World meat industry news

Ukraine ranks in the world's top 10 largest exporters of chicken meat

  • 10 Jul 06:44

Ukraine has entered the top 10 world leaders in chicken meat exports after the results reported in the first four months of 2018, according to a report released by the US Department of Agriculture, BusinessCenter reports. Ukraine exported 310,000 tons of chicken meat between January and April 2018. In the first four months of this year, the leaders in chicken meat exports were Brazil, with 3.8 million tons, the EU, with 1.3 million tons, and Thailand, with 810,000 tons. In 2017, Ukraine's main importers of chicken meat were the Netherlands, which imported $78 million worth of chicken meat, followed by Egypt ($65 million). Read more...

Russia and Iran to Invest in Livestock Vaccine Production

  • 9 Jul 15:03

A livestock vaccine production unit will be built in Semnan Province in cooperation with Russia, director general of the province’s veterinary organization said. Mohammad Saeedi added that €10 million worth of investment are required to carry out the project, 25 per cent of which will be provided by the Russian side,Mehr News Agencyreported. According toFinancial Tribune, he said:"We plan to start constructing the vaccine production unit in the current [Iranian] year (March 2018-19) and it is estimated that the project will come on stream within three years." He also added that the production unit will create 100 direct and. Read more...

Russian poultry producer invested $11M in a new hatchery

  • 6 Jul 10:46

Produkty Pitania, one of the largest producers of frozen convenience foods in Russia, has launched operations at its new hatchery in Kaliningrad, Russia. The investment in its new facility amounted to about 700 million rubles ($11 million) and has a production capacity of 45 million eggs per year, according to local media. The incubator and poultry station was built from scratch on an area of ​​19 thousand square meters. The company expects to increase its production volume of poultry meat by 10 thousand tons, up to 36 tons per year. Currently, 25 thousand tons of poultry meat is produced in the Kaliningrad region, supplying the domestic demand by up. Read more...

Rabobank: Volatile poultry trade, local markets bullish

  • 5 Jul 11:42

Global poultry trade is expected to remain particularly volatile in the next quarter due to ongoing turmoil in Brazil and rising US-China trade tensions. But many local industries are still performing well as supply in regions like the EU, South Africa, Mexico, Indonesia and India is well-balanced, creating good, profitable conditions for the industry. Rabobank’s senior analyst animal protein Nan-Dirk Mulder said in the latest quarterly bulletin that he expected to see Brazilian exports drop at least 10% due in part to the trade restrictions set by the EU, China and the Middle East. China’s tariff on US soybeans is also expected to push up Brazilian feed. Read more...

Russia approves new soft loans for pig industry

  • 4 Jul 10:42

Russia’s ministry of agriculture has approved the issuing of 240 billion roubles (US$ 4 billion) destined for new projects in the domestic pig industry. However, not everybody in the Russian swine sector are happy with this new initiative. The money will become available in the form of soft loans with subsidised interest rates. The policy was made public by Yuri Kovalev, chairman of the Russian Union of Pork Producers (RUPP), when recently speaking to local news outletKontinent Sibir. Just as in previous years, it is expected that the soft loans will be issued by major state-owned banks such as Sberbank, VTB and Rosselhozbank. The funds must be invested. Read more...

Ukraine officials in fact-finding visit to AHDB

  • 3 Jul 10:10

A group of government officials arrived at Stoneleigh Park on Tuesday as part of a five-day fact-finding mission to learn about meat hygiene controls and food traceability in the UK. AHDB Senior Veterinary Manager Mandy Nevel and AHDB International Market Development Director Dr Phil Hadley (front centre) host food safety specialists from the Ukraine at AHDB's headquarters. Organized by the International Finance Corporation, the visit also included meetings with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) and Red Tractor. During their visit to the. Read more...

Miratorg increases its feedlots capacity by 70%

  • 2 Jul 12:28

The Russian company plans to increase a total number of Aberdeen Anguses on its three feedlots in Bryansk and Oryol regions to 200 000 heads simultaneously. The largest feedlot unit in Russia is going to be built in Bryansk by Miratorg. The company plans to invest 4.6 billion roubles ($73.3 million) in on its three feedlots in Bryansk and Oryol regions to 200 000 heads simultaneously. The biggest unit, the one in Bryansk, will have a total capacity of 80,000 cattle head, announced the company in a press release. "The new feedlot is a key element of vertically integrated production chain: cattle fattened here are fed corn in order to increase the energy density of. Read more...

Belarus is targeting 20,000 tonnes beef exports to China

  • 29 Jun 09:01

Belarus wants to reach an export volume of 20,000 tonnes of beef in the relationship developed with Chinese partners, according to Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. "In terms of beef supplies to China, we are limited by the number of certified companies. For the time being, there are only two of them. The Agriculture and Food Ministry is working to expand the list of such enterprises. This task is under control of the minister. As the number of companies that can supply beef to China increases, so will the volume of exports. We are potentially ready to supply up to 20,000 tonnes. Read more...

Russian meat industry set to suffer from potential VAT hike

  • 27 Jun 12:04

The Russian Government’s decision to raise VAT from 18% to 20% from 2019 could hit prices and profitability in. Read more...

Ukraine poultry producer accused of environmental contamination

  • 27 Jun 12:02

The owners of agricultural holding Agromars were arrested and detained by police after allegations the company had established an unregistered poultry. Read more...