MSP Issue 26

EVENTS
Russian Food
Processing Industry:
Primary Processing at Agroprodmash
Gradual implementation of the
national priority project on
agriculture development and other
government regulations contributed
to a considerable growth in domestic
production thus resulting in achieving
90% of self-provision with pork and
95% with poultry.
In 2016, pork production amounted
to 3,390 thousand tonnes of carcass
weight that was 10% more than in
2015 and turned out to be the highest
for the last 10 years. Moreover, the
commercial production of pork
amounts to around 82%. According
to estimates, implementation of
initiated projects in commercial pig
farming will deliver further boost by
21% in the industrial sector up to
3,326 thousand tonnes and by 14%
in the total production – up to 3,865
thousand tonnes.
In 2016, poultry production
amounted to 4,760 thousand tonnes,
egg production totaled 44 billion.
Today, Russia ranks the fourth in the
world with 3.7% of the world poultry
production following the USA, China
and Brazil. It ranks the fifth in the
world rating of egg producers.
The obtained results are certainly
significant but there still remain
many unsolved problems and
promising investment trends
deserving close attention. That
is why one of the Agroprodmash
meat salon sections is devoted to
meat primary processing from preslaughter
treatment of livestock to
cold storage of raw materials.
Growing rates and quality
development of Russian pig farming
facilities affect the dynamic and
innovative character of the whole
domestic industry of primary
processing. The desire of leading
Russian pork producers to develop
their own processing facilities using
new “phase zero” projects (despite
considerable costs) resulted in
increasing the share of the livestock
processed at upgraded enterprises
from 12% to 55% over the last five
years. According to estimates, in
2020 up to 80% of meat will be
produced at new enterprises. At the
same time more than a half of the
produced meat products will be sold
in industrial and consumer packages.
It is obvious that productive efficiency
of modern slaughterhouses
and deep processing enterprises
established nowadays in Russia
and designed for 300-600 swine per
hour exceeds the efficiency of local
slaughterhouses with their low-level
technology, equipment and instruments.
Besides, fitting of modernized
and new slaughterhouses with
state-of-the-art equipment, mechanical
aids and even robotic centers
allows reaching unprecedented level
of productive efficiency. And these
solutions are actively promoted by
leading manufacturers of slaughtering
equipment at the Agroprodmash
exhibition.
Another important aspect which
greatly influences the development
of the primary processing sector
is an export “valve” which is to
open the door for the Russian meat
to Southeast Asian nations and
especially China. It is reasonable
that an early “valve” actuation greatly
depends on the efforts of the Russian
government and authority agencies
aimed at opening of target markets,
harmonization of foreign and Russian
health legislation and creating really
effective mechanisms for preventing
outbreaks of ASF, mad cow disease,
SVD, and other livestock diseases on
the territory of Russia. However, the
success of export audit results by
Russian meat and poultry processors
will first of all depend on the level
of equipment of slaughtering
facilities. This is understood by
both slaughterhouse managers and
suppliers of relevant equipment and
solutions. It is safe to say that the
focal points of the showcase of each
supplier of slaughtering equipment
at the Agroprodmash exhibition will
be high performance and sanitary
technologies for slaughtering and
primary processing intended to
ensure the highest quality and food
safety of processing raw materials
with minimum production losses.
Besides the growth drivers of the
meat market, there still remain
sectors claiming greater attention
on the part of the government
and strong interest on the part of
investors. One of such sectors is beef
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