World meat industry news

Four Russian companies to export poultry meat to the Republic of the Philippines

  • 29 Mar 10:08

According to information received from representatives of the Department of Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines, four Russian enterprises are able to supply their products to the territory of the Republic of the Philippines from May 12, 2019. The right to export their products to Philippines recieved "Stavropol Broiler", LISKo Broiler,"Vasilyevskaya", LLC "Bryansk Broiler". In January and September 2018, these enterprises were inspected by the competent authority of the Philippines. However, then the correspondence between the Rosselkhoznadzor and the Department of Agriculture of the Republic of the Philippines took a long. Read more...

Japan checks how Russia controls its meat

  • 29 Mar 10:07

Japan launched an audit of the Russian system of veterinary control and inspection of enterprises for the production of finished meat products On March 25 of this year there was a meeting of representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor and the Federal Center for Animal Health (FSBI "ARRIAH") with the representatives of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan . The event was timed to the beginning of the work of Japanese specialists in Russia in order to assess the current control system for avian influenza, as well as to inspect two enterprises producing finished meat products. As part of their mission, the Japanese inspectors will visit Bryansk,. Read more...

Imported beef became cheaper

  • 29 Mar 10:07

At the 11th week of 2019, the average wholesale price of imported beef and offal in the Russian Federation decreased by 2.5%, and by 3.5% over the month. On March 11, in the wholesale link of the North-West Federal District, the neck-shoulder cut was sold at a price of 319.8 rubles / kg, rump price was 321.3 rubles / kg. In the Central Federal District, the average wholesale prices for imported neck and shoulder blades were 282 rubles / kg, for rump - 358.7 rubles / kg. As of March 11 in Belarus, the minimum recommended prices for cow meat (FCA) for delivery to the Russian Federation were: frozen half carcass beef (cows) - 190 rubles / kg, chilled half carcasses - 200. Read more...

Production of pigs increased by 7%

  • 28 Mar 10:13

According to the results of January-February of the current year. production of pigs for slaughter in live weight in the agricultural organizations of Russia increased by 7.3% compared with the same period last year to 663.9 thousand tons. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. "The main increase in the production of pigs for slaughter in agricultural organizations in the reporting period was provided by the Belgorod, Voronezh, Chelyabinsk, Kursk and Lipetsk regions, as well as the Krasnodar. Read more...

Agricultural production in Russia increased by 0.9%

  • 28 Mar 10:13

Farms of all categories (agricultural organizations, farmers, personal subsidiary farms) of the Russian Federation in February produced agricultural products for 193.6 billion rubles, which is 1% more than in February 2018, the Federal State Statistics Service reported. In January-February, agricultural production growth amounted to 0.9% up to 361.6 billion rubles. The dynamics of this year is lower than last year. In February 2018, the growth of agricultural production was 2.3%, the same were the rates in January-February last year. Rosstat also reported that in two months ther were produced 2.2 million tons of livestock and poultry for slaughter (0.3% more. Read more...

ASF Belgium: 708 infected wild boar; paths reopen

  • 28 Mar 10:12

The number of wild boar infected with the deadly virus African Swine Fever (ASF) in southern Belgium has grown to 708. That has become clear from the latest data released by the WorldOrganisation for Animal Health(OIE). In total, last week 40 new cases were reported from the forests in the southern province Luxembourg. Most carcasses were found in the centre of the infected zone, with a few on the northern side and another 5 in the community Aubange, in the extreme south east corner of Belgium, close to the border with both France and the country Luxembourg. Analysing the cases it becomes clear that in March the number of discovered infected carcasses is considerably. Read more...

Russia imposes ban on poultry meat from Mexico

  • 27 Mar 11:30

Rosselkhoznadzor imposes a ban on the supply of poultry products from two states of Mexico from March 25, 2019? reports tass.ru. "Due to the deterioration of the epizootic situation of Newcastle disease in Mexico, there imposed a temporary restrictions on exports to the Russian Federation from the territory of the states of Tlaxcala and Aguascalientes of the United Mexican States. The ban imposed on live hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not passed heat treatment (at least 70 degrees), feed and feed additives, as well as used equipment for the maintenance, slaughter and cutting of birds, "- notes. Read more...

Japanese investors want to produce animal feed in Russian Far East

  • 27 Mar 09:27

The Japanese company Kondo Seten intends to invest $ 40 million in the production of cattle feed in Primorsky Region. That project was presented on the Day of a foreign investor on March 20 in Vladivostok, the official website of the regional administration reports. "Kondo Seten" is going to export rpoduced feed to Japan. At the first stage, the company expects to produce 300 thousand tons per year. Technological conditions related to the production, certification and shipment of products. Read more...

Turkey processor to build major kosher meat plant

  • 27 Mar 09:26

The major Russian turkey company Damate has revealed plans to build the biggest kosher meat processing plant in the country, with the aim of establishing exports to Israel. The company revealed that investment in the project would amount to $30 mill. and the plant, slated to be in operation by 2021, would have a production capacity of 70,000 t of various turkey meat products per year. The company has chosen to implement the project in Penza Oblast, in Russia's European region, where Damate runs its poultry farms. By separating production lines, the plant could manufacture kosher and halal meat products, as well as handling poultry for conventional slaughter,. Read more...