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| 6686 | Australia: Goat slaughter at its highest level in six years | Recently, the National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) voluntary slaughter survey recorded national goat slaughter at 49,920 head, the highest level since the 14th week of 2017 – in more than six years. The high goat slaughter numbers were driven by NSW, where throughput was 14,842 head. This goat slaughter in NSW is a 645% increase on the 1,992 slaughtered in the corresponding week of 2022. | <p><span lang="DE">The current situation and 2017 are similar - they both follow periods of strong goat population growth following successive favourable conditions, allowing producers to harvest rangeland goats in big numbers. Throughout 2017 goat slaughter numbers tapered off, whereas this year, there has been a steady supply of goats all year with slaughter numbers not falling below 25,000 head a week (excluding the Christmas and New Year shutdowns) – in part due to the rise in managed goats in recent years.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This year’s high supply of goats is a key driver in the reduced goat over the hooks (OTH) price, which currently sits at 278.92¢/kg – a 65% reduction on year-ago prices.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The highest goat slaughter in six years comes a week after lamb slaughter numbers reached their highest level in four years. It may signal a much-needed improvement in processor labour availability.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-23 00:10:18 | 2025-10-08 19:39:42 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6685 | Minerva advances in the acquisition of BPU Meat in Uruguay | Minerva informed its shareholders, that the competition authority of Uruguay manifested itself without restrictions for the acquisition of Breeders and Packers Uruguay (BPU Meat), a subsidiary of NH Foods . | <p>According to the slaughterhouse, this initiative is in line with Minerva's strategies to expand geographic diversification. With the purchase, the slaughterhouse advances in its objective of mitigating risks and maximizing opportunities in the global animal protein market.</p> <p>Finally, Minerva is committed to keeping shareholders and the market in general informed about the progress and completion of this process.<br />Recently, the slaughterhouse announced R$ 114 million in dividends to its shareholders.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-23 00:05:10 | 2025-10-09 01:39:44 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6684 | New opportunities for the British red meat and dairy in Hong Kong | AHDB will be exploring opportunities for red meat and dairy exports in Hong Kong’s foodservice and high-end retail sector at a major trade show in September. | <p><span lang="DE">AHDB will be joined by several exporters at Restaurant and Bar Hong Kong (RBHK) from 5−7 September, showcasing beef, lamb, pork and dairy products from the UK.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">RBHK attracts around 8,000 trade buyers, including restaurant and bar owners, to explore culinary innovations, insights and business opportunities. It will give exporters the chance to build on existing business relationships and meet potential new customers on the AHDB-hosted joint meat and dairy pavilion.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Jonathan Eckley, Head of International Trade Development, said:</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Hong Kong is an important market for red meat and dairy and RBHK provides the perfect platform for our exporters to develop existing business relationships and cultivate new ones.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Our pavilion will not only provide a space to do business but also give visitors the chance to taste our high-quality and environmentally sustainable food products".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Asia presents significant opportunities for UK exporters of red meat and dairy, driven by increasing middle-class wealth, rising meat and dairy consumption and high regard among consumers for food safety and quality.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Consumption of beef and pork in Hong Kong is the highest in Asia and it is also an important dairy importer in the region. Although its population is less than 7.5 million, it has a sizeable and financially comfortable expat population, as well as a revitalised tourist sector, presenting opportunities for UK exporters in both the food service and high-end retail markets. Jonathan added:</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Prospects for red meat and dairy exports to the Asia region are clear, with a growing middle class and quality and food safety high on the agenda for consumers buying these products. With our high food production standards, UK exporters are in a strong position to satisfy that demand.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Hong Kong is among the region’s more advanced economies and is a significant opportunity for shipping premium meat cuts and dairy to satisfy consumer demand. RBHK presents the ideal opportunity for UK levy payers to re-connect with Hong Kong’s foodservice and high-end retailers and show what the UK has to offer, and helping them capitalise on the opportunities presented".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-22 00:15:02 | 2025-10-08 16:20:14 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6683 | Over 81 million Chinese consumers learn about NZ grass-fed beef and lamb | Taste Pure Nature recently wrapped up its seasonal campaign with the popular Chinese recipe and cooking app, Go Kitchen, which reached over 81 million people. | <p><span lang="DE">The campaign, led by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) in collaboration with Silver Fern Farms and Alliance Group, was designed to build awareness and aspiration to buy New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb in China. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition to reaching an impressive 81 million people (27.9 percent more than initially estimated), the campaign generated over 848,600 consumer engagements. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Designed to leverage hot topics and occasions during Summertime, the campaign utilised a mix of influencers and paid advertisements to reach consumers and ask them to create their own recipe content using New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Interestingly, the campaign saw seasonal lamb recipes outperformed the traditional choice of beef. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Michael Wan, B+LNZ's Global Manager - New Zealand Red Meat Story, explains, "Our objective was to present our beef and lamb products to app users precisely when they were in the process of making decisions, whether it's about what to cook or while shopping at the supermarket. To achieve this, we selected keywords based on product categories, dishes, and occasions to optimise the campaign’s performance".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We found that during the campaign period, many app users highlighted the New Zealand origin, pasture farming systems and nutrition composition of New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb in their recipes".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">One of the campaign's standout successes was the collaboration with influencers, also known as 'Key Opinion Leaders'. This approach garnered over 30,000 interactions with influencer content, surpassing expectations by 156 percent. </span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-22 00:10:34 | 2025-10-08 23:57:47 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6682 | Australia: Lamb and mutton productions records broken across the board | The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its quarterly statistics on livestock slaughtered and meat production, highlighting record lamb production and growth in mutton production across the board so far this year. | <p><span lang="DE">According to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Australia produced the most lamb on record in the calendar year 2022. For the first six months of 2023, lamb producers are tracking 7.7% above year-on-year levels or 20,000 tonnes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This indicates another strong, potentially record-breaking year for Australian lamb producers", according to Stephen Bignell, Manager, Market Information, at MLA.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Following a significant flock rebuild over the last few years, we have seen significant lamb slaughter across the nation in the first half of this year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Over 11.5 million lambs were processed to June 2023 which is the second highest start to a year since 2018 when over 12 million lambs were slaughtered.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This is an extra 1.24 million lambs slaughtered when compared to 2022, an uplift of 12% year-on-year".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This quarter has also seen lamb production records broken, with 149,385 tonnes being produced in Australia, which is 4% more than the previous record set in June 2018.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mutton production is also seeing higher levels than previously recorded. Sheep slaughter for the quarter was 2,550,700 head – the highest in nearly four years. According to Mr Bignell, nearly five million sheep have been processed so far this year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This is an extra 2,024,800 compared to the same point in 2022, equating to an additional mutton throughput of 68% year-on-year", he said.