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| 399 | Sustainable Fisheries partners with Spanish based Nueva Pescanova Group | <p> </p> <p>The company, which dates back more than 50 years, operates in more than two dozen countries worldwide, and looks forward to working with SFP to improve the sustainability of its supply chain, using various improvement projects and data management tools.</p> <p>“Working together with SFP is an important step that will help us to be more transparent and contribute more actively in improving the conservation of resources and the rationalization of fishing, a commitment that has been present in the DNA of our company for almost six decades,” said Juanjo De la Cerda, Corporate Director of R&D, Quality and Sustainability of the Nueva Pescanova Group.</p> <p>Among Nueva Pescanova's accomplishments, the company has established its own sustainable fishing certificate, audited by Bureau Veritas for hake catches in Namibia.</p> <p>“Nueva Pescanova has a history in the seafood industry in Spain and globally,” said Pedro Ferreiro, SFP’s Deputy Director, Buyer Engagement. “We are certain that Pescanova’s engagement will inspire other companies worldwide to follow its lead toward a more sustainable future.”</p> <p>The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation – known as Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) – is a nonprofit organization dedicated to rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental and social impacts of fishing and fish farming through engaging fishery stakeholders (communities, NGOs, government, etc.) and seafood businesses in every part of the supply chain.</p> <p>Nueva Pescanova Group is a leading Galician multinational specialized in the capture, cultivation, production and commercialization of seafood products. Founded in 1960, it employs more than 12,000 people and operates in 27 countries on four continents. Pescanova sells its products in more than 80 countries around the world.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-11-14 06:39:39 | 2025-06-27 17:05:41 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 7117 | Sustainability: Present and future of the Spanish pork sector | INTERPORC is working on the design of a 'Roadmap' that will mark the path of environmental sustainability of the white-coated pig sector in the coming years. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The success achieved in the last 30 years by the white-coated pig sector in reducing its environmental footprint is unquestionable. Faced with hoaxes and unproven half-truths used by some anti-meat groups, official data show a truth that reflects a sector, companies and professionals concerned about the continuous improvement of production processes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A concern and professionalism that has allowed producers to achieve notable results in environmental matters throughout the pork value chain.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Work has been done holistically on the efficiency of use of natural resources such as water, on the composition of feed, on the use of energy, on the valorization of by-products such as slurry or on the logistics management of movements of animals and meat. .</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This has translated into successes such as the reduction, between 1990 and 2021, of 30% in the use of water per kilo of meat produced.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Furthermore, as can be extracted from the data from the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases and the National Inventory of Atmospheric Pollutants (1990-2021), published this year by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), the Ammonia emissions have decreased by 34.8% and GHG emissions per head of livestock have decreased by 43.9%.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">From that same report we can extract what is perhaps the data that best reflects the real situation in the environmental section of the pork sector: that it is only responsible for 2.43% of the total gases emitted in Spain.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A figure very far from what is usually attributed to the sector and, above all, very far from the two-digit percentages that correspond to other sectors of activity.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It is undeniable that the situation is much better than what some forums want to imply, but it is also necessary to understand that there is no stopping this issue.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For this reason, the Interprofessional of the White Coated Pig (INTERPORC) is working on a roadmap that marks the path of continuous improvement in environmental matters.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">An analysis that provides pork companies with the help and information they need to continue reaching milestones in their goal of efficiency and reduction of the environmental footprint in all links of the chain. And, what is almost as important, it will also include how to monitor the progress, so that the best decisions can be made at all times aimed at achieving the set objectives.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The work is structured in four large areas:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Climate change (greenhouse gases, carbon footprint and environmental footprint ...).</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Air quality (measurement and reduction of ammonia emissions).</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Circular economy (circularity in the value chain, slurry, sludge, animal feed, by-products of animal origin not intended for human consumption, biogas, biomass boilers on farms and industries, alternatives to plastics, management of other solid waste, measurement of valorization processes…).</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Water (consumption in the value chain and reduction of impacts).</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The white pork sector has integrated environmental sustainability into its DNA and has demanded environmental excellence. Along these lines, the white coat pork sector continues working to continue responding to the growing legislative and social demands in this matter.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-02-19 00:10:49 | 2025-06-27 06:11:31 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 5060 | Sustainability should be key focus of China's food imports, study says | <p>A <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00784-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00784-6&source=gmail&ust=1636106802426000&usg=AFQjCNGR22wSOIZRK8lFrpGTdHw6ryXd9A">study</a> in the journal <em>Nature Sustainability</em> said that the country’s demand for livestock products will increase significantly, which in turn will lead to more pastureland being used, which risks increasing carbon emissions.