World meat industry news

Three key trends determining the development of agriculture in Russia

  • 26 Oct 11:08

Three key trends determining the development of agriculture in Russia At the International Agricultural Congress ASIAEXPO-2023, General Director of the National Union of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko) Artem Belov shared his thoughts on the three leading trends that determine the modern development of agriculture in Russia. These trends include exports, competition for government support and increased efficiency. Let's look at each of them in more detail. The first trend is related to exports and focus on foreign markets. In recent years, Russian agriculture and the food industry have undergone significant changes, reorienting from imports to exports. Previously, Russia was dependent on imports, but now the country is actively. Read more...

Russia has found an opportunity to reduce prices for poultry meat

  • 26 Oct 11:07

Russia has found an opportunity to reduce prices for poultry meat To stabilize prices for chicken and other poultry meat, Russia began purchasing them from neighboring friendly countries such as Belarus and Kazakhstan. The head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev, spoke about this at yesterday’s meeting between President Vladimir Putin and the Government. This was the answer he gave to the head of state to his proposal to import these products from their closest neighbors in order to avoid their rise in price. The minister noted that this measure will help balance the market. At the same time, he assured that there are no special economic prerequisites for increasing the cost of this meat on the Russian. Read more...

Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 6.59%

  • 26 Oct 11:04

Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 6.59% Inflation in Russia for the week from October 17 to October 23 accelerated to 0.24% compared to 0.15% a week earlier. Year on year, the rate of price growth was 6.59%. This is stated in the reports of Rosstat and the Ministry of Economy. Since the beginning of October, inflation has amounted to 0.69%, since the beginning of the year - 5.39%. In the food products segment, prices increased by 0.39% over the week, the cost of vegetables and fruits increased by 1.15%. Tomatoes rose in price by 7.3%, cucumbers by 3.7%. In the segment of non-food products from October 17 to October 23, inflation was approximately at the level of the previous week - 0.05% versus 0.06%.. Read more...

Russian Railways Logistics launched a new direct railway route for delivery to China

  • 24 Oct 11:00

Russian Railways Logistics launched a new direct railway route for delivery to China The range of services of Russian Railways Logistics includes freight forwarding along the entire route, as well as delivery to the final recipient. Speed is the main advantage of a launched service. The average transportation time is 14-16 days. “The new route solves the problem of speeding up delivery to Qingdao, one of the largest economic centers in China, primarily by eliminating the sea route. This railway service was the first to be tested by the Zarechnoye Group of Companies, a Russian producer of premium quality marbled beef, which is in demand on the Chinese market. We expect that that in the future, other domestic exporters will also appreciate the. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor lifted the ban on chicken supplies from three Belarusian enterprises

  • 24 Oct 10:59

Rosselkhoznadzor lifted the ban on chicken supplies from three Belarusian enterprises Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted restrictions on the supply of products to Russia from three poultry processing enterprises in Belarus and one enterprise in Kazakhstan, the organization’s press service reported. It is clarified that we are talking about RDSUP "Belorusneft-Osobino", the production workshop "Novoselki" RDSUP "Belorusneft-Osobino" and the production site at the village of Dvorishche of JSC "Agrokombinat "Dzerzhinsky" in Belarus, as well as JSC "Ust-Kamenogorsk Poultry Farm" in Kazakhstan. Rosselkhoznadzor noted that “products will be imported into Russia under. Read more...

Russia allowed duty-free import of agricultural products from Mongolia

  • 24 Oct 10:57

Russia allowed duty-free import of agricultural products from Mongolia Russia and Mongolia have agreed on duty-free import of certain types of agricultural products into Russia. The parties also noted an almost double increase in trade turnover in national currencies compared to last year. At the 25th meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation between Russia and Mongolia, the parties discussed issues related to agricultural exports. As Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said in a message, one of the main achievements in this direction was the agreement on duty-free export of certain types of agricultural products from Mongolia to Russia. The parties also discussed the. Read more...

In Russia, the rise in price of pork has accelerated, the rise in prices for chicken has slowed down

  • 23 Oct 09:27

In Russia, the rise in price of pork has accelerated, the rise in prices for chicken has slowed down According to Rosstat, in the week since the beginning of the first ten days of October, the growth in pork prices on the domestic market accelerated from 0.31% in the period from October 3 to October 9 to 0.93% on October 10–16. Chicken meat prices did not rise as rapidly as in the previous week: 0.9% versus 1.26%. However, from the beginning of the year to October 16, its price increased by 27.52%, and the price of pork - by 11.42%. The price of chicken eggs increased by 2.97% compared to 3.79% a week earlier. Since the beginning of the year, they have risen in price by 13.1%. Rosstat notes a slight decrease in prices for some food products: canned vegetables. Read more...

The farm animal insurance market grew by 10%

  • 23 Oct 09:24

The  farm animal insurance market grew by 10% Based on the results of the first 9 months of this year, the volume of the farm animal insurance market with state support reached 2.3 billion rubles. Compared to the same period last year, the increase was 10%, said the President of the National Union of Agricultural Insurers (NAA) Korney Bizhdov. At the same time, in the total volume of insurance with state support, the share of animal insurance decreased from 31.3% in 2022 to 29.4% in 2023. Based on the results of January – September of this year, the agricultural insurance market with state support reached 7.8 billion rubles. Over 70% of support falls on the crop production risk insurance segment. The. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture agreed with producers to stabilize prices for eggs and chicken

  • 23 Oct 09:22

The Ministry of Agriculture agreed with producers to stabilize prices for eggs and chicken Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, at a meeting with the largest players in the poultry market, agreed to stabilize prices on the domestic market. This is stated in a message on the ministry's website. “During a meeting with the largest producers, an agreement was reached to intensify production and stabilize prices on the domestic market,” the statement says. At the meeting, the minister emphasized that the economics of poultry meat and egg production, taking into account the state support provided, makes it possible to provide a more acceptable price level for the population. The minister also recalled the possibility of state regulation. Read more...

Of all types of meat in Russia, only pork production is growing steadily

  • 19 Oct 11:23

Of all types of meat in Russia, only pork production is growing steadily At the end of 2023, beef production in live weight is expected to increase by 1.7% compared to 2022 - up to 1.65 million tons. The increase follows a decline of 3.2% and is of a replenishing nature, analysts say. According to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, in January-August, the production of cattle for slaughter increased by 7% year on year - to 701.1 thousand tons. The ministry representative assumes that the volume of beef this year will be sufficient to meet the needs of the domestic market, and the further development of beef cattle breeding will be facilitated by expanding the geography of exports and increasing demand for beef. The head of one of the. Read more...