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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
View news from Russian Federation Pork Commentary: Russia Hog Prices Real Strong
RUSSIA - This past week we spent several days with Russian swine producers, writes Jim Long.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
View news from Russian Federation Cherkizovo Pork, Poultry Sales Volume Up in 2011
RUSSIA - Sales volumes in Cherkizovo's pork division in 2011 increased by four per cent to approximately 91,400 tonnes of live weight, compared to 87,650 tonnes in 2010
Friday, January 27, 2012
View news from Russian Federation Russia Will Reduce Imports of Meat in 2012
RUSSIA - The Russian government has approved a reduction in meat import quotas for this year.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Pork Output up 4.5 Per Cent, Says Minister
RUSSIA - Poultry production increased 11.5 per cent this year and pork output was up 4.8 per cent, according to the Agriculture Minister.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
View news from Russian Federation JSR Genetics Stocks Delimeat's 3,000-Sow Unit
RUSSIA - Russian dignitaries, local press and national TV gathered at the official opening of the Delimeat Farming Complex, a 3,000-sow nucleus herd stocked by JSR Genetics, to celebrate a future full...
Friday, December 09, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia's Pig Farmers Brace for Changes in Trade
RUSSIA - Russia's longest transition period to lower its import duties in compliance with WTO commitments will be for pork but pig farmers do not feel protected.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Govt Can Continue Ag Support after WTO Accession
RUSSIA - Under the terms agreed, Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not expected to impact the agricultural sector adversely.
Monday, December 05, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Solid Performance for Cherkizovo
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group , one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has announced strong organic volume growth and solid financial performances in the third quarter and nine...
Monday, November 14, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Cherkizovo Begins Pork Production at New Sites
RUSSIA - As part of Cherkizovo Group’s dynamic development strategy in the Pork segment, the Company has launched production at its three greenfield pork farms in the Tambov, Voronezh and Lipetsk regions...
Friday, November 11, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia to Ban German Pig Imports
RUSSIA - Russia will temporarily ban imports of live pigs from Germany over antibiotic levels in the animals, the head of the country's agriculture watchdog said Wednesday, 9 November.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Authorities Block Import of Pigs and Pig Meat
RUSSIA - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority, Rosselkhoznador, has blocked a shipment of pig meat from Germany and also a shipment of pigs from Denmark.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia and Kazakhstan in Veterinary Talks
RUSSIA - Talks have been taking place between the Deputy Head of the Russian food safety and veterinary authority Rosselkhoznadzor, Yeugeny Nepoklonov, and Nigmat Zhakupbayev, Deputy Chair of the State...
Monday, August 15, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Cherkizovo Welcomes Subsidies
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo has welcomed government subsidies for producing pork, chicken and eggs as well as the recently revised import quotas for 2012.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Pork Commentary: A Week in Russia
RUSSIA - "We spent this last week in Russia," writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
View news from Russian Federation ASF: State of Emergency Declared
RUSSIA - A state of emergency has been declared in the southern region of Krasnodar following the deaths of commercial pigs from African swine fever (ASF).
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Consignment of Imported Pig Offal Returned
RUSSIA - A consignment of 24 tonnes of pig hearts from Canada has been rejected and returned due to poor quality.
Monday, July 25, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Cuts Pig and Poultry Imports for 2012
RUSSIA - The Russian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economic Development has forecast that it will import 350,000 tonnes of poultry meat this year.
Friday, June 03, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Bans Brazilian Meat from Three States
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary and food safety body, Rosselkhoznador is to impose temporary import bans on meat from Brazilian processing plants from three states.
Thursday, June 02, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Lifts Grain Export Ban
RUSSIA - The prime minister has announced that the Russian authorities are to end the embargo on grain exports, which was imposed last year in the wake of a severe drought, with effect from 1 July.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Pork Commentary: Road Trip to Russia
RUSSIA - The last week we spent in Russia we participated in the Livestock and Poultry exhibit VIV Moscow and we also toured some customer farms, writes Jim Long.
Friday, May 20, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Plans End to Pig Imports
RUSSIA - Russia wants to end pork imports by 2020 — but it has a long way to go, according to the UK's National Pig Association.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Producers to Receive More Funding
RUSSIA - Poultry and pig producers are to benefit from a further nine billion rubles additional support from the government.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Rise in Poultry & Pork Output Forecast
RUSSIA - Delegates to an agricultural conference this week heard that poultry production this year is forecast to be 11 per cent higher than last year, and for pork, the increase will be 5.2 per cent.
Monday, March 28, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Cherkizovo's CEO Welcomes Recent Govt Support
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group has announced its 2010 full-year audited financial results, which includes strong organic growth in all sectors.
Monday, March 21, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Growth in Poultry, Pork, Milk Production Forecast
RUSSIA - Russia’s poultry production is projected to increase by 350,000-400,000 tonnes, pork output – by 300,000 tonnes and milk production by 1.5 million tonnes in 2011, First Deputy Prime Minister...
Friday, February 11, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia & WTO: Meat Imports Still to be Resolved
RUSSIA - The issue of meat and poultry imports is among the last hurdles still to be overcome before Russia joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Friday, January 21, 2011
View news from Russian Federation More Hungarian Plants Can Export to Russia
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities, Rosselkhoznadzor, have extended the list of plants in Hungary that are approved to export slaughter pigs to Russia.
Monday, January 10, 2011
View news from Russian Federation Russia Doubles Meat and Poultry Quota
RUSSIA - Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has announced the initial distribution of 2011 tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) quantities to importers, which includes an increase US frozen beef quota...
Thursday, December 09, 2010
View news from Russian Federation Contaminated Pig Tails Seized in Far East
RUSSIA - Russia's agriculture health watchdog has seized 25 tons of listeria-contaminated pig tails in the Far East, Rosselkhoznadzor aide, Vitaly Salenko, said earlier today.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
View news from Russian Federation Govt Announces Further Cuts in Meat Import Quotas
RUSSIA - Following an announcement just last week that the government will cut the poultry meat import quota by one-third for next year, it now says it will reduce it further – to 50 per cent of this...
 
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