World meat industry news

On-farm in Russia : Lipetsk 8, a modern swine facility

  • 1 Aug 11:25

Russia is full of stories. From a visit to Cherkizovo’s brand new sow farm, called ‘Dankov Lipetsk 89’, a range of interesting tales came together. Today, part II of a four-part series from pig-producing Russia: swine farm Lipetsk 8. Distant views, endless clouds, fertile land, hardly any villages and straight roads for miles on end. When driving around in Lipetsk region, one can start to imagine Russia’s incredible potential, as this is only one of many regions in the largest country in the world. One ofCherkizovo’s most recent production locations is the breed-to-wean facility Dankov Lipetsk 89 (or short Lipetsk 89) located at about 30. Read more...

January-May Cumulative Profits of Russian Companies Up 38%

  • 31 Jul 09:47

Corporate recovery in Russia started to gain momentum in the first five months of the year, and companies are on track to record their most profitable year since 2015,Intellinewsreported. According to the last available data for May, cumulative profits for the first five months of this year reached 6.743 trillion ($106.3 million), up by 38% on the previous year. Russian corporate profits were up by 128.8 billion rubles ($20.3 billion), which was about average for the year to date. In general, while profits have grown slowly over the last three years, in 2019 the cumulative profits growth is well ahead of all three previous years and a sustainable recovery in. Read more...

Perspectives of Russian beef exports to Turkey were discussed in Antalya

  • 31 Jul 09:46

On Friday, July 26, the 16th meeting of the Russian-Turkish Intergovernmental Commission was held in Antalya. Following the results, the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak gave an interview to the Russia-24 TV channel, reports TASS. In particular, the expansion of meat products export was discussed during the international meeting. The result of the discussion of the further development of the system of import and export of agricultural products was a preliminary agreement on a fourfold increase in turnover (up to $. Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture develops a program to reduce dependence on poultry imports

  • 31 Jul 09:45

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture presented for discussion a program to reduce the dependence of poultry sector on imported breeding material, reports TASS. The draft resolution has already been published on the portal of regulatory acts of the Russian Federation. The current use of imported breeding material in breeding broiler chickens is 95-98%/ The number of foreign suppliers of this material in recent years was reduced to 2 companies, and as a result the cost has increased significantly. In order to increase domestic production of highly competitive meat crosses of poultry under the federal program, a subprogram of breeding development based on. Read more...

More pigs in Russia

  • 30 Jul 10:27

As the Moscow Statistical Office (Rosstat) has now officially announced, a total of 25.5 mill. pigs were kept in Russia on 1 July 2019, 4.3% more than a year earlier. On the other hand, the keeping of other animal species declined. Compared to the previous year, the cattle herd was reduced by 0.8% to 19.2 mill. animals; the number of cows fell by 0.4% to 8.1 mill. In addition, the poultry population shrank by 1.6% to 563 mill. animals. The strongest decline was in sheep and goats, whose number fell by 4.2% to 25.3 mill. within a year. According to Rosstat, Russia's commercial meat production in the first half of 2019 totalled 6.8 mill. t live weight, a moderate. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor found chicken in the Belarusian canned beef

  • 30 Jul 10:26

Rosselkhoznadzor banned the supply food products from three Belarusian enterprises. The reason is a violation of veterinary and sanitary requirements, and more than once: the agency had previously sent warnings to these manufacturers, demanding greater control over raw materials and the process of manufacturing products. According to the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor, the products of the Belarusian enterprises Betpak, Vitkonprodukt and Molodechno Dairy Plant were trapped from July 28, 2019. The claims were caused by the fact that laboratory studies showed the presence of chicken DNA in canned beef, nitrofuran metabolites in poultry meat and an excess of. Read more...

Bashkortostan meat industry will get a digital platform

  • 30 Jul 10:25

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Bashkortostan and the National Union of Beef Producers signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic and Director General Roman Kostiuk, the Svetich news agency reported. According to the document, it is planned to introduce and develop a unified digital communication platform for the livestock industry in the Republic of Bashkortostan - Farmer i1. It is an information and communication environment for interaction between participants in the beef cattle industry, allowing registered users of the digital platform to create cooperative ties,. Read more...

Chinese delegation discussed the possibility of supplying pork with the leadership of Agro-Belogorye

  • 29 Jul 13:02

The group of companies "Agro-Belogorye" received a delegation from China. Representatives of the company Cofco came to Belgorod forindustrial biosafety ensuring, and to discuss the possibility of exporting meat products. Cofco Corporation is China's largest producer and supplier of food products, it is a whole diversified conglomerate, which includes not only food processing, but also logistics, real estate and much more. Together with representatives of Big Dutchman, long-time partners of the Agro-Belogorye Group of Companies, they came to the meeting to learn theexperience in providing biosafety at enterprises. The delegation included Li Zhili. Read more...

Eastern Economic Forum to Showcase Potential of Russia’s Far East

  • 29 Jul 12:58

This year’sEastern Economic Forum(EEF) in Vladivostok will display the unique features of Russia’s 11 regions of the Far East in terms of their potential, tourist opportunities and cultural traditions, the event’s organizers say,accordingto News D. The 5thedition of the major economic forum will be held from September 3 to 8. The exhibition “Far East Street”, featuring the constituent entities of the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) and federal executive authorities, will be held on the embankment along Ajax Bay, a scenic attraction of Russia. The EEF is being hosted by Russian President from September 4 to 6 and will be. Read more...

Bolivian enterprise got the right to export beef to the EAEU territory

  • 29 Jul 12:56

Bolivian Enterprise FRIGOR was included in the Register of organizations and individuals engaged in the production, processing and (or) storage of controlled goods imported into the customs territory of the EAEU. This decision was made on the basis of the inspection of Bolivian beef production enterprises conducted by the Rosselkhoznadzor specialists in February 2019, as well as after the elimination of violations. Read more...