Russia's second-largest turkey manufacturer has restored full production, after two outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in 2016 and 2017, company spokeswoman Olga. Read more...
Economic measures, rather than an outright ban of backyard farms, may help Russian veterinary authorities to control African Swine Fever (ASF).An outright ban is likely to be contradictory to national Russian legislation, according to Alexander Rondin, president of Russia’s Association of Peasant and Backyard Farmers, in an interview in theRossiyskaya Gazeta, a Russian daily, earlier this month. Earlier attempts at a backyard farm ban Mr Rondin said that at some point in the past, Russia’s authorities were considering the option of banning pig breeding at the backyard farms all over Russia, as a way of tackling the epidemic of African Swine. Read more...
Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer, announced on Friday that it has expanded its mixed feeds production capacity. In Voronezh region, Cherkizovo Group has increased its installed capacity for the production of mixed feeds by adding another line. The new line produces 33 tonnes of mixed feeds per hour. Having commissioned the new line, Cherkizovo Group has strengthened its leadership position on the market. This year, the production of high-quality mixed feeds reached 1.65 million tonnes, compared to 1.57. Read more...
The Armenian agriculture ministry and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will sign a new agreement to expand their cooperation, Iganti Araqelyan, Armenian agriculture minister, told journalists on Wednesday. "Armenia became a member of FAO in 1993 and a huge job has been done since then," he said. "The agreement will make it possible to speed up investments under programs and implement large-scale projects with the FAO support." According toARKA News Agency, the minister pointed out cattle breeding, veterinary and food safety as to-priority grounds for cooperation. "Already now we are implementing important. Read more...
Russian processor Damate is set to pump RUB15.5 billion (US$250m) into expanding its turkey meat production capacity to 155,000. Read more...
Last week we were in Russia, where we met customers, prospects and industry leaders. We also attended Golden Autumn. An event held annually in Moscow and a Russia celebration of agriculture and the harvest just completed.Was held at a large complex in downtown Moscow; the site was begun to be built in the 1930’s. A large number of buildings allows for many exhibitors from all facets of agriculture. One of the highlights of Golden Autumn is the different large exhibits put on by each of the Russian states which highlighted their agricultural expertise. Former Russia President and now Prime Minister Medvedev, toured the exhibits. Agro Eco and Genesus Team at. Read more...
Global hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but more recent rising hunger scores of several countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI) underline how uneven this progress has been and how precarious it is to maintain. Famine has cast a shadow over four countries in the past year while conflict and climate change continue to hit the poorest the hardest. TheGlobal Hunger Indexthis year indicates that beyond these acute crises, long term obstacles to reducing hunger in several countries may also be threatening efforts to reach zero hunger. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa south of the Sahara, where revised data place the Central African. Read more...
With over 160,000 visitors over the course of five days, Anuga is the perfect place to showcase a new product to the world. As part of this year’s show, the organisers have earmarked new products from across the categories for its Anuga taste Innovation Show. We take a look at the meat and poultry-related products. Read more...
Global food prices rose slightly in September, as firmer prices of vegetable oils and to a lesser extent dairy products offset declining prices for staple cereal grains. According toFAO, the Food Price Index averaged 178.4 points for the month of September, up 0.8 per cent from August and marking a 4.3 per cent increase from a year earlier. The FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index increased by 4.6 per cent, driven primarily by palm oil, although values for soy, rapeseed and sunflower oils also rose. The FAO Dairy Price Index rose by 2.1 per cent from. Read more...
Highlighting well-established cuts of US beef and introducing new cuts expected to be popular, USMEF conducted educational seminars for HRI professionals in Chimkent and Astana, two of the largest cities in Kazakhstan. The seminars, which targeted chefs and meat buyers, were funded by the USDA Market Access Programme (MAP) and the Beef Checkoff Programme. Russian chef Pavel Galkovsky demonstrates grilling techniques for US beef at a USMEF seminar in Chimkent, Kazakhstan About 30 chefs participated in the Chimkent event, which featured both US beef premium and alternative cuts including top blade, short ribs, hanging tender, chuck flaps, cube roll, New York strip. Read more...
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