Moscow will take countermeasures in response to the U.S. decision to expand its sanctions against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "We emphasize that the U.S. should not cherish illusions regarding the possibility that it can continue this line without negative consequences for itself. We will take countermeasures, but not necessarily mirror [the U.S. expansion of sanction lists]," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary on its website on Wednesday. "Washington's actions devalue its own signals on its interest in cooperation with us in solving a number of pressing international problems. It looks like the futility of attempts. Read more...
After Lithuania a week ago, we flew to Russia, writes Jim Long President – CEO Genesus Inc. Our Observations: Currently due to economic sanctions, European Union and North American countries cannot ship pork or live market hogs to Russia but Brazil is able to. The economic sanctions, by limiting pork imports has supported prices for pigs in Russia. Profits per hog are between $75 - $100 US dollars per head. It’s a good time for the pig producers! In our travels in Russia, the sentiment would be that economic sanctions on importing of market hogs and pork would last a minimum of one year to up to 4 years. Certainly, anyone would be foolish. Read more...
Both wild boar and swine were affected in the outbreaks.There were three deaths in wild boar out of eight cases. Another 19 wild boar were destroyed to prevent the disease spreading. These outbreaks occurred in the Ryazanskaya and Yaroslavskaya provinces. A further outbreak affected a backyard swine holding in Bryanskaya Oblast, with one death out of a susceptible. Read more...
Shops in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LNR) have shifted to settlements in rubles.Ruble price tags were put on commodities in supermarkets and small stores on Tuesday morning, an Interfax correspondent has reported. Prices have been converted by a rate of one Ukrainian hryvnia to two rubles. Markets are still using the hryvnia and the ruble. Sellers say they will put ruble price tags on their goods soon. Both shops and markets claim to have no inconveniences shifting to the Russian ruble. In turn, currency exchange offices are selling the Ukrainian hryvnia for 2.6 rubles. LNR leader Igor Plotnitsky said earlier the republic should shift. Read more...
The outlook for the global meat market is largely positive, according to a joint Agricultural Outlook report from the OECD and FAO. Current market situation Meat prices reached record levels in 2014, driven mainly by an increasing beef price. At the same time, the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) in the United States and African swine fever in Europe, lowered pigmeat supply in 2014 pushing pigmeat prices upwards. Sheepmeat prices also increased in 2014 following several years of flock reduction in New Zealand, induced by the conversion of sheep farms to more profitable dairy operations and accentuated by drought conditions whilst substitutability among. Read more...
Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev met his counterparts from ASEAN member countries in Kuala Lumpur for the Fourth AEM-Russia Consultations. According to figures released after the meeting, Russia-ASEAN trade grew by 13 percent in 2014 to touch $22.5 billion. Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hailed growing trade ties after official statistics showed a rise of 13 percent in trade between Russia and the grouping in 2014, despite challenging global economic conditions. Trade between Russia and ASEAN grew to $22.5 billion in 2014 from $19.9 billion, a year earlier. The figures were released after a meeting. Read more...
China's poultry consumption is expected to remain similar in 2016 to 2015, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.The report forecasts China’s 2016 broiler meat consumption at 12.8 million tons, largely unchanged from the 2015 official estimate. China banned imports of all poultry and poultry products from the US in January 2015 due to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks, but imports from Brazil and other South American countries have benefited from the absence of US suppliers. The report forecasts 2016 broiler meat imports at 200 thousand tons, a decrease of 7 per cent compared to. Read more...
Russia considers Malaysia a long-term investment partner and sees clear benefits to increased cooperation, Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev was cited by Sputnik Newsassaying. "Malaysia is one ofRussia’s most promising trade partners amongASEAN countries," Ulyukayev was cited as saying aftertalks withMalaysian Minister ofInternational Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed. "We are closely monitoring the development ofa range ofjointly initiated projects ininnovative medicine, nuclear technology, information security and laser technology.” Bilateral trade between Russia and Malaysia grew by 22.8 percent in 2014,. Read more...
There have been three more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Russia. Four rooks, a mallard duck, a bird from the Anatidae family of ducks, geese and swans, and a bird from the crane familyGruidae died from the disease. The outbreak was of the H5N1 subtype, and occurred. Read more...
Current average live weight price remains strong at 116 Roubles/kg ($1.79/live kg) With corn currently at 10,540 Roubles/tonne ($213/metric tonne), profitability remains very high at between 3,479 Roubles per pig ($48.3) for the average producer and well over 5,000 Roubles ($78.2) for efficient producers killing pigs at heavier weights, writes Simon Grey, Genesus General Manager Russia, CIS and EU. Retail prices are 350 Roubles/kg ($5.40/kg) for the highest value cut which is neck and 280 Roubles/kg ($4.32/kg) for the lowest value cut, which is ham!! Internally total meat consumption is falling a little from its peak of 75kg per person in 2013. This is due to the. Read more...
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