World meat industry news

Ukrainian beef gets green light for export in Turkey

  • 18 May 12:41

The form of a veterinary certificate for exports of Ukrainian beef to Turkey is currently at the final stages. Ukraine has received the right to export beef to the Turkish market, according to an announcement made by the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection. The decision follows the results of work of the technical mission of the directorate general for protection and control of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey on assessing state control over beef production, which operated in Ukraine in late April 2018, informsInterfaxagency. Turkish inspectors have audited the system of state control over the production of beef. Read more...

Export development crucial for poultry producers

  • 17 May 09:48

Russian poultry producers are under pressure as product prices have been falling for the third year in a row, due to domestic oversupply. In response the government has adopted a comprehensive and ambitious programme for poultry export development.The country’s poultry industry is now caught in the perfect storm, as farms have to deal with rising prices for feed vitamins, while on the other hand the purchasing price of poultry at the domestic market slumped below Rub 90 (US$ 1.5) per kg. That is the analysis of Sergey Yushin, the chairman of the Russian National Meat Association presented in the in-house publication of the Russian government. The Russian. Read more...

Russia to introduce traffic light food labelling system

  • 16 May 13:28

Russia is to introduce a new nationwide ‘traffic. Read more...

Qatar approves meat imports from Ukraine

  • 16 May 12:55

Ukraine will soon be able to export meat to Qatar after the Arab state announced it approved the veterinary certificates for the Ukrainian meat products, as reported by Ukrinform. The Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association said in a statement that Qatar's State Service for Food Safety has reported that veterinary certificates for the export of meat and meat products (in particular, poultry and beef), milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products, fish and fish products from Ukraine to the State of Qatar meet all the requirements of the Qatari regulatory bodies. Furthermore, Chairman of the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association Iryna Palamar said in statement that the. Read more...

Ukraine may soon launch beef exports to Turkey

  • 14 May 12:19

Ukraine could soon export its beef to Turkey as the country's State Service on Food Safety has discussed with Turkey's General Directorate of Food and Control on taking the final steps for obtaining the necessary veterinary certificate for the export, as reported by Novoe Vremya. Representatives of the competent authorities of both Ukraine and Turkey have recently met to discuss the current procedural issues regarding the access of Ukrainian beef exports to the Turkish market. Ukraine's Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement that "it was decided that the principal issues related to the harmonization of the veterinary certificate for the. Read more...

Miratorg plans to invest $77 million in a new feed mill

  • 14 May 12:18

Miratorg, Russia’s biggest feed and meat producer, has announced its plans to invest nearly 4.8 billion rubles (77 million dollars) in building a high-tech fodder plant in the Oryol region by the end of 2019. According to a statement released by the Russian company, the new feed mill will have a production capacity of 800 thousand tons of mixed fodder per year. Miratorg says the Oryol region has great business potential and is key to develop its interregional project for doubling its pig-breeding capacities. In the future, Miratorg plans to have 17 pig farms in this region, a grain company Elevator group, and also asset processing of plant raw material. Read more...

Swine reproduction discussed at 13th Magapor conference

  • 7 May 11:15

Motility, extenders and gilt body weights were just some of the themes discussed at the most recent International Technical Meeting, organised by swine reproduction experts Magapor. The 13thedition of the event zoomed in deeply on current themes related to swine reproduction. Over 400 breeding experts from 38 countries from all over the globe made it to Zaragoza, Spain, on l 25 and 26 Apri 2018. Representatives from virtually all large swine integrators were present, including JBS, Smithfield, Charoen Pokphand Foods and the Wens Group. Motility as parameter for sperm quality They heard how the 1stspeaker Dr Marc Yeste,University of Girona, Spain, wondered whether. Read more...

Cultured meat market expected to grow fast in the next decade

  • 7 May 11:12

A global forecast is talking about a clean meat market worth $15.5 billion in 2021 with a chance to grow at $20 billion until 2027. Meats and Markets has released the report "Cultured Meat Market by Source (Poultry, Pork, Beef, Duck), End-Use (Nuggets, Burgers, Meatballs, Sausages, Hot Dogs), and Region (North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, South America, Asia Pacific) - Global Forecast to 2027" in which it analyses the clean meat market development between 2021-2027. Increased demand for alternative meat proteins, growing food safety concerns, and technological advancements in cellular agriculture are factors that could ensure a Compound Annually. Read more...

Brazilian pork exports drop in Q1 due to Russian trade ban

  • 4 May 10:45

Brazil has witnessed a drop by 16% in its pork export in the first three months of 2018 compared to the corresponding period from 2017, according to the latest analysis released by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. According to AHDB analyst, Bethan Wilkins, the decline appeared as a result of Russia's ongoing restrictions on Brazilian pork imports, seeing that Brazil used to ship 40% of its fresh/frozen pork to this country. Still, the impact of the Russian ban on the Brazilian pork exports was somewhat minimised by an increase in demand for pork from China and Hong Kong. "At 70,400 tonnes (+ 80% year-on-year), pork exports. Read more...

Russia rapidly increasing meat production volume

  • 3 May 11:12

According to the information-analytical agency EMEAT, the volume of meat production in Russia is on the riseThe volume of meat production in Russia (excluding backyard operations) amounted to 1281.9 thousand tons in slaughter weight during the period from January to February 2018, which is 10.7% or 55.7 thousand tons more than the same period of 2017. During the period from January to February 2018, pork accounted for 35.4%, poultry – for 57.8%, beef – for 6.7%, lamb and goat – for 0.1% of the total volume of industrial meat production. The overall number of pigs in Russia increased by 5.8% (by 1.3 million head) during the year and amounted to 23.7. Read more...