Articles

Id	Title	Subtitle	Content	Active	Archived	Category	User	Created	Modified	Actiuni
Id	Title	Subtitle	Content	Active	Archived	Category	User	Created	Modified	Actiuni
5350	930 bird flu outbreaks reported in one month and a half	US poultry industry triggers alarm as the virus "imported" from Northern Europe has spread across 13 states.	<p>According to the latest FAO report, 930 bird flu outbreaks have been reported in the last 45 days across the globe. The US is the latest country to be confronted with multiple bans in various markets (the Philippines, Mexico etc) as the virus is now spread across 13 states in both poultry farms and wild birds. Outbreaks were found in domesticated flocks in Maryland, Missouri, Indiana, Connecticut and Iowa last week, as the virus continued to spread across North America, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).<br />A preprint study by scientists from the USDA which has not yet been peer-reviewed found evidence that the latest outbreak of bird flu in North America was transmitted from Northern Europe over the Atlantic Ocean, the first documented introduction of a Eurasian HPAI via the Atlantic Flyway to the US.</p> <p>The study also found that while HPAI in wild birds was usually tied to spillover from domestic birds, it seems that such viruses are now being maintained in wild bird populations as well, with researchers adding that this highlights the importance of monitoring wild birds.</p> <p>The CDC noted that while the H5N1 viruses detected in late 2021 and 2022 are different from earlier H5N1 viruses, they still lack changes seen in the past that have been associated with viruses spreading more easily among poultry, infecting people more easily and causing severe illness in people.<br />A large number of bird flu outbreaks have been reported throughout Europe, Africa and Asia in recent weeks and months, mostly due to the H5N1 subtype, which comes from the H5 lineage, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The organization warned that a further increase in outbreaks is expected in the coming months.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2022-03-11 08:09:48	2025-08-11 05:33:51	Details Edit Delete
1761	Miratorg to invest $22.4 million in expanding its pork production	Miratorg, one of the largest pork producers in Russia, plans to invest 1.5 billion rubles ($22.46 million) to expand its pork production in the Pristenskiy district of the Kursk region.	<p>The company will build a new site with a production capacity of 12,000 tons of pork per year that will launch its operations starting with 2019.</p> <p>Miratorg is implementing a large-scale project of doubling the existing capacities of the pig-breeding division to 1 million tons of live weight per year. Miratorg is building a vertically integrated production that includes a crop division, feed mills, livestock farms and the largest slaughter and processing plant from Russia in the Chernitsyno village of the Kursk region.</p> <p>"Investments in new production facilities are, first of all, investing in creating new jobs. At the Kursk assets of the holding already employs more than 800 employees - we are the largest employer in the agricultural sector of the region. The new farm plans to employ about 52 people, mostly rural residents from nearby settlements. The staff of the pig-breeding area will be provided with stable work, social guarantees and decent wages on average higher than in the region and the industry. Employees of Miratorg are also provided with the delivery by corporate transport to work places, overalls and food at production facilities, " Miratorg's press service commented.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-14 13:12:05	2025-08-11 05:34:06	Details Edit Delete
7678	Half a million genotypes reached for MERINOSELECT	Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Sheep Genetics program has hit a new milestone with the latest MERINOSELECT analysis reaching 500,000 genotypes – making it the largest genomic evaluation of its type anywhere in the world.	<p><span lang="DE">MERINOSELECT is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for Merino producers. It produces Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) that enable sheep producers to select animals accurately on their genetic merit to suit individual production systems and breeding goals.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Genotyping is the process of finding differences in the genetic makeup of individual sheep in their DNA sequences.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">With 500,000 genotypes reached, this means that the unique genetic makeup of half a million sheep is now routinely incorporated into the industry genetic evaluations on a fortnightly basis.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The increase in number of genotypes, rate of genetic progress and number of animals submitted to Sheep Genetics means that sheep producers have access to more animals with Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) than ever before and the merit of these animals is continuing to improve.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to Peta Bradley, Manager of Sheep Genetics for MLA, the benefits of having more genotypes in the system will help sheep producers select for traits that can be harder to record on farm or are recorded later in life. Often these traits are still important to on-farm production and include traits like reproduction and adult fleece traits.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"More than 50% of the rams for sale this year with MERINOSELECT ASBVs have a genotype that is used in the evaluation", Ms Bradley said.