World meat industry news

Rosselkhoznadzor called the damage from bird flu in 2022 "unprecedented"

  • 20 Jan 11:16

Rosselkhoznadzor called the damage from bird flu in 2022 "unprecedented" The epidemiological situation for bird flu in 2022 was the worst ever in the fight against this virus, Rosselkhoznadzor believes. The deterioration of the situation is associated with the cell-free keeping of poultry. In 2022, more than 7.6 thousand outbreaks of bird flu occurred in 70 different countries, Rosselkhoznadzor reports with reference to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). Tens of millions of birds were lost, according to Rosselkhoznadzor data, which the editors of sfera.fm got acquainted with. In the United States alone, poultry farms were forced to destroy 50.5 million poultry, in Europe 48 million, in Japan 10 million heads. Rosselkhoznadzor. Read more...

Russia is ready to buy Kazakh beef

  • 20 Jan 11:14

Russia is ready to buy Kazakh beef Producers of sausages and meat delicacies are waiting for the opening of the Russian market for duty-free beef, which is in short supply in the Russian Federation. But livestock breeders oppose it, suggesting instead of Brazilian beef to do with "neighborly" beef, for example, from Kazakhstan. Each side has its own commercial interests. Meat processors are interested in cheap raw materials for sausages, and livestock breeders are interested in the lack of competition from imports. The consumer is interested in the opportunity to buy quality products at an affordable price. The decision on the duty-free import of 100,000 tons of imported beef for 2023 was made at. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor called the situation with ASF in Russia unfavorable

  • 20 Jan 11:13

Rosselkhoznadzor called the situation with ASF in Russia unfavorable Rosselkhoznadzor assesses the situation with African swine fever (ASF) in Russia as unfavorable, but controlled. Nikita Lebedev, adviser to the head of the department, told reporters about this. "In Russia, the situation with ASF remains unfavorable, but at the same time controlled. Over the past 2022, 141 outbreaks of the disease were registered, of which 68 were in the domestic pig population, which is about two times less than in 2021," - he said. At the same time, Lebedev noted that the loss in the number of animals in 2022 is many times lower. He explained that the main problem in 2021 was the shadow sale of large volumes of gray pork and food. Read more...

There are 1.5 times more organic producers in Russia in 2022

  • 19 Jan 09:57

There are 1.5 times more organic producers in Russia in 2022 In the two years of the law on organic products, the number of producers who received the organic label for their products has grown to 146. In 2022, organic cloudberries and asparagus were registered for the first time. In Russia, there were one and a half times more producers with the “organic production” sign in 2022, Roskachestvo established. By the end of the year, there were 146 producers registered in the “single register of organic producers” of the Ministry of Agriculture against 100 for 2021, according to the message of Roskachestvo. Among the producers of organic products, most of all so far are grain producers, notes Roskachestvo -. Read more...

Duty-free beef import to be extended in 2023

  • 19 Jan 09:56

Duty-free beef import to be extended in 2023 The Ministry of Agriculture approved the request of sausage producers to allow the import of 100,000 tons of imported beef with a duty of 0% in 2023. Russian beef producers do not agree with this decision. Producers of sausages and meat products have applied to the Ministry of Agriculture with a request to allow the import of pork and beef with zero duty in 2023, Izvestia reports. According to the publication, the request regarding pork was denied to the producers, and the quota for the import of beef will be extended until 2023. It will be possible to import 100 thousand tons of beef, while the import duty will be 0%, which makes this opportunity attractive for. Read more...

Vladimir Putin demanded not to export all agricultural products from Russia

  • 19 Jan 09:54

Vladimir Putin demanded not to export all agricultural products from Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to take personal control over the issue of ensuring the financial results of companies operating in the agro-industrial complex. He also demanded not to export all agricultural products produced in the country, since the country needs its own reserves. He cited the situation with weather conditions in other countries as an example. So, in Japan the weather is warm, and in Turkmenistan - minus 25 degrees, in Uzbekistan - minus 23 degrees. “What are we going to do here? We can't tell for sure either. Therefore, we definitely need stable reserves. It is imperative, and we must. Read more...

The Russian poultry industry is setting ambitious targets for 2023

  • 18 Jan 11:06

The Russian poultry industry is setting ambitious targets for 2023 Russia hopes to see further growth in broiler meat and egg production in 2023, as well as a growing supply chain independence from imported components, Vladimir Fisinin, president of the Russian Poultry Union Rosptitsesoyuz, told local news agency Veterinary and Life. In 2022, Russia produced 5.2 million tons of broiler meat in slaughter weight, which is 5.2% more than in the previous year. Egg production rose 2.8%, or 1 billion eggs, to 45.8 billion last year, Fisinin said. According to Fisinin, in 2022 Russia ranked 4th in the world in the production of poultry meat and 7th in the production of eggs. On the way to independence The key issues for the. Read more...

It is proposed to add Brazilian or Kazakh beef to the sausage

  • 18 Jan 11:04

It is proposed to add Brazilian or Kazakh beef to the sausage Producers of sausages and meat delicacies are waiting for the opening of the Russian market for duty-free beef, which is in short supply in the Russian Federation. But livestock breeders oppose it, suggesting instead of Brazilian beef to get by with "neighborly" - Belarusian or Kazakhstani. Each side has its own commercial interests. Meat processors are interested in cheap raw materials for sausages, and livestock breeders are interested in the lack of competition from imports. The consumer is interested in the opportunity to buy quality products at an affordable price. The decision on the duty-free import of 100,000 tons of imported beef for 2023 was made at a. Read more...

A modern complex for the production of beef will appear in the Stavropol Territory

  • 18 Jan 11:02

A modern complex for the production of beef will appear in the Stavropol Territory In the Stavropol Territory, they plan to build a large complex for the production of beef. The project is expected to be financed by the Russian Agricultural Bank. The institution will provide a group of companies "Agrico" a loan in the amount of 5.3 billion rubles. The money will be spent on the construction of premises for reproduction, fattening of cattle, as well as the construction of irrigation systems and a number of service shops. The livestock of the complex will be up to 21 thousand individuals. As part of the project, farmers intend to breed meat breeds, including. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor limits the supply of finished meat products from Italy

  • 18 Jan 11:00

Rosselkhoznadzor limits the supply of finished meat products from Italy Since February, the Rosselkhoznadzor has been imposing restrictions on the supply of finished meat products to Russia from 15 Italian enterprises, follows from the message of the regulator. It notes that, according to the European information system ADIS, in 2022, 6795 foci of African swine fever (ASF) were detected among wild and domestic animals in the territory of the European Union. Including in Italy, 280 cases of the disease were recorded, with only 17 cases in 2021. In December 2022, Rosselkhoznadzor, due to the risk of introducing ASF to Russia through finished meat products that have not undergone sufficient temperature treatment, turned to Italian. Read more...