Cherkizovo Group's First-Half Poultry Production
RUSSIA - Russia's Cherkizovo Group meat processor and livestock breeder says it increased its poultry output by 20 per cent year-on-year in the first half of this year, according to the Interfax news agency.

Chicken Under WTO Spotlight
RUSSIA - Thousands of tiny chicks scampered around under the green lights of their glassed-in pen.

Russia Mulls Tougher Stance on US Poultry and Beef
RUSSIA - Washington has warned of "serious" consequences after Russia introduced a limited ban on U.S. poultry imports and separately threatened to revise quotas of U.S. beef shipments into the country.

Livestock Farming in Russia in the first half of 2006
RUSSIA - As of July 1, 2006, Russian agricultural producers (all categories) had an estimated 22.8 million head of cattle, down 5.3% year-on-year (including 9.6 million cows, down 5.6%), 15.3 million hogs, up 4.7%, and 21.0 million sheep and goats, 2.9%...

Russia Threatens U.S. Meat Imports If No WTO Deal Is Reached by October
RUSSIA - On Thursday, Aug. 17, Russia threatened to scrap preferences for U.S. poultry and red meat imports if Washington fails to endorse Moscow’s accession to the World Trade Organization by the end of October.

Aviagen Holds Arbor Acres Global Forum
RUSSIA - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, recently held its inaugural Arbor Acres Global Forum.

Russian Poultry Slaughter Up 20% On Last Year
RUSSIA - Russia's Agriculture Ministry reports that poultry slaughters in Russia in the first half of this year were 19.1 per cent higher in terms of weight than in the same period last year, according to the Interfax news agency.

Aviagen Russian Team on the Road Supporting Customers
RUSSIA - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, held the third annual Aviagen Moscow Conference at the Danilovskiy Hotel on the 27th and 28th June.

Russia lifts ban on import of poultry products from French regions
RUSSIA - Russian agriculture watchdog on July 24 lifted the temporary ban on import of poultry products from the French regions of Loire Atlantic and Pas de Calais, the Rosselkhoznadzor’s press service told Itar-Tass on Tuesday. “The ban was lifted...

Gordeyev Says Poultry Quota Rules to Change
RUSSIA - The Agriculture Ministry said Friday that Russia should change the current system of setting import quotas on poultry meat, indicating its intention to shield domestic producers from foreign -- mostly U.S. -- competition. The ministry...

Optifood To Invest $45m Into Russian Poultry Complex
RUSSIA - The Optifood poultry producer in Russia says it plans to invest USD45 million in a poultry complex in the Rostov region in southern Russia over the next few years, according to the Interfax news agency.

Russia Proposes Taking Lead In Regional Bird-Flu Monitoring
RUSSIA - Russia's chief epidemiologist said Saturday that Russia had proposed it take the lead in coordinating bird flu monitoring in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Gennady Onishchenko said that Russia had suggested it become a "sub-regional...

Russian WTO Bid Stalls Over Barriers to U.S. Meat Exports
RUSSIA - Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization stalled over its barriers to U.S. meat exports, officials from both countries said, hours after a statement from President George W. Bush that a deal was ``almost reached.'' Talks...

Poultry Firm Plans Pig Breeding, IPO
RUSSIA - Mosselprom, the Moscow region's biggest poultry producer, has begun a $96 million expansion into pig breeding and plans an initial listing of its shares abroad in 2008 or 2009, a senior company executive said Wednesday. Mosselprom,...

Russian processor goes on a shopping spree
RUSSIA - Russian integrated meat processing and farming group, Cherkizovo, is expanding aggressively with plans to buy two poultry plants and build five pig complexes in Russia.