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Victoria is contributing the most to the big jump in mutton slaughter, with Victorian processors working through 1 million sheep so far this year</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Lamb and sheep proceeds were above Q1 2023 levels and the same as March 2021. The gross value of sheep and lambs slaughtered increased 1.9% to $1.2 billion.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In financial year 2023, lamb and sheep farmers made $4.8b for the sale of animals to processors.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-22 00:05:00 | 2025-10-09 01:19:45 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6681 | Danish Crown will deliver 11 million pigs this year | Danish Crown's shareholders have confirmed that they will deliver approximately 11 million pigs in the coming year. Based on that figure, the business must now be sharpened and competitiveness restored. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Danish Crown's competitiveness has been under increasing pressure since spring 2022. The settlement for pigs in Denmark is currently far behind the rest of Europe. So even though the current listing for pigs is close to a record high, Danish Crown's settlement is far too far behind both the European average and the settlement in Germany. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Therefore, it has not been sufficiently attractive for Danish farmers to fatten pigs for slaughter in Denmark, so over the summer the management has worked purposefully on a plan to simplify and renew Danish Crown's core business. It is ready now. The business must be made more efficient so that earnings are lifted by a minimum of DKK 1.5 billion ( 1 DKK = 0,13 EUR ) within two years - and preferably sooner. At the same time, sales efforts must be segmented and focused to a greater extent on those customers who either prioritize Danish pork and products from Danish Crown or want a business partner who works purposefully with sustainability. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"I would like to praise our owners for supporting the Danish value chain from farm to table, because it makes it possible to manage production much more tightly and at the same time carry out an imperative simplification and renewal of our business model. Despite the headwinds of the past year, we have actually succeeded in maintaining our market shares in products for the retail trade and food service. Now we must gain volume, and in that way move our entire business over time", says Group CEO Jais Valeur. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The plan has been named Horizon and the goal is to move Danish Crown from a slaughterhouse with large-scale operations as a focal point to a modern food company. The main features of the plan are: </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">The administration and support functions must be made more efficient so that the costs on an annual basis are reduced by a minimum of DKK 250 million. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">An improved utilization of the capacity at slaughterhouses and factories as well as a more streamlined and high-tech setup must reduce production costs by at least DKK 500 million. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Sales efforts must be focused on core customers within retail, foodservice and industry, so that partnerships are built with customers who demand data-driven traceability and sustainability, so that earnings increase by DKK 500 million. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">The profitability of the German slaughterhouse activities and at the processing factory in China, together with the completion of the investment in the new bacon factory in Great Britain, will contribute to DKK 250 million. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Additional opportunities have been identified for savings on purchases and potential for increased earnings in the group's subsidiaries, which can potentially contribute up to DKK 500 million. </li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The efficiency plan comes at a time when the majority of the Danish Crown group has actually developed positively over a number of years, but the core business, which is organized in what is called BU Danish Crown, and which is responsible for the slaughter of pigs in Denmark and Germany as well as the processing of primarily pork, is challenged. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The pressure on that part of the business is primarily triggered by an unusually long and deep dip in exports to key markets such as China, Japan, the USA, Australia and South Korea. In the past, Danish Crown has always been able to find alternative sales channels outside Europe if one or more of the attractive export markets failed for a period. But when the prices of frozen pork on the world market are significantly below the prices of fresh pork in Europe, Danish Crown cannot maintain its competitiveness, because the costs due to the high Danish wage level for slaughtering, cutting up and deboning pigs in Denmark are over 1 kroner higher per kilos than in countries such as Germany, Poland and Spain. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Danish Crown must therefore sell more in an already competitive European market with a broad preference for local products. The solution is to redefine the business model and focus all efforts on producing and selling products that can be sold at a sufficiently high price to compensate for the higher production costs in Denmark, otherwise Danish pork will always be just another choice compared to local products with a lower selling price and our higher production costs. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We cannot solve our challenges with savings and efficiencies alone, as this is also a matter of business model, but we owe it to our shareholders to cut to the core in the current situation. It will initially help to close part of the gap to the other European countries. At the same time, it is a fact that efficiency and maximum utilization of production facilities is the way to make money in the food industry. This is not new for us, but after we combined our pig slaughterhouses and processing activities into one business unit two years ago, we have not been sharp enough, so we are rectifying that now", says Jais Valeur. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">As a consequence of the streamlining plan, a number of significant changes in the management and organization of BU Danish Crown will take place with immediate effect. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We have a number of talents who already know our company in detail. Now they - flanked by a number of experienced colleagues - are given more responsibility, and I have no doubt that the team will go down in Danish Crown's history as the ones who moved Danish Crown from being a slaughterhouse to be a value-creating, modern food company for both customers and consumers", concludes Jais Valeur. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-21 00:10:19 | 2025-10-07 18:58:12 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6680 | Brazil: Poultry and pig farming should register high production and exports in 2023 | In a press conference, ABPA projects an increase in production and exports of poultry, pork and eggs from Brazil. | <p><span lang="DE">The year 2023 should be marked by further increases in production and the international presence of poultry and pig farming in Brazil. These are the projections of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), presented at a press conference held at the association's headquarters in São Paulo.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to ABPA, chicken meat production should reach up to 14.95 million tons produced over the 12 months of 2023, a number 3% higher than that recorded in the same period last year, with 14.52 million of tons. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The availability of products on the domestic market should reach 9.85 million tons, a volume 1.5% higher than the 9.70 million tons registered in 2022. With this, the per capita consumption of chicken meat should remain at 46 kilos in this year, 1.5% higher than the 45.2 kilos per capita recorded in 2022. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For the first time in history, the sector should overcome the barrier of 5 million tons exported, if ABPA projections are confirmed. This year, the entity's expectation is for total shipments of 5.20 million tons, a volume up to 8% higher than the shipments registered in 2022, with 4.82 million tons. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Brazil should continue to gain space in the international market. This is, in part, thanks to the expansion of business with the main commercial partners and the reduction in shipments from the main competitors of Brazilian exporters. At the same time, a better balance between supply and demand can already be seen in this second half, with more reasonable production costs after three years of historical highs in the price of the main inputs", assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the case of pork, ABPA projections also point to exceeding the total of 5 million tons – in this case, for production. In all, the country is expected to produce 5.05 million tons of pork this year, up to 1.5% more than the 4.983 million tons produced in 2022. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The availability of products for the domestic market should remain stable in relation to 2022, with a total of 3.85 million tons. The same should also occur with per capita consumption, repeating the index of 18 kilos registered in 2022.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The projection for exports is 1.25 million tons, 12% higher than the export of 1.12 million last year. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The opening and expansion of several relevant markets on the international pork trade board, combined with sustained demand from the main buyers in Brazil, reinforce the prospect of growth in shipments. In this sense, in view of the maintenance of internal demand, production should consolidate around five million tons", evaluates the director of markets, Luís Rua.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the case of the egg sector, total production in the country is expected to reach 52.55 billion units in 2023, 1% higher than the 52.06 billion units produced in 2022. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The per capita consumption of eggs in Brazil is expected to end the year around 242 units, a number 0.5% higher than the 241 units per capita consumed in 2022. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In exports, projections indicate total shipments of 32.5 thousand tons of eggs from Brazil, a number 240% higher than the total exported in 2022, with 9.47 thousand tons. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"There was a change in egg export flows in 2023, with a significant gain in relevance from Japan and the newly opened Taiwanese market. In this context, it is expected that egg exports reach the level of 1% of the total produced by Brazil. This is an important achievement for the sector, generating new opportunities for producers", assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-21 00:05:22 | 2025-10-08 15:32:13 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6679 | JBS has already welcomed 6.8 thousand immigrants into its workforce | With an integration system developed to ensure the inclusion of newcomers to Brazil, the company has 4% of its workforce made up of individuals from other countries. | <p><span lang="DE">As one of the world's largest food companies, JBS has recently exceeded the milestone of having 6,800 immigrants working in its offices and production units across Brazil. As a result, 4% of the company's workforce now consists of individuals from diverse nationalities. JBS currently stands as one of the largest employers in the country, with over 145,000 employees spread across more than 130 municipalities where the company operates.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Fernando Meller, the Executive Director of Human Resources and Management at JBS, emphasizes that the company attributes its success to the collective skills and experiences of its employees. This is why JBS places high value on and encourages diversity in terms of origins, languages, and cultures among its teams. "This isn't limited to Brazil; it's a policy we implement in all the countries we operate in. In other regions, we also boast diverse workforces with the presence of immigrants. We believe that by integrating knowledge from various sources, we elevate the excellence of our service to our customers".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meller also notes that this drive to cultivate a diverse team was among the driving factors for the company's participation in Brazil’s “Operation Welcome” program, an initiative by the federal government aimed at supporting immigrants who arrive in Brazil.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">JBS operates a permanent recruitment and selection center in Boa Vista and collaborates with numerous NGOs. These partnerships aid employees in developing the necessary skills for their roles within the company. Efforts are also made to assist the families of new hires, offering housing and access to language instruction when required.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">To foster an inclusive work environment for immigrant employees, JBS has implemented a distinctive integration system. This system ensures that employees can access company information in various languages and dialects, including details about benefits, safety protocols, and training materials.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Each unit within the company also provides access to Language Lines, a database comprising over 200 languages to facilitate clear communication in the workplace. Professionals from different countries enjoy the same benefits as their peers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meller highlights the vital role played by JBS's integration system in Brazil’s "Operation Welcome" program, especially for immigrants who hadn't yet mastered the language. "In this case, in addition to the support initiatives available to all new immigrant employees, we implemented a 'sponsorship' project due to the unique circumstances they faced after abruptly leaving their home countries. In this project, seasoned employees assist new hires in integrating into the workplace", explains Meller. "We have numerous employees who joined us through the "Operation Welcome" program, rebuilt their lives, and are now pursuing careers at JBS. Some even refer the company to other immigrants".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Executive Director of Human Resources and Management further mentions the company's "JBS Without Borders" initiative. This program facilitates the movement of Brazilian employees to work in JBS operations abroad, promoting the exchange of knowledge and experiences across different units worldwide. This year's edition of the program offered 1,500 opportunities spanning various production and administrative roles at JBS Australia.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"JBS Without Borders" is a program that not only provides our employees with professional development opportunities but also serves as a means to reinforce our culture and strategy of building teams enriched with diverse experiences and backgrounds across all of our units", states Meller.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">JBS, which today serves customers in more than 190 nations around the world, has more than 260 thousand employees globally, in production units and offices on all continents, in countries such as Brazil, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and China, among others.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-20 00:10:24 | 2025-10-09 01:05:21 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6678 | USMEF: Blindfold tests demonstrate US beef’s quality | In markets where buyers and end-users only know the lean, grass-fed beef produced locally, simple tactics are sometimes best to demonstrate U.S. beef’s superior attributes. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">In recent months, market development efforts have centered on blindfold taste tests in Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Dominican Republic to demonstrate the superior quality of grain-fed U.S. beef. According to Lucia Ruano, USMEF’s representative in the region, the taste tests are very effective.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We conduct a two-three hour educational program for importers and their end-user customers, for about 25-30 at a time. We discuss U.S. beef production with an emphasis on grain-feeding and how quality marbling impacts flavor and tenderness. We conclude with the blindfold taste tests and they are amazed by the flavor and tenderness of U.S. beef. They are especially impressed with the quality of secondary, underutilized cuts. We then discuss how USMEF can work with them to build consumer demand for items in their markets".</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-20 00:05:29 | 2025-10-08 06:48:38 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6677 | AHDB: UK pork trade in the first six months of 2023 | Reduced production, higher pig prices and lower consumer demand has led to a challenging trading marketplace for pig meat in the UK, according to AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">UK pig meat exports totalled 24,200 t in June, a minor uplift (+200 t) from May but down 15% (-4,400 t) compared to the same month last year. For the year to date (Jan−Jun) pig meat exports totalled 151,800 t, the lowest volume since 2015.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the first six months of the year, all product categories have seen year-on-year decline, except for processed pig meat where volumes have increase by 1,000 t in 2023. The overall decline in export volume is driven by a dramatic fall in fresh/frozen pork. Volumes for this category are at their lowest since 2010, totalling 64,000 t Jan−Jun, a year-on-year decline of almost 43,000 t (40%). The significant reduction in domestic production will be a dominant force behind this substantial change, paired with high pig prices reducing the price competitiveness of the UK product. Exports of offal, bacon and sausages have recorded smaller declines of 1,900 t, 1,000 t and 500 t respectively.