World meat industry news

Who dropped Russian agro sector?

  • 28 Feb 11:36

As the results of December showed, the growth of the agro-industrial complex in the Russian Federation was not as intense as previously thought. What is the matter? As it turned out at the end of the last year, the high rates of agricultural growth were overstated, but in fact the situation in the domestic agro-industry was not so positive. Initially, Russian Statistic Service (Rosstat) estimated the growth of the industry in 5 years at almost 21%, after the adjustment, the indicator did not even reach 9%. Agricultural output in December decreased by 0.1%. Rosstat recalculated the dynamics of agro-production in 2018, and the Ministry of Agriculture explained that the revision. Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture did not support the expansion of the food embargo

  • 27 Feb 11:17

The initiative of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) to expand the Russian food embargo from 2014 did not find support in the Ministry of Agriculture. Officials agreed that the inclusion of entire groups of products in the list of prohibited goods could undermine the stable operation of enterprises and lead to supply disruptions. The authorities can return to discussing the expansion of pro-bargo with the introduction of new anti-Russian sanctions. The Ministry of Agriculture recognized the proposal to expandfood embargo asinappropriate.The authorities of the Russian Federation imposed a food embargo on August 7, 2014 as a retaliatory measure against the sanctions of a. Read more...

Alternative Proteins:How this sector will develop is far from clear, but there is a possibility of genuine disruption in the near future

  • 27 Feb 11:09

By 2050, global food systems will need to meet the dietary demands of more than 10 bn. people who on average will be wealthier than people today and will aspire to the type of food choices currently available only in high‑income countries. This food will have to be produced sustainably in ways that contribute to reducing climate change, and that address other environmental challenges. At the same time, human health is influenced more by food than by any other single factor, and facilitating healthy diets is critical both for individual well‑being and containing the costs of treating illnesses. It is widely recognized that the current trajectory of the food. Read more...

Cherkizovo receives gold medal for its pork chop at Prodexpo 2019

  • 27 Feb 11:08

Cherkizovo Group has won the gold medal at Prodexpo 2019 for its Chalagach bone-in pork chop for improved consumer product in the Convenient Food Innovation category. Cherkizovo's products was awarded during 'Taste Experience – 2018', a contest held by the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Tourism and the Russian State University of Tourism and Services Studies. The group said its pork product individually skin packed to allow for up to 14 days of shelf life and to ensure best quality and freshness. Prodexpo International Exhibition for Food, Beverages, and Food Raw Materials is the largest. Read more...

No organic label for Halal meat

  • 27 Feb 11:06

The European Court of Justice should decide whether the EU regulation on organic farming also allows meat in which the animals are not stunned before slaughter to bear the label of quality. Photo: pixabay/Willem67 The French animal welfare organisation "Hilfswerk für Schlachttiere" had demanded that halal minced steaks no longer be certified with the EU logo "organic farming". When the French authorities refused, the Versailles Administrative Court appealed to the ECJ. The European Court of Justice should decide whether the EU regulation on organic farming also allows meat in which the animals are not stunned before slaughter to bear. Read more...

Russian products form a worthy reputation of the brand Made in Russia

  • 27 Feb 09:58

Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, noted that Russian goods form a worthy reputation of the brand “Made in Russia”, which becomes a “quality mark” for a foreign audience, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta. “In order to increase the recognition of Russian brands and Russian products abroad, the Ministry of Industry and Trade together with the Russian Export Center are implementing the project“ Made in Russia ”. High-quality Russian products are selected, which gradually form the reputation of the brand Made in Russia. Popularizing this brand allows to receive the status of“ quality mark ”. Read more...

Mongolian market opened for three more Russian enterprises

  • 26 Feb 10:41

Since February 22 three Russian producers of poultry meat and pork were accredited to supply livestock products to the Mongolian market. These are the Krasnoyarsk LLC Agrarian Group-Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk JSC Siberian Agrarian Group Meat Processing and Poultry Farm Tomsk JSC Siberian Agrarian Group,reports Rosselkhoznadzor. Earlier Mongolian vetspetsialisti inspected these enterprises, reports"Meat Expert". They researchedthe Russian system of quality and productioncontrol. A positive decision was also made due to the presence in the country of the traceability of the movement of livestock. Read more...

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...