World meat industry news

By the end of 2022, Russia's dependence on imports of hatching eggs will decrease to 12%

  • 2 Nov 10:42

By the end of 2022, Russia's dependence on imports of hatching eggs will decrease to 12% The Veterinary and Life departmental publication of the Rosselkhoznadzor, citing data from the National Union of Poultry Breeders (NSP), reports that by the end of 2022, Russia's dependence on imports of hatching eggs will decrease to 12%. In his speech at the international exhibition "KormVet-2022", which took place last week, NSP General Director Sergey Lakhtyukhov specified that the volume of purchases of hatching eggs from foreign producers has been steadily declining for three years in a row. In 2020, 700 million units were imported, in 2021 - 600 million units, in January-July of this year - 256 million units. If the dynamics remain unchanged, then by. Read more...

The average cost of a basic food basket in Russia is 62 USD

  • 2 Nov 10:40

The average cost of a basic food basket in Russia is 62 USD The average cost of a basic food basket for a Russian citizen was 3,823 rubles (1 ruble=61.5 USD). These are the data of the study conducted by Romir, the press service of the organization reported. The analysis covers 32 commodity groups. The study examined food prices in 9 retail chains in three different formats: convenience stores, hypermarkets and supermarkets. When calculating the cost of the basic basket, basic food products were taken into account, including bread, vegetables and fruits, groceries, meat and fish, dairy products, eggs and other commodity groups of daily demand. Of the cities examined, the highest prices for products in the networks studied were. Read more...

150 agricultural drones will appear in Russia by the end of the year

  • 2 Nov 10:36

150 agricultural drones will appear in Russia by the end of the year At least 150 autonomous models of agricultural machinery with artificial intelligence and not requiring operators will appear in Russia by the end of 2022.Sergei Morozov, deputy head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma, told TASS on Tuesday. "A wonderful partnership has emerged between the St. Petersburg Tractor Plant and the Moscow company Cognitive Pilot, which has a unique robotic factory in Tomsk. As a result, we have several dozen units of agricultural equipment that have tested themselves in a number of regions of the Russian Federation. This is still not enough for us. We agreed that By the end of the year, at least 150 units of agricultural. Read more...

Russian scientists developed a feed additive to minimize antibiotics in poultry farming

  • 1 Nov 10:37

Russian scientists developed a feed additive to minimize antibiotics in poultry farming Russian scientists have developed a feed additive that, according to the developers, will minimize the use of antibiotics in poultry farming, which is confirmed by two years of experience in using the additive at a large Russian poultry farm. Andrei Kochka, a representative of the Greenko Korma company, spoke about this in an interview with Veterinary and Life. This company has developed a new feed additive. “This feed additive can, in some cases, replace antibiotics in action. We have a practice of using such an additive at a poultry farm for 2.5 years, as a result, the poultry farm completely abandoned the use of two antibiotics,” the speaker. Read more...

In Russia, pork consumption increased by almost 8%

  • 1 Nov 10:35

In Russia, pork consumption increased by almost 8% In January-September 2022, pork consumption in the Russian Federation increased by 226 thousand tons, or 7.8% more than in the same period in 2021. The growth in pork consumption has become the highest among other types of meat, Veterinary and Life reports, citing the head of the National Union of Pig Breeders (NSS) Yuri Kovalev. In the first nine months of 2022, poultry meat consumption increased by 67.3 thousand tons, or by 1.9% year-on-year. The same indicator for beef in January-September of this year fell by 73.9 thousand tons, which is 6.2% less than in the same period in 2021. According to the Director General of the NSS, the growth in pork consumption was. Read more...

Russia and Pakistan agreed to develop trade in agricultural products

  • 1 Nov 10:34

Russia and Pakistan agreed to develop trade in agricultural products On October 28, 2022, Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Anton Karmazin met with the trade representative of the Embassy of Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Shaukat Khayat, the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor reported. The parties discussed the resumption of rice supplies from Pakistani enterprises, which were previously subject to restrictions due to the detection of quarantine objects. The Ministry of National Food Security and Research of Pakistan has already sent materials to the Rosselkhoznadzor on the corrective measures taken. The Russian side will request additional data on Pakistani enterprises. In the future, the departments will agree on a schedule for video. Read more...

Russia raises fines for violating veterinary legislation

  • 1 Nov 10:32

Russia raises fines for violating veterinary legislation Amendments have been made to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (CAO RF) that toughen administrative penalties for a number of violations in the field of veterinary medicine.The relevant amendments to the Code will come into force on October 31, 2022. In particular, the law introduced administrative liability for violating the rules for combating quarantine and especially dangerous animal diseases, which resulted in the emergence of foci of infectious animal diseases or the spread of such diseases, if this action does not contain signs of a criminally punishable act. For such a violation, the following fines are established: for citizens - up. Read more...

Sergey Yushin drew the attention of Russian meat producers to new export markets

  • 31 Oct 10:10

Sergey Yushin drew the attention of Russian meat producers to new export markets Russian meat producers need to gain a foothold in the African market, which is one of the most promising for domestic pork and poultry meat, says Sergey Yushin, head of the National Meat Association. He became a guest of the Veterinary and Life video studio. “What pleases this year is that we are expanding our geography, more and more covering African countries. We supply our meat to the southern hemisphere of the planet. This applies to pork and poultry meat,” the head of the association said in an interview with ViZh. Sergei Yushin drew attention to the difficulties associated with deliveries to the African market. This is primarily an undeveloped. Read more...

The Ministry of Agriculture will allocate eight billion rubles to reimburse investments in the project

  • 31 Oct 10:09

The Ministry of Agriculture will allocate eight billion rubles to reimburse investments in the project The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has selected 153 projects of agricultural producers for a total amount of almost 8 billion rubles, they will be provided with state support through the reimbursement of part of the investment, the ministry said. “We will compensate up to 25% of direct costs for the creation and modernization of agricultural facilities. We will allocate almost 8 billion rubles for this. Agricultural producers from 43 regions will receive funds for the implementation of 153 projects,” the ministry’s official Telegram channel says. It is specified that 87 dairy farms, 58 storage facilities for fruits, vegetables and potatoes,. Read more...

A farm for the production of sheep and goat milk is being built in the suburbs

  • 31 Oct 10:05

A farm for the production of sheep and goat milk is being built in the suburbs Full-cycle production will be created in the Ruzsky urban district by the Ruzskaya Niva company. The first sheep and goats of dairy and meat and dairy breeds have already been brought to the enterprise. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. According to the agency, it will grow animal feed, breed sheep and goats, and sell milk and meat. In the future, it is planned to launch its own cheese factory. “Now 3 livestock buildings have already been built, each for 75-100 heads. Next summer, 2-3 more new ones will be introduced. Farmers plan that every year the farm will grow by 200. Read more...