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| 7507 | Kirkintilloch High School triumphs again in the Better Burger Challenge 2024 | The Better Burger Challenge, a contest designed to inspire students to reformulate classic burgers into healthier and innovative versions using Scotch red meat, has announced its winner for 2024. Kirkintilloch High School in East Dunbartonshire has emerged victorious once again with their extraordinary creation - the ‘Sandman Burger’. | <p><span lang="DE">Burgers are hugely popular in Scotland with this year’s shop sales showing an eight per cent increase to £23.6 million, and the competition for pupils in Scotland aged 11 to 15 received numerous entries. The challenge, developed in partnership with Food and Drink Federation Scotland (FDF Scotland) and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), continues to inspire young minds to innovate and think critically about food production, nutrition, and enjoying healthy eating. The winning ‘Sandman Burger’ was developed by secondary 3 pupils Adam Solyman and Elisha Hossell from Kirkintilloch High School and captivated the judges with its exotic Moroccan-inspired flavours and commitment to health-conscious ingredients.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The 'Sandman Burger' features Scotch Beef infused with aromatic spices such as cumin and coriander, and the pupils sealed the burger in a frying pan before grilling it to meet the dietary goal of reducing total fat intake.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Gordon Findlater and Alison Bankier, QMS Cookery Demonstrators led the judging panel alongside OMS’s Health & Education Co-Ordinator, Tracy Martin and Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland Skills Manager, Moira Stalker. The ‘Sandman Burger’ was praised for its bold creativity, unique flavour profile, and adherence to the Scottish Dietary Goals.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Tracy Martin said: "QMS was delighted to work with FDF Scotland on the Better Burger Challenge for 2024, and it was a struggle to choose just one very worthy winner. The winning creation – 'The Sandman' – was chosen for its exotic flavours, but also because the pupils, Adam and Elisha, worked hard to reformulate their ingredients to ensure that the burger was using healthy cooking methods and ingredients alongside our Scotch Beef. It’s great to highlight to pupils how red meat can be consumed as part of a healthy, balanced diet".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Moira Stalker, Skills Manager at FDF Scotland, added:</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The Better Burger Challenge is a fantastic initiative. It educates young people on the processes and people involved in making food and the many careers available, helping to develop the workforce of the future for the vital food and drink sector".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Miss Susan Miller, their teacher, shared her pride in the students’ achievement: "Adam and Elisha’s dedication and creativity were exceptional. The 'Make it With Meat' resources provided an excellent framework for teaching and the competition itself was a fantastic opportunity for the pupils to explore food reformulation and product development".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As a reward for their innovation and hard work, the students were thrilled with a class trip to the Royal Highland Show, where they received their certificates and prizes in front of their classmates.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Elisha and Adam said: "We're really happy to win the QMS Better Burger Competition and enjoyed taking part in developing our own product. Our Moroccan-inspired ‘The Sandman Burger’ fuses flavours that tantalize the taste buds and elevate the burger experience to new heights. Its succulent grilled beef, infused with aromatic spices, transports diners to the vibrant streets of Morocco with every bite".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-04 00:05:31 | 2025-06-22 23:52:35 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7508 | Australia: Maintained fodder supply leads to MSA success | Running their grazing operation like a dairy farm to ensure a year-round supply of quality feed for their cattle has underpinned success for Gippsland beef producers, Neville and Karen Beecher. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Beechers run a mix of Angus, Hereford, and Angus-Hereford cross cattle on their farm at Churchill, and their MSA results have seen them win Most Outstanding Non-Grain Fed MSA Larger Producer in Victoria in the most recent MSA Excellence in Eating Quality Awards.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Beechers, who have been MSA registered producers since 2017, achieved an average MSA compliance of 99.7%, and average MSA Index of 63.51 across 2021–23.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With an average annual rainfall of approximately 800mm, the Beechers run their property like a dairy farm, growing as much ryegrass and clover as possible while maintaining a good supply of fodder to ride out tough seasons.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">They sell the best of their silage to dairy farming clients with the rest kept on-farm for their cattle.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We put down a base fertiliser on our paddocks and use the advice of our agronomist. We also re-sow ryegrass and clover each year to top up the paddocks and make sure we have feed for winter", Neville said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The cattle are supplementary fed silage in autumn and have access to hay to feed on <em>ad lib</em> in winter.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Cattle have a tendency to lose condition in winter, but we make sure they have plenty of grass and hay to keep them moving forward", Karen said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We don’t have a set target weight for turning them off, but we aim for around a 400kg carcase weight".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Rotational grazing is also used on-farm to carefully manage pastures and maintain weight gain.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We don’t graze our paddocks down to picking level, even in autumn", Karen said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the yards and during transportation, the focus on low-stress stock handling continues.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Beechers transport their cattle themselves, supplying the Greenham Bass Strait Beef brand.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Beechers are part of the Greenham NEVER EVER Beef Program, which specifies:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>cattle are grassfed</li> <li>cattle are MSA certified</li> <li>no hormone growth promotants (HGPs) are used</li> <li>no antibiotics are used</li> <li>cattle are free from Genetically Modified Organisms.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Their close proximity to Greenham means Neville and Karen can continuously select the best of their cattle for processing.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Beechers look at their MSA feedback in myMSA and attribute their ongoing high rates of MSA compliance to their feeding regime.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We’re not buying in the most expensive, top lines of cattle, but I think our results come down to how we feed our cattle and maintaining quality feed all year round", Neville said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For the Beechers, the path to becoming award-winning MSA beef producers started as a sideline to their agricultural contracting business.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Our approach to our cattle business has been more opportunistic, and dependent on the market and seasons", Neville said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We produce silage and pasture hay and provide cultivation services for clients. We used to run about 200 head, mainly for fodder management, but when drought hit about five years ago and cattle prices dropped, we increased our numbers to more than 1,000 head.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We were buying in steers and heifers at the right price and sold them at a good time.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"When we could see cattle prices getting high, we transitioned to cows and calves. As our calves are growing out to heavy heifers or bullocks, we are selling our cows and transitioning back to buying in steers, which is more a work/life balance decision.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We buy through AuctionsPlus and local store markets, to source weaners between 200–300kg from producers who we have bought from previously and had good results with".