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7802 | MLA Adoption programs deliver $74.3 million in annual net benefits to producers in 2023-24 | Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) ongoing investments in adoption continue to deliver impact for producers, with the latest Producer Adoption Outcomes Report finding that these investments delivered $74.3 million in annual net benefits to 10,202 producers in 2023-24. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to MLA’s Program Manager for Adoption, Sally Leigo, the MLA adoption program provides a suite of service offerings including training products, group learning, one-on-one coaching, resources and tools.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"MLA’s adoption programs are focused on assisting producers to increase their production, profitability and sustainability", Ms Leigo said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"These programs are designed to allow producers, supported by a local service providers to explore how to improve their business skills as well as pasture and livestock management through the latest research outcomes, technology, or best management practices.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The Producer Adoption Outcomes Report outlines the results achieved from producers engaging in these services during 2023–24 and the benefits they received through such involvement".<br /><br />During 2023-24, landholders participating in adoption initiatives were responsible for more than 219.4M hectares of Australian agricultural land, and managed more than 14.6 million cattle, 9.1 million sheep and 647,950 goats.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">MLA's flagship programs for producers include Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS), Producer demonstration sites (PDS), EDGE Network and BredWell Fedwell (BWFW). These programs provide information on key management practices through supported learning packages, peer-to-peer learning and hands-on workshops.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Since 2015, there have been over $1.1 billion worth of total net benefits delivered to Australian red meat and livestock producers who adopted a new practice as a result of participating in a MLA Adoption program.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS)</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2023-2024 the PGS program saw continued growth in engagement and return on investment to producers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout the year, 441 producers were involved in a PGS group. On average producers involved in PGS experienced a $5.53–7.52/ha average annual net benefit for participating southern producers and $6–26/km2 average annual net benefit for participating northern producers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A new PGS package was made available in 2023-24 called LevelUp. It is designed to coach producers through how to take the family farm and turn it into the family business, covering topics of strategy, governance, investment and succession planning.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS)</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The PDS program aims to increase the rate of adoption of key management practices and technologies that improve business profitability, productivity and sustainability.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Following the 2023–24 PDS call for producer-led projects, MLA supported funding for six levy projects and three co-contributor projects. Three additional Integrated R&D PDS projects were contracted during 2023–24 associated with research projects.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout 2023-2023, there were 83 active projects funded through the PDS program. On average, and depending on the area of practice change, producers could expect an additional net benefit of between $2.29 to $5.89/ha annually as a result of their participation in the program.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>EDGE Network</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">MLA’s EDGE Network (EDGE) gives producers the opportunity to develop skills to improve their livestock enterprises through one to three-day workshops</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">There are eight courses currently available with two new courses launched during 2023–24: Carbon EDGE and the Southern Rangelands Grazing Fundamentals EDGE.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2023-24, 545 producers participated in one of the 48 workshops delivered. For those participating it is estimated that producers receive an annual average benefit of up to $6.21/ha for southern producers and up to $100/km2 for northern producers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In total this means there has been $43.3M* of total net benefits identified for 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>BredWell FedWell (BWFW)</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2023 MLA revamped the BredWell FedWell (BWFW) workshop to reflect evolving best practice genetics and nutrition management.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">BredWell FedWell (BWFW) is a one-day practical workshop on how productivity and profitability can be improved through good breeding and feeding over the livestock production cycle, with a specific focus on profit drivers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Over the year, 347 producers were engaged across the 19 workshops, who manage almost 1 million hectares of agricultural land. Of those producers, 94% indicated that they would plan to make changes after attending the BWFW workshops.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-10-10 00:10:46 | 2025-07-27 01:04:52 | Details Edit Delete | |
8091 | Paraguay: Record beef exports during 2024 | Paraguay had a record export of more than 353 million kilograms of beef to 59 markets around the world in 2024, with revenues of around 1.8 billion dollars. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to official statistics released in the local press, the amount sent abroad continues the steady growth in volumes reported since 2021 and exceeds 300 million kg each year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chile continued to be the main destination for food and the other important markets were Canada, Taiwan, Brazil, Israel, the United States and Russia, which together captured 75 percent of exports.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Last year, Paraguay also set a record in international sales of bovine by-products, with almost 70 million kg sent to its customers.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-01-15 00:10:07 | 2025-07-27 05:47:31 | Details Edit Delete | |
8120 | Meat or alternative proteins – mechanical engineering presents innovative solutions at IFFA 2025 | German manufacturers of machinery for processing of meat and alternative proteins could not record renewed growth in 2024 after a ten-year upward trend. They are optimistic about IFFA 2025, which will take place in Frankfurt from 3 to 8 May 2025, and expect significant impetus from the world's leading trade fair. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office, the production of food processing and packaging machinery in Germany increased by 3 percent to almost 17 billion euros in 2024. This means that the fifth-largest mechanical engineering sector has once again grown against the trend in the overall mechanical engineering sector, which expects an 8 percent drop in production for 2024. This was announced by the VDMA at the press conference for IFFA 2025.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Packaging machines account for around half of the production value. In the heterogeneous food machinery sector, process technology for the meat and protein industry is the largest sub-sector, which has recorded above-average growth rates in recent years. "Between 2014 and 2023, the production of meat processing machines in Germany increased by a total of almost 40 percent to a value of 1.4 billion euros. According to the data available so far, we will not reach this very high level in 2024", says Klaus Schröter, Chairman of the IFFA Advisory Board and Chairman of the VDMA Process Technology Division for Meat and Protein Processing.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to the base effect due to the high reference value in 2023, Schröter sees a temporary decline in investments resulting from higher energy prices for the manufacturing industry, higher interest rates and the investment climate, which is characterized by many uncertainty factors.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In this context, the German Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association expects a drop in production of around five percent for meat processing machines in 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>European exports in 2024 below very strong previous year's level</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">To date, the VDMA only has data available for 2024 on German and EU-27 foreign trade. Accordingly, European exports of meat processing machinery fell by 6.5 percent in the first 8 months of 2024 compared to the very high level of the previous year. According to VDMA estimates, the rate of decline will decrease in the remaining months due to deliveries, but the high level of global foreign trade in 2023 will not be reached.