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As the use of Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) continues to grow within the commercial sector we’ve seen corresponding growth in the number of animals and clients involved in Sheep Genetics".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The MERINOSELECT evaluation is delivered through Sheep Genetics and is supported by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) based at the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale, NSW.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">AGBU play a pivotal role in running the genetic evaluation for Merino sheep. All of the 500,000 genotypes are, combined every fortnight with data on 4.1 million animals to produce the genetic evaluation.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"There are over 80 traits and indexes reported from the analysis enabling sheep producers to access tools that help them drive genetic progress towards their breeding objective", Ms Bradley said.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It is a monumental effort by the team to ensure this valuable industry service continues to be a world leading genetic evaluation lead by the Research and Development at AGBU and delivered to industry by Sheep Genetics".</span></p>	1		Industry	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-08-22 00:05:31	2025-08-11 05:34:11	Details Edit Delete
279	Brexit could damage New Zealand's meat exports	Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the New Zealand Meat Industry Association are concerned about news that appeared in the British media which report that the European Union and the United Kingdom have reached a "deal" to split the EU's WTO tariff rate quotas after Brexit takes place.	<p> </p> <p>“Given the importance of the European Union and the United Kingdom for New Zealand’s sheep and beef exports, stability and certainty is vital,” James Parsons, Chairman of Beef + Lamb New Zealand declared in a statement.  “The tariff rate quotas form part of the EU’s WTO commitments and are legally binding rights and obligations.</p> <p>“The New Zealand sheep and the beef industry is not seeking windfall gains from the Brexit process,” said Parsons.  “However, we cannot contemplate a situation where the quality or quantity of New Zealand’s existing WTO market access rights with the European Union or the United Kingdom are eroded.”</p> <p>John Loughlin, Chairman of the New Zealand Meat Industry Association, said: “Media reports that the EU and UK are planning to propose splitting the quotas would erode the quality of this access as we would lose the flexibility to respond to changes in demand for sheepmeat and beef across the EU28, aiding market stability, which is in the interests of both producers and consumers.</p> <p>“The New Zealand red meat sector is open to creative and mutually acceptable solutions that would work for the UK, EU, and fully preserve the WTO rights of New Zealand and other quota holders.  The key is full and proper consultation with New Zealand and all those other WTO Members with an interest in the tariff rate quotas.</p> <p>“We trust that the UK and EU will work with their trading partners in an open-minded and constructive fashion to find a solution that works to fully honor their legal obligations regarding their existing market access commitments to third countries.”</p> <p>* The European Union currently takes about half of New Zealand’s total global sheepmeat exports and all of these exports currently enter the EU duty-free.  Without this duty-free access, no exports would take place as the out of quota tariff rate is a prohibitive 50 percent.</p>	1		Market		2017-10-08 07:00:46	2025-08-11 05:34:15	Details Edit Delete
3478	VIDEO: "The Romanian gastronomy is still a traditional one"		<p>Romanians have a certain preference for pork and chicken meat keeping their gastronomy in the traditional zone specific for this area, believes David Contant, Master Teacher, Institut Culinaire Disciples Escoffier Romania. They also like to add beef in their menu from time to time, even if beef consumption in the country is still below the average in the EU. </p> <p>In a short interview for EuroMeat News, the French chef explains why there is a lot a room for improvement and innovation in the Romanian gastronomy, who has the advantage of fine quality food produced in the country.<br />At this time, chef Contant is teaching Romanian and foreign students the secrets of the culinary art in an Institute in Bucharest.</p>	1		Industry		2019-12-18 12:58:44	2025-08-11 05:34:19	Details Edit Delete
4797	Carnimad takes attitude against the use of term 'vegetarian butcher shop'	"It is illegal and stands for unfair competition", says the professional association from Madrid.	<p>Carnimad, Madrid's Butchers Association, takes a step forward and urges the authorities to ban the use of the 'butcher shop' term in stores that are selling vegetarian products. Already in May 2020, Cedecarne, a union organization of which Carnimad is part, signaled the illegal use - and increasingly frequent- of the meat denominations in food establishments, to market plant products that mimick the aspect of meat products. </p> <p>"A year later, in Carnimad we have seen ourselves in the obligation to take a step forward because the irregularity of the situation no longer affects meat denominations, but to the model itself, with the opening in Madrid of Compassion - the first "vegetarian butcher shop" of Spain, as they call it themselves," says a press release from Carnimad.