World meat industry news

More ASF Reported in Ukrainian Pigs

  • 1 Jun 12:33

A new outbreak of African Swine Fever has been reported on a pig unit close to the Russian boarder. The outbreak was reported in one pig in a village unit. Read more...

Further ASF Outbreaks Reported in Russian Pigs

  • 1 Jun 12:32

Another outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported in backyard pigs in Russia. One outbreak was reported in Duminichi,Kaluzhskaya region and another inTitovo,Orlovskaya. In total,. Read more...

Cattle Treated with Antibiotics Emit More Methane, Study Shows

  • 31 May 15:46

An international team of scientists have published a study that highlights how antibiotics given to cattle can have far-reaching effects on an ecosystem, according to the EU's CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service). Publishing in ‘Proceedings of the Royal Society B’, a journal of The Royal Society, the international team comprising scientists from the US, the UK, Finland and Sweden, have argued that there may be ‘unintended, cascading ecological effects’ from the use of antibiotics in agriculture. The research gives another incentive for animal producers to reduce antibiotic use, which is already taking place in. Read more...

Russia-China trade target of $200 bln feasible– Lavrov

  • 31 May 15:44

Foreign minister says current problems are temporary and subjective. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Source: AP Russia deems the goal of raising the trade turnover with China to $200 billion to be feasible despite the economic circumstances, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on May 31. "The achievement of the task of raising the bilateral trade turnover to $200 billion by 2020, which has been set by the national leaders, is on the agenda," he said at a Russian-Chinese conference of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in Moscow. "Some may say that this goal is too big, given the circumstances, but I am sure. Read more...

Strong Exports Support EU Market

  • 30 May 08:01

EU exports of all pig meat products were up by more than a quarter in the first three months of 2016, compared with a year earlier, according to latest figures from the EU Commission. All the main categories of export were higher, on the back of strong demand from Asian markets, in particular. Fresh/frozen pork exports to China more than doubled, while sales to Hong Kong and the Philippines were both up by a third. Japan and the United States both took around 20 per cent more EU pork than in the same period last year. South Korea was the only major market to take significantly less product this year. Offal sales to the Asian markets were similarly strong.. Read more...

World Animal Health Organisation Sets Out Action on Antibiotic Resistance

  • 30 May 08:00

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) this week presented its national delegates with its plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance, which is considered a major risk by the international community. Animal agriculture has often been blamed in recent years for a rise in antimicrobial resistance. The new strategy from the OIE aims to preserve the effectiveness of antimicrobials used in animal medicine, protect animal welfare, and contribute to maintaining important antimicrobials used in human medicine. The OIE said it has worked for many years on the subject, in particular by developing dedicated international standards that were revised in 2015, and by taking. Read more...

Eastern Europe continues ASF struggle

  • 27 May 13:58

African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread into new territories in Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine and Russia, threatening the stability of the pig industry in these countries, according to. Read more...

Russia’s meat industry worried by oversupply

  • 27 May 13:57

Russia has increased meat production volumes by 13.5% to 792,000 tonnes (t) from January-April 2016 compared with the same period last year, according to a recent report from Russia’s State Statistical Service. Assuming this pace of development continues, the country could experience a major oversupply problem. Read more...

Russians switch to cheaper food as incomes shrink

  • 26 May 09:30

A new report by government analysts studies the impact of Russia’s embargo on Western food imports and decreasing incomes, and shows the changes in consumer spending patterns. The fruit and vegetable market has suffered small losses due to the growth of nonindustrial backyard production. Source: Valeriy Melnikov/RIA Novosti The sharp decline in the incomes of Russians, coupled with the introduction of the embargo on Western food imports in 2014, has led to a decline in the quality of consumption: Russian citizens are being forced to switch to cheaper products and spend more on food, experts from the government's analytical center have concluded. At. Read more...

Russia to close first deals to attract Islamic capital in the fall

  • 26 May 09:28

Funds from Islamic banks will be used for infrastructure projects in the country, Sergei Gorkov, head of Vnesheconombank, said during the Kazan Summit on May 20. “The issue of investment in infrastructure in Russia is very important, and the Russian economy could really use Islamic finance,” Gorkov said, adding thatRussia is expected to close its first deals to attract Islamic capital in the autumn of 2016. Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, president of the Muslim-dominated republic of Ingushetia, said Vnesheconombank, Russia’s largest development institution, has already funded some halal industry projects in the region. Russian banking legislation would have to. Read more...