</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-04 00:10:43 | 2025-06-23 03:01:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7509 | Frimancha Canarias and Montesano Canarias SA close their business integration process | With this process, the shareholding of Frimancha Canarias will be 75% for Grupo Vall Companys and 25% for Montesano. | <p><span lang="DE">The company Frimancha Canarias, owned by the Vall Companys Group, and the Canarian meat operator Montesano Canarias SA, have closed their business integration process. This integration takes place in a context of globalization of the sector, where all operators are increasingly competitive.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The objective of integrating the businesses of the two companies in the Canary Islands is to establish possible synergies that would allow them to optimise and make their operations more competitive and act as a single entity. With this operation, the shareholding of Frimancha Canarias will be divided into 75% held by the Vall Companys Group and the remaining 25% for Montesano. Likewise, the company Logística Montesano will be integrated under the same terms of the operation.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Vall Companys Group, which closed 2022 with a turnover of 3.01 billion euros, is the leading operator in pork, poultry and flour production in Spain with more than 60 years of history. It currently generates more than 12,500 jobs, of which 415 are in the Canary Islands.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Montesano, also with more than 60 years of history in the Canary Islands, has a volume of more than 4,000 tons of processed meat per year. Its facilities with a surface area of 22,000 m2 are located in the Tenerife town of El Rosario. Currently, Montesano Canarias and Logística Montesano employ more than 275 professionals in the Canary Islands.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-04 00:15:29 | 2025-06-23 02:34:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7510 | Opening of Mexico for 1-day-old chicks boosts Brazilian segment | The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) celebrated the announcement made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock about the opening of the 1-day-old chick segment from Brazil to Mexico. | <p><span lang="DE">The announcement occurred after the official acceptance, by the Mexican authorities, of the International Zoosanitary Certificate for the import of this high-value-added segment of Brazilian poultry farming.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Mexican poultry farming has faced impacts on its flocks resulting from occurrences of Avian Influenza. In this sense, Brazil, which already supplies fertile eggs, now presents itself as a reliable partner for the supply of 1-day-old chicks. It is worth highlighting that it is another important achievement for Minister Carlos Fávaro and his team for Brazil", analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The expectation is that Mexico, which is already the largest importer of Brazilian fertile eggs, will also establish itself among the highlights in the 1-day-old chick segment. It’s another seal of approval for Brazil’s biosecurity", adds ABPA’s markets director, Luís Rua.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-04 00:20:33 | 2025-06-22 17:04:30 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7511 | AHDB ANALISYS: Chinese pig supplies remain tight as sow inventory declined 6.9 percent year-on-year | According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), the number of sows has declined by 6.9% year-on-year to 39.86 million as of the end of February, resulting in a tightening of fattening pig supply. There has been significant liquidation of sows due to disease outbreaks and financial pressure, with some further decline in the sow heard anticipated amid liquidation of smallholders. | <p><span lang="DE">In the latest forecast, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has estimated global pigmeat production to decline year on year by 0.9% in 2024. This is primarily due to decline in Asia of which China is the major contributor.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Wholesale prices in China began the year with a steady note, however holiday demand has provided some uplifts, such as Chinese New Year in February and the Dragon Boat Festival in June.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In June the wholesale pork price peaked at 24.8 yuan per kg on 18 June after trading in the range of 20-22 yuan per kg over the previous three months (March-May). The average price for the year so far (Jan-Jun) sits at 21.3 yuan per kg, up 3% compared to the same period last year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Chinese liveweight pig prices have also echoed the positive tone in recent weeks. Prices at the end of June were sitting around 18.4 yuan per kg, up from 16.7 yuan per kg at the end of May. It has been commented that strong weaner pig prices have been supporting the liveweight prices.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For the remainder of the year, prices are anticipated to be more volatile with a positive bias as supplies remain tight and relatively stable consumption is expected.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Overall Chinese pig meat imports are in decline for the year to date (Jan – May), but it remains a two-sided story. Volumes of pigmeat excluding offal have nosedived by 48% year-on-year to 423k tonnes. This is the lowest volume recorded since the ASF outbreak in 2018. However, on the flip side imported offal volumes continue to grow, up 2% year on year for the period, to 474k tonnes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Higher domestic inventories of frozen product are reportedly driving lower imports. Market interference is common practice in China. The Chinese government keeps a reserve of frozen pork to ensure supply and price steadiness.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Despite volumes falling substantially from all key trading partners, the EU27 remains dominant, holding a 47% market share. Spain has retained its position as the largest individual country exporting pigmeat excluding offal to China, while Brazil is a close second. Brazil continues to hold a competitive advantage of lower prices on the global market. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Looking specifically at the offal category, the EU27 also continues to dominate Chinese import volumes with a 51% market share. However there has been some change seen in individual countries. The US and Spain remain the largest exporters, but the Netherlands and Denmark have lost market share to Canada. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Volumes imported from the UK follow the same overall trend. Imports of pig meat excluding offal have declined, while offal has increased with the UK holding a 5% market share of both categories.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">A key watch point</span><span lang="DE"> for the global market is the recent and widely reported development of an anti-dumping investigation by China into imports of EU pork. The increased tensions could have major repercussions if it results in trade restrictions between the two nations. The volume of pig meat looking to find a new home on the global market would be significant and would likely trigger falling prices as the market adjusts. Exports of offal and fifth quarter currently help generate a higher value for the whole carcass with China taking in product that has limited demand elsewhere.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to the latest Rabobank report, GDP growth in China remains lower compared to the previous year, although economic conditions are said to be improving. Consumer confidence is gradually improving, but many consumers remain wary of spending amid the higher cost of living and so continue to look for more affordable cuts. However, national holidays continue to provide some seasonal uplifts with the mid-autumn festival coming at the end of September and National Day break in October.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-04 00:25:57 | 2025-06-22 23:04:59 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7512 | Good grazing management and sheep genetics is a winning combination for Welsh farmer | Red meat producers from across north Wales gathered on a beef and sheep farm on the outskirts of Caernarfon last week to hear the latest results from two major industry projects. | <p><span lang="DE">The event was hosted by farmer Alwyn Phillips of Pen y Gelli, a participant in the RamCompare and GrassCheckGB projects which are jointly funded by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), along with the other UK levy bodies and industry organisations.