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8219 | Danish Crown continues transformation and closes Chinese factory | Danish Crown has begun the closure of its Chinese factory in Pinghu, where all activities will be phased out over the coming months. The decision is the first step towards a sale of the factory, following the recent signing of a conditional sale agreement. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Danish Crown has decided to close the factory in Pinghu and has informed customers in China about this. Employees in production, sales and marketing have also been informed of the decision, which means that all employees have been made redundant. In total, 112 jobs will be cut.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The factory in Pinghu outside Shanghai opened in 2019 as part of Danish Crown's ambitions to expand its business in China. However, it has never succeeded in generating the expected earnings, even though significant efforts have been made during the period to rectify a poor start.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Danish Crown's new management decided in the autumn to conduct a review of the activities and opportunities for the factory in Pinghu. The conclusion of this review was that a sale or closure of the factory is the best option for Danish Crown.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"It is sad to say goodbye to the employees who have fought all the way to make the factory a good business, but after our review it was clear that the activities in Pinghu do not fit into our strategic direction. We would prefer to sell the factory, and we have signed a letter of intent and agreed on the terms of a divestiture. The process is progressing according to plan, so we expect it will be a few months before we can close a final deal", says Anders Aakær Jensen, CFO of Danish Crown. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Our strategic review showed that we were effectively faced with two options; either to sell the factory or to close it and move the equipment from there to our factories in Europe. It was therefore no longer a realistic option to continue with the current setup in Pinghu. Therefore, we have decided to shut down the activities there while we work on a final clarification of the factory's future". </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Danish Crown expects clarification regarding the factory's future before summer.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-03 00:35:06 | 2025-07-03 04:34:52 | Details Edit Delete | |
8218 | AHDB: UK pig meat production grew 4 percent in 2024 | The UK produced 960,800 tonnes of pig meat in 2024, a year-on-year increase of almost 4%, according to AHDB. This boost in domestic production appears to have stunted import volume growth, despite an enlarging gap between EU and UK reference prices. However, on the exports front, strong domestic production did not lead to an increase in UK pig meat exports in 2024, as higher pricing made product less competitive on the global market. | <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Imports</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The UK imported 789,300 tonnes of pig meat (including offal) in 2024. This was a small increase of 7,500t (+1%) compared to the previous year. Monthly import volumes have fluctuated across the year. There also remains some seasonality to pig meat imports, with volumes typically picking up ahead of peak demand periods such as Christmas.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, the final quarter of the year (Oct – Dec) was an interesting period to watch as EU pig pricing fell substantially while UK pig prices only saw marginal movement. Overall, Q4 2024 imports were up 2.7% compared to Q4 2023, but the gains were not universal across individual months. Both October and December recorded year-on-year increases of just over 4%, meanwhile November recorded virtually no change compared to 2023. This suggests, that despite cheaper EU imports, demand for domestic product was sustained, possibly supported by British retail facings.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Looking at product categories for the full year, volume declines in bacon (-2.2%) and processed pig meat (-7.0%) were outweighed by growth in sausage (+4.8%) and fresh & frozen pork (+2.4%).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Fresh & frozen pork accounted for 43% of total pig meat import volume at 339,400 tonnes. The key suppliers were Denmark, Germany, Spain and Belgium.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Although volumes have fallen year-on-year, bacon still makes up the second largest share of import volume (22%) at 176,500 tonnes. Over 100,000 tonnes of total bacon imports came from the Netherlands, with Denmark making up most of the remaining volume.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sausage and processed pig meat see more variety in their sourcing, with Poland and Ireland key suppliers alongside Germany and Spain. Sausage volume growth has been driven by increased shipments from Germany, Ireland and Italy, while volumes from other key players remained stable year-on-year. However, volume decline in processed pig meat has been seen across all suppliers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Exports</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The UK exported 298,100 tonnes of pig meat (including offal) in 2024, a marginal decline of 400 tonnes (-0.1%) compared to 2023. This is in contrast to UK pig meat production volumes, which grew by nearly 4% in 2024. Domestic pig prices held firm through 2024, despite external market pressure, making UK product less competitive on the global market.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Looking at product categories, movements were mixed. Shipments of offal continued to record significant growth, up 9,300 tonnes annually. Export volumes of processed pig meat and sausage also increased but from a much smaller base. However, strong declines in fresh & frozen pork and bacon, down 8,000 tonnes and 3,200 tonnes respectively, tipped the overall balance.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The EU remains the UK’s largest destination for pig meat exports, receiving 42% of total volume (124,900 tonnes). However, volumes have slipped year-on-year (-6,400 tonnes) as EU production gains and weaker consumption across the continent have impacted import demand for the region. Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium account for 90% of UK shipments to the EU, with almost half of this made up of fresh & frozen pork.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Despite a stagnant Chinese economy, UK shipments to China have grown 7.0% year-on-year to 120,100 tonnes. This growth has been driven by offal, which make up 65% of total shipment volume. Meanwhile, shipments of fresh & frozen pork have continued to decline, down 10% compared to 2023. The re-listing of two UK plants before Christmas may further support UK pig meat exports to China in 2025.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Philippines continues to be a lucrative market for UK exports. In 2024, pig meat shipments increased by 3,100 tonnes, to 20,400 tonnes. This volume is primarily made up of offal (77%). The UK benefits from reduced tariff rates on pig meat shipments to the Philippines, a measure introduced by the Philippine government to secure supplies and keep consumer food costs down whist the domestic pork industry battles with African swine fever.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Other key destinations of UK pig meat exports are the USA, South Africa, Dominican Republic, South Korea and Cote d'Ivoire. With the exception of the USA and South Africa, which receive a good proportion of fresh & frozen pork, the vast majority of product going to these alternative destinations is offal.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-03 00:13:26 | 2025-07-03 19:48:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
