Russia: The Ministry of Agriculture assessed when artificial meat will replace natural

Published May 20, 2021

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Russia is ready to support manufacturers of alternative meat products, such as vegetable meat, for their production and export. However, there is currently no demand for such products in Russia, according to Deputy Minister Oksana Lut. She also mentioned that there is no TN VED code for vegetable meat in Russia yet. Lut suggested that Russia could grow such products for export to countries that require alternative food. A state program has also been approved to lease agricultural land for growing raw materials for vegetable meat. McKinsey & Company estimates that about 60% of traditional food can be produced using biotechnologies, with genetically engineered products and plant-based protein products showing the most growth in the future.

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The Ministry of Agriculture is ready to provide state support to manufacturers of alternative products - for example, vegetable meat. Already now, such support measures can be used for the production and export of any processed crop products. However, there is no demand for such products in Russia yet. Now it is appropriate to speak only about the supply of such products abroad. This opinion was expressed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut at the Deep Food Tech Conference 2021. "Any business develops when there is a demand. We have any export support. Here is the question of codes: we do not yet have a TN VED code for vegetable meat, it is probably held under some other kind, inside some kind of product. If there is no demand, no support will help you, "she said. In her opinion, now Russian consumers do not need such products, since "we have a conservative consumption." So, replacing traditional meat with vegetable or cultivated (grown in a laboratory) in Russia is ...

Source: RG