World meat industry news

Foreign investors sign record number of deals in Russia

  • 8 Jun 12:52

Foreign investment has been growing since the beginning of 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his address at the 21st St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, June 2, 2017 Source: Reuters "In the first quarter, the inflow of direct foreign investment into the Russian economy amounted to seven billion dollars. Notably, this is the best indicator for the relevant period in the past three years," Putin said. Russia's GDP has been growing for the third consecutive quarter,. Read more...

Cattle ban could stop beef exports

  • 7 Jun 09:08

The Indian government’s ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter is likely to have dramatic impact on its billion-dollar cattle export trade. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has banned the sale and purchase of cattle from livestock markets, making it harder for the meat industry to continue to be a big player on the export stage. A majority of Indian beef comes from its massive water buffalo herd rather than cows, which are considered sacred by the Hindu community that makes up 80% of the country’s 1.3 bn. population. Still, many cattle traders have come under repeated attacks from activists fiercely opposed to the beef industry.. Read more...

Playing a key role in Russian’s turkey business

  • 7 Jun 09:07

Cherkizovo Group’s turkey plant, run in a joint venture with Spain’s Grupo Fuertes, hit full capacity last week and company executives hope to double the factory’s throughput. Meat giant Cherkizovo Group’s vertically integrated turkey facility in Tambov is responsible for around a fifth of the turkey meat produced in Russia, but Cherkizovo chiefs said this could be increased to just under half. Producing around 50,000 t of turkey meat per year in Tambov, Cherkizovo said its factory has the capacity to reach 100,000 t within the next 12 months. As a whole, Russia produced around 230,000 t of turkey meat last year, according to. Read more...

Russia to toughen antibiotic stance following scandal

  • 6 Jun 14:44

Russia’s sanitary body Rospotrebnadzor is aiming to develop new methods of identifying antibiotic residues in food products within. Read more...

EU meat companies plan major Russian investment

  • 6 Jun 14:43

Global meat players including Germany’s Tönnies and Denmark’s Idavang are planning to invest heavily. Read more...

EU removes AI-related restrictions against Ukraine

  • 1 Jun 10:42

The European Union has cancelled the ban on poultry product imports from the Ukraine, which came into effect in 2016 due to outbreaks of highly pathogenicavian influenza(AI). Only a few restrictions concerning some particular territories remain, the country’s food safety body has reported. Speaking on behalf of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Gosvetphitosluzba, Boris Kobal, the head of the food quality department claimed that the last AI outbreak in Ukraine was registered back in February. Ongoing threat of avian influenza This he attributed to the “effective operation of the Gosvetphitosluzba. He warned, however,. Read more...

Huge meat plant to play key role in Russian turkey market

  • 1 Jun 10:41

Cherkizovo Group’s turkey plant, run in a joint venture with Spain’s Grupo Fuertes, hit full capacity this week and company executives hope to. Read more...

How Russia hopes to keep Crimea safe from ASF

  • 30 May 08:53

Russian authorities announced quarantine measures have been applied to 3 more districts in Crimea, following several outbreaks ofAfrican Swine Fever(ASF) in wild boars.The new quarantine measures were introduced by the regional governor Sergey Aksenov according to the decree posted on the official website of the regional government on 13 May. Removing the pigs from Crimea altogether? In 3 other districts in Crimea, pig farming has even been prohibited in the light of an anti-ASF campaign. This measure may even be extended: over the past months Russia’s officials have repeatedly suggested to extend the pig-free status to the entire territory of the peninsula, as the. Read more...

Plans to Supply Belarusian Beef, Poultry to Egypt Underway

  • 30 May 08:51

Belarus has plans to build a 1,000-head commercial dairy farm in Egypt, Aleksei Bogdanov, the head of the main division for foreign economic affairs at the Agriculture and Food Ministry of Belarus, told the media on 25 May. Mr Bogdanov noted, "A working group has been set up. They will visit Egypt after Ramadan, in early July. "We have already paid a visit to Egypt with the minister to have a look at the land plots. Now we plan to send specialists to test the soil and assess the conditions. "In Belarus, we fit dairy farms with heating equipment, and in Egypt we will need to make sure there is proper cooling and conditioning. We have the. Read more...

Over 100 pedigree Irish Herefords depart for Russia

  • 29 May 15:34

A total of100pedigree Irish Hereford heifers, which are in-calf, and one pedigree Hereford bull have departed Ireland for Russia this week. This is thesecond consignmentof pedigree Irish Herefords, destined for Russia, to leave Ireland in the past month. The latest consignment of cattle isset to travel to Shulgino, Volokolamskiy near Moscow in Russia.This group will travel a half an hour further east, bringing them closer to Moscow, than the group which travelled in April. Once again these cattle were shipped through Hubert Maxwell and Co. in Co. Roscommon, according to the Irish Hereford Breed Society. Hubert’s son, Michael, said he was. Read more...