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| 3200 | Australian beef industry must adjust for succeding in Asian markets - analyst | China is increasing demand for grain-fed beef but multiple challenges lay ahead for exporters. | <p>Australia has the potential to increase its grain-fed beef exports in the Asian markets, especially China, by 65% to 2030, according to Angus Gidley-Baird, senior animal protein analyst at Rabobank, but industry must adjust to tackle multiple challenges and risks that lays ahead.<br />"Maximising the chances of succeeding in these markets will require adjustments to the Australian beef system. Producers, backgrounders, feedlots, and processors will all need to be aligned", he said.<br />Producers and backgrounders will need to produce more consistent volumes and animals with qualities that will perform in feedlot systems. Feedlots will need to better manage feed grain supplies and to encourage crop farmers to focus on feed grain production, and processors will need to incentivize the production of meats with qualities that meet the market specifications, explained the analyst.<br />If these conditions are to be met, the export volumes can reach 500,000 tonnes according to the bank's projection. At this time, China is the world's largest importer of beef. According to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), in the 2018-19 financial year beef exports reached A$9.49 billion (US$6.41 billion), a 19% increase on last financial year and A$446 million (US$298 million) higher than the previous record set in 2014-15. <br />There was prominent growth across all of Australia’s major beef export markets:<br />- Japan: $2.31 billion, up 9% year-on-year<br />- US: $1.94 billion, up 13%<br />- China: $1.75 billion, up 74%<br />- South Korea: $ 1.50 billion, up 28%.<br />At the same time, cattle on feed inventory set another record, at 1,147,400 head. Cattle on feed were sustained over 1.1 million head for the entire year.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-08-23 11:08:59 | 2025-07-28 00:26:42 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5798 | Rabobank: China Food & Agribusiness Quarterly – Q4 2022 | China is facing sharp economic growth slowdown due to macroeconomic and geo-political challenges around the world, the real estate market slowdown, and ongoing Covid-led lockdowns. | <p>In Q2 2022, China’s GDP growth recorded only 0.4% YOY, according to the National Statistics Bureau. Rabobank is forecasting China GDP will only grow at 2.8 % for year 2022.<br />In August, consumer confidence indicators (CCI) are hitting historic lows, at 91.8. CCI is less likely to improve in the short term, given the current geopolitical turmoil, the ongoing zero-Covid policy in China, and growing fears of a global recession. In addition, youth unemployment remains at a historical high level (18.7% in Aug 2022), imposing challenges of economic and social instability.<br />Together with currency depreciation, softening equity markets, and a higher youth unemployment rate, consumer sentiment unsurprisingly shows limited optimism for F&A demand.<br />Unlike the US or Europe, China’s inflation for most food products is low or moderate, except for pork and fresh fruits and vegetables. Low price increases for most food products have indicated that food processors may face challenges in transfering raw material increases to end consumers.</p> <p><br />The main highlights include:<br />- Farm Inputs: Domestic fertilizer prices are stabilizing in recent weeks, as the autumn fertilization season approaches in China. Meanwhile, feedstock costs will also limit downside potential. Operating rates of nitrogen and phosphate producers are expected to stay low in Q4, due to the impacts of governmental policies. The Chinese government will restrict fertilizer export until 30 April 2023.<br />- Grains & Oilseeds: China’s domestic corn price is facing seasonal harvest pressure. The 2022/23 output is now estimated to have a mild drop of 5m to 6m metric tons. Driven by high basis points and positive crushing margins, China’s monthly soybean import volume is set to rebound in the coming months. High imports will ease tight supply and stabilize the soymeal price.<br />- Animal Protein: Pork prices remain strong despite the government measures to curb the rising CPI. Momentum will likely continue into Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. Poultry prices have increased mildly compared with pork. Price upside potential is relatively limited as demand remains weak under Covid policies. Imports have dropped while exports increased.<br />- Dairy: Despite high milk production growth, falling import is slowing down supply. However, the recovery in dairy demand has again been interrupted by renewed Covid-related lockdowns in Q3 and into October. This continues to depress milk prices and slows down the pace of destocking. Following reports of squeezed profitability by listed farming operators in 1H 2022, the pressure is expected to persist on dairy farming profit margins. Channel checks suggest that investment appetite is decreasing, but meaningful slowdown in production is probably unlikely until 1H 2023 and onward.