<br />The association decided to send the new company a letter in which reminded it that 'butcher shop' term stands for "an establishment dedicated to manipulation, preparation and presentation and, where appropriate, storage of fresh meats and spoils, with or without bone, in its different modalities, as well as meat preparations, meat products and other products of animal origin, for sale to the consumer in the dependencies own intended for this purpose", as defined by the Decree 1376/2003.<br />"Likewise, we also understand that the activity they develop can not be framed in any of the retail trade activities of meat and meat products in specialized establishments, which have their own tax grades," added Carnimad.<br />Much more, the incorrect use of the denominations in Compassion store goes far beyond the name of the establishment, because it is present in almost all Compassion products, both in the physical and online store, vulnerating national and European regulations, and leading to consumer confusion. Specifically, they use terms such as "red meats", "white meats", "sausages", "Entrecots", "Chorizos" and even "Our Iberians".<br />"From Carnimad, we consider that this misuse of the meat denominations is extremely serious, since it is clearly a cheating to the consumer, in addition to supposing an act of unfair competition," said the association in a press release.<br />Carnimad invoques a 2017 judgment of the European Court acted with force regarding those terms that referred to dairy products without carrying milk of animal origin, removing the term "milk" only allowed for those that come from animals. This interpretation is extensive, without any doubt, for the meat terms.<br />"Likewise, as representatives of trade sector professionals, with a marked artisan character, we congratulate all the entrepreneurial initiatives that contribute to dynamize neighborhoods and cities, but never breaching current legislation and much less confusing consumers. Therefore, we request the immediate review and withdrawal of any reference to meat products or derivatives in the labeling and communication of the establishment, seeking a solution according to the current European regulatory framework," concluded the association.<br />Carnimad hereby reserves the right to undertake any other type of action, both in defense of consumers and in the field of its commercial activity. </p>	1		Market		2021-07-08 05:07:07	2025-08-11 05:34:26	Details Edit Delete
177		Hilton Foods Australia will invest 115 million dollars in the construction of a meat processing and distribution center at the LOGOS Heathwood Logistics Estate in Brisbane.	<p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The new facility will spread across 45,000 square meters. Construction at the site is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2019.</p> <p>Starting January 2020, Hilton will start to supply Woolworths store with beef, lamb and pork products.</p> <p>Hilton formed a joint venture with Woolworths, Australia in 2013, which operates two factories, one near Melbourne and one in Bunbury, Western Australia. The two facilities supply meat products to nearly one third of Woolworths’ retail stores.</p> <p>Hilton Food Group plc is a leading specialist meat-packing business supplying major international food retailers, Tesco, Ahold, Albert Heijn, ICA, Rimi and Coop Danmark from state of the art facilities located in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, and Denmark.</p> <p>Hilton Foods reported an increase in pre-tax profit in the first semester of 2017, by 10.4% to 18.4 million pounds on revenue of 690.7 million pounds, up from 631.9 million pounds. Furthermore the increase in volumes of 8.7% were driven mainly by Australia and Portugal.</p>	1		Retail		2017-09-13 14:00:02	2025-08-11 05:34:34	Details Edit Delete
711	USDA appoints 3 to national sheep board	Two producers and one marketing expert will serve for a three-year term in the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors.	<p>The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors has 3 new members as the Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue appointed two producers and one marketing expert in position for a three-year term.<br />"The Sheep Center was established to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. sheep industry and these appointees bring experience that will serve this agricultural sector well" declared Perdue.</p> <p>The appointees are Jeremy Geske, producer, Brenda J. Reau, producer and Steve W. Lewis, Expert in Marketing.</p> <p>The board is composed of seven voting members and two non-voting members. Voting members of the board include four members who are active producers of sheep in the United States, two members that have expertise in finance and management, and one member that has expertise in lamb, wool, or lamb product marketing.</p> <p>Non-voting members of the board include the USDA’s Under Secretaries for Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Research, Education, and Economics. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service provides oversight of the center.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Pixabay</em>)</p>	1		Industry		2018-02-01 11:45:37	2025-08-11 05:34:49	Details Edit Delete