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Experts Sam Boon of Signet, and Taro Takahashi of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), spoke about the importance of utilising genetics and grass effectively and efficiently to capitalise on flock performance.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This was echoed by Mr Phillips who, whilst leading the farm walk, said: “You can achieve a high performance on grass if you’ve got the right genetics.”</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">He has been involved in the RamCompare and GrassCheckGB projects for several years since their inception and has reaped the benefits on his farm. These include reducing fertilizer use – and therefore its cost - by half, whilst also both growing and using more grass to finish lambs.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr Phillips is one of 12 beef and sheep farmers in Wales involved in GrassCheckGB, a project that across 5 years of UK data has recorded an average of 8-12tDM/ha, at 11ME and 19% crude protein with 80% being utilized. This is almost double typical figures across all UK farms. The grass quality is similar to values in bought in concentrate, so well managed grazed grass is not only the cheapest feed for our sheep and beef but is of high quality too.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">He said: "I now understand how to grow grass and how to graze it, I know exactly how much of it I grow and I understand the strengths and weaknesses of each of my fields.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"What’s great about both projects is that they cover a number of years and therefore produce credible results and meaningful data that takes everything that can impact on performance into account".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr Phillips added: "I feel that a combination of maximising the use of grazed grass and selecting sheep that perform well on a forage-based system is essential, and a way to prepare for the possibility of a life without production subsidies. Developing this system takes time and improvements in genetics – it doesn’t happen overnight".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">To date, the RamCompare project has evaluated 468 terminal sires (birth to slaughter data) which have over 44,000 progeny on commercial farms in the UK. Farmer Alwyn Nutting from Aberhafesp, near Newtown is one of seven RamCompare farmers in the UK who are testing high index rams across their commercial flocks, providing valuable information for other sheep farmers to use when they choose terminal sires.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">He said: "The RamCompare project is important, it will hopefully influence the way that terminal sires are bred, making them more suitable for use in commercial sheep flocks in the UK.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It’s important that you select the right sire for the goals for your flock, you don’t want to be aiming for extremes in growth and conformation if you want those rams to perform on a grass-based diet". </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC’s Dr Heather McCalman, Research and Development and Sustainability Executive said: “The purpose of the event was to demonstrate how sheep genetics and efficiently grazed grassland combine to produce a very high quality and efficient red meat product. These superior sheep genetics are available to all commercial farmers and the techniques for well managed grazing are becoming well recognized. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"A high performing, healthy and efficient flock can directly, and indirectly, contribute towards minimizing the carbon footprint of farms and therefore further improve the sustainability of the sector and help to tackle the challenges ahead".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-05 00:05:53 | 2025-06-23 02:53:04 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7513 | El Pozo King Upp inovates with its new Quesadilla & Salsa products | El Pozo Alimentacion presents a line of products with two new recipes that respond to the current market trend. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">El Pozo Alimentación launches a new fusion of flavours with Quesadilla&Salsa, a line of products that expands the ElPozo King Upp family and innovates in the street food universe. This new launch combines Mexican flavours adapted to the tastes of the Spanish consumer and caters to emerging trends in international cuisine, Tex-Mex gastronomy.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">ElPozo King Upp quesadillas come in two recipes made with selected, high-quality ingredients: Cheesy Pepperoni Quesadilla, with Hot Tomato Sauce; and Cheesy York Quesadilla, with Mild Cheese Sauce. Both varieties stand out for their high percentage of meat and their size, as well as for the careful selection of ingredients that guarantee a unique culinary experience in every bite.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The new dishes stand out for their flavor and feature a groundbreaking and colorful visual design that pays homage to Mexican culture. In addition, they are quickly cooked in the oven, air fryer, pan or microwave, and can be ready in minutes to enjoy anywhere.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With this launch, El Pozo Alimentacion reaffirms its ability to adapt to new market demands without losing its essence. Its youngest and most vibrant brand, ElPozo King Upp, seeks to satisfy the new emotions of consumers and offer authentic flavors and new gastronomic experiences at any time.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-05 00:10:54 | 2025-06-23 02:38:20 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7514 | Australian lamb making waves in American charcuterie market | Lamb pastrami featuring Australian lamb is being made available across 73 Costco stores across the Southeastern United States. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">This comes following a project between Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Aussie Select, a company specialising in hand-crafted, modern charcuterie products featuring premium Australian lamb.<br /><br />The aim of the project was to develop and test a suite of Australian lamb products by Aussie Select to build on the ready to eat and deli meats trend to grow demand in value added Australian lamb in the United States of America.<br /><br />MLA’s Group Manager - Science and Innovation, Michael Lee, said that American retailers had seen a 154% increase in weekly ready-to-eat or deli meat purchases, but that there were no lamb products on offer.<br /><br />"Research indicated that US consumers spent $7.7 billion a year on deli meats, including ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat foods", Mr Lee said.<br /><br />"Turkey, pork, chicken and to a lesser extent beef dominate the deli. Yet, lamb, particularly lamb from Australia, is growing in popularity in the United States".<br /><br />"American consumers indicated pressures around cooking time and that they have little confidence in cooking lamb. As the number one provider of lamb to the US market, the Australian industry has a massive opportunity to break into this market as the first to market ready-to-eat lamb products".<br /><br />Despite challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Aussie Select developed four hand-crafted, modern charcuterie offerings. They included:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Agave Rosemary Lamb</li> <li>Tikka Masala Lamb</li> <li>Lamb Pastrami</li> <li>Lamb Prime Rib</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chief Executive Officer of Aussie Select, Jaclyn Glatzer, said that after multiple rounds of research, Aussie Select met or exceeded market demands for taste, sustainability, innovation, and health & wellness.<br /><br />"Based on the research, current tonnage projections to meet the demand for Aussie Select show a potential for 3,700,000+ pounds of exclusively Australian raw product over the next five years", she said.<br /><br />"We’re thrilled to see Aussie Lamb products rolled out throughout the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Puerto Rico). The initial products in the Aussie Select line only scratch the surface; there is exciting growth opportunity for lamb in the ready-to-heat, ready-to-eat and snack-kit categories".