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| 5146 | New TX traysealer models from Multivac | Wider, more efficient and with greater process reliability: MULTIVAC is adding three new traysealer models to its TX8 series with a new format width, and thereby offering customers even more packaging flexibility. Thanks to their wide format, the TX 815, TX 825 and TX 835 traysealers are particularly suited to packing products in large trays in a two-track packaging process, and they are characterised primarily by their very high output. As with all models of the TX generation, it is of course possible to use Pack Pilot and other MULTIVAC Smart Services on these models. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The new machines enable trays with a maximum width of 270 mm to be run in a two-track format, or alternatively with a width of up to 560 mm in a one-track format. This means that they are specially designed for packing a wide range of food products or ready meals in family packs and catering trays. Thanks to the wide format of the machines, it is now also possible to achieve a high output of large trays with "wide side leading".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>High performance and process stability at the same time</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It is particularly with skin packs, that the new high-output traysealers show their merits: since the cycle output with skin applications is generally lower than other pack types, this two-track machine version with its tandem gripper enables very high outputs to be achieved. The tandem gripper guides the trays gently and rapidly through the packaging process, ensuring that the product is transported very securely.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">If skin packs are being produced, outputs of up to 100 packs per minute can be achieved depending on the tray size and product protrusion - and all this with excellent pack quality.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Future-proof thanks to innovative features</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">As with all traysealers of the TX generation, the new machine models are equipped for the future. The innovative machine control with Multi Sensor Control and Flow Manager makes a major contribution to the machines' very high output, consistent reliability and optimum pack quality with an even product flow.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The die concept, the so-called X-tools, is a further guarantee of a consistently high pack quality. It distributes the sealing forces very evenly on every tray, and this in turn ensures a uniform and reliable packaging result is always achieved. The RFID-coded dies are of particular benefit in terms of operating security to those companies, which run many different tray formats and therefore have frequent die changes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Process optimisation in a new dimension</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">All the models are prepared in advance for MULTIVAC's digital solutions. A wide range of MULTIVAC Smart Services is already available to customers, and these create real added value in every respect. By linking the packaging machine digitally, it is possible to access information about the current production status from any location. It is also possible to monitor and optimise the packaging process, as well as detect bottlenecks and faults, and even create new recipes simply and reliably.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In order to simplify the process when setting up new products, trays and films, the TX models can for example be connected online with MULTIVAC Pack Pilot, which automatically sets the machine parameters. This makes it possible to achieve a very quick production start - even with new pack or product applications.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The other MULTIVAC Smart Services currently include Smart Production Dashboard, Smart OEE Analyzer, Smart Log Analyzer, Smart Data Backup and Smart Machine Report. MULTIVAC customers can decide immediately or at a later date on the various, optional service packages that are available. The existing dies on the machine can in any case be used with all the service packages. </p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-12-15 13:07:30 | 2025-07-26 21:15:57 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 5145 | Global meat consumption to rise by 43 million tonnes in 10 years | Executives from Tyson Foods are expecting a constant increase in consumption across all sectors: beef, pork, and chicken. | <p>Tyson Foods' executives are expecting an increase of more than 43 million tonnes of meat in consumption over the next 10 years. Their conclusions were presented last week, during Tyson Foods’ virtual Investor Day. Chairman John H. Tyson, President and CEO Donnie King and members of the company’s senior leadership team spoke at the event. They showcased Tyson Foods’ role as a leading protein company in a growing, global market; the company’s efforts to increase value-added and overall production capacity as part of a plan to drive accelerated volume and earnings growth; and a new productivity program that is expected to deliver more than $1 billion in recurring savings by fiscal 2024.</p> <p>“We have three overarching priorities that direct our actions – winning with team members, winning with our customers and consumers, and winning with excellence in execution,” said King. “We are working to enhance our portfolio and capacity to better serve demand – this includes increasing the relative contribution of branded and value-added sales to our overall mix. By focusing on our product portfolio and by adding capacity to meet demand, we expect to outpace the market.” According to their presentation:<br />- Global protein consumption across beef, pork, and chicken is forecast to rise by close to 95 billion pounds (43 million tonnes) over the next 10 years.