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| 6386 | AHDB: EU lamb prices remain supported | With key lamb producing regions seeing flock declines, EU production is forecast to decline by 1.2% year-on-year (YOY) in 2023, potentially supporting prices on the continent, according to a recent analisys from AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">Yet Irish lamb prices have bucked the trend, being pressured YOY much like domestic GB prices.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Lamb prices for key producers France and Spain remain supported with prices at €855.00/100kg (+7.8% YOY) and €724.70/100kg (+6.0% YOY) respectively (w/e 09 April). The EU sheep population declined by 1.8% in 2022, driven by declines to the Spanish and French flocks which accounted for 57.3% and 36.2% of the total EU decline respectively. This led to a decrease in EU slaughtering’s which has continued into 2023 for key producers such as France.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Alongside this, global exports from the EU in January increased by 11.8% YOY, driven by greater volumes going to Israel and Switzerland despite an 8.4% decrease in exports to the UK, as pressures on demand remain.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, Irish lamb prices sat at €684.70/100kg in the w/e 02 April, 6.1% lower YOY, continuing the trend of lower prices seen since the start of October 2022. This trend opposes the overall EU sentiment as Irish production has increased recently, with year-to-date (YTD) throughputs currently 4.0% higher YOY (w/e 08 April). Coupled with reduced demand, this is weighing on prices. With greater supplies and Irish lamb prices more competitive, exports to the EU were 5.7% higher YOY in January and grew over 20% YOY in the two months prior.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Much like in the EU, the UK has experienced a period of lower prices,</span> due to seasonal trends and reduced demand. But we have seen a change in market sentiment since the beginning of March as lamb prices started to rise rapidly, as we approached a period of important religious festivals such as Ramadan and Easter. The strong continental prices, caused by tight supplies have also added to this recent price support as GB prices continue to track EU trends.</p> <p><span lang="DE">This pressure on UK lamb prices has increased the price competitiveness when compared to mainland EU. We have seen increased demand from the EU with YTD (Feb) exports to the continent increasing by 18% compared to the 5-year average. This was driven predominantly by YTD exports to France increasing by c.600t (+c.27%) compared to the 5-year average. With the UK’s lower price point, this has enabled product to become increasingly favourable in destination markets.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The price relationship between GB and EU prices remains essential, while the EU market balance will be key to watch in terms of our export competitiveness as we move through the year and into a net exporter position for sheep meat. The European Commission is forecasting greater imports to the bloc this year to mitigate high domestic prices. This could lessen any seasonal pressure on GB prices as supplies increase.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-27 00:05:51 | 2025-08-01 11:49:03 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6385 | UK: February sheep meat trade sees growth on the month | Total volumes of sheep meat imports saw large month-on-month (MOM) increases in February, growing by 52% (1,200t) to 3,600t, according to AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">Imports from New Zealand accounted for the majority of this MOM increase, growing by 144% (1,200t) over this period to 2,000 tonnes. Increasing volumes of frozen products imported from New Zealand, specifically sheep legs (+367%, 950t) and boneless lamb (+181%, 230t), was the main driver for this.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meanwhile the year-on-year (YOY) change saw the opposite trend, with total imports decreasing by 24% (1,100t) which was driven by a 59% drop (-800t) in sheep meat imports from Ireland. Imports from Australia also added to this YOY decrease as they continued the YOY declines seen since August, falling by 28% (-300t) in February.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Looking at sheep meat products in detail, the YOY decrease in February resulted from large declines in imports of frozen boneless lamb (-27%, 300t), frozen bone-in sheep meat (-58%, 300t) and fresh boneless sheep meat (-75%, 500t). Nevertheless, these declines were limited by the large increase in imports of frozen sheep legs (+57%, 500t), specifically from New Zealand.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Moving on to exports, February’s trade figures followed seasonal trends as volumes exported were up 5% MOM (300t) at 6,300t. Increased exports across the Irish Sea to Ireland (+21%, 120t) and further afield to Hong Kong (+438%, 130t) accounted for much of this increase compared to January. The increasing volumes to Hong Kong may be a result of a recovering demand following the relaxation of COVID restrictions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Yet, exports in February were marginally down YOY (by 2%, 110t) as decreases in exports to EU destinations, particularly France (-5%, -140t) and Belgium (-23%, -160t), were only partially offset by the recent increase in exports to Hong Kong. Despite this overall YOY decline, exports were up 6% (340t) compared to the 5-year average, with increasing volumes going to France (+14%, 340t).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">With regards to sheep meat products, fresh lamb carcases continue to drive the majority of exports, contributing 77% of total volumes in February. However, this product saw minimal change in exports MOM and YOY. The MOM increases were driven by increasing exports of other products, such as frozen boneless lamb (+97%, 100t), which make up a smaller proportion of exports. A similar story was also seen YOY, however growth in frozen boneless lamb was outweighed by lower exports of frozen bone-in sheep and fresh sheep carcases.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-26 00:15:09 | 2025-08-01 04:22:34 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6384 | ChilePork organized networking event for importers in Shanghai | To strengthen ties with local companies following China’s reopening after COVID , ChilePork held its annual networking event on March 9 in the city of Shanghai with 50 Chinese pork importers. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The networking event was led by Francisca Rifo, head of the Chilean Exports Promotion Bureau’s (ProChile) office in Shanghai; Lucas Red, Agrosuper’s Trade Director in China; and Alex Zhu, Maxagro’s representative, and was held at the famous Renaissance Yu Garden Hotel. The guests were welcomed by the Chilean Consul in Shanghai, Gonzalo Figueroa, who underscored that China is Chile’s primary trading partner. He also stressed that trade between both countries has been built on a long-standing relationship based on trust and commitment.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Figueroa’s remarks were followed by a prerecorded presentation from Juan Carlos Domínguez, President of ChileCarne, the association that represents the ChilePork brand that promotes Chilean pork in various countries. Domínguez reaffirmed ChilePork’s commitment to the Chinese market, announcing that a series of in-person activities will be held next May as part of SIAL Shanghai 2023. He said: "Despite the difficult situation we experienced in 2022, Chile has focused on continuing to produce high-quality biosecure products, which helped us become the seventh largest global pork exporter as well as China’s ninth pork supplier. Activities such as this one are a clear example of the commitment and trust between Chile and China in terms of trade. It also goes to show the growing interest of Chinese importers in Chilean pork, which represents a great opportunity for Chilean exporting companies".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">During the meeting, the guests were able to learn about and taste various cuts of pork, thanks to a cooking master class hosted by the renowned Chef Gu, a founding member of the Shanghai Head Chef Alliance and professor at the Paramitta Institute of Culinary & Hospitality Services (PICH), Shanghai Institute of Business and Technology. Chef Gu made braised pork ribs with shallots, pork trotters with vegetables, and pork collar with salted egg yolk.