</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-05 00:15:39 | 2025-06-22 14:44:50 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7515 | China, Japan and South Korea, the relevant markets for Chilean meat | Pork exports to Japan, South Korea and China represent 73% of the total value of Chilean pork exports. Given the importance of this market, Rodrigo Castañon, Business Manager of ChileCarne, was part of the delegation that accompanied the Director of the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), José Guajardo, with the objective of advancing negotiations on zoning protocols for African swine fever (ASF) and the reopening of poultry exports to China. | <p>Chile has established itself as a global pork exporter, according to the ranking of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Today, the country ranks fifth as a pork exporter in the world, and in 2023, 73% of total pork exports will be destined for Asia. Thus, the recent mission to these three strategic markets for the Chilean pork and poultry production and export sector was very relevant.</p> <p>Japan is the second largest export destination for Chilean pork, with 40 thousand tons exported in 2023, which represented 14% of the total volume and a value of US$157 million, equivalent to 21% of the total value. Chile is positioned as the sixth supplier of pork to Japan.</p> <p>Japan's per capita pork consumption was expected to be about 20 kg per capita per year in 2023, accounting for 37% of the country's total meat consumption. Japan is the world's second-largest importer of pork, behind only China, with imports equivalent to 1.21 million tonnes in 2023.</p> <p>In this country, on May 28, the Chilean delegation held a meeting with Norio Kumagai, Deputy Director General of the Department of Food Safety and Consumer Affairs, with the aim of discussing the terms of a new framework agreement for pork exports to Japan and reviewing technical issues necessary to advance a zoning agreement for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).</p> <p>South Korea has established itself as the third largest export destination for Chilean pork, with 35 thousand tons exported in 2023, representing 12% of the total volume and a value of US$163 million, equivalent to 22% of the total value. Chile is responsible for 4% of pork imports to South Korea, ranking fifth among the main suppliers.</p> <p>Per capita consumption of pork in South Korea is 38.5 kilos per inhabitant per year, one of the highest in the world. The recovery of the HORECA sector (hotels,</p> <p>restaurants and cafes) after the pandemic has boosted consumption, highlighting the importance of pork in the South Korean diet.</p> <p>And in this market, on May 31, the Chilean delegation visited the facilities of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) at Incheon airport. Subsequently, they held a meeting with the Chilean ambassador to South Korea, Mathias Francke, where they discussed the importance of advancing a zoning agreement for ASF.</p> <p>For its part, China has remained the main market for Chilean pork. In 2023, Chile exported 129 thousand tons of pork to China, which represented 44% of the total exported volume and a value of US$223 million, equivalent to 30% of the total value. In addition, China occupies the fourth position as a destination market for Chilean poultry meat, with 7% in volume and 9% in value.</p> <p>China is the world's largest producer, consumer and importer of pork, with production reaching 57 million tonnes in 2023. Per capita pork consumption in China exceeds 42 kilos per inhabitant per year, consolidating it as an essential source of protein in the Chinese diet.</p> <p>And it is in this market that the visit concluded, with a meeting between the Chilean delegation and Mr. Liu Jinlong, Deputy Director of Division 2 of Animal Quarantine of GACC, the Chinese government's Customs Agency, with the aim of advancing negotiations for the reopening of poultry meat and exploring the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for pigs, which could be signed during an upcoming visit to China by the Minister of Agriculture or another high-ranking authority from Chile.</p> <p>The National Director of the SAG, José Guajardo Reyes, highlighted: “We made progress with Japan in updating animal health protocols and we proposed that China sign an agreement on pork and expand an existing one for cattle and sheep. With South Korea, we manage the opening of the market for sheep meat. We reinforce the importance of zoning agreements for safe trade and highlight the recognition of Chile for its certification model.”</p> <p>Rodrigo Castañón, Business Manager of ChileCarne, added: "The mission in Asia focused on making crucial progress to lift the suspension of poultry exports to China and consolidate negotiations in Japan and South Korea. This mission made it possible to achieve significant progress, reinforcing Chile's strategic position in these markets and ensuring the growth and diversification of our meat exports".</p> <p>In the coming months, collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture will be intensified to finalize the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on pigs with China, an initiative that promises not only to strengthen trade relations between Chile and China, but also to significantly expand the export offer of Chilean meat products to the Asian giant.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-05 00:20:09 | 2025-06-23 00:43:50 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7516 | Germany: Pork exports to third countries increased slightly | Exports of pork from Germany increased slightly for the first time in the first four months of the year. In the period from January to April, 0.7% more pork, including by-products, was exported compared to the previous year. The increase was mainly due to larger export volumes to third countries, while deliveries within the EU decreased. | <p><span lang="DE">After Germany's pork exports have been declining steadily in recent years, this trend now seems to have stopped for the time being. At least, this is what the latest foreign trade figures from the Federal Statistical Office suggest. According to them, a total of around 708,000 tonnes of pork, including by-products, were exported from Germany from January to April 2024, which represented a slight increase of around 5,000 tonnes or around 0.7% compared to the same period last year. Although deliveries to countries within the EU fell, this was more than offset by an increase in exports to third countries.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The majority of the pork exported was delivered to countries within the EU: at 582,000 tonnes, this corresponded to 82.2% of total exports. Compared to the same period last year, however, there were 2.2% fewer exports to EU countries. The main reason for this was lower deliveries to the two most important buyer countries, Italy (-9% to around 100,000 tonnes) and the Netherlands (-10% to around 98,000 tonnes).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, the increase in exports to third countries was crucial for the increase in total exports. Compared to the first four months of the previous year, Germany delivered around 126,000 tonnes, or 18,000 tonnes, more pork or by-products to countries outside the EU. The largest quantities went to the United Kingdom (around 40,000 tonnes), Vietnam (around 20,000 tonnes) and South Korea (around 18,000 tonnes). After the South Korean market had been closed to German pork for a long time due to the outbreak of ASF in Germany, deliveries were able to resume towards the end of last year after a regionalization agreement was concluded. This agreement means that many German slaughterhouses can continue to deliver to South Korea even after the most recent ASF cases - however, two German companies lost their export licenses in June.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-05 00:25:19 | 2025-06-22 22:54:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7517 | INTERPORC: Spanish pork exports have grown by more than 112 percent in volume, since 2013 | INTERPORC has turned this sector "into an example of efficiency and a case of export success, which serves as a mirror for other Spanish sectors that aspire to conquer international markets." | <p><span lang="DE">This was reflected in a 'Conference on official controls in the international traffic of goods' organised by the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, which was attended by its top official, Minister Ángel Víctor Torres, and which was also attended by Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In his speech, INTERPORC's general director, Alberto Herranz, focused on the role of the pork sector as a successful export case: “Today, pork is a strategic economic sector for Spain. This is the result of the path taken in 2013 when the creation of the Interprofessional brought together the entire chain and gave the sector a single voice.”</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This union brought greater efficiency in relations with administrations, both Spanish and from other countries, which allowed the export take-off of pork companies. “Actions as simple as centralizing relations or organizing and receiving visits from delegations allowed us to be more effective and create an image of seriousness and trust with distributors and foreign authorities,” explained Herranz.