World meat industry news

Russia is fulfilling its obligations to export agricultural products, the Foreign Ministry said

  • 24 Aug 11:30

Russia is fulfilling its obligations to export agricultural products, the Foreign Ministry said Russia continues to take a responsible and conscientious approach to fulfilling obligations under international contracts for the export of agricultural products, fertilizers, energy carriers and other critical products, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. "Our country continues to responsibly and conscientiously fulfill its obligations under international contracts regarding the export of agricultural products, fertilizers, energy carriers and other critical products. We are well aware of how significant this is for the socio-economic development of the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, health, life and well-being of. Read more...

The EAEU introduced quotas for the import of certain animal products

  • 23 Aug 11:30

The EAEU introduced quotas for the import of certain animal products The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) decided to establish and distribute import quotas for meat products and whey for the next year. This was reported in the press service of the commission. For Russia and Kazakhstan, they are set in the amounts fixed in the protocols on accession to the WTO. Thus, for cattle meat (cattle) they will amount to 570,000 and 21,000 tons, poultry meat and offal - 364 and 140 thousand. For Armenia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, their value is determined within the difference between consumption and production, taking into account the volumes requested by these republics. This is 12, 20 and two thousand tons for the first and 39.1, 10.9. Read more...

Analysts estimated the effect of digitalization for the Russian agro-industrial complex

  • 23 Aug 11:29

Analysts estimated the effect of digitalization for the Russian agro-industrial complex The success of the further development of Russian agriculture will “to a decisive extent depend” on the introduction of modern digital technologies into the industry. According to RBC, experts from the consulting company Yakov and Partners reported this in their study. According to them, such a process will increase the productivity of work in the agricultural sector by 15.6 percent "cumulatively". However, for what period such a result can be obtained, they did not specify. At the same time, the company calculated that by 2030 digitalization will increase agricultural production by three to five percent, depending on the type of enterprise, reduce costs by. Read more...

In Karelia, a project was launched to process food waste using flies

  • 23 Aug 11:28

In Karelia, a project was launched to process food waste using flies The Magnit trading network launched a project in Karelia to process food waste into fertilizer using fly larvae. This was reported by the press service of the retailer. Food products that have lost their consumer properties are sent for processing, including those that the chain did not have time to sell before their expiration date - fruits, vegetables and bakery products. Today, products for processing are collected in 10 retail outlets in the region: in two hypermarkets and eight convenience stores. The products are transferred to the Karelian Biotechnologies company, where they are removed from the packages and distributed in boxes, where water is added for the. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture noted the growth of production at Russian poultry farms

  • 22 Aug 09:23

The Ministry of Agriculture noted the growth of production at Russian poultry farms Today, Russian poultry enterprises are operating as planned, their production (including slaughter products) is growing. This is reported by the PRIME news agency with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture. The agency gave such a response to the information of some media about the shortage of labor in domestic poultry farms. An example was Sinyavinskaya, one of the country's largest producers of edible eggs. According to them, the company warned retailers about possible supply disruptions and the cancellation of some orders due to a shortage of employees, ranging from a quarter to 30 percent of the staff. The reason for this was allegedly called the outflow. Read more...

Russia to ban construction of new animal burial grounds

  • 22 Aug 09:22

Russia to ban construction of new animal burial grounds The ban on the construction of new animal burial grounds and the maintenance of a register of existing ones contains a bill that the government has submitted to the State Duma. The State Duma will consider this document in the first reading in the autumn session, the Parliamentary Newspaper reports. There are almost 14,000 animal burial grounds in Russia, of which 46% are operational and may pose a threat to biological safety. “In order to prevent animal diseases, including those common to humans and animals, the construction of new cattle burial grounds is prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the draft law says. “This initiative. Read more...

Pork prices will decrease in the next 2-3 weeks

  • 22 Aug 09:21

Pork prices will decrease in the next 2-3 weeks Pork production in Russia shows stable growth, while prices, according to experts, tend to decrease. Beef, on the contrary, is growing in price, while poultry meat prices remain stable. The Association of Meat Processors (ASOMP) analyzed the positions of different types of meat on the Russian market and outlined the trends for the nearest development. Thus, according to the data of the association, which sfera.fm got acquainted with, there has been a trend in the pork market for a decrease in prices for most positions. Experts expect pork prices to continue to move down over the next two to three weeks. At the same time, according to the data for July 2023, a positive. Read more...

In the Russian Federation, large poultry farms are faced with the problem of labor shortages

  • 21 Aug 11:36

In the Russian Federation, large poultry farms are faced with the problem of labor shortages According to data received from factories, the shortage of labor in some companies amounted to 25-30%. It is noted that the existing shortage of personnel prevents the creation of full-fledged work shifts to maintain production, and this, in turn, can lead to risks of delays in deliveries and order cancellations. Thus, the Sinyavinskaya company asked its partners to recognize the situation as force majeure and not charge fines for transferring deliveries, as well as incomplete deliveries starting from August 1. Rosptitsesoyuz confirms that the problem with personnel exists in most industries, however, they believe that production volumes at poultry farms will. Read more...

The government did not support the idea of transferring illegal products to those in need

  • 21 Aug 11:34

The government did not support the idea of transferring illegal products to those in need The government of the Russian Federation did not support the bill of deputies with the initiative to transfer for state needs or process goods whose manufacturers ignored the requirements of mandatory labeling, follows from the recall of the Cabinet, which Izvestia got acquainted with on August 17. We are talking about illegal products, now dairy products, packaged water, shoes, clothes, cameras, cigarettes, furs fall under the identification. Parliamentarians proposed not to destroy such unmarked goods if they have passed the examination and confirmed their safety. The government noted that now the law does not define the procedure according to which the safety. Read more...

Russian restaurateurs complained about the increase in the price of chicken and pork up to 30%

  • 21 Aug 11:34

Russian restaurateurs complained about the increase in the price of chicken and pork up to 30% From the beginning of March to the end of July 2023, prices for chicken and pork from suppliers of Russian restaurants increased by 20–30%. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Ombudsman in the Moscow restaurant market, Sergey Mironov. “On March 8, a chicken breast fillet cost 280 rubles, and on July 26 it was already 355 rubles per kilogram. And now it has grown even more due to the jump in the exchange rate. <...> A kilogram of pork carbonate in March was 280 rubles, and at the end of July it was already 365 rubles, pork tenderloin rose from 335 rubles to 375 rubles, ”said Mironov. “Before that, the rise in prices was due. Read more...