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It should be noted that Chile and China have had diplomatic relations for 53 years and 2023 marks the 17<sup>th</sup>anniversary of the bilateral trade agreement. Chile was the first country in South America to establish diplomatic relations with China and the first Latin American country to sign and update a Free Trade Agreement. In 2022, China led Chile’s exports with 38.9 billion USD, a 13% increase from 2021 which also represents 39% of the country’s total exports during that period.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For Chilean pork, China is the primary destination market in both value and volume. In 2022, Chile exported over 178,000 tons cwe of pork, which represents 45% of the country’s total pork exports, and 221 million USD, 34% of the value exported. In China, Chile is the ninth largest pork supplier.</p> | 1 | Events | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-26 00:10:47 | 2025-08-01 12:59:46 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6383 | British free range eggs soon back on supermarket shelves | The compulsory housing order, which was in place across the UK to keep hens safe from bird flu, has been lifted by Government vets. | <p><span lang="DE">The risk of bird flu has reduced sufficiently for all free range hens across the UK to be allowed back outside, which means British free range eggs will soon be back on supermarket shelves. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Egg producers had already started gradually letting their free range birds roam outside again from 18 April, but are continuing to maintain high levels of biosecurity.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">BEIC Chief Executive Mark Williams, said: "It is very good news that the housing order has been lifted. While the birds were housed, farmers worked hard to keep their hens happy and safe, providing them with various enrichments and enhancements. However, free range farmers like nothing more than seeing their birds out enjoying the range, so they were delighted that Government vets said it was once again safe for them to roam freely. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As the largest free range egg producer in Europe, the UK is very proud of its high standards and will maintain enhanced biosecurity levels, keeping birds protected from avian influenza, which is our priority".</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-26 00:05:54 | 2025-08-01 01:28:46 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6389 | MULTIVAC: The new dimension in slicing | The SLX 2000 is the first of a new pioneering generation of MULTIVAC slicers. This high-output slicer, which sets a new benchmark in the market on many levels, will be shown to the public for the first time at interpack in Düsseldorf (Hall 5, Stand A23). | <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Sustainability: Outstanding slicing results and peak performance</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The high-output SLX 2000 slicer, which can be designed for up to four tracks, achieves an exceptionally high slicing speed whatever the product. Sausage, ham, cheese and vegan products with a maximum length of up to 1,600 mm can be gently and perfectly sliced, even at warmer temperatures, and the product slices are then deposited on the portioning system in the predefined arrangement pattern. Sophisticated technology ensures that the products are fed into the slicer very consistently, and that the slicing results are perfect with minimal trim and give-away.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Another plus point: Customers can use innovative developments, such as the MULTIVAC Sustainable Liquid Interleaver (SLI) for plastic-free slicing, instead of the conventional interleaving film, and this further reduces the consumption of plastics during packing.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Maximum process reliability and intuitive operating convenience</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The SLX 2000 can be used as a stand-alone unit or as a module within a fully automatic slicing and packaging line. The seamless integration of the slicer into the MULTIVAC Line Control (MLC) ensures that the machine and line are operated particularly efficiently, and this includes start-up, stopping, no-load operation and recipe change throughout the line. Downtime during recipe or format change is reduced to the absolute minimum necessary. The IPC control with its HMI 3 terminal also simplifies the operation and reduces potential operating errors, as well as ensuring that reliable and reproducible processes are achieved.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">As a future-proof model of the latest generation, the new slicer is also laid out for use with MULTIVAC Smart Services, and these allow the slicing process to be monitored, controlled and optimised in real time. And last but not least, the SLX 2000 also allows remote service via MULTIVAC Remote Assistance to be used (VPN and live support).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/files/pictures/article/Slicing%20line%20SLX%202000_RX%204.jpg?1682405422356" alt="Slicing line SLX 2000_RX 4" width="700" /></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Maximum flexibility, high level of availability and MULTIVAC Hygiene Design</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Short set-up times and rapid conversion, as well as full access to the machine for easy maintenance and cleaning, guarantee a high level of availability in everyday production. Since the SLX 2000 is designed in the MULTIVAC Hygiene Design, it meets the highest hygiene requirements for the food industry.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Loading, slicing, portion feeding, packaging and labelling of sliced products - everything from one source</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The SLX 2000 is the starting point for the line, which can be seen in demo operation on MULTIVAC's main stand at interpack in Düsseldorf. Operating in conjunction with the RX 4.0 thermoforming packaging machine and other components from MULTIVAC, the slicer forms a line concept, which features high output, pack quality, process reliability and operating convenience, as well as future-proofing and digitalisation.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The product logs are automatically transported into the slicer, where they are secured by the product grippers, before being fed into the cutting chamber. A very flexible slicing process enables a wide range of portion sizes and shapes to be produced, which are fed over a checkweigher, where any incorrect weights are ejected via the downstream rocker. Running over a horizontally designed automatic belt loader, the correct portions are buffered and arranged according to the format of the packaging machine, before being loaded into the pack cavities in synchronisation with the advance of the RX 4.0. “This enables us to achieve an extremely high level of loading accuracy, thanks to the consistent product flow and a perfectly coordinated line concept, where the loading and slicing are precisely centred on the tracks,” explains Julian Rieblinger, Product Manager for the Slicing Business Unit at MULTIVAC.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The packs are subsequently sealed under modified atmosphere (MAP), before being cut into individual packs and discharged from the packaging machine. The DP 230 direct web printer, which is located at the upper web infeed and equipped with a high-performance TTO 30 thermal transfer printer, is used to print variable data on the packs. In addition to printing the best-before date on the upper web, it is also possible to apply a label automatically to the upper and lower webs.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The packaging material to be used at the trade fair is a recyclable rigid film made from mono APET as the lower web. The upper web is a sustainable, recyclable flexible film made of PET.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Cost-effective, efficient and sustainable at the same time</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are clearly pointing the way forward in packaging and processing, particularly with this thermoforming packaging line", says Julian Rieblinger, coming straight to the point. "The SLX 2000/RX 4.0 combination is currently the most flexible line of this output class in the market, and one that can also be converted most rapidly. And this performance is not at the expense of quality. On the contrary: When designing the slicer, our focus was always primarily on transporting and loading the portions gently despite the high output. After all, we are processing food products, where the ecological footprint is far higher than the footprint of the packaging".