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| 6265 | World-leading Welsh Beef traceability system can offer reassurance to consumers | The current investigation into meat products from abroad being labelled as ‘British’ highlights the value of investing in a full traceability system, according to Welsh red meat body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC). | <p><span lang="DE">In recent days it has emerged that the National Food Crime Unit was investigating a potential case of South American meat being labelled as British and supplied to catering establishments and a retailer in the north of England.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to HCC, a twenty-year investment in a world-leading system of traceability backed up by the latest science should help avoid any similar problems for the beef and lamb sector in Wales, giving reassurance to consumers as to the origin of their food.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Welsh Beef and Welsh Lamb have enjoyed PGI – Protected Geographical Indication – status – for over twenty years, and are supported by the latest science in food traceability" explained HCC Red Meat Executive Kirsten Hughes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef must be born and reared in Wales. HCC oversees a system of audits of processing plants to ensure strict compliance with the PGI rules.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Kirsten added, "As well as a clear paper trail from farm to fork, the system is supported by spot checks using award-winning science".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We’ve worked with world-leading traceability specialists to develop a unique ‘fingerprint of origin’ for beef and lamb from Wales, based on trace elements and isotopes they absorb from their natural environment", explained Kirsten. "This allows the product to be tested at any stage to see if it came from Wales",</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Understandably, consumers will be concerned about cheap imports, given the investigation taking place in England,” she said, “but as far as Welsh Beef and Welsh Lamb are concerned, we’re confident that our system is as strong as it can be".</span></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-23 00:15:13 | 2025-08-02 04:23:24 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6264 | Scientists gather in Australia to support the red meat and livestock production | The Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) together with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) brought nine scientists from around the world together on Tuesday March 21 in Sydney for a day-long summit to discuss the scientific evidence in support of red meat and livestock production in today’s society. | <p><span lang="DE">The Australian Good Meat Summit brought together industry leaders and producers from across the red meat and livestock sector to hear key messages from a series of research papers set to be published later this year in the highly regarded scientific journal, Animal Frontiers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">MLA’s Managing Director Jason Strong said the summit was an Australian-based take on a similar science-based event held in Dublin held last year and was an excellent opportunity to bring industry leaders, producers and scientists together under one roof.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We wanted to give our industry leaders an opportunity to hear in person from some of the world’s leading scientific brains working in this field", Mr Strong said.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"From Professor Peer Ederer to Professors Candace Croney and Neil Mann – these scientists are leading the charge in support of animal agriculture and livestock production around the world", he said. "Their work is part of a growing snowball of scientific evidence that is demonstrating the immense value and contribution of the Australian red meat and livestock industry".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Animal Frontiers is the official journal of four professional animal science societies including the American Society of Animal Science, the Canadian Society of Animal Science, the European Federation of Animal Science and the American Meat Science Association.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">AMPC’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Taylor said the Animal Frontiers papers consolidate more than 1000 scientific works in support of a balanced discussion on the future of animal agriculture globally.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"They also reflect the presentations and discussions held during the Dublin-based 2022 International Summit on the Societal Role of Meat – a summit I was fortunate to attend", Mr Taylor said.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Following that event in Dublin, more than 850 scientists from around the world have now signed the Dublin Declaration, which endorses the positive role of red meat in our society.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr Taylor said this show of faith in the animal agriculture industry was a big step forward in tackling the simplistic anti-meat agenda often reported in the media.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Australian red meat is more than just good for you", Mr Taylor said. "The Australian red meat and livestock industry has a production system that is leading the world with environmental sustainability, animal welfare, biosecurity, and much more".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Eating meat has been a feature of a nutritious meal across the globe throughout time. AMPC and MLA are committed to promoting and maintaining the role of red meat on our plates and in broader society".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-23 00:10:35 | 2025-08-02 06:15:24 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6263 | Marel: Adding value to your fish product line | Global demand for convenience fish products is on the rise and Marel has the solutions to help you fulfill it. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Market demand continues to rise significantly for convenience fish products. Whether they are fish fillets, fingers, or cakes, consumers are looking to spend less time preparing a healthy meal and more time enjoying it. Valuable raw materials like off-cuts, trims, mince, or frozen blocks can be turned into profitable value-added products.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Are you looking to diversify your processing capabilities and add value to your fish product line? Marel offers various solutions to produce value-added fish and seafood products, and coating is no exception. Marel's coating systems can supply the appropriate application for virtually any type of coating, delivering the exact process sequences needed with efficiency and ease.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Presentation plays a significant role in a consumer’s purchasing decision, so it is vital to perfect your coating when producing breaded whitefish products. Coating not only enhances the look, taste and texture of your product but also increases yield and protects products from damage during freezing. It adds bite, flavor and color to your product, as well as weight, stability and value. The number of possible coatings is endless.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">When producing perfectly coated products, such as fillets and fish cakes, good batter coverage is crucial, but it’s challenging to get an even layer on all sides of the product. The Active Batter Applicator ensures just that. The machine’s innovative design with active under-bed technology transfers products onto a layer of batter before touching any belts laying an ideal foundation for a good coating.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The RevoCrumb uses an innovative crumb-management system to produce perfectly coated products<em>.</em> The crumb-management system separates the coarse from the fine crumb and gives you control over their flow onto the product. This state-of-the-art system guarantees the perfect, all-around appearance and lets you independently adjust the top and bottom layers to ensure optimum coverage.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks to the RevoCrumb’s unique paddle-wheel design, you can rest assured that the crumb structure remains intact during processing. The RevoCrumb does not grind or crush, making it particularly suitable for fragile crumbs such as coarse panko or cornflakes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"When we developed our innovative coating equipment, we incorporated changing market requirements, like premiumization and higher quality products. We combined that with a higher level of flexibility and process stability. Crumb management enables our customers to create top products, with a perfect particle definition, at high volumes", says Mark Boom, Product Specialist of Convenience at Marel.</p> <p>When creating convenience products, a frying process is often used to fixate the layer of coating. Marel fryers offer the highest oil circulation speed in the industry. This ensures a highly stable frying environment and ideal transfer of heat to products, for maximum product consistency.</p> <p>Furthermore, thanks to the high oil circulation, Marel fryers require lower temperatures compared to other fryers. This leads to lower energy usage, which can add up to considerable cost savings. Mark Boom, Product Specialist Convenience at Marel explains, "In typical industrial fryers, the heating element has to reach 280-300°C (536-572°F) to bring oil to the correct process temperature. However, Marel fryers can achieve this with the heating element at a lower temperature, for example, around just 260°C (500°F)". Cooking oil spends less time in direct contact with the heating element, so it reaches the right temperature quickly and without overheating.</p> <p>The quality of your products is highly dependent on the quality of the oil they’re fried in. Oil quality degrades irreversibly as it’s exposed to high temperatures and debris that falls off product during cooking. A sophisticated frying system can greatly slow down oil degradation, so processors can reap the many benefits of longer-lasting, higher-quality oil. Oil temperature and filtration are the key factors in maintaining oil quality, and Marel technology optimizes both.</p> <p>Industrial frying systems can be equipped with a variety of filtration systems to keep the oil as pure as possible. Boom explains, "As standard, the oil that circulates in an industrial fryer is filtered by an internal filter at the end of the fryer that removes the larger particles. However, by adding an external filter, even more particles and smaller can be removed from the oil". Ultimately, Marel’s frying and filtration technology means that processors can have utmost confidence that their products will be cooked to the highest standard and in a more cost-effective and sustainable manner.</p> <p>Consumers set high requirements for the products they consume. They want to be able to order or buy products with the same characteristics every single time. That is why convenience products have to meet strict product specifications set by customers in retail or food service. End products need to be consistent in weight, dimensions, color, and overall appearance. To meet these specifications, it is essential that you have a consistent and controlled production process, day in, day out.</p> <p>There are numerous ways to add value to a fish processing line and deliver the high-quality products that consumers want to buy. Whether you are looking to increase your current production capacity or diversify your product portfolio, we have the solutions to maximize your raw material. Marel is a partner with deep-rooted knowledge of food technology, an in-depth understanding of further processing and is always one step ahead of consumer demand.