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Unsurprisingly shipments to the EU and the wider world have recorded large declines year-on-year, down 26% (-23,400 t) and 39% (-18,300 t) respectively, following the trend in overall export volumes. However, shipments to China have only recorded a small year-on-year change, down 3,500 t (6%). This more subdued decline in shipments is down to 61% of imported product from the UK being made up of offal. Volumes of offal shipped to China have grown 16% year on year while volumes of fresh/frozen pork have declined by 26% as Chinese consumers look for more affordable cuts amid a slow economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated government policies.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Imports of pig meat to the UK totalled 68,100 t in June, only 600 t behind volumes recorded in May. However, this is an increase of 5,000 t compared to June last year, the second month in a row to record year-on-year growth. For the year to date (Jan−Jun) UK pig meat imports totalled 381,900 t which is down 8% (-34,200 t) compared to the same period in 2022.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">All product categories have recorded year-on-year declines in 2023. Bacon has seen the largest volume change, down 20,400 t (-19%), while processed pig meat and fresh/frozen pork have seen volumes down by 6,000 t (-10%) and 5,500 t (-3%) respectively. Sausages have seen the smallest decline, just 2,100 t (3%) behind volumes from last year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">There is a combination of factors behind this loss in import volume. European pig meat production for the year so far (Jan−May) is sitting 9% behind last year, following a similar trend to the UK, limiting the amount of product available for export on the continent. Added to this, European pig reference prices have seen significant upwards movement since the new year. This has closed the price differential between UK and EU product, making EU imports to the UK more expensive. On top of this, consumer demand remains negative due to the cost-of-living crisis with volumes of pig meat purchased in retail down 2.5% year-on-year (52 weeks ending 9 July).</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-19 00:10:00 | 2025-10-08 22:32:03 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6676 | Conversion of sheep and beef farms into carbon farms continues at alarming rate | New research shows the scale and pace of sheep and beef land purchased for forestry is even higher than first thought, informs Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">An updated Orme & Associates report on land-use change from pastoral farming to large-scale forestry shows the amount of land sold in 2021 soared 66 percent compared to the previous year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) CEO Sam McIvor says the report will be alarming for farmers, rural communities, and wider New Zealanders, who are already concerned about the conversion of food producing sheep and beef land into carbon farming.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The Orme & Associates report was commissioned by B+LNZ two years ago to track the amount of land purchased for afforestation and taken out of pastoral production. It initially showed more than 52,000ha of land was purchased for forestry interests in 2021", he says.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"However, the latest revised data shows that figure to be more than 63,000ha, a 66 percent increase on 2020 and up from 7,000ha in 2017".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Uncertainty over policy changes led to a decrease to 36,000ha in 2022, but McIvor says this figure is likely to increase because there is a backlog of applications sitting with the Overseas Investment Office (OIO). </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This takes the total to more than 200,000ha of sheep and beef farms bought over the last five years, which is a significant concern for the sheep and beef sector and rural communities", he says.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">McIvor says the scale of change is far more than what is recommended by the Climate Change Commission and will have a negative impact on rural communities, food production and export income, which affects all New Zealanders.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"New Zealand is one of the only countries in the world that allows fossil fuel emitters to offset 100 percent of their emissions,” he says.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The Government is currently consulting on changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme, and it needs to act.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"B+LNZ is not anti-forestry, there is absolutely a place for it and for some offsetting. We know many farmers are interested in integrating trees into their farms, but there is a need for some balance.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Though less than the sheep and beef industry, forestry does create jobs and export revenue. In contrast, carbon farming doesn’t create jobs or add export returns.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Production forestry, in combination with carbon forestry, can often be integrated into sheep and beef farms without loss of food production.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We also recognise the unique circumstances of some Māori landowners who can never sell their land. This is a legitimate instance where carbon credits from offsetting should be available".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">McIvor says the impact of land use change is now being reflected in livestock numbers with Statistics New Zealand’s 2022 Ag Census data showing the national sheep flock to be 25.3 million as of June 2022, a drop of 400,000 from the previous year with numbers likely to fall further due to new plantings.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">MPI’s Afforestation and Deforestation report, which focuses on larger scale planting, supports B+LNZ’s findings.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"While whole farm sales seemed to have slowed last year, new plantings continued at pace with another 64,000ha of new forestry planted in 2022", says McIvor.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"MPI have also surveyed foresters’ intentions for 2023 and estimate a further 88,000ha of new planting in 2023. This data reinforces how quickly farms are being converted.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The Government must urgently work with the sector to implement limits before it’s too late".</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-19 00:05:46 | 2025-10-08 19:47:44 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6675 | Norwegian seafood exports totalled NOK 12.4 billion in July | Year-on-year, seafood exports for the first seven months of this year have increased by NOK 13 billion ( 1 NOK = 0,087 EUR), or 16 per cent, to reach a total value of NOK 94.4 billion. In July there has been a price increase for products such as fresh salmon fillets, cod clipfish and frozen whole mackerel, at the same time, Norway exported somewhat less cod, saithe and herring than July last year. | <p>In July, Norway exported NOK 12.4 billion worth of seafood, an increase of NOK 928 million, or 8 per cent, compared to last year.</p> <p>Year-on-year, seafood exports for the first seven months of this year have increased by NOK 13 billion, or 16 per cent, to reach a total value of NOK 94.4 billion.</p> <p>"The increase in value this month is also primarily due to a weak Norwegian krone, although our currency strengthened somewhat in July", says Christian Chramer, Managing Director of the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p>"There has been a price increase for products such as fresh salmon fillets, cod clipfish and frozen whole mackerel, and this contributes to a very positive July. At the same time, we exported somewhat less cod, saithe and herring than last year", Chramer explains.</p> <p>For several products, price growth measured in foreign currency has stopped. Measured in euros, the export price of fresh whole salmon is the same as 12 months ago, while the export price of fresh whole trout is as much as 28 per cent lower than in July last year.</p> <ul> <li>The largest markets for Norwegian seafood exports in July were Poland, Denmark, and the USA</li> <li>Although seafood was exported to 106 countries in July, this is six fewer than in July 2022.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Good demand for salmon</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 95,620 tonnes of salmon to a value of NOK 9.6 billion in July.</li> <li>Export value increased by NOK 1.1 billion, or 13 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume grew by 1 per cent.</li> <li>Poland, France, and Denmark were the biggest markets for salmon in July.</li> </ul> <p>China had the most significant increase in value this month, with an increase in export value of NOK 230 million, or 90 per cent, compared to the same month last year. The export volume to China ended at 3,253 tonnes, 59 per cent higher than the same month last year.</p> <p> </p> <p>"There has never been such a strong July for the export of salmon to China", says Andreas Thorud, the Seafood Council's representative in China.<br /> <br /> "We must bear in mind that July 2022 was still characterized by Covid-19 and closures and that July is traditionally the high season for demand for salmon in the Chinese market".<br /> <br /> Thorud says there is now a good demand for Norwegian salmon in China. The restaurant segment is well-established, but grocery and e-commerce are emerging as important sales channels.</p> <p>"We also see an exciting tendency for more and more Norwegian salmon to be found in grocery stores even outside the big cities", he says.