Tula region is discussing with the representatives of the agro-industrial complex of the region the export potential of agricultural products. Alexander Bilibin, General Director of BILAGRO LLC tells about the possibilities of breeding deer in the Tula region. «We have already brought 170 deer to the region & we are already building aviaries. And in the coming months we will bring about 200 more heads. Cattle we carry is from Altai. By 2023, there will be 10 thousand heads of animals” he said. The basis of deer breeding is the export potential. Now the main supplier of venison to Europe is New Zealand. And in the near future Europe will recognize. Read more...
In February the cumulative production of livestock and poultry for slaughter in domestic agricultural organizations returned to growth, adding 1.7%, writes Agroinvestor, citing Rosstat data. After a decline by 0.3% in January, the output grew by 0.7% and reached 1,8 million tons (live weight) in the first 2 months of 2019. Meanwhile, poultry production has been declining for the second month in a row. Last month it decreased by 3.1%. Thus, in January-February 975 thousand tons were produced (-3.5% compared to the same period of 2018). Including in the Central Federal District, which accounts for up to 40% of the total industrial production, the production of poultry for 2. Read more...
Such dynamics may persist until the May holidays. One of the peaks of sales of poultry meat accounts for the beginning of the barbeque season. In the second decade of March wholesale prices for broiler meat decreased by 4.8% compared to February. However, in retail market they decrease more slowly. According to Rosstat, retail chicken prices fell only by 0.7% compared to the end of February and by 0.8% to the end of 2018, to 149.16 rubles / kg against 151.36 rubles / kg in the last week of December. A year ago retail broiler price was fixed at the level of 122.84 rub./kg - about the same level the price remained at the beginning of June, and then began. Read more...
According to the weekly report “Monitoring prices for beef in Russia and abroad,” prepared by IMIT, the average level of wholesale prices for imported beef and offal in Russia decreased by 2.5% this week, and by 3.5% during the month. On March 11, 2019 in North-West Federal District, neck-shoulder cut is sold at a wholesale price of 319.8 rubles / kg, a rump costs 321.3 rubles / kg, and fins - 323.3 rubles / kg. In the Central Federal District the average wholesale prices for imported neck-blades were set at the level of 282.0 rubles / kg, rump costed 358.7 rubles / kg, and fins -. Read more...
Grain markets are higher overnight after being down sharply on favorable weekend weather in South America with significant harvest advancement. Commodity funds were net sellers of CBOT wheat, corn, soybean and soymeal futures contracts and net even in soyoil futures. As of March 8th, commodity funds were short 212,800 corn contracts, short 66,300 soybean contracts, short 84,400 wheat contracts, short 50,200 soymeal contracts and long 16,000 soyoil contracts. President Trump's 2020 budget proposed a 15% cut for the USDA, calling its subsidies to farmers "overly generous" at a time when they are going through the worst crisis in decades because. Read more...
The FAO Meat Price Index was up slightly, supported by higher prices of bovine and pig meat. Global food prices rose in February, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 167.5 points, up 1.7% from January, in part driven up by sharp increases in dairy prices. The Index, which is an indicator of the monthly changes in international prices of a basket of food commodities, is currently at its highest level since August 2018, but still nearly 2.3% below its value at the same month last year. TheFAO Meat Price Index was up slightly, supported by higher prices of. Read more...
Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s largest vertically-integrated meat supplier, has reported a 28% increase in pork volume sales in February, compared to the same period last year. Pork sales were also up 18% on a month-on-month basis, compared to January 2019. Chicken sales at the business were up 6% in February year-on-year (down 9% month-on-month). Turkey sales were down 10% on a year-on-year basis, however marginally rose (+2%) compared to the previous month. The company has seen significant fluctuations in price over the past year: turkey prices are some 50% higher than the same period the previous year, while chicken prices rose by 30% and pork. Read more...
"We must focus more attention on the promotion of healthy diets, especially now with the epidemics of obesity and overweight", says FAO Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva. FAO and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have agreed to join forces to increase the availability and affordability of nutritious food for all in developing countries. The agreement will need support from the private sector as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are asked to promote market-based solutions as a key tool for improved nutrition. "We must focus more attention on the promotion of healthy diets, especially now with the epidemics of obesity and overweight.. Read more...
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation will simplify the admission of small agricultural producers to the markets through amendments to the law “On retail markets”. Amendments to the law that will help implement these plans, experts have already prepared. Now, according to the ministry, farmers will have more maneuvers to expand their business, and administrative barriers will weaken. The essence of the changes is that the sellers' cards on the agricultural market for farmers and villagers who grow potatoes, vegetables or produce meat in their own farms will be canceled. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut, commenting on. Read more...
The export of agricultural products from Russia in 2019 could be reduced by 4%, in value terms - up to $ 24 billion, predicts the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies The main reason for the reduction in exports is a decrease in the volume of deliveries abroad of grain due to a decrease in its gross collection in 2018. Food imports will also continue to decline, and by the end of this year, it may decrease by 4.5% to $ 28 billion, says ICARD Director Dimitry Rylko. Last year, agroexport in monetary terms amounted to almost $ 25.1 billion, and imports are estimated at $ 29.3 billion. Thus, Russia is close to a zero trade balance, and this trend will. Read more...
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