<br />- Tyson Foods is targeting volume growth ahead of the market in every segment. The company expects to open 12 new plants over the next two years, increasing capacity by about 1.3 billion pounds (580,000 tonnes). It is also targeting having 50% of its volume as value-added by the end of fiscal 2024.<br />- The company expects a recovery of its chicken business to a 5 to 7% operating margin by mid-fiscal 2022 and expects to deliver stronger margins through fiscal 2024.<br />- As part of the new productivity initiative, Tyson Foods plans to invest over $1.3 billion in capital in new automation capabilities over the next three years to increase yields, reduce labor costs and associated risks, and ultimately deliver cumulative savings. This initiative is designed to help the company’s facilities improve production capacity and efficiency and continue to unlock value.<br />- Volume growth is expected to outpace the market at 2% per year, which will help support adjusted earnings per share growth.</p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-15 10:13:31 | 2025-07-25 22:48:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5142 | BRF plans production site in China | The company is moving aggressively to achieve the goal of doubling annual net sales by 2030. | <p>BRF plans to double its annual net sales over the next ten years and some spectacular decisions are already taking shape. As an example, a BRF factory in China could become a reality in the following years, according to Patricio Rohner, BRF's vice-president of international markets, quoted by Reuters.<br />"To be a much more relevant player in China we need to increase local production," he said last week. The giant meat producer is willing to take the same steps made in the Middle East, where Sadia, its subsidiary operates more than 20 plants. At this time, BRF operates in the Chinese market through local partnerships in sales and distribution. Although the company is also considering the acquisition of a Chinese poultry producer, Rohner mentioned that most probably BRF will build its own facility from the ground. "When you buy a rival, a local producer, they don't have the portfolio that the younger consumers need," Mr. Rohner explained.<br />The company plans to have a net revenue of 65 billion reais ($11.65 billion) by 2024 and 100 billion reais ($17.61 billion) by 2030.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-14 10:01:16 | 2025-07-25 18:36:57 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5141 | The Teruel Ham and Shoulder Protected Designation of Origin have been one of the foods selected to benefit from the European Promotion Program, granted by the European Commission. | <p>One Spanish pork product is to receive €3 million to promote itself in the international market. The first-ever recognized Spanish Jamon, the Teruel ham and shoulder, an Aragonese POD product will benefit from a three million euros funding for international promotion over the next three years. The EU authorities have valued "the quality of the candidacy prepared by the Protected Designation of Origin to make it worthy of the necessary budget to be able to carry it out."</p> <p>This program, planned for 2022, 2023 and 2024, is an opportunity to launch actions to present the value and the quality of Teruel Jamon worldwide. The European Union is committed to those European foods that promote a balanced, healthy diet in harmony with the planet. The Teruel Ham was the first ham in Spain endorsed with a Protected Designation of Origin. "It is a unique product with an extraordinary flavor and with the quality guarantee given by the European Denomination of Origin seal. The denomination is committed to sustainability and the development of a circular economy model since the entire production process is carried out without leaving the province of Teruel ”, Spanish producers point out in the papers. <br />"We have three years ahead of us with an ambitious a project supported by Europe that the Regulatory Council would find it impossible to develop by its own means</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-13 12:40:31 | 2025-07-25 17:20:06 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 5138 | FRIMAQ: New revolutionary cardboard thermoformer | The new cardboard thermoformer designed by the Spanish company FRIMAQ is the solution that is sure to revolutionise the food packaging industry. This machine offers an alternative to the traditional packaging that until now has been carried out in 100% plastic containers. | <p>Frimaq has developed a unique system whereby a tray can be formed from a reel of virgin cardboard and laminated with a thin layer of film to make it completely airtight and ready for food use.</p> <p>The tray, 80% cardboard, is fully recyclable as we can separate the overlapping film from the cardboard for recycling.</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/files/pictures/article/Clipboard02.jpg?1639130363632" alt="Clipboard02" height="250" /></p> <p>The Frimaq cardboard thermoformer is the solution for producers to manufacture their own tray using recyclable materials to package their products. The social conscience in search of new alternatives that are more environmentally responsible is a fact, and the demand for this type of packaging in the food industry will not leave the packaging industry indifferent, which will gradually have to adapt its offer and orient it towards reducing the use of plastic as much as possible. For this reason, Frimaq is already one step ahead by offering a real alternative for eco-sustainable packaging.