</p> <p>With China’s food imports forecast to grow, much of this growth in the need for pastureland will be outside the country, so sustainability will have to be a focus of Beijing’s food importation policies, the researchers indicated.</p> <p>The scenario around food imports has been outlined in a paper titled “China’s future food demand and its implications for trade and environment” co-authored by Hao Zhao, a researcher at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.</p> <p>“The distribution of the environmental impacts between China and the rest of the world would substantially depend on development of trade openness,” the researchers wrote in relation to the country’s food imports.</p> <p>“Thus, to limit the negative environmental impacts of its growing food consumption, besides domestic policies, China needs to also take responsibility in the development of sustainable international trade.”</p> <p>As in many countries that are experiencing rapid economic growth, China is forecast to see an increase in demand for animal products, principally meat and dairy, and some of this is likely to be met by food imports.</p> <p>There is expected to be between 16% and 30% growth in demand by 2050, which will increase the need for pastureland by between three and 12 million hectares within China.</p> <p>As a result, China’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are likely to increase, with the researchers forecasting that the percentage change is likely to be between minus two per cent and plus 16 per cent.</p> <p>But China’s strengthening demand for animal products will principally be felt, in terms of the extra pastureland required, outside of the country, because of a growth in food imports.</p> <p>To meet this demand for food imports, the researchers suggest an additional 90 to 175 million hectares of pastureland outside China will be needed by the middle of the century .</p> <p>This, in turn, will result in between 88 and 226 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year “virtually imported” into China.</p> <p>Meat and dairy consumption and its relationship to the production of greenhouse gases has moved increasingly to the fore, especially in European countries, amid efforts to reach carbon neutrality to limit global temperature rises.</p> <p>According to a study from Boston Consulting Group, consumption of animal products in Europe and North America will peak in 2035.</p> <p>The report found that in 2020 total sales of proteins based on animal cells, plants or microorganisms – known as alternative proteins, was about 13 million tonnes. There have been described as more environmentally friendly than traditionally grown meat.</p> <p>While last year’s total is only about one fiftieth of the amount of meat sold, sales are forecast to have increased seven-fold to 97 million tonnes by 2035.</p> <p>However, the rate of growth will be heavily influenced by the way in which the technology develops, and recent predictions are that this is advancing fast.</p> <p>At a recent livestreamed forum in Dubai, <a href="https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2021/10/huawei-green-ict#:~:text=Hot%20Search-,Huawei%20Hosts%20%22Green%20ICT%20for%20Green%20Development%22%20Summit,in%20Partnership%20with%20Informa%20Tech&text=In%20June%202021%2C%20Huawei%20and,new%20metric%20for%20green%20networks." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2021/10/huawei-green-ict%23:~:text%3DHot%2520Search-,Huawei%2520Hosts%2520%2522Green%2520ICT%2520for%2520Green%2520Development%2522%2520Summit,in%2520Partnership%2520with%2520Informa%2520Tech%26text%3DIn%2520June%25202021%252C%2520Huawei%2520and,new%2520metric%2520for%2520green%2520networks.&source=gmail&ust=1636106802426000&usg=AFQjCNHQoICp1p4F2IpWbgYcc58pMEhGdA">Green ICT for Green Development</a>, Tommy Stadlen, a co-founder of Giant Ventures, a company that supports technology start-ups, said that meat alternatives of non-animal origin were “increasingly hard to differentiate from the real thing”.</p> <p>He described the burgeoning efforts to grow actual meat in the laboratory were “even more ambitious” than this, and said costs were falling fast and would continue to do so.</p> <p>One lab-grown burger was described several years ago as having cost $325,000 (€278,980) to produce, but Stadlen said the cost was now closer to $11 (€9.44).</p> <p>“Very soon it will be cost-competitive with farmed meat,” said Stadlen, adding that ultimately this could result in traditional meat’s becoming a “rare treat” for consumers.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-11-04 10:49:56 | 2025-06-28 02:17:34 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6420 | Sustainability scorecard released for Australian sheep and wool industry | The second Annual Report of the Sheep Sustainability Framework (SSF) was released at a launch event at Anlaby Station in South Australia revealing the broadest range of data to date on the performance of the Australian wool and sheepmeat industry. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Led by Sheep Producers Australia and WoolProducers Australia, the SSF was launched in 2021, with the first Annual Report released a year later, containing 58 indicators under four themes: Caring for Our Sheep; Enhancing the Environment and Climate; Looking after Our People, Our Customers, and the Community; and Ensuring a Financially Resilient Industry.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">SSF Sustainability Steering Group (SSG) Chair, Dr Scott Williams, said the Annual Report had made notable gains in its reporting capacity over the past year, with a range of new information being added in 2023, including 25 new baseline data points in the latest iteration.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"When we launched the inaugural Annual Report in 2022 just over half of the indicators were reported with data", Dr Williams said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Today, 91 per cent of our indicators are reported with data and we are on track for 100 per cent next year. These metrics allow us to determine directional changes over time, highlight our successes, identify areas for improvement and demonstrate the sustainability credentials of one of Australia’s most important industries".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">One of the key priorities of the Framework is to reduce the industry’s net greenhouse gas emissions. The CSIRO reports net emissions generated from Australian sheepmeat and wool production in the latest reporting period (2020) was 9.49Mt CO<sub>2</sub>e, down from 10.21Mt CO<sub>2</sub>e in 2019 and 11.39Mt CO<sub>2</sub>e in 2018.