</p> <p><strong>A volume increase in trout exports</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 5,845 tonnes of trout worth NOK 527 million in July</li> <li>The export value of trout increased by NOK 7 million, or 1 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>There is a growth in volume of 14 per cent.</li> <li>The USA, Ukraine and Thailand were the biggest markets for trout in July.</li> </ul> <p>Trout exports achieved a record high export value for a single month, NOK 3 million higher than the previous record month in June 2023.</p> <p>Ukraine had the most significant increase in value this month, with an increase in export value of NOK 42 million, or 188 per cent, compared to the same month last year. The export volume to Ukraine ended at 890 tonnes, 178 per cent higher than the same month the previous year.</p> <p><strong>Fresh cod for European markets</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 2,950 tonnes of fresh cod to a value of NOK 147 million in July</li> <li>Export value increased by NOK 23 million, or 18 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume grew by 18 per cent.</li> <li>Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands were the biggest markets for fresh cod in July.</li> </ul> <p>While no farmed cod was exported in July 2022, 318 tonnes of fresh whole farmed cod were shipped to a value of NOK 20 million in July this year. Farmed cod, therefore, corresponds to 11 per cent of the export volume of fresh cod.</p> <p><strong>Frozen cod is doing well in the UK.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 3,289 tonnes of frozen cod worth NOK 206 million in July</li> <li>Export value fell by NOK 44 million, or 18 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 27 per cent.</li> <li>Great Britain, Vietnam and China were the biggest markets for frozen cod in July.</li> </ul> <p>Exports of frozen cod to the UK continue to increase. A total of 1,300 tonnes of frozen cod was exported to the UK in July, 6 per cent more than July last year, with growth for frozen whole and frozen cod fillets.</p> <p>So far this year, 10,000 tonnes of frozen cod have been exported to the UK, and we must go back to 2002 to find a higher export volume of frozen cod to the UK after the first seven months of the year.</p> <p><strong>Rise in value for clipfish.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 4,839 tonnes of clipfish to a value of NOK 387 million in July</li> <li>Export value increased by NOK 31 million, or 9 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 9 per cent.</li> <li>Portugal, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic were the biggest markets for clipfish in July.</li> </ul> <p>For cod clipfish, the export volume ended at 2,100 tonnes, up 22 per cent, or 375 tonnes from the same month last year. The export value increased from NOK 74 million to NOK 254 million.</p> <p>The export volume for clipfish of saithe ended at 2,500 tonnes, down 22 per cent, or 700 tonnes from the same month last year. The export value for clipfish from satithe finished at NOK 116 million, NOK 33 million lower than last year.</p> <p>Portugal had the most significant increase in value this month, with an export value of NOK 80 million, or 57 per cent, compared to the same month last year. All exports to Portugal in July were cod clipfish.</p> <p><strong>Decrease in export value of salted fish.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 999 tonnes of salted fish to a value of NOK 73 million in July</li> <li>The value fell by NOK 5 million, or 6 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>The volume fell by 16 per cent.</li> <li>Portugal, Italy and Canada were the biggest markets for salted fish in July</li> </ul> <p>So far this year, 20,100 tonnes of salted fish have been exported, 9 per cent less than last year. However, the export value has increased by 12 per cent, from NOK 1.47 billion to NOK 1.65 billion.</p> <p><strong>A gain in export value for stockfish.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 109 tonnes of stockfish to a value of NOK 30 million in July</li> <li>Export value increased by NOK 7 million, or 31 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>The volume fell by 16 per cent.</li> <li>Italy, the USA, and Nigeria were the biggest markets for stockfish in July.</li> </ul> <p>Italy had the greatest increase in value this month, with an increase in export value of NOK 10 million, or 105 per cent, compared to the same month last year. The export volume to Italy ended at 62 tonnes, which is 55 per cent higher than the same month last year.</p> <p><strong>Low catches of herring.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 8,150 tonnes of herring worth NOK 153 million in July</li> <li>Export value fell by NOK 9 million, or 5 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 34 per cent.</li> <li>The Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania were the biggest markets for herring in July.</li> </ul> <p>The herring export in July is characterized by the fact that it has been a challenging North Sea herring fishery with significantly lower catches. So far this year, 56,000 tonnes have been landed, compared to 95,000 tonnes in the same period last year. There has not been so little herring exported in July since 1990.</p> <p>The price level of herring products is well above the same period last year but has stagnated compared to previous months. At the same time, the prices of both North Sea herring and Norwegian spring-spawning herring are significantly higher at first hand.</p> <ul> <li>So far this year, the average price of North Sea herring from fishermen is NOK 8.90 per kg, compared to NOK 6.37 per kg last year, an increase of 40 per cent.</li> <li>For Norwegian spring-spawning herring, the average price from fishermen is NOK 7.89 per kg, compared to NOK 6.98 per kg last year, an increase of 13 per cent.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Low season for mackerel</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 6,716 tonnes of mackerel to a value of NOK 151 million in July.</li> <li>Export value fell by NOK 1 million, or 1 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 15 per cent.</li> <li>The Netherlands, Egypt and South Korea were the biggest markets for mackerel in July.</li> </ul> <p>July is the low season for exporting mackerel from Norway, and July is the last month before mackerel from this year's mackerel season is sent out to the markets.</p> <p>So far this year, the mackerel catches in Norway are on par with last year. 61,000 tonnes this year, against 62,500 tonnes in 2022.</p> <p>The Prices for mackerel were also well above the same period last year, and for July, the average price was NOK 22.45 per kg, the highest average price achieved for Norwegian mackerel in a single month.</p> <p>At the same time, the mackerel prices for fishermen are also higher than last year. So far this year, the average price here is NOK 15.33 per kg, while in the same period the previous year, it was NOK 14.53 per kg, an increase of 5.5 per cent.</p> <p><strong>Increased export volumes for king crab</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 247 tonnes of king crab worth NOK 111 million in July</li> <li>The value increased by NOK 51 million, or 86 per cent, compared to July last year</li> <li>There is a growth in volume of 127 per cent</li> <li>Hong Kong SAR, the USA and South Korea were the biggest markets for king crab in July</li> </ul> <p>The increase in the export of red king crab is driven by good fishing in July with increased landings, as well as the fact that, compared to last year, there is an increased export of live red king crab to Asia and the USA.</p> <p>Exports of live king crab increased by 124 tonnes or 131 per cent. Regarding value, live king crab exports increased by 103 per cent, or NOK 49 million.</p> <p>At the same time last year, there were significant challenges in exporting live red king crabs to Asia due to closed airspace over Russia. But the export figures for July this year show that exports are now at the level of the record year 2021.</p> <p>"All Asian markets are increasing compared to July last year, but Hong Kong SAR had the most significant increase in value this month. There was an increase of NOK 27 million to NOK 35 million, or 326 per cent. The export volume ended at 87 tonnes, 296 per cent over July last year", says Josefine Voraa, Seafood Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p><strong>Decrease in exports of snow crab in July.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 111 tonnes of snow crab to a value of NOK 12 million in July</li> <li>Snow crab exports fell in value by NOK 20 million, or 63 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 51 per cent.</li> <li>The USA, Canada and Indonesia were the biggest markets for snow crab in July.</li> </ul> <p>The USA had the most significant increase in value this month, with an export value of NOK 9 million, compared to last year. The export volume to the USA ended at 80 tonnes.</p> <p><strong>Substantial drop in the volume of prawn exports</strong></p> <ul> <li>Norway exported 902 tonnes of prawns worth NOK 70 million in July</li> <li>Export value fell by NOK 40 million, or 36 per cent, compared to July last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 62 per cent.</li> <li>Sweden, United Kingdom and Finland were the biggest markets for prawns in July</li> </ul> <p>The fall in the value of prawns in July is due to a drop in exports of frozen industrial prawns to Iceland. Last year there were 1,143 tonnes of industrial prawns, compared to nothing in July this year.