</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/files/pictures/article/Clipboard03.jpg?1639130406111" alt="Clipboard03" height="350" /></p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-12-10 09:00:42 | 2025-07-26 17:49:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 5137 | Classic cost-price squeeze for Irish poultry farmers | Family farms that produce Bord Bia Quality Assured chicken & eggs have seen their costs of production increase at an unprecedented rate in the past year, while prices have remained steady since 2017. | <p>IFA Poultry Chairman Andy Boylan said poultry growers are caught in a classic cost-price squeeze that has to be addressed urgently. Family farms that produce Bord Bia Quality Assured chicken & eggs have seen their costs of production increase at an unprecedented rate in the past year.<br />European Commission data shows that the price of chicken has remained stagnant since 2017, while farm costs such as labour, electricity, water, insurance, and maintenance are up over 60% on this time last year. Costs such as detergents, disinfectants, washing and bedding material are also up over 20% on this time last year for broiler farmers.<br />“Gas prices have soared. The cost per unit has increased by almost 40% over the past 18 months on my farm. The cost of energy, labour and animal feed have all seen inflation not witnessed by the sector in half a generation. Irish inflation shot to a 14-year high in October, which has had a damaging effect on the sector,” he said.</p> <p>Vice-Chairman of the Poultry Committee Brendan Soden said farmers are very concerned about their future. Egg producers conducted a survey of members, asking them if they would recommend future generations continue to produce eggs. 80% of them answered in the negative.<br />According to the European Commission, the EU average price for eggs has increased by 13.2%. However, Ireland is one of only two Member States where the price has decreased by 8.4% in the past 12 months, while feed costs are up 36% on last year. This is simply unsustainable.<br />Andy Boylan said growers are suffering and losing money. “Without an immediate increase in the wholesale retail price, to be passed back to egg and chicken producers, the entire sector is in jeopardy. We produce top quality at prices that are not sustainable. We intend to highlight the absolute necessity for our costs to be recovered from the food chain immediately.”</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-10 07:20:08 | 2025-07-27 04:30:45 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5139 | Pork exports from Canada are slowing down | Volumes exported during the first ten months of the year were 4% lower than in 2020. | <p>Canadian pig meat exports (including offal) have slowed down during the first 10 months of 2021. Compared to volumes reported same period last year, exports are now 4% below, totaling 1.12 million tonnes. The decline is even more visible in the third quarter, (-7%) and it may sink even further, considering that export volumes in October were 14% below the same month a year ago.<br />Last year, China was the main market for Canadian pig meat, with almost 500,000 tonnes shipped. For 2021, the story didn't repeat itself and, from the period of January-October, volumes have reached only 244,000 tonnes. Canada has not been able to fully compensate for this decline by exporting product elsewhere. Nonetheless, there was strong growth to the US (+26%), which resumed its position as the dominant market and received 293,000 tonnes. Shipments to Mexico also doubled, totaling 143,000 tonnes and volumes to the Philippines quadrupled, at 107,000 tonnes.<br />"Languishing Chinese import demand means global pork exporters are currently facing much competition on alternative markets. Export growth relative to previous highs may remain difficult for most key players to achieve," commented Bethan Wilkins, AHDB Senior Analyst.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-13 08:50:51 | 2025-07-25 15:07:24 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5133 | US pork exports are still strong | Despite a decline in volumes shipped to China, US pork exports have a strong year due to increased demand in other markets. | <p>China may not import so much US pork but 2021 still promises to be another good year for American pig meat exporters. US pig meat and offal exports have seen strong performance across January to October, with volumes traded even a little higher than last year’s record levels, totalling 2.58 million tonnes.</p> <p>This volume was achieved despite a 23% fall in exports to the former primary market, China, with these volumes totaling 618,000 tonnes. This decline was primarily offset by a 30% increase in shipments to Mexico, which totaled 761,000 tonnes. The smaller markets of Colombia and the Philippines also recorded strong growth. "USMEF has always prioritized market diversification, and this is more critical than ever now that the red meat industry faces unprecedented transportation challenges and rising input costs," said President and CEO, Dan Halstrom.<br />Pork exports totaled 226,206 tonnes in October, down 7% from a year ago, while export value slipped 3.5% to $618.8 million. Pork exports to Mexico continued to strengthen in October as shipments reached a new monthly high of 83,929 tonnes, up 38% from a year ago, while value increased 37% to $143.8 million. Through October, exports to Mexico increased 28% to 707,157 tonnes, valued at $1.38 billion (up 55%). Exports are also ahead of the record pace established in 2017 when full-year shipments to Mexico exceeded 800,000 tonnes and topped $1.5 billion in value.<br />The latest USDA forecasts for US pork exports (not including offal) anticipate a 1% decline in export volumes this year, although a 3% recovery is expected for 2022.