Russia Finds Bird Flu Virus in Wild Bird
RUSSIA - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a sick dove in Moscow region, which was found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Cherkizovo Pork and Poultry Prices Rise
RUSSIA - Russian integrated meat processing company, Cherkizovo, saw total sales volumes in the poultry division in the first nine months of 2009 rise by one per cent to approximately 138,920 tonnes compared to approximately 137,260 tonnes in the first...

Cherkizovo Opens New Poultry Breeding Facility
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group has announced the completion of its new parent stock breeding facility at Vertunovka.

Strong Performance from Cherkizovo
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, saw a strong performance and improvement in margins despite the challenging economic conditions and lower consumer spending in the first six months of the y...

Aviagen’s Russian Seminar a Big Hit
RUSSIA - Aviagen says its latest seminar in Russia was a big hit with Ross customers.

Construction Begins on Aviagen's Russian Hatchery
RUSSIA - As part of its ongoing investment programme, Aviagen has announced plans for a new hatchery in Russia. A brick-laying ceremony to celebrate the commencement of construction was held in Jasnogorsk on 10 September.

Pas Reform Designs Siberia's Largest Complex
RUSSIA - Altaiskiy Broiler is to be the largest poultry production complex in Siberia, and Pas Reform has designed and will equip the hatchery.

Russia May Up Beef Quotas But Cut Pork, Poultry
RUSSIA - Russia is expected to raise quotas for beef imports while cutting allocations for pork and poultry next year.

International Egg and Poultry Review
RUSSIA - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on Russia's poultry situation.

Cherkizovo Sees Poultry, Pork Sales Rise
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo OJSC, one of the country's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has issued its trading results for the first six months of 2009. Sales volumes were up for poultry meat and pork compared to the same period of 2008, and...

Smart Signals Growth for Pavlovskaya Hatchery
RUSSIA - Russian broiler hatchery OAO Pavlovskaya is reporting increased hatchability since installing modular, Smart single-stage incubation from Pas Reform, at its new hatchery in Nizhegorodskaya.

Iranians Invest in New Ag Complex in Russia
RUSSIA - Iranian businessmen plan to build a farm and feed mill in Chelyabinsk Oblast, to the east of the Ural Mountains.

Wild Birds in Russia Died from H5N1 Bird Flu
RUSSIA - The veterinary authorities have reported the deaths of a number of wild birds from H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Meat and Milk Imports Fall in Russia
RUSSIA - President Medvedev has announced that meat imports will account for one-quarter of all meat consumption this year, down from one-third in 2008.

AgroFarm Shows Highly Satisfactory Results
RUSSIA - More than 8,000 expert visitors from all regions in Russia attended the AgroFarm exhibitionin Moscow in May. The exhibition grew by around five per cent, providing an important platform for further development of animal production in Russia.

More Visitors Attended VIV Russia 2009
RUSSIA - Visitor numbers were up VIV Russia 2009 despite the worldwide recession.

Cherkizovo Publishes 2008 Annual Report
RUSSIA - Poultry, pork and meat processing giant, Cherkizovo Group, has published its annual report for 2008.

Top Russian Official Defends Ban On US Meat
RUSSIA - The service head of Rosselkhoznadzor, the Federal Veterinary service, has clarified that his country's ban in imports from the US is on food safety grounds.

Krasnoyaruzhskiy to Double Capacity with Smart
RUSSIA - Russia's ZAO Krasnoyaruzhskiy Broiler is investing in further grandparent stock hatchery capacity from Pas Reform.

Russia Pushes Domestic Chicken Output
RUSSIA - Poultry farming is being developed rapidly with a view to reducing the country's dependence on imported poultry meat.

Miratorg to Acquire Sadia's Share in Russian JV
RUSSIA - Miratorg is set to acquire Sadia's share in the Russian joint-venture (JV), Brazilian Sadia in Kaliningrad.

Cherkizovo's Q1 Result Hit by Seasonal Factors
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo OJSC, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has issued its trading results for the first quarter (Q1) of 2009. Performance varied across the company's Poultry, Pork and Meat Processing divisions, influenced...

Russia to Increase Meat Output
RUSSIA - It is estimated that meat output will increase 550,000 tons by the end of 2009.

Russia Cuts Import Duties on Hatching Eggs, Chicks
RUSSIA - The Russian Government lifted import duties on hatching eggs (15 per cent) and breeding chicks (five per cent). Resolution number 322 was published on 20 April and is retroactive, affecting all transactions since 10 April 2009.

Cherkizovo Launches Poultry Ad Campaign
RUSSIA – Cherkizovo Group OJSC has launched a new advertising campaign for its Petelinka brand – the largest producer of chilled poultry meat in the Moscow region.