World meat industry news

Weakening Dollar Playing Role In Meat Markets

  • 18 Sep 09:48

The U.S. dollar has been losing some strength, which is making the U.S. more competitive in the export market with Brazil and Argentina. These individual country relationships are what drives this competitiveness, according to Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing & Management, LLC.Play Video “We are at a technical support point, and we expect that some of the shorts to take some money off the table,” said Brugler. This weaker dollar will be playing into the wheat and meat markets, two places where the dollar has its biggest impact. According to Arlan Suderman, chef commodities economist for INTL FCStone, this was reflected in. Read more...

Russian business abroad: Big or small?

  • 15 Sep 10:13

At home the economy is gradually recovering, but are Russian entrepreneurs still willing to try their luck abroad?With the Russian economy nowofficiallymoving out of crisis, foreign investors might breathe out and start taking considering investing in the now expanding local market. According to theRussian Federal Tax Service, in 2017 Russians registered more individual companies and farms compared to last year. The number of new entrepreneurs reached 336,000, an increase of 16,000 over 2016. But what about Russian business internationally? Does it exist and, if so, where? Where and why “A lot of Russians open businesses in Europe. Most popular. Read more...

Russian company to export poultry products to Iraq

  • 15 Sep 10:11

Russian meat and feed producer Cherkizovo Group has received permission to export poultry products to Iraq, from its Vasilyevskaya poultry farm. This was reported by the European Supermarket Magazine (ESM). The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture granted permission for the group to export its products to the country, provided all products meet strict halal guidelines. The slaughter facilities at the Vasilyevskaya poultry farm comply with these rules, according to certification from the Halal International Centre for Standardisation and Certification of the Council of Muftis of Russia. Products set to exported by the group include the Latifa and. Read more...

Belarus Starts Exporting Beef to China

  • 14 Sep 10:11

The first Belarusian companies have started exporting frozen beef to China, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry said on Tuesday. Two Belarusian companies, OAO Mogilev Meat Packing Plant and Veles-Meat, have been opened for deliveries of beef to China, head of the Foreign Trade Department of the ministry Aleksei Bogdanov told local media. Belarus also constantly invites Chinese business delegations to work out delivery logistics, discuss meat cutting specifics and analyse the taste preferences of consumers, Mr Bogdanov said. Eight Belarusian meat processing companies have been certified to export beef to China. In 2017, Belarus will export $20 million worth. Read more...

ASF hits large pig farm in Russia’s key pig region

  • 14 Sep 10:09

Russia’s key pig production area, Belgorod region, has been struck by a severe outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). In a Rusagro farm, more than 15,000 pigs had to be culled. The outbreak was discovered on September 5, on a farm of Tambov Bacon, a subsidiary of agricultural holding Rusagro. The agricultural holding confirmed the outbreak on September 7 in a press release. The outbreak took place in Belgorod region’s Shebensky district, in the south east of Russia, not too far from the border with Ukraine. The company stated that it will have to cull 16,000 pigs due to the outbreak. It added that all of the company’s other production sites in. Read more...

Kazakhstan builds new pig genetics centre, to stop crisis

  • 13 Sep 09:22

In order to overcome the country’s decade-long crisis in pig production, Kazakhstan’s pig industry has launched plans to build a new pig genetics centre. The executives of the country’s Association of Pig Farms believe situation in the industry could be changed for the better with the launch of a joint Research Genetic Selection-Hybrid Center, which is envisaged by the national programme for the development of agricultural business in Kazakhstan, named Agribiz-2020. Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc and Piétrain The genetic centre will be built in the coming 3 years and will focus on Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc and Piétrain breeds, according. Read more...

Global Cereal Output Heading for New Record

  • 13 Sep 09:20

Global food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up expectations for larger grain inventories.TheFAOFood Price Index declined 1.3 per cent from July, averaging 176.6 points in August. The drop was largely driven by a 5.4 per cent decline in the FAO Cereal Price Index, reflecting a sharp fall in wheat prices as the outlook for production in the Black Sea region improved. FAO raised its forecast for global cereal production to 2,611 million tonnes, an all-time record. Worldwide stocks of cereals are also expected to reach an all-time high by the close of seasons in 2018, according to the latest FAO Cereal Supply and. Read more...

Moscow's culinary opportunities: How to open a restaurant

  • 12 Sep 11:16

Despite the economic crisis, eating out is becoming increasingly popular as more restaurants open in Moscow. The large market is still full of opportunities. Here's how you could join the party. Having a nice family-style restaurant in the Russian capital with a flavor of your home country is a popular business option for many expats. But it’s not as easy as it might seem. Here are a few things to consider for potential restaurant-owners. Thinking it through First and foremost, one should make sure that owning a restaurant, even a small one, is really something you would like to do. As any kind of business, it takes a significant amount of time and money. Read more...

Cherkizovo Ranks First Among Russia's Top Meat Producers

  • 12 Sep 11:12

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...

UN FAO: World Food Prices Fall 1.3% in August

  • 11 Sep 11:22

World food prices fell 1.3 percent in August from the month before after three straight monthly increases, reflecting lower values for cereal, sugar and meat, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 176.6 points in August, down 1.3 percent from July. Despite the monthly drop, food prices on international markets remained 6 percent above their values last August. FAO raised its forecast for global cereals output in the 2017-18 season, to 2.611 billion tons, slightly above. Read more...