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-09 11:27:50 | 2025-07-26 07:29:43 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5132 | IAWS - the most complete animal welfare certification in Europe | The current world situation of African Swine Fever (ASF), which is a totally harmless disease for humans but with catastrophic economic consequences for the pig sector, makes biosecurity really important such as one of the most effective measures in controlling the spread of this disease. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Taking extreme precautions is absolutely necessary, and thanks to the Animal Welfare and Biosecurity Technical Regulation INTERPORC ANIMAL WELFARE SPAIN (IAWS), the Spanish White Pork Sector is committed to animal welfare and biosecurity, in order to avoid the entry of pathogens as much as possible, as well as to reduce their infection, preserving the health and comfort of all animals.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Therefore, the IAWS certification not only includes measures for the animal's own benefit, according to the five freedoms from OIE and adopted by the Farm Animal Welfare Council, but also includes a specific area with biosecurity requirements that farms, slaughterhouses and industry must meet if they wish to obtain this demanding certificate.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The IAWS Technical Regulation indicates the presence and implementation of a hygiene and biosecurity plan, which stablishes some mandatory measures as preventing the entrance of meat products from other foreign countries, the presence of a perimeter fence to avoid the contact with wild animals, the duty to incorporate showers or an equivalent system in farms, the need to maintain the surroundings of the farm in a correct state of cleansing and maintenance, and the cleansing and disinfection of the vehicles and the farm within the “all-in all-out” system, among others.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In conclusion, this way of understanding animal welfare as a concept directly interrelated with other fields (biosecurity, health, handling, traceability and food safety) is proper and exclusive to the IAWS certification, thus establishing itself as the most complete, safe and demanding animal welfare certification in Europe.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For more information, please check our website: <a href="https://www.bienestaranimalcertificado.com/animal-welfare-certified/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bienestaranimalcertificado.com/animal-welfare-certified/&source=gmail&ust=1639127396708000&usg=AOvVaw2D9hgdqZwuxDinKQW3Vvz7">https://www.bienestaranimalcertificado.com/animal-welfare-certified/</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regarding biosecurity, please check this video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5x4z9nSVAE&t=69s" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dn5x4z9nSVAE%26t%3D69s&source=gmail&ust=1639127396708000&usg=AOvVaw3OTYtRiDsdoESMtIjIbbdE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5x4z9nSVAE&t=69s</a></p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-12-10 06:50:09 | 2025-07-26 09:06:54 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 5131 | Indonesia will increase meat consumption by 1,321% over the next 30 years | A recent outlook released by ABARES reveals a growing trend for higher-value food products among Indonesians. | <p>Australia is eyeing the Indonesian meat market which is expected to grow by 1,321% over the next 30 years, according to a recent outlook released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). According to the report, Indonesia’s middle class has been growing for the past two decades, increasing 13 percent between 2002 and 2016. It was classified by the world bank as an upper-middle income country in 2020 before one of the worst COVID 19 outbreaks in the world downgraded that classification.<br />However, after the country will resolve the sanitary crisis, incomes are expected to enter a growing trajectory and food consumption to rise as well. "(COVID 19) increased the number of Indonesia’s poor to 27.5 million people, or 10.1% of the population, and turned back 3 years of progress in poverty reduction. Once Indonesia navigates its way out of the health crisis, it should resume its trajectory to higher incomes,” says the report. Also, "significant growth in the number of restaurants and food stalls and the growing use of smartphones and food delivery services have supported consumer preferences for ready-made and prepared meals. Indonesia is at the forefront of many e-commerce platforms, encouraged by its young, higher income and urbanized population’s openness to new technology, particularly in food,", mentioned the outlook.</p> <p><img src="/files/pictures/article/indonesias-food-consumption-5-01.jpg?1638954678994" alt="indonesias-food-consumption-5-01" height="100%" /></p> <p><br />While it is coming off a low base, the report is predicting a 1,321% increase in meat consumption, despite currently trade barriers that keep meat imports low. In the end, over the next 30 years, a growing middle class in Indonesia and shifting diets to higher-value foods will make it harder for the country to resist importing.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-08 07:11:37 | 2025-07-26 00:12:21 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5130 | Argentinian beef exports in October, down 31% | 33,638 tonnes of beef have been shipped abroad in October and higher prices in key destinations have limited the losses for the Argentinian beef industry. | <p>October beef exports from Argentina dropped 30.9% compared with the same month last year and 25% from the volume reported for September, totaling 33,638 tonnes. However, an increase in prices in key markets such as China and the European Union has limited the losses in terms of value. According to data presented by the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (Ipcva), the average FOB price per ton for the period in question was approximately $ 10,100 for chilled boneless cuts; and close to $5,650 for frozen boneless cuts. “These prices have been 1.3% higher than those obtained in September and 44.5% higher than those registered during the tenth month of 2020 ″, detailed Ipcva.