World meat industry news

Chicken prices fall due to processors demand drop

  • 27 Nov 07:40

According to the Federal State Statistics Service, for the week of November 12-18, the average retail price for chicken has not changed, but now compared to the end of last year, it costs 3.8% cheaper. Also, the statistics agency recorded a decrease in the cost of pork by 2.6%. Konstantin Korneev, Executive Director of Rincon Management, explains this price dynamics by the excessive supply of poultry and pork in the Russian market. “The consumption of meat itself remains at the same level as last year. However, consumption and, accordingly, production of deep processing products are reduced: sausages, sausages, delicacies. There is no significant seasonal surge. Read more...

Vietnam significantly expanded the register of Russian meat exporters

  • 26 Nov 10:22

According to the news service of the informational and analytical portal OilWorld, the Vietnamese Department of Animal Health (DAH) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has granted six more Russian enterprises the right to export beef and poultry meat to the domestic market of the country. In particular, the Bryansk Meat Company Miratorg Agribusiness Holding, Lisko Broiler LLC, Cherkizovo Group, Novosibirsk Poultry Factory, Zarechnoye LLC and Kurgan Meat Processing Plant are included in the register of meat exporters under the guarantees of the Rosselkhoznadzor. In total, the number of Russian meat suppliers to Vietnam increased to 13. In addition,. Read more...

VR-glasses for cows were tested on a farm near Moscow

  • 26 Nov 10:21

A prototype of virtual reality glasses for cows was tested at a livestock farm in the Moscow region. According to the leaders of this large enterprise, the development of domestic IT specialists will help improve the emotional state of dairy cows, which stimulates their productivity. It is possible that the “happy” cows not only give more milk, but also improve its taste. The developers of the virtual reality studio, in collaboration with veterinarians and production consultants, adapted human VR glasses to the structure of the cow head. Cows perceive the shades of the red part of the spectrum better and weaker perceives shades of green and. Read more...

Kremlin Adviser Belousov Proposes Three Moves to Boost Russia’s GDP Growth

  • 25 Nov 11:02

Russian Presidential Adviser Andrei Belousov has proposed a model for boosting the country’s economic growth, including plans for cheaper borrowing and improving the country’s business climate,Izvestiareports. According to Belousov, the plans include making loans cheaper by reducing the Central Bank’s key rate to about five percent, along with efforts to improve the investment environment and shield businesses from law enforcement pressure and measures to increase businesses’ access to technologies. The implementation of these initiatives could indeed allow Russia to increase its GDP growth rate, experts interviewed by Izvestia commented. Out. Read more...

Hong Kong has allowed imports of Russian poultry

  • 22 Nov 08:59

Hong Kong has allowed imports of Russian poultry from all of Russia's regions, Russia's food safety watchdog said on Tuesday. The watchdog said in a statement that 20 Russian producers currently had the right to supply their. Read more...

Holstein heifers from Denmark arrived to Sakhalin by plane

  • 22 Nov 08:57

195 Holstein breed heifers from Denmark arrived on the island on November 13 to replenish the livestock complex of Green Agro-Sakhalin LLC. Cattle arrived direct flight from Copenhagen by Boeing 747. Immediately after passing through the mandatory procedures with the border service and the Rosselkhoznadzor, the cattle was loaded into tracks and taken to a farm in the village of Troitsky. Here the animals will be kept in quarantine for a month, and then will be included in the main herd of the company. The company "Green Agro Sakhalin" implements an investment project of a livestock complex with a total number of dairy herd of 3800 heads. As part of the. Read more...

Roskachestvo: 76% of Russians believe that domestic goods are not inferior to imported

  • 21 Nov 09:40

According to the Roskachestvo study, conducted in conjunction with Online Market Intelligence, three quarters of Russians believe that domestic food products are in no way inferior to imported products, the supply of which is prohibited under the food embargo. Sociological research on consumer behavior will be conducted monthly. It is noted that this will help to understand the needs of the population. According to the study, 76% of Russians believe that domestic products are in no way inferior to imported products, the import of which is prohibited due to sanctions. 26% of respondents believe that Russian goods are better than foreign ones. The quality of. Read more...

Conference "Russian Agricultural Holdings": experts to summarize the preliminary results of agricultural sector in 2019

  • 21 Nov 09:40

The XIX Federal Industry Conference on Investments in the Agro-Holdings of Russia 2019 will take place on December 6, in Moscow, at the Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel. The conference will summarize the preliminary results of 2019 in agriculture and its main sectors. Leading industry and financial experts and analysts will present forecasts and scenarios for the development of the industry in 2020 and the longer term. Together with representatives of agribusiness, experts will evaluate the development of the agri-food complex in the context of the new state program, analyze key M&A deals of the year, discuss issues of lending to the agricultural sector,. Read more...

12 new markets opened for Russian products in 2019

  • 20 Nov 09:43

In 2019, Russia achieved the possibility of supplying various types of animal products to 12 countries of the world. So, Russian non-food fish is delivered to Argentina, beef made its way to the Brazilian market, Singapore began to buy poultry meat and finished meat products, and Venezuela allowed beef, pork and poultry imports from the Russian Federation. The representative of Rosselkhoznadzor Artem Daushev spoke about how Russian export of products to world markets is progressing, during a speech at the Made in Russia export forum. According to the expert, one of the main successes of Russian manufacturers was the entry to the PRC market. China allowed the. Read more...