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">And to corroborate this, he showed with figures that, between 2013 and 2024, white pig exports in Spain have increased by more than 112% in volume (from 1.3 million tonnes to 2.76); and by more than 160% in value (from 3.3 billion euros to almost 9 billion). Data that have increased their trade balance in that period by 180%, going from just over 3 billion euros to 8.297 billion.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For Herranz, the figures also define a modern and technologically advanced sector that has been able to increase its production from 3.47 million tons in 2013 to almost 5 million in 2024 (+40%). “We are fully focused on maintaining triple economic, social and environmental sustainability, we employ 415,000 people and are present in more than 130 countries on five continents.”</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Conditions that “have led us to be recognized and appreciated for the quality of our products, the food safety we guarantee, and the agility we demonstrate in adapting to the gastronomic culture and local consumers,” concluded Herranz.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">During the day, various presentations and round tables were held, where the administration described the strategic importance of the Spanish port sector, with special emphasis on the relevance of the port of Algeciras, advances in border control were presented, and the importance of the single customs window was highlighted.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Several companies then spoke about the logistics chain, its digitalisation and the need for efficient connections between all the links to promote exports.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-05 00:30:30 | 2025-06-22 20:54:12 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7518 | PROVACUNO promotes the beef sector towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) | The Spanish beef cattle sector, led by PROVACUNO, is involved in several projects aimed at meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). An example of this commitment is the study promoted by PROVACUNO, which will allow the sector to understand and standardize the fertilizer value of livestock manure. | <p>On June 6, the agrocomposting project was presented at the facilities of the Ivars d'Urgell Cooperative. The presentation was given by Javier López, director of PROVACUNO, together with researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH). These researchers have carried out field tests on five farms in different autonomous communities, two of them in Catalonia.</p> <p>Bovine manure has great fertilising potential, so optimising its management and understanding its composition are key aspects for its valorisation. In addition, manure management must be linked to the application of a compendium of best available techniques (BAT), some of which are currently being studied, with the aim of contributing to the mitigation of climate change. In this research, compost piles have been monitored using various structuring agents and additives, obtaining promising results. The aim is to design improved and viable protocols for manure management, considering that its composition can vary significantly depending on multiple factors. In the second part of the day, the Agromont facilities were visited, where the composting process is carried out on the farm.</p> <p>The first results have shown that compost generation contributes to the recycling of nutrients within the framework of a circular economy. As Raúl Moral, a researcher at the UMH, pointed out, "livestock farming is key to achieving fertilizer sovereignty in our country", and thus reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers.</p> <p>Understanding and monitoring the manure management and composting process allows for the production of nutrient-rich biofertilizers, while minimizing ammonia and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In other words, the less losses the product experiences throughout the process, the greater its nutritional value and, therefore, its market value. Obtaining a product with a good fertilizer value contributes to reducing the carbon footprint and can generate new income that improves the competitiveness of livestock farming.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-06 00:10:51 | 2025-06-23 01:46:17 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7519 | The festivals and summer holidays make the Danes tear the blue cans off the shelves | Sales of Danish classic Faaborg Leverpostej have exploded. In the last two weeks, more than four times as much has been sold as in the same period last year and 10 times more than the week before the government's call to the Danes to increase preparedness. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Festival guests and Danes on summer holidays in Europe have for many years benefited from the classic blue can from Faaborg Leverpostej. But this year, even more Danes have put the classic liver pâté into the shopping basket. After the government announced that Danes should have a contingency plan in case of crises, sales have exploded.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">’’The call for increased preparedness came to the back of most people's minds, and precisely for canned liver pate, we are in the middle of the normal high season, because many Danes take the little blue classic with them to festivals and summer holidays. Therefore, we have produced everything we can, but if demand continues at the current level, it may be difficult to keep up over the summer. When we get to mid-August, we can increase production to what the retail trade wants, so we ensure that there is always Faaborg liver pâté on the shelves in all supermarkets,‘‘ says Peter Bendixen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">One of the challenges has been to obtain enough cans for the increased production, and this has prevented Danish Crown from immediately ramping up production further.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">At Danish Crown's canning factory in Vejle, which produces Faaborg Liver paste and preserves under brands such as Jaka and Tulip, they are now gearing up to keep up with demand.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We have worked hard to meet the customers' wishes and needs, and we are turning all the levers we have so that we can meet the massive demand that we have seen since Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen's announcement a few weeks ago", says Stig Pedersen, factory manager in Vejle.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In order to deliver Faaborg Leverpostej to customers, Danish Crown will ramp up production of Faaborg Leverpostej in July and August, so that up to 600,000 cans can be delivered to the Danish supermarket chains.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-06 00:28:35 | 2025-06-22 20:42:19 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7520 | Westfleisch converts truck fleet to climate-friendly diesel from AGRAVIS | Wetralog, the logistics experts of the Westfleisch Group, are now giving priority to climate-friendly diesel fuel in their truck fleet. The cooperative company from Münster, which specializes in food and live animal logistics, will in future fill up the 26 tractors at its company filling station in Lübbecke with the Bionergy HVO100 from AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG. The vehicles at the Wetralog site in Coesfeld will obtain the AGRAVIS product from the Railand Raiffeisen AG filling station in Dülmen. | <p>"We are very happy and proactive about making this change because it allows us to actively shape the energy transition and save considerable amounts of CO2", says Wetralog Managing Director Jürgen Wemhoff. AGRAVIS's climate-friendly Bionergy diesel consists of 100 percent biological residues and waste materials. Compared to conventional diesel fuel, CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 90 percent. According to Wemhoff, this measure also contributes to the sustainability aspect of the mission statement of the parent company Westfleisch. As part of the holistic corporate orientation, the cooperative is committed to continuously improving its energy and environmental performance.<br /> <wbr /> <wbr /> <br />The close partnership between the cooperative companies AGRAVIS and Westfleisch has been in place for many years, not only in the agricultural value chain but also in the energy sector. AGRAVIS has so far supplied Wetralog with 1.3 million liters of conventional diesel fuel per year. This is now being replaced by HVO100. AGRAVIS supplies 1.1 million liters to the company filling station in Lübbecke, where a 50,000-liter tank is available. The annual requirement of the Wetralog trucks at the Coesfeld site is 200,000 liters.