<br />The total value of October exports was $240.9 million, 0.9% lower than the $243.1 million obtained in October 2020.<br />"During the first ten months of the current year, 676 thousand tonnes of beef were exported by Argentina, totaling $2.2 billion, representing a drop of 8% in volume and practically the same value as in the same period last year. The improved prices in key destinations such as China and the European Union, which has been combined with the strong incidence of tariff quotas, which include the most precious cuts, have contributed to these results", added Mario Ravettino, president of the Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters (ABC).</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-08 06:38:46 | 2025-07-26 19:35:29 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5129 | Italy culls 4 million birds due to AI | Several other countries in the EU are also confronted with bird flu outbreaks. | <p>Four million birds in Italian commercial farms have been culled in the last few days due to numerous bird flu outbreaks reported in the country. Official sources from the Venice Zooprophylactic Institute confirmed that many of the birds exterminated are broilers in large commercial farms hit by avian influenza (AI) last week. The situation in Italy comes as many other European countries, such as France, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria, have reported similar outbreaks in bird farms. <br />In Bulgaria, 80,000 birds have been culled over the weekend after an outbreak was reported at an industrial farm in the southern village of Tsalapitsa, according to the country's food safety agency. The farm has been hit by the highly pathogenic avian influenza type A, the agency said.<br />In Hungary, 5,000 turkeys on a farm in the county of Bekes were killed last week due to an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus.<br />Three weeks ago more than 38,000 ducks were slaughtered on one farm, as well as around 500 geese on a second farm due to a bird flu outbreak in the southern Bacs-Kiskun region.<br />France also confirmed last week the existence of the virus on a poultry farm close to the Belgian border. All birds at the affected farm in the northwestern town of Warhem have been killed and a 10-kilometer surveillance perimeter has been set up, with all movement of poultry prohibited in the area.</p> <p>Part of the circumscribed area is in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Belgium's Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain today adopted additional measures for the towns of De Panne, Veurne, Alveringem and Poperinge. Poultry farmers and private owners must keep birds caged, and poultry shows and markets are prohibited.<br />Authorities in the UK also reported 5 outbreaks on commercial farms and bird-keepers across the kingdom have been ordered to move their flocks inside in order to prevent the spreading of the virus. Three outbreaks have been reported in the last 30 days by authorities in Ireland. In Poland, more than 25 outbreaks have been reported by authorities in November and the industry may face another bad season due to restrictions imposed by countries outside the EU. Poland is also the largest poultry producer in the EU, with a market share of 19%.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-08 06:20:38 | 2025-07-27 04:55:37 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5127 | Garra International announces changes in the Senior Management | Marco Spada, a high-caliber professional with more than 25 years of experience will be the CFO for the animal protein trading company, which also created a Global Compliance Department. | <p>After presenting itself to the world as a fully integrated global brand, Garra International has been constantly investing in innovation to support its expansion plan. Among the innovations are new products and markets, as well as customized solutions to facilitate animal protein trading at both ends of the business – suppliers and buyers.</p> <p>Transformational change has also been happening within the Garra International team. The company has been professionalizing its management, hiring well-known market leaders, reinforcing its Board of Directors.<br />Now, Garra International announces a reshaping of its leadership roles to meet the requirements of its expanding position in global trade. First, another high-caliber professional will be joining the team. Marco Spada, who has 25 years of experience, will be the company's new Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Affairs.</p> <p>Throughout his career, Spada has held leadership positions in well-known agribusiness companies, such as Cargill and Marfrig. In the latter, he was Global CFO and Investor Relations Officer. At Garra he will occupy a strategic position, being responsible for the entire financial area, including fundraising and relationships with financial institutions.<br />Given its growth throughout the past year, the company also saw the need to create a new department, Global Compliance, Auditing and Information Technology. Leading it will be Sidnei Barros, who has built his career of more than two decades in large companies such as BRF, and has been responsible for Garra’s financial activities since 2019.<br />Garra also announces the appointment of Carolina Mercadante, who will act as Global Head of Human Resources. With 21 years of experience in the field, she has worked for companies such as Grupo Pão de Açúcar, Sonova do Brasil, and Cengage Learning.