</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-26 00:01:38 | 2025-08-01 13:05:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6382 | Danish Crown decided to close the slaughterhouse in Saeby | A significant decrease in the number of pigs for slaughter in Denmark is now forcing Danish Crown to carry out a major restructuring. Around 800 employees at the slaughterhouse in Saeby are unfortunately set to lose their jobs, while up to 450 new employees will be needed at the group's other slaughterhouses in Denmark. | <p><span lang="DE">At an extraordinary meeting last week, Danish Crown's board of directors made the difficult decision to close the slaughterhouse in Saeby. The number of pigs for slaughter in Denmark has fallen by more than 10 percent on a weekly basis in the past year, and therefore Danish Crown has the capacity to slaughter far more pigs than are delivered to the group's slaughterhouses each week. Therefore, the board unfortunately sees no other option than to recommend one of the group's six pig slaughterhouses in Denmark for closure.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="DE">It is sad that we have to say goodbye to so many skilled and loyal employees, but such a sharp decline in the number of slaughters forces us to react. We are currently faced with an excess capacity that costs us over DKK 300 million (1 DKK = 0,13 EUR) annually, and it would be irresponsible towards the company and our owners not to take the necessary steps to solve that challenge",</span><span lang="DE"> says Per Laursen, production director at Danish Crown.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Even though the prices of pig meat in the supermarkets' refrigerated counters have increased in the past year, inflation has made it difficult for many Danish farmers to obtain healthy finances in the production of fattening pigs. Therefore, some of them have chosen to close their stables. Others now sell their pigs for export when they weigh around 30 kilos, because the demand for Danish piglets from Poland and Germany is so great that it gives the farmers a reasonable income. All in all, this means that the number of pigs sent to slaughter in Denmark has fallen significantly.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">If that development is to be reversed, and employment is secured for the employees at the five other slaughterhouses in Denmark, Danish Crown must be able to raise its settlement for the unit owners' deliveries of pigs, so that it both matches the level in Germany and ensures that the farmer earns money from fattening the pigs up for slaughter.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The frustrating thing in the current situation is that the employees have constantly delivered an exemplary effort, but in our industry it is such that it is absolutely crucial that the slaughterhouses operate with a very high utilization of capacity, otherwise it will simply be too expensive to slaughtered every single pig, but that does not change the fact that it is a difficult decision", says Per Laursen.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While 800 employees stand to lose their jobs in Sæby, Danish Crown expects to hire up to 450 new employees in total at the slaughterhouses in Horsens, Ringsted and Blans near Sønderborg within the next six months. This is because part of the production that currently takes place in Saeby will in future take place at Danish Crown's other slaughterhouses.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"After several years of upswing for our owners, driven by a large export to China, we knew that there was a risk that the production of fattening pigs could fall, so behind the decision to close the slaughterhouse in Saeby is a careful and thorough analysis of the situation. However, our Feeding the Future strategy is unchanged, because our future growth must not be created by slaughtering more pigs, but by raising the value of our meat and through the production of attractive and more sustainable food", says Jais Valeur, Group CEO of Danish Crown .</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It is Danish Crown's hope that there are employees from the slaughterhouse in Saeby who want to take a job at one of the three slaughterhouses that are now hiring. Danish Crown is therefore ready to bear part of the costs for transport for a period of time or to provide a subsidy for relocation.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition, the company will, through a coordinated effort, try to help the employees who are about to lose their jobs. Each of the affected employees will be invited to an interview to clarify his or her possibilities for employment at one of Danish Crown's other companies. Alternatively, the employees will be offered various options for courses and training paid for by Danish Crown, which can help them to a job in another company.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Many of our employees will be left with a feeling that they have had the rug pulled away from their working lives. That is why we are already contacting the Food Federation NNF, Frederikshavn Municipality and Region North Jutland, so that we can jointly do the most we can to help them. Fortunately, slaughterhouse workers are known as a stable and reliable workforce, and after the redundancies in Saeby six months ago, almost 60 percent </span>have moved on, but this does not happen by itself", says Per Laursen.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-25 00:15:00 | 2025-07-31 18:21:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6381 | AHDB: Further declines to UK pork trade in February | Total pork imports for February were just under 56,700 tonnes, informs AHDB. This is a fall of nearly 5,000 tonnes (8%) from January’s levels. Looking back to February 2022, imports have fallen by over 15,000 tonnes (21%). | <p><span lang="DE">In February, the main source for UK imports was Denmark, with 12,900 tonnes. This is however a fall of 1,800 tonnes (12%) from January’s total. Germany and Ireland also saw large falls on the month of 1,300 tonnes and 1,150 tonnes respectively. On the year, the most significant changes were seen in imports from Germany and the Netherlands which have seen volumes fall by 7,600 tonnes (44%), and 4,800 tonnes (30%) respectively.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Fresh and frozen pork volumes still retain the majority share of UK pig meat imports. In February they stood at 23,500 tonnes, down 1,400 tonnes from January. Bacon imports totalled 12,800 tonnes, down by 2,600 tonnes on the month, losing some market share to sausages where volumes saw smaller decline standing at 10,800 tonnes. Processed pig meat volumes saw the smallest change dipping by only 230 tonnes month on month.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Compared to February 2022, fresh and frozen pork volumes have fallen 26%, 8,200 tonnes. Bacon has seen as similar fall of 4,100 tonnes (24%), whilst processed pig meat and sausages fell by 1,600 tonnes and 1,200 tonnes respectively. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pork exports totalled 25,000 tonnes for February. This is a fall of 1,800 tonnes (7%) from January’s levels. Compared to February 2022, export volumes have dropped 7,200 tonnes (22%).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Exports to China totalled 9,700 tonnes in February, representing 39% of total export volume. Exports to China have fallen by almost 1,300 tonnes from January, however they have grown almost 1,500 tonnes (18%) on the year. Shipments to the EU-27 and the Philippines have declined both on the month and the year with volumes standing at 10,400 tonnes and 1,500 tonnes respectively in February 2023. The largest declines within the EU have been seen in shipments to France, Belgium, and Ireland.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Fresh and frozen pork exports totalled 10,800 tonnes in February 2023, a drop of 1,100 tonnes from the previous month and have fallen almost 40% (7,100 tonnes) year on year. The EU-27 remains the key destination for fresh and frozen pork receiving 4,800 tonnes in February, a 42% market share. Bacon exports also fell on both the month and the year with volumes standing at 1,100 tonnes. Processed pork exports fell compared to January but saw a marginal uplift year on year, meanwhile sausages saw a marginal increase in volumes month on month but were behind on those seen in February 2022.