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Russia Not Worried About Brexit Influence on Economy: Oreshkin

  • 23 Jul 10:30

Great Britain’s exit from the European Union will have almost no impact on the Russian economy, the Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin said on Sunday, according toTASS. “I don’t think this topic is worth serious discussion because it will be minimal in terms of its impacts on the Russian economy,” he said in an interview with the Ekhov Moskvy radio station. He did not rule out political impacts of Brexit but in terms of economy its impacts would be less than a hundredth of a percent. According to the Russian minister, if economic contacts are severed after Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, it will hit severely. Read more...

In June, prices for domestic beef reached a record level

  • 23 Jul 10:29

In June of this year, the average price of beef (except for boneless meat) was 336.68 rubles per kilogram. In comparison with May, beef price has risen by 0.1%, and in comparison with June of last year - by 4.4 percent. Since the beginning of 2019, the price of beef increased by 2.3% and reached a record level in the past two and a half years. The lowest price for beef during this period was fixed in January 2017: 315.02 rubles per kilogram, and the highest - in June of the current year: 336.62 rubles per kilogram. The highest price of beef in June 2019 was on the market of the Central Federal District - 394.47 rubles per kilogram, and the lowest - in the North. Read more...

Primorye: industrial pork production will be restored in 2020

  • 23 Jul 10:27

In the first half of 2019, the spread of an infectious disease dealt a significant blow to the pig production in Primorsky territory. In the period from the beginning of January to the end of June, about 4.2 thousand tons of pork were produced in the region - the volume decreased by 35 percent in annual terms. In the second half of the year, large farms are planning to bring young stock to their farms and begin to restore pig herd. Industrial production of pork in Primorsky territory. Read more...

Eight more Russian enterprises certified for the supply of poultry products to China

  • 22 Jul 10:50

On July 15, following the Rosselkhoznadzor negotiations with the General Customs Directorate of the PRC (STC of the PRC), the Chinese side additionally certified 8 Russian enterprises (1 enterprise is a poultry meat producer and 7 refrigeration enterprises) for poultry export to China. Thus, at present, 31 russian poultry meat producers and 13 product storage enterprises have the right to supply thei products to China. The parties will continue to work together to allow and increase the volume of mutual. Read more...

KazBeef opens modernized plant in Akmola region

  • 22 Jul 10:44

The company plans to increase its presence in Central Asia markets with grain-fed beef. KazBeef, Kazakhstan's only producer of marbled beef using US technologies, opened a modernized plant in Akmola region with an increased capacity from 2,000 tonnes to 6,000 tonnes. "I think Kazakhstan should become the leader in the region for the production of all types of meat. We have the potential so that the Kazakh agro-industry should occupy half of the country’s economy. The agro-industry should become more important than the oil and gas industry because it is renewable. New technologies are also of great importance. It is important that the. Read more...

Belarus and Pakistan want to increase trade in agricultural products

  • 22 Jul 10:42

Belarusian producers will soon be able to export canned poultry, beef, and offal in the Asian country. Pakistan and Belarus want to increase trade in agricultural products, with a special interest of the Belarusian side in opening the Pakistani market for canned poultry, beef, and offal. The subject was on the agenda of a meeting between Pakistan Minister of National Food Security & Research Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan and Belarusian Ambassador to Pakistan Andrei Yermolovich, according toBeltanews agency. "The parties agreed to provide mutual assistance in finding trading partners who would like to supply agricultural products to the markets of. Read more...

Cattle herd reduction in Altai will lead to an increase in beef prices

  • 19 Jul 09:26

The Russians were warned that in the very near future, meat prices will rise by at least 10%. This was explained by the fact that the supplements that are used to feed animals become more expensive. Meanwhile, beef prices in the Altai Territory have already risen by 5% and this is not the limit. According to the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service for the Altai Territory, in the period from February to May 2019, beef prices in the region increased by 5%. The ministry noted that, on the contrary, pork prices dropped by 5%, while poultry prices did not fluctuate this year. According to experts, one of the reasons for the rise in beef price is the fact that the number. Read more...

Analysis of the Russian market of sausages: the results of 2018

  • 19 Jul 09:25

In the course of a study conducted by NeoAnalytics on the topic “Russian market of sausage and sausage products: results of 2018” it turned out that in general, 2018 was not a good year for the Russian market of sausage products. At the end of the year, the dynamics of the market turnover was recorded negative against the background of the somewhat stagnating dynamics of retail trade turnover in the Russian Federation. In 2018, the volume of production of sausage and sausage products in Russia amounted to 2.3 million tons and decreased over the year by 6.4%. In the production structure, stuffed sausage products are leading (63.8%), which include. Read more...

Putin: Russian Economic Trends Remain Positive, More Growth Needed

  • 19 Jul 09:20

Russia’s economic trends are positive but growth rates need to accelerate, the country’s president Vladimir Putin has said, according toNTV.“Russia has maintained positive economic growth rates for 13 quarters in a row,” the head of state said at a session on economic issues. He cited figures for January-May, which indicated that “the gross domestic product was 0.6% up, and industrial production increased by 2.4%.” “Still, it is necessary to achieve more stable, and most importantly, more dynamic growth,” Putin said. For this purpose, “it is necessary to maintain general macroeconomic stability, preserve the. Read more...

Ukraine still holds three important markets for its pork

  • 19 Jul 09:19

Despite the fact that Ukraine is one of the European countries affected by the African Swine Fever virus, pork exports are still in place. The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFSU) recently announced that during the first half of the year pork exports have totaled 1,006 tonnes (-7.6%) worth $2.37 million (-4.7%). The main destination for Ukraninan pork was Vietnam, who received 467.7 tonnes worth $1.1 million, followed by UAE, with 301.5 tonnes worth $709,000 and Hong Kong, 136 tonnes worth $320,000. Exports to other countries in the world have reached a volume of 100.8 tonnes worth $237,000. The ASF virus is present in 12 provinces of Ukraine and there are almost 6. Read more...