4036	USDA forecast record poultry production in China	Several large producers are pushing limits in production to reduce the country's dependency on meat imports.	<p>Poultry production in China is to reach a record level of 14.85 million tonnes of chicken meat in 2020, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This comes after another year of increased production, 13.75 million tonnes (+18% over 2018). This aggressive expansion is going to reduce the deficit of animal protein in the Chinese market, despite the fact that the domestic demand for poultry is low due to the coronavirus.<br />Also, it is seen as a factor meant to reduce reliance on imports amid recent fears about the safety of foreign meat. Last week, chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for the coronavirus.<br />“Currently the price is so low. I don’t think it’s just weak demand but it’s also the sufficient supply,” said Pan Chenjun, senior analyst at Rabobank, according to Reuters. China slaughtered 9.3 billion chickens last year, including 4.4 billion white-feathered broilers, favoured by fast-food chains for cheap, plump meat.</p> <p>Industry leaders like Liaoning Wellhope Agri-Tech, Yum China KFC-supplier Fujian Sunner Development and Thailand’s C.P. already had expansion plans to meet Beijing’s goal for more integrated food production. Chicken meat is seen as the most affordable option to replace pork in the Chinese market. Pork production in China has dropped significantly due to ongoing ASF crisis that started in August 2018. With pork prices on the rise, consumers are expected to permanently put more chicken in their diets. Currently, several large poultry projects are in development in China in order to increase production.</p>	1		Industry		2020-08-18 09:30:43	2025-08-11 05:35:06	Details Edit Delete
7034	US: New broiler exports report results mixed	U.S. broiler exports for January through November 2023 decreased by 4.8 percent in volume and 10.4 percent in value from the same period a year earlier, while egg exports increased by 9.9 percent in volume and 17.6 percent in value, according to new trade data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Turkey exports were up 18.5 percent in volume but down 2.1 percent in value.	<p><span lang="DE">Mexico, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Iraq, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Nicaragua, Georgia, El Salvador, Mozambique, Mauritania, Peru, and Benin registered tremendous gains in broiler exports from the same period a year earlier.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Broiler exports for the first eleven months of 2023 were 3,322,772 metric tons, down 4.8 percent from the same period of last year, while export value was $4.338 billion, down 10.4 percent (Figure 1). Of the total shipment, 54.6 percent or 1,814,902 tons were shipped to the top six markets, including Mexico, China, Taiwan, Cuba, Philippines, and Canada.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Shipments to Mexico in January-November 2023 were 659,855 metric tons, up 9.5 percent from the same period a year earlier. During the same period, Brazilian chicken exports to Mexico reached 171,501 metric tons, up 27.9 percent year over year, while Chilean chicken exports to Mexico were 24,311 metric tons, down 7.0 percent.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Exports to China decreased by 32.4 percent to 391,064 tons (of which 68.4 percent or 267,379 metric tons were chicken paws), while shipments to Taiwan increased by 11.1 percent to 241,917 tons. Exports to other important markets were Cuba, 233,587 tons, down 6.8 percent; Philippines, 156,526 tons, down 11.4 percent; Canada, 131,953 tons, down 7.3 percent; Guatemala, 130,923 tons, up 8.8 percent; Vietnam, 106,578 tons, down 5.1 percent; Angola, 94,300 tons, down 41.8 percent; Congo (Brazzaville), 80,225 tons, up 4.7 percent.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Broiler exports in November 2023 were 283,884 metric tons, down 13.5 percent from the same month of 2022, while export value was $370.6 million, down 11.1 percent. Shipments to Mexico decreased by 1.2 percent year over year to 61,409 metric tons, while exports to China decreased by 60.8 percent to 18,738 tons (of which 72.3 percent or 13,545 metric tons were chicken paws). Shipments to Cuba decreased by 38.9 percent to 16,571 tons, while exports to Taiwan increased by 16.3 percent to 14,343 tons. While exports to United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Iraq, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Congo (Brazzaville), Haiti, Jamaica, and Mauritania increased notably year over year, exports to Angola, Colombia, South Africa, Georgia, Gabon, Chile, and Philippines decreased significantly.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Cumulative turkey exports for January through November 2023 reached 202,823 metric tons, up 18.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, while export value was $578.0 million, down 2.1 percent (Figure 2). Of the total quantity exported, 79.0 percent or 160,269 metric tons were shipped to the top six markets, including Mexico, Canada, Peru, Jamaica, Panama, and Guatemala, with Mexico alone accounting for 67.8 percent or 137,509 metric tons.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Turkey exports in November 2023 reached 22,367 metric tons, up 60.6 percent from the same month of 2022, while export value was $63.0 million, up 19.6 percent. Shipments to Mexico increased by 53.3 percent to 14,895 metric tons, while exports to Leeward-Windward Islands rose by 228 percent to 695 metric tons. Exports to Canada were 691 metric tons, down 1.2 percent year over year, while exports to El Salvador were 621 metric tons, up 39.8 percent. Also, Exports to Costa Rica, Haiti, Taiwan, Guatemala, Bahamas, Benin, Gabon, Japan, Dominican Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), and Hong Kong increased notably year over year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Total egg exports (table eggs plus egg products in shell egg equivalent) from January to November 2023 increased by 9.9 percent to 162.3 million dozen. The value of those exports increased by 17.6 percent to $269.1 million (Figure 3).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Cumulative exports of table eggs for the first eleven months of 2023 reached 81.5 million dozen, up 29.