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| 1677 | Turkey and swiss sandwiches recalled due to possible contamination to listeria | The alert is targeting 12 American states where the products were shipped to food service and retail stores. | <p> A voluntary recall was issued by Lipari Foods for Premo Brand and Fresh Grab turkey and Swiss submarine sandwiches produced and packaged by sister company JLM due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. <br />The products were produced on July 17, 2018, and distributed to food service and retail stores throughout Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and West Virginia, informs the company, according to <a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/07/premo-brand-and-fresh-grab-turkey-and-swiss-submarine-sandwiches-recalled/#.W16M88JDPIU">Food Safety News</a> magazine.<br />The problem was discovered after JLM performed a routine environmental monitoring and product testing which returned positive test results for potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. <br />Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.</p> | 1 | Retail | 2018-07-30 06:27:11 | 2025-05-15 16:39:44 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2420 | PED virus detected in Canadian province | The Alberta Pork Producers Development Corporation said that the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, which causes diarrhea and vomiting in pigs, has been detected in a 400-head hog facility in Alberta. | <p>Alberta Pork has announced that this is the first-ever reported PED case in Alberta. The disease posses no threat to human health. Furthermore, the incident has not caused any food safety concerns, Alberta Pork says that pork products remain safe for consumption.</p> <p>The first case of PED in Canada was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in January 2014 on a swine farm in Ontario. Since then, PED has also been reported in Manitoba, Quebec and Prince Edward Island.</p> <p>The virus is spread by the fecal-oral route, with the most common source being infected feces coming onto a farm with various surfaces that can transmit the virus. In nursing pigs, PED can cause up to 100 per cent mortality.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-01-11 14:20:32 | 2025-05-14 21:48:27 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4890 | Workforce shortage in the British poultry sector is at 16% | The alarming number of gaps is continuing to grow due to the effects of Brexit and compounded by a Government that continually acts against the best interests of British food producers, says BPC. | <p>The British Poultry Council (BPC) warns that the sector may face o serious crisis, as the gap of low skilled workers is getting larger as the Government ignores signals transmitted by representatives of the industry. The British poultry meat industry is facing a significant shortage of workers across farming and processing with businesses reporting an average vacancy rate of over 16% of their total workforce. The alarming number of gaps is continuing to grow due to the effects of Brexit and compounded by a Government that continually acts against the best interests of British food producers. The sector is currently facing a serious shortage of production operatives and processing staff that are classified as low skilled workers in Home Office terms but play an incredibly important role in keeping food supply moving and feeding the nation at all times, said BPC in a press release.</p> <p>"Members are telling us that many have been forced to cut back weekly chicken production by 5-10%, all year-round turkey production by 10% and estimate Christmas turkey production to be cut down by a 20%. They are saying they are currently producing a reduced range of products for UK customers, and are seriously concerned that the supply of staple chicken products will be impacted. This is all down to labour shortages. UK food security will be hit with a double whammy of food inflation and being forced to rely on more imported food. This can only lead to a two-tier food system where high-quality British food is out of reach for many struggling consumers.</p> <p>When the heads of major food companies, and indeed entire food sectors, stand up and say we are in the worst position they have ever seen then it is beholden on our Government to fix this catastrophic debacle of their making. If that means relaxing immigration rules or accepting regulatory alignment with the EU, then these are the steps that must be taken to put British food on the road to recovery," stated British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths.</p> <p>As a sector that produces half of the meat eaten in this country, the British poultry meat industry is calling on the Government to:<br />- Include poultry meat supply chain workers on the ‘skilled worker list’ and ‘shortage occupation list’ and reduce unnecessary thresholds on salaries and skills.<br />- Extend the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme to the poultry meat sector (agriculture and processing), to protect seasonal demand for poultry meat and Christmas turkeys.<br />- Ensure vital food production is at the core of skills and education programmes such as the Lifetime Skills Guarantee and the Apprenticeship Levy to improve the appeal of the sector to build a UK workforce.