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According to preliminary data, commercial slaughterhouses in Germany produced almost 3.5 million tons of meat in the first half of 2022. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this is 7.9% less than in the same period last year. In total, 25.8 million pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and horses and 353.2 million chickens, turkeys and ducks were slaughtered in slaughterhouses in the firs...

The spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the world is not slowing down. Rabobank says this will continue to affect the production and trade of pork producers around the world. ASF cases in Germany and Italy raise risk of spread in Western Europe The deadly swine virus remains active in Eastern Europe and has spread westward since its first appearance in Germany in September 2......

In recent years, in most regions of the Russian Federation, the situation with African swine fever (ASF) has sharply worsened For the current period of 2022, ASF disease has been registered in the Russian Federation in Ivanovo, Chelyabinsk, Astrakhan, Oryol and other regions. In order to prevent the spread of African swine fever to the population of the region, it is necessary to know what kind of...

Agrofirm "Tolkinskaya" has begun construction of a new pig-breeding complex in the Krasnoselkupsky district. This will be the first closed-cycle livestock facility built in Yamal using energy-saving and modern technologies. The pig-breeding complex will be located in the village of Tolka. It will create 1......

The number of pigs began to be restored in the farms of the regional center and the Chita region after the outbreak of African swine fever that occurred in Chita in March 2020. Recall that the restrictions were lifted only a month ago. In just a few weeks after the announcement of quarantine for this infectious disease in the exclusion zone, which has a radius of 2......

For the second year in a row, pork production in France has been declining. The French pig population of 23.7 million fell slightly in 2021, by 1%, marking the second straight year of decline. Over the past 10 years, the average decline has been 0.6% per year. This decrease reflects a 3.4% reduction in the number of pigs. At the end of 2......

Over the past four years, the sown area in Kuzbass has been increased by almost 100,000 hectares, mainly due to the introduction of abandoned land into circulation. Plus, agricultural producers have begun to use new technologies and modern resource-saving equipment in their work, which allows them to steadily increase their yields. As a result, last year Kuzbass grain growers harvested a high grai...

Pork exporters from the European Union sold significantly fewer products to third-country buyers in the first quarter of 2022 than in the same period last year. The culprit was China 's import demand , which has now fallen again. According to the EU Commission, a total of 1.14 million tonnes of pork, including by-products, were exported to third countries by the 27 member states, excluding trade ....

A detective story played out on an "overprotected" pig farm after the discovery of an outbreak of African swine fever. The death of animals was hidden for a whole month, and their corpses were buried on the territory of the farm. As the ASN found out, RSHB-Insurance managed to “recapture” most of the billion-dollar claim of Pravdinsky Pig Production in three instances . An attempt to hide the outb...

In the production of meat products, you need to be sure that you are working with high-quality raw materials. This can be guaranteed when not only animals, but also food for them grow under the strict control of the manufacturer. One of the largest meat producers in Russia is the Sibagro company, whose products are manufactured according to this principle. The hometown of Sibagro is Tomsk. It was ...

For the period from April 30 to May 6, 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of 405 foci of especially dangerous animal diseases from 21 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. An outbreak of Newcastle disease was registered in Colombia (2 outbreaks). Previously, the disease in th...

The focus of African swine fever (ASF) was recorded in the Omsk region for the first time since November 2020. According to the decree of Governor Alexander Burkov, quarantine has been introduced on the territory of the outbreak, which is located in Omsk, and in a 15-kilometer zone around. “In connection with the discovery of a case of animal disease with African swine fever I decide to establ.......

For the period from April 1 to April 29, 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of especially dangerous animal diseases in different countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. The detection of the first outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza this year was reported by the veter...

In the first quarter of this year, the Lipetsk agro-industrial complex showed very good results. According to statistics, the index of agricultural production amounted to 104.2%. As of April 1, agricultural enterprises kept 68.3 thousand heads of cattle (101.3%), including 29.3 thousand cows. This is 3% more than on the same date a year earlier. In peasant (farm) farms, the increase in livestock w...

