World meat industry news

Ukraine resumes its poultry exports to China

  • 28 Dec 10:26

Chinese authorities have announced the lifting of the ban on Ukrainian poultry imports starting December 24 of the current year. In 2017, China had suspended the imports of poultry from Ukraine due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in this country. The press service of the Ukrainian trade mission in China reported that the imports of Ukrainian poultry and poultry products in China that meet the Asian country's inspection and quarantine requirements will be resumed following the date of publication of the announcement. According to UNIAN, in June, Ukraine and China signed a memorandum of cooperation and the promotion of mutual. Read more...

Russian meat giant reveals rise in pork sales, production during November 2018

  • 21 Dec 10:29

Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest vertically integrated meat producer, revealed in its operating results for November 2018 increases in pork sales as well as production. During November 2018, Cherkizovo produced 23.71 thousand tonnes of pork compared to 21.07 thousand tonnes during the same month last year, revealing a 13 percent rise. A nine percent rise was also noted compared to the previous month, in which 21.69 thousand tonnes of pig meat was produced. A 15 percent rise in sales has also been noted during November, wherein 22.97 thousand tonnes of pork was sold compared to 19.96 thousand tonnes in November 2017. November 2018 sales has also been higher. Read more...

"Eurodon" will receive 180.5 million rubles compensation

  • 21 Dec 10:27

The governor of the Rostov region Vasily Golubev signed a decree on the allocation of over 180.5 million rubles from the regional reserve fund as compensation of damage to company "Eurodon". The poultry producer suffered of the alienation of the turkey population because of avian influenza. An outbreak of the disease was registered at Eurodon poultry houses this summer, reports the press service of the governor. By decision of the regional government a 21-day quarantine at the poultry growing sites was announced. The company was forced to eliminate more than 200 thousand birds. Earlier it became known that Bank VEB wants to reanimate the production of turkey. Read more...

Singapore opens its market for Ukrainian poultry

  • 20 Dec 09:19

Ukrainian poultry producers have received approval for the export of poultry, poultry meat and products, eggs and egg products to Singapore. Ukraine’s State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service announced that Singapore's veterinary watchdog, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), has approved Ukraine's application for the export of poultry meat and poultry products to the Asian country. Eight Ukrainian producers received approval to export their products following the inspection of their production facilities from July 29 to August 6. A form of veterinary certificate between the competent authorities of Ukraine and. Read more...

China confirmed the possibility of buying Russian frozen poultry meat

  • 20 Dec 09:18

China has confirmed the possibility of importing Russian frozen poultry meat, according to a press release from the Rosselkhoznadzor. "The competent authority in veterinary of the People’s Republic of China confirmed the possibility of importing Russian frozen poultry meat to China, accompanied by a relevant veterinary certificate, which was previously sent by the Rosselkhoznadzor to Chinese colleagues," the Russian department said. To begin supplying frozen poultry meat to the Chinese market, the Russian side, according to the Protocol signed in November between the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of the Russian Federation. Read more...

Less meat enterprises in Kaliningrad region

  • 19 Dec 09:56

Over the year, the number of unscheduled inspections in the framework of the fight against African swine fever decreased by 22% in the region, says Inessa Chumasova, the head of the department of internal veterinary supervision of the Rosselkhoznadzor in Kaliningrad region. The decline is due to a reduction in the number of companies to be verified. “Many enterprises have closed down,” said Inessa Chumasova, but could not name the exact number of companies that are currently subject to control over ASF. “From January 1 to December 1 of the current year, 112 inspections were conducted, and last year there were 144,” she said. In November, according. Read more...

Cherkizovo buys Altaisky Broiler for $69 million

  • 19 Dec 09:21

Russia's largest vertically integrated meat producer Cherkizovo Group has closed the deal to acquire the poultry producer Altaisky Broiler from Prioskolie agroholding for an estimated RUB 4.6 billion ($69 million). "Cherkizovo continues the process of consolidation of the poultry industry. This acquisition is fully consistent with the Group's development strategy. Siberia is an important region for us, our plans include active expansion and access to the largest cities of the Siberian District," said Igor Babayev, the founder of the Cherkizovo Group. Over the next two to three years, Cherkizovo intends to increase the production capacity of the. Read more...

Armenia bans meat imports from Russia

  • 18 Dec 08:53

Armenia will import neither pork nor poultry from Russia because of reports of outbreaks of African Swine fever (ASF) and Avian Influenza (AI) that have hit this country. According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor, Armenia decided to ban the imports of poultry and pork from Russia to prevent the ASF disease and bird flu from entering the country. The decision was made based on the information published by OIE and after Rosselkhoznadzor published the status of Russian regions affected by the diseases, armeniasputnik.am reports. Starting December 14, Russia will no longer be able to export to. Read more...

Russian pork production will grow by 1.1 million tons in 5 years

  • 18 Dec 08:53

By 2022 pork production in agricultural organizations of the Russian Federation will grow by almost 1.1 million tons (in slaughter weight), reaching 4 million tons. The increase in all farms will be about 900 thousand tons, to 4.4 million tons. reports "Agroinvestor" with reference to the general director of the National Union of pig producers Yuri Kovalev. At the X International Conference "Pig-2018," he said that the main increase will come from the top 20 producing companies, which account for 63% of the total industrial pork production, and after 3 years will be at the level of 76%. In general, over the five-year period such enterprises. Read more...

35 countries import poultry from Stavropol region

  • 17 Dec 09:52

For 10 months of the outgoing year, the agricultural enterprises of the Stavropol region produced 271 thousand tons of poultry meat (+ 7% to the same last year data). As explained in the regional ministry of agriculture, the demand for broiler meat has increased and the product range has expanded. The volume of broiler meat, the number of poultry heads and quality indicators of work in the region is led by CJSC Stavropol Broiler, which is part of the company GAP Resource. In January-October, the company produced about 220 thousand tons of poultry meat (this is about 86% of the total poultry meat produced in the region). Resource-Yug LLC, which is also a part of. Read more...