World meat industry news

Belarus addresses crisis in swine industry

  • 10 Oct 09:08

Belarus addresses crisis in swine industry Issues related to the country’s swine industry were discussed at a government meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on September 4. Pig production in Belarus has decreased by almost 12% over the past two years. Production has decreased in all regions and has halved in Gomel Oblast. The pig inventory has decreased by more than 11% or 290,000 heads. The biggest reductions have been in Gomel Oblast and Minsk Oblast. Pig mortality has increased in almost every part of the country. The number of piglets has gone down by 8%. The head of state pointed out some of the causes of the problems including biosecurity violations: insufficient work on. Read more...

The Philippines intends to lift the embargo on the import of poultry meat from Russia

  • 9 Oct 11:26

The Philippines intends to lift the embargo on the import of poultry meat from Russia The Philippines will send inspection teams to Russia to lift restrictions on imports of poultry meat.On Wednesday, October 4, participants of the Russian-Philippine business forum discussed the prospects for trade and economic cooperation. The upcoming certification of Russian poultry suppliers was announced by Ceferino S. Rodolfo, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines, following the results of the third meeting of the international government commission held in Manila. Dates. Read more...

Export revenue from investment projects implemented in the agro-industrial complex may amount to 8.6 billion US dollars per year

  • 9 Oct 11:25

Export revenue from investment projects implemented in the agro-industrial complex may amount to 8.6 billion US dollars per year Russian agribusiness companies are implementing 320 export-oriented projects with a total investment volume of more than 1.1 trillion rubles. As a result of their implementation, 42 thousand jobs will be created or supported, and annual export revenue after the projects reach full capacity will amount to $8.6 billion. Such data was voiced by experts at the strategic (foresight) session “Approaches to assessing investment projects in the field of export of agricultural products”, held on October 4 at the 25th Russian agro-industrial exhibition “Golden Autumn - 2023”. As noted by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Sergei Levin, due to. Read more...

In 2023, the Russian agricultural industry will again show growth in many segments

  • 9 Oct 11:24

In 2023, the Russian agricultural industry will again show growth in many segments In 2023, the Russian agricultural industry will again show growth in many segments.This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev at the Golden Autumn 2023 exhibition. As part of the anniversary 25th Russian agro-industrial exhibition “Golden Autumn - 2023”, a plenary session was held on the topic “Investing in the future: a modern view of agricultural education.” The event was attended by Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, heads of constituent entities, representatives of federal authorities,. Read more...

Exporters increased supplies of pork and fish from the Russian Federation to foreign markets

  • 6 Oct 11:04

Exporters increased supplies of pork and fish from the Russian Federation to foreign markets Following the results of 9 months of this year, Russian exporters increased supplies of pork, dairy and fish products to foreign markets, but reduced shipments of beef and poultry meat. Evgenia Lazutkina, head of the department for supporting the export of livestock products of Rosselkhoznadzor, spoke about this when speaking at the XXV Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition “Golden Autumn - 2023”. Thus, according to FSIS “Argus”, in January – September 2023, pork supplies to foreign markets increased by 7.5% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 118 thousand tons. Supplies of dairy products increased by 4.8%, to 112.6 thousand. Read more...

Ministry of Agriculture: Russian agricultural exports will exceed $45 billion by the end of the year

  • 6 Oct 11:03

Ministry of Agriculture: Russian agricultural exports will exceed $45 billion by the end of the year The volume of Russian food exports to foreign markets by the end of 2023 may exceed $45 billion. This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, speaking at a plenary session at the XXV Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition “Golden Autumn - 2023”. “Despite foreign trade restrictions, in 2023 we dynamically increased food supplies to foreign markets. The volume of exports is already significantly ahead of the same period last year and amounts to almost $33 billion. We expect that by the end of the year we will reach a figure of more than $45 billion. Moreover, these are rather conservative estimates. Perhaps this figure will. Read more...

The market is waiting for meat prices to stabilize

  • 6 Oct 11:00

The market is waiting for meat prices to stabilize Increased wholesale prices for chicken and pork are a short-term phenomenon; the market will soon stabilize and prices will return to normal. This opinion was voiced by the director of the commerce and marketing division of the Sibagro group of companies (the second pork producer in the country based on the results of 2022) Petr Mizonov. The pork market is closely related to the poultry market. According to Mizonov, the rising cost of chicken forced processors to pay attention to pork, whose wholesale prices, against the backdrop of increased production, were lower than a year earlier. However, the demand for pork has increased not only in the domestic but also in. Read more...

ASF Russia: Infected pork products found in the south

  • 5 Oct 07:59

ASF Russia: Infected pork products found in the south Pork products infected withAfrican Swine Fever (ASF)have been found in a forest of Krasdonar Krai in the Russian south, as well as in the supply chain. 3 cases of ASF were registered in different parts of Krasnodar Krai in mid-September. Krasnodar Krai borders Crimea, the regional government said in a statement. Semi-finished food products were found contaminated with ASF in a Novorossiysk food distribution centre. In addition, in a forest not far from the first outbreak, the regional authorities discovered 2 carcasses of dead pigs and waste from the slaughter of a third pig, all infected with ASF. In this case, the source remains. Read more...

Kyrgyzstan lowers import duty on pork

  • 5 Oct 07:58

Kyrgyzstan lowers import duty on pork Kyrgyzstan has asked theEurasian Economic Commission, a governing body of the Eurasian Economic Union, to lower the import duty on pork from 3,000 tonnes in 2023 to 2,000 in 2024. Kyrgyzstan was the only country voluntarily requesting lower import duties in the Eurasian Economic Union, a trade block also comprised of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. Import quotas on poultry remained at 58,000 tonnes, beef at 5,000 tonnes. Over the past years, import quotas on meat have been a regular subject of fierce debates among the members of the Eurasia Union, as the countries demanded their levels to be raised or at least remain intact. The Kyrgyz ministry of agriculture. Read more...

Tatarstan exported agricultural products to 50 countries worth $300 million

  • 4 Oct 10:16

Tatarstan exported agricultural products to 50 countries worth $300 million The volume of exports of agricultural products of the republic increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. For January - September 2023, the volume of exports of products from the agro-industrial complex (AIC) of Tatarstan amounted to $304.8 million. The increase compared to the same period last year is 20%. The main share of exports falls on oil and fat products, and the largest sales growth - 66% - is shown by. Read more...