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-23 00:05:25 | 2025-08-01 13:22:43 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6261 | US: Meat purchases rise above pre-pandemic levels | Americans are buying more fresh meat than before the COVID-19 pandemic and are seeking value in terms of price, convenience and better-for attributes in meat purchases, according to the 18th annual Power of Meat report released by the Meat Institute and FMI—The Food Industry Association. | <p><span lang="DE">Self-described "meat eaters" comprise 78% of Americans, compared to just 7% who describe themselves as vegan or vegetarian. Shoppers spend more than $15 in the meat department per trip and average nearly one trip to the meat department per week (up nearly 5% since 2019). While 50% of shoppers get their meat from a supermarket, many turn to supercenters (35%), club stores (4%) and hard discounters (5%) for their meat purchases.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Despite rising food and beverage prices over the past year, consumers did not significantly change the amount of meat they buy (down just 2.5% by volume compared to 2021). Product quality and appearance continue to be the top factors driving meat purchase decisions, followed by price per pound and total package price.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">To save money, a large majority of consumers (76%) report they made changes to the amount, type, cut, and/or brand of meat they purchase or changed where they shop. Consumers’ top strategies to save money include: buying only the amount needed (42%), looking for coupons (35%), and stocking up when meat is on sale (35%). Seventeen percent said they buy less meat with organic, grass-fed, or other claims. Only 16% of meat shoppers said they cook more meatless meals to save money. Of the 33% of Americans who said they are looking to eat less meat or chicken, 52% cite cost as the reason (up from 16% in 2020).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Meat continues to meet the needs of American families, across a wide range of priorities and preferences", said Julie Anna Potts, President and CEO of the Meat Institute. "Shoppers count on meat for quality, taste, convenience, and value, and the meat sector is taking action through the Protein PACT to ensure they can feel confident about doing so for generations to come".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Americans prepare between four and five dinners (4.6) at home during a typical week, 87% of which (4 per week) contain a portion of meat or poultry. With 55% of Americans using some or mostly semi- or fully-prepared foods in their dinner preparation (compared to 45% who cook mostly from scratch), purchases of pre-marinated, pre-cut or pre-seasoned meat have increased dramatically (73% of shoppers sometimes or frequently bought these products in 2022, up from 60% in 2020).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In line with overall shopper interest in healthy and nutritious food choices (63%) and in doing their part for the environment (52%), 85% of meat shoppers consider at least one “better-for” attribute when buying meat (better for me/my family, better for animals, better for the planet, better for farmers/workers). Shoppers weighing health and nutrition in their meat and poultry purchases are focused on three areas: portion control, lean percentage and protein variety in the form of seafood.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Just under half (47%) of shoppers believe meat and poultry brands are committed to responsible and ethical sourcing, and 45% say meat and poultry brands are committed to sustainable production.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The research tells us that we’re seeing a more price-conscious shopper, but we’re also witnessing shoppers seeking 'simple pleasures' and that’s one area among others where the meat department can delight", said Rick Stein, vice president of fresh foods for FMI-The Food Industry Association. "For example, shoppers concerned about food prices might opt to splurge on an at-home date-night meal. Food retailers can best serve today’s shoppers by emphasizing value-added meat options and catering to shoppers with meal solutions".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-22 00:15:29 | 2025-08-01 04:49:31 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6260 | MLA: Lamb sales set to hit 13.44 million in the first half of 2023 | The latest results from Meat & Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation’s February 2023 Sheep Producer Intentions - PULSE survey were released last week, providing updated estimates of the October 2022 producer lamb sales estimates. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Results from the February survey indicated that 51% of Australian producers had sold fewer lambs than expected by the end of 2022.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With total lamb sales at the end of last year reaching an estimated 8.75 million, this was 3.09 million head less than the projection estimates from the <em>October 2022 Sheep Intentions</em> <em>survey</em>.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The decline in sales was mostly attributed to weather conditions impacting producers’ ability to achieve the targeted lamb performance required for sale. Lamb condition and weight have been key determinants of market price over the last few months, as buyers have plenty of stock to choose from.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Other reasonings were:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>prices not being strong enough (25%)</li> <li>less lambs than expected from the 2022 drop (13%)</li> <li>harvest activities being prioritised (12%).</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Although labour issues have been felt across the supply chain, therefore restricting processor capacity, only 6% of producers who sold fewer lambs than expected attributed it to processor availability issues.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The ‘holding back’ of lambs at the end of last year resulted in 55% of producers expecting to sell more lambs in the first half of 2023 across most states and all farm sizes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This translates to an increase of 3.27 million lambs to be sold on top of the estimates from the October survey, or a total of 13.44 million head, in the first half of 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Lamb yardings week-to-date for 2023 have increased 15% year-on-year as more lambs come to weight and hit the market after the intensive rebuild period.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The PULSE survey indicates that more lambs may hit the market in the coming months. This has the potential to place pricing pressures on the market and increase selectiveness from buyers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">MLA’s February sheep projections forecast the 2023 flock size to reach its largest levels since 2007. This, along with lamb slaughter increasing to 22.6 million head in 2023 and reaching record levels in 2024, is supported by the lift in supply indicated in the survey.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The record production forecast for 2023 is more likely to occur as more lambs come into weight and are being sold. Carcase weights are set to remain historically high and slaughter is increasing.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">At the saleyards, buyers can afford to be selective on what lambs to take and which ones to leave, which is leading to premium prices for lambs with weight and good condition.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With feed still available, producers are holding back lambs from last season and will be able to enter the market when their stock reach adequate weights.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Processing space for small stock doesn’t seem to be an issue for producers and suggests that production forecasts are attainable</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Industry participation in these surveys is vitally important for the visibility of the industry and better decision making on-farm.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-22 00:10:02 | 2025-07-30 12:21:54 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6259 | UK: Opportunities to grow red meat for in home meals in 2023 | Last year was the first full year since the pandemic began where restrictions limiting people to being at home were not in place. Despite this, in-home eating occasions remained above those seen pre-pandemic. This may in part be due to the continuation of consumers working from home, but also to financial constraints associated with the cost-of-living crisis hitting the UK as COVID restrictions were relaxed. As a result, there has been an erosion of disposable income which appears to have negatively impacted socialising and eating out-of-home, and shifted consumers towards meals in the home, according to an analysis carried out by AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">Despite these changes, the top 10 lunch options have remained broadly in line with choices made pre-COVID. Lighter options such as sandwiches, soups, and toast-based meals take the top three spots and are particularly popular with post-family households. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Evening meals, however, have moved away from protein-centred dishes like roasts, pies, and chicken portions, and moved towards cuisines such as Italian and Indian where family favourites remain key decision-makers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While consumers are becoming increasingly aware of their budgets when it comes to mealtimes, there has been continued growth for convenience cooking over scratch and batch. This is despite convenience meals commanding a higher price point than other preparation types. We have seen that consumers are prioritising speed and ease when making meal choices; a trend which is anticipated to remain throughout 2023. According to latest Kantar data, the time taken to prepare an evening meal in the 52 weeks ending 27 November was at an all-time low, averaging 32.6 minutes, and lunchtime meals were down to just 15 minutes, back from 15.5 minutes in the previous year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">There has also been an observed simplification of meal occasions, with the desire for variety becoming less of a priority and a shift towards dishes with fewer ingredients becoming the norm. This not only has the benefit of reduced cooking times, but also of managing constricted budgets. On average, consumers are spending slightly more on lunches at home, while evening meal spend is holding steady on last year. This is below inflationary levels and indicates cutbacks are being consciously made for in-home mealtimes. However, a reduced repertoire and simplification of meals does not equate to less indulgence. Food selected for treat, enjoyment and taste reasons is at an all-time high, which red meat is well placed to deliver.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meat, fish, and poultry presence in meals has slowly been increasing and, whilst below the peak seen pre-COVID, at present feature in 50.1% of mealtimes up from 49.6% a year ago. However, red meat presence remains flat year on year (YoY) at 28.4%. So, what are the opportunities to grow red meat inclusion at mealtimes in 2023?</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Primarily, red meat can feature in meals by two forms: as a centre piece, or as an ingredient. At present, centre piece proteins feature in 37.9% of mealtimes, back 5.8% YoY. Ingredient presence, however, has held steady and was included in 19.6% of mealtimes in the same period. Pressure from price rises may have influenced some consumers away from centre piece protein dishes and towards cheaper cuts where they are more often used as an ingredient than a focus for the meal. With the increased occurrence of home eating occasions consumers are looking to replicate cuisines and restaurant-style meals where frequently red meat features as an ingredient.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Beef presence has seen a steady decline at mealtimes over the last few years. While processed and added value beef presence continues to grow, primary beef, particularly when used as a centre piece, has been struggling. Beef roast dinner occasions are back 29% YoY and steak meals are down 26.8% in the 52 weeks ending 27 November 2022. Burgers, however, bucked the primary beef trend by showing growth in this time. They have proved popular with consumers 25-34 and 65+, both up 1.2 percentage points (ppts) by fulfilling the need for quick-to-prepare meals.