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Offal was the largest product category exported in February 2023 with 11,500 tonnes shipped, a 46% share of total export volume. China is the largest destination of offal exports, receiving 6,150 tonnes in February, making up 53% of the total. This market has developed over the past year, with an increase of over 2,000 tonnes (50%) of offal exported to China compared to February last year, gaining 16% of the market share.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-25 00:10:30 | 2025-08-01 13:12:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6380 | US: Rastelli Foods Group acquires Greensbury Market | Rastelli Foods Group, one of the country's leading suppliers of organic, grass-fed beef, has acquired Greensbury Market, a New York-based company that is a driving force behind the contemporary grass-fed movement. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">This acquisition is a major win for consumers nationwide who are looking for a streamlined shopping experience when it comes to premium proteins. Greensbury's premium organic products, which include grass-fed beef and bison, free-range poultry, lamb, pork, and sustainable seafood, will now be available exclusively on Rastelli's direct-to-consumer website, Rastellis.com.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are very excited to offer the incredible portfolio of Greensbury products exclusively through Rastellis.com", said Ray Rastelli, Jr., President of Rastelli Foods Group. "Both companies have always been aligned when it comes to integrity and wanting to provide trusted, high-quality proteins to consumers nationwide; and it is an honor to be able to create a more streamlined shopping experience together. Rastellis.com is now your one-stop-shop for the best in organic and grass-fed beef, poultry, pork and seafood in the US".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are proud to welcome Greensbury Market into the Rastelli family and merge their premium protein offerings into Rastellis.com," said Alicja Spaulding, Chief Marketing Officer of Rastellis.com. "With more consumers prioritizing convenience and sustainability, we knew that combining our companies was the right move. By bringing Greensbury's product portfolio under the Rastellis.com umbrella, we're making it even easier for customers nationwide to access the best in organic and grass-fed beef, poultry, pork, and seafood all in one direct location".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">All Greensbury products are cultivated for quality and are free of hormones, steroids, and antibiotics. Rastellis.com's customers can now experience the quality and flavor of Greensbury products along with the same level of quality and service they have come to expect from Rastelli Foods Group.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-25 00:05:15 | 2025-08-01 14:15:44 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6379 | Ammeraal Beltech launches an innovative modular belt for the meat industry | Ammeraal Beltech, a leader in belting solutions across a wide range of industries, has announced the launch of a new belt for the Food Industry's meat-processing segment: the uni DTB, a Food Grade modular belt made of polyketone, designed to last longer and reduce the risk of foreign body product contamination. | <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/files/pictures/article/logo.png?1682091906253" alt="logo" /></p> <p>Safety, long service lifetimes and easy-to-clean properties are key requirements for the belts used in all meat-processing applications, but delivering these characteristics for deboning and trimming lines is particularly challenging. For its new modular uni DTB, Ammeraal Beltech has drawn on decades of experience in belting for the Meat Industry to create an advanced belting solution for deboning and trimming applications that meets these needs without compromising on hygiene and performance.</p> <p>The uni DTB combines innovative new design (including reinforced belt edges) and durable material, increasing operational lifetime to reduce operational costs while boosting productivity. Outstanding cut-resistant properties and a design-led reduced knife-impact area work together to prolong the belt's working life. Its UltraClean One-part sprockets and extra ductile properties make cleaning quicker and less costly, too.</p> <p>For further information on the uni DTB belt, visit the website: <strong><a href="https://www.ammeraalbeltech.com/en/products/modular-belts/uni-DTB/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ammeraalbeltech.com/en/products/modular-belts/uni-DTB/</a></strong></p> <p>and contact the Ammeraal Beltech’s experts at <strong><a href="mailto:info@ammeraalbeltech.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">info@ammeraalbeltech.com</a></strong></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-24 00:10:12 | 2025-08-01 14:49:20 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6378 | AHDB: UK beef shipments subdued in February | Fresh and frozen beef imports for February totalled 16,100 tonnes, with a fall of 1,500 tonnes (9%) from January’s levels, according to AHDB. The majority of this fall in imports came from Ireland, with a fall of 1,400 tonnes. This will likely be a reflection of subdued domestic retail demand. At the same time, Bord Bia report that cattle kill has tightened in 2023 in line with forecasts, likely contributing to recent price rises. | <div class="adn ads" data-message-id="#msg-f:1763756201556784210" data-legacy-message-id="187a1eeba82f3452"> <div class="gs"> <div class=""> <div id=":18e" class="ii gt"> <div id=":18f" class="a3s aiL "> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <p><span lang="DE">Compared to February 2022, UK imports have fallen by 3,400 tonnes, or just over 17%. We have seen a drop of nearly 1,900 tonnes from Ireland, nearly 500 tonnes from the Netherlands, and 400 tonnes from Poland. Year to date for 2023 (Jan – Feb) imports totalled 33,800 tonnes, representing a 6% fall from the same period in 2022.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Frozen boneless beef has seen the largest decline in the product categories both monthly and yearly, with total imports at just under 5,000 tonnes in February. From January 2023, there has been a drop of 1,200 tonnes (19%) of frozen boneless imports, and a fall of nearly 1,700 tonnes from February 2022. Fresh boneless beef imports for February totalled just under 8,900 tonnes, down 300 tonnes from January. Looking back to February 2022, imports of fresh boneless beef are down nearly 1,300 tonnes, a fall of 13%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Total fresh and frozen beef exports totalled 8,800 tonnes in February 2023, an increase of 300 tonnes (3%) from January’s levels. Exports grew to Ireland and Hong Kong each by 300 tonnes, and France by 140 tonnes. Exports to Hong Kong increased from <strong>low levels seen in January</strong>, back to similar levels seen throughout 2022. The EU-27 continues to be the key destination for UK beef exports, with 89% of our total exports going to these countries in February, up from 85% on the previous year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, year-on-year, volumes of beef exports have fallen by 2,800 tonnes. This represents a 24% fall in volumes from February 2022 levels. Exports to the EU-27 have fallen by just over 2,000 tonnes, with a fall of 700 tonnes to France and 750 tonnes to the Netherlands. Exports to Ireland have also fallen by 375 tonnes compared to last February.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Boneless fresh beef was the most exported product in February, totalling 3,700 tonnes. This is an increase of 160 tonnes from January’s levels. Frozen boneless beef also saw a large monthly increase from January, up 200 tonnes (9%) to 1,400 tonnes for February. Fresh carcases and half carcases saw a monthly fall from January, down 150 tonnes (10%) to 1,400 tonnes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, looking year-on-year, fresh carcases have seen the largest fall, down almost 1,000 tonnes from February 2022, a fall of 42%. Fresh boneless beef exports have dropped 730 tonnes, down 17%. Frozen boneless beef has also seen falls in volumes exported from February 2022, down 600 tonnes.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gA gt acV"> </div> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-24 00:05:20 | 2025-08-01 13:52:37 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6377 | Partnerships key to sales of US short ribs and short plate in Korea | Retail promotions for U.S. short ribs and short plate in March increased sales, reduced inventory levels and introduced new products to consumers. | <p>Robust purchasing of U.S. short ribs and short plate at the end of last year in Korea resulted in high inventory levels, which slowed imports to start 2023. Following meetings with the trade about their purchasing plans and U.S. beef inventories, USMEF pitched an aggressive marketing campaign to key importers that included compelling retail price incentives for U.S. short ribs and short plate during March to increase sales and reduce product inventories.