8217 | Australia: 2024 largest year ever for grainfed beef | Recently released data from the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) lot feeders survey has confirmed 2024 as the largest calendar year for grainfed beef on record. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">ALFA President Grant Garey said that the data collected from feedlots across the country had shown continued growth thanks to a high supply of cattle and strong global demand for Australian grainfed beef.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Investment in the sector has driven an additional 14,142 hd of feedlot capacity coming online under the National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme, lifting capacity to 1.65m, solidifying a strong close to 2024", Mr Garey said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Persistent dry conditions across southern states have highlighted the benefits from a grainfed production system which have influenced a lift across all major lot feeding states, and a 2% national increase in numbers on feed to 1,450,481 head with pen utilisation up to 87.5%.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Stable trading conditions have enabled feedlots to be consistent with replacing turned-off cattle, keeping pen utilisation steady.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Four quarters of strong feedlot turnoff has produced record volumes, with 3,140,026 head exiting feedlots over the 2024 calendar year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This is the largest calendar-year turnoff on record and only the second time the annual turnoff hit over 3 million, showing how firm the supply of Australian grainfed beef has been".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Erin Lukey, MLA’s Senior Market Information Analyst, confirmed that Australian beef has been entering a buoyant market.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"In a time when Australia is producing near-record beef, we have seen constriction of beef production from some of our competitors, ensuring strong avenues into new and old markets", Ms Lukey said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are exporting record volumes of all beef, but importantly, the grainfed proportion of that has kept up with demand".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past 12 months, Australia exported 375,195 tonnes of grainfed beef into a changing market share.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For the first time on record, China was our most significant market for grainfed exports, taking 29% of volume at 28,624 in Q4. A dramatic 22% reduction in exports to Japan enabled China to take this top market share.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">China is a frozen-focused market, while Japan imports mainly chilled beef.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This market share shift can be attributed to a leveling of the Japanese market after three-quarters of dramatic import peaks accompanying consistent growth in China.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Australian herd is past its cyclical peak, though remains productive. The availability of feeder cattle in 2024 was up 25% compared to the previous year, with over 620,000 feeder steers flowing through the National Livestock Reporting Service Feeder Steer Indicator.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Dry conditions across southern states have inflated the availability of feeder steers. As cattle are turned off in dry regions, grass-fed finishing may not be available, hence a reliance on grain to reach finished weights".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Looking at quarterly averages, 2024 steer prices finished around 3% below the previous quarter to 347¢/kg, while Darling Downs wheat prices dipped 6% to $332. A downward trend in both primary inputs reflects the enthusiasm of lot feeders", Ms Lukey said.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-02 00:31:27 | 2025-07-03 17:52:22 | Details Edit Delete | |
8216 | Rabobank: Pork producers cautious about herd expansion | Rabobank’s Global Pork Quarterly Q1 2025 report explained how the pork industry remains cautious about herd expansion even with lower feed costs and improved productivity than the previous year. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Chenjun Pan, senior analyst for Animal Protein at Rabobank, potential policy changes by the United States and its trading partners have added uncertainty to labor availability, capital allocation and global trade.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">He said President Donald Trump's tariff policies will likely cause some diversion of commodity trade, but the extent of the impact remains uncertain. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Other pork insights included monitoring disease outbreaks that continue to impact markets, such as African swine fever (ASF) in Asia and Europe, along with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) worldwide and a recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Germany.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Changes to countries’ disease statutes could disrupt global trade,” Rabobank said. “The suspension of German pork imports by several countries highlights how disease poses a challenge to supply chains. Biosecurity will remain a key issue for the industry, with opportunities to invest in improving animal health".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Addressing disease requires investment in animal health, agricultural equipment, automation, digitalization and AI-driven production systems.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Other forward-looking points included in the report were the possible increase in inflation for some regions in 2025, which would put downward pressure on market demand.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Some regional updates on the pork market include North America, with strong hog prices due to tighter suppliers and good demand from packers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Rabobank also noted that pork prices in China look set to fall in 2025 due to rising production and stagnant demand.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-02 00:09:05 | 2025-07-03 17:58:22 | Details Edit Delete | |
8214 | Belgium: Increased production of cattle and chickens in 2024 | In 2024, 809,000 bovine animals, 310.5 million poultry and 9.4 million pigs were slaughtered, which is 4.9% more bovine animals, 2.9% more poultry and 0.4% more pigs than a year earlier. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Belgian statistical office. In terms of weight, pigs account for the largest share (54%). Chickens register the highest numbers, with 25.8 million chickens slaughtered per month. Furthermore, 783,000 pigs, 67,400 bovine animals, 58,600 turkeys, 5,600 sheep, 4,300 other poultry, 2,400 ducks, 2,200 goats and 130 horses were slaughtered every month in Belgium.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Increase in cattle and chickens</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Over the year 2024, 809,000 bovine animals were slaughtered. This is an increase of 5% compared to the previous year. After a slight increase in 2023, the rising trend has been confirmed in 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The poultry sector also registers a slight increase (3%). In total, 310.5 million poultry were slaughtered in 2024 versus 301.6 million in 2023. This is the highest number since registrations began in 2008.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Stabilisation for pigs</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">After a sharp decrease of 11% in the number of pigs slaughtered in 2023, that number remained the same in 2024. In 2024, 9.4 million pigs were slaughtered, as in 2023. One positive note is that the Belgian pig sector did achieve a higher slaughter weight than in 2023; a slight increase of 2%.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Pigs register the highest weight</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Historically speaking, the pig sector remains the most important supplier of slaughtered animals in terms of weight (54%). In 2024, this is 945 million kg of slaughter weight.</li> <li>The chicken sector accounts for 31% of the slaughter weight, with 531 million kg.</li> <li>The bovine sector has a share of 14% in terms of weight, with a total of 249 million kg.</li> </ul> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-01 00:05:35 | 2025-07-03 21:06:59 | Details Edit Delete | |
