World meat industry news

Russia`s chicken meat business wins lawsuit

  • 27 Jul 09:30

Miratorg wins lawsuit against indebted Pobeda A subsidiary of Russian meat packer Miratorg, LLC Bryansk Meat Company, has won a legal challenge against poultry supplier Pobeda, which allegedly owed the company. Read more...

More ASF Reported on Russian Pig Farms

  • 26 Jul 10:42

Fifteen new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in farmed pigs and wild boar in Russia. In total, 12 cases were reported in wild boar. In farmed pigs, 31 cases were reported out of a total susceptible population of 284 pigs. The 10 affected farms are located. Read more...

What Does the Colour of Meat Tell You?

  • 26 Jul 10:41

You just pulled a package of hamburger out of the refrigerator that you bought four days ago, and the colour looks darker that when you first bought it. Has it gone bad or is that normal? Colour is important when meat is purchased, stored, and cooked. Often an attractive, bright colour is a consideration for the purchase. When safely stored in a retail or home refrigerator or freezer, it’s normal for the colour of meat and poultry to change, according to theUSDA Food Safety Inspection Service(FSIS). Meat colour is influenced by myoglobin, a protein that is responsible for the majority of meat’s red colour. Myoglobin doesn't circulate in the blood but is. Read more...

Canadian Meat Industry Welcomes Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine

  • 25 Jul 12:53

The Canadian meat industry has welcomed the signing of a Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement which represents an important milestone in the Canada–Ukraine bilateral relationship and will create new opportunities for businesses in both countries. Canada and Ukraine will now proceed with their respective domestic implementation processes in order to bring CUFTA into force. “I am very pleased that the Canadian government has signed the free trade agreement with Ukraine,” said Canadian Meat Council President Joe Reda. “There is a long term interest in trade with Ukraine, not only as a supplier of high quality meat protein to Ukraine’s. Read more...

Russia Warns of ASF Risk to Romania and Moldova

  • 25 Jul 12:52

Russian veterinary authorities have warned that the spread of African swine fever in Ukraine poses a severe threat of the disease spreading further into Eastern Europe into Romania and Moldova. A report from the veterinary authority Rosselkhoznador said the disease is spreading south and west in Ukraine and the growing number of uncontrolled incidents in domestic pigs is threatening to cross the border. Between 2012 and 1 July this year there have been 62 cases of the disease reported in Ukraine, and the Russian veterinary services says that the key to the spread of the disease in the most recent cases is human. The authority added that there is a lack of. Read more...

Russian chicken cleared for export to China

  • 22 Jul 11:13

China has cancelled restrictions on Russian poultry imports which was originally implemented back in 2005 due to the unfavorable veterinary situation in the country. The long-awaited decision could become an important milestone for Russian poultry manufacturers, since China is the biggest market and it could annually consume up to 200,000 tonnes of Russian chicken. This could promote a fast rise of Russian poultry exports within the next few years. An important poultry market According to the deputy head of the Russian Agricultural Ministry, Sergey Levin, exports of Russian poultry meat to China should begin by the end of the year. “This is a very. Read more...

Russia heaps restrictions on GMO imports

  • 22 Jul 11:10

Russia has adopted a new law to ban imports of GM feed inwar on genetically modified organisms (GMO) found in. Read more...

Ukraine chicken producer posts growth

  • 20 Jul 10:48

MHP: Middle East boosts poultry growth as it expands there Ukraine’s MHP has reported growth in poultry production, with sales reinforced by a robust export upswing to the Middle East in its preliminary half-year results,. Read more...

Russian meat firms develop consumer packs to support sales

  • 20 Jul 10:45

Top Russian meat producers are increasingly producing meat in so-called ‘consumer packs’, with the aim of gaining a bigger sales margin in this. Read more...

Baltic States continue to struggle with ASF

  • 19 Jul 10:20

Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania continue to struggle with outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF). In Latvia, the virus was identified not far from the country’s capital Riga. A report from the LatvianFood and Veterinary Service(FVS), early July, stated that between July 4 and July 8, the country reported the discovery of 39 infected wild boars. Some of these were about 40 km away from Riga. The report states that, since the beginning of the year, the disease has already been found in 560 boars in 54 districts of the country. The veterinary service said that the threat of further ASF growth is partly related to the virus spreading in neighbouring countries. Read more...