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mexican has also proved an important emerging area to support growth for primary beef. In the 52 weeks ending 27</span><sup><span lang="DE"> </span></sup><span lang="DE">November 2022, 5.7% of beef meal occasions were Mexican, up 0.3ppts year on year. Chilli and tacos have helped drive this, with a shift away from chicken towards beef mince usage in this cuisine proving particularly popular with affluent female consumers, where they account for 51.5% of consumers. Targeting younger consumers by promoting ease, speed and taste of ‘exotic’ dishes found in cuisines such as Mexican could be a key opportunity for beef.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Lamb has a smaller presence in mealtimes compared to other red meat and has eased back a further 0.2ppt compared with last year. This was notable among less affluent families where the inclusion of lamb in centre piece meals became less common, and so lamb presence was reduced to around 1% of meals in the 52 weeks ending 27 November 2022. There was a drop in classic lamb centre pieces such as chops and mince-based dishes, however roast dinners saw market share growth compared with 2021 and 2019, up 2.8ppt and 4.1ppt respectively. Treating behaviours and pester power, particularly from 16-24 year olds, accounted for much of this gain, as did seasonal synergies whereby the right time of year played a part in lamb being selected as a centre piece meal.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Outside of roast dinners, Indian dishes are a key area of growth for lamb being used as an ingredient, especially in pre-families. For similar reasons as for roast dinners, lamb fulfils a treat element within Indian cuisines, and particular growth has been seen in pre-family and less affluent consumers who account for 60% of in-home Lamb Indian dishes, up from 36% last year. Targeting lamb on a budget with cheaper cuts or pushing scratch cooking for cuisines such as Indian could, therefore, be a real opportunity.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pig meat presence at mealtimes has seen continuous gains in 2022, with 0.6ppt growth year on year. This recovery is predominantly down to an increase in processed pig meat being included in lunch and dinner, as classic centre pieces such as sausage and chops are seeing dips compared with pre-COVID levels. Gains can be seen with cooked meat meals, such as alongside scrambled egg meals and ham, egg, and chips. These styles of dishes are considered easy to prepare and tasty. Salads and sandwiches remain popular lunchtime dishes, and the inclusion of sliced meats like ham are at a record high. This is largely due to practicality, ease, and speed, however there is growing focus towards indulgent behaviours, such as ‘fancied a change’. Sliced meat offers a treatiness to these meals and results in over indexing on enjoyment. Opportunities for sliced meat can play on this treatiness and desire for ‘a change’, by offering options such as honey roast, oak smoke, and maple glazed to classic sliced meats.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Aside from cooked sliced meats, there is real opportunity for primary or added value pork in East Asian cuisine, led by sweet and sour and Thai dishes. When targeting this area, highlighting pork as a variety option is key as 31.1% of pig meat oriental dishes are chosen because consumers fancied a change. Opportunities include featuring marinades, especially for frying/grilling steak and diced and cubed pork.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">There is real opportunity for red meat growth if they can align to emerging consumer needs for meals which are quick and easy to prepare, as well as managing budgets in tough economic times. Highlighting how certain cuts can be included in popular cuisines, such as Italian, Indian, and Mexican, can help consumers recreate restaurant-style meals at home could help boost sales, as well as indicating how red meat is well-placed to add variety, taste and treatiness to mealtimes.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-22 00:05:00 | 2025-07-31 01:42:28 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6262 | Spanish JAMON, the secret ingredient to be happy on World Happiness Day | The interprofessionals ASICI and INTERPORC are developing a joint promotional action in the United States , on the occasion of "World Happiness Day", to promote awareness of this product in New York and Washington DC, giving away smiles and happiness through the “Spanish JAMON”. | <p><span lang="DE">The campaign, which is called "Slices of happiness", has toured the island of Manhattan and Brooklyn throughout Sunday March 19, giving away happiness in the form of ham to the inhabitants and tourists who crowd the city these days , and will continue to do so this days, to arrive in Washington DC next Wednesday and Thursday.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The estimated production of hams and shoulders in Spain was about 46 million pieces in 2022, of which 32 would be Serrano Ham and 14 Ib</span><span lang="DE">e</span><span lang="DE">ricos</span><span lang="DE"> . Of all the production, last year 42,570 pieces were exported for a value of 38 million euros, the United States occupying fifth place as a destination for this product, both in volume and value, after France, Germany, Portugal and Italy . </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Carlos Galtier</span><span lang="DE">, from the Spanish Commercial Office in New York of ICEX Spain Export and Investment, "welcomed the initiative of Asici and Interporc for the promotion of Spanish Ham in the United States, since it could be very interesting for the future , since this country is currently the fifth destination of our exports in volume and value”.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The objective of the campaign has been to publicize in the United States the multiple benefits that the consumption of "Spanish JAMON" provides for the state of mind of the people and it has done so coinciding with a very significant day for it, which is the Day International of Happiness according to the United Nations. And it is that, Spanish gastronomy and ham, as one of its main allies, is synonymous with happiness.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">During this week the campaign will tour the most important streets of the very busy New York City, passing through iconic points such as Central Park, Wall Street, WTC, Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, Chelsea Market, China Town, Little Spain, Rockefeller Center, and many other places in the Big Apple .</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Along the same lines, it is expected that, during the tour of "Slices of Happiness" in Washington DC , the happiness food truck will reach places such as The Capitol, Washington National Cathedral, Jefferson Memorial, Library of Congress, Lincoln Memorial , Washington Monument , and many more.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In total, during these four days more than 5 thousand trays of "Spanish JAMÓN"</span><span lang="DE"> will be given away in the two US cities, showing the importance of this star product of our gastronomy, symbol of our tradition, exquisiteness and flavor.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-21 00:30:53 | 2025-08-02 02:14:56 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6258 | Seara invests in innovative technology for breaded products | Strategy is supported by the start-up of the first phase of the new factory in Rolândia, the biggest investment in the business since the acquisition by JBS. | <p><strong>With a focus on innovation, variety and quality, Seara will launch 10 new breaded products to redefine the category</strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Seara, present in 90% of Brazilian homes and recognized for its quality, flavor, innovation and leadership in various categories of the food market, is expanding its operations in the breaded products segment with an eye on the high growth potential of this category in the Brazilian market. With a focus on innovation, variety and quality, the brand will launch 10 new breaded products to redefine the category, expanding its portfolio, serving all consumption occasions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Although traditional on consumers' tables, the consumption of frozen breaded foods in Brazil still has ample growth potential when compared to penetration rates in foreign markets. While these products are present in 33% of Brazilian homes, this index rises to 54% in the United States and 66% in the United Kingdom. "We want to give new meaning to the category in Brazil, as this is a traditional dish in Brazilian homes. Consumption is not greater only because there is a lack of variety of products and high quality options. Seara's new line comes to solve this consumer demand", says João Campos, CEO of Seara.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition to the great potential for expanding consumption, the breaded products segment is registering strong expansion in the short term, growing, on average, at an annual rate of 7.4% in recent years. This movement finds support in a trend of consumers cooking more inside their homes. According to a recent survey by Kantar, at-home breading increased by 46% from 2021 to 2022. Market estimates indicate that annual sales in this category are around BRL 2.9 billion, with an average ticket 15% higher than products frozen without breading.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Seara's new food line consists of 10 different types of breaded products made 100% with chicken breast, whole and molded in a snack format, and chicken thighs, offering the consumer practicality, variety, flavor and occasions for consumption. The brand's strategy focuses on expanding product quality even further. The new breaded portfolio is expected to reach the main points of sale between April and May this year. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We identified that Brazilians are passionate about breaded products, and wanted even more convenience and versatility. To this end, Seara's new line expands the variety of breaded products available on the market. With this movement, the consumer will have the products he wanted or prepared at home, now ready for consumption", says the executive director of Seara's Prepared Food business, Gabriela Pontin.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">New unit in Rolândia</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Seara's entire strategy to redefine the breaded products category is reinforced by the start-up of the first phase of the Rolândia plant. Totaling R$ 1 billion, this is the largest investment by JBS in the business since its acquisition in 2013. Installed in a land of 257 thousand square meters (m²), with a constructed area of 54 thousand m², the new plant incorporates the main technologies of industry 4.0 and sustainability. In the construction stage, the project generated more than 1,000 jobs in the region.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The new factory is the most automated by Seara in Brazil and one of the most modern by JBS worldwide, with robots on its production and packaging conveyors, technologies integrated with artificial intelligence and data storage in the cloud. The factory is also born with sustainability protocols, such as rainwater collection, solar energy generation in the vehicle parking lot and use of electric vehicles.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Rolândia operation is divided into two stages: the first, delivered now, focuses on the production of breaded products. The second, scheduled for the second half of 2023, will include sausage production. With this, the enterprise will create 681 jobs and will inject R$ 31 million per year in salary mass into the economy of Rolândia and region. This project is part of the BRL 8 billion investment plan announced by the business at the end of 2019.