World meat industry news

Russia and Saudi Arabia discuss agricultural export development program

  • 11 Sep 09:11

This week, Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev returned from Saudi Arabia, where was with a working visit. The business mission included representatives of companies representing different sectors of the food industry and the agricultural sector of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture reports. The largest state of the Arabian Peninsula annually imports Russian-made food worth about $ 20 million, and Russian exporters are interested in an increase of supplies. During negotiations with representatives of relevant ministries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the development of an intergovernmental program for the. Read more...

Russia-China Investment Fund to become Rusagro’s partner on Chinese project

  • 10 Sep 10:16

In June, RDIF’s CEO Kirill Dmitriev said that the Fund was interested in entering Rusagro’s capital, particularly due to the possibility of boosting Russian agriculture exports to China Rusagro does not rule out that the Russia-China Investment Fund (or RCIF, set up by Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation) will become its partner on a project in China, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian agricultural holding company told TASS during the Eastern Economic Forum. "Currently we are considering whether it is reasonable to invest in China. The Russia-China Investment Fund will probably be one of co-investors of. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group launched a sixth pig farm in the Penza Region

  • 10 Sep 10:14

Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest meat producer, launched a sixth pig farm in the Penza Region in the presence of Governor Ivan Belozertsev. The Company intends to open ca.40 more sites in the region. On Friday, 6September, Cherkizovo Group inaugurated its sixth pig farm in the Penza Region, a strategic location for its pig production business. The ceremony was attended by Ivan Belozertsev, the Penza Region Governor. The previous local site was launched inJune 2019. Cherkizovo’s pig farms in the Penza Region feature combined wean-to-finish facilities with an annual output of 5,100tonnes of live-weight pork. A facility like this requires over. Read more...

Singapore to import poultry meat from Russia

  • 10 Sep 10:11

The Rosselkhoznadzor and the Singapore Food Safety Authority (SFA) have agreed on a veterinary certificate for deliveries of meat, raw meat and offal obtained from slaughter and processing of poultry, as well as finished meat products from poultry meat from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Singapore. Each batch of products shipped to Singapore must be accompanied by the specified certificate. Deliveries may be started from facilities certified by the Singapore Veterinary Services. Currently, the Singapore side has certified one Russian poultry meat production enterprise and one Russian poultry meat production company. Also, Singaporean colleagues. Read more...

Poultry meat exports to China may exceed $ 100 million in 2019

  • 10 Sep 10:10

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation held a meeting under the chairmanship of the Deputy Ministers Maxim Uvaidov/ The meeting was dedicated to the export of meat products. The event was attended by representatives of relevant departments of the Ministry, industry unions and agricultural enterprises. As was noted during the meeting, that one of the most promising export markets for Russia is China. In particular, this year Russia has already delivered to the PRC 18.7 thousand tons of poultry meat worth more than $ 41 million. At the same time, the dynamics of deliveries shows steady growth, increasing from 54 tons in February this year to more than. Read more...

Putin comments on state of Russia's economy

  • 9 Sep 10:06

President Vladimir Putin considers the current situation in the Russian economy to be generally positive, according to the transcript of the meeting on economic issues released on the Kremlin’s website on Tuesday. "The situation in the Russian economy is generally positive on key parameters," he said. The president noted the dynamics of industrial output since the beginning of this year. "Industrial growth has reached 3.1% in eight months, including a 3.8% increase of manufacturing," he said. Putin also mentioned the performance of enterprises and organizations in terms of fixed capital investments that went up by 3.2% in the first. Read more...

ASEAN Countries Lobby for Free Trade Agreements with Russia

  • 9 Sep 10:04

A number of Southeast Asian countries, members ofASEAN, have called for improvements in the region’s free trade status with Russia at this week’sEastern Economic Forumin Vladivostok, Rhythm of Eurasiareports. Nearly all members with the exception of Vietnam, which has a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Russia-inclusive Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), suffer from low bilateral trade volumes with Russia. But the Vietnam experience has seen Viet-Russian bilateral trade jump from practically zero to $10 billion in three years. Other ASEAN nations are understandably keen to duplicate this. The nearest point to Russia for most ASEAN members is, in fact,. Read more...

What's new in the world of poultry?

  • 9 Sep 10:02

We’re keeping our finger on the pulse and bring you a comprehensive summary of the latest business updates from the poultry industry worldwide. Aviagen opens its 9th and largest hatchery in US Aviagenhas built a new parent stock hatchery in Quitman, Georgia. The 7,246 sqm state-of-the-art facility becomes the 9thand largest in Aviagen’s US fleet, with the ability to set 1.1 million eggs per week. The company has invested US$28 million in the hatchery. The company says that hatchery’s significant production capacity is made possible using 80 Jamesway Platinum 2.0 next-generation incubators and 56 Jamesway Platinum next-generation hatchers. HatchTech. Read more...

The number of goats and sheep in Moscow region increased by 5.3%

  • 6 Sep 09:55

On the farms of the Moscow Region, the number of goats and sheep is increasing. This was announced by Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region Andrei Razin. “Over the past 7 months of this year, the numbers of small cattle — sheep and goats — increased by 5.3% compared to last year. Mostly goats of Saanen, Alpine and Nubian breeds are raised, whose milk differs little from cow's in taste and smell, ” Andrei Razin said. According to the minister, dairy and meat goat breeding in the Moscow region is becoming popular and profitable. The growth was provided by the households of individual entrepreneurs, including. Read more...

Pig production holds the lead in terms of growth

  • 6 Sep 09:54

Pig production continues to lead in terms of production growth in the meat market of the Russian Federation, according to Rosstat data for July and 7 months of 2019, published on Friday. So, in July, the production of pigs (in live weight) amounted to 358.3 thousand tons, which is 3.5% more than a year earlier. For 7 months, this figure increased by 5.2%. Cattle production in July grew by 2.4%, to 79.3 thousand tons, for 7 months - by 2.3%. In July, poultry farmers increased production by 2.8%, to 516.2 thousand tons. In January-July,. Read more...