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The head of the FAS said that the food situation in Russia is positive

  • 26 May 11:00

The head of the FAS said that the food situation in Russia is positive The food situation in Russia is positive, prices are generally lower than they were last year, Maxim Shaskolsky, head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia, told reporters. “In general, now the overall situation with food is positive, our prices are generally lower than last year, there are some goods where they are slightly higher, but basically ... prices are lower for a number of reasons,” he said on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Forum. At the same time, when asked about the situation in the new regions, he clarified that "work is underway," but did. Read more...

Chicken is a leader in price increases among livestock products

  • 26 May 10:58

Chicken is a leader in price increases among livestock products For the week from May 16 to May 22 of this year, prices for chicken meat increased by an average of 1.8% in the country, follows from Rosstat data. Thus, this product has become the leader of the rise in prices among livestock products. The review of Rosstat notes that prices for chicken meat in 68 regions of the country increased by 0.2-5.3%. At the same time, in 6 regions, prices have not changed, and in 11 regions, the cost of chicken meat has decreased by 0.1–2.5%. Recall that meat processors are concerned about the rise in price of chicken meat. Earlier, the National Union of Meat Processors sent an appeal to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia with a. Read more...

Russia has become a leader in the number of organic producers among the EAEU countries

  • 26 May 10:54

Russia has become a leader in the number of organic producers among the EAEU countries The production of organic products is actively developing in Russia, and the government has taken care to prepare the necessary infrastructure for this. The next step is to create conditions for free trade in organic products among the EAEU countries. The development of organic production in Russia was facilitated by the creation of legislative and other infrastructure, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. So, in recent years, a whole apparatus has been formed from certification bodies for organic products, a single label for such products, a register of organic producers, the report says. In addition, Russian standards for organic products are. Read more...

Farmers subject to unscheduled checks as part of ASF prevention effort

  • 25 May 11:10

Farmers subject to unscheduled checks as part of ASF prevention effort In 2023, Rosselkhoznadzor will conduct unscheduled field inspections of legal entities and contractors involved in the breeding and slaughter of livestock. This instruction was received by the service from Victoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Russian government reports. In 2022, the number of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Russia decreased by half. At the same time, the risk of the introduction of ASF, HPAI, and FMD viruses into Russia remains high due to the unfavorable status of the bordering countries in the Asian and Transcaucasian regions. Following the meeting of the anti-epizootic commission under. Read more...

Experts predict manyfold growth of halal food market

  • 25 May 11:09

Experts predict manyfold growth of halal food market The share of halal food products will reach at least 20% of global production by 2025 and 25% by 2030. There are about 40 voluntary food product certification systems used in Russia today. However, they aren’t combined into a single network system and lack an inspection service able to confirm the quality of halal foods, Nazariy Skrypnik, head of the Federal Accreditation Service, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. To address this issue, a unified national system for halal is under development in Russia. The first service authorized to certify products in accordance with halal standards gained accreditation at the end of April. The new national standard (GOST) for halal. Read more...

Russian company to launch cell-based meat in 2025

  • 25 May 11:08

Russian company to launch cell-based meat in 2025 Scientists at the Russian steMeat company keep working on the technology for producing meat from animal cells. The company aims to enter the market with this product in 2025. This was announced by Danil Maklakov, founder and CEO of the company, at the DeepFoodTech international conference hosted by the EFKO Group. He mentioned that there are no plans to sell the meat under the company’s brand but only to cultivate it for other companies. He claims that scientists at steMeat have mastered the technology that allows them to grow meat from any type of animal cell. Currently, the cost of producing cultivated meat in Russia is estimated at 1,780 rubles per kg. The. Read more...

The sale of goods in the event of termination of their quality certificates to be blocked

  • 25 May 11:06

The sale of goods in the event of termination of their quality certificates to be blocked In the near future, CRPT and Rosakkreditatsiya will launch a pilot project that will block the sale of goods with invalid permits. We are talking about certificates that confirm the quality and safety. Virtually all consumer products must receive such documents. Retail does not have the right to sell them without special papers. Retail chains check such documents before the start of sales, buyers can also request them from stores. Plus, they can be checked through the Chestny Znak system, which automatically uploads quality certificates for labeled products. During implementation, retail chains cannot control what happens to the documents. The regulator can determine. Read more...

Russian agricultural products will be presented at an exhibition in West Africa

  • 24 May 10:42

Russian agricultural products will be presented at an exhibition in West Africa Russian exporters of food and agricultural raw materials will present their products at Food & Beverage West Africa 2023 in June. The products will be presented under the umbrella brand “Made in Russia”. Exporters of Russian food products and agricultural products will take part in the largest food exhibition in sub-Saharan Africa, the Russian Export Center (REC) reports. The exhibition, titled Food & Beverage West Africa 2023, will take place in June and will be held in Lagos, Nigeria, officials from the agency explained in the announcement. According to the REC, more than 250 manufacturers and suppliers will take part in the exhibition, offering. Read more...

Meat processors asked the Ministry of Agriculture to impose restrictions on the poultry export

  • 24 May 10:41

Meat processors asked the Ministry of Agriculture to impose restrictions on the poultry export The National Union of Meat Processors (NCM) has asked the Ministry of Agriculture to impose restrictions on the export of chicken or establish a quota for its duty-free import in order to stabilize prices in the domestic market. This is stated in a letter from the union sent to the ministry, Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes. According to the Union, on the 21st week of 2023, wholesale prices for a broiler chicken carcass reached 175-185 rubles/kg, which is 30% higher compared to last year. This led to an increase in prices for pork half carcasses, the authors of the letter note. Despite the increase in poultry meat production, exports continue to grow, and poultry meat. Read more...

Mikhail Mishustin called on Russia and China to simplify mutual access to agricultural markets

  • 24 May 10:38

Mikhail Mishustin called on Russia and China to simplify mutual access to agricultural markets Russian farmers are ready to increase their exports to China and call for easier mutual access to the markets of the two countries, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a Russian-Chinese business forum in Shanghai. According to him, in 2022, bilateral trade in agricultural products increased by 42%, exceeding $7 billion, and by the end of the first quarter of 2023, it had already reached almost $2.5 billion. "Russian farmers are ready to significantly increase their exports to the Chinese market and expand the range of supplied products of plant and animal origin. It is necessary to work more actively to facilitate mutual access to agricultural markets. Read more...