</span></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-21 00:20:48 | 2025-08-02 04:44:31 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6257 | Danish Crown buys buildings from Kurt Skare | On 1 April, Danish Crown takes over approximately 14,000 square meters of buildings and an area of over 120,000 square meters in Vejen. A large part of the buildings were built for food production, which is precisely why Danish Crown jumped at the chance when the buildings came up for sale. | <p><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="DE">As everyone knows, it was sudden that the buildings were offered for sale. It opened up some unexpected opportunities for us, because we were faced with having to build a new building in Denmark, and it would not only be more expensive for us, it would also have a significantly longer time horizon, so we quickly agreed with the previous owner", says Søren F. Eriksen, who is Group Production Director at Danish Crown.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The buildings in Vejen will be furnished and equipped so that they match our future needs. Therefore, no production equipment or inventory is taken over. This is because the equipment that is currently in the buildings does not fit into the plans that Danish Crown has for future production in Vejen.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">"We are not ready to talk about what type of production we will have in the buildings yet. It may take up to a year before we are ready to start production in Vejen, so it is also too early to say anything about how many employees we will need", says Søren F. Eriksen.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">It is a cornerstone of Danish Crown's Feeding the Future strategy to raise the value of the Danish shareholders' deliveries of pigs and cattle. This must be done through a targeted investment in sustainability and a higher degree of processing of pig, beef and veal for everything from bacon, steaks and chops to meal components and ready meals.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">"We are making this investment with the aim of strengthening our innovative power in Northern Europe. We have a clear goal of being able to offer our customers in Northern Europe more new products, and we have long had a strategy to make a stronger mark on, for example, the market for meal solutions, which is in constant growth. The purchase of the buildings also opens up other opportunities for us, so we will therefore spend the coming months making a detailed plan", says Jais Valeur, Group CEO of Danish Crown. </span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">It has been agreed between the parties that the purchase price will not be disclosed. </span> </p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-21 00:15:04 | 2025-08-02 02:52:11 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6256 | Germany: Meat exports decreased by 19.3 percent in the last five years | Almost 2.9 million tonnes of meat and meat products were exported in 2022, most of which went to other European Union (EU) countries. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a decrease of 6.9% from the previous year. Meat exports fell by 19.3% in the last five years. In 2017, just under 3.6 million tonnes of meat were exported from Germany. | <p><span lang="DE">Especially the exports of pork decreased markedly over the last five years. In 2022, pork (just under 1.5 million tonnes) accounted for just over half (50.5%) of German meat exports. From 2017 to 2022, the quantity of meat exported fell by just over one fifth (-20.4%). Exports of beef declined by 11.4% to just over 254,000 tonnes in the same period. The quantity of poultry meat exported remained rather constant (-0.2%) and amounted to just under 481,500 tonnes. One of the reasons for decreasing meat exports probably is import restrictions in importing countries such as China. In 2017, 9.7% of all meat exports went to China, while in 2022 the rate was just 0.1%. Livestock in Germany decreased, too.</span></p> <p role="region" aria-hidden="false" aria-label="Exports of meat and meat products. Highcharts interactive chart."><strong><span lang="DE">16% less meat imports in the last five years</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">A similar development can be seen in the import of meat: in 2022, a good 2.0 million tons of meat were imported into Germany – primarily from other EU countries. That was 4.5% less than in the previous year. Meat imports have fallen by 15.9% over the past five years. In 2017, a good 2.4 million tons of meat were imported in Germany. Here, too, there is a clear decline in the quantity of imported pork: this fell by almost a quarter (-23.4%) from 2017 to 2022. Most recently, around 701,400 tons of pork were imported. Beef imports fell by 12.0% to just under 324,200 tons in the same period. The import volumes of poultry meat fell less sharply - from almost 693,600 tons in 2017 to around 657,600 tons in 2022 (-5.2%).</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Meat production has dropped significantly</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meat production in Germany is also declining. According to preliminary results, commercial slaughterhouses in Germany produced around 7.0 million tons of meat in 2022 - a decrease of 8.1% compared to the previous year. Meat production has decreased by 13.9% over the past five years. In 2017, almost 8.2 million tons of meat were produced. Pork in particular is being produced less: the amount of pork produced fell by 18.5% from 2017 to 2022 to just under 4.5 million tons. There was also a 68.7% decrease in the number of pigs of foreign origin slaughtered in Germany. Beef production also decreased over the same period (-12.8%). In 2022, around 984,600 tonnes of beef were still being produced in commercial slaughterhouses. In contrast, the amount of poultry meat produced in 2022 increased slightly compared to 2017 – by 1.8% to a good 1.5 million tons.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Above-average prices for meat and meat products</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">Like the prices for many other foods, meat prices have risen above average over the past year. In 2022, consumers had to pay 14.5% more for meat and meat products than a year earlier. Poultry meat increased the most among the types of meat at 22.9%. Prices for other meat also increased significantly from 2021 to 2022. Beef and veal cost 19.2% more, pork was 16.7% more expensive.</span></p> <p><strong><span lang="DE">Meat consumption in Germany declining</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="DE">In Germany, less and less meat has recently been consumed: According to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, per capita consumption was 55.0 kilograms in 2021. This corresponds to a decrease of 12.4% compared to 2011. At that time, 62.8 kilograms of meat per capita were consumed in this country.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-21 00:10:13 | 2025-08-02 02:42:01 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6255 | Start of the new series of traysealer models from MULTIVAC | Compact, versatile, networked: The new MULTIVAC traysealers are highly impressive in their outstanding performance with exceptionally efficient use of the available production space. Just like the existing high-output TX 7 and TX 8 series, the space-saving new arrivals in the product range offer everything that customers could expect from a trend-setting machine generation. Also in terms of reliability, hygiene and ease of operation. | <p>These compact traysealers are coming at just the right time in view of the current economic challenges and the associated explosion in costs. “Thanks to their small footprint, they make a major contribution to increasing output in the smallest of spaces - and all this on a very sustainable, flexible and cost-attractive basis,” says Franziska Schreiber, Product Manager at MULTIVAC. The specialist packaging company has now completed its product range in the TX class, which began its success story in 2019 with the fully automatic TX 710.</p> <p><strong>Performance at the highest level</strong></p> <p>These new models, which were developed with rapid product change and high cycle output for a wide range of applications, are inspirational in their technical features with intelligent machine and line control, their high standard of hygiene, and of course their usual reliability. They can be easily integrated into a wide range of production environments thanks to their compact construction - and even designed as a two-track solution for still greater efficiency.</p> <p>Both models are equipped with robust servo drives, which guarantee maximum speed and gentle product handling over the long term. The intelligent machine control and state-of-the-art die concept, the so-called X-tools, ensure that the investment in these models is always future-proof. Particularly since both the TX 610 and TX 620 are designed for use with MULTIVAC Smart Services and MULTIVAC Line Control - both of which are tools for providing maximum transparency and very efficient line operation.</p> <p>When compared with the existing TX range available in the market, the TX 6 series has been completely redeveloped with the aim of producing a compact and cost-effective solution. “The design language, functionality and areas of application are however based on their bigger brothers, the TX 7 and TX 8 series,” emphasizes Franziska Schreiber. What distinguishes the TX 610 from the TX 620 is essentially the machine length and the usable size of the die.</p> <p><strong>Sustainability with potential for the future</strong></p> <p>The compact traysealers have been systematically designed for sustainability: Firstly, their long lifespan is an important factor in this context, and secondly depending on the application, there is no requirement at all for compressed air or cooling water - and this makes an active contribution to saving resources.</p> <p>The machines can run trays from a wide range of materials very reliably and without any limitations, and these include for example paper- and fibre-based materials as well as plastics. The range of applications extends from "Sealing only" through to Modified Atmosphere Packaging and right up to MultiFresh vacuum skin packs.</p> <p><strong>Ease of operation with a high level of process reliability</strong></p> <p>The clear operating concept of the TX 6 series provides for logical process sequences, significantly reducing the opportunities for incorrect operation. The intuitive HMI makes controlling the machine much easier, since many pack and process parameters are already configured and can be called up very quickly.</p> <p>The conversion of the machines to different pack formats without the need for tools also makes a major contribution to efficiency and safety - just like the simple cleaning and maintenance, since all the machine components are easily accessible.</p> <p><strong>The new TX 620 will be shown for the first time at interpack 2023</strong></p> <p>It will be the core element of a complete line solution on the MULTIVAC main stand (A23) in Hall 5. It will be packing ready meals under modified atmosphere in a sustainable cardboard tray, which is sealed very reliably with a thin recyclable film. The manually pre-filled trays are fed into the traysealer on a MULTIVAC conveyor system. A L 310 labeller is used to apply a top and bottom label very precisely to the MAP packs. A high-performance vision system, also manufactured by MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection, checks the applied labels immediately, so that any faulty packs can be ejected at that point. The good packs then arrive at a MPS 102 pack stacker, which automatically stacks the packs, and this contributes significantly to simplifying and accelerating manual box packing at the end of the line.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-21 00:05:09 | 2025-08-01 14:23:54 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6248 | The reality of the Spanish pig sector is based on truth and scientific endorsement | The reality of the pig sector is based on truth and scientific endorsement, the bases with which we can build a story about our reality. | <p><span lang="DE">This was stated by Alberto Herranz the director of the Interprofessional INTERPORC in his participation in the</span><span lang="DE"> </span><span lang="DE">23rd AECOC Congress of meat and processed products.