</p> <p>"Korea imports large volumes of specific U.S. cuts such as short ribs and short plate and through our meetings with importers, we realized that high inventory levels were affecting their purchasing plans", says Korea Director Junil Park. "We saw this as an opportunity to propose an integrated retail campaign to the trade".</p> <p>Promotions for U.S. short ribs and short plate were implemented at 263 large-scale outlets of three retail chains during the first half of March. With inflation having a substantial impact on household budgets in Korea, consumer response exceeded expectations as participating retailers experienced large sales increases.</p> <p>The retail promotions also enabled USMEF to execute on its strategy to expand the number of further processed products made with short rib and short plate that are available to consumers in the retail sector. Marinated home-meal and restaurant-meal-replacement products were also featured during the promotions.</p> <p>"Korean consumers typically use short ribs and short plate for a limited number of dishes and the promotions helped us present new, convenient meal ideas for these versatile cuts". adds Park.</p> <p>USMEF implemented samplings at several retail outlets and supported the promotions through news releases, advertorials, a collaboration with a popular morning TV show and the development of original content on USMEF social media channels. New recipe ideas highlighting the versatility of the two cuts were featured throughout the campaign.</p> <p>Funding support for the promotions and integrated marketing campaign was provided by the Beef Checkoff Program, Texas Beef Council, Iowa Corn Promotion Board and USDA’s Agricultural Trade Promotion program.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-23 00:10:20 | 2025-08-01 13:02:18 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6376 | UK increases import quotas for poultry meat from Brazil | UK increases import quotas for poultry meat from Brazil | <p><span lang="DE">The United Kingdom published the updated volumes of poultry meat quotas in Brazil, which will enable an increase in sales of the poultry product to the European destination. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">With BREXIT, the European Union and the United Kingdom established an initial agreement for the distribution of existing tariff quotas (with different tariffs) for sales of poultry meat, which indicated to the British island a total quota of 79.9 tons per year of chicken meat.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">After long and detailed negotiations conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), the volume of tariff quotas was expanded to 96.5 thousand tons per year - an increase of 16.6 thousand tons per year. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The initial division did not match the reality of the market. Now quotas for the UK have been expanded on virtually all tariff lines. Highlights were boiled chicken and salted chicken. We should already see positive results in our exports from July, when the quota will come into force", analyzes the director of markets at ABPA, Luís Rua.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to the president of the ABPA, Ricardo Santin, these opportunities should generate additional income of more than US$ 60 million in sales of poultry products to the United Kingdom. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It was an important achievement for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, which should generate significant positive impacts on the general balance of poultry shipments in the country later this year, in addition to consolidating Brazil as a great partner in the supply of poultry products to the British market", evaluates Santin.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-23 00:05:17 | 2025-08-01 11:24:35 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6375 | USDA announces funding availability to expand meat and poultry processing options | The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $125 million through two new grant programs that will create more options for meat and poultry farmers by investing in independent, local meat and poultry processing projects that increase competition and enhance the resiliency of the food supply chain. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">These new grant programs, the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grant Program and the Local Meat Capacity Grant Program, are part of the broader $1 billion American Rescue Plan investment by the Biden-Harris Administration to expand processing capacity for small and midsized meat and poultry processors.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This is the latest step in USDA’s transformational work to fill gaps and help small and underserved producers market their products, support thriving local and regional food systems by investing in processing capacity that’s closer to farms, and alleviate major bottlenecks in food and agricultural supply chains,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Importantly, we’re also taking steps to increase the overall availability of protein from indigenous animals like bison, reindeer and salmon, which have been the backbone of tribal food systems for generations".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Since July 2021, for example, USDA has worked with 30 businesses to expand their operations through Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Project grants and has helped many more work towards a federal grant of inspection through Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>About the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grant Program</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This new grant program will provide up to $50 million to improve tribal nations’ food and agricultural supply chain resiliency by developing and expanding value-added infrastructure related to meat from indigenous animals like bison, reindeer or salmon. The<strong> </strong>program will fund projects that focus on expanding local capacity for the harvesting, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling or distribution of indigenous meats.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This is a historic investment to support indigenous food supply chains by enhancing community food sovereignty and traditional harvesting methods,” said USDA Office of Tribal Relations Director Heather Dawn Thompson. “Tribal nations have clearly articulated their priorities to USDA over the last two years, and this program directly responds by focusing on species and activities which have historically not had significant access to funding in federal programs.”</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“For too long, Native American farmers and ranchers have been asked to produce more to meet increasing demand across the country and around the world, while they and the tribal communities they come from have struggled to see their fair share of the benefits", said USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small. "Under the leadership of the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is proud to offer this investment in tribal nations’ food chain resiliency as a part of USDA’s broader efforts to restore indigenous food ways. By expanding and enhancing local processing capacity, these projects will provide culturally appropriate food and community food security to tribal communities".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Eligible applicants are Indian tribes, as defined by the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, as well as wholly-owned arms and instrumentalities, and joint or multi-tribal government entities. USDA partners with tribal-serving organizations on projects to reimagine federal food and agriculture programs from an indigenous perspective and inform future USDA programs and policies.