As the Ukrainian conflict continues, its potential impact on global agriculture and food continues to grow. While the red meat trade may be affected, Erin Borror, US Meat Export Federation Vice President for Economic Analysis, says feed is the biggest concern. “In terms of red meat, Russia , Ukraine and Belarus combined, I think, exported about 6......

Since the beginning of the year, Primorye livestock breeders have produced more than 16.7 thousand tons of pork - their own feed base makes it possible to restrain the rise in prices for products under sanctions, a REGNUM correspondent was told in the press service of the regional government. The launch of new capacities of the Rusagro, Primorsky Bacon and Mercy Trade companies made it possible to...

JSC "Northern Key" sued the Samara region, represented by the regional department of veterinary medicine, almost 186.5 million rubles. This is the value of farm animals seized earlier from the company. The decision was made by the Arbitration Court of the Samara Region. The information is contained in the file of arbitration cases. We are talking about the many thousands of pigs that were seized f...

For the period from March 26 to April 1, 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of 366 foci of especially dangerous diseases from 32 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. An outbreak of avian mycoplasmosis caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum has been reported in Singapore (1) for ...

In March 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of especially dangerous diseases in countries around the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. On the territory of Australia (38 foci) an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis was registered in the pig population. An increase in the number of abortions ...

The Ministry of Agriculture of Komi calls on pig farms to change their profile to alternative types of animal husbandry. The work is carried out as part of the execution of the instructions of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the press service of the department reports. The Komi Ministry of Agriculture informs that a tense epizootic situation with African swine fever is currently developing ...

A large livestock complex will begin work after anti-plague measures. The project of the SKIFAGRO-DV company to launch a large pig-breeding complex in the suburbs of Khabarovsk will still be implemented. As the Khabarovsk Territory Today news agency recalls, in 2019, the already launched enterprise had to completely destroy the entire livestock of 1,7......

The Irish livestock sector started the year with better stock numbers. The number of cattle in Ireland increased by 1.8% to 6.6 million, the number of sheep rose by 2.9% to almost 4 million and the number of pigs rose by 2.1% to 1.7 million. The number of cattle aged two years and older was less compared to the same period last year and decreased by 4% (-13.8 thousand heads). However, the number o...

The EU market produced 23.4 million tons of pork, but in some countries there are signs of a decrease in the number of pigs. EU pig producers ended 2021 with a 2% increase in production, reaching a total of 23.4 million tonnes of pork. Trade slowed down in the second half of the year, mainly with China. Production fell in Germany (-3%) year-on-year, remained stable in Poland and France, but rose i...

While prices in Europe are rising, producers in China are suffering from oversupply in the meat market. In China, there are currently too many slaughter pigs on the market due to seasonally weak demand after the Spring Festival, so prices could drop even further. Chinese State Television (CCTV) reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing, that pig slaughter was 23.6% higher in January ...

For the period from March 6 to March 11, 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of 282 foci of especially dangerous animal diseases from 25 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. New foci of Japanese encephalitis in pig populations have been reported from Australia (16). Rabies co...

In January, 37.8 thousand tons of meat of all kinds were produced in the South Urals (plus 4.3 thousand by January 2021). The increase in meat production, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, should fix prices in the food market. Growth drivers were pig and poultry farms. The number of pigs in January of this year increased by 34.2 thousand heads compared to the same period in 2........

For the period from February 28 to March 5, 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of 337 foci of especially dangerous diseases from 32 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. In Indonesia (31), nodular skin disease has been reported for the first time. According to the latest offi...

In recent years, Russian animal husbandry has shown steady growth in meat and milk production. Our country is already fully provided with the main types of meat products and closes a significant part of the domestic consumption of dairy products. In the current year, according to the department, the positive dynamics will continue. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation...

The long-term trend of reducing the number of cattle in Austria is interrupted. After cattle numbers fell to their lowest levels since World War II at the end of 2020, farmers once again housed more animals last year. According to Statistics Austria, there were 1.87 million head of cattle on farms as of December 1, 2......

High feed costs, low pig prices and the problems caused by coronavirus and African swine fever are forcing many pig farmers to cut production. Many pig farmers in the European Union have apparently reacted to the sharp rise in production costs with persistently low producer prices last year and have markedly reduced their herds. In any case, this is indicated by the first preliminary results of th...