<br />The Garra International senior management team is completed with: Chief Commercial Officer, Matias Hees, an internationally recognized professional in the global animal protein market, with more than 19 years of experience working for large meatpackers; Kerry McBreen, current Chief Operations Officer, with 15 years of experience in trading; and senior advisor Ali Mossalem.<br />“With these changes, we are creating stronger leadership in the core divisions of our company and greatly increasing the professionalism of our senior management team,” says Frederico Kaefer, CEO of Garra International. “That will allow us to reach both our expansion and financial goals in the coming years while strengthening our corporate governance practices.”<br />A joint venture between Brazilian company KIT and New Zealand's Garra, the company plans to quintuple its revenue as an animal protein trading company, from $200 million to $1 billion over the next ten years.<br />Currently, Garra trades 120 thousand tons of poultry, beef, lamb, and pork every year, selling to approximately 500 customers in more than 60 markets. To meet such demand, it has teams operating in more than ten countries, including Brazil, the United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and New Zealand.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-07 06:10:11 | 2025-07-25 17:28:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5126 | The World's Best Steak 2021 comes from Finland | Atria's Finnish grass-fed sirloin steak was crowned the best steak in the world at the prestigious World Steak Challenge in Dublin. Atria's Danish partner JN Meat International entered the competition with Finnish beef and won the title of the World's Best Steak for the third time in a row. | <p>Atria is the producer of the world's best steak in 2021, as the prestigious World Steak Challenge recognizes. Atria's Finnish grass-fed sirloin steak was crowned the best steak in the world at the prestigious World Steak Challenge in Dublin. Atria's Danish partner JN Meat International entered the competition with Finnish beef and won the title of the World's Best Steak for the third time in a row. In all, the winner was chosen from more than 400 different steaks and 23 competing countries.</p> <p>The world's best steak is a grass-fed Ayrshire beef from the Hautakorpi cattle farm in Karvia, located in Western Finland. "The win was a surprise for me, and as a Finnish farmer we should be proud of this victory. A world championship is always a world championship," comments Esko Hautakorpi, the owner of the farm.</p> <p>A total of 23 countries took part in the competition. The winner was chosen from a field of over 400 different steaks. The jury judged the taste of the winning steak to be very tasty and tender. Iannis Grammenos, chairman of the 50-strong jury, praised the Finnish beef sirloin steak as incredibly tender, juicy and tasty. "This steak’s delicious and long-lasting taste lingered in the mouth, making you want to eat it more and more. A well-deserved and worthy winner!"</p> <p>"We are very happy and proud of this victory. Of course, the best thing about Finnish meat is its purity and safety, but most of all its taste. And it was the taste that clearly distinguished the winner from the other steaks in this competition," says John Sashi-Nielsen, founder and owner of JN Meat International.</p> <p>"This can be considered a historic and unique achievement, as it was the third time in a row! Similarly, the jury's justification for the lingering delicious taste of Finnish steak compared to other steaks was also given to us for the third time. We supply JN Meat International in Denmark with high quality Finnish beef and they chose the best cuts to enter the competition. It is a long-term work from field to table and a smooth cooperation with JN Meat International. The Hautakorpi farm in Karvia deserves special thanks. All Finnish meat producers also deserve a share of this victory," said Markku Hirvijärvi, Director of Meat Business, Atria Finland.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-07 08:46:48 | 2025-07-27 01:18:09 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5123 | NZ beef and lamb sales in the US are growing | Grass-fed New Zealand beef and lamb products have increased their presence in the American market due to the partnership signed between Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Silver Fern Farms. | <p>Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Silver Fern Farms are celebrating another year of successful joint marketing efforts in the United States. The partnership, which included a series of seasonal marketing campaigns, outdoor advertisements and creative brand programs, resulted in significant sales growth and increased awareness. The American appetite for grass-fed sustainably raised New Zealand beef and lamb is growing. Lamb and beef exports to the US have lifted by 41% and 5% respectively compared to the 2019-2020 season, with chilled beef lifting by 62%. To build on the momentum in the U.S., B+LNZ and Silver Fern Farms crafted several campaigns designed to capture the hearts and appetite of ‘Conscious Foodie’ consumers.</p> <p>Just last month, the organizations wrapped a three-week joint campaign designed to promote New Zealand grass-fed beef via the Silver Fern Farms direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform. Promotional tactics included curated 100% Grass-Fed New Zealand beef bundles, a product offer, paid digital media, social media, email marketing and an online influencer campaign. As a result of the collaborative campaign, Silver Fern Farms saw a 247% increase in website traffic, a 291% increase in beef products sold and a 254% increase in beef revenue.</p> <p>“The beef-focused e-commerce campaign is a prime example of how B+LNZ can add value and provide support to brands looking to break through in the US,” said Michael Wan, B+LNZ’s Global Manager – New Zealand Red Meat Story. “By working together and combining resources, we can reach even more consumers, building increased awareness and preference as well as sales of New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb in a key market.”