</p> <p>Ukraine is now the 6th largest market for Norwegian prawns. There, the growth we have seen this year for frozen-cooked shell prawns continues, and the country had the most significant increase in value for prawns in July.</p> <p>“In July this year, prawns were exported to Ukraine to a value of NOK 6.1 million, which is NOK 5 million, or 542 per cent, compared with the same month last year. The export volume ended at 101 tonnes, which is 494 per cent higher than the same month the previous year”, says Josefine Voraa.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-18 00:15:29 | 2025-10-08 08:36:49 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6674 | Top of the class for Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef | Welsh red meat promotion body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) have ramped up their work with schools over the summer term, ahead of the peak season for PGI Welsh Lamb. | <p><span lang="DE">As part of their health and education work, the HCC team have been visiting schools and events across Wales and have engaged with over 1,600 school children.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Teaming up with Castell Howell, HCC took part in the Pembrokeshire Food Story where over 1,000 local school children learned about food and farming in Wales. Children made PGI Welsh Beef kebabs using local ingredients and learned about how livestock farming in Wales is more sustainable than other parts of the world, as well as understanding some of the main nutrients Welsh red meat provides.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC also took their cookery trailer and delivered fun cooking sessions at the National Sheep Association Event which took place in Aberhafesp, near Newtown where hundreds of local school children took part in a farm to fork trail around the event.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC also took part in the National Education Show in Llandudno, sharing their latest food and farming teaching resources with local teachers and educators. Over 500 teachers attended the event and HCC showcased its dedicated education website www.redmeathub.wales <wbr />which provides free, bilingual lesson plans and resources for teachers from Key Stage 1 up to Key Stage 4. HCC has also partnered with the Countryside Classroom, an online resource platform for teachers established by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC’s Consumer Executive, Elwen Roberts, who leads on work with schools explained 'We have had a busy summer term engaging with schools and educators across Wales, taking the red meat message directly to teachers, schools and the next generation'.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Red meat can play an important role in a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, and Welsh red meat in particular is produced in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC have also recently partnered with Welsh Athletics as part of a ‘Healthier Wales’ partnership. Working together with some of Wales’ star athletes, the HCC team have been visiting schools around Wales with champion athletes Aled Siôn Davies, Hannah Brier and Osian Jones offering food and fitness sessions to school pupils. The partnership was launched at the Senior Schools Track & Field Championships in Cardiff where HCC engaged with young athletes and their families, highlighting the natural protein available in Welsh red meat products.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Elwen continued 'Between our work with Welsh Athletics, the Pembrokeshire Food Story and the NSA event, we have engaged with over 1600 school children in Wales'.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Our work within the education sector in Wales is a core part of HCC’s mission. Welsh red meat can form a key part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle and we look forward to continuing our important work in this area in the new school year".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-18 00:10:49 | 2025-10-08 07:32:20 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6673 | AHDB: Positive prospects for red meat and dairy exports in Central America, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa | The newest analysis made by AHDB has outlined opportunities for red meat exports to Central and South America and Sub-Saharan Africa. | <p><span lang="DE">The latest analysis Prospects for UK agri-food exports series revealed potential prospects for further exports, particularly for offal, in Central America.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It also highlighted the possibility of the UK expanding the amount of commodity-level red meat to Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa, as well as more premium cuts to the latter. Longer term opportunities for dairy also exist in South Africa as a larger cheese importer than other Sub-Saharan countries.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Dr Amandeep Kaur Purewal, AHDB Senior Economist, said:</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Our latest analysis concludes our series of Prospects for UK agri-food exports analyses launched in January this year. The series offers a comprehensive insight into where our exporters can maximise opportunities for red meat and dairy products over the next decade.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The ultimate aim of our analysis is to provide insight and analysis for our producers and exporters to understand the opportunities and challenges of trading in different parts of the world. Cultivating these opportunities adds value back into the supply chain on behalf of our levy payers while supporting the UK Government’s ambition to become a 'Great Trading Nation'".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Our latest analysis completes a deep dive into opportunities for red meat, dairy and cereals exports on a region-by-region basis which also includes Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Dr Phil Hadley, AHDB International Trade Development Director welcomes this analysis:</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We know there is interest across the world for British products and we need to fully understand the market dynamics and demands to make the most of the opportunities if producers are to continue to maximise returns".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Export development is one of our key strategic objectives, working collaboratively with industry and government, to cultivate further opportunities for its red meat and dairy sectors.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-18 00:05:59 | 2025-10-08 19:58:49 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6672 | Danish Crown: Goodbye to management layers and a distinctive profile | A reorganization of the management team in Danish Crown's core business must provide new energy and ensure the implementation of the efficiency improvement plan Horizon, where, among other things, savings for a large three-digit million amount must be found. | <p><span lang="DE">With a desire to further speed up the transformation of Danish Crown, the CEO of BU Danish Crown, Tim Ørting Jørgensen, has changed his management team. Søren F. Eriksen resigns from the position of Group Production Director, and that position will not be filled again. </span> </p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="DE">First of all, I want to say thank you to a large profile in Danish Crown. Søren has been with us since 2000 and is one of those who has impressed with an internal career from project manager on the construction of the slaughterhouse in Horsens to technical director and production director, before becoming CEO of Danish Crown Pork until the merger with Foods for two years ago, when he became production director with group responsibility. We have decided to close down that position, as we want to bring the management of the production closer to the strategic decisions and the commercial part of the business. Unfortunately, this means saying goodbye to Søren, and it also means a change in the organization of the production area", says Tim Ørting Jørgensen. </span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">While Per Alan Jensen continues as production director with responsibility for Danish Crown's processing factories, the former factory manager in Sæby, Jesper Sørensen, will now become production director with responsibility for the pig slaughterhouses. He takes over the position from Per Laursen, who is transitioning to a role as Special Advisor, where he must ensure the implementation of specific projects. </span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">"I see this generational change as a picture of the transformation we are about to embark on. I have the greatest respect for the way production has been managed in the past, when both the raw material basis and the market situation were different. The world looks different now, so we need new perspectives", says Tim Ørting Jørgensen. </span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">The last significant change in the management team is that Per Fischer Larsen is leaving Danish Crown. The part of the sales apparatus for which he was responsible is being merged with other functions, and therefore the position is being abolished.