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, while export value was $147.9 million, up 21.7 percent. Of the total shipments, 87.1 percent or 70.9 million dozen were shipped to the top six export markets, namely Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, Bahamas, Netherlands Antilles, and United Kingdom.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Table egg exports for November 2023 were 6.1 million dozen, up 10.8 percent from the same month of 2022, while export value was $10.5 million, down 37.9 percent. November exports to Canada were 3.3 million dozen, up 0.4 percent year over year, while exports to Hong Kong reached 0.5 million dozen, up 39.0 percent. While exports to Cuba, Mexio, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Leeward-Windward Islands, and United Kingdom increased notably, shipments to Israel, EU-27, and Turks and Caicos Islands decreased significantly.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For egg products, exports in January-November 2023 reached 27,023 metric tons, up 16.3 percent from the same period a year earlier, while export value totaled $121.2 million, up 12.9 percent. Exports to the top six markets including Japan, Mexico, EU-27, Canada, South Korea, and Bahamas accounted for 87.0 percent or $105.5 million.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Exports of egg products in November 2023 were 1,997 metric tons, down 25.7 percent from the same month of 2022, while export value reached $11.3 million, up 66.6 percent. Export sales to EU-27 hit $2.7 million, as compared to $77,000 for November 2022, while export value to Japan was $2.4 million, up 10.1 percent year over year. While export sales to South Korea, Mexico, Colombia, and Australia increased notably, export value to Canada, Kuwait, Israel, and Trinidad and Tobago decreased significantly.</span></p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-01-22 00:05:26	2025-08-11 05:35:23	Details Edit Delete
7349	INTERPORC adheres to ’’The Sense of Meat’’, a pioneering collaborative project	"The Spanish Inter-professional Agri-Food Organization for White Pork” (INTERPORC) joins ’’The Sense of Meat", a pioneering collaboration initiative of the value chain of the meat sector and distribution to value and claim the pleasure of consuming meat and the suitability of integrating this food into the framework of a complete and balanced diet.	<p>"The Sense of Meat" has the main objective of conveying that meat and meat products are part of the gastronomic culture and that consuming it according to the recommended guidelines contributes to a varied and balanced diet within the framework of a Mediterranean Diet. .</p> <p>Furthermore, according to data from AECOC Shopperview - the knowledge and analysis service of behavioral changes and the evolution of consumption trends of AECOC - and FECIC, 45% of meat consumers include it in their diet for the pleasure that the consumption of this food provides. Only the contribution of protein (51% of mentions) surpasses the enjoyment of meat consumption as the main reason of choice. Likewise, 34% of consumers claim that they consume meat to follow a balanced diet and 26% for health reasons.</p> <p>Together with INTERPORC, almost a hundred companies and organizations from the entire value chain of the meat sector and distribution are already part of "The Sense of Meat" initiative, whose image and messages can be seen, starting next month May, in the points of sale of the main chains, on the packaging of some products, on commercial brochures, as well as on the websites and social networks of the participating companies and organizations.</p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-04-29 00:28:35	2025-08-11 05:35:25	Details Edit Delete
2990	JBT Avure acquires new HPP technology for ground beef	JBT Avure's new HPP technology for fresh ground meat retains the natural appearance and texture during the high-pressure process.	<p>JBT Avure has recently acquired a new High Pressure Processing (HPP) meat technology that will benefit meat processors, retailers and consumers worldwide, announces the company in a press release.<br />Currently, this new technology is pending USDA approval in the US. International opportunities exist prior to USDA approval with favorable precedents already set in several countries. Fresh ground beef is the first application for this technology which is slated to expand to whole muscle beef, as well as poultry and pork in the future.</p> <p><strong>Increased shelf life</strong></p> <p>JBT Avure's new HPP technology for fresh ground meat retains the natural appearance and texture during the high-pressure process. JBT Avure's VP of Food Science and Microbiology, Dr. Errol Raghubeer, says, “The benefits of this new technology are that meat companies, retailers and consumers can take better advantage of the food safety benefits that HPP provides as a result of the more natural appearance and 2X- 4X increase in shelf life. In addition, with the proven track record of inactivating pathogens and spoilage bacteria using HPP, fresh ground meat producers using this technology will be able to have a viable lethality step (FSIS Directive 6120.2) for fresh ground meat.”</p> <p>Meat companies were one of the first food categories to utilize HPP and reap its benefits of clean label, food safety, and shelf life extension. Once accepted by the regulatory authorities, this technology will be a win for all the stakeholders.