<br />- Urgently conduct the first food security survey as required of them in the new Agriculture Bill.</p> <p>The British Poultry Council says that its members are determined to strike a balance between a skilled workforce and investing in innovation and technology. Mr. Griffiths said, “As a sector we see multimillion-pound opportunities to invest in our facilities and automation to create a modern, fit for the future food supply chain that carries on putting safe, wholesome, and affordable food on every table. However, we cannot do that while the Government seems determined to level-down British food production.”</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-08-18 04:02:11 | 2025-05-15 15:37:42 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5447 | HKScan, Topigs Norsvin and Royal Agrifirm Group join forces in pig farming | The aim of this long-term cooperation is to develop best practices in pork production for future needs. | <p>HKScan, Topigs Norsvin and Royal Agrifirm Group have signed an agreement to jointly set up a research and trial farm in Finland. Trial activities will take place on the Yli-Simola pig farm in Porlammi, where a barn meeting the latest animal welfare requirements will be completed in the coming months. <br />HKScan aims to actively develop pig production. In the trial partnership, HKScan, Topigs Norsvin and Royal Agrifirm will join forces and share their latest knowledge on pork production. The practices will be tested at Antti and Anne Varjola's Yli-Simola farm. The aim of this long-term cooperation is to develop best practices in pork production for future needs. The trial activities will focus on improving welfare of pigs, reducing environmental impact, increasing profitability and optimizing carcass quality.</p> <p>“It is great to have top companies in the industry as partners in the development of production. I really appreciate Anne and Antti Varjola's contribution to this project. For a long time, we were looking for producers with strong know-how, willingness to experiment and to commit to the extra work required for the trial activities. In addition, the unit had to be big enough to provide sufficient data, and it should be possible to follow the piglets all the way to slaughter. The investment of Anne and Antti Varjola met all our expectations,” says Olli Paakkala, Pig Sourcing and Development Manager at HKScan. <br />The trial activities in the new unit will be launched once the unit’s production is at normal levels after start-up, the Finnish company announced.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2022-04-29 06:47:08 | 2025-05-16 04:01:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1697 | The aid intends to preserve animal genetic diversity on 20,700 cattle from the breeds of Alistana-Sanabresa, the Sayaguesa and the Serrana Negra. | <p>The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of the Spanish Region of Castilla y Leon released an order of payment for the financial support dedicated for local breeders of autochthonous cattle races, reports <a href="https://www.vacunodeelite.es/castilla-y-leon-destina-120-000-euros-al-mantenimiento-de-razas-autoctonas/">Vacuno de Elite</a> portal.</p> <p>The call for 2018, which may be requested for twenty days, has a budget of 120,000 euros. The money will be directed to farmers who are assuring the maintenance of the genealogical book, the management of the breeds and the development of programs of genetic improvement.</p> <p>Seven local association are part of this program with 500 farms and 20,700 animals enlisted for the subsidy. The aids are intended to preserve animal genetic diversity and give greater impetus to the maintenance and conservation of the high genetic heritage that the autochthonous breeds represent. The breeds that can request this aid are the Alistana-Sanabresa, the Sayaguesa and the Serrana Negra in the bovine species.</p> <p>At some point, these breeds were considered close to extinction due to the lack of interest in farming their races.</p> <p>(Photo source: Wikimedia)</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-08-01 13:30:59 | 2025-05-15 16:43:03 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 787 | Awal Fuseini, an expert on halal sector, is presenting a speech at EuroMeatNews and Gulfood workshop | The AHDB representative is making a presentation on the Halal industry's challenges and opportunities at the "Modern Focus On Traditional Halal Meat Market" event. | <p>EuroMeatNews and Gulfood are hosting together "Modern focus on traditional halal meat market", an event that intends to be the biggest debate on the halal meat sector. The workshop, programmed on 19th of February at Dubai World Trade Center, is going to offer you an insight on how things are rapidly evolving in the global halal meat and poultry market.</p> <p>One of the guests invited to present his vision on the Halal industry is Awal Fuseini, the Halal Sector Manager of the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, a renowned expert in the sector. His role at AHDB involves collaborating with farmers, abattoirs, Halal certification bodies and other stakeholders with a view to developing the Halal market. Awal has extensive knowledge of the Halal industry, prior to joining AHDB, he was the certification manager of one of the largest Halal certification bodies in the UK, the Halal Food Authority (HFA).