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The percentage of producers who have completed the six-day Lifetime Ewe Management (LTEM) training with Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), a program of best practice adoption, has increased to 9.4% of all AWI-eligible wool levy payers (up from 8.09%).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Other highlights include:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>The percentage of non-mulesed/ceased mulesed bales offered has risen to 15.8% (Merino) and 40.1% (non-Merino).</li> <li>Zero fatalities in the sheep industry in the latest reporting period (2020-21)</li> <li>Sheep mortality on ships during export has declined to 0.14%</li> <li>The percentage of Australians who believe Australians lambs are farmed and raised in a humane manner has risen to 55% (from 53%)</li> <li>Investment in wool research, development and adoption has increased 18.5% to $32.7m</li> <li>Rise in Australia’s value share of global sheepmeat exports (45%) and global wool exports (75.5%)</li> <li>The percentage of sheep-grazing land achieving 50% ground cover is holding steady at 62.2%</li> <li>Australia continues to be declared free from 12 major diseases</li> <li>91% of producers use vaccinations to prevent disease and protect their flock (new data)</li> <li>50% of sheep producers generate and use renewable energy (new data)</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">There have been directional declines in research, development, and adoption investment in sheepmeat, and the gross value of agricultural production for both sheepmeat and wool and an increase in the number of serious injury workers’ compensation claims.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Independent Chair of the SSF Board and sheep producer, Lucinda Corrigan, said each Annual Report was an expression of the commitment to continuous improvement across the industry.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"One of the most important functions of the Annual Report is to bring transparency to our industry and identify areas where we need to improve", Ms Corrigan said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“We have a duty to our people, our animals and our consumers to strive for excellence in sustainability and continue to affirm the Australian industry’s position as among the best in the world".</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-05-16 00:05:16 | 2025-06-27 10:44:52 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3231 | Sustainability in beef supply chains to increase | Beef production globally is coming under increasing scrutiny over its impact on animals and the environment. | <p>Scrutiny over beef supply chains in terms of sustainability has increased in the past 12 months, according to the latest Rabobank report. Senior animal protein analyst Angus Gidley-Baird believes that the pace of changes in this sector will increase in the near future.<br />The market will continue to be the main driver of change in most parts of the world, supported by the actions of governments, NGOs, pressure groups, as well as investors and the rise of alternative proteins.<br />"At the same time, beef production globally is coming under increasing scrutiny over its impact on animals and the environment. The past 12 months have seen a marked increase in beef supply chain responses to such scrutiny, and we expect even more in the coming 12 months," explained the analyst.<br />Major changes have been made by the beef industries of New Zealand and Australia and, most probably, they will continue to improve in that way as the supply is getting tighter due to increased demand from the Asian markets. Meantime, a decline in beef prices in the US market, combined with a solid supply will be responsible for a slow pace of changes expected in this market.<br />Brazil is also increasing its beef production thanks to higher volumes exported to China and the Middle East but the Amazonian wildfires incident can put on hold or even call off the EU-Mercosur deal. So far, France, Ireland and Finland have expressed their will for a call off on this deal.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-09-04 10:02:53 | 2025-06-26 21:51:32 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6810 | Suspension of import tariffs from Egypt should benefit chicken meat from Brazil | The Government of Egypt announced the suspension of the tariff on the import of chicken meat, which should directly impact the flow of shipments of Brazilian products to the North African market, reports the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). | <p><span lang="DE">According to a statement released by the Egyptian Government, the suspension of the MFN tariff (valid for all countries), which was 30%, was reset for a period of 6 months for whole chicken – which is the main product sent by Brazil to this market.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Brazil is the main supplier of the product to the Egyptian market, with more than 90% share of imports from the North African country.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"With the suspension of the tariff, the expectation is that the Brazilian product will become more competitive, complementing the local offer, which has been impacted by the effects of Avian Influenza in its territory and the increases in production costs", assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Egypt is among the 20 largest importers of chicken meat from Brazil. Between January and September, the market imported 50 thousand tons of the product, generating revenue of US$107.7 million in the period.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Historically, the Egyptian market is a relevant buyer of whole chickens from Brazil, especially the heavier sections. This improvement in tariff conditions for access to the Egyptian market is added to the recent opening for chicken meat exports to Algeria, which has a similar consumption profile, enabling new opportunities for Brazilian exporters", highlights ABPA's markets director, Luís Rua.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-10-19 00:10:03 | 2025-06-27 12:56:37 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7757 | Susanne Arfelt Rajamand is the new external member of the board of Danish Crown | Susanne Arfelt Rajamand, Group CEO of Royal Greenland, has been appointed as the new external member of the board of Danish Crown A/S. She takes the vacant board seat after Camilla Harder Hartvig, EVP of Ascendis Pharma, stepped down earlier this summer following three years of service to focus on her other roles and board positions. