Nearly 800 cattle have been killed following a record-low cold spell that has raged across the northern region, officials said. These details were revealed in the latest report by the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention (CSCDP). Quang Ninh Province topped the list of 11 affected localities, with 217 cattle found frozen to death, followed by Lao Cai Province, where most tourists had flocked to Sa Pa Town to see the snow. The province saw 174 cattle die from the extreme weather, out of the total 773 cattle deaths reported in the region, reportsVNS. Nearly 3,000ha worth of vegetables and another 217ha of short day plants were also. Read more...
The supply glut that plagued US beef, pork and poultry markets in 2015 and ratcheted down margins is expected to ease in 2016, according to a new research report from CoBank. The bank says leading indicators point to animal protein supplies transitioning toward a state of equilibrium, with protein stocks more in line with overall levels of demand. “It’s clear that in the coming year, the headwinds and adverse conditions created by excessive protein stocks are clearing,” said Trevor Amen, animal protein economist withCoBank. “Surprisingly strong US consumer demand helped lay the groundwork for improving market conditions in the coming year,. Read more...
The fast food restaurant chain McDonald's managed to increase sales in the fourth quarter of 2015 globally and in Russia due to a change in tactics. Now breakfast in McDonald's can be ordered all day and the more expensive Big Mac has been replaced by chicken wings and double burgers with pork. McDonald's increased its market share in Russia. Source: Valery Sharifulin/TASS McDonald's has published its fourth quarter results for 2015, which was its best year in the last four. Sales for this period showed a five percent increase despite a worldwide decline of income in the restaurant industry by 5.8 percent. Additionally, the company highlighted. Read more...
The supply glut that plagued US beef, pork and poultry markets in 2015 and ratcheted down margins is expected to ease in 2016, according to a new research report from CoBank. Trevor Amen, Animal Protein Economist with CoBank The bank says leading indicators point to animal protein supplies transitioning toward a state of equilibrium, with protein stocks more in line with overall levels of demand. “It’s clear that in the coming year, the headwinds and adverse conditions created by excessive protein stocks are clearing,” said Trevor Amen, animal protein economist withCoBank. “Surprisingly strong US consumer demand helped lay the. Read more...
An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported in wild boar. In total, two wild boar were found dead with ASF in a forest. Read more...
Despite challenges company continues to grow. In 2015 McDonald's opened 59 new restaurants in Russia. Source: Reuters "We intend to fully localize production in Russia,” Khamzat Khasbulatov, president of McDonald's in Russia, told reporters. “It is not because of the sanctions, it was already a long-standing plan." Khasbulatov predicts that in two years the company will fully replace imported chicken meat and cattle with Russian analogues and will grow its potatoes in Russia by 2017. "Russia remains one of the most interesting areas for the investment of resources and the opening of new. Read more...
Russia's Agriculture minister Alexander Tkachev promised extra money for the country's dairy industry during the recent 'Agrofarm 2016' event. Mr Tkachev said that the state support of the dairy industry is unprecedented, and it is necessary to achieve self-sufficiency for 90 per cent of milk production. State support of the dairy industry in 2016 increased by almost half to about 30 billion rubles. "We need to build a new dairy complex, support the development of family livestock farms and to increase the productivity of dairy cattle," he said. Mr Tkachevdrew attention to the issues that limit the growth rate of the domestic. Read more...
The latest report of Foot and Mouth disease around the world comes from Armenia. A farm in Armavir province with 1219 cattle and 362 swine was the location of the serotype A outbreak. One of the cattle and two pigs were infected, and both the pigs died. The rest of the herd has not been destroyed. The official report identifies the source of the outbreak as 'airborne spread'. Movement controls, disinfection, quarantine and surveillance are all being used. Read more...
Spain’s slaughter numbers went up 7 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014. Spain exported 45 per cent of its pork production (Germany and Spain have increased their exports, while other EU countries have declined), also heavier slaughtering weights (112kg average), writes Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal. The price average was € 1.14/kg liveweight, but with the lowest price at the end of the year at € 0.947/kg, while the price of feed more or less stabilized, with an index at the end of the year of 225 € / ton (source 3tres3 pig economic thermometer). Besides the small pig price was below breakeven, causing. Read more...
There was a strong growth in the volume of pork exported from Brazil during 2015 – up 13 per cent on 2014.There was a drop in exports to Russia in the first quarter of the year. Russian exports were behind expectations during this period, exacerbated by difficulties in the Russian economy, largely driven by the weakening price of crude oil. However, Russia did return to the buying table in the rest of 2015 and there was a large peak in exports during the second half, a year on from the Russian import ban of Western foods, imposed over the situation in Ukraine. Brazilian pork became extremely competitive on the global market due to the weakening of the real. Read more...
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