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The pig, he stressed, is a "mix of health, pleasure, flavor, sustainability, socioeconomic importance and backbone in rural areas. In short, a reality that can be demonstrated.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, the director of INTERPORC recognized "the difficulty of transmitting that veracity and reality in an environment full of </span><span lang="DE">fake news"</span><span lang="DE"> for this reason, he continued, although "our truth supports us, we must continue advancing in connecting our reality with the population".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">To do this, he added, "we must understand what is happening, listen, unite our voices and continue working on the emotional aspect to connect with a large part of the population." "If we have great values, we must tell it, test it and contrast it through reputation studies".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Likewise, he highlighted the need to transmit to society "the work that the pig sector carries out in matters such as caring for the environment, animal welfare or innovation, among other aspects that concern citizens".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">With regard to new food trends, he stated that it is an issue that "we are not concerned that it is fashionable to be vegan or veggie, the important thing is that the majority of the population is not".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It seems that they are the majority options and they are not, the reality that the data reflects is that 95.2% of people include meat in their diet", he said. In addition, a good majority of those who opt for a restrictive diet end up abandoning it, mainly for health reasons.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, he did express his concern about the incorporation of vegan menus in schools "because they do not contribute to the cognitive development of children".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Experts say that children should eat a </span><span lang="DE">balanced and varied diet</span><span lang="DE"> , "and that meat is necessary for their proper development because it provides high-quality protein, minerals, and B vitamins".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-20 00:05:24 | 2025-08-02 02:33:04 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6254 | Volume decline for Norwegian seafood exports in February | Norway exported seafood worth NOK 12.8 billion in February. This is an increase of NOK 1.6 billion, or 14 per cent, from last year's same month. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Despite war and unrest in several parts of the world, Norwegian seafood exports have enjoyed a good start to the year in value, driven by high price growth and a weak Norwegian krone. However, export volume has fallen six months in a row, and we must go back to 2006 to a February month with a lower export volume of Norwegian seafood", says Christian Chramer, CEO of the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Quota cuts and bad weather</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In total, Norway exported 207,000 tonnes of seafood last month. This is a decrease of 17 per cent compared to February last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"For certain wild fish species, such as cod, lower quotas and bad weather have contributed to landings being significantly lower than in the same period last year. It has resulted in a weaker raw material supply for the land industry, and we must go back to 2013 to find a February month with a lower export volume of fresh cod", says Chramer.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Lower catch volume for salmon</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">There was also a decline in the export volume for salmon in February.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This is primarily due to lower catch volume", stresses Christian Chramer.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Norwegian Seafood Council's calculations, the decline in volume negatively affected the total export value in February by around NOK 600 million.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>The sharp rise in prices continues</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"When the export value nevertheless increases in February, it is due, among other things, to the sharp price increase. We live in troubled times where the war in Ukraine, the global shortage of raw materials and several increased costs continue to push prices up", says Chramer.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Strong currency effect</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Norwegian krone has weakened against the dollar and the euro over the past year. It also helped to lift export prices measured in the Norwegian kroner in February.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"A weakened Norwegian krone is an important driver behind the increase in value. While the export value measured in Norwegian kroner increased by 14 per cent, the value measured in euros increased by only 4 per cent. Measured in US dollars, the export value fell by 1 per cent from February last year", says Chramer.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Fall in value for Norwegian salmon to Japan</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The war in Ukraine has also resulted in closed airspace over Russia and increased transport costs to Asian markets.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Norway is experiencing strong competition in the global seafood market, and rising costs affect the flow of goods. In February, for example, the export value of Norwegian salmon to Japan fell by 15 per cent", says the Norwegian Seafood Council's managing director.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>The US was the largest export market in February</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In February, the USA, Poland and Denmark were the largest markets for Norwegian seafood exports.</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>The USA had the greatest value increase, with an export value of NOK 440 million, or 56 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</li> <li>The export volume to the USA ended at 10,246 tonnes, which is 17 per cent higher than the same month last year.</li> <li>A full 10 per cent of the export value of seafood went to the United States in February. We must go back to 1989 to find an equally high proportion of Norwegian seafood exports that went to the USA in a month.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Value growth for salmon</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 81,645 tonnes of salmon to a value of NOK 8.8 billion in February.</li> <li>Export value increased by NOK 1.2 billion, or 15 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 8 per cent.</li> <li>The USA, Poland and France were the biggest markets for salmon in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The USA had the greatest increase in value in February, with an export value of NOK 432 million, or 77 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export volume to the USA ended at 6,604 tonnes, which is 41 per cent higher than the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Therefore, salmon exports to the USA are increasing.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The good development in the USA is the result of several factors. Demand growth in combination with a strong currency are the most important drivers. In addition, there has been a weak development over time in salmon production in other supplier nations", says Paul T. Aandahl, Seafood Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Increased demand for China</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">China was the second largest growth market after the USA in February.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"China has put the corona pandemic behind it, and there is a strong demand for fresh salmon. There is, therefore, an exciting development in the market", says Andreas Thorud, the Norwegian Seafood Council's envoy to China.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Reduction to Japan</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">On the negative side, exports to Japan declined the most in February.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"An important explanation is a strong increase in shipping costs because of closed Russian airspace. That applies in February and the last 12 months", says Aandahl.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">There is a record-high price for fresh salmon fillets at NOK 148 per kg. This is NOK 9 per kg higher than the previous record month, which was in January 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">There is a record high price for fresh whole salmon at NOK 102 per kg. This is NOK 4 per kg higher than the previous record month, May 2022.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Fall in volume and value for trout</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 2,946 tonnes of trout worth NOK 325 million in February</li> <li>The export value fell by NOK 3 million, or 1 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 26 per cent.</li> <li>The USA, Thailand and Japan were the biggest markets for trout in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Lithuania had the largest increase in value in February, with an increase in export value of NOK 28 million compared to the same month last year. The export volume to Lithuania ended at 300 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">There is a record high price for fresh whole trout at NOK 106 per kg. This is NOK 4 higher than the previous record month, May 2022.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Value growth for fresh cod</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>In February, Norway exported 7,927 tonnes of fresh cod to a value of NOK 488 million.</li> <li>The export value increased by NOK 12 million, or 2 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 21 per cent.</li> <li>Denmark, the Netherlands, and Spain were the biggest markets for fresh cod in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">We must go back to 2013 to find the previous month of February with a lower export volume of fresh cod.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Bad weather resulted in lower landings</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Bad weather has contributed to landings in January and February being significantly lower than in 2022, resulting in lower exports. The export of fresh fillet fell by a very significant 41 per cent in volume in February", says Eivind Hestvik Brækkan, Seafood Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Farmed cod continues to increase in volume, and 868 tonnes of farmed cod with a value of NOK 41.5 million were exported in February. This is an increase of 66 per cent in volume and 88 per cent in value.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Spain was the largest destination country for farmed cod in February, with a volume of 255 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Increased export value for skrei</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 1,404 tonnes of skrei worth NOK 101 million in February</li> <li>The value increased by NOK 17 million, or 20 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>The volume fell by 16 per cent.</li> <li>Denmark, Spain, and Sweden were the biggest markets for skrei in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It was a record-high export value for skrei in a single month. The value was NOK 1 million higher than the previous record month, March 2019.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Skrei made up 20 per cent of fresh whole wild cod.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">More than 20 per cent of the export of fresh whole wild cod in February was skrei, and the volume to one of our most important skrei markets in Spain increased by 8 per cent to 285 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"In addition, significant quantities of skrei go to Spain via the transit country Denmark", says Eivind Hestvik Brækkan, Seafood Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Decrease in frozen cod</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 5,246 tonnes of frozen cod worth NOK 292 million in February.