<br /><br />"We are pleased with Wetralog's decision and look forward to supporting the company's sustainable orientation", emphasizes Frederik Volbracht, Head of Fuels and Combustion at AGRAVIS. The climate-friendly diesel from AGRAVIS is a very simple and, above all, immediately effective way to do more for climate protection and make a contribution to the energy transition. Bionergy diesel has comparable cold properties to conventional diesel fuel and can therefore also be filled up in winter. "With significantly reduced emissions, the consumption of fuel and AdBlue remains unchanged", says Volbracht, listing further advantages. The changeover also has no impact on the driving behavior of the trucks. "This was also confirmed in the test phase, when we filled three trucks with Bionergy HVO100 for several weeks", says Jürgen Wemhoff.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-07 00:11:49 | 2025-06-22 13:35:02 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7521 | Vall Companys Group and Kimitec promote the circular economy of by-products | The Vall Companys agri-food group and the biotechnology company Kimitec have joined forces to create MVC Ingredients, a joint business project that will allow certain Group by-products to be converted into valued co-products that serve as raw material for other industries in the market. | <p><span lang="DE">This joint venture has been created jointly by the Vall Companys Group and Kimitec Biogroup, through its research and development centre, MAAVi Innovation Center. The project dedicated to research, development and innovation (R&D&I) has an initial joint investment of two million euros.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">MVC Ingredients is made up of a team of five researchers dedicated to the valorisation of by-products, with a first line of work on pig hair, which will be followed by other projects that are currently in the initial stages of study and evaluation. The scope of all these projects ranges from the research and development part to the industrial scaling up and placing on the market of the by-products that are generated.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The work will be carried out at Kimitec's headquarters in Vícar, Almería. These facilities have a laboratory dedicated to R&D&I projects and an industrial plant where innovation trials can be scaled up; all with a total of 50,000 m2.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">MVC Ingredients is the reflection of an alliance between industry leaders. Grupo Vall Companys is the leading producer of pork and poultry in Spain and Kimitec is the founding company of MAAVi Innovation Center, the largest biotechnology innovation hub dedicated to natural products in Europe.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The project between the two companies is focused on promoting a sustainable and highly innovative circular economy system by valorising animal by-products into value-added co-products for the market, improving both ESG objectives and the bottom line.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Grupo Vall Companys has recently started circularity projects with other sector leaders. For example, the Veos Ibérica project in Monzón; a joint venture with the Belgian Veos Group dedicated to the reuse of porcine blood to produce blood plasma. Or, the joint project with Bioibérica - the leading pharmaceutical company in Spain - to obtain heparin through porcine intestinal mucosa, creating the BioVall joint venture.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The general manager of the pig division of the Vall Companys Group, Albert Morera , has highlighted that "the pig sector has always been characterised by a very high level of circular economy and at the Vall Companys Group we already have several parallel projects to revalue our waste".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For its part, Kimitec's MAAVi Innovation Center has the mission of developing R&D&I solutions for a future without waste or chemical residues in food, promoting a food system free of chemical synthesis products and completely circular. With more than 12 years of experience and more than 14 million euros of investment, it has developed projects to revalue by-products from leading companies in the agri-food sector both nationally and internationally.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the words of Felix Garcia , CEO of Kimitec, "this joint venture represents an important milestone in our vision of a more sustainable future. By changing the paradigm from waste to by-products, MVC Ingredients will contribute to using resources more efficiently and sustainably, thus promoting our mission of managing waste as a source of wealth in our business models".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-07 00:34:45 | 2025-06-22 16:11:57 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7522 | AHDB: Opportunities for red meat convenience products | Consumer lifestyles continue to support the need for convenient food options, with quick simple meals which are ‘easy to prepare’ rising in popularity since the pandemic, according to AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">When looking at preparation methods for lunch and evening meal occasions, scratch cooking has lost share and, as people crave speedy cooking, convenience preparation methods have grown since 2020 (Kantar Usage, 52 w/e 18 February 2024). Convenient meals can of course contain primary meat cuts, coupled with other convenient elements, for example mince with a Bolognese sauce. However, for this article we are focusing on what we have defined as total red meat convenience products which are produced to meet this need specifically. For example, ready meals and added value options.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Despite the need for convenience growing, the red meat convenience products category experienced a volume decline of -2.1% (Kantar Purchase, 52 w/e18 February 2024).</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Convenient meals are in high demand</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">The need for convenience is at its 5 year peak for evening meals, with pizza and oriental dishes being most popular, and pizza and Italian dishes being the most popular options at lunch.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Both lunch and evening meal average cook times have been decreasing since 2021, averaging 8.6 mins for lunch and 27.1 mins for evening meal preparations in 2024 (Kantar, 52 w/e 18 February 2024). This highlights the need for convenient meal solutions for a multitude of occasions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Across lunchtime and evening meal occasions, ‘ease’, including ease of preparation and clear up, matters more than ‘speed’.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Share of servings ‘Easy to prepare or clean up’ and ‘Quick to prepare’ | 52w/e 21 January 2024 | Kantar Usage</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While convenience attributes are beneficial, other needs should not be dismissed, and taste and filling needs remain most important (for lunch and evening meal occasions combined). </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Despite these behaviours, red meat products that lend themselves to convenience have been in purchase decline. Across all red meat categories, volumes purchased of convenience products (ready meals, chilled main meal accompaniments, pastries/pies, ready to cook and sous vide) have declined from last year (52 w/e 18 Feb 2024). Lamb and pigmeat saw the most volume decline year-on-year, at -4.5% and -4% respectively.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Though this paints a negative picture for red meat convenience performance, total beef makes up 50% of the share, and is only in marginal decline, performing much stronger than total MFP, showing that the appetite is still there. Pigmeat accounts for 44% of red meat convenience products, whereas lamb remains a small sector in convenience at just 6%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Ready meals make up for almost 41% share of red meat convenience. However, due to poor performance in 52 w/e 18 Feb 2024, these products have contributed towards 62.2% of total red meat convenience performance decline.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In terms of share within the convenience sector as a whole, ready meals have huge importance at the lunch occasion, down marginally YoY but up by over 50 million occasions vs 2020. Interestingly, the longer-term growth was led by pre-family, young and middle families, highlighting potential for these key demographics.