<br />- Consumer Foods: In August 2022, the foodservice sector grew by 8.4%, mainly as a result of a lower comparable base in August 2021 and moderate food price increases. Food and grocery retail sales were up by 7.8% YOY, with food-only retail sales slightly outperforming beverage retail sales in August.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2022-10-26 03:01:00 | 2025-07-27 10:36:30 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4221 | US pork exports at risk over the next 5 years | China is changing the game in the global meat market. Again. | <p>China's intention to rebuild its national pig inventory is jeopardizing the US export picture over the next 3 to 5 years, according to the latest analysis from CoBank. "China's pork market is showing the early signs of herd rebuilding and hog prices have fallen 30% from their peak a year ago," said Will Sawyer, lead economist, animal protein, CoBank. "This increases the risk of an oversupply of US pork if exports to other markets, primarily in Asia and Latin America, are unable to absorb this supply."</p> <p>The loss of exports to China would likely lead to difficult conditions for US hog producers and processors alike. The US pork industry has built multiple new plants over the past four years, increasing packing capacity by 12%, with much of this new capacity eyed for international markets.</p> <p>Following the discovery of ASF in Germany in September, many key pork importing countries have banned German pork, opening the window for increased shipments from the US and other key pork exporters. This provides the US with a short-term opportunity to increase market share in China, as Germany represents approximately 14% of China's pork imports. Although the ban is unlikely to last forever, and with China's hog prices showing signs of weakening, the US may still feel the pressure of reduced Chinese pork imports.</p> <p>While lower trade flows with China to pre-ASF levels would bring a good deal of stress to the US pork sector, there are strategies and changes the pork industry can make now to help dampen that impact. Shifting trade relationships from transactional to strategic, pursuing trade diversification and building the US market are among those strategies.</p> <p>The greatest opportunity and possible challenge for the US pork sector is the domestic market. With few exceptions over the last 30 years, annual per capita pork consumption in the US has been range between 48 and 52 pounds (around 23 Kg).</p> <p>Looking for secondary customers</p> <p>Spurring new or increased demand from other markets is another industry imperative. These growth opportunities may come from US pork's core trade partners, but by also expanding trade opportunities with secondary customers. Markets like Japan, Korea and Mexico are critical in the next few years. The US pork sector also has great export opportunities in numerous smaller markets, especially in the Caribbean, and Central and South America.</p> <p>US packers have opportunities to strengthen their relationships with importers and customers of their end products. With all major pork-producing countries eyeing the Chinese market, suppliers with strategic relationships in China will fare much better during the down cycle.</p> <p>"One of the many lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 is the necessity of a strong relationship between producer and packer," added Sawyer. "This is true in both beef and pork, as those producers who had a deep and strategic relationship with their packer fared far better during the plant shutdowns and slowdowns in April and May 2020."</p> <p>The relationship between a hog producer and their packer can become strategic in many ways, whether that be by contract, ownership, geography, size, or efficiency. In an environment where demand is falling as exports shrink, producers with the deepest relationships will better weather any changes in plant capacity that may come.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-11-06 07:38:07 | 2025-07-26 17:54:57 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2777 | EU grants new quotas for Chinese duck meat | China is allowed to export to the EU market a volume of 6,600 tonnes of duck meat per year at a 10.9% tariff. | <p>China has an individual quota for duck meat exports in the EU of 6,600 tonnes per year. The new quotas can be expected to boost the international competitiveness of China's poultry industry while improving the industry standards, according to an industry expert.<br />The agreement allows the Chinese exporters to deliver 6,600 tonnes of duck meat in the U market with a 10.9% tariff, while the rest it will have a €2,765 duty per ton. Until now, China didn't have an established quota for duck meat in the European market. In 2015, the Asian country filed a complaint against the EU at the WTO over its high tariffs on Chinese poultry products. In 2017, the WTO ruled that the EU's tariff quotas on Chinese poultry products had violated WTO rules. The final agreement on the new tariff quota came after rounds of negotiations between China and the EU in November 2018.