</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-06 04:45:58 | 2025-07-27 04:25:57 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5122 | Reduced production for US beef next year, exports to remain strong | A recent outlook from Rabobank presents a mixed picture in the global beef market. | <p>Next year may present opportunities for beef producers around the world but that does not exclude the risks brought by COVID 19 crisis. Restrictions applied in several Asian and European markets this autumn are already creating a wave of uncertainties for exporters and, besides that, contraction in national herds in some regions may have an impact on prices and trade.<br />The world is about to face a beef shortage in short term as the US cattle inventory, along with Australia's and several other countries in Europe have entered a contraction phase. Most regions saw cattle prices continue to rise in light of ongoing limited supplies and strong demand, according to Rabobank analysts. Brazil represents an exception due to the ban placed by China on beef imports from the South American country, which made domestic prices drop since September. Limited export opportunities for Brazilian cattle made prices contract dramatically in the last two months and a half.<br />Meantime, the US, another major player in the global market has seen a rise in prices as demand for beef in the domestic market and abroad has increased in 2021. "The US is one of the most influential beef markets in the world. As a major producer, consumer, exporter, and importer, it touches all parts of the global beef market. In 2022, we expect US beef production to contract but exports to remain strong," according to Rabobank's team of analysts.<br />So, what can go wrong for US beef exporters? "Global Covid cases started rising again in late October, with Europe, in particular, seeing a large jump in case numbers. Some governments have reintroduced control measures to contain Covid outbreaks, including restrictions on food service. China’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid also restricts many foodservice channels. If the Covid measures are not successful, we expect to see reduced opportunities for beef in some foodservice channels in both regions over the coming months. Reduced investment in shipping and containers in 2019, Covid-related increased demand for goods and market imbalances in 2020 and 2021, and shipping congestion and cancellations have combined to push freight rates to stratospheric levels in Q4 2021. We believe global shipping disruptions will continue in 2022, and, as a result, costs for containerized freight, particularly reefers, will remain high, " says the outlook.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Vion Food Group</em>)</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-03 08:10:02 | 2025-07-27 04:00:32 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5120 | Four consecutive months of decline for FAO Meat Price Index | Reduced purchases of pig meat by China led to lower international quotations. | <p>The FAO Meat Price Index dropped in November by 0.9%, which marks the fourth month of continuous decline. Despite that, the figure is still 16.5 points (17.6%) above the value registered in the same month a year ago.<br />Last month, international prices for pork decreased for the fifth month in a row, due to a reduction in purchases by China, especially from the European Union. Sheep meat prices also fell sharply due to increased supplies, mainly in Australia.<br />Meanwhile, international beef prices remained stable, as the decline in Brazilian beef prices was offset by higher export values ??in Australia, as the country is currently rebuilding its herd.<br />Poultry meat prices were also stable as global supply seemed sufficient to meet demand despite constraints, such as shortages of shipping containers and avian influenza in Asia and Europe. <br />Other commodities included in the FAO Food Price Index have followed an opposite trend, with one exception. The FAO Dairy Price Index led November’s aggregate rise, increasing by 3.4% from the previous month. Strong global import demand persisted for butter and milk powders as buyers sought to secure spot supplies in anticipating of tightening markets.</p> <p>The FAO Cereal Price Index increased by 3.1% in November from the previous month and was 23.2% higher than its year-ago level. Maize export prices rose slightly and international rice prices remained broadly steady, while wheat prices hit their highest level since May 2011. The increase reflected strong demand amid tight supplies, especially of higher quality wheat, while prices were also supported by concerns about untimely rains in Australia and uncertainty regarding potential changes to export measures in the Russian Federation.</p> <p>The FAO Sugar Price Index was 1.4% higher in November than in October and nearly 40% above its level in November 2020. The increase was primarily driven by higher ethanol prices, though large shipments from India and a positive outlook for sugar exports by Thailand tempered the upward pressure on quotations.</p> <p>The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index declined by 0.3% from a record high reached in October, reflecting lower values for soy and rapeseed oils as well as lower crude oil prices. International palm oil prices remained firm. <br />In total, the FAO Food Price Index averaged 134.4 points in the month, its highest level since June 2011 and 1.2% higher than during October. The index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, was 27.3% higher than its level in November 2020.