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">"Per came to Danish Crown when he sold his company DK Foods to us in 2018. He continued as manager of the factory in Thorning and then became responsible for first toppings for QSR and later a larger part of our vending machine. He has really advanced the pepperoni category with an exemplary effort and at the same time contributed with a broad knowledge and insight into the industry", says Tim Ørting Jørgensen. </span> </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-17 00:15:30 | 2025-10-08 16:46:50 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6671 | Tesco unveils fresh mince ‘pillow packs’ that use less plastic | Customers picking up fresh mince in some Tesco stores will notice a big change in how it’s packaged. Instead of the traditional tray/top wrap pack, shoppers will see two lines of mince in new ‘pillow packs’. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">he supermarket is trialling the new packaging which uses 70% less plastic, on two lines: 500g Tesco Beef Lean Steak Mince 5% fat (£3.49) and Tesco Beef Mince 500g 20% fat (£2.49). If customers like the new pillow packs, Tesco will roll it out to more stores and across more lines.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Pillow packs are the opposite to vacuum packs. The slightly inflated ‘pillow’ keeps the mince in perfect condition and prevents it being compressed at all.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">While the new packs still contain the same amount of mince as the old ones, the packaging is smaller in size, meaning fewer lorries are needed to transport them, and stores can fit more on shelves, increasing availability.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The new packaging is recyclable. Customers can put it into the front of store recycling units with their other soft plastic.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Dom Morrey, Tesco Commercial Director for Fresh, said:“As well as looking for great value when they shop, customers want to see less plastic packaging in their trolleys. Pillow packs are a win-win: they keep the mince in perfect condition while requiring much less plastic. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“Removing or reducing unnecessary plastic is an important way that Tesco can reduce its environmental impact. We're proud of what we have done so far but continue to look for ways to do more".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Tesco’s 4Rs packaging strategy aims to remove plastic where it can, reduce where it can't, reuse more and recycle what's left. To date, Tesco has removed around 2.2 billion pieces of plastic from its UK business, including: </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">200+ million bags from Tesco.com deliveries</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">100+ million extra lids from products such as wipes, creams, yogurts and desserts</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">50 million pieces of plastic wrapping from cans of branded beers and ciders</li> </ul> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-17 00:10:52 | 2025-10-08 14:11:20 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6670 | Marfrig unit in Mineiros achieves top score in BRCGS certification | The Marfrig unit – a global leader in the production of hamburgers and one of the largest beef companies in the world – in Mineiros, Goiás, achieved the highest score (AA+) in the BRCGS (Brand Reputation Through Compliance) certification audit, a global reference in safety and food quality. The result was obtained after the unit underwent an unannounced audit for a week, that is, conducted by a third party and without prior notice, which demonstrates the company's commitment at all times. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Large retail groups in Europe require BRCGS certification for companies that want to sell food products to the continent. To enable certification under this standard, an independent third-party company certifies the quality of the process and the food safety system of the establishment. Customers in Chile, the United States and the United Arab Emirates also require certification.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The result achieved by the Mineiros unit in the BRCGS certification allows Marfrig to strengthen its relationships with the most important global markets and reinforces the company's commitment to the effective control of internal processes, the minimization of risks and the culture of food safety. </p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-17 00:05:48 | 2025-10-08 10:55:44 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6669 | US: Value, taste and health outweigh price for chicken purchases | Chicken is positioned to satisfy Gen X and Millennials as they assume the grocery buying power. | <p><span lang="DE">Ninety-five percent of the U.S. consumers said that price per pound and overall price are more important or as important compared to a year ago when purchasing fresh chicken, according to research presented at the 2023 Chicken Marketing Summit. Fresh chicken is the protein of choice because it delivers value, taste and contributes to a healthful lifestyle, even as consumers react to inflationary pressures.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The National Chicken Council (NCC) and WATT Global Media presented the results of a study that focused on current and anticipated U.S. consumer behavior, specifically, consumption of fresh chicken. Circana provided supporting data from its retail databases. The results suggested several opportunities for chicken to maintain market share.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The study was commissioned by NCC and conducted online by Circana June 22 – 27, 2023, among 520 U.S. adults. Funding was provided by Elanco Animal Health, Evonik Animal Nutrition, NCC and WATT Global Media.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Generations differ</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Younger consumers have different drivers for choosing chicken. Organic and antibiotic-free claims are more important to younger consumers compared to a year ago, while Boomers place less importance on these.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"More than three-quarters of Millennials reported that chicken is their favorite protein in a home-cooked meal", reported Joyce Neth, Watt Global Media.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition, organic and antibiotic-free claims are more important purchase drivers for Millennials, even as they face rising prices with other purchases. "Millennials and Gen Z are organic natives,” said Neth, "they have grown up with organics’ halo of ‘better for me and better for the planet’ and are willing to make tradeoffs in other purchases to buy organic chicken".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to data provided by Erkin Peksoz, Circana, this commitment to organic chicken is reflected in increased dollar sales and decreased volume. Peksoz said, "organic share has been declining since first quarter 2022 but is still above 2020 levels".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Peksoz presented data that shows that Millennials over-index for chicken and under-index for pork, beef and turkey compared to Boomers. "Chicken is well-positioned with the generations that will soon have more income to spend", he added.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Eating at home</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the survey, 95% of those surveyed say they will eat at home more or the same amount in the next six months compared to previous six months. Further, 78% say they will continue or increase eating at the homes of friends and family and 50% will host dinner parties at their home.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Chances are high that these meal occasions will include fresh chicken. Weekday dinner is the most popular meal occasion including fresh chicken. 84% have prepared a weekday dinner with fresh chicken, followed by 62% preparing weekend dinner with fresh chicken. Top reasons cited for cooking fresh chicken are easy, delicious and healthy.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Expanding the definition of health</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">In this year’s findings, health was among the top reasons selected, yet nutritious and leaner were selected by fewer respondents.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"While we typically associate those characteristics with health, it’s clear that consumers are seeing more than those aspects as part of 'healthy'", said Neth. “Other research has shown that today’s consumers view health as overall well-being, including mental health, minimizing stress and occasionally indulging cravings. Many recipes for 'comfort food' include chicken".</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Telling the sustainability story</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Among a list of attributes, just four of ten respondents said they associated "more environmentally friendly and sustainable than other types of protein" with chicken. However, twice as many, or eight in ten, associated that attribute with plant-based meat alternatives.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Chicken has a great sustainability story that must be told so that consumers, particularly those organic natives, can see this is another way that chicken aligns with their values", said Tom Super, National Chicken Council.