This year, exports of meat and meat products from Russia will exceed 1 million tons. This was announced by the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergei Dankvert at a meeting of the Public Council under the service.
“Last year, the figure was 860 thousand tons. But we are already capable of exporting 1 million tons of meat and finished products, offal, live animals and products of animal origin. The dynamics of January-June indicate such a figure for the current year,” emphasized Sergey Dankvert, referring to data from departmental information systems.
The head of the service recalled that Russia had been a net importer of meat for many years: the average annual import volume was approximately 3.5 million tons. At the same time, the transformation into a major exporter is taking place in the most difficult conditions, when as a result of military actions, complexes in Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions were damaged.
Large volumes of exports not only change the structure of the market, but also force Rosselkhoznadzor to adjust the procedure for regulatory work with exports.
“Before, when we imported products, it was easy to work. Wherever you went, people fell at your feet, because we bought from them. And today we fall at their feet. Every month, two or three foreign delegations visit us. They inspect not only grain, but also meat, milk, and get acquainted with the production,” noted Sergey Dankvert.
To a large extent, the rapid growth of livestock exports is provided by the information systems of Rosselkhoznadzor. The timely development of such systems, their integration with similar solutions of foreign partners has significantly simplified veterinary control both during import and export, the head of Rosselkhoznadzor recalled.
How does this work?
Since 2014, Rosselkhoznadzor has been cooperating with more than 80 countries on the issue of integrating information systems in the field of veterinary control. Electronic veterinary certificates are exchanged with countries that have electronic certification systems, and in the absence of such systems, in order to ensure traceability, the service suggests using the Notifications module of the FGIS VetIS Mercury component to send preliminary notifications about completed documents to Russia, the service told Agroexpert.
Currently, electronic interaction is organized with the systems of nine countries: New Zealand, the Netherlands, Chile, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Australia, China, the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong.
Given the reorientation of logistics to the East, Rosselkhoznadzor continues to work on integration with Eastern partners. Electronic veterinary certification systems exist in Malaysia, China, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia and the EAEU countries. Thus, in 2024, the transfer of electronic veterinary certificates to China and the Republic of Korea began, and in 2025 – to Hong Kong.
Preliminary notifications within the framework of integration are used by 18 countries. These are some EU states (Hungary, Bulgaria), Serbia, as well as neighboring countries (Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan). The exchange of such notifications has also been formalized with Thailand and Oman, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador.
“Currently, activities are being carried out to integrate information systems with Brazil, the Kyrgyz Republic and Morocco,” Rosselkhoznadzor reminded.
Source: agroexpert.press