World meat industry news

Leading beef producers in Russia ended 2022 with losses

  • 25 Apr 11:18

Leading beef producers in Russia ended 2022 with losses Leading beef producers in the Russian Federation - Bryansk Meat Company, Zarechnoye and Orenbiv - ended last year with net losses, according to their financial statements. Moreover, Bryansk Meat Company lost money after net profit in 2021, while Zarechnoye and Orenbiv reduced the negative figure. Thus, the net loss of the Bryansk Meat Company, owned by ABH Miratorg, in 2022 amounted to 795.3 million rubles against a net profit of 669.1 million rubles in 2021. Gross profit decreased to 2.1 billion rubles from 3.5 billion rubles, respectively. The company's revenue last year decreased by 5.5% to 46.4 billion rubles from 49.2 billion rubles a year. Read more...

Imports of poultry meat from China to Russia began to grow

  • 24 Apr 10:50

Imports of poultry meat from China to Russia began to grow At the end of 2022, China began to increase the export of poultry meat to Russia: in November-December, about 3 thousand tons of products were delivered. In January-February this year, China shipped more than 1,000 tons of poultry meat, said Sergei Lakhtyukhov, director general of the National Union of Poultry Breeders, at the conference "Agroinvestor: PRO Livestock and Feed". He called the situation a "wake-up call" that "we need to think about." At the same time, in general, the volume of poultry imports to Russia is declining: at the end of 2022, the country purchased about 180 thousand tons from foreign markets, 21% less than in pre-COVID. Read more...

The first wholesale distribution center for agricultural products in Primorye will start working from May 6

  • 24 Apr 10:49

The first wholesale distribution center for agricultural products in Primorye will start working from May 6 A new wholesale distribution center for agricultural products will start operating in Primorye from May 6. In the future, agricultural fairs and tastings will be held here. A wholesale distribution center will open in Primorye, where local farmers will be able to store agricultural products, as well as immediately sell them on the spot both wholesale to retail chains and retail, the regional administration reports. In the message, the administration notes that there are no analogues of this center either in the Far East or in Siberia. According to the administration, the center consists of 65,000 square meters of warehouse space with a multi-temperature storage system,. Read more...

The turnover of the capital's food producers increased by 22.6%

  • 21 Apr 11:38

The turnover of the capital's food producers increased by 22.6% The turnover of the capital's food producers in January — February 2023 increased by 22.6% compared to the same period in 2022 in nominal terms and reached 94.6 billion rubles. This was announced by Vladimir Efimov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations. "Food production is one of the key industries in Moscow. The turnover of companies from this sector in the first two months of this year increased by 22.6% in nominal terms — up to 94.6 billion rubles. About 28% of the total volume was provided by enterprises engaged in processing and preserving meat and meat food products — 26.3 billion rubles. Dairy. Read more...

The Ministry of Economic Development: the current price situation in the Russian and world markets

  • 21 Apr 11:36

The Ministry of Economic Development: the current price situation in the Russian and world markets For the week from April 11 to 17, inflation was 0.04%. In annual terms, the rate of price growth decreased to 2.82% YoY. In the segment of food products, prices increased by 0.08% (0.03% in the previous week) due to an increase in the rate of appreciation of fruit and vegetable products (0.66% after an increase of 0.29%). For food products with the exception of vegetables and fruits, there was a near-zero price increase of 0.03% (0.01% a week earlier). Prices for meat products, sugar, bread and bakery products have increased. At the same time, the rate of decline in prices for flour, dairy and fat-and-oil products, as well as pasta and cereals, continued to reduce. Read more...

Livestock production in Russia increased by 3% in the first quarter

  • 21 Apr 11:35

Livestock production in Russia increased by 3% in the first quarter The volume of livestock and poultry production for slaughter in live weight in the first quarter of 2023 in Russia increased by 3% compared to the same period in 2022 and reached 3.8 million tons, the press service of Rosstat writes. Including the production of livestock and poultry in agricultural organizations increased by 4.3%, to 3.2 million tons. The production of these products in households in the first quarter decreased by 4.3%, to 456.4 thousand tons, in peasant (farmer) farms and individual entrepreneurs, this indicator decreased by 1.4%, to 95.8 thousand tons. Milk production during this period increased by 3.7%, to 7.3 million tons, including. Read more...

List of animals subject to marking approved by government

  • 18 Apr 10:54

List of animals subject to marking approved by government The government has approved the list of animals subject to individual and group marking and registration. The corresponding document has been published on the official internet-portal for legal information. The same document sets rules for animal identification records. The document will come into force on March 1, 2024, and will be valid until March 1, 2030. The list of animals subject to marking and registration includes, in particular: cattle, including zebras, buffaloes, and yaks; horses, donkeys, mules, and hinnies; camels; bees; pigs; sheep and goats; poultry (including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor refutes information on veterinary vaccine shortages

  • 18 Apr 10:41

Rosselkhoznadzor refutes information on veterinary vaccine shortages Rosselkhoznadzor refutes information about veterinary vaccine shortages in Russia, the press service said in a statement. On the contrary, data shows an increase in imports and domestic production of animal vaccines. At the same time, service officials observed that a number of foreign companies suspended supplies of some products at their own decision. Besides that, some facts about companies sabotaging the requirements of Russian legislation were established. On veterinary medicine manufacturing in Russia “Russian manufacturers, supported by the government, increase the production of vaccines and therapeutic agents for farm animals and pets on a. Read more...

Meat consumption in Russia will reach 80 kg per person

  • 17 Apr 09:56

Meat consumption in Russia will reach 80 kg per person For almost ten years, Russia has been set in Russia, and this year, most likely, it will exceed the record 80 kg per capita. This was during the conference "Agroinvestor: Pro Livestock and Combacked Feed" said the head of the Center for the industry examination of the Rosselkhozbank Andrei Dalnov. In his opinion, livestock breeding is one of the most successfully built business and state projects in terms of import substitution. “This is good for the consumer. For the manufacturer, this means increasing competition, it is inevitable to increase the concentration of the market in those sectors where the effect of scale works. For example, in pig. Read more...

Between tradition and innovation: what Russian buyers choose in 2023

  • 17 Apr 09:52

Between tradition and innovation: what Russian buyers choose in 2023 Russians choose cheaper dairy products and prefer to buy traditional products - cheese, sour cream, butter. Demand for the novelty of dairy products, for example, desserts, decreased in 2023. The production of milk in Russia has grown since the beginning of 2023, the new analytics from Soyuzmoloko reports. According to analytics, the production of commodity milk in January-February 2023 increased by 5.7% to the level of 2022, to 3.8 million tons, and in terms of dairy products consumption there is an increase in demand for the products of a cheaper segment against the background of income falling population. In addition to choosing cheaper goods, Russians also. Read more...