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"German exports of meat processing machines alone increased by 6 percent to 730 million euros in 2023. There has been considerable investment in automation and modernization, particularly in the USA and in many European countries", states Schröter. These investments were also made in response to labor shortages and high demands on production safety.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>European companies lead the global competition – China is catching up</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">International foreign trade in meat processing machinery – based on export data from around 50 industrialized countries – grew by 3 percent in 2023 and reached a peak value of 2.7 billion euros. Almost 80 percent of the machines traded worldwide came from the EU-27, with Germany leading the top 10 supplier countries with a 27 percent share, followed by the Netherlands with a 21 percent share.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">China's exports of meat processing machinery have increased significantly in recent years, making the People's Republic the third most important exporter in 2023 with a share of 9 percent. It was followed by Italy with 7 percent, the USA with 5 percent and Denmark, Poland, Spain, France and Austria with supply shares of between 3 and 4 percent.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The top 10 sales markets for imported machines in 2023 were the USA, Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Poland, China and Spain. “The industrialized countries will remain very important in the future, but strong impetus also came from Asia in 2023, for example, with Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Central and South America with Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, just to name a few,” Schröter comments on the global demand.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Whether the high level of international foreign trade in meat processing machinery will be reached or undershot in 2024 will not be known until May 2025, when the foreign trade data of the industrialized countries are fully available to the VDMA.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Positive prospects in a dynamic market environment</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Schröter is positive about the future prospects of the supplier industry for the meat and protein sector. "The global food industry is developing very dynamically. In many countries, the food industry is the strongest economic sector with continued high growth rates".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Global sales of meat and alternative proteins are increasing - with varying dynamics and regional focuses. In most countries in Western Europe and North America, meat consumption is stable at a high level or falling slightly. At the same time, the market for alternative proteins in these regions is growing from its current low level, but with high growth rates. According to the British market research institute Euromonitor International, global volume sales of meat products will increase by 8 percent and sales of plant-based alternatives by 25 percent until 2028.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Demographic developments, nutritional trends, changing consumer habits and ever shorter product life cycles are shaping the markets. In addition, the high demands placed on food safety, quality and variety as well as sustainable production and high price and competitive pressure are ensuring continued investment in technology.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Digitalization and AI for sustainable production</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Customers focus on sustainable solutions for the production process: energy efficiency, avoiding product losses, reducing water and media consumption, holistic energy concepts for waste heat and optimized, easily recyclable packaging are the most important topics.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Digitalization is a central component of sustainable production, as process data evaluation can optimize the use of resources, reduce production downtime and provide services remotely. Data and its use generate added value in terms of increased efficiency, product safety and transparency throughout the entire manufacturing and packaging process.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role. AI facilitates the analysis of real-time data from the production process, detects anomalies and helps to reduce unplanned downtimes. In cleaning processes, artificial intelligence (AI) enables the detection of contamination levels and self-adapting cleaning processes. The simulation of production processes with the help of AI and digital twins is becoming increasingly important. In particular, it helps with complex investment decisions and creates investment security.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">These and other topics will play a central role at IFFA 2025. "We are very much looking forward to the international supplier industry presenting a wide range of innovations and to discussing requirements and trends with the international visitors in a personal exchange", concludes Klaus Schröter, Chairman of the VDMA Process Technology Division for Meat and Protein Processing.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-09 00:05:21 | 2025-07-27 04:04:16 | Details Edit Delete | |
7971 | The European pork production is stabilizing again | After significant declines in the European pork production in the past two years, Eurostat figures indicate a stabilization this year. According to them, 0.7% more pigs were slaughtered in the first eight months of the year than in the same period last year. However, the development in the individual member states was very different. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to preliminary data from the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), between January and August 2024, around 146 million pigs were slaughtered in the reporting slaughterhouses in the 27 EU member states. That was around 1.1 million animals or 0.7% more than in the first eight months of the previous year. Due to the higher slaughter weights, pork production even increased by 1.9% to 13.9 million tonnes. This indicates that the downward trend of the past two years has now stopped, where the declines were very significant at 8.1% (2023) and 3.1% (2022).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 17 EU-27 countries, pig slaughterings increased, while in ten countries they decreased. Pig slaughterings increased in the eastern EU member states in particular: in Croatia, the increase compared to the previous year was 8.3%, in Poland 7.5%, in Bulgaria 7.2%, in Romania 6.0%, in Hungary 6.3%, in the Czech Republic 5.3% and in Estonia 3.4%. A slight increase of 1.0% was also recorded in Germany. Slaughterings fell in the Netherlands (-3.0%), Denmark (-2.6%), Spain (-0.5%) and Austria (-1.1%), among others. It is noteworthy that in Denmark, the amount of pork produced was higher than in the previous year despite the declining number of animals. Due to the 5 kg higher slaughter weight, 2.5% more pork was produced from January to August of the current year than in the first eight months of the previous year.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-12-01 00:10:40 | 2025-07-27 01:32:05 | Details Edit Delete | |
6009 | Positive outlook for the global poultry industry | Poultry's consistently increasing efficiency and productivity is what makes it continue to lead the growth of meat production worldwide. Marel is the global leader ready to offer solutions and services for processing of all usual types of poultry, all possible stages in the process and at any required production capacity. Besides broiler processing, they are specialized in technology and systems for processing turkeys, ducks and other breeds such as layers and parent stock. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Rabobank analyst Nan-Dirk Mulder, the demand for poultry is expected to remain strong but likely to exceed the available, limited supply. Especially in times of more price-driven consumer behavior, poultry is the preferred protein source. Economic downturns tend to impact market conditions and consumer spending, typically leading to an increased demand for affordable chicken, eggs, cheaper cuts and conventional poultry products.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Especially with high feed prices, poultry will be the fastest-growing animal protein due to its price competitiveness. In 2023 however, growth in the poultry industry will come relatively slow, with Asia and Latam being some of the faster-growing markets. Asia, in particular, will be the leading global market in the long term, with 65% of global growth, which means ongoing opportunities for investments.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2022, like in previous years, Asia made up almost 40% of the global poultry production, according to FAO. North America’s 19% share will remain a large contributor, followed by South America and Europe. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the production share of the world's top five meat producers (China, USA, EU, Brazil and Russia) is expected to gradually decline from its current level in the coming years, due to a decrease in production from the EU and an increasing number of global producers. India is predicted to take Russia's spot in the top five by 2031.