8211 | Israel authorized the import of live cattle from Uruguay | The Israeli protocol for the authorization to import cattle on the hoof from Uruguay has arrived, confirmed the general director of Livestock Services, Diego de Freitas. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Recently, Israel announced that it accepted the certificate that was being negotiated. "This is another achievement that is highly valued", said De Freitas.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export of castrated cattle of all categories is now authorized, while in the case of entire cattle and females, animals up to 8 months old and weighing a maximum of 200 kilos may be exported. The quarantine period is 30 days and those authorized by the Livestock Services may be used.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Israel imports about 300,000 live cattle a year. Its traditional supplier was Australia, but due to the conflict in the Red Sea, ships have to go around southern Africa and enter the Mediterranean from the west, which triples the journey time. That has led Israel to look for alternative sources.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-28 00:20:24 | 2025-07-03 19:34:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
8210 | USDA invests up to $1 billion to combat avian flu and reduce egg prices | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This is in addition to funding already being provided to indemnify growers for depopulated flocks. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">As the Secretary detailed, the five-pronged strategy includes an additional $500 million for biosecurity measures, $400 million in financial relief for affected farmers, and $100 million for vaccine research, action to reduce regulatory burdens, and exploring temporary import options.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The Biden administration did little to address the repeated outbreaks and high egg prices that followed. By contrast, the Trump administration is taking the issue seriously", Secretary Rollins wrote. "American farmers need relief, and American consumers need affordable food. To every family struggling to buy eggs: We hear you, we’re fighting for you, and help is on the way".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>USDA’s Five-Pronged Approach to Address Avian Flu</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Invest in Gold-Standard Biosecurity Measures for all U.S. Poultry Producers</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>USDA will expand its highly successful Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments to producers across the nation, beginning with egg-layer facilities, to safeguard farms from the cause of 83% of HPAI cases: transmission from wild birds. These additional safety measures have proven to minimize flu cases; the approximately 150 facilities that follow these protocols have had only one outbreak.</li> <li>Biosecurity audits will be expanded. Free biosecurity audits will continue for all HPAI-affected farms. Shortcomings for HPAI-affected farms must be addressed to remain eligible for indemnification for future infections within this outbreak. Biosecurity audits will be encouraged and made available to surrounding, non-affected farms.</li> <li>USDA will deploy 20 trained epidemiologists as part of its increased biosecurity audits and Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments to provide actionable and timely advice to producers on how to reduce HPAI risk at their facilities. These experts will help improve current biosecurity measures to focus on protecting against spread through wild birds in addition to lateral spread.</li> <li>USDA will share up to 75% of the costs to fix the highest risk biosecurity concerns identified by the assessments and audits, with a total available investment of up to $500 million.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Increase Relief to Aid Farmers and Accelerate Repopulation</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>APHIS will continue to indemnify producers whose flocks must be depopulated to control the further spread of HPAI.</li> <li>New programs are being explored to aid farmers to accelerate the rate of repopulation, including ways to simplify the approval process to speed recovery.</li> <li>Up to $400 million will be available to support these costs for the remainder of the fiscal year.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Remove Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens on the Chicken and Egg Industry to Further Innovation and Reduce Consumer Prices</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>USDA is working alongside our partners at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to examine strategies to safely expand supply in the commercial market for eggs.</li> <li>USDA will minimize burdens on individual farmers and consumers who harvest homegrown eggs.</li> <li>USDA will work with farmers and scientists to develop innovative strategies to limit the extent of depopulations in HPAI outbreaks.</li> <li>USDA will educate consumers and Congress on the need to fix the problem of geographical price differences for eggs, such as in California, where recent regulatory burdens, in addition to avian flu, have resulted in the price of eggs being 60% higher than other regions of the country.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Explore Pathways toward Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Other Strategies for Protecting Egg Laying Chickens to Reduce Instances of Depopulation</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>USDA will be hyper-focused on a targeted and thoughtful strategy for potential new generation vaccines, therapeutics, and other innovative solutions to minimize depopulation of egg laying chickens along with increased bio-surveillance and other innovative solutions targeted at egg laying chickens in and around outbreaks. <strong>Up to a </strong>$100 million investment will be available for innovation in this area.</li> <li>Importantly, USDA will work with trading partners to limit impacts to export trade markets from potential vaccination. Additionally, USDA will work alongside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to ensure the public health and safety of any such approaches include considerations of tradeoffs between public health and infectious disease strategy.</li> <li>USDA will solicit public input on solutions, and will involve Governors, State Departments of Agriculture, state veterinarians, and poultry and dairy farmers on vaccine and therapeutics strategy, logistics, and surveillance. USDA will immediately begin holding biweekly discussions on this and will also brief the public on its progress biweekly until further notice.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Consider Temporary Import-Export Options to Reduce Costs on Consumers and Evaluate International Best Practices</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>USDA will explore options for temporarily increasing egg imports and decreasing exports, if applicable, to supplement the domestic supply, subject to safety reviews.</li> <li>USDA will evaluate international best practices in egg production and safety to determine any opportunities to increase domestic supply.</li> </ul> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-28 00:15:34 | 2025-07-03 22:17:45 | Details Edit Delete | |
8208 | Argentine: The Government lifted the restriction on the export of live cattle | The National Government lifted the restriction on the export of live cattle intended for slaughter for consumption, through Decree 133/2025 published this week in the Official Gazette. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The authorization to export beef in this way was formalized by the repeal of Decree 322/1973, which prohibited this practice, although it "authorized the National Meat Board to allow exports of live cattle to neighboring countries and the Republic of Peru."</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The easing of beef exports comes amid a record level of exports in the sector in 2024, totaling a historic 629,949 tonnes of product weight, 11.8% more than in 2023 and 2.2% above the maximum reached in 2020.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The official text argued that the measure is based on Decree 70/23, promulgated at the beginning of Javier Milei's administration, in which "the powers of the National Executive Branch to impose economic import and export prohibitions were eliminated, in order to provide legal certainty to those who invest in the country."</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Along the same lines, he recalled that "the aforementioned decree, in its article 2, establishes that the National State will promote and ensure the effective validity, throughout the national territory, of an economic system based on free decisions, adopted in an area of free competition, with respect for private property and the constitutional principles of free circulation of goods, services and work."</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">He also stressed that "Article 3 of the aforementioned decree establishes that the Argentine authorities, within the scope of their powers, will promote greater insertion of the Argentine Republic in world trade".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, he explained that Article 142 of DNU 70/23 replaced Article 609 of Law No. 22,415 (Customs Code) and its amendments, "determining that the National Executive Branch may not establish prohibitions or restrictions on exports or imports for economic reasons, which may only be carried out by Law".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Government therefore considered that the repealed Decree "constitutes a ban on exports, based on a policy regarding the marketing of beef that is contrary to the provisions of Decree No. 70/23 and Law No. 22,415 (Customs Code) and its amendments".</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-28 00:05:08 | 2025-07-03 22:57:12 | Details Edit Delete | |