</p> <p><strong>Safety guaranteed</strong></p> <p>Meat processors worried about recalls due to Salmonella, E. coli or Listeria can use HPP on ground beef and know that the food is safe. Retailers will also benefit from food safety, longer shelf life, and less food waste. Consumers will be able to keep ground beef in their refrigerator for much longer and potentially not need to freeze it. When ready, they can prepare and cook the ground beef to rarer temperatures with minimal risk of getting sick or cross-contaminating other food. JBT Avure's Chief Marketing Officer, Lisa Wessels, says, “With JBT Avure's new HPP technology, in addition to the benefits of natural appearance and significant shelf life extension, meat companies can now mitigate threats to their brand via food safety recalls because HPP effectively reduces the chance of food safety recalls, which we are seeing more and more frequently. Processors will not have to rely on the consumer any longer to apply the final step to eliminate potential pathogens by cooking it.”</p> <p> </p>	1		Technology		2019-06-11 04:19:42	2025-08-11 05:35:36	Details Edit Delete
4912	400 tonnes of meat recalled in the US market	Fratelli Beretta's Uncured Antipasto meat products are linked to a severe salmonella outbreak.	<p>Almost 400 tonnes of meat produced by Fratelli Beretta USA are recalled from the US market due to salmonella contamination, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Uncured Antipasto trays were produced by the company between February 28, 2021 and August 15, 2021, with best by dates of Aug 27, 2021, through Feb 11, 2022.<br />The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been investigating a combined outbreak of Salmonella Infantis infections and an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections and found a link to Fratelli Beretta products. Combined, the outbreaks are responsible for 36 illnesses in 17 states with 12 hospitalizations and no deaths. As of Aug. 26 the data for the two outbreaks is being reported together because the investigations have been combined. No new cases have been reported since the previous notice on Aug. 24.</p> <p>“Epidemiologic data show that Fratelli Beretta brand prepackaged “Uncured Antipasto” trays may be contaminated with Salmonella and may be making people sick,” according to the CDC’s outbreak alert.<br />Because of the long shelf life of the meat product, there is concern that consumers may have it in their homes. Consumers are advised to check the label information of any product they have on hand. If the codes match the recalled products the meat should immediately be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Some ill people reported eating Fratelli Beretta brand uncured antipasto before they got sick and the traceback investigation confirmed that some of the ill people purchased uncured antipasto trays produced by Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc. FSIS continues to work with the CDC and state and local public health partners on this investigation to determine if additional products are linked to illness. FSIS will provide updated information if it becomes available.</p> <p>Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. The most common symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 6 hours to 6 days after eating the contaminated product. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Most people recover without treatment. In some persons, however, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. Older adults, infants, and persons with weakened immune systems are more likely to develop a severe illness. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact their health care provider.</p>	1		Retail		2021-08-30 06:33:46	2025-08-11 05:35:40	Details Edit Delete
1048	Argentina's pork consumption increased by 9.6% last year	In Argentina, the average consumption of pork per capita reached 14.1 kg per person in 2017, making this the ninth consecutive year of growth, according to a report published by the consulting firm Consultores, Sectorial Economic Research (IES).	<p>Argentinians shifted from eating beef to pork in recent years due to an improvement in pork cuts prices, which, according to the IES report, "showed moderate increases in relation to beef."</p> <p>Argentina's pork production has increased by 8.7% in 2017 compared to the previous year, reaching 568 thousand tons. The slaughter number also increased by 7.3% in the same period and totalled 6,425 thousand heads, as reported by Agritotal.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the value of Argentine pork exports also reported a rise of 161% last year compared to 2016 and reached $5.8 million. In terms of volume, pork exports were 2,631 tons or only 0.5% of Argentina's total production. They also increased during the same period by 111.5%.</p> <p>IES report also states that the retail price for pork increased by 15.7% in the interannual measurement but below the retail inflation of the period and of food in particular. This alongside with Argentina's recovery of economic activity and higher wages fueled the increase in pork consumption across 2017.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-04 10:17:13	2025-08-11 05:35:56	Details Edit Delete
2477	UK pork exports report another strong performance	UK exported 19,500 tonnes of fresh/frozen pork in November 2018, increasing its shipments by 5% compared to the same month in 2017, according to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).	<p>China received 4,900 tonnes of pork in November last year, an increase in shipments of 81% year-on-year. Increases were also reported to Germany and Ireland, while shipments to Hong Kong and Denmark declined.</p> <p>AHDB analyst Rebecca Oborne said overall value of fresh/frozen pork shipments was up 7% at £26.4 million due to higher average prices which reflected the increasing high value trade with the US.</p> <p>Exports of pig meat overall (including offal) for the month also rose (+3% or 1,000 tonnes), to 31,800 tonnes. "There was some switching in products though compared to year earlier levels. Shipments of bacon and processed pork both recorded increases, though offal recorded a decline," Oborne said.</p>	1		Market		2019-01-23 11:56:40	2025-08-11 05:35:58	Details Edit Delete
