This information is also stored and classified according to the reproductive stage the sow is in and her parity, allowing users to track. Read more...

Tyson Foods to begin poultry processing in Kazakhstan

  • 23 Dec 00:36

The Kazakhstan government and Tyson Foods have inked a $ 5 billion-worth investment agreement, under which the US company would build 3 big meat-processing plants in the country to produce a broad range of products including beef and poultry. That was confirmed by Saparkhan Omarov, the Kazakhstan Agricultural Minister. The project is going to be a joint venture between Tyson Foods and local private holding company Kusto Group. The designed production capacity of the first plant is set at 2,000 heads of cattle per day, or 100,000 to 120,000 tonnes of beef per year, the Minister said. The investment cost is $ 1.25 billion and the construction is slated to begin. Read more...

Miratorg launched the first phase of a sheep breeding project in the Tula region

  • 20 Dec 10:05

The press service of Miratorg Agribusiness Holding announced the launch of the first stage of a sheep-breeding complex in the Tula region. The holding is completing the construction of production buildings. The first batch of animals was brought to the farm. The main strategic tasks of Miratorg, the Russian leader in the production of main types of meat, are to fully satisfy domestic demand and increase the export potential of high-quality domestic meat products. Now, at the enterprises of a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding, all stages of the production of pork, beef, pink veal and poultry have been implemented. A pilot project for the production of. Read more...

In the port of St. Petersburg, a large batch of Mexican horsemeat was suspended

  • 20 Dec 10:05

A cargo of frozen boneless horsemeat arrived in the port of St. Petersburg from Mexico. Its mass was 24 tons. The cargo belonged to one of the companies in St. Petersburg engaged in wholesale trade. During veterinary control, a specialist from the Rosselkhoznadzor Directorate for St. Petersburg, the Leningrad and Pskov Regions discovered that there was no prior notification from the Mexican State Veterinary Service about the arrival of the products. Due to a violation of veterinary legislation, the movement of goods has been suspended; a protocol on an administrative offense has been drawn up in. Read more...

Velikoluksky pig-breeding complex to open a new meat processing plant

  • 19 Dec 09:30

Next year, the Velikoluksky pig-breeding complex will begin the construction of the most high-tech meat processing plant in the Northwestern Federal District, the news service of the AGRO.RU platform reports with reference to TASS. The head of the Committee on Agriculture and State Technical Supervision of the Pskov Region Nikolai Romanov said that the planned investment in an innovative enterprise will amount to 50 billion rubles. Its launch will significantly increase the volume of pork production in the region, one of the three leaders in terms of the growth rate of agricultural production. The meat processing plant in the Velikoluksky district will be the third in a. Read more...

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...