From Arkhangelsk to Chelyabinsk – the geography of the participants of the IV Agro-Industrial Farmer Forum, organized by the Institute of Milk, covered a significant part of the territory of Russia.
A large-scale event for livestock specialists and agricultural producers was held on the eve of the New Year with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Barenbrug LLC and AgroLG LLC were the general partners of the forum.
The experts focus on theory, practice, analysis and development prospects of the dairy industry. The professional meeting brought together more than 300 participants from 16 regions of the country. 38 speakers presented reports within the framework of the thematic sections “Forage Procurement, Technology”, “Veterinary Medicine and Cow Comfort”, “Zootechnics and Genetics”, and also spoke at the discussion platform of the “Club of Directors”.
Platform for professional growth
The Milk Institute is holding the Agro-Industrial Farmer Forum for the fourth time, but for the first time in Nizhny Novgorod. Earlier representatives and experts of the dairy market were hosted by Kaluga. This forum brought together more than 300 participants from 16 regions of Russia. The combination of educational, excursion and business formats once again allowed representatives of business and government, commercial companies and dairy farms from different regions of the country, experts and young professionals to build a competent dialogue, exchange experiences, analyze the achievements of advanced farms and the mistakes that often accompany everyday work. routine.
The organizer of the event, the Milk Institute, has established itself as a reliable partner, it was created to consolidate efforts in education, communication, analytics and advanced training of professional participants in the agro-industrial complex. Over the years of work, the organization’s experts visited 56 regions of Russia with educational presentations. Forums, meetings, conferences, seminars, field days and bus races – the format of professional meetings is always different, but they have one common characteristic – they are always equally useful and interesting for participants.
The plenary session of the Nizhny Novgorod forum was devoted to the current situation and prospects for the development of the Russian dairy market. The participants of the meeting were welcomed by Tatiana Nagaeva, Director General of the Milk Institute LLC.
“We set as our goal to create a platform where specialists and experts of the dairy industry will come together, who can help make this business more successful, take a stronger position in this market,” said Tatyana Nikolaevna. – The main idea of every event that we organize and hold is to share our knowledge and find people who can talk about their practical experience. By studying and applying in their work the best practices that have proven their effectiveness and implemented by colleagues, the participants of our forums get the opportunity for their own development.
The Director General announced the plans of the Milk Institute for 2023. The tradition of organizing and holding events for farmers and livestock breeders, combining exhibition, business and educational formats, will be continued.
On June 1, the Haylage Day of the Povolozhsky District is scheduled, which will be held in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. There will be educational sessions on the topic of forage harvesting. Participants will be able to get acquainted with the features of modern technologies. As part of the event, an exhibition of agricultural machinery and equipment for forage harvesting will be held. Courses will be organized on preparing the soil for sowing, harvesting and laying haylage, etc.
On July 12-13, the All-Russian Oilseed Field Day “Maslichka 2023” will be held in the Ivanovo region. The event will be organized by the Institute of Milk together with the Association of Producers and Processors of Rapeseed “RASRAPS” and LLC “DLG RUS”.
The program includes reports, seminars and master classes by specialists from Russian institutions, representatives of advanced oilseed farms, processors, and foreign experts. An exhibition of specialized equipment for sowing and harvesting oilseeds will be organized, demonstration plots of the best and latest varieties and hybrids will be laid.
In early August, the 2nd Industry Bus Run “Agrarian Russia 2023” starts – from the Perm Territory to Udmurtia. An unforgettable professional summer journey will cover farms that are leaders in the production of milk and dairy products and are ready to share their experience with colleagues. Among the enterprises of the excursion program is the winner of the contest “Successful farming 2022” LLC “AP” Zarya Putino “. During the tour, an educational session will be held in each of the visited dairy complexes.
In November, the Agro-industrial forum “Milk of Russia 2023” will be held. The venue of the professional meeting is being specified. The forum is always a large-scale communicative, exposition and educational platform for the exchange of experience, establishing business contacts and getting acquainted with advanced technologies and methods, the introduction of which allows you to bring the economy to a higher level. Each forum is accompanied by a visit to the region’s leading farms.