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>About the Local Meat Capacity Grant Program</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Local Meat Capacity Grant program will provide up to $75 million in grants to fund innovative projects designed to build resilience in the meat and poultry supply chain by providing producers with more local processing options and strengthening their market potential. This grant program is targeted to support meat and poultry processors with smaller-scale projects, with a goal to increase processing availability and variety for local and regional livestock producers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Local and regional meat processing is an important part of a resilient food supply chain. It not only provides producers with diverse processing options in their areas, but it also adds infrastructure, income and jobs in communities and provides more choices for consumers,” said USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt. “These Local Meat Capacity grants will provide local livestock and poultry producers with more and better options by modernizing, diversifying, and decentralizing processing capacity. As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s comprehensive approach to transforming the food system from farm to fork, this program complements other USDA grant programs building capacity along the supply chain, like the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program, by providing targeted support for meat and poultry processors with smaller-scale projects".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Local Meat Capacity Grants will fund both expansion and equipment-only projects through a competitive grant process. USDA encourages applicants to engage with livestock producers, especially small and underserved ranchers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Both grant programs are aligned with USDA efforts to:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Ensure equitable access to USDA programs and benefits from USDA-funded projects and support the policies of Executive Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.</li> <li>Contribute to the resilience of the food and agricultural supply chains through support for diversified, value-added agriculture and support the policies of Executive Order 14017 on America’s Supply Chains.</li> <li>Promote competition in the food system and support the policies of Executive Order 14036 on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-22 00:10:36 | 2025-07-31 20:33:44 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6374 | Students get valuable insight at Welsh Lamb butchery demonstration | Aspiring chefs from a leading further education college were given an insight into PGI Welsh Lamb as part of a demonstration of butchery skill and technique. Following the demo, Welsh Lamb took centre stage in a six course Great British Menu meal, cooked by the students themselves. | <p><span lang="DE">Held at The Academy Restaurant situated at The City of Liverpool College, the special cooking event formed part of a second phase of activity working in partnership with Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The first phase, in October 2022, saw HCC’s Red Meat Development Programme working with the College to conduct a Welsh Lamb consumer taste panel. The Welsh Lamb Meat Quality Project asked 160 members of the public, including some college staff and students, to taste and rate PGI Welsh Lamb. It formed part of a trial investigating how lamb cuts, carcase hanging methods, packaging and lamb sire affects the tenderness, juiciness, flavour and aroma of the meat. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This recent second phase of the activity at the venue saw a butchery demonstration of a Welsh Lamb carcase at The City of Liverpool College to increase student awareness of the variety of Welsh Lamb cuts available and how they could create scrumptious meals with the meat. In addition, the students were also asked to think about the retail elements of selling Welsh Lamb to consumers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Conducted by award winning butcher Ben Roberts, the students then went on to prepare the lamb as the main course at an evening event, themed ‘Great British Menu’ at the College’s restaurant.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">College representative and Executive Chef Ian Jaundoo said: "The Academy Restaurant at The City of Liverpool College was delighted to welcome Welsh Master Butcher, Ben Roberts, to give a professional and informative demonstration of a Welsh Lamb carcase breakdown to our Level 2 and 3 Professional Cookery students. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Using the meat to form part of the main course in our kitchen was a great experience for the students and all the customers commented on the tenderness and tasty flavour of the Welsh Lamb".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Dr Eleri Thomas, Meat Quality Executive from HCC said: "Working with the College has given us some great insight into people’s views on Welsh Lamb. Liverpool forms only part of the story, as we have travelled the length and breadth of the UK during the project’s lifetime, asking nearly 2,000 consumers to share their opinion on Welsh Lamb during our taste panels. Nearly 13,500 pieces of Welsh Lamb have been sampled, with 64 farms supplying us with their meat.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Bringing The City of Liverpool College’s students to work with us has given us an opportunity to give something back to the next generation of chefs, and hopefully some experience of using and preparing a great quality Welsh product. We are grateful to everyone involved for their enthusiasm and support".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC’s Welsh Lamb Meat Quality project is nearing the end of its 5-year completion as part of the Red Meat Development Programme. Funded by the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.</span></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-22 00:05:04 | 2025-07-31 00:53:02 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6373 | Spanish pork: A world leader in quality and food safety | Spain is the third largest pork producer in the world and the second largest exporter in the world and the first in Europe, which means that the industry created a Spain brand for meat and pork products that manages to be a benchmark for other agri-food sectors that aspire to increase their exports. | <p><span lang="DE">The confidence of professionals in the most demanding third-country markets (in terms of quality, traceability, sustainability, formats,) is based on compliance with the legislation and production model of the European Union, one of the most modern and guaranteed in the world.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The quality, safety and control that characterize it allow it to respond to the growing demands of today's consumers, who are not only looking for a healthy diet, but also demand production from food companies that respects animal welfare and care for the environment.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For this reason, from the beginning of the process, Spanish farms are a perfect example of modern livestock. Companies, many of them family-owned, that preserve their roots, but at the same time make use of modern engineering solutions in their design and operation; that they apply serious and rigorous controls in the feeding of the animals and that attach great importance to their veterinary care. The final result is a production of meat of the highest quality.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Similarly, the processing industry is highly technical and incorporates the most advanced processes in the world meat industry, standing out in traceability and food safety. All this with a single objective: to comply with the high standards that are required of it in the different countries in which it is present.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The combination of a modern primary sector with a very advanced industry clearly places the Spanish pig sector at the technological forefront of the world pig industry. A situation in which its commitment to digitizing the entire value chain as a differentiation tool has a lot to do with it.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">And if the production is modern and efficient, even more so are the high security controls established by the companies themselves and the authorities. Again in this case under the umbrella of European legislation, characterized by its high levels of demand and complemented by voluntary certifications in traceability, sustainability and food safety, which represent an indisputable plus of confidence for consumers in Spanish meat production and they are a guarantee for the health authorities of third countries in the event of any health problem.