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Beef pastries and pies are top performers</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Within Red Meat convenience, Pastries/Pies and Ready Meals together make up over 80% of volume share. The pastries and pies category was the only one to see growth YoY, driven by Pasty, Hot Pies and Sausage Rolls performance. Most of this growth for pastries and pies stemmed from beef, meanwhile pork struggled across all categories.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pies and pastries are popular with all demographics, and over index most with families. Their ability to tap into the <strong>valued ‘filling’ needs</strong>, whilst being cost effective could explain the appeal.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Opportunities</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Considering the growing consumer interests in convenience attributes to meals, there are large opportunities to meet ongoing needs for red meat products:</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Bringing restaurant style meals into the home</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Since 2020, cuisine led dishes have gained share and Italian dishes have been featuring more at meal occasions. Pizza holds a strong position, having a significantly larger share with younger life stage groups, as well as having a cheaper price point compared to total red meat convenience. Large pizza’s also have the added benefit of being able to feed multiple people.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Ease is more important than speed</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Champion low effort meal solutions, in easy to cook formats. Examples include cook in a bag and ready to cook options.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Older shoppers are key for the convenience category</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Older shoppers dominate convenient red meat purchases and the decline of volumes from this demographic has been hugely influential, particularly for ready meals. Though convenience remains high up on the importance list for consumers, mealtime needs such as enjoyment, variety and how filling a meal is must also be considered. Pushing these enjoyment elements of ready meals could be key.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Continue to drive growth in younger shopper demand</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pies, pastries and pizzas are popular with younger shoppers and families, with beef pies and pastries performing especially well at evening meal occasions for families. Maintenance of the strong performance of ready meals within this demographic is key for future resilience, enhanced by enjoyment attributes bringing in an element of 'pester power'.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Promotional activity is key for volume growth</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">In comparison to total red meat (26.8%), convenience (32.3%) has a high proportion on promotion. Though it is important not to rely on promotions, in most cases, convenience red meat products on promotions have experienced positive volume changes YoY, whereas items not on promotion haven’t performed as well.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-08 00:18:28 | 2025-06-23 03:55:13 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7523 | The Spanish pig sector is committed to strengthening dialogue between the UE and China | INTERPORC has met with the Chinese ambassador to Spain, Yao Jing, to whom it has conveyed the "need to promote dialogue between the European Union and China to find a solution to the situation generated by the anti-dumping investigation announced by the government of that country." | <p><span lang="DE">Its president, Manuel García, recalled "the environment of fair and equitable cooperation that has always characterized commercial relations between the pork sector and the authorities and distributors of that country, which he trusts will continue to be maintained".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Spanish pork sector, García stressed, "is an example of efficiency and a successful export case, which serves as a mirror for other Spanish sectors that aspire to conquer international markets".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This is in addition to the strong ties of trust established between INTERPORC and the Chinese authorities, as well as between Spanish pork companies and distributors in that country. "We value the good relations that have always existed between Spain and China, as well as between companies from both countries, and we are completely sure that this trust is mutual", said the president of INTERPORC.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In this regard, the president of the Interprofessional has once again confirmed the unity of the Spanish pork sector and its willingness to collaborate with the Chinese authorities in the investigation of the antidumping measures: "to find a solution that undoubtedly exists for this situation since trade wars do not benefit anyone".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The relationship between the two countries has been developing successfully for many years, being a model of collaboration and mutual benefit. Spain is the main exporter of pork to China and, in turn, this country is the most important foreign market for the Spanish sector, with exports worth 1,223 million euros.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-08 00:39:58 | 2025-06-23 03:38:53 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7524 | HCC: Meeting market spec can maximise farm returns | Over half of all lambs across Great Britain are now meeting the target market criteria despite current cost challenges - but there remains considerable room for more production efficiencies that can really boost farm returns, the latest abattoir data indicates. | <p><span lang="DE">Information collected at British abattoirs indicates that almost 58 per cent of lambs processed achieved the target grades in 2023. "Typically, abattoirs will state a base price for the day and bonuses or penalties will be applied depending on the carcase classification”, explained James Ruggeri, Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales’s (HCC) Industry Development Executive. "It is therefore very much in the producer's interest to know the target areas within the classification grid that achieve a base price, and which grades attract a premium".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">He said HCC are offering farmers an opportunity to improve their returns when marketing finished cattle and sheep through the 'Livestock Selection Programme', regional training events that are free to all farmers in Wales. They provide practical abattoir-based demonstrations, and assess live animals through to assessment of carcasses.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The new abattoir statistics are featured in HCC’s June Monthly Market Bulletin. Glesni Phillips, HCC’s Intelligence, Analysis & Business Insight Executive, and editor of Market Bulletin, said: “These statistics frame a landscape of considerable production challenges. Reports indicated fewer lambs were on the ground and adverse weather conditions continued to affect finishing times.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Elevated farm input costs also influenced producers' decisions when purchasing feed, further impacting finishing times. This meant a higher proportion classified as leaner compared to previous years. These lambs may have been rushed forward to market in order to manage input costs and may well have achieved a better return if finishing was delayed".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The abattoir report provides insight into the distribution of finished lamb carcasses across the industry-wide EUROP classification grid, which classifies lamb and beef carcass conformation and fat content. "Most abattoirs grade their carcasses on the EUROP payment grid, which was introduced in the 1970s so that a uniform classifying system could be used throughout Europe", said Glesni.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It also meant that producers could be rewarded for supplying their animals with the carcass classification that the market demanded". She said that, under the system, the carcass is assessed for conformation and fat. "Conformation is determined by a visual appraisal of shape and there are five main classes: E-U-R-O-P, where E equals excellent across to P equaling poor. </span><span lang="DE">There are also five main classes of fat ranging from 1 (very lean) to 5 (excessively fat), with classes 3 and 4 being sub-divided into L (leaner) and H (fatter). The new data shows the proportion of sheep carcasses achieving the base price - that’s the R2 and R3L grades - stood at over 40 per cent, similar to the previous year's levels".