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The board of Danish Crown A/S looks to add another strong leadership profile with international experience in the form of Royal Greenland's top executive, Susanne Arfelt Rajamand. She brings with her over 20 years of international leadership experience from the food and foodservice industries. She will join in connection with the Danish Crown board's financial meeting in November 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"I am truly pleased to welcome Susanne Arfelt Rajamand as an external member of Danish Crown's board. It is extremely important for us to ensure that we continuously have the necessary competencies in the boardroom, and with Susanne we gain an experienced leader with deep expertise and know-how in food production and operations at an international level. I am confident she will contribute significantly to the continued development of Danish Crown", says Chairman Asger Krogsgaard.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Susanne Arfelt Rajamand is looking forward to becoming part of Danish Crown's board: "I look forward to contributing to the exciting transformation journey that Danish Crown is on, and I hope that with my knowledge of the food industry and international experience, I can help future-proof one of Denmark’s most important and traditional companies", she says.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Susanne Arfelt Rajamand holds a Master of Science (Cand.Merc.) in Strategy, Organization, and Management from Copenhagen Business School, completed in 2003. She also holds an Executive MBA with distinction from the Tsinghua-INSEAD Executive MBA program in France, China, and Singapore, completed in 2011. She built her leadership career at Unilever in Singapore, followed by senior roles at the food companies McCormick and Fonterra in Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, before becoming Group CEO at Royal Greenland in 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The current board of Danish Crown A/S consists of six democratically elected cooperative owners, three employee representatives, and four external board members from relevant leadership positions in Danish business.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">By the end of the year, Danish Crown will transition to having a single board structure, which will consist of five individuals elected from among the members of Danish Crown's board of representatives, up to five external board members appointed by a nominations committee, and the elected employee representatives. The process of finding the fifth external board member, who is expected to have the qualifications to assume the chairman's role, is currently underway.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-09-25 00:15:09 | 2025-06-27 21:58:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 1282 | Survey: Consumers in the US are confident their food is safe | Cargill's latest Feed4Thought survey reports that 94% of Americans trust their food is safe as grilling season is about to start. | <p><a href="https://www.cargill.com/doc/1432119458724/feed4thought-grilling-survey-key-findings-summary.pdf">Cargill's survey</a> polled more than 1,000 people in the US in April 2018. 94% of the American consumers say they trust that the meat they buy for grilling is safe to eat.</p> <p>The survey also found that nearly 80% of American consumers believed food producers are taking the necessary steps to ensure their meat is safe for grilling.</p> <p>Furthermore, 87% of Americans believed an animal’s diet can have an impact on food safety.</p> <p>“We’re entering the season where Americans turn to the grill to prepare their meals, and food safety is top-of-mind,” said Chuck Warta, president, Cargill Premix and Nutrition. “It’s clear that consumers continue to care very deeply about where their food comes from and how it is raised, and they are increasingly aware that safety actually begins on the farm with what is in an animal’s diet.”</p> <p>In addition, the survey uncovered the fact that 72% of Americans say they grill, with 41% grilling at least once a week.</p> <p>The American consumers' grilling options, according to the survey, are: <br />42 percent steak<br />25 percent hamburgers<br />18 percent chicken<br />12 percent pork chops/ribs.</p> <p>Moreover, the survey also showed that 38% of the US consumers read packaging labels for inspection and certification information.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-05-18 13:04:20 | 2025-06-27 19:57:23 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3035 | Surgical castration for pigs eliminated through gene editing | <p>Gene editing for eliminating pig castration is showing the first results. “Alliance to End Surgical Castration of Swine”, a venture comprising Recombinetics/Acceligen and Hendrix Genetics, developed an approach that prevents sexual maturation in swine without introducing any foreign material into the genes of pigs.<br />The companies successfully used a genome editing method to create swine that remain in a pre-pubertal state, thus eliminating the need for surgical castration. Usually, male piglets are castrated to improve the quality of meat for consumers, but this practice is also a concerning animal welfare issue, as it is usually performed without pain management.<br />Two years ago, the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) awarded a grant to Recombinetics, Inc. to end surgical swine castration and the results are visible now.<br />“This first litter of permanently prepubescent piglets is a huge success. Not only does the industry benefit, but once this technology is deployed commercially, we can eliminate an animal welfare issue while maintaining a quality product for consumers,” said Sally Rockey, FFAR executive director.</p> <p>Intact male pigs experience “boar taint,” which causes an unpleasant odor and unsavory taste in the resulting meat. Male pigs are castrated young to prevent boar taint; pain relievers are rarely administered. Castrated piglets show an acute physiological stress response to castration, including increased stress hormone levels, elevated heart rate and demonstrated indicators of pain that can last for four days following the procedure. The European Union has banned the practice of swine castration, but its implementation has been delayed amid challenges to the costs of implementation.