World meat industry news

Value of Russian sausage shipments to Japan increased 15 times

  • 26 Feb 10:38

In 2018Russia exported 40 tons of sausages to Japan, which corresponds to $ 70.5 thousand in monetary terms.Compared to 2017, the value of shipments increased by 15 times, and compared to 2016 - by 517 times. Thus, the Russian export of sausages to Japan is growing rapidly. reports Rusexporter. In addition a large increase in Russian sausage exports for 2017-2018 occurred in deliveries to countries such as: UAE - shipments amounted to $ 28 thousand; + 510% compared with 2017, Georgia - $ 39 thousand; + 68% India - $ 21 thousand; 21 times more than year earlier Republic of Korea - $ 60. Read more...

Sharp increase in meat imports to Azerbaijan

  • 26 Feb 09:13

In January, the country imported 5.044 thousand tons of meat worth a total $7.023 million, according to data released by the State Customs Committee. The report stated that in the first month of 2019 the imports have increased by 67.5% compared to January 2018. Between January and November 2018, Azerbaijan imported 43,262 tonnes of meat and food products worth $63,652 thousand. Compared to the same period in 2017, the imports of meat increased by 9.5% in terms of value and 16.3% in terms of volume. During the first eleven months of 2018, imports of meat totaled only 0.62% of the country's total imports,. Read more...

Belarus imposed temporary restrictions on the imports of poultry from Bulgaria

  • 26 Feb 09:12

Belarus imposed temporary restrictions on the imports of poultry from Kardzhali region of Bulgaria due to Newcastle disease. As of February 20, Belarus will no longer import live poultry and poultry processed products. Still, the country will allow the import of feed for some pets (cats and dogs), provided that the products are heat treated. The Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus announced that the decision was taken following the announcement made by World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of a case of Newcastle disease reported. Read more...

Ukrainian egg producer plans aggressive expansion in the EU

  • 26 Feb 09:12

Ovostar Union, a group of egg producers in Ukraine, intends to aggressively move towards the EU market by investing in a huge complex in Latvia or any other EU country in the region. Ovostar's investment plans for Latvia assume the creation of a complex whose final production potential would amount to six million commercial laying hens, according toAgropolskamagazine. The investment is supposed to start in the coming months and be completed by 2026 but discussions are underway with local authorities. However, if the plans are not successful in Latvia, investors are interested in entering the markets of such countries as Poland, Estonia or Lithuania. In the last. Read more...

MHP buys Slovenian poultry integration

  • 25 Feb 10:52

Ukrainian agri-giant MHP has made its largest inroad into European markets to date with the purchase of the integrated Slovenian poultry firm Perutnina Ptuj.The merger has already been approved by the relevant competition authorities, and a final valuation of the firm’s assets is underway, according to an MHP spokesman. Series of partnerships While the firm owns further processing facilities in Europe, this marks the first fully integrated operation bought by MHP, which said it has plans for a series of similar partnerships in 2019. MHP, which has bought a holding of more than 90% in the firm, said it had committed to protecting jobs at the business,. Read more...

ASF can easily be transmitted in water and feed

  • 25 Feb 10:50

African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) can be easily transmitted orally through both water as well as feed, according new US research, although doses required for infection are higher in plant-based feed. That was the conclusion of research by a team of scientists atKansas State University. The team, led by Dr Megan Niederwerder, assistant professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, researched how ASF virus could spread in feed and feed ingredients. The study was published inEmerging Infectious Diseases, a journal published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ASF levels needed in liquid are very low Dr Niederwerder’s team team found that. Read more...

Experts told about the dynamics of meat prices in 2019

  • 25 Feb 10:47

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia promises to reduce prices for poultry meat this year due to the restoration of production at some enterprises. The department said that prices have already begun to change and have fallen by 4.2% since the beginning of the year, reports moneytimes.ru. The consumer price index published by Rosstat indicates that pork prices have also decreased. So, from January 21 to February 4, average pork price fell by 0.6%. Director General of the National Union of Pig Producers Yuri Kovalev noted, that this year the decline in prices of pork will continue. First of all, this will be affected by the growth of production and internal. Read more...

Ukraine maintains its status of net exporter of poultry

  • 22 Feb 09:08

Ukraine's poultry meat exports reached 29.2 thousand tonnes with a total value of $38.8 million in January 2019, according to the latest data released by the State Fiscal Service. Meanwhile, in the same month, 11.6 thousand tonnes of chicken meat were delivered to Ukraine for a total of $4.6 million, as reported by UNN. Ukraine's chicken meat exports exceeded the imports by 2.6 times in weight terms. The country's main export destination were Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands and Slovakia. In January, Ukraine delivered chicken meat to Saudi Arabia worth a total $7,900. At the same time, the Netherlands bought Ukrainian poultry meat for $6,800, while. Read more...

Kyrgyzstan's meat production rose by 2% in 2018

  • 22 Feb 09:06

Kyrgyzstan has witnessed an increase of 2.1% for its meat production in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry. According to the recent data, overall, all categories of economic entities in Kyrgyzstan produced 403.3 thousand tonnes of meat in live weight in 2018. The increase in meat production was mainly based on the increase in livestock and poultry numbers, as reported by Tazabek. The number of cattle increased by 3.1% compared to 2017, sheep and goats - by 0.9%, pigs - by 2.2%, horses - by 3% and poultry - by 4.2%. The number of cattle reached 1.6 million head, the sheep and goat. Read more...

Russia blocks pork imports from Mongolia due to ASF

  • 22 Feb 09:05

The emergence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Mongolia has alerted Russia’s veterinary authority Rosselkhoznadzor – leading to an import stop for pigs and pork. There is fear that the outbreaks may pose a threat to Russian regions that still enjoy an ASF-free status. The veterinary watchdog has prohibited importing Mongolian pigs and pork as from early February. The decision has been taken primarily because Mongolia has been supplying meat products to regions in southern Siberia. In that part of Russia, there are no major pork production facilities, so historically it has had a higher dependence on imports. ASF in a batch of pork sausages Rosselkhoznadzor. Read more...