World meat industry news

USDA Livestock Slaughter - October 2016

  • 29 Nov 12:41

October 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays.October 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays.Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.43 billion pounds in October, up 3 percent from the 4.31 billion pounds produced in October 2015. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.64 million head, up 5 percent from October 2015. The average live weight was down 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,381 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.6 million pounds, 8 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 48,300 head, up 20. Read more...

Eurasian Economic Union to combat counterfeit imports from Asia

  • 29 Nov 12:40

The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union are beginning to fight counterfeit imports with the help of radio-frequency identification (RFID). Starting on January 1, 2017, RFID tags will be used to identify all imported medicine. The announcement was made by Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov at the Anti-Counterfeit 2016 International EAEU Forum, which was held in Yerevan on Nov. 22. A government statement said over 150,000 pairs of fake shoes and slippers of various brands including Nike, Adidas, Converse, Sketchers, North Face, Leaveland, Merrell, Lacoste, Vans, Havaianas and Ipanema worth $1.13 million, which were smuggled. Read more...

No chance for food embargo to be lifted soon, says Putin

  • 28 Nov 12:08

Russia aims to maintain its food embargo for as long as possible to protect investment in the country’s meat industry, Russian president. Read more...

Russia and Turkey rebuild meat trade

  • 28 Nov 12:07

Russia and Turkey are to drop trade restrictions and reinstate mutual trade in meat, which virtually stopped after the Turkish Airforce fighter jet shot down the Russian. Read more...

Russia and Turkey rebuild meat trade

  • 23 Nov 11:00

Russia and Turkey are to drop trade restrictions and reinstate mutual trade in meat, which virtually stopped after the Turkish Airforce fighter jet shot down the Russian. Read more...

More ASF Reported in Russian Pigs

  • 22 Nov 06:34

Russia has reported two more outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) on pig farms. One commercial pig farm in Krasnodarskiy Kray with 16,248 susceptible pigs reported 415 cases. In Moskovskaya, a backyard. Read more...

Ukraine Reports Further ASF Outbreaks

  • 22 Nov 06:34

Three more outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been reported in the Khmel'nitskiy and Nikolayev regions of Ukraine. In Nikolayev, a village farm with 200 pigs reported one case and, in Khmel'Nitskiy, a backyard farm reported 16 cases and a commercial farm with 7,748 pigs discovered four outbreaks. Stamping-out is going to be held. Read more...

Russian meat giant to move into online sales

  • 21 Nov 10:42

One of Russia’s largest meat producers is preparing to launch a new web store. Read more...

First tipping online service launched in Russia

  • 21 Nov 10:40

Russia's Plazius App for making online payments has launched the first service for tipping in restaurants and cafés by means of a credit card. The press service of Russia's largest bank Sberbank, which owns the application, confirmed the information to RBTH. The code in the check, which a visitor gets in a cafe or restaurant from a waiter, should be entered in Plazius application. When paying guest can set the amount of a tip for the waiter - arbitrarily or as a percentage share of the check. Today, Plazius is connected to the 1,300 cafes and restaurants located in all Russia's major cities, the Sberbank press service reports. However, the. Read more...

Ukraine’s MHP posts $8m third-quarter loss

  • 18 Nov 10:56

Ukraine’s grain and poultry giant MHP has reported a net loss of $8m for the third quarter of 2016 after a profit of $24m. Read more...