8206 | ABPA celebrates new opportunity for poultry and swine in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) celebrated the opening of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines market for chicken and pork meat, announced by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">A Caribbean island country with around 110,000 inhabitants and an economy based on tourism, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines does not have large-scale production and imports most of its own consumption.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Last year, they imported 8,000 tons of chicken meat and almost 1,000 tons of pork. About 80% of all imports come from the United States.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The opening of this market will increase Brazil's presence in the Caribbean market, which has great potential and demand for meat products. This is another important achievement for Brazil, through the work of Minister Fávaro, together with his secretaries of International Relations, Luís Rua, and of Agricultural Defense, Carlos Goulart, and the companies in the sector, expanding and diversifying the destinations for exports in the sector", says ABPA president Ricardo Santin.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-27 00:25:53 | 2025-07-03 19:54:18 | Details Edit Delete | |
8205 | Indonesia to import 100,000 metric tons of water buffalo meat from Pakistan | Indonesia will import 100,000 metric tons of water buffalo meat from Pakistan, the National Food Agency chief was reported as saying by local media. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The report said Arief Prasetyo Adi had said the decision to buy from Pakistan was due to lower prices compared to India. Indonesia imported water buffalo meat from India last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Indonesia aimed to import 180,000 metric tons of beef and 100,000 metric tons of water buffalo meat in 2025, the report said.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-27 00:20:03 | 2025-07-03 18:54:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
8203 | Argentine: More exports in January, with less slaughter and domestic consumption | A recent market report prepared by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Meat and Derivatives of Argentine indicates that in the first month of the year the meatpacking industry slaughtered a total of 1.142 million heads of cattle. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">January compared to that of December 2024, when correcting the series for the number of working days, fell by 11.7%.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef production was equivalent to 263.8 thousand tons of bone-in carcass in January 2025. Compared to December, production fell by 9.6%, correcting the data for the number of working days. It was the 2.3% increase in the weight on the hook of the slaughtered animal (which reached 231 kilos) that partially offset the drop in slaughter. Meanwhile, compared to January 2024, 1.5% less beef was produced. Once again, it was the increase in the weight on the hook that moderated the decline in the number of animals slaughtered.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The lower number of slaughtered heads was partially offset by an increase in the average hook weight of the animal.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, when considering the moving average of the last twelve months (February '24-January '25), the apparent consumption per inhabitant was 47.8 kilos/year, 8.1% lower than the average of a year ago, and remained the lowest of the last three decades.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef exports totaled 47,251 tons of product weight in December 2024 and, thus, in the last year they reached the historical record of 629,949 tons. In addition to the seasonal drop compared to November (-13.4%), in December exports experienced a year-on-year drop of 8.4%. In all cases, the explanation was the lower shipments to China. Meanwhile, in 2024, 11.8% more was exported than in 2023 and the maximum reached in 2020 was exceeded by 2.2%.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-27 00:10:10 | 2025-07-03 19:35:18 | Details Edit Delete | |
8202 | INTEROVIC participated in Gulfood with 8 Spanish companies | From 17 to 21 February, INTEROVIC actively participated in the 30th edition of the Gulfood international trade fair in Dubai, the most important trade event in the Middle East in the food sector. During the event, more than 5,000 exhibitors participated and more than 115,000 attendees were registered, which reaffirms the magnitude and impact of this global platform. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Under the European programme “Exclusive Lamb From EU”, INTEROVIC was part of a stand grouped under the umbrella of ICEX, aimed at promoting suckling lamb, lamb and goat meat from Spain. A delegation made up of eight Spanish companies was present to highlight the benefits and distinctive characteristics of their products, capturing the interest of importers and international visitors.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">During the fair, INTEROVIC received a visit from an institutional delegation composed of José Miguel Herrero, Director General of the Food Industry; Maria Naranjo, Director of Food, Wines and Gastronomy at ICEX; Andrés Salinero, advisor to the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Dubai; and Lola Román, Director of Corporate Development at Mercamadrid . The presence of these senior officials underlines the institutional commitment to promoting the excellence and competitiveness of Spanish meat in global markets.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, INTEROVIC organised an exclusive showroom meeting at the emblematic Dukes The Palm hotel, thanks to the collaboration of the Spanish chain Barceló Group. This event brought together importers and representatives of the local press, offering a unique opportunity to strengthen business relationships and directly present the quality and tradition of Spanish meat. During the event, renowned chef Roberto Martínez, from the Tripea restaurant in the Vallehermoso market in Madrid, delighted attendees with a gastronomic proposal that included, among other recipes, an exquisite lamb in chilindrón sauce.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Participation in Gulfood not only provided an opportunity to demonstrate the excellence of Spanish products, but also to consolidate strategic ties with potential clients and business partners at an international level.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With its sights set on continuing this successful promotional work, INTEROVIC is preparing for its next participation in the MeatAttraction fair, which will start tomorrow.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-27 00:05:00 | 2025-07-03 22:53:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
