World meat industry news

Angola retailers are interested in purchasing Russian food products

  • 31 May 09:40

Angola retailers are interested in purchasing Russian food products As part of the business mission of Russian companies with the Republic of Angola, a round table was held online on possible strategies for suppliers in the retail and HoReCa segments of the Republic. The participants of the meeting discussed the development of the retail trade and the hotel and restaurant sector in the African country, the characteristics of demand and success factors in this market. The disposable income of the population of Angola is low, which affects the quantity and quality of consumed products, said Konstantin Korneev, executive director of Rincon Management. However, there is a trend towards an increase in the size of the middle class, which, along. Read more...

Belgorod Region increases feed exports to China

  • 31 May 09:38

Belgorod Region increases feed exports to China Since the beginning of the year, specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Voronezh, Belgorod and Lipetsk regions have controlled 2,966 batches of regulated products exported from the Belgorod region. At the same time, 4243 phytosanitary certificates were issued during this period, which is 612 more than last year. The largest buyer of products from Belgorod manufacturers is the People's Republic of China. 38.4 thousand tons of beet pulp and 19.6 thousand tons of soybean and sunflower oil were sent there. 12.4 thousand tons of soybean shell and 7 thousand tons of sunflower husk went to Latvia, 19.9 thousand tons of sunflower meal - to Latvia. Read more...

Should we vaccinate against bird flu? Survey results

  • 31 May 09:35

Should we vaccinate against bird flu? Survey results Slightly more than a third of the surveyed market participants (38%) support the idea of vaccinating poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) both at commercial and backyard farms. This is according to the survey carried out by Veterinary Medicine and Life among the participants of the “Veterinary Welfare as a Guarantee of Food Security” conference held within the II Eurasian Economic Forum. Another 10% of participants believe that only commercial flocks should be vaccinated. The same amount of people think that only breeding stock should be immunized, and only 6% support vaccination of poultry at backyard farms. Another 34% of. Read more...

Crimea produces more milk and eggs, but less meat

  • 30 May 10:08

Crimea produces more milk and eggs, but less meat Last year, the total collection of milk on the peninsula amounted to 198.3 thousand tons, which is 2.6% more than last year. “The total volume of milk produced in the Republic of Crimea amounted to 198.3 thousand tons (5.1% of the volume of milk production in the Southern Federal District). Leadership in milk production belongs to the households of the population - 57.0% of the total volume of milk produced in the republic (113.0 thousand tons), agricultural organizations account for - 29.7% (58.9 thousand tons), peasant (farm) ) farms - 13.3% (26.4 thousand tons), - KP-Krym quotes a message from Krymstat. The average milk yield per cow in farms of all. Read more...

The volume of deliveries of Russian agricultural products to the Asia-Pacific region exceeded $8 billion in 2022

  • 30 May 10:07

The volume of deliveries of Russian agricultural products to the Asia-Pacific region exceeded $8 billion in 2022 Russia is increasing the volume of supplies of agricultural products to the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region (APR), in 2022 the figure exceeded $8 billion, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Sergey Levin announced this during the session "The Far East is a reliable supplier of agricultural products to the APR countries" of Amurexpoforum ". The geography of Russian exports covers about 160 countries, the leading partners are China, Turkey, the Republic of Korea, and Kazakhstan. "In the Asia-Pacific region, the demand for high-quality agricultural products and food is increasing: meat, dairy products, confectionery products. As. Read more...

There is a chicken shortage in the market

  • 30 May 10:05

There is a chicken shortage in the market Analysts at AD Limited found out that there was a "physical shortage" of broiler carcasses and fillets in the Russian market. The shortage of chicken was confirmed by one federal retailer and a large meat processor, who explained everything by “redistribution of flows”. The lack of chicken is primarily due to the difficulties in the production and supply of the product from the Belgorod region, which is considered the leader in the industrial production of poultry meat in the country. In addition, a 4% increase in poultry exports to Saudi Arabia could have caused a shortage of chicken. The shortage of the product could also be provoked by rush demand. Read more...

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation promises to create conditions for increasing Russian production

  • 29 May 09:36

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation promises to create conditions for increasing Russian production The Russian government will continue to create opportunities for Russian businesses to increase their own production and achieve technological sovereignty. Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin announced this when addressing the participants, organizers and guests of the forum of the all-Russian public organization of small and medium-sized businesses "Support of Russia". "We will continue to create opportunities for increasing our own production in the country, ensuring technological sovereignty, so that the SME sector becomes a real driver of structural changes in the economy," the prime minister assured. Mikhail Mishustin. Read more...

Five regions of Russia received the international status of free from FMD with vaccination in OIE

  • 29 May 09:35

Five regions of Russia received the international status of free from FMD with vaccination in OIE On May 25, within the framework of the 90th annual General session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), based on the results of consideration of the dossier submitted by the Rosselkhoznadzor, a decision was made to officially recognize Zone 5 "Far East" free from FMD with vaccination. Zone 5 includes the Amur and Khabarovsk Regions, the Primorsky and Trans-Baikal Territories, and the Jewish Autonomous Region. The features of this territory include a long land border with countries that are unfavorable for FMD, primarily with China and Mongolia. To maintain OIE recognized free zones, the following. Read more...

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Western corporations of rising food prices

  • 29 May 09:31

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Western corporations of rising food prices Western countries (the US and the EU) are silent about the fact that their largest agricultural corporations benefit from rising food and fertilizer prices. According to the National Agrarian Agency, Sergey Vershinin, deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, spoke about this at the XI international meeting of high representatives on security issues. According to him, we are talking about the so-called "big four" agricultural holdings - these are three American (Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Cargill) and one Dutch (Louis Dreyfus). They account for up to 90 percent of the world's agricultural trade. The deputy minister said that last year they received. Read more...

Wholesale pork prices in Russia have risen sharply

  • 26 May 11:02

Wholesale pork prices in Russia have risen sharply The trend unfolded against the backdrop of strengthening the cost of poultry meat. In the Central region of Russia this week there is a sharp increase in selling prices for live pigs of slaughter condition and pork. So, in the 21st week, pigs rose in price by an average of 7.8% by category compared to the previous week, to 118.9 rubles per kilogram. The offer price was in the range of 114-122 rubles. Pork half carcasses became more expensive by 8.1%, the price as of May 24 was 173.0 rubles per kilogram, with a range of 170 to 180 rubles. Pork began to rise in price following broiler meat, prices for which have been strengthening over the past month. The cost of. Read more...