<br />"Thanks to the relatively strong production ability of China's poultry sector, more exports of duck meat to the EU will enhance domestic companies' competitiveness in the world and the Chinese market", said Li Guoxiang, a research fellow at the Rural Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, in a statement for <a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1144279.shtml">Global Times</a> newspaper.<br />The new quota can also improve industry standards in China's poultry business. The EU has high quality and safety standards for poultry imports from all sources, and entering the market will require Chinese poultry products to meet certain criteria, which will drive standardized breeding in the domestic industry.</p> | 1 | Market | 2019-04-02 06:58:30 | 2025-07-27 13:59:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2053 | Out of control? ASF virus reaches Beijing's proximity | China has suffered its first outbreak of African swine fever in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, the national capital region. | <p>China AS outbreaks accounts now for more than 30 cases, with the latest being registered in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, the national capital region, according to Yicai Global magazine.<br />A commercial farm was hit by the outbreak with 19,938 pigs on-site, according to the Chinese authorities. It is the largest farm in China affected by the virus until now. <br />According to quoted Yao Guiling, an analyst with China-America Commodity Data Analytics. He declared for Reuters that the fact that the disease was confirmed on a large swine farm indicated that the situation has gotten more serious. He hinted that companies might re-think or slow their output expansion plans.<br />One of the cases took place at a farm in Houjiaying, Yinzhou District, Tianjin on October 12 with 292 of 639 pigs affected and 189 dead.<br />Other cases in northeastern China have also emerged in October in Yingkou, Anshan and Dalian in Liaoning province. Local authorities have initiated an emergency response to block, cull and disinfect the affected pigs.<br />The agricultural ministry has also temporarily closed all live pig trading markets in the affected areas in an effort to contain the virus. The total number of provinces affected now is 9 and pork transportation in the area has been blocked.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-10-16 14:24:16 | 2025-07-26 22:33:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5311 | Spanish pig sector struggles to remain profitable | China has reduced demand for Spanish pork by 43% during the second half of 2021. | <p>Production costs have squeezed the margins in the Spanish pork industry. Although the country is now the largest pig producer and exporter in the EU, with a 5% increase in the national pig herd, increased production costs, mainly in feed, electricity, and labor is impacting the sector. From January-November 2021, total Spanish pork shipments rose 5% compared to the same period of 2020, due to growth to the EU and to China, Spain’s major pork destination, particularly during the first semester of 2021. However, for the second half of the year, China's demand for Spanish pig meat has dropped by 43%.<br />Data presented by Mercedes Vega, Genesus General Director for Spain, Italy are Portugal, reflects a slowdown in shipments to some important markets.</p> <p><img src="/files/pictures/article/Screenshot%202022-02-01%20232622.png?1645437711931" alt="Screenshot 2022-02-01 232622" height="100%" /></p> <p>A forecast for 2022 is not easy to make, warns Mrs. Vega. "2022 started with 1.02 €/kg, and risen to 1.035 €/kg, compared to 2021 when we started with 1.1€/kg and got to 1.42€/kg in the last week of January. We see a considerably lower price for this year. Cost of production as of December 2021 at €1.32/kg compared to €1.15/kg in 2020 – significantly higher for 2021.<br />Covid Pandemic still impacts both production costs and demand, while regarding supply/demand, at the beginning of the year there is more supply than demand. The slaughterhouses in the north of Spain have absorbed this greater supply more than those in the south. Oversupply is being frozen as packers expect to negotiate a better price for export," Mercedes Vega said in a recent market report.<br />China remains the big unknown in the international market and even if other Asian markets for Spanish pork developed well in 2021, it did not offset the losses from decreased Chinese demand since July 2021.<br />Spain has started this year with a pig herd of 33 milion head (+5%), while the sow herd grew 1%, to 2.635 million sows, according to Eurostat data. In this context, it is vital for Spain to increase its presence in the international market, as the EU single market is confronted with oversupply resulted from Germany and Italy, countries impacted by the African Swine Fever in the last year and a half.