World meat industry news

Kazakhstan eyes export of organic meat to Asia

  • 21 Dec 13:25

Kazakhstan may become one of the largest organic meat exporters in Asia, establishing export supplies of up to 360,000 tonnes (t) of organic beef and lamb per. Read more...

Cherkizovo enters into Angolan poultry market

  • 14 Dec 12:56

A leading meat and feed producer from Russia last week sent its first shipment of. Read more...

Agro Belogoria Launch Genesus Duroc Meat Brand

  • 12 Dec 09:45

On Sunday November 20th, Agro Belogoria, Russia’s 4th largest pig producer and packer, launched its Genesus Duroc Pork. The launch was made at Agro Belogoria’s own restaurant, “Riviera”, where guest Spanish Chef Jorge Sevilla prepared the dishes for tasting. Chef Sevilla comes from “Globus Gurme”, a chain of premium class grocery stores in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Spain, which is famous for Jamón and the Ibérico pig, have many chefs that understand how to properly cook pork with excellent quality for the perfect eating experience. He mentioned that Genesus Duroc meat, based on colour and taste, could be. Read more...

Ukraine facing revenue loss after EU poultry ban

  • 9 Dec 15:32

Ukraine’s poultry industry is set to lose up to UAH150 million ($5.7m) per month due to the EU ban on poultry imports, according to the. Read more...

African Swine Fever Reported in Russian Zoo

  • 9 Dec 15:31

Russia has reported more outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boar, with one outbreak affecting a zoo. The zoo, located inKhotynetsky, Orlovskaya, reported two cases out of the 17 susceptible wild boar. All 17 wild boar died or were destroyed in order to prevent the spread. Seven cases were also reported in wild boar in. Read more...

EU Takes Action Against Spread of Avian Flu

  • 8 Dec 08:32

On Wednesday 30 November the Member States supported a Commission proposal that consolidates the protective measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of subtype H5N8 in several Member States. Commenting on the measures, Commissioner Andriukaitis said: "The Commission has reacted promptly to this situation, and though the virus is still predominantly a bird virus without any specific increased affinity for humans, I call on Member States authorities, and the poultry sector, for extreme vigilance over this virus, and in particular the stepping up of biosecurity on poultry farms." The virus, introduced in wild migratory birds. Read more...

Russia set to approve heat-treated meat exports to Japan

  • 8 Dec 08:31

Russia is close to approving veterinary certificates for exports of meat, in particular heat-treated beef, from the Kaliningrad facility of Miratorg to Japan, Russian veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor. Read more...

Russia: swine fever losses top one billion rubles

  • 7 Dec 08:42

Russia has seen an unprecedented rise in the loss of pigs to African Swine Fever (ASF) in 2016, jumping 12.6 times compared to 2015 to RUB1.2 billion (US$18m), according to estimates from the. Read more...

Ukraine Reports Further ASF Outbreaks

  • 7 Dec 08:41

A new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported on a Ukrainian backyard pig farm in Stavrove, Odessa, close to Moldova. Of the nine pigs on the farm, eight cases were confirmed. All nine pigs died as a result, to prevent the. Read more...

In-feed antibiotics still used in Russian poultry

  • 6 Dec 08:43

Recently Russian watchdog Rospotrebnadzor instituted an administrative proceeding against Canskaya Poultry Farm in Krasnoyarsk Krai, following the identification of metronidazole residues in several egg shipments that the farm supplied to the regional market. It seems the industry still relies on in-feed antibiotics. Due to regulations, the watchdog temporarily suspended operations to avoid further violations, but this case has turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg. In the opinion of analysts, the violations at Canskaya is evidence that antibiotic usage in Russian poultry farming remains a serious problem. Russian veterinary and sanitary authorities. Read more...