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Over the next decade, poultry meat production is expected to expand due to increasing demand from growing populations and rising incomes in developing countries. Poultry meat will also become more accessible worldwide due to decreased production costs and improvements in meat yields and feed conversion ratios (FCR). The poultry industry is constantly improving efficiency and productivity, which is the reason why this source of protein will continue to lead the world’s meat production growth.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, poultry processors should keep a focus on efficiency and sustainability to be key in times of high costs, rising food demand and limited resources. Poultry processors should also be aware that consumers with more money to spend will ask for more modern distribution and digital, smart value chains, such as e-commerce. To meet these challenges, the poultry sector will shift further to a more consolidated, global, multispecies industry with a higher level of integration.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">From a sustainability standpoint, producing poultry meat requires a smaller inventory of animals or capital. Poultry has the advantage that its feed conversion ratio is low compared to other animals and decreasing, which means less additional feed is needed. In addition, poultry’s short production cycle, along with its price point compared to other protein sources will allow producers to react quickly to market shifts.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">During times of limited grain supplies, as we’re experiencing now due to the war in Ukraine, these efficient characteristics make the poultry industry more resilient. The high efficiency and sustainability of poultry is expected to continue benefiting the industry in the coming decade.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-01-10 04:15:20 | 2025-07-26 23:58:18 | Details Edit Delete | |
8155 | Bulgaria: Sheep meat imports from Greece surpass those from North Macedonia | The trend of increasing lamb prices continues in the first month of the new year, as is evident in the statistical information on the sector published by the Ministry of Agriculture. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to SAPI data, as of January 8, 2025, the purchase price of lambs (live weight) was 11.59 BGN/kg excluding VAT. The price increase compared to January 2024 was 4.4%. In wholesale, a kilogram of lamb meat in the first days of 2025 was traded for 25.27 BGN with VAT – a 6.6% increase. The jump in retail prices was greater – by 14.3%, reaching 27.76 BGN/kg with VAT.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The infographic for the last three years outlines a gradual increase in both live weight purchase prices and wholesale and retail prices of lamb meat . In January 2022, the purchase prices of lambs (live weight) were just over 6 BGN/kg excluding VAT, after a year they increased to over 8 BGN/kg excluding VAT, and in January 2024 they reached levels of about 11 BGN/kg excluding VAT. The growth in wholesale and retail prices is more tangible.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">At the end of 2024, the average prices of classified meat - light lambs (up to 13 kg) in Bulgaria continue to be below the EU average, but are slightly higher than those in neighboring Greece.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to preliminary data from the Agrostatistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, the production of sheep and goat meat from slaughterhouses in Bulgaria decreased over the past year . For the first nine months of 2024, 142.8 thousand animals were slaughtered in them, which is over 21% less than the same period in 2023. The meat yield amounted to 1,430 tons of slaughter meat - an 18.1% decrease.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">During this period, imports of sheep meat from both EU countries and third countries also decreased . As of September 2024, 1,469.6 tons were imported, down 7.5%. Imports of sheep meat from Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, and North Macedonia are also declining.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, larger quantities entered the country from Germany – a growth of 633.4%, from New Zealand (152.6% more) and from Italy (97% more). Imports from Greece also increased – by 17.5%, displacing imports from North Macedonia in terms of imported quantities and taking first place among the countries from which Bulgaria imported sheep meat.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Preliminary data from the National Institute of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food report that by September 2024, the export of sheep meat will also significantly decrease - by nearly 70%. During this period, our country exported only 94.8 tons of sheep meat.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-01-31 00:10:36 | 2025-07-27 04:24:35 | Details Edit Delete | |
8279 | After action in Mexico, exporters project US$ 115 million in business | Poultry and pork meat exporters project business worth one hundred million dollars after an action organized by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), during Expo Carnes y Lacteos 2025, the largest food fair in the Mexican market, which ended last week in Monterrey (Mexico). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to surveys carried out by ABPA with participating companies, more than US$ 20 million in export business was consolidated in just the three days of the event, with importers from Mexico, the United States, Canada, Colombia, the Bahamas, Chile, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and other Caribbean countries.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In total, exporters project more than US$ 115 million in exports in the next 12 months based on the more than 450 contacts established with importers who visited the ABPA and ApexBrasil space.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the action, which was led by ABPA's marketing and commercial promotion coordinator, Nayara Dalmolin, and by the market access manager, Gabriel Morelli, business meetings were held with potential clients and importers from Brazilian sectors.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, the Brazilian Pork Sector Project – an international brand for Brazilian pork – launched its new branding during Expo Carnes y Lacteos. Focused on enhancing the attributes of flavor and protein quality, the project reinforces the leading role of Brazil and Brazilian pork in creating new flavors through cuisine.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The action in Mexico was positive, at a time when we see a new configuration emerging in international trade, which should strengthen Brazil’s presence as a major partner in global food security", highlights ABPA president Ricardo Santin.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The action takes place just over two months after the renewal of the “Package against Inflation and Hunger” (PACIC, acronym in Spanish), which took place on December 31, 2024. Created to control inflationary effects and food shortages, the package encourages supply through the import of strategic products, such as chicken and pork, with the absence of limiting quotas with zero tariffs.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the first two months alone, chicken meat exports to the Mexican market grew by 349.2%, jumping from 7,000 tons last year to 31,600 tons in the first two months of this year. The same occurred with pork, which registered 4,200 tons imported by Mexico in the period – for comparison purposes, in the same period last year it was only 25 tons.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-16 00:20:48 | 2025-07-27 04:50:53 | Details Edit Delete | |
8229 | After Gulfood 2025, exporters project more than US$500 million in exports | The action carried out by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), during Gulfood 2025, the largest food fair in the Middle East, held between February 17 and 21, at the World Trade Center, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), ended successfully. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to surveys conducted by ABPA among the 23 agribusinesses participating in the event, US$ 47 million in business was closed in the five days of the event alone. For the next 12 months, the companies' projections are for business in the order of US$ 560 million just from the contacts made during the event.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This year's event was the largest ever held by the ABPA & ApexBrasil sector project in all editions of Gulfood. In addition to holding business meetings, image-building activities were promoted for the sector with the screening of videos and the launch of the new branding for Brazilian Chicken - an international brand maintained by the sector.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">There was also a tasting of Brazilian poultry products, with the service of chicken and duck meat shawarmas, as well as omelets, highlighting the quality of national products for visitors to the event.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"There is strong demand for Brazilian products in the international market, and Gulfood was a barometer of this moment. The good business prospects generated in Dubai will be essential for consolidating the positive result predicted for the sector’s exports in 2025", analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.</p> | 1 | Events | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-05 00:15:32 | 2025-07-27 01:04:19 | Details Edit Delete | |
