Russian agricultural holding Miratorg announced it has begun construction on the largest Russian high-tech complex for slaughtering and deep processing of pigs which will have a capacity of 4.5 mill. heads per year. The Russian company invested more than €2.94 bn. in the construction of the new plant, which will produce three main types of meat: poultry, pork, and beef. The new slaughterhouse in the Oktyabrsky district of the Kursk region is part of the company's plans to double the capacity of the pig division to one million tons of pork per year, which will cover Russia's need to import chilled pork. Investments in the company's project to. Read more...
IFA President Joe Healy said the latest EU FVO (Food and Veterinary Office) report covering the "Weak Flesh" meat scandal and corruption in Brazil confirms that the Brazilian authorities seriously misled the EU Commission, and cannot guarantee European consumers that meat products exported to the EU have been produced in accordance with EU requirements. MrHealy said this latest EU report completely undermines any credibility to the arguments being made in the Mercosur trade negotiations that Brazil will ever meet EU production standards on beef and other meat imports. The IFA President said the findings from this EU report back up previous IFA calls for a ban. Read more...
Russian law enforcement agencies have said they will conduct a detailed investigation into criminal allegations against Cherkizovo, Russia’s leading. Read more...
Miratorg has started building the largest slaughterhouse in Russia that will have a capacity of more than 500,000 tonnes of meat per year and a price tag of. Read more...
Rearing cows on grass is no better for the planet than commercial feed, and continued farming risks “devastating effects” to climate change if methane emissions are not urgently cut,. Read more...
Current Price in Russia is 102 Roubles ($1.77) per kg. Despite some increased production and increased imports from Brazil, consumer demand is increasing. When the Rouble crashed a few years ago, people spent their spare money on imported consumer goods ahead of price rises. They then for a period reduced spending. Today spending is increasing, particularly on food and meat. Russians are natural pork eaters so are buying more pig meat. Simon Grey, General Manager Russia, CIS and Europe, Genesus Inc. simongrey@genesus.com This welcome continuation of high price is of course good for pig producers. However, IT WILL NOT LAST FOR EVER. Sanctions are due to remain. Read more...
PJSC Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, last week announced that it has come first in the 2016 Agroinvestors ranking of Russia’s top meat producers. According to Rosstat data, production of livestock and poultry for slaughter in all farms was about 9.9 million tonnes in market weight last year, a 3.1 per cent increase compared to 2015. These results indicate a high level of consolidation in the meat sector. In the future, major changes in the rating may be driven by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals, although large players are also expected to continue organic growth. The new ranking includes. Read more...
As from this quarter, pig and pork market expert Dr John Strak will take a deep dive into the world of figures and statistics surrounding the global pig business. What’s happened over the last 3 months, and what do these figures mean for the months ahead? I will be writing this ‘global view’ column each quarter and it’s prudent for me to spend a few moments now on how I will approach this challenge. What is driving the global market for pork? First, my aim is to shed a little light on a big (and ever changing) question – what is driving the global market for pork and pig meat? Get ready studying butterflies Secondly, I hope to. Read more...
Trade talks around the globe are in disarray with prospects of a farm deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc under threat and little progress made following further NAFTA discussions. Reuters reported this week that a number of EU nations, led by France and Ireland, have proposed postponing a farm trade offer to South America’s Mercosur bloc until rules are agree to avoid unfair competition. Countries vulnerable to imports In a letter to the Commission signed by Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the countries said they were particularly vulnerable to imports of poultry,. Read more...
Every four years, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) organises an International Congress. The next congress will be held in Montreal, Canada from 24–30 August 2019. Taking place in a different country and continent each time, the IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) is a unique opportunity for researchers and engineers from all over the world, and from all refrigeration sectors and technologies to meet, exchange and publish the results of their research. The congresses are at the heart of the IIR’s activities, and it was on the occasion of its first congress in 1908 that the IIR was created. These congresses bring together. Read more...
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