<br />His scientific work has been published in a number of high impact scientific journals such as Meat Science, Animal Welfare, CAB Reviews Journals and others. He is in the latter stages of his PhD research at the University of Bristol’s Veterinary School. Awal’s PhD involves the development of a new system of head-only electrical stunning for the humane slaughter of cattle.<br />Subject like Meat and Poultry insights 2018 - beef, sheep, goat, chicken, turkey; Meeting market demands on processed meat - ready meal, ready to cook, private label; Challenges for the meat industry in 2018; Global halal meat market; How tradition and culture influence eating habits; Consumption 2018 - insights, trends, tradition; Understanding halal consumer; New opportunities on globalization; Marketing and digital meat market; Innovation and new products; Halal meat and Poultry in modern supermarkets; Halal certifications towards global quality standards; Innovation and trends for Clean Label will fill the agenda of the workshop.<br />Other speeches will be held by Mr Sergio Gustavo Rey, Head of External Promotion Institute for the Promotion of Argentine Beef - (IPCVA), Mr Nick Meara, International Business Manager - Middle East and North Africa - Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and a Gulfood official. The "Modern Focus For Traditional Halal Meat Market" workshop will take place on 19th of February from 14:00 to 15:30 at Dubai World Trade Center as an event hosted by EuroMeatNews, media partner for Gulfood 2018.<br />The workshop is part of Halal World Food, a show-within-a-show concept returning for its 5th edition at Gulfood 2018.</p> | 1 | Events | 2018-02-16 11:04:13 | 2025-05-15 19:29:01 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7053 | The EU agriculture ministers disagree about the approval of laboratory meat | The agriculture ministers of the European Union (EU) disagree on the issue of laboratory meat. While Italy has already banned laboratory meat, Austria and France also expressed clear criticism of the Agricultural Council last week. The representatives from Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark were less skeptical or positive about approval in the EU. | <p><span lang="DE">The EU agriculture ministers still see a number of unanswered questions with regard to the approval of meat products artificially produced in the laboratory. Austria, Italy and France presented clear criticism in a joint note to the Agricultural Council. This was supported by ten other member states, including Poland, Spain and Hungary. The Commission's initial plans for an EU regulation are apparently causing unrest among ministers. The representatives from Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark expressed themselves from less skeptical to positive.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Austria's Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig described laboratory meat as <q>a real danger to animal husbandry in the EU</q>. A possible EU regulation must ensure clarity and transparency. According to Totschnig, the effects must be examined carefully. Mandatory labeling and a fact-based comprehensive impact assessment are essential.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida criticized the greenwashing carried out by laboratory meat producers. An EU regulation must provide clarity here. France also complained that animal owners were exposed to social pressure when it came to animal welfare. On the other hand, laboratory meat can often only be produced using animal stem cells that are not very animal-friendly. Countries such as Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Ireland also see animal husbandry and rural areas at risk.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The German delegation was less critical. It was said that the opportunities and risks are still difficult to assess. The relevance of laboratory meat will be demonstrated by consumer demand in the coming years. From a German perspective, clear labeling and informed consumer decisions are important. The representative of the Federal Republic also emphasized the importance of a predominantly plant-based diet.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Netherlands sees laboratory meat as an important component in supplying the world population with animal protein. The Hague sees artificial meat as a complement to natural meat products. <q>Denmark also has no problem</q> with laboratory meat if there is adequate labeling and food safety is guaranteed.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-01-28 00:38:54 | 2025-05-15 07:12:45 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 565 | AHDB's report on the pig industry could prove 'valuable' for Brexit | <p>That’s according to experts at AHDB, who say <a href="https://pork.ahdb.org.uk/news/news-releases/2018/january/wealth-of-information-for-pig-producers-in-ahdb-report/">the 2016 Pig Cost of Production in Selected Countries</a> provides producers with a wealth of information about the country’s technical performance and allows them to compare their performance with their competitors.