7925 | Brazil sets new record for beef exports in October | Shipments of Brazilian beef abroad reached a new record in October, reaching 301,166 tons, with revenue of US$ 1.36 billion. In the first ten months of 2024, the volume exported increased by 29.9%, reaching 2.4 million tons, while revenue grew by 22.8%, reaching US$ 10.5 billion. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the analysis by the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec) on the figures released by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), in the first ten months of 2024 alone, beef exports in Brazil have already practically equaled the result for the entire year of 2023, when the country exported 2.29 million tons, generating US$ 10.5 billion. The trend for the end of this year, according to Abiec, is for records to be maintained until December.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"To give an idea of the size and efficiency of Brazilian beef exports, it is enough to say that, in October, more than 400 containers were shipped per day from Brazil", explains the president of Abiec, Antônio Jorge Camardelli, who also states that, in the same month, the average prices of exported beef recovered by 5%, driven by the 7.4% increase in the average price of fresh meat .</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">China, Brazil’s largest market, imported almost 159,595 tons. "This confirms, once again, the partnership between the two countries. Today, China has a 54.4% share of the amount of beef exported by Brazil, and this is the result of a day-to-day effort to conquer and maintain this market, for which we have the partnership of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, ApexBrasil", argues Camardelli, who was in China, participating, with Abiec and ApexBrasil, in the China International Import Expo (CIIE), in Shanghai. The exhibition is an initiative of the Chinese government, through the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, in partnership with the municipal government of Shanghai, and also has the support of several international organizations, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">United States remains the second largest buyer of Brazilian beef, with volumes of 27,940 tons and revenue of US$159.3 million last month. This represents an increase of 10.4% in volume and 12% in revenue compared to last September. The Philippines was the third largest destination for Brazilian beef last month, with 11,369 tons exported and revenue of US$42.7 million.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Considering the categories of beef products, 270,332 tons of fresh meat were exported ( representing almost 90% of the total), 16,022 tons of offal, 8,547 tons of processed meat, 2,926 tons of tripe, 2,824 tons of fat and 515 tons of salted beef.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2024, the ten largest buyers of Brazilian beef accounted for approximately 80% of all exports from Brazil. Markets such as China also stand out here, with volumes of over 1 million tons and revenue of US$ 4.8 billion between January and October, registering a 12.7% increase in volume shipped and a 3% increase in revenue compared to the same period in 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The United States recorded a significant increase in shipments this year, of 69%, reaching 175,193 tons, with revenue of US$ 1.02 billion (an increase of 58.7% compared to the same period last year). The United Arab Emirates, with shipments of almost 125 thousand tons, Hong Kong with purchases of close to 100 thousand tons, Chile (86,587 tons), the Philippines (80,472 tons) and Egypt (78,080 tons), also deserved to be highlighted.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For Camardelli, the outlook for exports in the last two months of 2024 will depend on the balance between domestic market demand, as the end of the year approaches, and the possibility of industries negotiating what the foreign market has been demanding. "But, in any case, 2024 tends to close its results with record exports for beef both in volume and revenue", he concluded.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-11-18 00:15:53 | 2025-07-27 01:43:57 | Details Edit Delete | |
8667 | Vall Companys Group reports a turnover of 4.163 Billion | The Vall Companys agri-food Group closed the 2024 financial year with a turnover of 4.163 billion euros, up from 4.148 billion euros in the previous year. This figure places the company among the top leaders in Spain’s food sector, alongside other national and international firms. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the annual accounts soon to be filed with Spain's Commercial Registry, the group's growth was driven by two main factors: pork prices on the Mercolleida market—which has remained relatively high, though slightly lower than in 2023—and several business operations. These included the integration of Montesano into Frimancha Canarias (a group subsidiary in the Canary Islands) and the acquisitions of Ganaderías Casaseca in Castile and León, Comercial Vera in Palma de Mallorca, and Paletas Marpa in the Valencian Community. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Vall Companys Group’s sales are distributed across diverse business divisions, each with both domestic and international sales channels. Of the total turnover, the three main business divisions stand out: 49.3% came from the pork division, 22% from poultry and 15% from flour. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sales in the flour and poultry divisions are primarily domestic, with approximately 7% exported—similar to the previous year. Pork exports, however, account for 40%, with Central Europe standing out as the top destination, followed by Asian markets. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">True to the Group's philosophy of continuous reinvestment, Vall Companys recognises that this commitment is key to maintaining its competitive leadership in the Spanish and global agri-food sector. That is why it continues to invest in its facilities in order to be a leader in innovation, quality and food safety. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">During the financial year of 2024, it invested 118 million euros to improve the Group's facilities. The company’s policy of continuous reinvestment is a cornerstone of its stability, ensuring both national and international competitiveness. Between 2021 and 2024, the total investment in plant upgrades for the Group's companies amounted to 420 million euros. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The company achieved a net margin of 6.7% on sales to third parties, resulting in a net profit of 279 million euros. This represents an increase of nearly one percentage point compared to 2023. The improvement is due to several factors: the Group's ability to maintain production costs that are more competitive than market prices, its strategic hedging policy for sourcing raw materials for animal feed and energy, and the effective use of commercial synergies. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Welfare State and Supporting Rural Spain</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beyond profitability and the 118 million euros invested in industrial infrastructure, Vall Companys Group’s activities have broader positive impacts across Spain. The company contributes socially to the welfare state and to supporting rural areas in Spain. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In this context, it is noteworthy that the company contributed 174 million in taxes and social security payments on behalf of the group's companies, representing a clear contribution to the welfare state. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It is also worth highlighting that the company ended 2024 with a total of 14,406 direct jobs across its production plants and central services—an increase of 3% compared to the end of 2023. Most of these jobs are located in rural areas of Spain, where the Vall Companys Group operates its production centres.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Group has also made continuous professional training an asset to foster internal talent. In 2024, it invested over 480,000 euros and provided more than 41,000 hours of training to its staff. Thanks to these efforts and other employability policies, the Vall Companys Group has earned the Top Employer certificate for the fifth consecutive year. This certificate recognises the Group as one of Spain’s leading employers. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>International Expansion in Latin America </strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Since 2017, Vall Companys Group has gradually established itself as a minority shareholder in several companies across Latin America, including Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Brazil. All operations aim to build synergies, share know-how, and strengthen the livestock and meat value chain. The Group’s investment decisions have focused on markets with domestic production deficits, where there is a need to boost local production. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2024, the Group’s corporate structure in Latin America included a 45% stake in Vallpork Mexico and a 33% stake in Master Agroindustrial in Brazil. During the year, the company expanded its production capacity to include 18,000 sows, additional pig farms, and a feed mill.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In Brazil, Master Agroindustrial now manages up to 39,000 sows and over one million pigs for breeding, along with industrial facilities capable of slaughtering 3,000 pigs per day. In total, the company employs more than 2,000 people and works with 320 farmers. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Group has strengthened its international presence. In recent years, thanks to exports, numerous talented local professionals have been able to grow professionally by specialising in international trade. Currently, this expansion process also represents a growth opportunity for many professionals within the Vall Companys Group.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Innovation and Circular Economy</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Vall Companys Group remains firmly committed to the valorisation of co-products from its production process. In previous years, it has launched projects to extract functional proteins from plasma and haemoglobin, and procedures have been initiated for an industrial project to obtain heparin from pig intestinal mucosa, in collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Bioibérica. </p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-07-25 00:15:11 | 2025-07-27 05:15:21 | Details Edit Delete | |
