World meat industry news

Meat production increased in Tambov region

  • 4 Jun 08:56

Since the beginning of the year, 161.8 thousand tons of meat has been produced in the Tambov Region. Experts note an increase in the volume of meat products, as well as livestock. According to Tambovstat, agrarians produced 99.9 thousand tons of poultry meat, about 60.7 thousand tons of pork, more than 1 thousand ton of beef. This is 6.3% more than at the same time in 2018. The number of pigs in the region grew by 16.1%. Gross milk yield in the first four months of the year amounted to 23.1 thousand tons. The share of the agro-industrial complex in the gross regional product. Read more...

Cherkizovo's livestock inventory insured for $120 million

  • 4 Jun 08:54

Cherkizovo Group insured over 15 million heads of poultry and 1 million pigs at RSHB Insurance. Cherkizovo's livestock inventory is estimated at $120 million according to the insurance signed by RSHB Insurance. The company decided to protect itself from any unforeseen event and insured over 15 million heads of poultry and 1 million pigs. RSHB Insurance is part of the Russian Agricultural Bank Group. Based on the data of the Bank of Russia, the company ranked first in Russia’s agricultural insurance in 2018. The poultry of Lisko Broiler, Chicken Kingdom, Altaisky Broiler and Cherkizovo-Pork pigs in the Voronezh, Lipetsk, Orel, Penza, and Tambov regions as well. Read more...

Russia is interested in raw meat export to Singapore

  • 4 Jun 08:54

On May 30, 2019, negotiations were held between representatives of the Rosselkhoznadzor and the Singapore Veterinary Service in the framework of the 87th General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris. The Russian side handed over to its Singaporean colleagues a signed veterinary certificate for the supply of finished pork products from Russia to Singapore, which took into account the previous comments of the Singapore side. Also, the Russian side reiterated its interest in the supply of raw meat products to Singapore (beef, pork and poultry). In this regard, the Rosselkhoznadzor will soon send additional information. The Singapore side. Read more...

Russia to export dairy products and beef to Algeria

  • 3 Jun 13:56

According to the Rosselkhoznadzor, veterinary certificates for these products were "fundamentally agreed" during negotiations with representatives of the Algerian Veterinary Service, which took place during the 87th General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris Representatives of the Rosselkhoznadzor handed over two copies of signed veterinary certificates to their Algerian colleagues. Deliveries of dairy and meat products to Algeria can begin immediately after the Rosselkhoznadzor receives and places on its website the veterinary certificates signed by the Algerian side. Import of products is allowed only to those enterprises. Read more...

Russian domestic super breed for independence

  • 3 Jun 13:52

Over the past decades Russian poultry production suffered from a lack of domestic breeding material and had to rely on imports. Now the Russian government is considering banning imports of all breeding stock from the EU and US, prompting farmers in the country to switch to domestic crossbreeds. All hopes are riding on a new crossbreed known as Smena-8, informally called “Russian broiler superbreed”. Smena is the biggest and the most successful breeding farm in the Russian poultry industry. Located in Sergiev Posad 75 km north of Moscow, the farm has been selling hatching eggs to at least 50 companies in 38 Russian regions, plus to a few farms in Belarus and. Read more...

Low demand slowed meat production growth

  • 3 Jun 13:50

At the end of 2019, the growth rate of meat production in Russia may be the lowest in the last ten years. The reason is the saturation of the domestic market against the background of a decline in real incomes of the population. In order to maintain demand, manufacturers will have to lower prices, and this will affect the profitability of the business. Companies have high hopes for export to Asian countries, which is projected to increase by 40%. The growth rate of poultry meat and livestock production in 2019 may drop to its lowest level in the last ten years, according to a presentation by the Sovekon analytical center provided by Kommersant. According to. Read more...

Russia’s Business Ombudsman Says Investment Climate in Russia is Poor

  • 31 May 11:50

Russian presidential ombudsman for the business sector Boris Titov has presented his annual report to the President Vladimir Putin, delivering sharp criticism of the investment and entrepreneurship climate in the country,Vedomostireported on Tuesday. This year Russia’s investment community is in furore as the liberal fraction of the Kremlin, which actually runs the macroeconomic and reform processes, called on the president to intercede following thearrest of prominent U.S. investor Michael Calvey. The Calvey case has exacerbated persistent concerns with the business environment in Russia, for domestic and foreign businesses alike. According. Read more...

Cherkizovo: New production target

  • 31 May 11:42

Russian meat giant Cherkizovo has said it plans to produce 1.1 mill. t of meat in live weight in 2019, 19% up on the previous year.This way the company would become the first meat manufacturer in the post-Soviet era with a production performance exceeding one million t. Photo: Cherkizovo The main growth in production is expected in its broiler meat segment, where it planned to increase output from 626,000 t in 2018 to 769,000 t in 2019. This should be achievable, given Cherkizovo's recent acquisitions of Altai Broiler and Belaya Ptitsa Kursk. Cherkizovo purchased Altai Broiler for $80 mill. and Belaya Ptitsa Kursk for $100 mill., with both deals. Read more...

The number of Russians who save on food increased to 24%

  • 30 May 09:29

The number of Russians who save on food increased to 24% over the last year, according to sociologists of the Romir center. More than on food, the Russians save on travel (29%). Sociologists have concluded that the Russians have returned to austerity. Only 17% of respondents reported that they are not saving anything (in 2016 there were 11%, in 2017 - 18%, and in 2018 - 24%). The number of savings increased for all expenses. According to the study, most Russians save on: traveling - 29% (12% in 2018), food - 24% (17% in 2018), clothes and shoes - (9% in 2018), entertainment - 22% (6% in 2018), delicacies - 20% (12% in 2018), restaurants - 15%. Read more...

Russian exporters are interested in supplying mutton, rabbit and goat meat to Argentina

  • 30 May 09:28

On May 27 in Paris, within the framework of the 87th General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), were held negotiations between the delegations of the Rosselkhoznadzor and the Veterinary Service of Argentina. During the meeting, veterinary certificates for the supply of Argentine livestock products and animals to the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union were discussed. We are talking about breeding cattle, breeding horses, gelatin and bull semen. At the same time, the Rosselkhoznadzor noted the interest of Russian exporters in the supply of livestock products (lamb, rabbit meat, goat meat, wild meat and honey) to the Argentine. Read more...