World meat industry news

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...

Russia, Paraguay and the new vector of agricultural cooperation

  • 4 Oct 10:15

Russia, Paraguay and the new vector of agricultural cooperation The head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergei Dankvert, held talks with the Chairman of the Chamber of Senators of Paraguay, Silvio Ovelar. On October 2, in Moscow, a meeting was held between the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergei Dankvert and the Chairman of the Chamber of Senators of Paraguay Silvio Ovelar with the participation of the Embassy of the Republic in Russia. The Paraguayan delegation is visiting Russia as part of its participation in the First International Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Latin America”. Sergei Dankvert emphasized with satisfaction that Russia and Paraguay have traditionally friendly relations and mutually beneficial partnership,. Read more...

The largest foreign companies in the food industry have increased their turnover in Russia in 2022 – Forbes

  • 4 Oct 10:13

The largest foreign companies in the food industry have increased their turnover in Russia in 2022 – Forbes Forbes magazine compiled a rating of the largest foreign companies in Russia. According to the publication, PepsiCo remained the leader in the food industry segment. The rating included companies that were more than 50% owned by foreign corporations as of September 2023. The list also includes enterprises that are temporarily under the management of the Federal Property Management Agency. These are Danone Trade, Unipro, Baltika Brewing Company, Forward Energo. The rating is based on companies' revenue for 2022, which was assessed according to SPARK data, IFRS reporting and based on companies' annual reports. The revenue of corporations that did not. Read more...

Russia to increase exports of meat and dairy products to Africa

  • 3 Oct 09:51

Russia to increase exports of meat and dairy products to Africa In Africa, the population is steadily growing, and with it the need for food. Russia supplies Africa mainly with wheat, but plans to expand supplies to livestock products. UN experts expect that by 2500 the population of Africa will reach 2.5 billion people, while 10% of African residents are classified as the so-called middle class - and this is almost the same as the entire population of Russia. All these people are interested in purchasing food products, a significant part of which is exported to the region. Export to African countries is one of the most attractive now, notes Rosselkhoznadzor. To help Russian farmers settle in the region, Rosselkhoznadzor is actively. Read more...