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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Russia: Hog Markets
CHINA - A recent boost in prices since our last report has renewed optimism. In the south (Krasnodar region) pigs under 110 kilos are paid 85 rubles per kilo, writes Paul Flint from Genesus Russia....
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Russian Feed Sector Continues to Expand
RUSSIA - The Russian feed sector is continuing to develop rapidly, supported by strong growth in the livestock and poultry sectors and the introduction of new technologies and improved quality. Despite...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
ASF Prevention Continues in Tver Region
RUSSIA - Shooting of wild boars is continuing in the Tver region as part of the African Swine Fever (ASF) monitoring and prevention plan....
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Russia's PM Angered by High Pork Prices
RUSSIA - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was livid about retail pork prices being high in spite of the country's membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Cherkizovo Buys Dankov Meat Processing Plant
RUSSIA - Russian Meat Processor Cherkizovo has bought the Dankov meat processing plant for 38.5 million rubles. ...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Russia to Develop Organic Certification Standards
RUSSIA - In the past few years, city-dwelling Russians have developed a strong interest in healthier and organic food, according to Emily Balsamo from the Moscow Office of Bord Bia – Irish Food Board....
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Russia: Hog Markets
RUSSIA - The economics of pork production in Russia have not changed much since our last report, writes Paul Flint from Genesus Russia....
Monday, March 18, 2013
Consolidation in Russian Pork Sector Boost for Major Players
ANALYSIS - The challenges being experienced by the Russian pig meat sector are likely to accelerate the consolidation of a fragmented pork industry, according to a report by the credit ratings company...
Friday, March 15, 2013
Strong Performance from Cherkizovo Group
RUSSIA - Russian meat integrated meat and poultry processor Cherkizovo has seen revenues increased by 14 per cent in rubles, and increased by seven per cent on a US Dollar basis to $1,581.7 million in...
Monday, March 04, 2013
Russian Meat Imports Grew Following WTO Accession
RUSSIA - After Russia’s WTO accession in August 2012, tariffs fell in accordance with accession agreements, though WTO tariff changes will not be fully implemented until 2014-2015. Accession, did however,...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Cherkizovo Starts Upgrade at Flagship Plant
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group has started renovation of the processed meat product plant at its flagship Cherkizovsky Meat Processing Plant....
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Russian Government Discusses Grain Situation
RUSSIA - On 5 February 2013, the Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, led a meeting of the Russian Government devoted to the situation in the domestic grain market. He also supported a Ministry of...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Russia: Hog Markets
RUSSIA - The Agrofarm Show in Moscow concluded on Friday. This annual show for all species takes place in a new exhibit hall on the Expo grounds, writes Paul Flint from Genesus Russia....
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cherkizovo Boss Calls for Meat Intervention Fund
RUSSIA - The head of Russia pig and poultry itegrated processor Cherkizovo, Sergei Mikhailov, has called ofr a meat intervention fund in Russia....
Friday, February 01, 2013
Russia to Ban US Beef, Pork Following Ractopamine Discovery
RUSSIA - Russia has announced it will ban exports of beef and pork from the United States from 11 February due to the finding of ractopamine....
Cherkizovo Reports Increase in Pork, Poultry Sales Volumes During 2012
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest meat manufacturing company, has reported an increase in sales volumes by 23 per cent and 14 per cent in its pork and poultry divisions respectively....
Thursday, January 31, 2013
New Outbreak of African Swine Fever in Yaroslavl Region
RUSSIA - On 24 January, in Uglich's hunting territory located in the Yaroslavl region, African Swine Fever (ASF) was found in a dead wild boar....
Friday, January 25, 2013
Cherkizovo Completes Major Pork Project
RUSSIA - OJSC Cherkizovo Group has completed the construction of three Greenfield pork farms located in the Voronezh, Lipetsk and Tambov regions. The total capacity of the three complexes amounts to 37,500...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Skiold Builds Pig Breeding Complex in Russia
RUSSIA - Skiold, a Danish company producing agricultural machines and machine tools in Northern Europe, plans to implement a project worth 3.5 billion rubles in the Samara region of Russia....
Rosselkhozbank Invests in Pig Project in Kursk
RUSSIA - The Russian Agricultural Bank, Rosselkhozbank, has opened a credit line for more than 8 billion rubles for leading Russian pork producer agri-industrial company Miratorg....
Monday, January 14, 2013
Russia Bans US, Canadian Pork over Ractopamine
RUSSIA - Russia has banned meat from processing plants in the US and Canada because veterinary authorities have detected traces of the beta-agonist growth promoter, ractopamine....
Friday, January 04, 2013
Moscow Agro-Industrial Complex Budget Announced
RUSSIA - A co-financing scheme will provide in excess of 54 billion rubles for the development of an agro-industrial processing complex....
Monday, December 31, 2012
Russian Hog Markets
RUSSIA - The largest country in the world has huge opportunities for pork production. With a land mass of 7 million square miles, it is twice the size of the United States, writes Paul Flint, Genesus Russia....
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Government Targets Milk, Meat Production in Budget Increase
RUSSIA – Beef, pig and dairy farms in the Moscow region are to benefit from a subsidy boost of 60 million rubles in 2013, increasing the budget by 20 per cent to 3.6 billion rubles in a bid to support...
Friday, December 14, 2012
Russia, Brazil Agree Ractopamine Guarantees
RUSSIA - Brazil has issued assurances that its exports of meat products to Russia will be free of residues especially the beta-agonist ractopamine and meat exports to Russia are now expected to restart....
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Russia Institutes Restrictions on US Meat Products
RUSSIA - Russia is to require any meat coming onto its market to be accompanied by a certificate issued by a government veterinary service indicating the products were "produced without the use of ractopamine"....
Friday, December 07, 2012
Genesus Sends More Pigs to Southern Russia
RUSSIA - Last week, Genesus sent its seventh plane-load of high-health swine genetics to Agroholding Mercury Company....
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Cherkizovo Launches Second Production Line for Hams, Deli Products
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group has opened a second line for the production of hams and deli products at the Otechestvenniy meat processing plant in Pravdinsk in the Kaliningrad region. ...
Monday, November 19, 2012
ASF Identified In Infected Meat Products
RUSSIA - African swine fever (ASF) has been identified in meat products made from the meat of animals infected with ASF in the town of Kirovsk, Leningrad region....
Monday, November 12, 2012
Hermitage Genetics Attended Golden Autumn Ag Show
RUSSIA - Hermitage Genetics exhibited at the leading annual Russian agricultural show – “Golden Autumn” in October 2012. ...
 
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