World meat industry news

Improving product quality is a priority for the development of Russian agriculture - Ministry of Agriculture

  • 15 Jul 09:55

Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture of Russia, stressed that Russian agricultural sector has demonstrated stable growth rates in recent years. The Ministry of Agriculture considers that the main priority of the development of the Russian agro-industrial complex is to improve product quality. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev during the opening of the exhibition of advanced technologies in agricultural production "All-Russian Field Day - 2019". “Today, our main priority is, of course, quality. It is high-quality agricultural products that will ensure the implementation of our strategic plans,” said. Read more...

Putin hopes that meat from Bolivia will soon be imported to Russia

  • 15 Jul 09:54

President Vladimir Putin expressed the hope that in the near future food from Bolivia, including beef, will begin to flow into Russia. "I note that cooperation in the field of agriculture is interesting and promising. We agreed that we will continue cooperation in this area. I hope that in the near future Bolivian agriculture products, including livestock products and beef, will be able to enter the Russian market, " Putin said during a press statement following talks with. Read more...

Cherkizovo puts AI at work in a poultry plant

  • 4 Jul 08:59

Mosselprom, part of Cherkizovo Group, has signed an agreement with Russia’s Matller to pilot the innovative Morigan.Lean solution at its conveyor line. Artificial Intelligence solution developed by Matller for conveyor line in poultry processing plant is going to be tested at Mosselprom unit. The solution is designed to increase manual labor efficiency on the conveyor for sorting and packing chicken legs. Morigan.Lean will provide objective measurable metrics of individual productivity to facilitate better employee management and motivation.Matller’s solution is based on computer vision technology and neural networks. The system works as follows:. Read more...

Pig products maintain high export potential

  • 4 Jul 08:57

This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jambulat Hatuov at the 10th annual general meeting of the National Union of pig producers, which was held in Moscow. As it was noted during the event, at present the pig breeding industry in Russia is actively developing, being competitive and attractive for investors. Over the past 7 years, pig production has increased 1.5 times by 1.6 million tons. The positive trend continued this year: for 5 months, the production of pigs in live weight in agricultural organizations amounted to 1.73 million tons, which is 5.9% or 97 thousand tons more than in the same period of 2018. Dzhambulat Hatuov stressed that. Read more...

Meat price may go up by 10% due to the additional charge of VAT on animal feed

  • 4 Jul 08:56

Meat will be more expensive if importers of feed additives have added VAT for the last three years. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture differently interpret the legislation on the list of goods taxed at a preferential rate. The cost of beef, pork, and poultry meat in Russia may grow by at least 10% in the case of additional charges to importers of feed additives. The problem with the amount of VAT on imported feed additives appeared due to different interpretations of the government’s decree on the list of goods which are subject to a reduced VAT ate, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture told. Later, the government adopted. Read more...

The average beef prices rose to the maximum level

  • 3 Jul 09:44

Compared to April, beef prices increased by 0.8%, and compared with May 2018 they increased by 4.4 percent. Since the beginning of 2019, the increase in the price of beef was 2.2 percent. If we compare the dynamics of prices over the previous two years, the minimum beef price was fixed in January 2017: 315.02 rubles per kilogram, and the maximum price - in May 2019: 336.29 rubles per kilogram. The highest beef price is noted in the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation: 391.66 rubles per kilogram. The lowest prices were set in the North Caucasus Federal District:. Read more...

KPMG: Russian meat is the most promising commodity for export to China

  • 3 Jul 09:43

The international auditing company KPMG made a forecast of deliveries and a list of the most promising product categories for export to China. The analysis was shared by the RBC agency. The KPMG forecast has been prepared taking into account the production plans of both the Russian food industry and major market players. Analysts concluded that Russian meat has the largest export potential in terms of the needs of the Chinese market. By 2024, Russia will be able to supply meat to the PRC market in the amount of $ 814 million, but this supply will be possible only if the Chinese government removes restrictions on the export of beef and pork. The conclusion of the. Read more...

The average pork prices decreased by 0.6 percent

  • 2 Jul 09:49

Compared with April, pork in Russia has risen in price by 1%: from 270.98 to 273.8 rubles per kilogram. Since May 2018, the average price of pork has increased by 7.9%, and since the beginning of the current year - has decreased by 0.6 percent. If we take into account the dynamics of the average price for pork during the two previous years, then the minimum average pork price was in March 2018: 248.73 rubles per kilogram. The maximum price was fixed in January 2019 - 275.54 rubles per kilogram. The highest pork prices in the country in May were set in the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation: 326.47 rubles per kilogram. The cheapest pork was sold in. Read more...

Cherkizovo will send over 3.3 thousand tons poultry products to China

  • 2 Jul 09:48

In the near future Cherkizovo Group plans to ship over 3.3 thousand tons of poultry products for export to China under contracts signed with importers for total amount of more than $ 8 million, according to investment holding FINAM. Six companies of the Cherkizovo Group are entitled to supply products to the PRC: “White Bird - Kursk”, Vasilyevskaya Poultry Factory, “Lisko Broiler” “Mosselprom”, “Petelinskaya Poultry Factory” and “Tambov Turkey”. Cherkizovo started delivering poultry meat to China in May through the seaport of St. Petersburg with chicken legs, which today make up the lion's share of. Read more...

Mutton production increased by 60.5% in the Stavropol Territory

  • 1 Jul 11:12

In the five months of this year, agricultural organizations in the Stavropol Territory produced 1,117 tons of mutton. Growth in the production of this type of meat contributes to the positive dynamics of the purchase prices of processors operating in the region. First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory, Aleksey Rudenko, predicts a multiple growth of lamb production in connection with the implementation of a large investment project of the Damate group of companies in the sheep sector. Stavropol Territory will be able to produce 11 thousand tons of mutton per year and. Read more...