</span></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-09 00:05:55 | 2025-06-23 02:21:03 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7525 | Poland: HAGRIC Woźniecki and PIC enter into distribution partnership for PIC genetics | HAGRIC Woźniecki sp. z oo sp. k., a leading company in the marketing and transport of livestock and slaughter animals, and PIC (Pig Improvement Company), a world-leading pig breeding company, have announced a strategic distribution partnership. This partnership aims to commercialize PIC genetics in Poland and thus further increase the quality and efficiency of pig breeding in the country. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">HAGRIC, based in Szczeglino, has established itself as one of the market leaders in the 27 years of its existence. The company buys, sells and transports breeding and slaughter animals at home and abroad. As a company with exclusively Polish capital, it is a leader in both the import of piglets and the contract trade, purchase and sale of fattening pigs. Hagric employs over 300 qualified employees. The company has a fleet of more than 100 vehicles for animal transport, its own service and a specialized washing facility. The company's activities also include grain trading, both feed and consumption grain, as well as the purchase and sale of cattle. Hagric's services are characterized by complexity and professionalism.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">PIC has been working on the continuous improvement of pig genetics for over 60 years. The sales partnership with HAGRIC will make it possible to sell the high-quality PIC genetics to Polish pig farmers and thus sustainably improve local pig breeding.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This partnership is an important step for both companies. By combining our extensive market knowledge and infrastructure with PIC's internationally recognized genetics, we will be able to offer the best breeding solutions to our customers in Poland".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sylwester Wozniecki, CEO of HAGRIC</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are very pleased to be working with HAGRIC. Their many years of experience and strong presence on the Polish market make them the ideal partner to successfully market our genetics and take pig breeding in this country to a new level".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Thomas Müller, Key Account Manager PIC</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Polish piglet producers will have access to PIC's entire breeding program and the first Camborough® gilts have already been delivered from a PIC multiplier in the Czech Republic. PIC terminal boars such as the PIC®800 or the PIC®337 are housed at the INSEFARM AI station and complete the product portfolio available to Polish piglet producers.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-09 00:10:23 | 2025-06-23 02:18:49 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7526 | EU production grows for beef and falls for lamb in Q1 2024 | European Union (EU) beef production in the first three months of 2024 has seen boosted performance compared to 2023, informs AHDB. Considering the European Commission’s predictions of a 2% fall in production for the full year, this could suggest falling output levels later on in the year. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Production has grown by nearly 60,000 tonnes (4%) from the first quarter last year, with major increases coming from Italy and Poland. Italian beef production has increased by 25,000 tonnes from 2023 to 161,000 tonnes but remains 14% lower than levels seen in 2022. Polish beef production on the other hand continues to grow from 2022 and 2023, up 16% from last year to 159,000 tonnes. Germany, as the second largest beef producer in the EU, saw an edge of +2% (4,000 tonnes) in the year to date from 2023-24, to sit at 256,000 tonnes. France continues to be the largest producer of beef in the EU, sitting at 327,000 tonnes for the first quarter of 2024. France also experienced the largest decline in production of 8,200 tonnes from 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Slaughter in the EU as a whole sat 174,000 head higher at 5.6m head in the year to date, influencing total production. EU cow slaughter has grown by 47,000 head, and heifer kill rose by just over 36,000 head from the year-to-date 2023 to 24, which would align with expectations of tightening in breeding herds. The number of cattle slaughtered in France sat 36,000 head lower in 2024 compared to 2023, marking the largest decline. Germany meanwhile saw stable slaughter levels, despite the increase in production, suggesting heavier carcase weights.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">EU steer prices have seen relative stability in recent weeks following a period of declines. For the week beginning 17 June, the EU average steer price sat at the equivalent of 442p/kg, growth of 1p from the previous week. In the prior four-week period, the EU average price grew by 2.7p/kg, as the measure has grown by 3p from the beginning of the year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sheep meat production in the EU sat at 95,000 tonnes in the first three months of 2024. This is a fall of 4,200 tonnes (4%) from the same period in 2023, with large declines in output from two of the main producers, Spain and Greece. Spanish production has been hit by impacts of continuous droughts, illustrated by its 11% fall in production from Jan-Mar year on year. Greek production has fallen a similar 13% year on year to sit at 9,900 tonnes in the year to date. Germany was the only country in the top six producers to record production growth, although minimal, of 880 tonnes. French and Irish production, as the second and third largest producers, recorded 2% declines in the year to date from last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Total European slaughter fell by 6% (370,000 head) year on year in the first quarter of 2023, to 6.3m head, with a 210,000 head decline in slaughter from Spain. Italy saw an annual decline of 171,000 head in the first quarter, while slaughter in Greece fell by 99,000 head. There was minimal growth in slaughter numbers in Germany, Portugal, and Romania.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Following on from this lower production and tighter supplies, EU sheep prices peaked in late April, with the reference price sitting at 780/kg for the week beginning 22 April. Since then, we have seen the reference price declining, as the new season lambs seem to come forward across the region. The reference price has now declined for four weeks, to end at 722.2/kg for the week beginning 17 June but remains 74p higher than the same week in 2023. Prices have fallen across the board in Ireland, France, and Spain, with large declines of 32.5p/kg in Ireland from the previous week.</p> <p><strong>Demand for meat in the EU</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">After a peak in late 2022/early 2023, inflation has been declining across Europe, though red meat consumer prices are still elevated year-on-year. In May 2024, combined lamb and goat prices were up by 6% year on year, whilst beef and veal was up by 2.3% (Eurostat, 2024).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Despite meat prices remaining relatively high across Europe, industry reports suggest beef and lamb demand has been relatively resilient so far in 2024. The picture is mixed among nations however. In France for example, a 3.1% fall in beef consumption was reported by France AgriMer in January to April, in comparison to 2023. Sheep meat consumption decline was more prevalent, falling by 6.0% over this period. However, German market analysts AMI have reported a 5.5% increase in beef purchases from January to May, with pork losing some volume due to steeper price rises.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The poor weather experienced across Europe has not been positive for a stimulant in BBQ meat demand so far this year. This will be a watchpoint going forward, as well as the tourism effects from the Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris later this summer.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For 2024 as a whole, the latest European Commission forecasts expect total EU beef and lamb consumption to fall slightly against 2023, constrained by prices and supply. However, longer term, sheep meat consumption is expected to benefit from its position culturally and in religious traditions.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-09 00:15:19 | 2025-06-23 02:48:01 | Details Edit Delete |