8201 | ANICE Demands increasing the number of meat portions in schools from two to four | The National Association of Meat Industries of Spain (ANICE), committed to children's health and the fight against overweight, warns of the enormous nutritional, pediatric and medical importance of maintaining the proper balance of foods of animal and plant origin in the program of school menus. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Association asks the Government to reconsider the restrictions imposed on meat in school menus and adopt a broader and more scientific perspective, which considers all the factors that influence children's health and which, if not taken into account, could lead to significant nutritional deficiencies in children and adolescents.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It is evident that countries with lower per capita meat consumption have the highest rates of child growth retardation.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">After requesting and accessing a hearing with the Council of State, ANICE has presented its objections to the draft Royal Decree for the promotion of healthy and sustainable eating in educational centers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The organization has been closely following the evolution of this regulation since the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030 presented the proposal, in development of Article 40 of Law 17/2011 on food safety and nutrition for the promotion of healthy and sustainable eating in educational centers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In this sense, the Association is absolutely aligned with the objectives set out in this legislative initiative whose objective is to guarantee a high level of protection of children's health and promote healthy eating habits in the school environment.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, ANICE's general director, Giuseppe Aloisio, considers it essential to have a comprehensive and holistic approach in the fight against childhood obesity, "which includes key aspects such as physical activity, sedentary leisure, socioeconomic and educational inequalities, and family conciliation, among other factors, as set out in the National Strategic Plan for the Reduction of Childhood Obesity".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For this reason, the Association has asked the Government to reconsider the restrictions imposed on meat in school menus and adopt a broader perspective that considers all the factors that influence children's health.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We cannot compromise the health and development of the youngest children at key ages, when the food they eat at their educational centre is one of the most important in their daily diet and that it is done ignoring medical and scientific recommendations. It is therefore essential that the new regulations take into account the need to balance the intake of animal and vegetable proteins as the basis of a healthy diet. Restricting red meat to one weekly portion and processed meat to one monthly portion is deficient for the proper nutrition of children, as indicated by various international scientific studies, the references of which are included in the allegations", said Aloisio.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-25 00:30:10 | 2025-07-03 05:21:14 | Details Edit Delete | |
8199 | Two more meat processing plants were authorized to export meat to Taiwan | The National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) in Paraguay announced in a statement that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (Aphia) of Taiwan has granted local meat packing plants permission to export meat to the Asian country. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Senacsa statement, the meat processing plants enabled by Aphia are: Frigorífico Pirayú, which will be able to export pork and Frigorífico Victoria, enabled to ship beef.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The authorization of these refrigerators was given after the conclusion of an exhaustive inspection and evaluation process carried out by Aphia technicians who visited the establishments. The license granted is valid since February 18, 2025.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In this way, Paraguay expands the possibility of continuing to increase the shipment of red protein to Taiwan, a country that has positioned itself as one of its main trading partners. In fact, the Asian country became the largest importer of Paraguayan pork in 2024, increasing its acquisition by 108% compared to 2023. In the aforementioned year, it absorbed 87% of shipments, with a commercial value of USD 29 million.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regarding beef, Taiwan positioned itself as the second largest buyer in 2024, only behind Chile, with the acquisition of 39,986 tons, which represented USD 197,575,032 in revenue. According to a report by Senacsa, this volume constituted 11% of the total national beef exported.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-25 00:20:42 | 2025-07-03 22:47:50 | Details Edit Delete | |
8195 | USMEF: US pork exports record-large in 2024 | Exports of U.S. pork eclipsed previous highs in both volume and value in 2024, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">December pork exports totaled 267,132 metric tons (mt), slightly below last year’s large volume, while value increased 1% to $771.8 million. These results pushed the full-year volume to 3.03 million mt, up 4% from a year ago and topping the previous high (2.98 million mt) reached in 2020. Export value totaled $8.63 billion, up 6% from the previous record set in 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Market diversification has been a key goal of the U.S. pork industry for many years, and the resulting broad-based growth has never been more evident than in 2024", said USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. "While exports to Mexico were record-large for the fourth consecutive year, U.S. pork’s footprint expanded greatly in the Western Hemisphere and made gains in the Asia-Pacific, which bolstered global export totals and pushed export value per head slaughtered to a new high of more than $66".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to Mexico, pork exports achieved annual volume and value records in Central America, Colombia, New Zealand, Malaysia and several Caribbean markets. Value records were reached in South Korea, Australia and the Dominican Republic.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Record pork exports to FTA partners underscore importance of duty-free access</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Pork exports to Mexico totaled 1.15 million metric tons in 2024, up 5% from the enormous total exported in 2023. Export value climbed 10% in 2024 to $2.58 billion – more than doubling since 2020. These results were achieved even as more competitors target Mexico as a growth market. Mexico eliminated duties on all imports of red meat and poultry in 2022 in an effort to contain food price inflation, and this policy remains in place. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Brazil is the latest beneficiary, exporting about 43,000 mt of pork to Mexico in 2024, which equated to 3% of Mexico’s imported pork market. Brazil now trails only the U.S. and Canada as Mexico’s third largest supplier. Heightened competition underscores the importance of duty-free access to Mexico, which also imports pork from Chile and some European suppliers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Colombia’s demand for U.S. pork reached new heights in 2024, with exports soaring 26% to 142,035 mt, far exceeding the previous record (106,456 mt) reached in 2021. Export value jumped 32% to just under $360 million, shattering the previous (2023) high of $272 million. Shipments to Colombia were more than six times larger than in 2012, the year the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement took effect, as U.S. pork has penetrated the retail and foodservice sectors, along with further processing, with further room for growth.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Region-wide growth also pushed pork exports to Central America to an annual record in 2024, with shipments climbing 21% to 166,086 mt, valued at $522.9 million (up 29%). Exports to the region were nearly 30,000 mt above the previous year’s record, and value was more than $117 million above the previous record. Exports to the region increased by a massive 70% from 2019 to 2024, while export value more than doubled as U.S. pork continues to make impressive strides in the retail and foodservice sectors. Access to the region is fully duty-free except for Panama, which is inconsistent with its trade agreement commitments with the U.S. and other suppliers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Other 2024 results for U.S. pork exports include:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Despite a fourth quarter slowdown, pork exports to South Korea achieved an annual value record of $727.9 million, up 15% from 2023. Export volume was the second largest on record at 214,429 mt, up 12%, as Korea surpassed Canada as the fourth largest destination for U.S. pork.