2898	British company to invest $130 million in Zimbabwe's meat processing plant	The investment comes as part of a deal signed with the government to buy and revitalize Cold Storage Company (CSC).	<p>British beef producer Boustead Beef signed a 25-year concession with Zimbabwe's government to buy and revitalize Cold Storage Company (CSC), the largest meat processing plant in the country.<br />The plan is to increase capacity utilization at CSC ranches and abattoir plants; increased prospects for the restoration of the enterprise’s viability and higher output; stemming of further deterioration of equipment which is currently lying idle, and the growth of the local livestock and beef industry with a total investment of $130 million.<br />The UK firm will also pay for the rent, clear off CSC’s long-standing financial debts and for 25 years, the firm will take over and manage CSC’s ranches, abattoirs, distribution centers, and residential properties.<br />"Government is supporting them to make sure that they can really resuscitate CSC to its former glory,", declared Mthuli Ncube, Finance and Economic Development Minister, according to <a href="https://venturesafrica.com/244350-2/">Ventures Africa</a>.</p>	1		Industry		2019-05-16 04:45:32	2025-08-11 05:36:08	Details Edit Delete
3715	"Time to adapt to a stormy market", Dutch butcher says	Reijer Evers, owner and founder of VSSMeat, adapted its business from foodservice deliveries to door to door service.	<p>What to do when an unexpected crisis lands at your door and wipes out almost every customer of your business? Difficult to say if you let the panic overcome but for a smart entrepreneur such as Reijer Evers, owner and founder of VSSMeat, a small butchershop&grocery company from Elspeet, the Netherlands, in every crisis one can find an opportunity to adapt and even expand. In the end, as he said in a short interview for EuroMeat News, "We are butchers and we don't change into carpenters overnight."<br />His solution was to put away for a while deliveries to foodservice customers in the area since they were forced to close their doors and to turn to the people that are closed in their houses. Of course, he was able to do that mainly by using the digital instruments provided by our era for the companies in the food industry, such as the internet and online payments.</p> <p><em>What are your main customers and how is that market present itself at this time?</em></p> <p>we are a slaughterhouse/grocery and a lot of our customers are in the foodservice. That turnover is 0 at the moment.<br />The turnover to our retail customers is very good, but prices are changing every day and some, like trimmings, more times a day and premium beef cuts are changing into inferior beef cuts.</p> <p><em>Did you develop any strategies to adapt to these market conditions?</em></p> <p>We just change our website to do home delivery to private customers, so they don't have to come out of their houses. Also, we offered free delivery of goods to their door wtihin a radius of 25 km. Outside that radius, we charge a €10 if the order is bellow €100. Yes, it is a crisis, but we still try to see the opportunities in a stormy market.</p> <p><em>Are there any disruption in the supply chain from abattoirs to your shop?</em></p> <p>There's not yet a real disruption in the supply chain. We receive the meat promptly but we also have to adapt our orders to these new market conditions and the new sales volume.</p> <p><em>What is the level of compensation level that you are expected to receive from the government?</em></p> <p><br />The government promises us an almost infinite help. The reserves of the Netherlands are very healthy.</p> <p><em>What is the time horizon that allows your business to resist in this stormy market?</em></p> <p><br />The time horizon is difficult to say at the moment. Anyway, as long if there are people, there is a need for food, so it needs a different kind of strategy to make money and maybe different kind of customers, but we are butchers and we don't change into carpenters overnight.</p>	1		Industry		2020-03-19 13:52:09	2025-08-11 05:36:14	Details Edit Delete
5890	UK: Q3 2022 pork cost of production	The latest AHDB quarterly cost of production and margin estimations have been published for 2022 Q3. These use the latest performance figures for breeding and finishing herds for the 12 months ending 30 September 2022. It indicates that the full economic cost of production for 2022 Q3 is estimated at 227p/kg deadweight, with pig margins per slaughter pig estimated at -£23 per head.	<p><span lang="DE">The estimated cost of production in 2022 Q2 was 240p/kg, therefore there has been <strong>an overall decrease of 13p/kg</strong><strong> </strong>for 2022 Q3. Poorer performance figures and lower carcase weights will have negatively impacted the cost of production. Overall, changes in performance, energy, fuel and interest rates increase the cost of production by 3p/kg. The easing of feed prices during the last three months decreases the cost of production by 16p/kg.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Spot compound feed prices eased in the last three months compared to the highs of April, May and June. Unfortunately, spot prices for October have risen and, together with significant increases in energy prices and interest rates, the updated <strong>October 2022 full economic cost of production is estimated at 237p/kg deadweight</strong>. Pig prices have risen and are 200p/kg (SPP) and 204p/kg (APP) for October. Prices still do not cover the full economic cost of production, resulting in a continuing loss-making position for pig producers of around -£28 to -£33 per pig.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">With pig producers experiencing continued negative margins since October 2020, it is estimated (based on the total pig slaughter numbers) that the <strong>industry has lost £737m in the last two years</strong>.</span></p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2022-11-25 04:21:01	2025-08-11 05:36:15	Details Edit Delete