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2022-02-21 10:02:15 | 2025-07-28 01:57:51 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8139 | China bans livestock product imports from numerous countries | China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep pox, goat pox and foot-and-mouth-disease, according to Reuters. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The ban, which also includes processed and unprocessed products, comes after the World Health Organization released information of disease outbreaks in various countries, according to a series of announcements by China's General Administration of Customs dated Jan. 21.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The ban from the world's largest meat importer affects Ghana, Somalia, Qatar, Congo (DRC), Nigeria, and Tanzania, Egypt, Bulgaria, East Timor and Eritrea.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">China also said it has stopped imports of sheep, goat and related products from Palestine, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh due to sheep pox and goat pox outbreaks.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It also blocked the imports of even-toed ungulates and related products from Germany following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, it said.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-01-28 00:20:34 | 2025-07-28 00:11:07 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7988 | China lifts final trade restrictions on Australian meat processors | China has lifted trade restrictions on two Australian meat processing facilities, allowing the full resumption of red meat exports to the country, according to Reuters. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beijing has now removed restrictions from all 10 Australian abattoirs it banned between 2020 and 2022.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The bans were imposed around the time that China blocked imports of commodities including coal, barley and wine from Australia after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Almost all those restrictions have been removed since a new government won power in Canberra in 2022, with trade in lobster, the final banned product, set to restart by year-end.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This is great news for Australian exporters, producers and farmers", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Since we were elected we've worked tirelessly to resume trade and that's exactly what we are seeing. It's a win for trade and a win for Australian jobs".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">China is the second largest market for Australian beef and veal after the United States, receiving around 200,000 metric tons a year worth around $1.5 billion in recent years, Australian trade data show.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Australia was still able to ship beef to China when the abattoirs were banned because other processors were not subject to restrictions.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Australian beef exports have surged this year as the country steps into the gap left by low U.S. production, though most of the increase has been in shipments to the United States and Japan.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-12-05 00:25:38 | 2025-07-27 23:54:38 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7428 | China lifts embargo on five beef plants from Australia | China has lifted import bans on five major Australian beef processing facilities, in the latest sign of improving relations between the two nations, informs the Australian government. | <p><span lang="DE">China imposed the bans between 2020 and 2022, around the same time as it banned imports of a number of commodities, including coal, timber and wine, from Australia, after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origins of Covid-19. The bans applied to certain plants but did not affect others, meaning Australia could still send beef to China.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It was tough for those plants in particular, but we still saw meat exporting", said an analyst on agriculture. He added that lifting restrictions should boost Australian shipments to China, which have already increased. to its highest level since 2020 as a declining cattle herd in the United States, Australia's main competitor, reduces its exports.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Lower US supply may have been one reason for China's action. China was Australia's second-biggest beef export market last year, receiving 240,000 tonnes worth about $1.6 billion, Australian trade data shows.</span></p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-06-09 00:05:37 | 2025-07-27 18:08:21 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 8535 | China issues countrywide ban on Brazilian poultry imports | China has issued a ban on all imports of poultry and related products from Brazil over an avian influenza outbreak, two weeks after suspending import applications from the country's poultry farms, according to Reuters. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">All direct and indirect Brazilian poultry imports are banned, and will be returned or destroyed if brought or mailed into the country, China's General Administration of Customs said in a website notice dated May 29.