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pork meat and Spanish meat products enjoy the greatest recognition in international markets. Every day there are more destination countries for Spanish exports and the excellent value for money opens up new possibilities for Spanish operators.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Spanish pig sector has until today the guarantee of being present in more than a hundred countries that, after rigorous inspections, have opened their borders and have given maximum confidence to Spanish operators so that their products are part of the basket of the purchase of demanding local consumers.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-21 00:35:15 | 2025-08-01 10:20:10 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6372 | AHDB: Pig meat production declines 18 percent in March | The latest monthly production figures released by Defra show that the UK produced 83,000 tonnes of pig meat in March, an 18% (-18,600 tonnes) decline compared to the record high production in March 2022, informs AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">It is the lowest recorded production for the month of March since 2019 when both reduced slaughter numbers and lower carcase weights impacted volumes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Clean pig slaughter stood at 898,700 head for the month, a 15% (-160,200 head) decline from the record high kill in in March last year and 8% below the 5-year average. Reduced slaughter numbers are driving the declines in production as carcase weights have remained steady at 89kg.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Production for the year to date (Jan – Mar) totals 232,100 tonnes, 16% (-44,400 tonnes) behind the same time last year. This is in line with the January forecast of 230,000 tonnes in Q1 2023. Clean pig kill has totalled 2.52 million head in the first 3 months of 2023, a 12% (-328,300 head) decline year on year. In January AHDB forecasted Q1 kill to total 2.53 million head. Production for Q2 is forecasted to decline further with some industry commentators stating that the height of the shortage of pigs may likely be felt in May.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">These tight supplies will likely keep prices supported for the foreseeable, with the EU also expecting further production declines this year. However, demand is also a crucial factor with the cost of living crisis impacting on consumer purchases. In the 12 weeks ending 19 March, sales volumes of pork in the retail market have fallen 3.5% year on year, while inflation driven price rises resulted in prices paid increasing 12.5% during the period. This is a little above our projected demand decline of 3%, however with the approaching BBQ season there is opportunity for pork volumes to grow. Most product categories saw volumes decline, driving the overall trend, but sausages, mince, burgers and grills, and pork ribs recorded growth in the 12-week period.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-21 00:30:43 | 2025-08-01 01:04:15 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6371 | Brazilian exports of poultry genetics grow 93.7 percent in March | Brazilian exports of poultry genetics (including day-old chicks and hatching eggs) totaled 3,038 thousand tons in March, informs the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). The number is 93.7% higher than the result recorded in the same period of 2022, when 1,569 thousand tons were shipped. | <p><span lang="DE">March sales generated revenue of US$ 27.842 million, a balance 84.7% higher than that verified in the third month of 2022, with US$ 15.078 million.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the first quarter, sales of poultry genetics advanced 92.5%, with 7,685 thousand tons exported in 2023, compared with 3,991 thousand tons in the previous year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Revenue from sales for the year reached US$ 70.080 million, a balance 70.3% higher than that recorded in the first three months of 2022, with US$ 41.157 million.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Main destination for poultry genetics exports in March, Mexico imported 1,719 thousand tons in the month, a number 279% higher than that registered in the same period of 2022. Other highlights were Peru, with 626 tons (+34,182%) and Paraguay, with 287 tons (+13.3%).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Latin American countries expanded their imports in March, surpassing traditional destinations in the sector, such as Senegal, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and the European Union also made significant purchases in the month, reinforcing Brazil's position as a platform for exporting poultry genetics, which is a segment with high added value in poultry farming", assesses ABPA president Ricardo Santin.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-21 00:25:13 | 2025-08-01 07:00:34 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6370 | A strong trading environment for Australian beef | While the Australian herd rebuild is maturing and exports are beginning to rise, Australia’s main competitors continue to face challenges. This has ultimately improved the trading outlook and highlighted the strength of Australian beef in the global market. | <p><span lang="DE">Australian beef exports for the first three months of 2023 totalled 220,828 tonnes – 25% more than 2022 and the highest volume since 2020, according to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). March saw the largest uptick, with exports 33% above year-ago levels at 98,879 tonnes, the highest since 2019. This increase in exports will be welcome news for exporters and reflects strong on-farm conditions over the past few years.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The increase in exports is well-timed, as beef production in the United States (US) has begun to decline slightly from historically elevated levels and Brazilian exporters have faced challenges shipping product to market.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As one of Australia’s main competitors and a major export destination in its own right, the US plays an important role in determining global supply. Last year saw record US exports as a difficult drought brought on a herd destock event, with surplus beef production exported on.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">So far in 2023, US slaughter and production levels are beginning to climb down from the highs seen last year. Slaughter for the year-to-March has fallen by 1%; still high, but lower than in the past and indicative of future declines in production. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Market participants in the US are fully aware of this dynamic, which has led them to import more beef and bid up the price of imports. Australian exports to the US for Q1 are up 41% year-on-year and the 90CL indicator has risen by 20% since the low in early February to A850¢/kg.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This dynamic will continue to develop over several years. The US cattle herd is currently at its smallest since 2015 and, during that cycle, it took five years for production to recover to pre-destock levels.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Due to the size of the American domestic market, drops in production are likely to disproportionately affect exports. With this in mind, the United States Department of Agriculture is currently forecasting 2023 production to fall by 8%, but exports to fall by 13%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As Australian beef production grows, decreasing US production will open up opportunities for Australian exporters in Japan, South Korea and the US itself.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">An atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Brazil caused March beef exports to fall to their lowest level since November 2021. The decline came almost entirely from China, which temporarily halted imports from Brazil following the BSE case.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While the trading halt was temporary, it led to importers sourcing alternate beef supplies, including from Australia. This contributed to the 48% year-on-year increase in Australian exports to China during March, contributing to the 27% increase in exports over Q1.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">These volumes are the highest for Q1 since 2020, at the tail end of the drought. Alongside announcing to importers that Australian export volumes are set to grow, trading disruptions like this help to underscore the value of Australian traceability and quality assurance programs to overseas importers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As China’s economy continues to grow and consumers continue to eat more red meat, consumption is forecast to increase, and Australian beef is well-positioned to take advantage.