World meat industry news

Russian agricultural production increased by 1.3% over four months

  • 7 Jun 11:14

From January to April, agricultural production in Russia increased by 1.3% compared to the same period last year. Growth in April was 1.4%, according to the Rosstat report. “The volume of agricultural production of all agricultural producers in April 2024 in current prices, according to preliminary estimates, amounted to 481.7 billion rubles, in January-April 2024 - 1465.1 billion rubles,” reports the statistical agency. Over the four months of this year, the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter on all farms increased by 3% in annual terms and amounted to 5.2 million tons (in live weight), in April - by 4.4%, to 1.3 million tons.. Read more...

SPIEF-2024: key news from the agricultural industry

  • 7 Jun 11:13

The XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is taking place on June 5-8 in St. Petersburg. At the event, among other things, issues of development of the agro-industrial complex are discussed and important agreements are concluded. We tell you the most interesting things. EXPORT Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev said that last year revenue from agricultural exports reached $43.5 billion. The target for 2030 is more than $55 billion. According to the official, Russia will remain a key supplier of grain and vegetable oils. It is important to maintain positions and increase supplies to the countries of Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin. Read more...

Bolivia plans to supply llama meat to Russia

  • 6 Jun 11:20

Bolivia intends to begin supplying llama meat to the Russian market. According to RIA Novosti, the head of the Bolivian service for phytosanitary control and food safety, Javier Suarez, spoke about this. According to him, this issue was discussed at a meeting with the Russian delegation. He also said that the corresponding request was sent to the Russian side, and it promised to consider it as soon as possible and give its response. Suarez explained that this meat product is of high quality and low in cholesterol. Also, according to him, in the Latin American country there are about four million animals of the camelid family, including not only llamas, but also. Read more...

China allows beef imports from Russia

  • 6 Jun 11:19

China has allowed the import of beef from the Russian Federation, according to a statement from the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. “In accordance with the laws and regulations of the country, as well as the provisions of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and Rosselkhoznadzor on inspection, quarantine and hygiene requirements for beef imported by China from Russia, the import of Russian beef (including edible bovine by-products) is now permitted. meeting the relevant requirements,” says the message published on May 28, 2024. Companies exporting beef to China must be registered. Read more...

Russia would like to receive more beef from Brazil and generally increase imports

  • 6 Jun 11:18

Russia is one of the key suppliers of fertilizers to the Brazilian market, and in turn would like to import more beef - for now, the Russian Federation’s share in trade turnover between the countries is higher. To achieve balance, it is necessary to change the format of logistics services and the payment system, representatives of departments and businesses said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russia has become an important partner for Brazil, positive dynamics in investment cooperation between both countries has been observed since 2021, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Russia Rodrigo de Lima Baena. Read more...

Who, how and why orders food delivery

  • 5 Jun 11:22

“Vkysno i tochka”, together with Ipsos, conducted a large-scale study of the delivery market. The survey was conducted among 1,500 respondents from 132 cities in Russia. The study identified key market players, reasons for ordering food delivery, as well as motivations and barriers among users. QSR brands occupy a leading position in the delivery industry, ahead of pizzerias, Asian restaurants, retail representatives and other market players. Moreover, the quick service industry has a high level of trust among users: the order satisfaction rate for QSR brands is a record 90%. Zoomers and millennials are the most active food orderers. Their share of the. Read more...

Russia got limited access to the UN World Food Program

  • 5 Jun 11:20

Russia accounts for up to 20% of global food supplies to starving countries Russian suppliers to the World Food Program (WFP) faced restrictions in their access to food supply tenders. One of the market participants who collaborated with the organization told RBC about this. The information was confirmed by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the WFP, FAO and IFAD in Rome, Dilyara Ravilova-Borovik. Under this program, food is purchased and distributed to countries in need as humanitarian aid. WFP is the largest humanitarian organization in the world. It operates in 120 countries around the world and delivers food to people in need. The. Read more...

Will Russians continue to be interested in plant-based meat and milk?

  • 5 Jun 11:19

Russians have not yet become big fans of plant-based meat and milk. On the one hand, sales began to grow in 2023. On the other hand, according to forecasts, even by 2030, only 3% and 5% of consumers will switch to these products. Stores are expanding their range, but prices are sky-high. For the same money, you can buy 4 times more regular marshmallows than completely plant-based ones. Shopper’s looked into what Russian vegans and vegetarians eat and why public catering is refusing plant-based alternatives. Sales of alternative dairy products increased 15.5% in the 12 months to March 2024, NielsenIQ calculates. Sales of plant-based milk substitutes increased. Read more...

Belarus and Vietnam have become the largest importers of Russian pork

  • 4 Jun 11:35

Over the past two years, Belarus and Vietnam have become the largest importers of Russian pork and other pig products. As reported by Piginfo, such data were presented at an extended meeting of members of the Board of Directors of the National Union of Pig Breeders (NSU) by the organization’s general director and member of the ROSNG Expert Council Yuri Kovalev. According to him, the import of this food to the first country increased by 12 percent or to 91.8 thousand tons, and to the second - by as much as 89 or to 86.1 thousand. Data for several other countries were also provided. The most noticeable of these during this period was the increase in supplies to Serbia. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture said that the Russian Federation, in connection with EU duties on products, will look for other markets

  • 4 Jun 11:34

Russia, after the EU approves increased duties on Russian products, will look for other markets. Oksana Lut, head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, told TASS about this. “Probably the main types of products that we supplied there were products from the fat and oil sector. Last year we supplied a large volume of durum wheat, especially to Italy in connection with the production of pasta. Accordingly, we will now, after the approval of EU duties, of course we will look for other markets [for oil and fat products and beet pulp],” she said on the sidelines of the plenary session “Food Security of the Eurasian Economic Union,” held. Read more...