World meat industry news

Export of meat products from the Urals increased almost 4 times

  • 9 Feb 11:30

Export of meat products from the Urals increased almost 4 times In 2022, 33 tons of meat products were exported from the region of activity of the Ural Customs Administration for a total amount of more than 170 thousand dollars. Export volumes of sausages and meat products, including canned ones, increased by 3.7 times (274%) in terms of weight, in terms of value the growth was almost 5 times (386%). A year earlier, 9 tons were exported for a total of $35,000. This is reported by the public relations department of UTU. n 2022, livestock products from the Urals were mainly supplied to four countries: Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Serbia and Uzbekistan. Moreover, three times more meat products were sent to the People's Republic of Vietnam. Read more...

Kuzbass reached a historical maximum in egg production

  • 9 Feb 11:27

Kuzbass reached a historical maximum in egg production The preliminary results of livestock production for 2022 have been summed up in the region. Thus, in Kuzbass, farms of all categories received 1 billion 284.7 million eggs. This is 105.3% compared to last year. Own production fully satisfies the need of the region's population for eggs. “In Kuzbass, the production of chicken eggs has been growing every year for the past few years. In general, the growth is provided by large modern poultry farms, constantly modernizing production and increasing capacity. There are five of them in the region. Thanks to their work, Kuzbass not only remains one of the leaders in Siberia in egg production, but also annually. Read more...

Iranian-Russian banking system similar to SWIFT launched

  • 8 Feb 11:46

Iranian-Russian banking system similar to SWIFT launched A spokesperson for the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said that Iran and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding to connect their banking messaging systems through which financial and banking exchanges will be facilitated. Information about the conclusion of the relevant agreements, as well as the start of messaging through the new system, was published by the IRNA news agency. “The Memorandum of Understanding on connectivity and financial messengers between Iran and Russia was signed today (Jan 29, ed.), and financial and banking exchanges between the two parties and 13 other countries that are present in the Russian market have been facilitated,”. Read more...

Russia and China can mutually recognize five standards for oil and fat products

  • 8 Feb 11:45

Russia and China can mutually recognize five standards for oil and fat products Discussions of interstate standards (ISO) for grain, oil, soybeans, as well as products from meat, poultry and fish have been ongoing since 2019 as part of the activities of the subgroup of the Russian-Chinese working group on standardization, metrology, certification and inspection control. The experts agreed that the main attention should be paid to the standards for fat and oil products. Their bilateral mutual recognition in Russia and China is possible no earlier than 2024. V.M. Gorbatov" RAS. “For four years we have been successfully exchanging information in the field of standardization with Chinese specialists. The development of approaches for the. Read more...

Experts: outbreak of bird flu threatens to develop into a new pandemic

  • 8 Feb 11:44

Experts: outbreak of bird flu threatens to develop into a new pandemic Virologists and infectious disease specialists are sounding the alarm.The deadly strain of bird flu has already killed millions of birds around the world. The infection is a growing concern as it spreads to other mammalian species. “The virus has epidemic and pandemic potential. I don’t know if people understand how important this is,” said Canadian infectious disease specialist Isaac Bogoch. The H5N1 avian influenza virus is not new, but in the past, it was mainly infected only by birds in poultry farms. In 2020, as a result of the exchange of genes between viruses of domestic and wild birds, a "wild animal-adapted" version of the virus. Read more...

New veterinary rules for sheep breeders developed by Ministry of Agriculture

  • 8 Feb 11:43

New veterinary rules for sheep breeders developed by Ministry of Agriculture The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has developed a draft of new veterinary rules to combat contagious pustular dermatitis (ecthyma). It is an infectious disease of sheep and goats, which causes considerable damage to small ruminant production. “The Russian Ministry of Agriculture receives requests from individuals and businesses on the update of the regulatory framework for ektima,” the summary report for the project says. The disease causes significant damage to farmers, resulting from loss of weight and emaciation of animals, retardation of growth in lambs, and mortality rate (over 10%). With a long-term course of disease, all animals in the herd. Read more...

The share of profitable agricultural enterprises in 2022 exceeded 90% against 86% a year earlier - Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

  • 7 Feb 11:51

The share of profitable agricultural enterprises in 2022 exceeded 90% against 86% a year earlier - Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation The share of profitable farms in the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation at the end of 2022 exceeded 90% against 86% in 2021.The risks of partial crop loss are insignificant, the Ministry of Agriculture reports in comments to the study by Yakov and Partners (created on the basis of the Russian assets of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company). According to the forecast of the company's experts, the final stocks of grain in the current agricultural year (ends on June 30, 2023) may amount to 26 million tons, of which about 17 million tons are wheat.Thus, they believe that at current prices, the risk zone usually associated with long-term storage. Read more...

Russia to focus in on food security as chair of EAEU, says Russian PM

  • 7 Feb 11:50

Russia to focus in on food security as chair of EAEU, says Russian PM The strengthening of food security will be a priority during Moscow’s chairmanship in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at an expanded meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council on Friday. Russia took over chairmanship in the Union, which also includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, on January 1, and will remain in this role until the end of the year. "Joint fast and stable channels and supply chains are a major impetus for the farming sector of our countries and a substantial contribution to global food security. Work in this area will become one of the priorities of Russia’s. Read more...

We need to overtake New Zealand in exports of venison - Minister for the Development of the Far East

  • 7 Feb 11:48

We need to overtake New Zealand in exports of venison - Minister for the Development of the Far East Russia should overtake New Zealand in exports of venison, says Alexei Chekunkov, head of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East."I noticed that New Zealand is overtaking the Russian Federation in the export of venison. We believe that this is wrong. We will fight for victory," he told reporters on Tuesday in Naryan-Mar during a working trip to the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO). The head of the region, Yuri Bezdudny, said that in 2022, with the support of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East, three new production bases for reindeer farms in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug were created. “It is thanks to the support of the. Read more...

A 2023 Russia-African Trade Summary

  • 7 Feb 11:46

A 2023 Russia-African Trade Summary In an effort to promote a similar worldview during the Cold War, the Soviet Union cultivated close ties with socialist movements and governments in countries such as Angola, Algeria, Egypt and Ethiopia. As a result, top Russian officials spent significant amounts of time in Africa early on in their careers, including current Russian energy tsar Igor Sechin. This has led to privileged relations with many elites in African countries, some of which go back decades. The 2019 Sochi Reset Political relations between Russia and Africa underwent a ‘reset’ after the2019 Russia Africa Summitin Sochi, Russia. Previously occupied with securing its interests within its. Read more...