7859 | ABPA and USAPEEC sign memorandum of cooperation for global free trade | The president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), Ricardo Santin, and the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), Greg Tyler, signed this week, in Paris (France), a memorandum that establishes a cooperative effort to address issues that impact the global trade of poultry products. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the document, both entities will work together to overcome issues that hinder the flow and impact the global supply of products, such as protectionism, health issues, among other policies. The agreement also involves the debate around the role of the World Poultry Council and other issues of common interest.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Among their joint work topics cited by the document are:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>environmental or ecological sustainability as a guideline in poultry production and trade;</li> <li>animal health, sanitary and food safety regulation based on the principles of sound science and appropriate risk assessment;</li> <li>support for the continued development of the poultry industry and international trade;</li> <li>international relations based on cooperation and negotiation and mediation to resolve differences;</li> <li>finally, the promotion of sound science and free trade;</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The document establishes the holding of periodic bilateral meetings to encourage the exchange of information and the strengthening of actions, especially on topics such as animal health, availability of grains for feed and fuel, use and availability of water, biosafety, food safety, waste, waste management, the environment and others.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are competitors in the international market, but that does not prevent us from working together and cooperating on issues that are of interest to both countries, as well as to importing nations. Just like the great stage for global interaction, which is the IPC, the construction of high-level bilateral relations, such as the one we have built between ABPA and USAPEEC, are fundamental to strengthening free global trade", says ABPA president Ricardo Santin.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-10-23 00:10:19 | 2025-07-26 23:25:50 | Details Edit Delete | |
7637 | Germany: Meat production increased by 1.3 percent in the first half of 2024 | According to preliminary results, commercial slaughterhouses in Germany produced almost 3.4 million tons of meat in the first half of 2024. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was 1.3% more than in the same period last year. In total, 24 million pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and horses as well as 344.3 million chickens, turkeys and ducks were slaughtered in slaughterhouses in the first half of 2024. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>For the first time since 2016, pork production increased slightly in the first half of the year.</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the first six months of the year, farms in Germany slaughtered 21.9 million pigs. This represents a slight increase of 0.4% (78,100 animals) compared to the previous year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">96.6% of these pigs (21.2 million) are of domestic origin. Here, too, there was an increase of 0.4% or 86,600 animals compared to the previous year. 734,000 pigs of foreign origin were slaughtered in the first half of the year. This corresponds to a decrease of 1.1% compared to the same period last year. The share of pigs of foreign origin in the total number of pigs slaughtered was 3.4% in the first half of 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The amount of pork produced in the first half of 2024 was 2.1 million tonnes, 1.1% (+22,400 tonnes) higher than the same period last year. For the first time since 2016, after a continuous decline in German slaughterings, there was a slight increase in pork production in the first half of the year. In the first half of 2016, however, 7.4 million more pigs were slaughtered and 2.8 million tonnes of pork were produced, 661,400 tonnes more than in 2024. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Beef production 2.5% higher than in the same period last year</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In total, farms in Germany slaughtered around 1.5 million cattle in the first half of 2024. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 1.3% (+18,300 animals). The amount of beef produced rose by 2.5% to 496,600 tonnes (+12,000 tonnes) compared to the first half of 2023. The average slaughter weight of the cattle was just under 337 kilograms, around 4 kilograms higher than in the same period last year. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Poultry meat production increased by 1.3%</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the first half of 2024, a total of 344.3 million animals of various poultry species were slaughtered in Germany. Although the number of animals slaughtered hardly increased, around 780,700 tonnes of poultry meat was produced in the first half of 2024, 1.3% more than in the same period last year (+9,700 tonnes). </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Pork has the largest share in production</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Pork has had the largest share of commercial meat production in Germany for years. In the first half of 2024, 62.0% of the meat produced came from slaughtered pigs. This was followed by poultry meat with a share of 23.0% and beef with 14.6%. The meat of sheep, goats and horses only accounted for around 0.4% of total production. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-08-12 00:08:29 | 2025-07-27 03:11:35 | Details Edit Delete | |
7913 | Seara invests R$13.5 million to expand fleet of electric trucks | With 221 vehicles powered by clean energy, the company stops emitting 2.7 thousand tons of carbon annually. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), battery electric trucks (BEVs) reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 63% compared to conventional diesel vehicles.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Seara announced that it has invested R$13.5 million to expand its fleet of 100% electric trucks to 221 vehicles. Starting in November, the new zero-emission trucks will be in daily circulation in São Paulo and the Metropolitan Region, contributing to the reduction of the company's carbon footprint.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">By incorporating more electric trucks, the brand is strengthening its sustainability strategy. "Each electric vehicle in circulation eliminates 1.03 tons of carbon from the atmosphere each month. As a result, our fleet in the country prevents the emission of more than 227 tons of carbon per month, which represents a reduction of more than 2,700 tons annually", says Fabio Artifon, Logistics Director at Seara, a JBS company.<br /><br />According to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), battery-electric trucks (BEVs) reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 63% compared to conventional diesel vehicles. The institution also points out projections that show a reduction in emissions of around 92% when 100% renewable electricity is used.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Furthermore, the addition of 221 new vehicles reinforces Seara's investment in a segment that is increasingly dynamic compared to models powered by fossil fuels. "With the evolution of technology, electric vehicles tend to gain more autonomy, becoming a more attractive and competitive alternative", highlights the executive.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-11-14 00:15:55 | 2025-07-26 07:06:31 | Details Edit Delete | |