</li> <li>Fueled by an increase in U.S. market share in both Australia and New Zealand, exports to Oceania increased 29% from a year ago to 102,747 mt – the largest since 2019 and second largest on record. Export value soared 32% to a record $374.8 million. U.S. pork has limited market access in Oceania, but the region is a key destination for U.S. raw material for further processing and processed pork products. New Zealand also has a growing appetite for U.S. pork ribs. </li> <li>A solid performance in the Dominican Republic (DR), newfound demand in Cuba, and records to the Leeward-Windward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos pushed pork exports to the Caribbean to a record 127,237 mt, up 5% from a year ago, while value climbed 7% to a record $380.6 million. Despite Brazilian pork gaining a foothold in the DR, U.S. exports reached $277.1 million, slightly exceeding the previous value record set in 2023. Export volume totaled 96,650 mt, slipping 3% from the 2023 record. With Brazil capturing 12% market share, these strong results highlighted the importance of the DR’s continued growth in pork consumption. </li> <li>Record shipments to Malaysia and strong growth in the Philippines pushed pork exports to the ASEAN to 76,579 mt, up 19% from 2023. Export value increased 13% to $169.2 million. Exports to the Philippines increased 19% to 60,259 mt, valued at $120.8 million. Shipments to Malaysia increased 51% in both volume (7,796 mt) and value ($24.6 million), as imported pork continues to help offset lower domestic production – resulting from African swine fever – at a time of growing pork demand.</li> <li>Despite the persistently weak yen, Japan’s demand for U.S. pork held fairly steady in 2024, with volume down 2% year-over-year to 336,692 mt, while value fell 1% to $1.38 billion as the market adjusted to taking more frozen pork and less chilled, due in part to the exchange rate.</li> <li>Although pork exports to China/Hong Kong trended lower in 2024, China’s demand for pork variety meat regained momentum in the second half of the year. Total exports to the region were down 6% to 467,227 mt, while value fell 10% to $1.14 billion. This included 321,811 mt of pork variety meat – which is more than half of the U.S. industry’s global export volume – valued at $765 million.</li> <li>U.S. pork variety meat exports were record-large in volume in 2024 at nearly 590,500 mt. Mexico is the second largest market after China, and exports to Mexico were up slightly. But growth was driven mainly by the other markets rounding out the top five: the Philippines, Canada, and Korea.</li> <li>Pork export value per head slaughtered equated to $66.53 in 2024, up 4% year-over-year and the highest on record. Exports accounted for a record 30.3% of total production and 26.2% of muscle cuts, up from 29.6% and 25.4%, respectively, in 2023.<strong><em> </em></strong></li> </ul> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-10 00:52:48 | 2025-07-03 23:01:51 | Details Edit Delete | |
8193 | HCC: Price record highs marked buoyant year for lamb and beef | Prime lamb and beef average deadweight prices reached new record highs during 2024. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The prime lamb average reached a new historical high when crossing the £8/kilo mark in the spring, and beef achieved a similar status when passing the £5/kilo mark in mid-September. Both made substantial gains over the course of the year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In a headline review of 2024, Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) Market Bulletin also reflects on throughput levels and records that sheep meat production experienced a decline due to lower lamb throughput compared to beef production, which enjoyed strong growth in 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The decline in lamb numbers will likely produce impacts which may constrain supply in 2025 and beyond", said Glesni Phillips, HCC’s Intelligence, Analysis & Business Insight Executive. “Meanwhile, future beef supply is estimated to tighten and could lead to stronger farmgate prices.”</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">January’s Market Bulletin reports that GB prime lamb average deadweight prices started the year at £6.16/kg and closed the year at an average of £6.91/kg – an increase of 75p/kg from start to finish. "The average price reached a low of £6.06/kg in January but then reached a high of £8.93/kg at the end of May as New Season Lambs came onto the market", said Glesni. "The difference between the lowest and the highest price was £2.88/kg, whilst the average did not fall below year-earlier levels at all during 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Abattoirs across the UK processed 12.85 million sheep and lambs in 2024, an eight per cent - 1.1 million head - drop year-on-year, and nine per cent below the 2019–2023 average of 14.1 million head, according to data from Defra. "This marks the lowest sheep slaughter level in years and is likely one of the factors behind the strong deadweight prices experienced during 2024", said Glesni. Sheep meat production fell by seven per cent to 266,000 tonnes as a result, some nine per cent below the five-year average.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The total throughput of lambs at UK abattoirs during 2024 dropped by 876,600 head to 11.4 million head. “Industry reports suggest the lamb rearing percentage was lower in 2024, reflecting losses from adverse weather and increased disease during lambing, such as the Schmallenberg virus.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Prime cattle deadweight prices did well in 2024 too", she continued, "particularly in the second half of the year. The steer average started the year at £4.87/kg and closed the year at an average of £5.51/kg – an increase of 64p/kg from start to finish. The cull cow average deadweight price started 2024 at £3.14/kg and ended at £3.70/kg – an increase of 56p/kg from start to finish".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Defra reported that 2.85 million cattle were processed at UK abattoirs in 2024 - a three per cent increase - 83,800 head - compared to 2023, and two per cent above the 2019–23 average of 2.85 million head. This marks the highest annual throughput in recent years, resembling 2011’s 2.84 million head. Consequently, beef and veal production reached 933,800 tonnes, up four per cent year-on-year and two per cent above the five-year average. Deadweight averages were strong throughout 2024, despite the higher throughput level, which suggests that demand for beef was robust during the year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Looking to 2025; the potential supply of cattle in GB may tighten somewhat, though the current strong deadweight prices may encourage more to market. Beyond 2025, the decline in the younger cattle age category (as discussed in December’s Market Bulletin) does suggest there may be fewer slaughter-ready animals becoming available in 2026 and beyond", assessed Glesni.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-09 00:47:26 | 2025-07-03 18:31:17 | Details Edit Delete | |
