World meat industry news

Russia’s pig industry turns loss-making

  • 30 Sep 10:20

More than half of all pig farms in Russia are at risk of becoming loss-making in 2019 due to the rising production costs and falling purchasing prices on the domestic market, according to a forecast of the Russia’s National Union of Pork Producers (NUPP). In 2019, the wholesale prices are expected to dip by 5% to 10% to the lowest level seen since the introduction of food embargo in 2014, when all European pork were wiped out from the Russia’s market, RUPP said. Average wholesale pig price The average wholesale price in live weight is expected to be around 82 roubles (US$ 1.27) per kg without value added tax (VAT), while the average production cost. Read more...

Russian Economy Doing Better Than It Looks, Report Suggests

  • 30 Sep 10:18

Current growth statistics could paint a more negative picture on Russia’s economy than the country’s performance and investment landscape deserves, according to the latest Outside the Boxreportby Novosibirsk-based finance groupBCS Global Markets. Russia’s economic performance is in a strong position overall, despite current GDP figures, which – as seen in previous years – could be revised up, suggests the report, the second of its kind in collaboration with leading Russian analysts Alexander Kudrin and Evgeny Gavrilenkov. “Declining consumer demand and Russia’s so-called two-tier economy – whereby banks, mining. Read more...

Rabobank: Oversupply putting pressure on poultry prices

  • 30 Sep 10:16

Oversupply is putting pressure on poultry prices in many global markets, according to the latest report from Rabobank China, Brazil and Mexico are the only countries where prices are performing “relatively” well, the latest Rabobank report has revealed. Most other regions are suffering from oversupply, and more disciplined supply will be required if the industry is to return to profitability in the second half of 2019. Effect of ASF on poultry market “Some market upside is expected to come from rising prices and demand substitution, given the impact of ASF on global pork markets,” according to Nan-Dirk Mulder, senior animal protein analyst. Read more...

CHERKIZOVO GROUP SHARES VIEWS ON EXPORTING POULTRY PRODUCTS TO CHINA

  • 30 Sep 10:15

СherkizovoGroup (Petelinka and Pava-Pava brands) took part in a Sino-Russian workshop on the countries’ bilateral relations and the Qinghai province. Cherkizovo's ChiefAnalyst AndreyDalnov presented the Group’s take and outlook on poultry exports to China. “Poultry supplies to China are booming. In2019 and 2020, Russian poultry exports to this country are expected to total some 50kt and over100kt, respectively,” said AndreyDalnov. According to Cherkizovo, China may surpass Vietnam and Ukraine as the largest importer of Russian poultry products this year. With annual growth rates at 2–3%, Russia's poultry market has. Read more...

Russia increased agricultural production by 2.6%

  • 27 Sep 09:00

The volume of agricultural production in Russia in January - August 2019 increased by 2.6% compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 2,837.6 billion rubles. According to the Federal State Statistics Service, the number of cattle in Russian farms at the end of August was 19 million heads (0.5% less than a year earlier), cows - 8 million animals (equal to a year ago). The number of sheep and goats decreased by 3.5%, to 24.7 million heads, while the number of pigs increased by 5.8%, to 25.8 million animals. In January - August of this year, 9.1 million tons of livestock and poultry were produced for slaughter (live weight) (1.3% more than in the. Read more...

A new meat farm is opened in the Tomsk region

  • 27 Sep 08:59

The construction of the second stage of a livestock complex for keeping beef cattle at the farm of Mikhail Arakelyan in the village of Pervomaisk, Bakcharsky district was completed. As the press service of the regional administration informed, three livestock buildings for 900 animals were built in the farm in 2018-2019. In addition to the construction of three buildings for the cattle farm, the farm purchased equipment and 80 Hereford breed heifers as part of the project. In total there are now 880 cattle heads, including more than 250 cows. Last year, the project of farmer Mikhail Arakelyan won the support program for family livestock farms and received a grant in. Read more...

Penza region increased meat production

  • 26 Sep 09:55

For 8 months of this year livestock and poultry production for slaughter (in live weight) amounted to 229.4 thousand tons in Penza agricultural organizations/ The production of milk amounted 115.6 thousand tons, eggs - 84.8 million pcs. Compared to the same period last year, meat production grew by 28%. At the same time, there was a tendency to reduce the production of milk (by 3%) and eggs (by 8.3%). The yield per cow in large, medium, small agricultural organizations (excluding farms and agricultural holdings) for 8 months of this year amounted to 4980 kg (9.7% higher than in the same period in 2018). The egg production of one layer hen is 164 eggs and that is. Read more...

Korochansky pig-breeding complex is ready to open the Thai market

  • 26 Sep 09:55

The Ministry of Agriculture Commission of the Kingdom of Thailand is completing its work in Russia. Perhaps the delegation’s visit to the Belgorod region will be the first step to open the domestic market of this country for Russian pork producers. Specialists from Thailand, concerned about the epidemic of African swine fever in Southeast Asia, organized a many-hour tour of the Belgorod Interregional Veterinary Laboratory wheremore than 5,000 accredited research methods are used, including 500 test to identify infectious diseases of animals. According to the research, a reliable picture of the epizootic situation in the region is emerging. Thailand intends to. Read more...

Velikoluksky meat processing plant shipped the first batch of pork to Venezuela

  • 25 Sep 10:00

Velikoluksky meat processing plant opened the supply of pork in Latin America. The first batch of products was shipped to Venezuela on September 18, reports the company's press service. An agro-industrial holding from the Pskov Region is already exporting products to Southeast Asia, meat from Velikiye Luki is in demand in Hong Kong. Before entering the market of the South American continent, the company joined in the work, which involved hundreds of experts. Russian and international commissions worked at all sites of OJSC Velikoluksky Meat Processing Plant. According to the management of the Velikoluksky meat processing plant, the first supply of pork to. Read more...

23 tons of chicken legs from Chelyabinsk sent to China

  • 25 Sep 10:00

The Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor in the Chelyabinsk Region carried out state veterinary control over the export of 23 tons of poultry by-products from a certified enterprise to the People’s Republic of China. The Territorial Administration of the Service carried out full customs clearance of products (legs of broiler chickens and processed chicken legs). Export batch was exported from Chelyabinsk by motor vehicles in compliance with the veterinary requirements of the importing country. The cargo will go to Novosibirsk, from there by rail to Vladivostok, and then by sea to China. In the Chelyabinsk region, two enterprises have the right to export products. Read more...