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It also said all animal and plant waste from inbound ships from Brazil must be treated under customs' supervision and not discarded without authorisation.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Brazil, the world's largest poultry exporter and China’s biggest chicken meat supplier, confirmed a bird flu outbreak on a commercial poultry farm in the city of Montenegro in its southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul on May 16, triggering a slew of international trade bans.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Brazilian government had asked China to restrict its embargo to poultry products just from the city where the outbreak occurred, but Beijing's announcement showed it had shrugged off the call for a limited ban.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are among the main destinations for Brazil's chicken exports. The other three countries imposed only statewide bans.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The European Union and South Korea have also banned Brazilian chicken.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Brazil exported some $10 billion of chicken meat in 2024, accounting for about 35% of global trade, making a nationwide ban painful not just for Brazilian farmers but also major importers.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-06-02 00:20:56 | 2025-07-28 02:48:46 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2024 | China reports another case of ASF in the Liaoning province | China has confirmed another case of African swine fever disease in the Liaoning province in northeast China, according to the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture. | <p>There were 334 sick pigs out of a number of 3,358 that were raised in several villages in the city of Yingkou. Xinhuanet reports that 93 pigs died because of the disease.</p> <p>Local authorities have announced that measures are taken to contain the disease, including disinfecting the affected pigs and that the outbreak is currently under effective control.</p> <p>China reported its first case of African swine fever in August in Liaoning Province, since then the country reported several outbreaks of the disease in other provinces also.</p> <p><a href="Article-China-suspends-internal-pork-transportation-in-18-provinces/1941">The Ministry of Agriculture in China had announced at the end of September that it had suspended internal pork transportation in 18 provinces because of the disease.</a></p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-10-09 13:04:53 | 2025-07-27 10:03:59 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4255 | Tyson Foods to build new plants in Asia | China and Thailand are targeted as the main markets for international expansion. | <p>Tyson Foods announced plans to build new production facilities in China and Thailand, and expand its facility in the Netherlands. The latest expansions, adding over 100,000 tonnes of fully cooked poultry capacity, build on the company’s global growth strategy to become the leader in protein by serving emerging markets and strategic customers. <br />“Global population and income growth will continue to drive an increased need for protein. These investments allow us to increase our in-country operations and global export capabilities, helping us bring more safe, high-quality protein for consumers in these countries as well as for customers in other parts of the world,” said Dean Banks, president and CEO of Tyson Foods.</p> <p>The expansions are expected to create many direct and indirect jobs as production starts in local communities. The new plant in China is expected to create more than 700 jobs and the European expansion will add more than 150 jobs. Thailand’s new plant, part of a long-standing joint venture with GFPT Public Company Limited, is expected to bring more than 1,000 jobs.<br />“We have been aggressively building our overseas presence servicing foodservice and expanding into retail with innovative products. Our team recently launched the Tyson brand into key markets including in European foodservice and in Thailand retail through e-commerce. We invested in e-commerce platforms in Malaysia and Australia to meet consumer demand as COVID-19 accelerates e-commerce food delivery across the globe. The marketplace is changing, and we’re changing with it. We’ll continue to enhance our ability to serve growing global demand for value-added protein,” said Tyson Foods International President, Chris Langholz.</p> <p>Tyson Foods’ recent acquisitions and joint ventures have expanded the company’s international footprint in China and India to include Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea, Netherlands, and Brazil, giving the company access to demand through in-country production, as well as exports to many global markets. In FY19, the company generated $5.4 billion in international sales, which included US export sales.