8355 | Spain: The meat sector consolidates its leadership in the agri-food industry | The Spanish meat sector continues to strengthen its strategic position within the agri-food industry. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the latest available data, the sector reached a total turnover of €41.337 billion in 2024, representing a 7.96% growth compared to the previous year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This figure places the meat industry as one of the country's economic drivers, already contributing 23.1% of the total food industry turnover, according to data from the MAPA.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to its economic importance, the sector stands out for its capacity to generate employment. It currently provides a total of 122,942 jobs, representing 24.6% of total employment in the food and beverage industry.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In terms of production, Spain has recorded a figure close to 1.5 million tons of processed meat products in 2024, consolidating its position as one of the European Union's leading producers in this area.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-04-03 00:25:03 | 2025-07-27 02:29:28 | Details Edit Delete | |
7985 | Sheep producer sentiment rebounds with improved seasonal outlook and commodity prices | Australian sheep producers’ confidence has jumped substantially this quarter, riding on the back of improved prices, informs Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the latest Sheep Producer Intentions Survey (SPIS) released by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), sheep producers are buoyed by better prices for lamb and mutton and improving seasonal conditions in some states.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Producer net sentiment for the sheepmeat sector has lifted from -42 points in October 2023, to +42 points in October 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">All states other than Western Australia reported a positive outlook for the sheepmeat sector, with New South Wales (+55), Victoria (+52) and Queensland (+41) reporting the highest numbers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Western Australian producers, who face a series of challenges including the cessation of live sheep exports, tough market conditions and dry season conditions, reported a sentiment figure of -2 points, although this is a 69-point increase compared to the 2023 figure.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">While challenges remain for WA producers, support is being provided through the Australian Government’s recent assistance package. The $3 million allocated to MLA will fund initiatives such as extending the successful ‘Lambassador’ program and developing digital education tools, aimed at promoting Australian sheepmeat and creating new market opportunities.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Senior Market Analyst at MLA, Erin Lukey, this edition of the SPIS had the largest response rate ever, collecting 2,579 producer responses, representing 10% of sheep producers across the country.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This gives us a strong indicator on the state of the industry and describes producers’ intentions for the year ahead", Ms Lukey said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This edition of the survey focuses on lambing intentions and whether producers plan to grow, maintain or reduce their flock sizes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Nearly equal proportions of producers are intending to increase (40%) or decrease their flock (39%). This has shifted from last year’s survey, when more producers were looking to decrease their flock.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The reasons why depend on which state you live in. Western Australian and South Australian producers, who have had drier weather than the eastern states, were more likely to want to reduce their flocks at 51% and 49% respectfully.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"47% of NSW producers indicated a desire to grow their flocks, with the most common reason being an expectation of higher lamb prices in 2025".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Analysis of the forecast change in the number of lambs suggests an expected reduction of approximately 250,000 lambs of the estimated 2024 flock size (equating to a forecast decrease of 1% on 2024).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This result highlights the importance of considering the reported changes in flock size rather than just producers’ disposition to change. Differing conditions across states will impact regional flock sizes, but also the intentions of different sized enterprises. Growth in the NSW flock has combatted the climate driven decrease across other states, resulting in a level national flock", Ms Lukey said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This survey has also revealed changes in the lamb flock profile with prime lambs (38%) remaining above Merinos (35%) within the 27-million-strong lambs on hand. Merinos fell from 37% to 35% over the past year and shedding lambs lifted from 5% to 8% of the flock.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Reasons as to why include a struggle to access labour for shearing, rising input costs and poor wool prices", Ms Lukey said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Sheep Producer Intentions Survey was designed by MLA and AWI to support the industry with reliable data and is used by MLA and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It is one of the inputs into the MLA sheepmeat industry forecasting models.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-12-05 00:10:27 | 2025-07-26 22:23:43 | Details Edit Delete | |
8246 | Second case of FDM disease in Europe appeared in Hungary | As had already happened in Germany a couple of months ago, Hungary last week on Friday acknowledged an outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FDM) disease to the European Commission's DG SANTE. The outbreak is in the Györ-Moson-Sopron county in Kisbajcs, near the Hungarian-Slovak border, on a dairy farm. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the report submitted to the OMSA, there are 1,418 cattle of different age groups on the affected farm. Clinical symptoms began on 3 March in a group of heifers. According to European media reports, salivation, loss of appetite and water consumption were observed. On 5 March, the official veterinarian was informed, who immediately visited the site and found vesicles and lesions in the mouth, as well as in the coronary band and interdigital space in some animals. 80% of the heifers had fever. Official local restriction was immediately ordered. Samples (blood and tissue) were taken and the NRL confirmed the positive PCR test case on the evening of 6 March.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In response to the emergency, all measures required by national and EU legislation have been implemented. A protection zone with a radius of 3 kilometres and a surveillance zone with a radius of 10 kilometres have been established. In addition, it was decided to restrict the movement of all susceptible animals in the area of Transdanubia (Hungarian territory west of the Danube) and the entire territory of Pest County for 72 hours. After that, only direct transport for slaughter will be allowed until 17 March.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This episode comes less than two months after it was detected in a water buffalo in Germany. This was the first case of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe in many years.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Although Hungary is not a major source of meat exports like Germany, European countries are likely to impose trade restrictions.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-08 00:05:29 | 2025-07-26 22:31:32 | Details Edit Delete | |
7536 | Brazil: The best half-year results for beef exports in history | Brazil achieved the best first-half result ever observed in the history of beef exports. Data from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) were compiled and analyzed by the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the report, in the first half of 2024, beef exports totaled 1.29 million tons, an increase of 27.3% compared to the same period in 2023 (1.019 million tons), which resulted in revenue of US$ 5.69 billion - an increase of 17%, compared to the first half of 2023 -, a value surpassed only in 2022, when first-half results totaled more than US$ 6.19 billion, in a pandemic scenario.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In June 2024, exports totaled 220,184 tons, generating US$ 953.09 million, a slightly lower result than in the previous two months, when a record number of shipments was recorded.