As China’s economy drops down to single-digit growth, the global production of pork is expected to decline in 2016, according to data from the US. Read more...
Prices for poultry feed in Russia jumped nearly 20% in 2015 reaching an absolute record and look set to continue rising this year, according to official data from the Russian State Statistical Service. Concurrently, prices for poultry meat and eggs are feeling the pressure of oversupply and together these trends most likely will cut poultry profitability in the country. Poultry feed prices The average price of broiler carcasses in Russia in February of 2016 amounted to RUB 118 (US$ 1.79) per kg, which is 5% lower than the same time last year. Meanwhile, the price of poultry feed during this period rose from RUB 15,786 (US$240) to RUB 17,599 (US$267). Reports. Read more...
Russia and the Philippines are prepared to increase bilateral trade in agricultural products, Russia's Agriculture Ministry said after a meeting between Deputy Agriculture Minister Sergei Levin and the deputy agriculture minister of the Philippines, Dennis Guerrero. They discussed the current state and prospective areas of cooperation between the two countries in agriculture, including development of trade, providing access for agricultural products to the markets of Russia and the Philippines, as well as technical cooperation. Read more...
One of Ukraine’s largest poultry producers, MHP, has reported meat exports to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased significantly in the. Read more...
Despite strong government measures towards establishing an import substitution program, Russia imported 39,000 tonnes (t) of pork in the. Read more...
Russian meat producer Miratorg plans to launch new business lines, boost exports and triple sales within five years as the weaker rouble makes it more competitive locally and abroad, its co-owner and President Viktor Linnik told Reuters. Russia's biggest producer of pork and beef, Miratorg is among the winners from Russia's restrictions on European and U.S. meat imports imposed in retaliation against Western sanctions over Moscow's role in the Ukraine conflict. "Now that the rouble is worth what it should be, any production in Russia has become much more profitable," Linnik, who founded and owns Miratorg together with his brother, Alexander, told. Read more...
Last commentary I showed the significant numbers of SEW/feeder pigs and market hogs making the trek to the US Midwest from Canada in the first six weeks of 2016, writes Bob Fraser, Sales & Service Genesus Ontario. The chart below updates that information now for the first twelve weeks of 2016 and also includes the movement of the Canadian dollar over the same period as compared to the previous year. SEW/feeder pigs are now up 12.04% year over year, with the west (primarily Manitoba) up 7.08% and the east (primarily Ontario) up a whopping 30.16%. Market hogs up 6.55% year over year, with the west (primarily Manitoba) flat at 0.18% and the east (primarily Ontario). Read more...
African Swine Fever appears to be a never-ending story for Russia’s pig industry, as the virus has been observed to be very persistent and difficult to eradicate. Regional inspectors have noted that the disease often returns to regions where it occurred several years ago, in regions where ASF seems to be already defeated. On 15 June 15 2015, for instance, one ASF outbreak was detected at small farms in the Vladimir region, where the virus had not been detected since 2013. Wild boars as source of the outbreak? After a short investigation, wild boars were identified as plausible cause for the outbreak. It remains to be seen, however, how they could. Read more...
The trade conflict between the European Union (EU) and Russia is likely to become a lasting one, despite the World Trade Organization (WTO) having intervened. The trade conflict between the European Union (EU) and Russia is likely to become a lasting one, despite the World Trade Organization (WTO) having intervened. Recently,WTOexperts expressed their opinions on the Russian ban on EU pork. The import ban was implemented by Russia when African Swine Fever (ASF) was confirmed in 4 eastern EU countries, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland. Unclear for now is the exact details of the WTO report – the confidential document was only sent to the parties involved. Read more...
The European Commission has responded to criticism over its proposed deal with South American trade bloc Mercosur by claiming the outcome will. Read more...
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