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-11-17 05:31:47 | 2025-07-27 23:56:55 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3842 | Brazilian pork exports increase, beef slides | China and Hong Kong remain the main markets for Brazilian pork, while beef producers are impacted by the closure of the European foodservice sector. | <p>Brazilian pork exports grew up by 43.5% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period of last year. The results were supported by increased demand from China and Hong Kong, the main markets for Brazilian pork, says data released by ABPA. <br />Poultry exports have increased by 6.64% reaching 74,080 tonnes. The modest results come as the European markets are flooded with local products due to closure of the foodservice sector in most of the EU member states.<br />At the same time, the COVID-19 crisis has impacted beef exports in the first three months of the year, which dropped by 5.86% totaling 22,496 tonnes. However, multiple plant shutdowns in the US may increase Brazilian beef exports in this market, as the North American country is facing a meat shortage in the next few months. It may also help Brazilian beef exporters to increase their market share in several Asian countries due to the disruption appeared in the American supply chain.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-05-12 06:04:59 | 2025-07-27 11:23:50 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3195 | Brazilian meat exports are rising on high demand from Asia | China alone accounts for 28% of Brazilian pork exports and 13% of chicken. | <p>According to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), the volume of meat exported in the first 7 months of the year has increased constantly and the trend is to persist, considering the demand from Asian countries affected by ASF.<br />Poultry and pork are the most successful products exported by Brazilian producers to Asia, especially in the Chinese market, explained Francisco Turra, ABPA chairman. In fact, at this time, China accounts for 28.2% of Brazilian pork exports and 13% of chicken.<br />Until the end of July, Brazilian poultry exports have increased by 5.8% compared to the same period of 2018 to reach 2.34 million tonnes worth $4 billion, up by 10.8%.<br />Pork exports have reached a volume of 414,400 tonnes so far, up by 19.6% y-o-y. The recent increase in exports has been influenced by the drop in the Chinese pig herd, the world's largest, and by the trend of switching from pork to poultry seen in several Asian markets such as China, Vietnam, Japan.</p> | 1 | Market | 2019-08-22 11:13:04 | 2025-07-28 03:15:04 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5084 | Historical record set by Paraguayan beef exports | Chile, Russia, Brazil, Taiwan and Israel are the main markets for Paraguayan beef. | <p>Over 283,214 tonnes of beef have been exported by Paraguay between January and October 2021, in what has become a historical record for the country, according to a report from the National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa). Beef exports for the first 10 months of 2021 are worth more than $1.3 billion, according to the official document.<br />Chile was the main market for beef produced in Paraguay, with 116,887 tonnes. It is followed by Russia (68,996 tonnes), Brazil (25,814 tonnes), Taiwan (25,429 tonnes) and Israel (15,339 tonnes). In 2022, Paraguay hopes to increase beef exports by adding the US market as one of the important destinations for these products. At the beginning of November, a delegation from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) arrived in the country for auditing the local beef industry to determine whether Paraguayan beef may enter the US market.<br />"We are very confident that we will pass the test. The United States has its processes and bureaucracies that must be considered, but after the November audit we are confident that we are going to export to that market," declared Mario Balmelli, chairman of the Rural Association of Paraguay (ARP) Meat Committee, quoted by the MercoPress newspaper. Paraguay hopes to obtain a similar quota of those granted to Uruguay and Argentina by the United States, 20,000 tonnes.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-11-15 10:24:25 | 2025-07-28 00:58:54 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2393 | Europe increased its mussel imports in the last few years | Chile is the main supplier for the EU market, reveals a new study developed in France, the largest European importer of live and frozen mussels. | <p>Mussel demand in the European market has increased in the last few years and imports from Chile are covering the consumption, especially in France, the largest European importer of live and frozen mussels.<br />Mussel farming in Chile has grown from a standing start in 2000 to become a force to be reckoned with, and now has an annual production of more than 300,000 metric tons, announced Seafood Source magazine quoting a study released by Via-Aqua.