</p> <p>It further supports AHDB’s ongoing work across the industry to encourage farmers and growers to become more productive and competitive as Britain prepares to leave the EU.</p> <p>The report shows the cost of pig meat production in Britain dropped by four per cent in 2016 compared to 2015. This brings the country in line with the rest of the EU who experienced an eight percent increase in sterling terms.</p> <p>The report also looks at the financial performance of all EU countries, including feed prices and costs as well as the number of pigs weaned and finished per sow each year.</p> <p>AHDB Pork’s Senior Analyst Carol Davis said: “This is a valuable report for the pork industry as it provides a wealth of important information, both technical and financial, allowing us to compare ourselves to our competitors in the EU.</p> <p>“As well as highlighting our successes in the pork sector, the report also looks at areas where we need to improve to enable us to compete with the rest of Europe. There are many challenges that exist and it is important that we become more productive now to help us to remain profitable in the future.”</p> <p>One of the key challenges for the pork sector is litter size with the number of pigs weaned per sow below the EU average – despite a two per cent increase in 2016.</p> <p>The report shows the overall average number of pigs weaned per sow per year in the European countries increased in 2016, up from 26.81 in 2015 to 27.53 last year – with Denmark achieving 32.</p> <p>In Britain, the number of pigs weaned per sow rose to 24.83 overall, with indoor sow production rising to 26.2, a small increase compared to 2015. Outdoor sows increased from 22.1 to 22.8 last year.</p> <p>The main reason Britain has a below average number of pigs weaned per sow lies in the number of pigs born alive per litter, with Britain still performing below the EU average of 13.8. The 2016 Britain average of 12.5 (indoor sows 13, outdoor sows 11.7) was an increase compared to 12.3 in 2015.</p> <p>Carol added: “While Britain is making improvements, so is the rest of Europe and more needs to be done to improve our performance. This report is incredibly useful to see where individual producers and the industry as a whole compare to the rest of the EU.</p> <p>“AHDB is committed to producing this report every year to ensure that we continue to monitor pig production in Britain and the wider EU.</p> <p>“To assist producers in comparing their physical performance with other pig businesses in England, AHDB Pork has a Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) section on its website that is updated quarterly, based on Agrosoft data.</p> <p>“The section provides average, top third and top 10 per cent performance for KPIs for indoor and outdoor breeding herds, reared and finishing herds.”</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-01-09 07:13:03 | 2025-05-15 19:42:48 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 555 | AHDB: High prices and challenging margins for beef and lamb sectors in 2017 | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board's (AHDB) Beef and Lamb Strategy Director, Laura Ryan, told EuroMeatNews.com how UK's beef and lamb sectors performed in 2017 and what we can expect from 2018. | <p><strong>EuroMeatNews.com: </strong><em>How was 2017 for the meat industry sector you are representing?</em></p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Laura Ryan, AHDB:</strong></em> Within the beef and lamb sectors, prices have remained high for the majority of the year, however margins have been challenging. For sheep meat, exports from the UK have increased in the year to date compared to last year by 13 per cent. Also imports from New Zealand have declined year-on-year by almost a quarter, with total UK sheep meat imports reducing by 13 per cent. This year, so far, we've produced almost 260 thousand tonnes of sheep meat, however there is expected to be a large number of the 2017 lamb crop held over into 2018. For beef meat, this year-to-date we have produced more than 800 thousand tonnes, which is two per cent less than last year's levels. However, the net trade balance has been at a similar position to 2016, despite the Sterling trading at a weaker level.</p> </blockquote> <p><em><strong>EMN:</strong> What do you expect from 2018?</em></p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>LR: </strong></em>In 2018, AHDB has already committed to initiatives to help drive innovation and increase productivity in the meat processing and farming industry. We will be continuing with work to ensure that UK meat has a market both at home and as a valuable export, both to the EU and to a wider global marketplace, maximising carcase value. We have also planned marketing and PR activity to ensure that consumers see meat as part of a healthy balanced diet and we will be launching new campaigns to meet consumer needs for quick, easy and versatile means to cook beef and lamb.</p> </blockquote> <p><em><strong>EMN:</strong> As 2018 is approaching, what is your message for the specialists in the meat industry and for your collaborators?