</p> <p>This project has successfully deleted the gene that triggers the release of hormones necessary for sexual maturation in the piglets’ DNA, preventing them from reaching puberty, and thus negating the need to castrate the pigs. The next step in this research is determining the commercial viability of castration-free pigs. Since these prototype pigs were created to be permanently prepubescent, the alliance is determining how to breed these pigs without comprising traits like feed efficiency and meat quality. The alliance comprises some of the largest pig genetic companies in the world, possessing the capacity and capabilities needed to supply these permanently prepubescent pigs to pork producers worldwide. "At Hendrix Genetics, we are very excited about the birth of the first castration-free piglets. This is an important step to end one of the biggest concerns of the swine industry regarding animal well-being. Within Hypor, Hendrix Genetics’ swine business unit, we are continuously exploring new opportunities to support the pork value chain with innovative and sustainable genetic solutions,” said Luis Prieto Garcia, Managing Director Swine, Hendrix Genetics.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-06-26 09:51:39 | 2025-06-28 01:42:23 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 8444 | Supply squeeze stokes late spring beef price records | Restricted international and domestic beef supply has fuelled a near 40 per cent increase in cattle deadweight prices in just nine months- trends that anticipate the imminent breaking of the £7 per kilo threshold. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef price records are being smashed virtually every week as supply tightens, not only in the UK, but across Europe as well- with current trends suggesting the strong prices may continue, according to analysis contained in the latest edition of Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) Market Bulletin.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Prime cattle deadweight prices in England and Wales have risen dramatically since late 2024 and are now £2 per kg higher than the same period last year", writes Glesni Phillips, HCC’s Intelligence, Analysis & Business Insight Executive. The steer average broke historical records at £5 per kg in September 2024, reached £6 per kg by February 2025, and, given the current trends, is heading towards £7/kg by late spring.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"EU beef prices have recently climbed more rapidly than here, narrowing the typical price gap to around 94.8p/kg for steers as of March, which could enhance UK export competitiveness- although rising prices in Ireland will likely mean higher import prices domestically", reported Glesni.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Market Bulletin reports UK prime cattle throughput for Quarter 1 of 2025 totalled 508,000 head, down three per cent year-on-year (or 14,000 head), with declines across all categories (young bulls -12 per cent; steers -4 per cent and heifers -1 per cent) according to data from Defra. Heifer throughput continues to be elevated compared to historical levels and now represents 43 per cent of total prime throughput (219,100 head), up from 40 per cent in 2022.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Current prime cattle throughput levels are at their lowest since 2022, which was to be expected as the BCMS cattle population figures did indicate there would be fewer animals available for beef production in the longer term", said Glesni.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Shoppers appear to be still feeling the pinch despite inflation easing as consumer and business costs continue to rise. “Consumer experts Kantar report the total volume of retail beef sold during the twelve weeks to 23 March 2025 was stable on the year -down 0.8 per cent- but an increase in the average price by some five per cent drove a four per cent increase in total spend overall,” said Glesni.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Exports of fresh and frozen beef for January and February were down ten per cent year-on-year at 16,100 tonnes- again probably due to tighter domestic production, which was down three per cent during the period.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Looking at 2024 as a whole; exports were nine per cent higher than 2023 at 112,500 tonnes, with 86 per cent bound for EU countries. Ireland received the largest proportion of these exports in 2024 but volumes are down some 13 per cent so far in 2025", said Glesni.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Fresh and frozen beef imports for January and February 2025 decreased 14 per cent to 37,400 tonnes. Volumes from non-EU countries rose 17 per cent, driven by Australia (up 144 per cent), Brazil (up 36 per cent), and New Zealand (up 18 per cent). Imports increased eight per cent to 240,700 tonnes, with Ireland supplying 77 per cent despite a 16 per cent volume reduction", she said.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-05-05 00:05:50 | 2025-06-28 03:38:32 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7861 | Supplements must ensure Danish Crown more pigs | Cooperative owners who increase their production of pigs can now look forward to receiving a supplement of up to 80 øre for the extra kilos. This is done to ensure capacity utilization at the slaughterhouses. The aim is to increase the supply of pigs by a minimum of 250,000 pigs in the current financial year. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Astable utilization of the capacity at the slaughterhouses is the most effective way to ensure a competitive settlement for Danish Crown's unit owners. Therefore, Danish Crown's board of directors has just decided to introduce two forms of growth allowance.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Our goal is to increase supplies by at least 250,000 pigs in this financial year, as this will ensure a better settlement for all unit owners. In other words, more pigs will save us more costs than the payment of supplements will cost us", says Daniel O. Pedersen, vice chairman of Danish Crown AmbA.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Growth allowance 1</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Growth allowance 1 is 45 øre per kilos and will be paid out to the unit owners who meet the following two conditions: The unit owner must increase his A quantity and increase the number of delivered pigs in the financial year 2024/25 in relation to the registered A quantity per 1 October 2024, and at the same time the increased delivery must exceed the average number of pigs delivered in the five previous financial years.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This means that a unit owner who on 1 October 2024 expected to deliver 10,000 pigs in the financial year 2024/25 - and who in the period from 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2024 has delivered 10,000 pigs on average per year – by raising his A quantity and delivering extra pigs beyond the 10,000, will obtain a supplement of 45 øre for the extra kilos. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Growth allowance 2</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Growth supplement 2 is 35 øre per kilos and is paid to the unit owners who meet the following condition: The unit owner must increase his A quantity and increase the number of delivered pigs in the financial year 2024/25 in relation to the registered A quantity per 1 October 2024. All unit owners can obtain the allowance for an increase in their production of up to 10,000 pigs, regardless of the registered A quantity per 1 October 2024, or for an increase in production of up to 20 percent compared to the registered A quantity per 1 October 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This means that a unit owner who on 1 October 2024 expected to deliver 10,000 pigs in the financial year 2024/25, by raising his A quantity and increasing his deliveries by up to 10,000 extra pigs, will be paid 35 øre in addition on the extra kilos. A cooperative owner who on 1 October 2024 expected to deliver 55,000 pigs in the financial year 2024/25 can, by increasing his deliveries, receive the supplement for up to 11,000 extra pigs.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Stable capacity utilization benefits all unit owners</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For owners who have delivered stably or have grown in recent years, it will thus be possible to obtain both growth supplements by increasing their A quantities with new pigs for Danish Crown.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"When we have free capacity at the slaughterhouses, there are two ways to go. We can either spread the cost over all the kilos delivered, or we can reward our unit owners for delivering more pigs so that we have full slaughterhouses. Our forecasts show that we will have room for extra pigs when we arrive a month or two on the other side of the New Year, so we are now choosing to introduce a supplement that can motivate the share owners to deliver more pigs", says Daniel O Pedersen</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regardless of whether you as a cooperative owner increase your A quantity, deliver more than in previous years, or choose to continue with an unchanged production of fattening pigs, calculations show that it will result in a better settlement for all owners if the total deliveries to The Danish Crown is increased.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"For us on the board, it has been central to create models that reward to a greater extent the unit owners who have faithfully supported Danish Crown and taken responsibility for the Danish value chain, and we actually believe that in the current circle of there are quite a few unit owners who can have the courage to increase their production", says Daniel O. Pedersen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The two growth supplements are valid for deliveries in the financial year 2024/25 and can also be combined with the supplements offered to unit owners who have the opportunity to increase the production of UK pigs.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-10-23 00:20:41 | 2025-06-27 19:10:07 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 1113 | Supervac reports big success after Anuga FoodTec trade fair | The company presented the new fully automated line that can be added with several modules for different operations. | <p>The new machines exhibited by Supervac bat Anuga FoodTec 2018 have attracted the interest of the visitors with the technology incorporated into them.<br />The new development from Supervac allows the processors to combine for the first time features like flexible packaging sizes in a continuous and fully automatic filling and loading process without the need for manual work. Besides the fact that these lines reduce cost with the personnel they also proved to be flexible enough to correlate the production at peak times.<br />Last but not least, automation used properly can ensure a higher level of hygiene without pausing the production process.</p> <p>"When the customer desires it, the sub-processes (like the bag filling and machine loading processes) can now or later be further automated in modules. If, for example, the optimal way to operate a large vacuum packaging machine is often carried out with several people for bag filling and for machine loading, then it is possible to save several people with a fully automated line from Supervac. These people may then be better used in other areas of the company. Only one person is required for the operation and monitoring of the plant", informs the company in a press release.</p> <p>A fully automated line from Supervac can also benefit from adding a cooling tank to it. This machine can be positioned immediately after a shrink tank for the production of shrink packaging and is thus perfect for integration into a modern vacuum packing line. Occupying the smallest possible footprint, after shrinking with hot water the products are immediately cooled down. This prevents colour changes and significantly improves product life, as shown by a university study. The tank’s main areas of application are in the packing of fresh meat.</p> | 1 | Technology | 2018-04-17 13:21:31 | 2025-06-28 01:26:24 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1364 | Supermercado Selectos recalls raw, frozen meat and poultry products | <p>The raw, frozen beef, pork, chicken and turkey items were produced on various dates from August 2017 to May 31, 2018.</p> <p>Supermercado Selectos shipped the items to DGA Food Service, LLC, who further distributed the items to Head Start Child and Adult Care Food Programs in Puerto Rico.</p> <p>USDA provides reimbursement for meals served in Head Start through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); however, these products were purchased commercially. These meat and poultry products were not provided or purchased by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service.<br /> <br />The problem was first discovered during routine inspection by FSIS investigators on May 23, 2018. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-06-04 06:05:30 | 2025-06-26 19:20:29 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 6146 | Supermarket support for British pork at the start of the year | Supermarket support for British pork products remained steady at the start of this year, despite falling British pork supplies, the latest AHDB’s Porkwatch survey shows. | <p><span lang="DE">Estimated slaughtering figures for January confirm a significant tightening of supplies of UK pork, while trade figures up to November show, overall, higher volumes of pork imports coming into the country last year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, AHDB’s Porkwatch survey for January still shows relatively strong support for British pork products across the 11 retailers surveyed, with one or two exceptions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">National Pig Association chief executive Lizzie Wilson said: “While there is always room for improvement, the latest Porkwatch data is generally very positive, given the current shortages of British pork. Retailers are largely continuing to provide their customers with fantastic British pork products and, as always we thank those who are clearly making this a priority.