World meat industry news

Rostov region sent more than 26 tons of halal duck meat to the UAE

  • 11 May 10:52

Rostov region sent more than 26 tons of halal duck meat to the UAE A batch of halal duck meat weighing more than 26 tons was shipped from the Rostov region to the UAE. The results of the departmental examination confirmed the full compliance of the products with the requirements of the importing country, both in terms of quality and veterinary and sanitary safety criteria. The permit for the export of goods was issued at the Millerovsky veterinary clearance point. The shipment of the first batch of duck carcass parts to the United Arab Emirates in November 2021 was announced by the Damate group of companies. The products of the subsidiary of the holding company in the Rostov region, New Duck Farms LLC, began to be delivered. Read more...

Meat leaders are not afraid of sanctions

  • 11 May 10:49

Meat leaders are not afraid of sanctions Although the economy faced serious difficulties and risks in 2022, almost all participants in the next Agroinvestor rating of the largest meat producers increased their output, while those who reduced it saw a relatively small decrease. The top 25 companies produced a total of 6.76 million tons of meat in carcass weight, and the share of the largest players increased by about 3.4% over the year, to 58% of the total production in the country. According to preliminary data from Rosstat, in 2022, all farms produced 15.7 million tons of livestock and poultry meat for slaughter in live weight. The figures in carcass weight at the time of preparation of the article have not. Read more...

Rosstat: egg prices showed the largest annual decline among livestock products

  • 10 May 10:39

Rosstat: egg prices showed the largest annual  decline among livestock products According to the results of the first quarter of this year, the price of eggs fell by 2.6% compared to their cost in January-March 2022, follows from the Rosstat report “The Socio-Economic Situation in Russia”. After the price fell in January, there is an increase of 2.6% in February compared to the previous month and by 3.6% in March compared to February 2023. However, egg prices in March 2023 were 2.5% lower than in March last year, the report notes. Since the beginning of this year, the price of meat has continued to fall - by an average of half a percent every month. In March 2023, the price of meat and poultry decreased by 1.3%. At the same time,. Read more...

Rosstat assessed the index of entrepreneurial confidence in the agro-industrial complex

  • 10 May 10:37

Rosstat assessed the index of entrepreneurial confidence in the agro-industrial complex The index of entrepreneurial confidence in wholesale trade organizations turned out to be the highest among businessmen engaged in agriculture, follows from the Rosstat report “The Socio-Economic Situation in Russia” in the first quarter of this year. Heads of 6.3 thousand wholesale trade organizations, including small enterprises, but without micro-enterprises, took part in the study of the situation and business activity. Among them, almost three-quarters (73% of respondents) assess the economic situation in their industry as satisfactory. At the same time, every fourth (24.4% of respondents) believes that the situation will improve in the second quarter. Read more...

Russian Imports Of Chinese Products Up 67% In 4M 2023

  • 10 May 10:36

Russian Imports Of Chinese Products Up 67% In 4M 2023 Russia-China trade in January-April 2023 showed significant growth, China’s General Administration of Customs said, while pointing out that China’s economic relations with the US left much to be desired. During the first four months of the year, China imported goods to Russia worth US$33.686 billion, an increase of 67.2% on the same period in 2022; deliveries from Russia to China increased by 24.8% to US$39.462 billion. Separately, in April, trade between the two countries amounted to US$19.228 billion: Russia supplied goods worth US$9.606 billion to China; China supplied goods worth US$9.621 billion to Russia. However, US-China trade during this. Read more...

Russian school feeding programs to take national preferences into consideration

  • 5 May 10:30

Russian school feeding programs to take national preferences into consideration Contracts with school meal providers will have to take into consideration the national, confessional, and local nutrition features of the population in different regions of Russia. This is stated by government decree No. 498 that entered into force on May 1, 2023. The document relates to standard primary, secondary, and high school feeding contracts. “The supreme executive organs of the subjects of the Russian Federation are recommended to take measures ensuring implementation of standard terms of school meal contracts by the customer services … taking into consideration demographic profiles and national, confessional, and local nutrition. Read more...

Russian agricultural production grew by 2.9% in the first quarter

  • 5 May 10:30

Russian agricultural production grew by 2.9% in the first quarter The volume of agricultural production in Russia in January - March 2023 increased by 2.9% compared to the same period in 2022 and reached 930.9 billion rubles. "The volume of agricultural production of all agricultural producers (agricultural organizations, peasant (farm) households, household households) in March 2023 in current prices, according to preliminary estimates, amounted to 421.2 billion rubles, in the first quarter of 2023 - 930.9 billion rubles ", - noted in Rosstat. The volume of production for March 2023 increased by 3.3% compared to March 2022. According to statistics, at the end of March 2023, the number of cattle in the farms of. Read more...

The share of profitable organizations in agriculture in January-February decreased to 78.5%

  • 5 May 10:27

The share of profitable organizations in agriculture in January-February decreased to 78.5% The share of profitable organizations in the agriculture of the Russian Federation in January-February decreased to 78.5% from 79.3% in the same period last year. The share of unprofitable organizations, respectively, increased to 21.5% from 20.7%, Rosstat reported. Rosstat includes indicators and data on fishing, fish farming and hunting. In particular, the share of profitable organizations in crop production and animal husbandry decreased to 80.4% from 80.8% a year ago, in fisheries and fish farming it increased to 64.7% from 64.5%, respectively. According to Rosstat, the profit of agriculture in January-February this year amounted to 112.1 billion rubles, which is. Read more...

Prospects for the development of the sub-sector of sheep breeding were discussed within the framework of the Caucasian Investment Exhibition

  • 4 May 10:38

Prospects for the development of the sub-sector of sheep breeding were discussed within the framework of the  Caucasian Investment Exhibition The development of meat sheep breeding in the North Caucasus Federal District and the improvement of state support measures in this segment became the key topics of the round table dedicated to the development of livestock breeding, which was held today as part of the business program of the Caucasian Investment Exhibition. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Andrey Razin. Cattle breeding is a basic and socially significant direction in the agriculture of the North Caucasus. In particular, the North Caucasus Federal District ranks first in the country in the production of sheep and goats. For 3 months of the current year, this figure. Read more...

How meat prices will rise in the barbecue season

  • 4 May 10:37

How meat prices will rise in the barbecue season After the jump in prices for poultry and pork at the beginning of the barbecue season, the cost of traditional barbecue products went down again. Experts interviewed by Rossiyskaya Gazeta believe that high demand for meat will remain at least until September. But against the backdrop of growing production, price growth will be very restrained. Demand for the traditional "barbecue set" (meat, vegetables, coal, kindling, disposable tableware, sauces and seasonings) traditionally began to grow this year with the establishment of warm weather and as the long May weekend approaches, says the chairman of the Presidium of the Association of Retail Companies (AKORT. Read more...