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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
ASF: State of Emergency DeclaredRUSSIA - 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
Consignment of Imported Pig Offal ReturnedRUSSIA - A consignment of 24 tonnes of pig hearts from Canada has been rejected and returned due to poor quality.
Cherkizovo's CEO is Confident of StrategyRUSSIA - In its trading update for the first half of 2011, Cherkizovo reports sales volumes up in all categories, although the increase was marginal for the pork segment.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Russia Cuts Pig and Poultry Imports for 2012RUSSIA - 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.
Monday, July 11, 2011
African Swine Fever Recurs in Eastern RussiaRUSSIA - Three more outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in eastern Russia.
Friday, July 08, 2011
African Swine Fever Situation Not ImprovingRUSSIA - The situation over the swine fever outbreak in Russian is not improving, Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said last week.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Top Russian Veterinarian Warns of ASF RUSSIA - African Swine Fever, lethal to pigs though harmless to humans, has reached Central Russia and may spread to all European parts of the country, the country's chief veterinarian said Tuesday.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Cherkizovo Starts Production at Kaliningrad PlantRUSSIA - OJSC Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has launched operations at the meat processing plant in the Kaliningrad region acquired in 2010.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Two New ASF Outbreaks in TverskayaRUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported two new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), both in Tverskaya Oblast.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Miratorg Results Buoyed up by Pig Expansion RUSSIA - Pig and beef producer, ABH Miratorg, increased its revenue by 28 per cent in the first quarter of 2011.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Cargill Opens New Feed Facility in EfremovRUSSIA - Cargill has opened a new animal feed facility in Efremov.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Outbreak of African Swine Fever in the Tver OblastRUSSIA - ASF virus genetic material was detected in the samples of pathological material taken from a pig in the backyard in the Danilovskoe village, the Kalininsky Rayon, the Tver Oblast by the FGI "Tver...
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Inspections in Voronezh and Volgograd OblastsRUSSIA - The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Voronezh and Volgograd Oblasts have carried out 66 inspections this year. The inspections were carried out at the plants where pigs are reared and slaughtered...
Monday, June 06, 2011
One More Outbreak of ASF in Tverskaya OblastRUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported yet another outbreak of African swine fever at a farm in Tverskaya Oblast.
Friday, June 03, 2011
Russia Bans Brazilian Meat from Three StatesRUSSIA - The Russian veterinary and food safety body, Rosselkhoznador is to impose temporary import bans on meat from Brazilian processing plants from three states.
African Swine Fever Outbreak in TorzhokRUSSIA - Pigs were found dead in a pig farm situated in the territory of one of the penal colonies in Torzhok, the Tver Oblast.
Thursday, June 02, 2011
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.
Milk Product to Build $107m Pig ComplexRUSSIA - Ryazan region-based agricultural firm Molochny Produkt (Milk Product) intends to invest $107m in building a pig complex in Voronezh region, regional officials report.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Dead Pigs Found in the Bryansk OblastRUSSIA - Four dead pigs were found near the Settlement of Rogovskoye of the Komarichsky Rayon in the Bryansk Oblast (30 kilometres from the highway between Kiev and Moscow) on 28 May, according to the...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
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.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Cherkizovo Reports Increased Quarterly RevenueRUSSIA - In its latest quarterly report, Cherkizovo Group highlights its solid progress in large-scale projects to increase poultry capacity.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Russia Plans End to Pig ImportsRUSSIA - Russia wants to end pork imports by 2020 — but it has a long way to go, according to the UK's National Pig Association.
Classical Swine Fever in Vladimir OblastRUSSIA - Classical Swine Fever has been found in a pig in in the Kovrov Rayon of the Vladimir Oblast in Russia.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Cherkizovo Completes Acquisition of MosselpromRUSSIA - OJSC Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has completed the transaction to acquire 100 per cent of Mosselprom.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
More Reports of ASF in Krasnodar KraiRUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported yet another outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Krasnodar Krai.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
New ASF Outbreak In Krasnodar KraiRUSSIA - The specialists of the Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adygeya found seven carcases of four to six month old piglets at different...
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Hermitage - The Genetics of Choice in Russia RUSSIA - Since entering the Russian market in 2006, Hermitage Genetics has become one of the largest international suppliers of high health pig breeding stock to key customers in Russia.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Cherkizovo Reports Higher Sales in All DivisionsRUSSIA - In its latest quarterly trading statement, Cherkizovo reports increases of five, eight and 15 per cent in its Pork, Meat Processing and Poultry divisions, respectively.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
ASF Infected Meat Claims RebuffedRUSSIA - In connection with the information published in some regional RUSSIA - The Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznador has hit back at claimes that pork tainted with African Swiner Fever has...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Producers to Receive More FundingRUSSIA - Poultry and pig producers are to benefit from a further nine billion rubles additional support from the government.
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