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Asian countries accounted for 52% of the Brazilian beef market in the first half of the year. The largest markets by region were the Middle East and North Africa, which accounted for 20.8% of the total. This region saw the largest increases in Brazilian beef shipments in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. There was a 91% increase in total shipments, totaling 120,000 more tons exported this year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">North and Latin America were the destination for 15.7% of exports, followed by Europe and Central Asia, which accounted for 10.2% of all beef sold by Brazil. Exports to these regions grew by 25% and 43% in volume, respectively. For Sub-Saharan Africa, growth was 25.6%, with 4,000 tons more in the first six months of the year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Results of Brazilian beef exports in the first half of the last few years:</p> <table style="font-weight: 400; width: 597px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 182px; text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Year</strong></p> </td> <td style="width: 210.667px; text-align: center;"> <p><strong>US$ – thousand</strong></p> </td> <td style="width: 177.333px; text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Tons</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 182px; text-align: center;"> <p>2020</p> </td> <td style="width: 210.667px; text-align: center;"> <p>3,918,591</p> </td> <td style="width: 177.333px; text-align: center;"> <p>907,943</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 182px; text-align: center;"> <p>2021</p> </td> <td style="width: 210.667px; text-align: center;"> <p>4,084,122</p> </td> <td style="width: 177.333px; text-align: center;"> <p>875,169</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 182px; text-align: center;"> <p>2022</p> </td> <td style="width: 210.667px; text-align: center;"> <p>6,193,415</p> </td> <td style="width: 177.333px; text-align: center;"> <p>1,059,111</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 182px; text-align: center;"> <p>2023</p> </td> <td style="width: 210.667px; text-align: center;"> <p>4,865,315</p> </td> <td style="width: 177.333px; text-align: center;"> <p>1,019,345</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 182px; text-align: center;"> <p>2024</p> </td> <td style="width: 210.667px; text-align: center;"> <p>5,691,934</p> </td> <td style="width: 177.333px; text-align: center;"> <p>1,297,973</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Results by country</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The countries that imported the most beef from Brazil in 2024 were: China, which imported 565,654 tons and US$ 2.5 billion, with a 10.2% growth in volume. Next came the United Arab Emirates, which imported almost 95 thousand tons (an increase of 238% compared to the first half of 2023) and US$ 435 million; the United States, with imports of 85,395 tons (an increase of 19.7%) and revenue of US$ 515 million.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In fourth place is Hong Kong, destination of 61 thousand tons of Brazilian meat (up 10.6%) and revenue of US$ 196 million, followed by Chile (purchases of 48,726 tons – an increase of 9.4%) and US$ 229 million.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the same period, fresh beef accounted for 87.7% of the volume shipped by Brazil (totaling 1.13 million tons). Most of the fresh beef exported by Brazil is boneless, representing 88% of the total. However, access to bone-in beef is still limited in some countries due to the need to change health agreements. The largest market for bone-in beef this year was Malaysia, which purchased 2,168 tons, followed by Paraguay, with 1,542 tons, Morocco (905 tons), Angola (619 tons) and Singapore (467 tons).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Abiec president Antonio Jorge Camardelli, Brazil remains firmly in the global leadership of beef exports and the sector is working intensively, together with ApexBrasil, to open new markets and consolidate existing ones. “Currently, Brazilian beef is already present in 158 markets, but we still have room to penetrate countries such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Turkey, which represent around 25% of the global demand for beef", says Camardelli, who highlighted the various events and other international agendas for promoting the product, through the Brazilian Beef project. For the second half of the year, the Brazilian Beef schedule includes actions such as participation in missions, promotion fairs, congresses and events on the climate and environmental agenda and specific events to promote Brazilian beef.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-11 00:15:30 | 2025-07-27 02:32:48 | Details Edit Delete | |
8455 | China accounted for 49.1 percent of Argentine meat shipments in 2024 | According to data from the Rosario Stock Exchange, exports of the beef and leather totaled US$3.672 billion in 2024, with China as the main partner. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Rosario Stock Exchange, the product with the highest export value was boneless frozen beef, which accounted for 48% of the total, reaching US$1.798 billion. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Fresh or chilled boneless beef came in second place, accounting for 25% of the total, at US$937 million. Next came exports of hides and beef products, valued at US$383 million, representing 10.2%.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regarding export destinations, it is observed that China took first place in 2024, accounting for 49.1% of shipments, excluding statistical secrecy. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Thus, in 10 years, the exports to China have increased more than sevenfold. More than three-quarters of the frozen beef exported by Argentine is destined for the People's Republic of China. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In second place was Israel with 7.8%, and in third place was the United States, responsible for 7.5% of the foreign currency that Argentine receives from exports of beef and bovine hides.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">During the first quarter of this year, Argentine's export value of bovine meat and hides totaled US$883 million, 3.7% below the same period last year and 2.1% above the five-year average.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Of this total, 12% is destined for the United States, which totals exports of US$100 million, doubling the same period last year and setting an all-time record for a first quarter, with data available dating back to 2002. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This allows our country to sustain its exports in a context of falling demand from China, whose purchases from Argentine decreased by 30% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025," concludes the report from the Rosario Stock Exchange.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-05-07 00:10:42 | 2025-07-27 06:06:31 | Details Edit Delete | |
8199 | Two more meat processing plants were authorized to export meat to Taiwan | The National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) in Paraguay announced in a statement that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (Aphia) of Taiwan has granted local meat packing plants permission to export meat to the Asian country. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Senacsa statement, the meat processing plants enabled by Aphia are: Frigorífico Pirayú, which will be able to export pork and Frigorífico Victoria, enabled to ship beef.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The authorization of these refrigerators was given after the conclusion of an exhaustive inspection and evaluation process carried out by Aphia technicians who visited the establishments. The license granted is valid since February 18, 2025.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In this way, Paraguay expands the possibility of continuing to increase the shipment of red protein to Taiwan, a country that has positioned itself as one of its main trading partners. In fact, the Asian country became the largest importer of Paraguayan pork in 2024, increasing its acquisition by 108% compared to 2023. In the aforementioned year, it absorbed 87% of shipments, with a commercial value of USD 29 million.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regarding beef, Taiwan positioned itself as the second largest buyer in 2024, only behind Chile, with the acquisition of 39,986 tons, which represented USD 197,575,032 in revenue. According to a report by Senacsa, this volume constituted 11% of the total national beef exported.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-02-25 00:20:42 | 2025-07-27 01:22:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
6366 | Marfrig presented its latest progress report | Marfrig, a global leader in the production of hamburgers and one of the largest beef companies in the world, recently presented its 2022 Sustainability Progress Report to its stakeholders. in relation to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) aspects, with highlights for advances in the six major pillars of the company's sustainability platform: source control, animal welfare, climate change, natural resources, effluents/waste, social responsibility. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Achievements within the scope of the Marfrig Verde+ Program are also presented, which brings together the company's strategy to promote sustainable livestock and aims to make 100% of the supply chain – direct and indirect – free of deforestation in the Amazon, Cerrado and other biomes. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Sustainability Report reveals that last year, for the first time, 100% of Marfrig's operations in Brazil (and a distribution center in Chile) offset all carbon emissions from energy consumption at the units, through the acquisition of I-RECs, international renewable energy certificates. Recognized worldwide, the I-RECs attest that the electricity consumption of these operating units came from a sustainable source of energy. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Marfrig is the only one in the beef protein sector to have targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to control global warming by 1.5°C, approved by Science Based Targets (SBTi), an international initiative that results from the collaboration between the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature. In this way, based on science, the company contributes to global warming not exceeding 1.5°C, as established by the Paris Agreement. