World meat industry news

Kazakhstan increased its beef production and exports

  • 21 Jan 10:02

The results are driven by the large-scale implementation of a long-term programme to develop animal husbandry that began in the second half of 2018. Beef exports from Kazakhstan have increased in 2018 beyond the plans made by the Ministry of Agriculture reaching 18,800 tonnes, up by 3,300 tonnes (25%) than the official projection. By comparison, beef exports in 2017 totalled 5,500 tonnes, informsAstana Times. The results are driven by the large-scale implementation of a long-term programme to develop animal husbandry that began in the second half of 2018. The programme is based on small and medium-sized farms who can access loans to purchase cattle. To date, more. Read more...

5 year outlook for broiler diseases

  • 18 Jan 08:35

Poor floor quality and a failure to stop visitors from entering poultry units are 2 areas where broiler farmers are failing to embrace high biosecurity standards. Figures from a pan-European study found nearly half of floors investigated were cracked, leading to higher mortality rates. And too many farms have very little biosecurity preventing people from coming on farm and entering poultry buildings. 7 EU countries participated in the ProHealth research project, which looked at both external and internal farm biosecurity issues.: Spain UK Belgium Finland Poland Greece Cyprus In or out External categories included purchase of day. Read more...

Over 6,300 turkeys were killed at Ursdone

  • 18 Jan 08:34

On the site of the UN-1 LLC "Ursdon" (part of the Group of Companies "Eurodon") over 37% of the turkey population were killed because of bird flu. These are 6355 birds, according to the information policy department of the government of the Rostov region. It is specified that the indicated site contains a turkey at the age of 273 days. In samples of pathological material from a fallen bird, employees of the Rostov regional veterinary laboratory identified the genome of the bird flu virus of the H5 subtype. The territory within a radius of 5 km from the site located in the Ust-Donetsk region is now considered a threatened zone, and within a radius of 10. Read more...

Russia launched its first FAO emergency project in Syria

  • 17 Jan 10:41

The Russian Federation has donated $3 million to help FAO provide conflict-affected farmers and herders in Syria with critical livelihood and nutrition support. Russia engaged in its first FAO emergency project by donating $3 million to help FAO provide conflict-affected farmers and herders in Syria with critical livelihood and nutrition support. The project is targeting 60,000 vulnerable households (or 360 000 farmers and herders) in the area of Aleppo, who were severely impacted by the crisis, to restore their production capacity and improve their food security and nutrition. "Large numbers of farmers have abandoned their lands in Syria because of. Read more...

Wholesale meat prices in Russia set a record in 2018

  • 17 Jan 10:40

The Russian meat market in 2018 was “very emotionally saturated,” according to Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (ICAR). The largest players - Miratorg, Rusagro, Cherkizovo and others - actively increased production. Growth will continue in 2019. According to analysts, the maximum amount of domestic meat on the market has not yet been reached. The agency notes that by the end of last summer, a shortage of poultry meat appeared in the Russian market, and there were interruptions in the supply of pork. By the New Year the market gradually became saturated with an increase in the volume of production, and the prices of raw meat decreased. This was observed. Read more...

Kazakhstan increased meat exports by 2.5 times in 2018

  • 16 Jan 10:25

Kazakhstan increased meat exports by 2.5 times in 2018. This was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2018, 33.2 thousand tons of meat were exported from Kazakhstan, including 19.4 thousand tons of beef, 3.1 thousand tons of mutton, 1.1 thousand tons of pork, and 8 thousand tons of poultry meat. Compared with the 2017, exports of meat from Kazakhstan increased by 2.5 times, exports of beef - 3.5 times, exports of lamb - 3.4 times, exports of pork - 1.6 times, poultry - by 38%. Kazakhstan supplies meat to the countries of the EEU, the CIS, the. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group announces operating results for December, the fourth quarter and full 2019

  • 16 Jan 09:07

Cherkizovo Group (MOEX: GCHE), the largest vertically integrated meat producer in Russia, today announces operating results for December, the fourth quarter and full 2018. Fourth quarter 2018 highlights: Chicken: Sales volume growth in 4Q18 was supported by the consolidation of Altai Broiler results, which added 5 thousand tonnes in December. Average sales price increased by 32% y-o-y and 13% q-o-q on the back of better sales mix with more products under Petelinka and Chicken Kingdom brand, as well as the further shift to the deboned and high value-added products, as well as supply cuts by other chicken producers. Turkey: JV Tambov Turkey sales volume of. Read more...

Four regions in Ukraine were declared ASF-free in 2018

  • 15 Jan 09:34

There was also a decrease of 13% in the number of outbreaks compared to 2017. Ukraine has recorded 142 cases of the African swine fever (ASF) virus since the beginning of 2018. The number is representing a decline of 13% compared to the previous year, according to a press release from State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service. According to official data, 93 cases were reported in domestic pigs, while other 37 were found in wild boar population. A dozen cases in dead animals near villages were also detected. “Against the general background of the positive dynamics in reducing the number of cases of ASF, there is concern about the increase in the. Read more...

The first breeding and genetic center in Russia to be ipened in 2019 in the Kaliningrad region

  • 15 Jan 09:33

The investment project for the construction of the first in Russia breeding and genetic center in dairy cattle breeding, which will result in genetic breeding products, is planned to be implemented in the Kaliningrad region in 2019, reports the regional governor Anton Alikhanov. "In 2019, the Zalessky Milk group of companies together with German partners MASTERRIND and RBB companies plan to implement an unique investment project for the construction of Russia's first breeding and genetic center in dairy cattle breeding", the governor said. He added that the total cost of the project is estimated at 629 million rubles. The tripartite agreement between. Read more...

Miratorg increases its production of high-quality beef

  • 14 Jan 08:51

Russia meat producer Miratorg has increased its production of high-quality beef by 32% to 108 thousand tons in live weight in 2018 compared to the previous year. The company operated 94 farms in Bryansk, Kaluga, Oryol, Smolensk, Tula and Kaliningrad regions with a total herd of over 600 thousand animals, two feedlots and a high-tech slaughtering and processing plant with the capacity of 150 thousand tons of products per year. “We see that HoReCa and retail chains need the high-quality beef more than ever. Thus, we focused on the further increase in production, expansion of the product range while keeping quality standards uncompromised. According to the business. Read more...