World meat industry news

First lab-grown meat made in Russia

  • 12 May 12:53

The Moscow-based All-Russian Experimental Veterinary Medicine Institute has produced. Read more...

Cherkizovo finalises takeover of major grain producer

  • 11 May 11:21

Russia’s Cherkizovo has acquired one of Russia’s leading grain producers Napko, in a deal that appears to be the largest single merger in the country’s agriculture sector over. Read more...

Putin and Erdogan don't agree on tomatoes

  • 11 May 11:20

Russia and Turkey will lift mutual trade restrictions, including those on the supply of grain. However, the Russian embargo on Turkish tomatoes will remain in force. Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during a news conference following their talks in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. Source: Reuters During talks in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan agreed to lift almost the restrictions on bilateral trade between the two countries,reportedthe TASS news agency on May 3. "We've agreed on a systematic solution for all the problems related to the restrictions,". Read more...

Russia Hog Market

  • 10 May 13:03

Pig price currently is currently 110 Roubles per live kg ($1,92). For good farmers, pigs continue to be very profitable, but for many not! according to Simon Grey, General Manager Russia, CIS, and Europe. Some are even losing money (incredible though it seems). I was asked a week or so ago, “why when Russia has low grain cost (wheat at 8900 Roubles ($156) per metric tonne), low labour cost (about $500 per month) and low energy cost (petrol $0.56 per litre at the pump) why are costs of production so high”? Russia wants to continue to grow its pig industry and become a net exporter. For me this is a very sensible ambition. Russia has a massive land bank and can. Read more...

Russian car dealers go into agriculture

  • 5 May 09:42

he crisis in the Russian car market, already in its fourth year, has forced car dealers to look for new business ideas, and agriculture has popped up as a surprise investment opportunity. Russian car dealers are looking at farming as a saviour. Source: Yegor Aleyev/TASS Over the past three years the Russian car market has shrunk by more than 50 percent — from nearly three million cars sold in 2013 to 1.42 million in 2016. The "Crimean Spring," Western sanctions, and above all, the devaluation of the Russian ruble, which has almost halved against major world currencies, has led to a catastrophic situation in the car industry. But while some. Read more...

Irish cattle head to Russia on breeding mission

  • 4 May 09:34

A shipment of Irish in-calf Hereford heifers has left for Russia. Last week the first consignment in 2017 of pedigree in-calf Hereford heifers destined for Russia departed Ireland recently. A specially selected group of in-calf heifers of diverse pedigree from herds across the country including eight 18-20 month old bulls were brought together by Hubert Maxwell, livestock exporters and have been in quarantine for the past month. Following all health requirements being fully completed the signal to move was received. 22 The transport for the Hereford consignment to their new home is provided by a Lithuanian company with extensive experience of. Read more...

Farmers, Cooperative Presidents Come Together; Agree on Future of CAP

  • 2 May 16:32

European farmers and cooperative Presidents united in Brussels on Friday (28 April) and agreed on a joint position on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), underlining the need for a stronger, sustainable and more modern CAP which is more capable of responding to current and future challenges. Speaking in Brussels, Copa President Martin Merrild said: "The CAP has been a success story in many ways, enabling farmers to give consumers a good choice of quality food at affordable prices produced in a sustainable manner at the same time as boosting the rural economies. "This is at a cost of less than 1 per cent of total EU public spending which is good value. Read more...

Cherkizovo Group Completes Acquisition of NAPKO

  • 2 May 16:31

Cherkizovo Group has announced its completion of the acquisition of 100 per cent of NAPKO, one of Russia’s leading grain producers. The transaction includes the acquisition of NAPKO’s agricultural land bank of 147,000 hectares, located in the Lipetsk, Tambov and Penza regions, as well as the supporting production infrastructure to cultivate the land and store grain. In 2016, NAPKO produced 250,000 tons of grain. The transaction increases Cherkizovo Group’s total operating land bank to 287,000 hectares. Sergey Mikhailov, CEO of Cherkizovo Group, commented: "The acquisition of NAPKO marks an important step in the development of our grain farming. Read more...

Russian meat giant plans huge lamb farming hub

  • 24 Apr 17:33

Agricultural holding Miratorg plans to construct a 30,000-strong sheep farm in Russia, and wants to build 10 more in the same region, creating one of the. Read more...

Nearly Two Billion People Depend on Imported Food

  • 21 Apr 13:19

The Earth's capacity to feed its growing population is limited - and unevenly distributed. An increase in cultivated land and the use of more efficient production technology are partly buffering the problem, but in many areas it is instead solved by increasing food imports. For the first time, researchers at Finland's Aalto University have been able to show a broad connection between resource scarcity, population pressure, and food imports, in a study published inEarth's Future. "Although this has been a topic of global discussion for a long time, previous research has not been able to demonstrate a clear connection between resource scarcity and. Read more...