Eastern Europe and the Balkans risk outbreaks of a deadly cattle disease if they fail to step up cow vaccinations, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO has called for broader cattle vaccination to keep lumpy skin disease at bay in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, especially in areas where the risk is the highest. In a position paper published this week,FAOwarned that even countries that have not been affected by lumpy skin disease so far but are considered at risk need to carry out risk-based vaccination to avert the spread of the disease, which can have devastating consequences for farmers,. Read more...
European poultry processors have criticised the European Commission’s trade liberalisation plans for third countries saying it is threatening the sector, which employs more than 300,000 people. The Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in EU countries (AVEC) said EU companies had to comply with very high standards on animal welfare, food safety and environmental protection, which led to extra costs being incurred compared to third countries. But AVEC said the EU Commission was engaged in free trade negotiations with several parties – negotiations which were intended to further liberalise trade by reducing or abolishing. Read more...
Russia’s company Tavr has said it has mastered the production of Iberian ham at its Rostov-based meat processing plant, so the product – previously very popular among Russians but banned within the food embargo – should soon hit domestic. Read more...
Broiler prices across the globe are showing strong signs of recovery after a ‘perfect storm’ of market disruption caused by avian influenza and the Brazilian ‘weak flesh’ scandal. Slow market recovery from bird flu Bird flu in both Europe andChina disruptedmarkets over the period that covered the northern hemisphere’s winter, but demand and trade is slowly recovering in both regions, according to Rabobank’s latest Poultry Quarterly update. Brazil’s meat export market rebuilding after scandal Brazil, too, is rebuilding market share after its ‘meat scandal’ caused a near 10% drop in exports in Q2. Rabobank said. Read more...
A driver operates a tractor to pile wheat grains at the drying house of the Solgonskoye farming company near the village of Talniki, southwest of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. For a few years now Russian agricultural products have been surpassing military ones on the global market. While a good portion of this success can be attributed to the country’s fundamental advantages (fertile land and low production costs), a significant boost, however, emerged due to the sharp devaluation of the ruble in recent years. Last week RIA Novostireportedthat Russian agricultural production is set to reach a new record of 133 million tons this year, according to. Read more...
Recently, our feed technology expert Dr Casey Bradley made a career switch. She moved from micro-ingredients to macro-ingredients, and now works for Purina Animal Nutrition. That combination of experiences continues to offer interesting insights into the future of feed formulation, she explains. I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination – Jimmy Dean I am not sure if the news has blown through all parts of the world yet, but I have charted a different course for my career. This change allows me to get back to a complete nutritional programme perspective and is challenging me to create innovative. Read more...
Pig farms in Russia’s key pig region Belgorod have signed a joint commitment to stop using all kinds of growth promoters, hormones and ‘strong’ antibiotics in pig feeding as from 1 January 2018.That was communicated by Tatiana Ayusheva, head of the regional branch of the Russian veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor, in a statement early September. Ms Ayusheva didn’t mention names of specific pig producers that confirmed to stick to these quality standards, but she made it clear that the list does include major companies. Russia’s key pig region Belgorod will stop using strong antibiotics in pig feeding as from 2018.. Read more...
Belarusian dairy and meat products are of high quality, Raimund Jehle, FAO Regional Strategic Programmes Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia, told the media on 14 September. "When I was in Belarus in June I made sure that dairy and meat products and cheese are of supreme quality. This creates a good basis for export development," Raimund Jehle said. According to him, Belarus has a capacity to increase domestic consumption of dairy products. Belarus and the FAO signed the Country Program Framework 2017-2020 on 14 September. According toBelTA, theprogramme is aimed at providing support in the areas of food safety, forest resource. Read more...
The Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic has banned the import of all pork products made in Ukraine, including salo, the iconic meat product consisting of cured slabs of fatback. Sputniknews.comreports that thedecision was announced on the ministry's official website, and taken in connection with the deterioration of the situation surrounding African swine fever (ASF) in Ukraine. "Due to the worsening epizootic situation around African swine fever in Ukraine, the import of pork meat and finished pork products (salo, kielbasa, canned meats, etc.) from Ukraine into the territory of the. Read more...
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