Growth prospects
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Resources of the region Ilya Khramov and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Agro-Industrial Complex and Rural Development of the Legislative Assembly of the NO Alexander Efremtsev spoke about the situation in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
In recent years, the number of dairy herds in the region has decreased, which is generally typical for many regions and has become an all-Russian trend. However, at the same time, there is a significant increase in the milk productivity of cattle. In terms of gross production, Nizhny Novgorod residents are in sixth place in the Volga Federal District. Assessing their own resources, in the near future they see prospects for reaching 3rd-4th place. As Ilya Khramov noted, in the Nizhny Novgorod region there is a need to increase the production of marketable milk. Therefore, support for dairy farming is one of the priorities of the region’s leadership. Last year, 1 billion 569 rubles were allocated from the budgets of all levels to the dairy industry.
The region is still far from the level of self-sufficiency in milk and dairy products. The plans are to reach the 92% mark by 2026. The dairy processing industry is actively developing in the region. The amount of investment in the organization and construction of dairy plants is about seven billion rubles.
“The raw materials and processing base should work and develop in unison,” the Deputy Minister concluded. “Considering that our processing enterprises are undergoing a major modernization, which allows us to guarantee a sales market in the near future, we are counting on both active construction and an increase in milk production. It is possible to do this not only by investing heavily in construction and modernization, by providing subsidies and loans. The same purpose is served by collegial discussions of issues important for specialists in the livestock sector. We need to analyze positive experience, acquiring new knowledge and skillfully applying it in our work. And just for this, the Milk Institute holds specialized events that become large-scale communication platforms that bring together hundreds of those professionals who want to learn and improve their competence, and those who are ready and able to teach, explaining all the subtleties and aspects of the functioning of agro-industrial complex using concrete examples. .
The Deputy Minister spoke about investment projects in the industry and regional programs to support dairy farming.
About prices
What will be the prices for milk, feed and other components of dairy farming? This question worries all market participants. Ekaterina Zakharova, Leading Analyst of the Dairy Market Research Center, made a report on the prospects and development of the dairy industry.
Briefly, the expert dwelled on the situation in the world. The growth rate of milk production in 2022 declined, as did milk consumption per capita, which in previous years grew at the expense of the Middle East, Africa and South America. The decline in the latter figure is partly attributed to lower incomes due to inflation and economic problems in some countries. However, this does not indicate a permanent trend. On the contrary, an increase in the world’s population actually guarantees an increase in milk consumption and will be a key factor in the development of the dairy market. The FAO Dairy Price Index showed a 20 percent increase.
Raw milk production, excluding India and Pakistan, which previously showed steady growth, has declined in 2022, according to the International Farm Analysis Network. This trend, analysts believe, will continue in the 1-2 quarters of this year, after which the production of raw milk may begin to grow. The price of milk on the world market reached its peak in the first six months of the 22nd. The peak value was more than 60 dollars per centner.
“It is expected that growth in milk production will be restored next year,” said Ekaterina Zakharova. – Nevertheless, milk prices will remain high, at the level of $45-50 per 100 kilograms, especially if imports from China increase, which, for well-known reasons, has sharply reduced the supply of dairy products to the country.
In Russia, in 2022, the increase in raw milk production from agricultural organizations and private household plots increased by only two percent. Prior to this, the average annual growth since 2014 was 3.8 percent. The slowdown is associated with objective reasons, including drought. Last year, growth was restored due to agricultural organizations. The indicator in household plots and peasant farms remained at the level of 2021, although earlier growth in this segment in peasant farms was more dynamic than in agricultural enterprises. The number of dairy cattle in Russia also remained at the same level. A slight decrease – in agricultural organizations, leveled due to the increase in the dairy herd in K (F) Kh.
The leader in the Russian Federation is still Tatarstan, which continued the growth of milk production at the same level. In second place is the Krasnodar Territory, which showed good rates after the drought and problems with feed in 20/21. Milk production in the Kuban increased by 6% in 2022.
In the top three regions that have reduced the number of cattle, Bashkortostan, Altai Territory, Voronezh Region. The leader in the growth of beef cattle is the Bryansk region, in dairy cattle – the Kaluga and Tula regions, as well as the Krasnodar Territory. The anti-leader in terms of meat stock is the Republic of Kalmykia, in terms of dairy livestock – the Penza region.
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