7044	Germany: Cattle population is declining slightly, while sheep numbers are increasing	The number of cattle kept in Germany has recently declined, according to Destatis. As of November 3, 2023, 10.8 million cattle were kept in Germany, including 3.7 million dairy cows.	<p>That was 0.9% or 100,600 cattle and 1.7% or 62,400 dairy cows fewer than in May 2023. Compared to November 2022, the cattle population fell by 1.5% (-160,800 animals) and by 14.6% compared to 2013. (-1.8 million animals). The dairy cow population fell by 2.5% within a year (-96,900 animals) and by 13% (-554,800 animals) in a ten-year comparison. </p> <p>The long-term downward trend in keeping dairy cows continued. Compared to May 2023, the number of positions fell by 2.1% (-1,100 positions) to 50,600; compared to November 2022, it fell by 4.4% (-2,300 positions). Since 2013, the number of dairy cow farms has fallen by 36.4% (-29,000 farms). </p> <p><strong>Sheep numbers are increasing</strong></p> <p>As of November 3, 2023, 1.6 million sheep were kept in Germany. That was 2.8% or 42,200 animals more than a year earlier (November 3, 2022). In a two-year comparison, the population increased by 3.4% or 51,000 animals; in a ten-year comparison it fell by 0.7% or 10,900 animals.</p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-01-25 00:10:43	2025-08-11 05:36:18	Details Edit Delete
4456	UK expects a 4% increase in pig meat production	Exports are to decrease as China will slow down on pork imports and the EU market will take less British pork.	<p>The UK pig meat output is expected to surpass 1 million tonnes this year due to higher slaughter and heavier carcase weights, according to the latest AHDB outlook. However, most of the pig meat is expected to remain in the country as a result of lower Chinese import demand and disruption following departure from the EU, says the report. "We believe that there was a small increase in the size of the breeding herd in 2020. Anecdotal reports generally support this, as does a 2% increase in GB breeding feed production between January and November. Reports suggest that there is little appetite to expand in 2021 at present, due to the uncertainty in the market. Poorer profitability due to higher input costs and lower finishing prices discourages expansion. As such, we expect that the breeding herd will remain relatively stable this year. There is the potential to decline in 2022 if market conditions remain unfavourable," foresee AHDB analysts.<br />Also, the analysis predicts clean pig slaughter in 2021 to be higher than in 2020, driven by a slightly larger breeding herd as well the backlog of pigs from late 2020. Throughput is expected to reach 11.2 million head, about 3% above year-earlier levels.<br />Nevertheless, the first half of the year remains in the field of uncertainty due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There is more uncertainty than usual surrounding slaughter levels in the first half of 2021. It remains to be seen how slaughter capacity will function in the coming weeks, with the coronavirus pandemic ongoing. There is also the uncertainty surrounding the number of pigs currently backed up on farms due to limited slaughter levels late last year. This is difficult to estimate at present given the data available; we are currently exploring ways to monitor this more accurately. In this forecast, we have put a particularly sharp rise in slaughter for Q2 2021, compared to 2020. This is to account for the backlog. We expect the majority the backlog to be addressed in Q2 when the number of pigs coming forward is seasonally lower. <br />During 2020, UK pork exports have increased by 3% compared to the previous year, totalling 234,300 tonnes. For 2021 the volumes shipped abroad are to fall as China will reduce its demand for pork by 10% and disruptions in trade, following the UK exit from the European Union, are expected to last.<br />"It has been widely reported that China has been active in re-establishing its domestic pig herd following the ASF epidemic. As a result of this, Chinese demand for pork is expected to decline in 2021, with the USDA forecasting a decline of 10%. Nevertheless, the forecast is high relative to historical levels, so there is still a degree of optimism for this market. Just over half of all UK pig meat exports are sent to the EU. With the EU market facing its own challenges with backlogs and export bans, this market is positioned to be well supplied in 2021. British prices are typically higher than those in the EU, which has been further compounded by additional costs associated with leaving the customs union. As such, this could make the EU market more challenging this year, especially early on. This will be a particular watchpoint for cull sow carcasses. We expect UK pig meat exports (excluding offal) to fall by around 7% this year. However, this will be highly dependent on the extent and duration of disruption associated with leaving the EU," says AHDB.</p>	1		Industry		2021-02-03 11:27:47	2025-08-11 05:36:20	Details Edit Delete

Data Tables

Articles