In 2018 China retainы its status as the largest consumer of food from Russia, increasing purchases compared to last year. Russian food imports to Chinese market exceeded a billion dollars, reports Xinhua with reference to the statement by the Director General of the Russian Agricultural Market Research Institute, Dmitry Rylko. The expert points out that the main Russian export items to China are fish and seafood, but the volume of grain supplies to Chinese market remains modest. The head of the National Meat Association of the Russian Federation Sergey Yushin said that Russia is capable of supplying up to 200–300 thousand tons of pork, as well as poultry. Read more...
At least 2 pig breeds have ceased to exist in Ukraine due to the continuing spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in the country.That message was shared by Nikolay Berezovsky, member of the Ukrainian National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Photo:Livestock Of The World All farms with large black breeds as well as the entire Myrgorod breed have been destroyed over the past few years, the result being that both breeds can no longer be found in Ukraine, according to Mr Berezovsky. The disappearance of the Myrgorod breed is especially discouraging, as it was one of the 1stbreeds developed by Ukraine scientists, Mr Berezovsky added. Myrgorod. Read more...
By the end of October 2018 the cattle numbers in farms of all categories in Moscow region decreased by 2.1% compared with the corresponding date of 2017 and amounted to 205.4 thousand heads, of which 95.1 thousand cows, reprts Mosoblstat. At the same time, the number of pigs on the same date increased by 6.6%, to 346.2 thousand heads, sheep and goats - by 1.9%, to 64.5 thousand heads, poultry - by 30.8%, to 12, 1 million heads “The private farms of the population accounted for 5.9% of cattle, 2.8% of pigs, 53.9% of sheep and goats, 4.6% of poultry (a year ago 5.7%, 3%, 55.5 % and 6% respectively). The number of cattle in agricultural organizations of the Moscow region. Read more...
An interdepartmental working group on the elimination and non-proliferation of ASF in the country will be created In Russia. This initiative was expressed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeev and was supported by Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev. On November 28 the government held the first meeting of the permanent anti-epizootic commission chaired by Gordeev. As it was reported the Ministry of Agriculture buys for the regions 75 names of medicines and drugs for diagnosing and prophylactic vaccination of animals against 23 especially dangerous diseases annually. And the costs are covered at the expense of the federal budget. As reported on the website of. Read more...
Ukrainian poultry producers have recently received approval to export their products to Tunisia. Ukraine's State Service for Food Safety and Consumers’ Protection has recently signed a veterinary certificate for the export of poultry to Tunisia with the authorized agency of this country. Between January and September, Ukraine's meat exports increased by 21% compared to year-earlier levels, reaching $479 million. The country's poultry exports reached $381 million in the same period, Reuters reports. This year, the country also received approval to export poultry products to Ghana and Morocco and poultry, poultry products, eggs and egg. Read more...
The regional authorities of Russia dissemble data on dangerous animal diseases, said Rosselkhoznadzor. This point of view at the first meeting of the permanent anti-epizootic commission under the government of the Russian Federation was expressed by the head of the Russian watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert. "They supervise themselves. And we can`t do the work that is needed to be done and can`t take measures needed. In addition, we have a delay in taking measures and there is a delay associated with concealing diseases," he said. In this regard, Dankvert stressed the need for the transfer of authority to monitor the work of regional veterinary. Read more...
On November 27 Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting on the development of horse breeding in Russia. The event was attended by the largest horse breeders, as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and of the scientific community, the press service of the agricultural department reports. As Dmitry Patrushev noted, horse breeding historically occupies a special place in the livestock industry of Russia. For the last 12 years the number of horses in Russia has been growing steadily and today amounts more than 1.4 million heads. Horse owners are provided with subsidies to compensate the costs of breeding activities, and the annual. Read more...
Russia's largest turkey meat producer plans to open a new line of business which will focus on lamb meat production in the Stavropol region after it reached an investment agreement with the regional authorities. The goal of the project is to create a production for fattening and slaughtering sheep with a capacity of up to 15 thousand tons in slaughter weight per year. The company expects to implement the project in a year and a half. The project is being implemented within the framework of an investment agreement between the group of companies “Damate” and the Government of the Stavropol Territory. The investment in the project will amount to. Read more...
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has banned all transit supplies of US poultry products through the country’s territory into Kazakhstan, claiming that some of these products are being re-exported back to Russia, by-passing the food embargo. In an official statement Rosselkhoznadzor claimed the new restrictions against US poultry had to be introduced "because of the threat of supplying products with unknown origin, as well as products made of raw materials with unknown origin to the Russian marker.” This was due to the absence of a traceability system for products subject to veterinary control in Kazakhstan's meat. Read more...
The Moscow region is almost 100% self-sufficient in poultry and pork, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the region Igor Zharov on Wednesday. "We have achieved results in the Moscow region in almost 100% self-sufficiency in pork and poultry industry, but we should not stand still and will go for export," said Zharov at the Milk Forum in the Government House of the Moscow Region. The Deputy Minister explained that it is necessary to supply both meat and meat products produced in the Moscow region to foreign markets. As reported, agricultural exports of the Moscow region will increase to $ 1.5 billion. Read more...
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