</em></p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>LR: </strong></em>Our consumer research has shown that today's customers are looking for quick, easy and healthy options as part of their meals. As an industry we can use this intelligence to produce and process meat which meets customer needs, by offering easy cook cuts like the lamb leg steak, the mini-roast and thin cut beef steaks to help keep meat on the mid-week plate, as well as part of slower cook weekend dishes.</p> </blockquote> | 1 | Industry | 2017-12-27 14:04:37 | 2025-05-11 13:01:22 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 347 | UK's meat industry welcomes new targets for antibiotic usage | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has announced that it supports the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) in promoting the responsible and prudent use of antibiotics in livestock and in helping the industry to progress animal health matters. | <p> </p> <p>“It’s encouraging to see the response in the sector to the challenge laid down, which bodes well for achieving our ambitious 2020 goal,” he said. “It is evident that the sector – steered mainly by the members of the Pig Veterinary Society, AHDB Pork and the National Pig Association – has the will and the capability to fully engage with the issue.”</p> <p>AHDB said it is working on behalf of the British meat industry to provide independent data sets on antibiotic use in livestock production to enable trends to be identified and, ultimately, usage targets to be monitored.</p> <p>"This currently includes an eMedicines Book (eMB) for the pork industry and we are currently considering the possibility of similar options for other livestock sectors. Other examples of AHDB’s extensive programmes of work to improve animal health includes the Mastitis Control Plan in the dairy sector and AHDB Beef & Lamb is also working to promote the use of vaccination policies alongside good management practices and housing design to reduce cases of respiratory disease in beef cattle," the AHDB statement read.</p> <p>AHDB wants British farming and growing to be more competitive and resilient, and to accelerate innovation and productivity growth through coordinated research and development and the associated knowledge exchange.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-10-31 07:01:17 | 2025-05-16 00:38:03 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 583 | AHDB launches new promotion campaign for red meat | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has just launched guidance on exactly what health claims can be made about beef, lamb and pork to help retailers, processors and producers promote red meat. | <p>In the same way, health care professionals, including nutritionists and dieticians will be able to find in the guides useful, legally compliant, factual information and help communicate them to the public and commercial audiences.</p> <p>The levy organisation has worked closely with trading standards officials in Buckinghamshire and Surrey to get over 70 key messages on nutrition approved to help positive messaging on beef, lamb and pork in the diet.</p> <p>Three separate Nutrition and Health Claim Regulations guides have been published and are now available online to support marketing across the UK.</p> <p>Laura Ryan, AHDB Senior Strategy Director for Beef and Lamb, said: "Our own market research shows that health is becoming a more prominent driver for consumers when purchasing food, but the consumption of beef, lamb and pork, as part of a healthy balanced diet, is often challenged and undermined by negative misconceptions.</p> <p>"With the release of the guides the AHDB aims to demonstrate how red meat can be accurately promoted to consumers, using scientifically substantiated nutrition and health claims, expressed in a clear, consumer-friendly language.</p> <p>"We hope that retailers, processors and producers alike will use the guides to help shout about all the nutritional benefits beef, lamb and pork brings to a balanced diet."</p> <p>The work is part of AHDB's strategy positively influence and modify consumer understanding and behaviour towards beef, lamb and pork in a healthy and balanced diet.</p> <p>The claims in the guide can potentially be used by retailers for labelling, as well as being used for shelf edge, promotional materials, recipes, websites and advertising.</p> <p>Laura added: "Certain immediately recognisable nutritional messaging resonates more with some groups than others, so it is likely that the selection of the claims used may be influenced by the target audience of a particular promotional campaign. For example, older people were found to be more interested in eyesight, bone health and mental function. Those with children were more interested in bone health, protein and immunity support."</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-01-11 06:30:22 | 2025-05-14 20:50:37 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1430 | New farm data sharing project launched by AHDB | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has created a best practice guide to sharing farm data. | <p>The project is run in partnership with agri software business Rezare Systems and it has been developed to help promote and facilitate data sharing within the agricultural industry based on a set of principles.