World meat industry news

Ostankino Sees Profits Rise

  • 18 May 11:03

The Moscow based Ostankino Meat Processing company has seen its profits rise to 146.4 million rubles versus 113.9 million roubles year ago in the first quarter of the year. The company’s rise in profits is on the back of a rise in revenue of nearly 2 billion rubles to 8.37 billion rubles, the equivalent of $166.23 million compared to 6.53 billion rubles in the same t. Read more...

Experts Monitor FMD Outbreak in Russian Cattle

  • 15 May 12:16

Experts from the Trans-Baikal Territory in the east of Russia are managing restrictive measures to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in cattle. Earlier in March, laboratory tests at the Federal Centre for Animal Healthof samples of pathological material taken from cattlediscovered genes and antigens from the FMD virus type A. The cattle belonged to citizens living near the town of Molodezhninskoe,. Read more...

Genetic Work Paying Off For Russians

  • 15 May 12:15

Better herd genetics are one of the factors to thank for a rise in first quarter Russian milk production, says the agriculture ministry. A national increase of 0.9 per cent and a 3.5 per cent rise in milk output from agricultural enterprises has been noted by the Russian government. Average cow yields are seven per cent higher than last year across the country. Top of the list is the region around Leningrad, where an average lactation produced 1,972 kilograms of milk, 3.2 per cent greater than last year. Director of Animal Husbandry and Breeding at the ministry, Vladimir Labinov, said: "The leader in terms of milk production remains. Read more...

Kuzbasskiy Broiler Completes Third Phase of Smart Expansion

  • 15 May 12:13

Kuzbasskiy Broiler Group, part of Volcov A.P., has achieved remarkable growth in less than five years, to expand from small-scale production to become a modern meat processing company with more than treble its original output. The company meets all European security and quality requirements, setting a prime example of smart investment not only in its own business, but also for modern agribusiness development in the Kemerovo region. Both the company’s Novosafonovskaya and Plotnikovskaya poultry farms are modern, well-equipped facilities that have created employment for more than 1,000 people. Owner Anatoly Volcov says such outstanding results have been made. Read more...

First Cobb Chicks Delivered by New Akashevo Hatchery in Russia

  • 15 May 12:12

The new hatchery developed by Akashevo to provide four million Cobb500 parent stock per year in Russia has made its first delivery of chicks to Vasilievskaya, part of the Cherkizovo group. Patrick van Trijp, Cobb account manager for Russia and CIS nations, said: “For Cobb. it is extremely important to produce chicks here in Russia so that our customers are assured of a constant supply of top quality genetics. This is a clear indication of our belief in the potential of the Russian market. “With their hatchery and grandparent flocks Akashevo has become a strong and reliable partner for Cobb. Together with our distributor Broiler Budushevo, Cobb is looking to. Read more...

Russia Lifts Canadian Breeding Pig Import Ban

  • 15 May 12:09

The temporary restrictions on imports of breeding pigs from Canada to Russia have been lifted. The RussianFederal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance announced that the measures taken by the Canadian authorities against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) were sufficient to restart breeding pig imports, provided the pigs met certain requirements. The imported animals must originate from farms free from porcine epidemic diarrhoea for the last six months, andduring the quarantine period all animals must be tested for PEDv carrier state with negative results. Proof of these tests must be signed and stamped by the official veterinarian. Read more...