World meat industry news

Russia confirmed its status as a net exporter

  • 4 May 10:35

Russia confirmed its status as a net exporter The volume of external deliveries in 2022 exceeded $41 billion — this is a new record for domestic exporters of food and agricultural raw materials. Russian suppliers were able to adapt to the new working conditions and redistribute export flows in certain areas. Some sectors failed to outperform previous figures, with shipments of pork, dairy and confectionery falling. However, manufacturers and experts are optimistic for this year. As a result, agricultural exports may increase by another 5-10%. Exports of agricultural products in 2022 approached $41.3 billion, according to the report of the Federal Customs Service, published in mid-March. In 2021, according. Read more...

An agricultural park for exporting products to China will be built in the Saratov region

  • 3 May 10:48

An agricultural park for exporting products to China will be built in the Saratov region It is planned to build an agro-industrial park in Balashov to collect and prepare agricultural products for further deliveries to China by rail. In a recent interview, China's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui (张汉晖) said that China has accumulated a lot of containers that were previously used to transport goods to Europe. The PRC government found it expedient to use them to deliver goods from Russia. Now regional government bodies are choosing a site where warehouses and elevators will be built. It will unite the export potential of the Saratov region, Mordovia, as well as the. Read more...

A neural network has been created in Russia to estimate the weight and predict the growth of meat in animals

  • 3 May 10:47

A neural network has been created in Russia to estimate the weight and predict the growth of meat in animals Researchers at the Chelyabinsk State University (ChelSU), together with colleagues from the Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, have improved the method of non-contact weighing of cattle and small livestock and assessing its productivity using artificial intelligence (AI) - now, to find out the weight of a calf six months later, it is enough point the camera at the animal. Today, in industrial animal husbandry, the assessment of the exterior and productivity of livestock is carried out by an expert in manual mode, which makes it subjective. Traditional livestock weighing is stressful for the animal, which. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor visited manufacturers of veterinary drugs in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina

  • 3 May 10:44

Rosselkhoznadzor visited manufacturers of veterinary drugs in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina From April 17 to April 27, a Rosselkhoznadzor delegation visited a number of enterprises in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina producing immunobiological and pharmacological preparations for veterinary use. The delegation included representatives of the central office of the Service, as well as the All-Russian State Center for the Quality and Standardization of Medicines for Animals and Feed (FGBU VGNKI) and the Federal Center for Animal Health (FGBI ARRIAH). During the visit, meetings were held with representatives of the largest associations that unite manufacturers of veterinary drugs in Brazil, as well as individual supplier companies interested in supplies to the. Read more...

Pork exports from Russia grew by 32% in the first quarter

  • 2 May 10:48

Pork exports from Russia grew by 32% in the first quarter The volume of pork meat exports from Russia in the first quarter of 2023 increased by 32% compared to the same period in 2022 and amounted to 46.8 thousand tons. This is stated in the presentation of the Director General of the National Union of Pig Breeders Yuri Kovalev. According to the materials of the union, exports from Russia to Belarus in the first quarter increased by 18%, to 16.6 thousand tons, to Vietnam - by 2.3 times, to 18.8 thousand tons, to Hong Kong - by 2.4 times , up to 1.6 thousand tons. Pork supplies to Mongolia increased by 44% and amounted to 1.4 thousand tons, exports to Kazakhstan decreased by 30%, to 1.4 thousand tons. “Exports have. Read more...

Vietnam doubled Russian pork imports in 2023

  • 2 May 10:47

Vietnam doubled Russian pork imports in 2023 Russian pork exports continue to recover after a fall last year, said Yury Kovalev, General Director of the National Union of Pig Breeders, speaking at the XVII International Conference "Mixed Feed-2023". “Pork exports have begun to recover, and this alleviates the situation with a glut of the market,” said the head of the union. So, according to the results of the first 3 months of this year, the supply of pork to Vietnam more than doubled. Russian producers shipped 18.9 thousand tons of pork to this country, which is 127% more than in the first quarter of last year. Pork shipments to Hong Kong have more than doubled. “Because of. Read more...

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation lowered the inflation forecast for 2023 to 4.5-6.5%

  • 2 May 10:45

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation lowered the inflation forecast for 2023 to 4.5-6.5% The Bank of Russia lowered its inflation forecast for 2023 from 5-7% to 4.5-6.5%, and is still waiting for it to return to the target 4% in 2024, the Central Bank said in a release following a meeting of the Board of Directors. Annual inflation declined significantly under the influence of the high base effect, amounting to 3.5% in March (after 11% in February) and 2.5% as of April 24. At the same time, the current price growth rate has increased since the end of 2022 and is about 4% on an annualized basis. Sustainable indicators of the current price growth, according to the Central Bank, are still mainly formed below 4% in annual terms. The weakening of the ruble. Read more...

Food production increased by 4.7% in the first quarter of 2023

  • 28 Apr 11:55

Food production increased by 4.7% in the first quarter of 2023 Milk production in the Russian Federation in the first quarter of 2023 decreased by 1.9% compared to the same period in 2022 and amounted to 1.4 million tons. This is stated in the materials of Rosstat. "In March 2023, 492.1 thousand tons of milk were produced, which is 3.4% less than in March 2022, but 8.1% more than in February 2023. For the first three months of 2023, milk production decreased by 1.9% compared to the first quarter of 2022, amounting to 1.4 million tons," the ministry said. According to Rosstat, butter production in March amounted to 29.2 thousand tons, which is 8.5% and 22.3% more than in March 2022 and February 2023, respectively. In the. Read more...

More than 380 million rubles are provided to support the agricultural production of Crimea in certain sub-sectors of animal husbandry

  • 28 Apr 11:54

More than 380 million rubles are provided to support the agricultural production of Crimea in certain sub-sectors of animal husbandry Within the framework of the state program to support agricultural production in certain sub-sectors of animal husbandry, more than 380 million rubles of subsidies are provided. Over 45 thousand heads of livestock and poultry this year will be able to purchase livestock enterprises of the republic thanks to state support. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Andrey Savchuk at a meeting of the Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea on Agrarian Policy and Rural Development. Within the framework of the state program for the development of agriculture and regulation of the markets for agricultural products, raw materials and. Read more...

Pork exports from Russia grew by 32% in the first quarter

  • 28 Apr 11:52

Pork exports from Russia grew by 32% in the first quarter The volume of pork meat exports from Russia in the first quarter of 2023 increased by 32% compared to the same period in 2022 and amounted to 46.8 thousand tons. This is stated in the presentation of the Director General of the National Union of Pig Breeders Yuri Kovalev. According to the materials of the union, exports from Russia to Belarus in the first quarter increased by 18%, to 16.6 thousand tons, to Vietnam - by 2.3 times, to 18.8 thousand tons, to Hong Kong - by 2.4 times , up to 1.6 thousand tons. Pork supplies to Mongolia increased by 44% and amounted to 1.4 thousand tons, exports to Kazakhstan decreased by 30%, to 1.4 thousand tons. “Exports have. Read more...