</p> <p>AHDB said that the principles will complement the broad “EU Code of Conduct on agricultural data sharing”, which was launched at the end of April 2018.</p> <p>“While agriculture is making some progress in developing data-rich tools, there remain significant barriers to accessing and re-using farm data for the good of the sector, much of which relates to a lack of trust about who's going to do what with the data.”</p> <p>“We need some robust principles in place that all players in the farm data chain can align with. Getting data flowing in a transparent, secure and trusted environment needs this step and as a levy funded organisation, we believe it's right we take this forward on behalf of our industry."</p> <p>Following a report examining the AHDB's role in the agri data landscape completed in late 2017, the organisation concluded it should take a lead role in developing principles that represent our levy payer interests.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-06-14 14:24:54 | 2025-05-15 18:50:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1526 | AHDB Beef & Lamb has a new strategy director | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Will Jackson as the new Sector Strategy Director for Beef & Lamb. | <p>According to the red meat levy board, Mr. Jackson who joins AHDB in early September, will play a pivotal role working with the Beef & Lamb Sector Board and operational teams to deliver the organisation’s ‘Inspiring Success’ strategy.</p> <p>AHDB Chief Strategy Officer Tom Hind said: “We’re delighted to bring someone with Will’s practical and supply chain experience on board. Never has there been a more important time to drive change in the beef and sheep sectors and together with our Beef & Lamb Board, he will be ideally placed to do that.’</p> <p>Mr. Jackson is currently Senior Agricultural Manager at the Co-op, with responsibility for the beef and lamb categories, as well as poultry. He brings with him a wealth of supply chain experience, having begun his career working in warehousing and logistics before joining the agriculture team at Arla Foods, where he worked on a day-to-day basis with farmers and retailers.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-03 11:45:31 | 2025-05-15 16:54:35 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2454 | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced the launch of the Midweek Meal campaign to promote pork in the United Kingdom. | <p>The campaign was financed with £2.5 million (€2.8 million) and it focuses on adverts promoting pork appear during prime-time TV shows like Coronation Street, starting this week.</p> <p>The advertising will run until 24 February. AHDB said it will "tap into the New Year drive to be more healthy". The recipes promoted through this campaign are quick and easy-to-cook and <br />will include Vietnamese pork with jasmine rice and Japanese caramelised pork with vegetable spaghetti.</p> <p>AHDB Pork’s advertising has had success in its earlier phases, generating millions of pounds of additional sales, "with more shoppers buying fresh pork during previous campaign bursts".</p> <p>“We know January is a key time of year when people focus on health. To tap into that drive, we’ve collaborated with reality TV star Lucy Mecklenburgh, and personal trainer Cecilia Harris to help inspire people to cook pork as they try new healthy-meals," AHDB’s Head of Meat Marketing Liam Byrne said</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-01-18 10:40:47 | 2025-05-15 09:48:36 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 643 | AHDB names new strategy director | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced it has named Angela Christison as its new Strategy Director for Pork. | <p> </p> <p>According to AHDB Angela Christison, who will take up her post on 2 April, will support the work of the AHDB Pork Sector Board, delivering the strategy and supporting the sector in its post Brexit drive to become ‘fit for the future’.</p> <p>She will take over from current Strategy Director Mick Sloyan, who retires in the summer after 40 years in the industry.</p> <p>In her new role, Angela will work with the teams across AHDB to deliver against agreed plans and ensure levies are used to achieve maximum impact. She will work alongside the five other sector strategy directors responsible for Beef & Lamb, Dairy, Horticulture, Potatoes, and Cereals & Oilseeds.</p> <p>AHDB Chief Strategy Officer Tom Hind said: “I am delighted to have Angela as part of the strategy team. She will bring a wealth of knowledge from across the livestock sectors as well as extensive experience from international agricultural business development. We look forward to seeing her positive influence over both the pork sector and our wider team.”</p> <p>Mike Sheldon, Pork Board Chairman, said: “I am absolutely delighted that Angela will be joining AHDB. The pork sector needed someone who thinks strategically on behalf of the industry, with international experience and a track record in managing change. Angela has experience in bringing people together to create coherent teams and understands the meat industry up and down the supply chain.