</li> <li>The value of exports fell by NOK 54 million, or 16 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 32 per cent.</li> <li>Great Britain, China and Latvia were the biggest markets for frozen cod in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Landings for frozen cod have also decreased this year, which results in a drop in the export volume.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Growth towards the UK market</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The export volume to the UK continues to increase, driven by increased exports of frozen whole cod. 1,228 tonnes were exported to Great Britain in February. That's 4 per cent more than the same month last year", says Eivind Hestvik Brækkan, Seafood Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Latvia saw the largest increase in value this month, with an export value of NOK 23 million, or 951 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export volume to Latvia ended at 431 tonnes, which is 466 per cent higher than the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Halved export volume for cod clipfish</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 5,546 tonnes of clipfish to a value of NOK 324 million in February.</li> <li>The value of exports was unchanged from the same month last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 9 per cent.</li> <li>The Dominican Republic, Brazil and Portugal were the biggest markets for rockfish in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">While the export volume for clipfish of pollock increased by 400 tonnes to 4,300 tonnes in February, the export volume of clipfish of cod was halved and ended at 800 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Dominican Republic, which is one of our biggest markets for pollock clipfish, saw the biggest increase in value this month. The increase in export value was NOK 59 million, or 186 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Historically high value</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export volume to the Dominican Republic ended at 1,975 tonnes, which is 154 per cent higher than the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The marked growth in volume for the Dominican Republic compared to February last year is due to a weak February last year because of full stocks in the market at that time. Compared to February 2021, the volume is roughly the same. On the other hand, export value is at a historic high", says Øystein Valanes, Manager for the Caribbean with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Growth for saltfish</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>In February, Norway exported 2,049 tonnes of salted fish to a value of NOK 141 million.</li> <li>The value increased by NOK 24 million, or 20 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>There is a growth in the volume of 5 per cent.</li> <li>Greece, Portugal, and Spain were the biggest markets for salted fish in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export volume to Portugal fell 5 per cent in February to 671 tonnes after high growth in January.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Greece had the largest increase in value this month, with an export value of NOK 9 million, or 17 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export volume to Greece ended at 862 tonnes, which is 7 per cent lower than the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Value addition for dried fish</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>In February, Norway exported 368 tonnes of dried fish to a value of NOK 97 million.</li> <li>The value of exports increased by NOK 17 million, or 22 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>Export volume fell by 13 per cent.</li> <li>Italy, Croatia, and Nigeria were the biggest markets for dried fish in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Italy had the largest increase in value this month, with an increase in export value of NOK 21 million, or 37 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export volume to Italy ended at 258 tonnes, which is 2 per cent lower than the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>A fall in volume for herring</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 27,412 tonnes of herring worth NOK 408 million in February</li> <li>The value of exports increased by NOK 5 million, or 1 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>The volume fell by 20 per cent.</li> <li>Poland, Egypt, and Germany were the biggest markets for herring in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">February is the last full month of the season for NVG herring (Norwegian spring spawning herring).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Low catches in February</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In February this year, around 56,000 tonnes were landed, compared to 88,000 tonnes last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"At the same time, 40,000 tonnes more were landed in January this year than last year. The weather and a purse seine fleet that pursued Icelandic capelin have contributed to the fact that no more herrings have been caught in February", says Jan Eirik Johnsen, Manager for Pelagic Species with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Continued currency support in some markets, access to large herring, of which there has been little, and high demand in individual markets have resulted in the highest-ever prices for whole frozen NVG herring, with an average price of NOK 12.35 per kg.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Challenges in individual markets</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It is well over a krone higher than the previous record from June last year of NOK 11.18 per kg. As recently as December 2021, the price of whole frozen NVG herring passed NOK 10 per kg for the first time.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"At the same time as price records are being set for individual products, there are reports of challenges related to both currency and credit insurance in individual markets", emphasizes Jan Eirik Johnsen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Good growth for mackerel</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 31,015 tonnes of mackerel to a value of NOK 608 million in February.</li> <li>The value of exports increased by NOK 126 million, or 26 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>There is a growth in export volume of 24 per cent.</li> <li>South Korea, Japan and Vietnam were the biggest markets for mackerel in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The mackerel season already started in August last year and ended at the beginning of February.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Only around 1,700 tonnes were landed, compared to 3,700 tonnes in the same month last year. In total, 368,000 tonnes of mackerel were landed in the 2022/2023 season, compared to 355,000 tonnes in the previous season. This is an increase of 3.7 per cent.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Historically high prices</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The prices for both firsthand and for export are historically high. It is reported that it has never been sold at higher prices in yen to Japan than now. The price picture for mackerel for consumers has been stable in Japan for many years. Still, now there are signs that prices are rising", says Jan Eirik Johnsen, Manager for Pelagic Species with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Mackerel is a traditional product that stands strong in Japan and South Korea and still has an attractive price compared to other products.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This creates a solid demand for Norwegian mackerel", emphasizes Johnsen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Challenges related to market access</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In February, mackerel exports to China fell significantly compared to last year's period.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The corona pandemic has created uncertainty which means that more of the processing of the Norwegian mackerel destined for Japan is done in Vietnam and Japan. The challenges in mackerel exports in the future are that Norway has worse market access conditions than competing suppliers. This applies in our most important markets, Japan and South Korea, but also in China", says Jan Eirik Johnsen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Fall in value for king crab</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 173 tonnes of king crab worth NOK 81 million in February</li> <li>The value fell by NOK 10 million, or 11 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>There is a growth in the volume of 13 per cent.</li> <li>The USA, Hong Kong SAR and South Korea were the biggest markets for king crab in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">84 per cent of the export volume and 82 per cent of the export value of king crab in February were live king crab.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>The biggest growth for Hong Kong SAR</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Hong Kong SAR had the largest increase in value this month, with an export value of NOK 9 million, or 175 per cent, compared to last year.</li> <li>The export volume to Hong Kong SAR ended at 35 tonnes, 198 per cent higher than last year's last month.</li> <li>The volume to Korea is also increasing, with 4 per cent growth, and a total of 31 tonnes exported, while to the USA the volume fell by 14 per cent to 30 tonnes.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Export prices halved for snow crab</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>In February, Norway exported 1,195 tonnes of snow crab to a value of NOK 122 million.</li> <li>The value increased by NOK 12 million, or 11 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>There is a growth in the volume of 136 per cent.</li> <li>The USA, the Netherlands and Japan were the biggest markets for snow crab in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Export volumes continue to increase in February while prices continue to fall. The export price of frozen snow crab was only NOK 102 in February, which is more than halved from last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The greatest growth in value to the USA</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This month, the USA had the largest value growth, driven by increased export volume.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The export value to the USA increased by NOK 20 million, or 105 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The export volume to the USA ended at 344 tonnes, which is 227 per cent higher than the same month last year. Exports to Japan are also increasing, with an export volume of 238 tonnes, 112 per cent more than the same month last year", says Eivind Hestvik Brækkan, Seafood Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Growth in volume and value for prawn</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Norway exported 1,521 tonnes of prawns worth NOK 87 million in February</li> <li>The value of exports increased by NOK 15 million, or 20 per cent, compared to February last year.</li> <li>There is a growth in the volume of 45 per cent.</li> <li>Sweden, Iceland, and the UK were the biggest markets for prawn in February.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Iceland had the largest increase in value this month, with an increase in export value of NOK 13 million, or 271 per cent, compared to the same month last year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"These were frozen raw prawn destined for the processing industry in Iceland. The export volume to Iceland ended at 717 tonnes, which is 268 per cent higher than in the same month last year", says Eivind Hestvik Brækkan, Seafood Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-18 00:10:50 | 2025-08-02 02:12:57 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6253 | Digitised greenhouse gas calculator launched for Australian producers | Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has today launched an online, web-based greenhouse gas (GHG) calculator based on the Sheep and Beef Greenhouse Accounting Framework (SB-GAF) tool for Australian sheep and beef producers. | <p><span lang="DE">The digitised version of the SB-GAF tool is based off the freely available excel version of the tool available on the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre (PICCC) website to ensure consistency across the sector.