Ukrainian holding company Conti is planning to construct a large number of pig farms in the Kursk Oblast region of Russia, with the capacity for 100,000t-150,000t of carcases per year, costing approximately US$1bn.
By Lee Adendorff, in Byron Bay, Australia, and Eugene Vorotnikov, in Voronezh, Russia
Australian beef exporters are nervous about a decision by the Russian government – confirmed directly to Globalmeatnews.com – that it is planning to lift the existing ban on imports of US beef.
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor is strengthening the fight against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to prevent massive losses in the country’s livestock industry, according to head of the service Sergei Dankvert.
Nestlé has opened a CHF 73m (€59.1m) factory in Russia to distribute Maggi-brand products across Russia and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.
A leading international meat processor announced today that it will “discontinue” its primary pork production in Russia and all other production operations in Moscow.
Ukraine looks likely to lose the right to export meat and other agricultural products to Russia if it signs the Association Agreement with the EU, according to Russian authorities.
A series of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been reported in the south of Russia over the past month, prompting Russian vets to take urgent measures to prevent further spread of the disease.
Belarus has temporarily restricted the import of cattle and small ruminants from Lithuania, due to outbreaks of the Schmallenberg virus, officials have reported.
Experts have warned that Russia could lose its pork export industry as the epidemic of African swine fever (ASF) in Russia continues to gain momentum, spreading to new regions of the country.
Young people living in urban areas of Russia are driving domestic chocolate consumption and are increasingly opting for premium foreign brands over nostalgic ones from the Soviet-era, say market analysts Leatherhead Food Research.
The active growth of beef exports from Belarus to Russia could lead to the complete displacement of South American beef on the local market, Russian experts have claimed.
A 16.3% rise in Ukrainian poultry production in the first four months of 2013 has driven a significant increase in export volumes for April, according to the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club.
Belarus has temporarily restricted the import of poultry from South Korea and Spain because of recent outbreaks of avian influenza reported in these countries, the Ministry of Agriculture of Belarus has announced.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised that the government will provide special support to Russia’s poultry and pork producers, which are currently suffering record losses due to the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
US beef exports fell in March compared to same time last year, but increased slightly in value, according to statistics released by the US Department for Agriculture (USDA).
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has warned that it might soon update the list of possible meat suppliers from Mexico and Canada, excluding all companies that could possibly export meat with the forbidden feed additive ractopamine.
Dutch bakery ingredients supplier Zeelandia has established a joint venture with importer East West Services to expand its presence on the Russian and Kazakhstani markets.
Meat and poultry prices in Russia have fallen dramatically in the wake of the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), producers’ unions have warned.
Russia is preparing to ban the import of turkey meat from the US over ractopamine fears, and could also ban broiler meat imports, the veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has revealed.
Australian beef exports to Russia were “sluggish” last year as a result of competition from South America and increased demand for Australian manufacturing beef in the US, according to the latest data from Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).
The EU has been hiding outbreaks of a dangerous strain of the bluetongue virus, grossly violating veterinary rules and World Trade Organization (WTO) responsibilities, Russian veterinary authorities have claimed.
Russia has placed restrictions on imports of animal products from the Ukraine in what experts describe as the latest step in a “trade war” between the two countries.
Opposition to the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in animal feed is growing in the CIS countries of Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Belarus.
Russia might not start actively exporting poultry and pork until after 2017, according to a forecast from the head of the Russian Grain Union (RGU), Arkady Zlochevsky.
Russia should create a large “cluster” of meat production in the far eastern regions of the country in order to develop meat exports to Asian countries, industry experts have said.
Former Soviet countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are taking desperate measures to tackle African Swine Fever (ASF), which is causing devastation to pig herds in the region.
Russia’s leading provider of rubs and glazes, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Russia, is to showcase its fermented, smoke and functional solutions at Agroprodmash.
Experts have warned that that African swine fever is now posing a “high risk” to the countries neighbouring Ukraine, which recently discovered its first-ever outbreak of the disease.