8192 | Australia: Exports continue record momentum | Beef exports rose to 81,050 tonnes, the largest January volume on record, lamb exports fell 4%, while mutton exports lifted 17%, according to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). | <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Lamb</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Lamb exports fell 4% from January last year to 24,177 tonnes. Despite the decline, January 2025 export numbers still reached the second largest on record for January. This is broadly in line with the high slaughter volumes seen towards the end of 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The United States (US) was the largest market for Australian lamb, with volumes rising 6% from last year to 6,020 tonnes. China was the second largest market, with exports falling 4% from last year to 3,414 tonnes, and exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rose 14% from last year to 2,516 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Frozen lamb exports eased by 6% from year ago levels to 13,147 tonnes, with chilled lamb exports also falling by 1% to 11,030 tonnes. Resilient chilled figures can be partially explained by strong volumes exported to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets, which is primary a market for chilled lamb, and chilled carcases in particular.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Mutton</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Australia exported 19,776 tonnes of mutton, the largest January export volume on record.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Following on from the strong finish to 2024, exports to China rose 16% from last year to 7,326 tonnes, making it the largest market for mutton. Following China, exports to Malaysia lifted 63% to 2,792 tonnes and exports to Saudi Arabia lifted 20% to 1,416 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Goatmeat</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Exports of Australian goatmeat lifted 67% from last year to 4,044 tonnes. This is the largest January goatmeat export figure on record, and remarkably, 41% higher than the previous January record (set in 2017).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This lift in exports was widely distributed; the US was the largest market with exports rising 13% to 1,517 tonnes, while exports to China lifted 183% to 764 tonnes and exports to South Korea lifted 79% to 620 tonnes. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Beef</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Australia exported 81,050 tonnes of beef in January, 7% more than January 2024 and the highest January beef volume on record. Grainfed exports fell 4% from last year to 22,786 tonnes, while grassfed exports lifted 13% to 58,283 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The US remained the largest market for Australian beef, with exports lifting 22% from last year to 24, 685 tonnes. Exports to Japan fell 3% from last year to 15,806 tonnes and exports to China rose 6% to 14,908 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Beef in Korea</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">After an unusually large increase in exports in December, January volumes to Korea dipped 9% to 10,596 tonnes. This dip comes after a record 2024, with Australia shipping 200,545 tonnes of beef to Korea, worth 2 billion Australian dollars, on the back of decreased US beef supply and increased availability of Australian products.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Korean market presented a challenging environment in 2024, with a soft currency and retailers and foodservice operators switching between domestic and imported beef based on favourable supply, trading, and pricing conditions. Consumers remained cautious in spending and opted to dine out less and eat in more. This gave rise to convenient options in retail such as pre-marinated beef (e.g. bulgogi), using Australian chuck roll, short rib and clod cuts, and other home-ready meals. These cuts were historically US beef, but decreased US supply has opened opportunities for Australian beef across food service and retail channels.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Subsequently, Australia’s share of Korea’s imported beef market grew to 45% over 2024 (up from ), narrowing the US-Australia market share gap to 3pp from 12pp. Korea remained a top market for US beef exports in 2024, making up 23% of total US exports.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2025, Korean consumer sentiment may still be fragile, on the back of nations’ political uncertainty, and a large-scale aircraft accident at Jeju airport further exacerbated the anxieties of many. At the same time, further declines in US production will present opportunities for Australian beef exporters.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-09 00:14:39 | 2025-07-03 18:20:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
8188 | Bolivia: Government suspends meat exports to regulate prices in the domestic market | The government ordered the temporary suspension of beef exports to force a reduction in the cost of food on the domestic market and ensure its supply at a "fair price". | <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We have decided as a national government not to authorize beef exports until the supply is regularized and the price is reduced in the local market for the benefit of the Bolivian people", the Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy, Néstor Huanca, announced to the media.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The minister pointed out that until this happens, Luis Arce's government will not issue the "certificates of domestic supply at a fair price" that are a requirement for meat producers to be able to export the food.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The suspension of exports is intended to protect "the economy of Bolivian families" and guarantee "access at a fair price", he said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The official justified that an increase in the cost of food has been observed in the domestic market and mentioned as an example that in the markets of La Paz the kilo of some cuts of beef is sold for 60 bolivianos.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Huanca blamed the cattle ranchers for the increase because, he said, they are "the first link in the chain of the sector" and are the ones who determine "up to 69% of the cost of production of live cattle".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the authorities, last year a bull cost around 2,100 bolivianos and currently these animals are sold for up to 4,300 bolivianos.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"That is to say that in one year the price has increased by more than 100%, when the productive inputs used for raising livestock have basically not suffered increases of more than 20%", he said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to suspending exports, the Ministry of Defense will intensify controls to prevent livestock and meat from being sent abroad "illegally", he added.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The government plans to hold a "technical" meeting with cattle ranchers and exporters in Santa Cruz, where "the supply of beef at a fair price for the Bolivian population will be analyzed", according to Huanca.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Producers, especially from Santa Cruz, have protested several times against the export restriction measures imposed during the government of Evo Morales (2006-2019) and which are now being repeated by the Arce government with the argument of first guaranteeing domestic supply at fair prices.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-07 00:25:57 | 2025-07-03 21:55:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
8186 | Australia: Cost of living and evolving global consumer demands | Global red meat demand is expected to remain sensitive to cost of living pressures as consumers continue to navigate high expenses on essentials like housing, transportation and energy. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">After peaking at 9.4% year-on-year change in the third quarter of 2022, global headline inflation is expected to decline to 4.2% in 2025 and to 3.6% in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund. However, based on the IPSOS <em>Predictions 2025 </em>report, results consumer outlook for the economy remains relatively unchanged, and optimism for the year ahead has yet to return to pre-COVID levels. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Fast evolving minds of consumers</strong> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Each year, MLA conducts a Global Consumer Tracker, which is a study across our key export markets looking at the behaviours, attitudes, and different topical themes among target consumers. The 2024 results found that two in three of the global consumers have changed the way they purchase imported red meat, including: </p> <ul> <li>reducing frequency </li> <li>reducing portions </li> <li>opting for cheaper cuts. </li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Opportunities exist in finding the right cut for the right shopper. Pre-prepared red meat options, including pre-marinated meat, are convenient for shoppers looking to save time in the kitchen but also excite and inspire shoppers to try new flavours. Lamb chops and cutlets (which is perceived as more approachable than a lamb roast) may attract shoppers less familiar with lamb to purchase, highlighting the importance of having a range of cuts to suit different budgets and shopper needs. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">MLA’s Global Consumer Tracker also found that while the key drivers of everyday protein purchase are enjoyment and functional factors like cost, ease of preparation and availability across most markets, environmental sustainability has grown from being important in just a few markets in 2020, to being important in most markets in 2023. This demonstrates how important sustainability is becoming for consumers as part of the product offering. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">When it comes to drivers of ‘willingness to pay more’ for proteins, emotional factors like superiority, taste and enjoyment are the key drivers in consumers’ minds. ‘Tenderness’ (which aligns with eating quality) shifted to become more important in most markets in 2023. In this environment of inflationary pressures, global consumers are becoming increasingly demanding of their purchases, seeking a balance of value and a high-quality eating experience. Given the quality credentials and MSA grading standards, Australian red meat is at an advantageous position among competitors in a global market. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Delivering ‘value’ to consumers in the US</strong> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Shifts in spending behaviour have seen global consumers cutting back on dining out, however, not all segments across foodservice are performing equally. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Despite reduced foodservice spending in the US, fast-casual chain stores CAVA, Chipotle and Sweetgreen, have all seen double-digit growth in 2024. While these three chains are not the lowest priced options, what they have in common is their emphasis on healthy offerings in a more upscale environment compared to the typical fast-food chains, showcasing other forms of ‘value’ consumers are seeking. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Similarly in US retail, the grassfed beef segment has grown over 30% in value and volume sales in 2024 (albeit from a small base). While this is due to a combination of increased product in-store, and the narrowing price gap between grassfed beef and conventional beef an important factor is that consumers consider grassfed beef to be healthier and more sustainable than conventional beef. This means to consumers, grassfed beef brings more ‘value’. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Keeping a pulse on key export markets will enable Australian red meat to innovate and adapt to meet evolving consumer demands for quality, sustainability and ‘value’ in a challenging economic landscape. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-07 00:15:03 | 2025-07-02 23:03:05 | Details Edit Delete | |
8185 | Vietnam, increasingly closer to a strategic market for Chilean pork and poultry | Thanks to the joint effort of the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, ambassadors from both countries, companies and ChileCarne, the poultry and pork industry is moving forward in the process of opening up a market with enormous potential for exports to the zoosanitary standards. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Vietnam, with a steadily growing economy and a population of over 100 million, is positioned as a key market for Chilean pork and poultry exports.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In order to establish a trade channel between the two countries and market meat products, an animal health opening is required. Part of this process is the audits that the Vietnamese National Agricultural Health Service began to carry out in December 2024 throughout the Chilean meat production chain, from farms and slaughterhouses to public and private laboratories. This milestone marks a strategic step in the consolidation of the Chilean presence in this promising destination.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Rodrigo Castañón, Business Manager of ChileCarne, the strategy seeks to strengthen the country’s image in the ASEAN region (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) since not only could this secure new markets, but it would also allow for diversifying opportunities for Chilean producers and products: "Our objective is clear: to consolidate ourselves as global leaders in pork and poultry, diversifying markets and ensuring that our products reach the tables of demanding consumers around the world". He also adds that Vietnamese audits not only validate the high quality standards of the Chilean industry, but also reinforce the sector’s commitment to market diversification. "Vietnam is a very attractive market for our sector. Its economy, one of the fastest growing in recent decades, and its demand for quality products make it an ideal destination for our pork and poultry exports. In addition, having a Free Trade Agreement in force since 2014 and the support of the CPTPP offers enormous competitive advantages", he said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The path taken to open this market is not fortuitous, but part of the sector's strategy to expand Chile's presence on the Asian continent. It is the result of joint work between the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, ambassadors from both countries and companies.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In these years of collaborative work already institutionalized in the public and private spheres, ChileCarne has played a vital role as an association, articulating and supporting the different actors so that the milestones that allow progress in the process of animal health opening are successfully achieved. "Our role is to technically support companies and ensure that the process flows in the best possible way. These audits not only validate our quality, but also position us as a reliable partner in international markets", said Castañón.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">All of the above means fundamental attributes for the country today: being a strategic and reliable partner that provides guarantees to highly competitive markets with rigorous entry conditions. This is the case of Vietnam, whose health, safety and quality standards are similar to those of other demanding markets to which Chile exports. For example, "one of the great strengths of our country is that each company has control of its production chain, which allows for rigorous control of health, quality and safety at each stage. This process gives us the opportunity to show the world the excellence of our production practices and our commitment to animal welfare and sustainability", highlighted the ChileCarne executive.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Lessons learned from previous international audits have been key to meeting Vietnam’s challenges. With active exports to more than 50 markets, the Chilean industry is accustomed to adapting to global demands. "The great learning we have applied is preparation and teamwork. This mission would not be possible without the close collaboration between SAG, pork and poultry exporting companies, and technical advisors. This allows us to identify gaps and ensure that we meet, and even exceed, international standards", explained the representative of the exporting association.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to economic potential, sustainability is also a central theme. Castañón emphasized how this narrative aligns with the expectations of Vietnamese consumers: "In an increasingly conscious market, our commitment to sustainable and traceable practices allows us to differentiate ourselves from international competitors. This not only benefits the sector, but also projects a positive image of Chile on the global stage".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The joint work between public and private institutions, which has already been successful in markets such as China, Korea and Japan, not only guarantees the execution of an impeccable sanitary process to continue expanding the Chilean offer in foreign markets such as Vietnam, but also reinforces Chile's position as a great commercial ally and world leader in quality, sustainability and innovation in meat production.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-07 00:10:43 | 2025-07-03 14:10:44 | Details Edit Delete |