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to MLA’s Managing Director, Jason Strong, completing a carbon account is an important first step for producers to increase their carbon awareness and determine what their net GHG emissions position is, so they can identify strategies to reduce these emissions and improve carbon storage on-farm.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Calculating baseline carbon emissions and sequestered carbon is an essential first step for producers who are considering opportunities arising from low or zero carbon red meat, such as carbon-neutral branded products, or who simply want to improve their productivity and profitability.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"A carbon account can be used in on-farm decision making and sets a benchmark to show progress over time. Just as financial accounting aids financial decision making and reporting, carbon accounting aids decision making and reporting around how carbon is – or is not – utilised on-farm.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The calculator also enables the calculation of an emissions intensity figure and improves on-farm data collection and storage capabilities.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Calculation and reporting of on-farm emissions and emissions intensity for red meat products are likely to be a requirement for on-going and emerging market access in the future and the improvement to the usability of this process will support red meat producers in the process," said Mr Strong.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The calculator will provide a baseline carbon account with total greenhouse gas emissions for the property and the emissions intensity of product produced.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The calculator will enhance on-farm data collection and storage capabilities, and ensure relevant information is on hand when market opportunities arise that require historical data.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">A carbon account is an important tool for business planning as it allows producers to understand their current position and identify areas for improvement.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">A carbon account includes two key elements: GHG emissions, including: enteric methane from ruminant production and carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, as well as direct and indirect emissions of nitrous oxide from fertiliser application and excreta and methane from manure.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The other key element when developing a carbon account is the carbon related to vegetation and soils on-farm.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Reducing greenhouse gases can yield a range of benefits, including increased productivity and long-term sustainability, improving consumer and community support, and solidifying existing market access.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Carbon accounts also provide accessibility to new and emerging markets for products demonstrating environmental stewardship credentials, as well as access to capital and ensuring the adaptation and resilience of red meat production in the face of changing climatic conditions.</span></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-18 00:05:51 | 2025-08-02 01:23:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6252 | China's pig farms battle new surge in ASF | A surge in African swine fever (ASF) infections in China is set to reduce hog output later this year, farm managers and analysts said this week, pushing up prices in the world's top pork consumer as demand recovers, informs Reuters. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The incurable disease has plagued China for years, with an initial wave during 2018 and 2019 killing millions of pigs and leading to a dramatic decline in meat output that roiled global markets.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chinese farms have significantly improved hygiene and procedures since then to reduce the impact of the virus, but it still circulates constantly, often spiking in winter.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Infections this year began to surge relatively late in the season, around the Lunar New Year holiday in January, when millions of people travelled after China had relaxed its COVID curbs, said three managers at pig farming companies and analysts.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Data from swine fever virus testing companies show that the number of positive detections exploded after the new year holiday. The order of magnitude in a single month has reached the level of the whole year of 2022," said analysts at Huachuang Securities in a report.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We guess that the current swine fever infection area in northern production areas may be reaching 50%," it added.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Northern provinces like Shandong and Hebei are among the top producers of hogs.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We do see quite a lot of new infections in March. We feel it hasn't ended yet, that's the problem," he said, declining to be identified due to the sensitivity of disease outbreaks in China.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chinese farms typically do not report disease outbreaks to the government. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The impact of the outbreaks depends on how early they are detected and how they are managed, said the pig company manager.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A milder form of the virus that has few clinical symptoms is common, making it challenging to detect, he added.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chinese hog prices have hovered around 15 yuan ($2.18) per kilogramme since late last year, pressured by weak demand and excess supply.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Large losses last year encouraged many farmers to downsize herds in the winter, which has pushed up slaughter volumes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Infected pigs sent to slaughter could also be weighing on the price, said Jim Long, chief executive of Canadian genetics company Genesus, which sells breeding pigs in China.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We continue to believe the low China hog price is due to many pigs going to slaughter at any weight due to ASF [out]breaks," he wrote in a report this week.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The disease outbreaks, as well as the prior herd reductions, will lead to fewer hogs reaching the market when demand improves in the second half of the year, said the Huachuang report.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-17 00:20:57 | 2025-08-02 02:35:12 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6251 | Brazil: Exports of agribusiness products reached 9.9 billion dollars in February | In the accumulated result for the year, agro abroad sales reached a record for the first two months. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The value exported by Brazilian agribusiness reached US$ 9.9 billion in February this year. The products that stood out in the month were corn, cellulose, soy bran and oil and chicken meat.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the analyzed month, there was a decline in exports due to the reduction in exported volumes of soybeans, influenced by the delay in harvesting, despite the record production estimated by the National Supply Company (Conab), at 151.4 million tons for 2022/ 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sugar and wheat also showed a drop in foreign sales. There was less internal availability for export, due to concerns about the Argentine harvest in the case of wheat, and less sugarcane crushing due to climate issues. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef also had an unfavorable performance due to the international price reduction and decrease in export volume. One of the reasons for this drop in volume is the atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ('mad cow' disease) reported on February 22 to the World Organization for Animal Health (WHOA). As a result of this case, exports to China were temporarily suspended from February 23rd. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the accumulated result for the year, Brazilian agribusiness exports reached a record for the first two months: US$ 20.1 billion. Emphasis on record exports of soybean meal and oil, chicken and pork, corn and cellulose. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Corn</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Brazilian corn shipments totaled more than 2 million tons, with foreign exchange of US$ 689 million. According to the analysis by the Secretariat of Trade and International Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SCRI/Mapa), the favorable performance of the cereal is due to the low international supply and the high national production of the grain for the current harvest.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the latest Conab survey, the harvest estimate is around 125 million tons of corn. Thus, Brazil should be the world's largest corn exporter in the season. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The main grain importers in February were Japan, South Korea, Colombia, Algeria and Vietnam.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Chicken meat</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chicken meat already had a record for the months of February, with a record of 372 thousand tons and US$ 726 million. According to SCRI/Mapa analysts, since Brazil has no record of cases of avian flu, it manages to obtain records in shipments of this protein, in view of the world scenario. The main buyers were China, Saudi Arabia, Japan and the United Arab Emirates.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-17 00:15:35 | 2025-08-02 05:17:46 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6250 | AHDB: Success mission to boost red meat exports in US | An AHDB mission to the US with red meat exporters to explore opportunities for lamb and beef from the UK, has been hailed a success. | <p><span lang="DE">The visit, which centered around the Annual Meat Conference in Texas, resulted in a number of valuable connections with American buyers, all of which have the potential to boost red meat exports.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to AHDB’s International Market Development Director Dr Phil Hadley, the event exceeded expectations and, while there are challenges in exporting to the US, the opportunities are plentiful.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We know that we face a number of challenges exporting red meat to this market, including raising awareness of brand Britain and competing with countries that are already well-established and well-regarded by American consumers,” said Dr Hadley. “However, the reception we received from American buyers was very encouraging, with most giving positive feedback to the taste and high-quality of our red meat and even arranging meetings with our exporters to discuss possible orders."</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Annual Meat Conference took place last week, providing AHDB and exporters with the opportunity to network with more than 1,500 meat professionals from across the States. AHDB shared a stand with Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), and served up samples of beef, pork and lamb, as well as hosting a butchery demonstration by AHDB’s master butcher Martin Eccles.