<br />According to FAO Fishstat, world production of mussels has grown steadily since the mid-1970s to reach 2 million MT in 2016. The five largest players are China with 879,000 MT per year, Chile with 302,000 MT, Spain with 216,000 MT, Thailand with 115,000 MT, and New Zealand with 94,000 MT. The whole of Europe produces 470,000 MT, with Italy at 67,000 MT, France at 57,000 MT, and the Netherlands at 54,000 MT. South Korea, a relative newcomer to mussel-farming, now produces 55,000 MT per year. <br />Consumers in Europe are demanding especially the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Mussels represent nearly one-third of all aquaculture products sold in the European Union. European production has fallen slightly, while consumption has increased, hence the rise in imports from outside the European Union. France imports live mussels from other European countries, particularly the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. Smaller imports are taken from countries including England, Scotland, Ireland and Denmark. Imports of frozen mussels in various formats originate in Chile and New Zealand. The majority of mussel consumption by French consumers occurs at home, rather than in restaurants, despite the ubiquity of “moules et frites” (mussels and chips) on French menus.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-01-08 09:09:00 | 2025-07-28 03:43:56 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4725 | Tyson promotes new CEO and President | Chief Operating Officer Donnie King has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Current President and CEO Dean Banks is leaving the company and board for personal reasons. | <p>Tyson Foods announced on June 02 that Chief Operating Officer Donnie King has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He will replace current President and CEO Dean Banks, as he decided to leave the company and board for personal reasons, according to a press release.</p> <p>“The board and I know that Donnie has a deep understanding of our business, values and culture and the solid leadership skills needed to continue to implement our strategy and deliver strong results. We want to express our appreciation to Dean for his contributions as a board member and executive,” said John H. Tyson, chairman of the board.</p> <p>“Being a part of Tyson Foods has been a very rewarding experience,” said Banks. “Upon deep personal reflection, and discussions with my family, the board, and my colleagues, I believe that stepping down and concentrating on my family is the right decision at this time.”</p> <p>“I’m humbled but excited about leading Tyson Foods, a company that feeds millions of people and means so much to me personally,” said King. “I believe we need to be sharply focused on operating with excellence, executing our strategies, and continuing to innovate across our businesses throughout the world. With our strong leadership team, we are committed to winning with our customers and delivering an outstanding team member experience.”</p> <p>King has more than 36 years of experience in the protein business, holding a variety of executive leadership positions involving virtually all facets of the company including poultry, beef, pork, prepared foods and international. He has also provided executive oversight of other important areas, such as food safety and quality assurance, health and safety, continuous improvement, engineering, and supply chain.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-06-03 07:57:54 | 2025-07-27 17:29:35 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2706 | QMS points to the British Parliament: You still have to reach a deal! | Chief Executive Alan Clarke welcomed clarity on the tariff arrangements but relayed his disappointment in the time it had taken for this critical information to be published. | <p>The UK Government’s temporary import tariff regime in the case of a no-deal Brexit paints a mixed picture for Scotland's red meat sector, according to Chief Executive Alan Clarke. Despite the vote where MPs rejected a no-deal Brexit, a deal still needs to be achieved by 29 March in order to avoid an unregulated exit from the EU. Nevertheless, applying tariffs to imported beef, sheepmeat and pigmeat is seen as a reassuring measure that suggests there would be a defence against a sudden rush of product from low-cost producing nations, said Alan Clarke.<br />"However, the introduction of a temporary tariff rate quota for beef at zero tariff open to any country, plus the continuation of existing tariff rate quotas for non-EU product like New Zealand lamb and some beef categories, mean that most of the deliveries of beef and sheepmeat to the UK will be as business as usual. The exception is pigmeat products where modest import tariffs will be applied and will offer some support for domestic market prices", considers Mr Clarke.<br />He emphasized that the most potentially concerning proposal for domestic producers is that the announcement makes clear that any new tariff arrangements will not apply to direct trade between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. <br />"The provision has been made for unconstrained movement of product directly from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, while the proposed new tariff rate quota could also be used for direct shipments of beef from Ireland to the UK. The monitoring of these two trade flows will be crucial to avoid unintended consequences for Scotland’s red meat products,” said Mr Clarke.