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For scope 1 (gases coming directly from Marfrig's operations) and scope 2 (gases coming from energy purchased by the company), Marfrig's commitment is to reduce emissions by 68%. As for scope 3 (indirect emissions, promoted along the production chain), the target is a 33% reduction. For the three scopes, the reduction deadline is 2035 and the base year is 2019. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2022, Marfrig started a pilot project to reduce the emission of methane gas, produced by oxen in digestion processes. Enteric fermentation is one of the main sources of direct gas emissions in the company's activities. At one of the supplying farms, Marfrig began to offer the animals, in the fattening phase, Silvafeed® BX tannin, a food supplement manufactured by SilvaTeam, mixed with feed. Studies show an average reduction of 15% in methane emissions resulting from enteric fermentation. This initiative helps Marfrig to reduce the gases released into the atmosphere along its supply chain, minimizing the impact of emissions. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2022, Marfrig achieved indirect supplier identification rates of 72% in the Amazon and 71% in the Cerrado. Since 2010, 100% of the direct supplier properties (around 8,000) in all Brazilian regions have been monitored and tracked via satellite. They participate in the Marfrig Club Program, which disseminates good sustainability practices in the company's chain of Brazilian producers. Marfrig has already invested US$30 million in direct and indirect supply chain management. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Last year, the company completed the Social and Environmental Risk Map for all regions where it operates. With it, Marfrig is able to identify and prioritize actions in the cattle supply areas in Brazil that are more exposed to socio-environmental risks. In 2022, the tool started to cover 100% of the national territory, after the inclusion of the Atlantic Forest biome. With a pioneering approach, the map was based on a detailed risk matrix based on a broad photograph of forest areas, combining information on: livestock production – herd of cattle present in a given space; environmental conservation – areas of deforestation, pastures and native vegetation, identifying preserved areas and levels of production/degradation; human rights – incidents of forced labor or child labor, in addition to mapping indigenous lands and protected areas destined for traditional communities, such as quilombola territories. This risk matrix, converted into a geographic distribution map, makes it possible to identify locations where cattle come from with different degrees of risk, from “low” to “very high”, marked with different colors, and allowing targeted and precise actions, according to priority regions. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The number of farms reinserted as Marfrig suppliers in 2022 surpassed 2,500, after returning to operate in accordance with the company's socio-environmental commitments, demonstrating the strong commitment to the principle of socio-economic inclusion of cattle ranchers, present in the Marfrig Verde+ Program.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Associated with the reinclusion process, Marfrig – in an unprecedented way – carried out environmental diagnoses for producers in the Amazon and outlined, together with them, an action plan to restore the vegetation on the properties. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Marfrig's animal welfare area received investments of US$2.5 million last year, allocated to structural improvements at the company's units in North and South America. Also globally, there were 115 technical visits to monitor rural properties, 2,648 hours of lectures and training; 3,106 employees were trained in animal welfare. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2022, 100% of Marfrig's cattle and sheep slaughter units in South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) were audited in accordance with the NAMI Protocol, which determines the highest global standards of animal welfare, from the evaluation of the structural conditions and equipment, the quality and conditions of transport and handling of the animals until the moment of slaughter. By 2025 the North America Operation must also be audited to NAMI animal welfare standards.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">At the units in South America, 77% of the cattle were transported on journeys lasting eight hours or less, exceeding the target (70%). </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In Brazil, 6,611 evaluations of animal transport vehicles were carried out; 98% of the transport cages were in perfect condition; 99.9% of drivers were rated among the best levels; 88.1% of the farms met at least one animal welfare criterion of the Marfrig Club Program. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Last year, 92% of the energy used in Marfrig's Brazilian operations was purchased on the free market. All operational units have Water Treatment Stations (ETAs), which are subject to internal audit processes. In Brazil, the highlight is that 25% of the units reuse water, in routines that do not require the input to be potable. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Marfrig's global goal is to reduce, by 2035, 20% of the volume of water consumed to produce one ton of product (base year 2020). </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Marfrig's effluent and waste area also advanced in 2022. The company's Brazilian units received investments of 46 million reais, applied to the modernization and operation of Effluent Treatment Stations (ETEs). They all have ETEs. Another 39 million reais were invested in the construction and maintenance of biodigesters. And a novelty in this area was that 17% of Marfrig's Brazilian units began to adopt, in 2022, fertirrigation in their work routines. The technique, which is increasingly used to make nutrients available to the soil and subsequently absorbed by plants, provides increases in production and productivity. Fertirrigation is a sustainable alternative to the disposal of effluents and improves the soil and cultivation of properties neighboring the units.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A novelty announced by the Report on Progress in Sustainability is that, in 2022, Marfrig became part of the Steering Committee of the Protocol for Voluntary Monitoring of Cerrado Cattle Suppliers, which will contribute to the alignment of the best socio-environmental monitoring practices for the purchase of products of bovine origin in the biome. The committee is defining responsible purchasing criteria and parameters to be followed by all companies linked to the beef sector, in order to ensure that supply chains are not linked to socio-environmental problems. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">At the end of the year, Marfrig was invited by the Harvard Business School – one of the most prestigious business schools in the world – to make the company's sustainability journey one of the cases studied in the Agribusiness Seminar program. The company accepted and the presentation, in early 2023, focused on Marfrig's actions to promote sustainable and low-carbon livestock. In front of an audience made up of leaders of companies, governments and non-governmental organizations from different countries that work in agribusiness, company representatives spoke about topics such as the Marfrig Verde+ Program and challenges in tracking suppliers. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The report recalls that Marfrig was the animal protein company with the best positions in rankings, indices, lists and reports considered a reference in the evaluation of ESG policies and practices. In the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index 2022 ranking, used by investors in their analyzes and decision-making, the company was classified as low risk in terms of sustainability, unprecedented recognition for an animal protein company. In the overall ranking of this study, Marfrig moved from seventh to third, ahead of other companies in the industry. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Marfrig was also highlighted in global rankings for animal welfare, water security and climate change. It remained, for the third consecutive year, in the portfolios of the Corporate Sustainability Index and the Carbon Efficient Index, both of B3, the Brazilian stock exchange. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"In 2022, Marfrig achieved real and significant advances in ESG, detailed for society in the Sustainability Progress Report, which took the company to even more prominent positions in the main international ESG rankings and reports. This coincides with periods when high rates of deforestation in tropical forests made headlines around the world. We are a multinational, with products that reach more than 100 countries, but our origin is Brazilian. Therefore, we are very pleased to show the world that environmental preservation and livestock production are complementary, and that there are companies in Brazil that are global references in practices that encourage sustainable livestock farming", says Paulo Pianez, director of Sustainability and Communication Marfrig Corporate. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-20 00:15:33 | 2025-07-27 00:30:23 | Details Edit Delete |