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-16 00:15:03 | 2025-10-08 19:33:24 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6668 | QMS market report cites global beef and pork market fluctuations | According to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland, in July, the USDA updated its global beef and pork market forecasts, which pointed to slightly tighter market balances in both sectors. However, the domestic beef market is no longer signalling as tight a balance as it once did, with market prices coming under significant pressure since May. By contrast, in the pork sector, farmgate prices have continued to follow a slight upwards seasonal trend. | <p><span lang="DE">In the beef sector, cattle slaughter numbers rose in the first half of the year at UK level, while significant falls in average import and export prices, first highlighted in the UK trade data between April and May 2023, point to considerable competitive pressures in segments of the market where price is more important than origin, according to Iain Macdonald, Marketing Intelligence Manager at QMS.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">He says: "The EU beef market has softened in 2023 despite production continuing to decline, signalling demand-side weakness, likely driven by squeezed household budgets. As a result, some of the significant cattle price increases of 2021 and 2022 have unwound. Despite the recent fall in prime cattle prices in Scotland, R4L steer prices have continued to show a significant margin over the EU R3 grade young bull price of around 17-18% through June and July. Meanwhile, the price lead for Scottish R4L steers over Irish R3 steers averaged around 15% in July 2023 compared to 8.5% in July 2022 and was marginally higher than in July 2021".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Looking globally, the USDA are now forecasting a 0.4% rise in global beef production this year, having previously expected a slight fall of 0.3%. This largely reflects revisions to output expectations in Brazil and Argentina, with the latter driven by drought conditions encouraging extra cow slaughter.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"While analysts expect world beef consumption to rise slightly faster than production in 2023, it appears that sharply increased exports from the major producing nations of Australia, Argentina and Brazil are having an out-sized downwards impact on global pricing. In late-July, farmgate prices for steers in these three countries were converting to around £2.50-2.60/kg, down from around £3.20-30/kg in Argentina and Brazil a year ago, and from around £4.20/kg in Australia".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meanwhile, in China, which imports considerable volumes from South America and Australia each year, wholesale beef prices have fallen 8% since May, with indications that consumer demand has been weaker than anticipated, leading to a build-up of product and heavily discounted import prices.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, one market where cattle prices have held firm despite external pressures has been the USA, where steer prices converted to roughly £5/kg dwt in late July and averaged around 4% higher than Scottish prices during the month. Tight supply following drought-induced herd liquidations in 2021 and 2022 combined with economic expansion and strong demand has limited any downwards pressure from importing much cheaper manufacturing grade beef from Australia and New Zealand.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Iain added: "Unfortunately, challenging US market access requirements for Scottish processors and a limited Tariff Rate Quota, which has been filled by spring in 2022 and 2023, make a seemingly attractive export market look unappealing in practice".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the pork sector, USDA analysts are now expecting marginal growth of 0.3% in global production in 2023, but consumption is forecast to rise slightly faster than output. Expansion this year in Brazil, China and the USA is now larger than previously forecast, although the continued decline in the EU is now expected to be deeper than before.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr Macdonald adds: "In Brazil, pork production is now expected to rise by 2.6% and, with domestic demand weak, its exports are expected to surge by 110,000t and 14%. Despite an expansion in its domestic production, China’s pork imports are forecast to grow enough to absorb this additional Brazilian product, as consumption is expected to remain higher than can be supplied by its producers".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While still importing significant volumes of pork, the rebound in domestic production beyond pre-African Swine Fever levels has ensured that pork prices in China remain subdued, with wholesale pork trading at around £2/kg, a less appealing market than in previous years when prices were at multiples of GB levels.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meanwhile, in the US, unlike beef, pork production is rising this year but consumption levels have been forecast to weaken. Farmgate prices have been trailing 2022 levels and exports to the world market are set to rise.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr Macdonald says: “In the EU, in contrast to the beef sector, tight supply has maintained upwards pressure on farmgate pig prices. It is possible that some of this divergence reflects trading down by consumers into cheaper pork from beef, with the scale of production declines relatively similar, projected at around 2% for beef and 3% for pork by the USDA. EU pork prices have been closely matching GB levels this year, with the GB Standard Pig Price trading only around 4-6% higher than the EU average for grade E carcases since the spring. In turn, this has maintained upwards pressure on the price of pork imports to the UK, underpinning the competitiveness of domestic product, which has also been in short supply.”</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">GB pig slaughter fell by 12% year-on-year in the first half of 2023 and a sharp reduction in UK exports to the EU and non-EU markets has not prevented market prices from continuing to trend seasonally higher, with the SPP reaching £2.25/kg in July.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">He concluded: "It seems likely that the current divergence between beef and pork markets is more reflective of significantly tighter domestic supply and a narrow price differential with EU levels in the pork sector than of overall global market conditions".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-16 00:10:43 | 2025-10-04 19:39:35 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6667 | Australia: Young lambs hitting the market | Young lamb or new season lamb supplies follow a seasonal trend with breeding cycles, informs Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). | <p><span lang="DE">Young lambs are generally less than five months old and from the most current season. Supplies tend to peak during the spring flush when lambs born in the current joining season are marked and brought to market. When joining occurs around March and April, the supply of young lambs reduces and by June there are hardly any available.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This year has been quite different. Young lamb supply from last season peaked in November, with favourable conditions in 2022 leading to good lambing rates. Joining this year was later than usual as producers assessed the market and weather conditions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Total yardings between January and July are 32% higher than 2022 numbers due to the extensive carry-over of numbers from the previous season and the significantly higher yardings earlier in the year. Compared to 2021, yardings are 122% lower when intensive restocking was holding lambs on-farm for breeding.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">When yardings are observed on a week-by-week basis, we can see the timing of lamb drops more clearly.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">By week 27 or 28 young lamb numbers generally start to pick up with consistent supply by week 31. This year, we have not seen the uplift in numbers that we normally do. In week 28 of this year, just 99 young lambs were yarded. In the corresponding week of 2020, 5,500 young lambs were yarded. The difference further increases in week 29 where, in 2020 there were over 15,000 young lambs yarded but this year only 164.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Old season lamb yardings have remained relatively consistent as producers try to clear out stock because the next cohort comes along. Forbes typically sees some of the earlier showing of young lambs in the market and although numbers are beginning to increase with 4,150 this week, there are still large numbers of old season lambs being presented. These are coming through in mixed quality which is placing pricing pressure on a market that is being selective in their buying.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It is expected that new season lambs will be late to hit the market this year with delayed joining during the breeding season. The following weeks will reveal this trend as in previous years young lambs really ramp up at the end of July and into August. Numbers are beginning to increase with lambs trickling in in the last three weeks, but these numbers are far from what would be expected in a normal season at this time of year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">MLA expects supply of young lambs to be strong with the milder winter supporting lambing rates. There is still plenty of feed and soil moisture on-ground to support pasture growth, so flocks have been well stocked. Processors are buying out of the paddock and are less active in the saleyard.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-16 00:05:26 | 2025-10-08 19:50:08 | Details Edit Delete |