</p> <p>“She is a great communicator not to mention a decent human being! We can't wait to introduce Angela to as many people in the pork sector as possible.”</p> <p>On the retirement of Mick Sloyan, Mike added: “I have personally depended on Mick as an inexhaustible fountain of expertise, wisdom and advice, and I know that I am not the only one. Mick will be with us until June, but in the meantime I would like to thank him for everything he has done for our industry, for AHDB and for all his many friends.”</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-01-21 13:27:06 | 2025-05-15 22:40:19 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 469 | UK's pork exporters attended FHC China 2017 | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) attended FHC China 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 13 -15 November, as part of its ongoing work to develop relationships with the all-important Chinese market. | <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>For the first time, AHDB Pork moved from the Great British Pavilion to the dedicated Meat Hall to take advantage of the increased footfall over the three days, the Board announced in a statement.</p> <p>AHDB was joined by five UK pork exporters, who used the British Meat Pavilion to liaise with key stakeholders from the Chinese supply chain. The exhibition attracted more than 2,400 companies from 70 countries and regions and over 90,000 trade buyers.</p> <p>AHDB’s Senior Export Manager Jonathan Eckley said: “This year’s exhibition was very well attended and our exporters commented they enjoyed good interaction with both existing and potentially new clients during the three days.</p> <p>“FHC China is an incredibly important show for AHDB as it is dedicated to imported products only across all food sectors and provides the opportunity to engage with key players in the food service sector as well as the wider supply chain.”</p> <p>AHDB has identified China as a key market for UK pig meat exports and it is already the UK’s biggest customer outside the EU, importing 40,000 tonnes of UK pork and 36,000 tonnes of UK offal in 2016.</p> <p>There is particular benefit to the industry in exporting the so-called ‘fifth quarter’ – products that have limited domestic demand in the UK but are prized in the Chinese market.</p> <p>Mr Eckley added: “This is the last show of the year for us in China and it was great to finish on a high note, despite current challenges on the Chinese pork market, there was a real buzz in the Meat Hall.”</p> | 1 | Market | 2017-12-04 07:05:31 | 2025-05-14 17:49:16 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 611 | AHDB announces market development restructure | <div class="desciption"> </div> <div class="body html"> <p>The proposals herald a move to a more agile and streamlined approach to consumer marketing campaigns, enhanced relationships with retailers and an export team ready to seize post-Brexit opportunities to open new markets.</p> <p>The plans for change are driven by the need to have resource and capacity in the high-growth international export markets and the importance of changing consumer demand at home.</p> <p>Changing consumer trends and the need to be current and relevant in communication and marketing work also helped shape the approach, while there is an ambition to deliver more activity based on partnership working to get the most value and reach for monies invested.</p> <p>Christine Watts, AHDB’s Chief Officer for Communications and Market Development, said: “AHDB export and marketing work is an important investment our farmers, growers and industry make through their levy, totalling around £16 million per year.</p> <p>“We need to invest this money in the most efficient and effective way and, in a post-Brexit world, we need to be structured to deliver where we can make the most positive impact.</p> <p>“AHDB has a clear, strategic priority of helping the industry understand what consumers will trust and buy. Our marketing work must be relevant to the consumer and delivered in a way that reaches them effectively, with investment in talented people to deliver digital, online and social media campaigns.”</p> <p>AHDB is aiming for the restructure to deliver savings in excess of £750,000 over two years, which it is intended to reinvest back into communications, events, online promotion, export and domestic marketing campaign activity. The restructure will be completed by April 2018. The proposals will also energise export work with staff dedicated to building markets in the EU, Middle East/Africa and Asia Pacific countries.</p> <p>Christine added: “The proposed restructure is likely to see a small number of redundancies but will also offer new opportunities. These include, among others, the creation of a new Head of Domestic Marketing role charged with delivering a single overarching consumer marketing offering for all of AHDB’s sectors. There will also be new roles in our digital and international events teams to proactively promote products at home and abroad.</p> <p>“In addition, there will be new heads of export roles for the red meat sector based on high growth markets like Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East/Africa and, longer term, the Americas.