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"In the short-term, we want to see this continue as producers need the more buoyant pig price to be sustained, so that they can begin to claw back some of the horrendous losses they have endured over the past two years.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"In the longer-term, we will continue to push for reform of the supply chain so that risk and reward is more fairly distributed and to ensure British pork remains available on our retail shelves."</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Overall, 84% of the fresh pork on display was British in January, down slightly from 85% in November and 87% at the September peak, but well up on the January 2022 figure of 80%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Aldi, Co-op, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s all came out with 100% British fresh pork, with Waitrose on 99% and Lidl on 98%. The Tesco figure of 73% was down from 75% in November, with Asda on 57%, slightly below its November figure and Budgens on 75%. Iceland was just 14% British, compared with 44% in November.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For bacon, the overall figure of 61% British was fractionally up on November and well ahead of the 55% recorded a year ago.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Co-op and M&S were both 100% British, with Waitrose on 96% and Sainsbury’s showing a big leap froward from 69% in November to 83% in January.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Going the other way was Asda, which dropped from 50% in November to just 38%, taking it below Tesco (48%) and Lidl (43%), with Morrisons on 51% and Aldi a relatively healthy 66%. Budgens recorded 27% and Iceland just 9%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The overall figure for ham, at 64%, was slightly down on November and a year ago.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Again, it was just Co-op and M&S with 100% British, while Waitrose (92%), Aldi (84%) and Sainsbury’s (87%) also showed strong support British ham. Tesco was up slightly to 67% and Morrisons down to 60%, with the rest below 50%, including Lidl (36%), Asda (33%), Budgens (23%) and Iceland (15%).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Across all the retailers surveyed, the proportion of British sausage facing, at 89%, was up slightly from November and from 86% in January 2022.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">M&S, the only retailer to be totally British across the board, and Aldi were both 100% British, with Waitrose (96%), Co-op (91%), Sainsbury’s, Lidl (both 90%), Tesco and Asda (both 88%) and Morrisons (82%) all showing strong support. Budgens was 69% British and Iceland 64%.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-02-17 00:20:01 | 2025-06-27 19:18:16 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2103 | Superior Farms to export lamb products to Japan | US-based Superior Farms will be once again able to export lamb products to Japan after 15 years. | <p>The company has announced that it is working with the Japanese distributor Farmland Trading to introduce its premium lamb products to high-end restaurants and retail outlets.</p> <p>“We have continued our relationship with Farmland Trading for 15 years anticipating this day,” said Rick Stott, chief executive officer at Superior Farms. “This shipment represents a first step in a long-term strategic plan to grow the presence and appetite for American lamb in Japan. The potential to develop Japan into an excellent export country for American lamb is clearly there, but it will take time, investment and a long-term strategy to make that happen.”</p> <p>The US Department of Agriculture had announced in July this year that Japan lifted the ban on US lamb imports, which was imposed in 2003 due to an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Washington state.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-10-26 12:36:56 | 2025-06-26 22:55:32 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3817 | SuperDrob appoints new President | Marcin ?wi?? advances from vice president to the top of the company. | <p>Polish poultry producer SuperDrob appointed Marcin ?wi?? as the new President of the company. ?wi?? works for the company since 2016 and was holding the position of vice president. He will replace Cesar Lipka, the former CEO of the company, which is involved now in a special project developed by CPF Poland, a subsidiary of the global agri-food brand Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) from Thailand. However, Lipka will remain involved with the company by becoming Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SuperDrob.<br />In the following period, Cesar Lipka will continue to work only for CPF Poland (in which he has been the CEO since 2017) to strengthen the development of new food products, which have not been included in the portfolio of the poultry producer so far. New projects will include convenience food (poultry and other), sales of shrimps (available in retail chains from December 2019) and the new products for which the market still has to wait for a while. CPF Poland was established through the cooperation of SuperDrob with CP FOODS Thai partner in 2017, announced the company in a press release.<br />"Synergy of both experiences, SuperDrob SA and CPF Poland SA, can bring new opportunities. The CPF Poland company can also benefit from the experience of our Thai partners. The agri-food business in Asia is in many aspects more innovative in comparison to the European market," says César Lipka.</p> <p>On the other hand, Marcin ?wi?? is taking over the new position in a moment when the animal protein market in Poland and Europe is confronted with several challenges regarding consumption habits, production and a severe impact in the added value product segment due to the closure of foodservice channels. "We will continue to implement the company's strategy set by the owners. Our goal is to build a fully integrated poultry business, which will be able to respond flexibly to the needs of the Polish and European markets and provide repeatable quality poultry products with added value. In Poland, we focus on premium products from Kurczak Sielski (Idyllic Chicken – a premium quality chicken). Our export is based on two main channels: large retail chains and leading restaurant chains. We supply mainly high-processed products for export. The situation today is very dynamic and surprising. We are constantly analyzing economic and social trends. We want to respond properly to new requirements. Good relations with our regular business partners help us with this. Today we focus mainly on organic growth. Possible acquisitions will be considered individually if such opportunities arise," said Marcin ?wi??, the new CEO of SuperDrob. - SuperDrob is one of the leading producers of poultry and convenience food in Poland. More than half of the production is exported to foreign markets - mainly to EU countries, but also to China and Japan. The company has been operating for 27 years. SuperDrob is owned by the Lipka’s family and CP Foods from Thailand.