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The mission to the US, which also included visits to local retailers, a beef ranch and a sheep farm, was organised by AHDB to help boost exports to the US, where demand for UK meat has increased over the past year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to the latest data from HMRC, red meat exports to the US in 2022 topped £36 million, with pork shipments making up the lion’s share, worth £27.9 million – up 18 per cent in value on the previous year. Last year, 1,235 tonnes of beef were exported to the US, worth £8.2 million.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, shipments were down on the previous year, due to the beef import quota filling quickly as other exporting nations also targeted the market. Also, in October of last year, the first shipment of lamb from the UK arrived in the US after more than two decades. The first consignment was served at a gathering of US industry leaders at the Meat Importers Council of America (MICA) annual conference.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">AHDB’s Senior Export Manager for America Susana Morris added: "The US is an important export market for our red meat and it’s vital that we continue to have a presence at trade shows and conferences to ensure that we make valuable connections with importers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This is the first time that AHDB has attended the Annual Meat Conference and we were delighted with the quality of the event and the calibre of attendees who visited our stand. We look forward to seeing the fruits of our labour through the creation of commercial orders."</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-17 00:10:18 | 2025-08-01 15:15:19 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6249 | New Zealand: High inflation and reduced livestock prices could see farm profits fall | While the outlook for global sheepmeat and beef trade is improving, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) expects farmer profitability to fall sharply due to reduced livestock prices and continued high inflation. | <p><span lang="DE">The Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Mid-Season Update 2022-23 says that farm profit before tax is estimated at $146,300, a 31 percent decrease from 2021-22 and below the average for the past five years.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Farm profit before tax is equal to gross farm revenue minus total farm expenditure. Farm profit is used to meet taxation payments, personal drawings, debt repayments, and the purchase of capital items for the farm business such as farm machinery.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Inflationary pressure is causing on-farm costs to increase sharply, eroding the benefit of what are still historically pretty good farm-gate returns" says B+LNZ Chief Economist Andrew Burtt.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The forecast uptick in global sheepmeat and beef trade is supported by generally solid fundamentals in key markets, with demand projected to recover, while global supply levels remain tight.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This follows a stark drop in demand for sheepmeat at the start of the season before China relaxed its Zero-COVID policy.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As 85 percent of New Zealand’s mutton exports are to China, this impacted export receipts, which were one-third lower compared to the same period last season," says Burtt.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, a recent case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Brazil has added fuel to a tightening global beef market.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As falling farm-gate prices lead to a decrease in revenue, farmers have sought to reduce costs by deferring repairs and maintenance and reducing fertiliser use, but inflation and the increasing price of farm inputs are outweighing cost cutting initiatives.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Overall expenditure has increased to an average $531,500 per farm in 2022-23", he says.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Fertiliser, lime, and seeds expenditure is forecast to increase by 6 per cent to average $102,100 per farm, following a 15 per cent increase last season.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This is the largest area of expenditure for sheep and beef farms at around 19 per cent of farm expenditure in 2022-23".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Interest rate rises and increased overdraft borrowing is forecast to increase interest expenditure 12.5 per cent above last season - averaging $54,000 per farm. As farmers refinance and extend overdrafts while receiving lower farmgate prices, managing cashflow will be a challenge this season.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">To add to the financial pressures facing farmers, the full impact of Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle is not yet known.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Weather events like Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle and flooding during January means farmers will be rebuilding vital infrastructure, this will significantly lift repairs and maintenance expenditure and much of this spending will be on extended overdrafts," says Burtt.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Slips and silt destroyed farm infrastructure and stock losses are not fully accounted for after Cyclone Gabrielle. The economic impact on the supply chain for agriculture will be felt for years to come".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meanwhile, conditions are extremely dry in Otago and Southland placing a different pressure on farmers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">B+LNZ CEO Sam McIvor says the significant financial pressures farmers are facing are another reason the Government should put brakes on its raft of environment policy changes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Farmers are already feeling overwhelmed with the environment-related policy changes, on top of reduced revenues and high on-farm inflation. For some, they’re also now faced with having to rebuild their businesses after severe weather events like the cyclones," says McIvor.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“Almost one-third of New Zealand’s sheep and half of New Zealand’s beef cattle are in the North Island regions that were subject to a state of emergency following the cyclones.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Another third of New Zealand’s sheep and one-in-seven (14 percent) of New Zealand’s beef cattle are in Otago and Southland.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This means two-thirds of New Zealand’s sheep flock and two-thirds of New Zealand’s beef cattle are in areas either suffering from the effects of the cyclones or suffering very dry conditions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"When farmers are impacted in this way, it has a knock-on effect to the wider economy including businesses that service farms like vets, trucking companies, shearers and many more.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Simply put, the Prime Minister needs put a stop to the tsunami of legislation and regulations that is constraining the food producing export earning sector.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This is the time to get behind the sector, so farmers can navigate this financially challenging time, plan ahead, and ensure their businesses remain sustainable in every sense of the word".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-17 00:05:11 | 2025-08-02 04:38:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6247 | Water use in the Spanish White Pork Sector | Awareness about the value and scarcity of water is, without a doubt, the first step to achieve a sustainable use of it from any area and activity. | <p>Professionals in the pig sector are very aware of everything that concerns the environmental impact of their activity, and especially with making a responsible use of water.</p> <p>Water is a very valuable resource for the entire value chain of pork production. For this reason, with increasing frequency, the adoption of practices for recovery and reuse can be observed in farms and meat industries. For example, the recovery of rainwater stands out as an increasingly implemented measure, for its use in cleaning tasks in all types of establishments.</p> <p>Another frequent measure is the control of pipes and circuits, as well as the implementation of water troughs that reduce losses on farms, or efficient equipment in the use of water throughout the chain.</p> <p>The result of this effort is that the water footprint of the activity in Spanish pig farms has been reduced by 30% in the last 30 years thanks, among other things, to the improvement in feed conversion rates or the optimization of facilities, equipment and water quality, as well as cleaning and refrigeration systems.</p> <p>These are figures that invite us to continue working to advance the environmental objectives established by the European Commission on the path towards a neutral climate impact. The goal is for the water footprint of the pig sector to be 40% lower in 2050 compared to 2020. To achieve this, the sector is working on numerous improvement projects and technologies to achieve the lowest possible water footprint, which will also result in greater competitiveness of the sector.</p> <p>From the Spanish Inter-professional Agri-Food Organization for White Pork (INTERPORC), in order to help farms meet these objectives, a <a href="https://interporc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/guia-para-la-gestion-del-agua-en-la-explotacion-porcina.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>"Guide for water management on pig farms</strong><strong>"</strong></a> is available online through our website.</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/files/pictures/article/Captura.jpg?1678959326091" alt="Captura" width="200" height="200" /></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-16 00:30:08 | 2025-08-02 05:07:43 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6246 | The GO REDAPORC ends its pilot phase with the delivery of the PRAN-INTERPORC Awards | The SAT 322 Los Chicos (Segovia) and Puyalón (Albalatillo, Huesca) pig farms have been awarded in the first edition of the PRAN-INTERPORC Awards, in recognition of the progress they have made in the reduction in the use of antibiotics. | <p><span lang="DE">The Segovian farm has won first prize in the 'Fat Feeder' category and, for its part, the Puyalón farm in the 'Piglet Production' category.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The awards, which are part of the activity of the REDaPORC Operating Group led by INTERPORC, are the result of the pilot phase work, in which 350 farms have participated over the last three years, and in which a digital platform has been developed that is already operational, and that will benefit the entire sector.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Daniel de Miguel, deputy director of INTERPORC, highlighted at the awards ceremony that "when we started the REDaPORC project we wanted to achieve a result in line with the excellence that characterizes the white-coated pig production model in Spain, and It has certainly been achieved".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For de Miguel, "this has been possible thanks to our companies, our entities, our professionals, the men and women of swine, we have shown that there is no challenge that we cannot overcome together. Thanks to you, the REDaPORC Operational Group is, of course, an example of what we can achieve when we combine the knowledge and experience of great professionals".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">A clear example, he has highlighted, is this digital tool that facilitates pig farms and companies "decision-making in terms of antibiotic management by allowing companies to identify critical points in biosecurity, providing reports that facilitate the adoption of corrective measures".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">That is, he concluded, "a great advance in biosecurity, sustainability, animal welfare and food safety in the white layer </span><span lang="DE">pig sector in Spain".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-03-16 00:20:49 | 2025-08-02 02:42:44 | Details Edit Delete |