</p> <p>“We recognise that change is always difficult but we are committed to delivering a world-class service for our farmers, growers and industry. By making some tough decisions, as we have already done in the recent past, we will have an export, trade and marketing team which is flexible, closely aligned and working to a common agenda.”</p> <p>The proposal for new AHDB exports roles in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific reflects a drive from the industry to open up new markets for British products outside the EU. The new roles follow on from the decision in 2015 to appoint Karen Morgan as the UK’s first Agriculture and Food Counsellor in China – a post funded by AHDB from its inception. </p> <p>The restructure will enable AHDB to achieve better value for money for farmers, growers and processors.</p> </div> | 1 | Industry | 2018-01-16 06:55:32 | 2025-05-13 12:25:21 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 131 | Canadian beef importers visit UK's meat industry | The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and the Department of International Trade organized a visit for a group of Canadian beef importers to see the UK's high standards in meat production. The visit purpose is to increase the British exports of beef and lamb on the Canadian market. | <p> </p> <p>The group visited four major beef processing plants as well as a lamb processing plant, a beef farm featuring British native breeds and a number of food stores and leading supermarkets.</p> <p>“This important visit is a major step towards increasing our presence on the Canadian market with the Canada-Europe Comprehensive Trade Agreement (CETA) soon in operation which will eliminate quotas and tariffs for EU beef," said AHDB Head of Livestock Export Trade Development Jean-Pierre Garnier in a statement. “Canada is, of course, major beef producer and exporter. However, they are interested in some specific cuts and offal and we are already selling good volumes to Ontario and Quebec. In addition, we are progressing with some lamb marketing projects in the two Canadian provinces. Canada imports more than half the lamb consumed there."</p> <p>“In short, this successful visit bodes well for the development of British beef and lamb on the Canadian market.”</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-09-01 10:29:06 | 2025-05-13 22:12:47 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4781 | Laos has been granted a quota of 500,000 cattle for export to China | The agriculture and forestry departments across Laos have been told to launch a publicity campaign to inform farmers and producers about the official opening of the Chinese market for Lao cattle. | <p>Laos, the smallest supplier of live cattle to China (1%), has a chance to expand its market share in the Chinese market. A quota of 500,000 cattle has been established for Laotian farmers who are compliant with the requirements set by the Chinese officials. So far, the Laotian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has ordered its relevant departments to do more to promote cattle farming, encouraging private operators to produce more cattle for export to China. China has asked for bovines that are four years old or less and weigh at least 350 kg, according to Xinhua news agency.<br />The agriculture and forestry departments in all provinces have been instructed to provide training for farmers, entrepreneurs and anyone else interested in raising cattle for export to China.<br />The Department of Livestock and Fisheries has been advised to set up a network of village veterinarians across the country and to teach farmers and producers how to vaccinate their livestock and comply with all the set standards.<br />The department will inspect and certify the quality of cattle based on the agreement signed with Chinese counterparts.<br />One of the main challenges facing the government's plan to boost cattle production is the regular outbreak of livestock diseases, especially foot-and-mouth disease, which is common in Laos.<br />In addition, the recent outbreak of lumpy skin disease has infected more than 11,000 cattle in 126 villages of seven provinces, according to the report.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-06-30 10:21:30 | 2025-05-15 20:47:52 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 334 | Belarus will export poultry meat to China starting 2018 | The Agriculture and Food Ministry from Belarus, Aleksei Bogdanov, told the local media that from the first quarter of 2018 the country will start shipments of poultry meat to China. | <p> </p> <p>“Not long ago our delegation came back from China where we discussed the issues of beef supplies. Very soon two companies, these are Mogilev Meat Packing Plant and Veles Meat, will start their supplies. We are busy with expanding the list of companies that can supply products to the Chinese market. I hope we will do it before the end of the year. In the first quarter of the year we are planning to launch the exports of poultry meat to China,” said Aleksei Bogdanov.</p> <p>According to <a href="https://eng.belta.by/">BelTA</a>, Mr. Bogdanov also said that Belarus also started exporting to Vietnam and Hong Kong this year, the shipments of poultry meat reaching 1 million dollars in value.</p> | 1 | Market | 2017-10-26 07:10:00 | 2025-05-15 08:09:55 | Details Edit Delete |