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-21 00:20:33 | 2025-08-01 05:04:03 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6369 | Danish Crown is a new Olympic partner | Food means a lot to many and makes a difference to far more. Also for the Danish athletes, when dreams must turn into medals at the Olympics in Paris next year. Danish Crown is a new Olympic partner, and the food company is helping to strengthen the foundations of Danish sports and the athletes' path from talent in the local association to Olympic world star. | <p><span lang="DE">Now Team Denmark and DIF can write another prominent player on the team card with Danish Crown as a new Olympic partner. The collaboration rests on the shoulders of a natural community of values, as both Danish sports and Danish Crown as a cooperative have their starting point in the idea of association.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="DE">With the Danish Crown on the team, the athletes and Danish sports stand even stronger - both when the flame is lit in Paris in 2024, and when the fire must be lit in the eyes of children and young people around the country who will one day represent Denmark. We look forward to an exciting partnership that will also expose the transformation that Danish Crown is undertaking in relation to a sustainable transition", says Lars Krarup, chairman of the board of Team Danmark.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Part of what binds Danish Crown and Danish sports together is a shared passion for food and nutrition. For the Danish athletes, a balanced and correctly composed diet is one of the keys to performing. Therefore, a close collaboration between Team Denmark's nutrition experts and Danish Crown's innovation department is a cornerstone of the partnership.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">We want to be even better at developing and producing food that makes a difference for the individual. One of the ways to achieve this is through close collaboration with Team Denmark's skilled nutritionists and the athletes they guide. At the same time, it is our goal to be able to inspire both top athletes and ordinary Danes to put together a balanced diet that both tastes good and contains the proteins they need, says Tim Ørting Jørgensen, Group CEO of Danish Crown.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It is an ambition that Team Denmark and DIF share. Therefore, Danish Crown can put the Olympic rings on selected products for a period leading up to and during the Olympics in Paris, as well as at the Olympic Games in 2026 and 2028.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We spend a lot of time helping the athletes put together a good, varied diet, where we use good ingredients from as many different food groups as possible. Meat is a natural part of many athletes' diets, and if we can develop new exciting products with this partnership and inspire how good nutritious meals can be put together in an easy way, it will help athletes at all levels", says Søren Lavrsen, who is a nutritionist in Team Denmark.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As early as next week, Søren Lavrsen and Danish Crown's product developers will join sprinter Ida Karstoft, rower Bastian Secher and swimmer Helena Rosendahl Bach in the kitchen to kick-start the new partnership by working on the first new ideas.</span></p> | 1 | Events | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-21 00:15:49 | 2025-07-31 19:25:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6368 | More US consumers aspire to buy NZ beef and lamb | Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) brand tracking shows Californian Conscious Foodies are increasingly aspiring to buy NZ grass-fed beef and lamb following recent Taste Pure Nature marketing campaigns. | <p><span lang="DE">Since the start of the Taste Pure Nature brand marketing campaign in 2019, B+LNZ has been tracking its performance in the United States (US) and China to benchmark the campaign’s performance.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In The US the Taste Pure Nature campaign continues to deliver key messages around taste, nutrition and New Zealand’s environmental position – leading to positive perceived value and desire to buy, particularly for New Zealand lamb. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">B+LNZ’s tracking shows Californian Conscious Foodies’ aspiration to buy New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb is up 16% and 15% respectively compared to 2019. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Awareness of our unique grass-fed origin story and farming systems has climbed to 61%, a 18% lift since 2019. Over half of Conscious Foodies who saw the marketing campaign have seen it across digital media like YouTube and Facebook. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Supporting this growth was a highly successful Food Truck Sampling Tour run late last year in partnership with Atkins Ranch, First Light Farms and Chef Alvin Cailan where over 15,000 samples of New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb were given to consumers at 18 high-traffic locations scattered across Los Angeles.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">An online and offline marketing campaign, including billboards, local morning TV and social media drove people to the food trucks. In total, the campaign received more than 246 million media and PR views and over 25% of Conscious Foodies surveyed said they had visited the food truck. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This campaign has been very successful for all involved, including our brand partners Atkins Ranch and First Light Foods", says Michael Wan, B+LNZ’s Global Manager - NZ Red Meat Story.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"By leveraging the popular food truck scene in Los Angeles and working with a well-known local chef to develop an exceptionally tasty sampling menu, we were confident we’d attract some attention.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We were blown away by the response from locals and the media with several New Zealand exporters having since approach us wanting to do it again".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the lead up to Christmas, B+LNZ ran a holiday-themed digital marketing campaign to encourage New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb onto the festive table setting. "Overall, the campaign delivered strong results with more than 10.6 million views and 44,000 people clicking to our brand website to find where to buy New Zealand products", says Wan.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Another billboard campaign is now live with 18 outdoor billboards strategically located in proximity to key retailers across Los Angeles.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We’ve partnered with Atkins Ranch, First Light Farms, Silver Fern Farms and their retailers Whole Foods, Ralph’s and Jon’s Fresh Marketplace to get the attention of shoppers on the way to the store and encourage them to purchase New Zealand branded beef and lamb", he says.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As part of the sustainability storytelling efforts of Taste Pure Nature in 2023, B+LNZ is working with Triple Pundit – a professional digital content platform – to garner media coverage among a global audience of environmental, social and corporate governance stakeholders. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Through this partnership, we will create a series of sponsored articles to highlight New Zealand’s sustainable farming systems, our aspirations for the future and what the rest of the world can learn from our vision for a resilient food system that’s better for people, animals and the planet", Wan says. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In December 2022, B+LNZ launched a six-month partnership with leading news and media outlet, The Los Angeles Times, with the goal to reach more Californian Conscious Foodies and drive them to the Taste Pure Nature website to learn more about New Zealand grass-fed beef and lamb. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Wan says a new beef or lamb recipe will be published each month in addition to digital advertising across the Los Angeles Times website and social media channels. "So far, the campaign has exceeded our expectations and generated more than 1.2 million views and 19,000 engagements", he says.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-21 00:10:00 | 2025-08-01 04:40:37 | Details Edit Delete |