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-03 07:38:00 | 2025-07-27 01:22:08 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5118 | Australia reports increased goat meat production | Goat production exceeded 6,000 tonnes for the first time since March 2019. | <p>Goat meat production in Australia is at the highest level reached over the past two years and a half. Goat production exceeded 6,000 tonnes for the first time since March 2019. In the third quarter, goat slaughter hit 344,000 head, an increase of 81% on last year and 32% on the June quarter, informs Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).<br />The rise in slaughter translated to higher production and highlights that the goat population rebuild has matured, with producers now harvesting and mustering goats again after two years.<br />Goat carcase weights remained above 17kg for the third consecutive quarter, in part due to the improved seasonal conditions and abundance of feed. However, the rise in goat carcase weights can also be attributed to a shift in the industry towards managed goat operations, where producers are not processing every goat they muster (both small and large). Rather, they are now keeping lighter goats for longer and finishing them out to heavier weights.<br />Goat production remains concentrated in Victoria and Queensland, where 88% of goats are processed. However, most of the goats processed in these states come from NSW.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-02 08:41:08 | 2025-07-25 16:10:54 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5117 | Bird flu spreads across Europe | New outbreaks have been reported in Hungary, France, Italy, Ireland and the UK. | <p>Avian influenza continues to be a serious challenge for poultry farmers across Europe. For the last two months, outbreaks have been reported in Poland, England, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Ireland and Italy, the latest with an outbreak discovered in swans near Rome. In Hungary, 5,000 turkeys on a farm in the county of Bekes were killed at the beginning of this week due to an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus.<br />Two weeks ago more than 38,000 ducks were slaughtered on one farm, as well as around 500 geese on a second farm due to a bird flu outbreak in the southern Bacs-Kiskun region.<br />France also confirmed last week the existence of the virus on a poultry farm close to the Belgian border. The virus is being analysed by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety. All birds at the affected farm in the northwestern town of Warhem will be killed and a 10-kilometer surveillance perimeter has been set up, with all movement of poultry prohibited in the area.</p> <p>Part of the circumscribed area is in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Belgium's Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain today adopted additional measures for the towns of De Panne, Veurne, Alveringem and Poperinge. Poultry farmers and private owners must keep birds caged, and poultry shows and markets are prohibited.<br />Authorities in the UK also reported 5 outbreaks on commercial farms and bird-keepers across the kingdom have been ordered to move their flocks inside in order to prevent the spreading of the virus. Three outbreaks have been reported in the last 30 days by authorities in Ireland.<br />In Italy, Rome's largest park has been partially sealed off to the public after a swan died from a case of avian influenza, or bird flu. The news was announced on Monday night by the city's mayor Roberto Gualtieri who ordered the 10-day closure of the eastern part of Villa Pamphilj, in the area around the Giglio lake.<br />In Poland, more than 25 outbreaks have been reported by authorities in November and the industry may face another bad season due to restrictions imposed by countries outside the EU. Poland is also the largest poultry producer in the EU, with a market share of 19%.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-12-02 07:30:48 | 2025-07-25 11:05:01 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5114 | EU beef production drops | Imports are also down from a year ago. | <p><br />Beef production in the European Union has decreased by 1% during the first eight months of the year totaling 4.4 million tonnes. Ireland was the main factor contributing to this decline (-8%) compared with the same period a year ago, although Germany, Poland and Belgium also reported a drop in beef production. Spain, on the other hand, showed a notable increase in production, up 6%. Figures for the EU’s largest beef producer, France, were virtually unchanged on the year. 14.9 million cattle and calves were slaughtered, virtually unchanged versus the same period a year ago. The European Commission forecasts that cattle slaughter will have increased in the second half of the year, considering the pull of high cattle prices and push of increasingly expensive feed costs. Total-year production is therefore forecast at -0.5% from 2020. For 2022, production is expected to contract further. EU beef exports for Jan-Aug grew by 1% to 137,000 tonnes, driven by growth to Norway and Bosnia & Herzegovina. There was also growth further east: to Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong.<br />Meantime, imports have declined by 12%, totaling 298,000 tonnes. This was largely driven by less beef imported from the UK. Smaller shipments also came from Argentina and Australia, while more beef was shipped in from Uruguay. Cattle supplies are tighter globally, which will be limiting volumes from key areas.</p> <p>EU beef trade is expected to recover by the year-end, as export growth is forecast to continue, and EU foodservice markets reopen and require more imported beef. However, recent COVID-19 measures and new lockdowns in some areas may upset this forecast somewhat.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-11-29 09:36:54 | 2025-07-27 03:35:56 | Details Edit Delete |