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-04-28 10:32:36 | 2025-06-28 00:56:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3301 | Super Drob signs agreement to acquire BBP plant in Goleniow | The company is targeting increased production in the convenience food segment. | <p>At the beginning of October, Super Drob, a producer of ready meals and one of the biggest poultry exporters in Poland, has signed an agreement to acquire the plant from BBP in Goleniow, West Pomeranian region of Poland.<br />"We intend to increase production capacity in Super Drob, which is consistent with the strategy of our capital group. We are developing the convenience segment. This is the most dynamically growing branch of our business. We are a significant investor building the growth of the poultry convenience food category in Poland and we are an important manufacturer of convenience food in Europe. The launch of production in the Goleniow plant is one of the next steps in our investment plans. This will be the second plant to be commissioned this year. At the beginning of the year, we launched a feed manufacturing plant in ?ukow," stated Mr. Jaros?aw Kowalewski, Member of the Management Board for Strategy and Development, Super Drob.<br />The company is an export leader in the poultry industry in Poland. Super Drob sends half of the products for export, mainly to EU countries as well as China and Japan. BBP is a manufacturer of poultry meat products. The processing plant employs about 50 people and is located in Goleniow.</p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-10-04 10:04:51 | 2025-06-27 14:02:21 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6707 | Summer promotion builds retail demand for US pork in Central America | Sales training kicked off a promotional campaign for U.S. pork this summer in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic. During the three-month campaign, promotions for U.S. pork have been taking place at 27 retail outlets in the region. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">USMEF provided marketing representatives to participating outlets for three days per week to raise awareness of U.S. pork and to educate consumers about the quality attributes that differentiate U.S. pork. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to the campaign, each marketing representative was trained on the quality attributes of U.S. pork and its safety and nutritional benefits.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“The promotions were conducted at upscale outlets where customers have greater interest in nutrition and in creating a quality meal experience”, says Central America representative Lucia Ruano. “Trial purchases will build demand in these emerging markets”.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In a separate promotion at five outlets in Nicaragua, consumers earned incentives by purchasing three pounds or more of U.S. pork.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-31 00:10:41 | 2025-06-27 17:33:47 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4858 | Sudden storm in the Thai pig market | A new wave of COVID outbreaks and the ban on live pig exports to Vietnam are the main factors reshaping the domestic pork market. | <p>Pig price in Thailand plunged in July after a new outbreak of Delta-variant Covid-19 forced many pork plants to close, informs Paul A. Anderson, General Manager South East Asia and International Sales Manager at Genesus Inc in his latest market report.<br /> It is estimated that half of the large-scale meat plants in major cities such as Bangkok and peripheral areas are affected. Only a little over 5% of the population was fully vaccinated as of 25 July. A new lockdown in worse hit provinces also stalled demand for pork as dining in restaurants is banned and wet markets were ordered closed. The price fell 13% to THB 68/kg (USD 2.1) in July from the month before. It is the lowest price in 12 months.</p> <p>Thailand used to ship over 8,000 heads of live pigs/day to Vietnam via Laos and Cambodia before Vietnam banned live pig imports from Thailand due to suspicion of ASF traces in the shipments. This accounts for about 20% of the country’s total production, which now has nowhere to go and, therefore, is placed on the domestic market.</p> | 1 | Market | 2021-08-05 07:30:05 | 2025-06-28 03:39:20 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 490 | Successful trade mission between Canada and China welcomed by CCA | <p> </p> <p>China will allow the importation of Canadian fresh-chilled beef in a pilot project, and establish the documentation to enable bone-in beef trade. Previously Canadian beef exports had been limited to frozen boneless beef, with bone-in access approved in principle last year, subject to establishing the documentation requirements. Canada and China today committed to fully implementing the 2016 agreement to expand market access for Canadian frozen bone-in beef.</p> <p>As to a free trade agreement between Canada and China, the Prime Minister and Premier committed to continue exploring the potential for launching negotiations for a possible agreement.</p> <p>The expanded beef access is important for Canada’s producers, said Haywood-Farmer. There is massive potential for Canadian beef in China, with a Chinese middle class several times larger than the entire Canadian population and growing. “I am happy to say that their demand for beef is also growing and Canadian ranchers are glad to have more opportunity to supply them, thanks to the expanded access announced today by Prime Minister Trudeau,” he said. “If we can someday reach a free trade agreement, our objective would be to eliminate the Chinese tariffs on Canadian beef as well.”</p> <p>Even with the previous limitations and significant Chinese import tariff, annual Canadian beef exports have been growing since access was established in 2012. In 2016, $61 million of Canadian beef was exported to China, and 2017 is on track to reach $100 million in Canadian beef exports to China.</p> <p><em>As reported by CCA</em></p> <p> </p> | 1 | Market | 2017-12-11 06:53:55 | 2025-06-28 01:39:40 | Details Edit Delete |