<br />Still, tariffs can protect to some extent the UK red meat sector but the challenge of market access to Europe and globally for all red meat products, which is of particular concern to the sheepmeat sector, remains unresolved, observes QMS Chief Executive.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-03-14 13:38:51 | 2025-07-26 23:45:51 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4596 | US meat industry shows resilience after Q1 | Chicken meat, beef and pork are enjoying strong demand from shoppers. | <p>Despite the COVID-19 crisis, 2021 shows positive signs for the US meat industry, according to the quarterly report issued by CoBank. The US economy continues to outperform expectations as stimulus funds are fueling robust consumer spending. Consensus forecasts point to 7% GDP growth for 2021, the fastest rate of expansion since 1984. Inflation is inevitable, however, as the 2020 price declines will widen year-over-year inflation over the next two quarters, and new upward price pressure should push headline inflation above 3%.<br />The transition to a less COVID-restricted world has begun. But for the economy and rural industries, there will be no going back to pre-COVID conditions. A transformed policy environment and awakened commodity markets are making way for a whole new operating environment, according to the new Quarterly report from CoBank's Knowledge Exchange.<br />So far, in the first three months of the year, the animal protein market has performed well. US chicken prices started 2021 on a high note, climbing over 20% in the first quarter. These prices offset the double-digit rate of feed cost inflation and brought spot margins well into positive territory. The counts of eggs set and chick placements are a leading indicator that chicken production will remain at current levels, so chicken prices continue to look strong through the summer. Expected increases in vacation and business travel this summer will boost food service sales, benefiting the chicken sector.</p> <p>US beef demand has been incredibly strong in the first quarter despite the challenges in food service and the away-from-home dining sector. Strong demand and expectations for limited supply growth in the back half of 2021 have driven up cattle futures. The USDA expects beef production to decline by 3.5% in the second half of 2021, which has helped lift cattle prices nearly 15% above year-ago levels. Packer margins remain elevated, but producers are expected to realize better margins in the second half of 2021.</p> <p>Strong first-quarter demand for pork, coupled with indications of limited supply growth, has lifted hog sector profitability to levels not seen in many years. Concerns over feed and other cost inflation have taken a back seat to optimism for another year of strong pork exports and robust domestic demand as US consumer behavior slowly returns to normal. China has slowed its hog herd rebuilding due to increased ASF cases this winter, helping drive the positive outlook for the remainder of the year.</p> | 1 | Market | 2021-04-09 11:34:32 | 2025-07-27 11:04:02 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4183 | Meat consumption is rising in the Netherlands | Chicken meat was the main driver for increased consumption seen last year. | <p>The Dutch have increased their meat consumption for the second year in a row in 2019, reaching to 39 kg per person, according to a study conducted by Wageningen Economic research for animal welfare organisation Wakker Dier. However, some of the experts involved in the research are sure that the increase of almost 0.50 kg in meat consumption is predominantly down to tourists and occasional meat-eaters or flexitarians who go to restaurants and fast-food outlets.<br />"It looks as if the flexitarians do their best at home but forget their good intentions when they go out," commented Wageningen researcher Hans Dagevos, quoted by the Dutch News website. "<br />Chicken is the main driver of last year’s increase and the Dutch now eat an estimated 200 million chickens a year. "This is a very worrying trend at a time when every problem we face requires less meat consumption, from climate change to nitrogen emissions, deforestation, the effects on health and last but not least the treatment of the animals themselves," said Anne Hilhorst from Wakker Dier.<br />Dagevos and his colleagues expect that next year’s figures will clarify the extent of the effect on meat consumption from tourists and flexitarians, seeing that many restaurants have had to close their doors in 2020 because of coronavirus. ‘If meat consumption outside the home is the determining factor we should perhaps focus more on helping flexitarians,’ Hilhorst said. The official recommendation in the Netherlands is to eat no more than of 500 grams of red meat a week.</p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-10-26 05:18:15 | 2025-07-27 22:55:47 | Details Edit Delete |
