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4522	Meat snacks added in Cherkizovo's portfolio of products	Sales of meat snacks in Russia have increased by roughly 30% per year, with growth rates set to remain high going forward.	<p>Cherkizovo is ready to launch a range of meat snacks in the Russian market, as it believes the products may increase sales for the group. The company will launch the sale of its new meat snack product range in spring marketed under the rapidly growing Cherkizovo Premium brand. With double-digit growth rates, this product category is gaining momentum among Russian consumers.<br />Pilot sales of Cherkizovo Premium meat snacks are set to start this spring, with mass-market sales in the Russian retail segment scheduled for autumn. The product mix was developed based on consumer preferences and broken down into three groups: pork, chicken, and turkey snacks. Meat snacks are made of cured and dried meat and intended as an easy solution to satisfy mild hunger. According to recent studies, sales of meat snacks in Russia have increased by roughly 30% per year, with growth rates set to remain high going forward.<br />In line with market demand, Cherkizovo Premium snacks come in the form of long thin cured sausages (fuet). They are produced from natural spices and top-quality meat supplied from the Company’s own farms. The snacks contain no soybeans or genetically modified organisms.<br />“Cherkizovo Group made a decision to expand its product portfolio by adding a range of delicious and handy meat snacks. Thanks to a large amount of animal protein, they boast excellent nutritious properties and suit a wide variety of consumption patterns. Cherkizovo Premium snacks are produced to a specially developed recipe with a high protein and low-fat content,” commented Anastasia Mikhailova, Head of Communications at Cherkizovo Group.<br />Research shows that people aged 26 to 40 with above-average income are the main consumers of snacks in Russia. According to Ipsos data, most often they eat meat snacks while watching films (51%), as a way to fill up in between meals at home (47%) and outside (40%). People also use snacks as a quick meal while they are out enjoying nature (consumption frequency of 36%) or at work/classes (23%).</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-08 11:18:29	2025-08-12 15:10:10	Details Edit Delete
4523	Russia looks to import more Brazilian poultry	Taxes applied for Brazilian poultry may drop to stabilise the domestic market.	<p>Russian officials are considering a drop in taxes for Brazilian poultry imports to stabilise the domestic prices. Eggs and chicken meat are the most affordable animal proteins for many Russians and the demand for these products has been rapidly increasing in the last 12 months. Moscow has imposed grain export curbs and other measures in an attempt to slow food inflation amid the COVID-19 pandemic and falling household incomes. The possible tax cut was mentioned at a meeting of agriculture ministry officials and Russia's largest poultry producers on Tuesday, at which they discussed rising prices for poultry and eggs, according to the RIA news agency.<br />This year, poultry producers in Russia have been hardly affected by avian flu outbreaks and production has decline and officials are looking to large suppliers to cover the gap in the domestic market.<br />Russia's 2021 poultry import quota is set at 364,000 tonnes with zero tax for all countries. Outside the quota, the tax rises to 65%. "It was noted at the meeting that the government is discussing reducing the import duty on poultry meat from Brazil, which is one of the main suppliers of this product, as a possible stabilisation measure. This measure could be taken if other solutions are insufficient," the agency noted.</p>	1		Market		2021-03-08 11:42:51	2025-08-13 16:19:00	Details Edit Delete
4524	US pork exports jump to 59,600 tonnes per week	This is the highest level since September and the prices are going up as well.	<p>US pork exports have reached 59,600 tonnes in the last week of February. This is the highest level reported since September 2020 and the prices in the US market are responding to it. "Of that 28,200 tonnes were exported to China, also a record figure for the last 5 months. Quite a positive sign with US hog supply declining and exports showing good demand," commented Jim Long, President & CEO of Genesus Inc.<br />Another positive sign is represented by the prices for cull sows, which is in $0.70 range. "This past summer they were in the 20? range. Huge jump in value. A $200 per head increase. Good time to sell your sows that you kept going and replace with gilts. Sow is worth more than a purchased gilt, a real-time opportunity," added Mr Long.<br />US pig meat and offal exports increased by 11% in 2020, compared to the year before, reaching 3.08 million tonnes. This is despite volumes stalling in the latter part of the year, with shipments actually a little below 2019 levels in the final quarter.<br />China became the largest importer of US pig meat, accounting for 31% of total shipments and volumes increasing by nearly 80% on 2019 levels.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2021-03-09 11:55:47	2025-08-13 05:03:12	Details Edit Delete
4525	Smoking without fine dust	CleanSmoke contributes to health protection in several ways at once.	<p>The Paris Agreement and people's health are much more interlinked than most think. Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are not only relevant to climate. Air pollutants, especially particulate matter emissions, which are particularly harmful, have major health implications. The Corona crisis has brought this back into public focus. According to current climate models, the number of victims is much higher than previously assumed. An estimated 8.7 million people died prematurely from emissions in 2019. By about 2040, 16,000 premature deaths could be avoided in Germany alone by meeting the climate target.</p> <p>Conventional smokehouses also still emit too many emissions despite legally required air pollution control technologies. The combustion processes produce smoke, ash and fine dust particles that are considered more or less harmful to health. In contrast, smokehouses that use CleanSmoke technology easily comply with all air pollutant limits under the German Clean Air Act (TA Luft). Analyses carried out as part of the European Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAP) showed that CleanSmoke can reduce particulate matter by 87 percent and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 64 percent, for example.</p> <p><strong>EU strongly endorses CleanSmoke</strong></p> <p>For years, the European Union (EU) has been requiring the manufacturing industry to use only environmentally friendly processing technologies. It therefore strongly endorses the use of primary smoke products, as these are considered less harmful to health than the traditional smoking process due to their fractionation and purification from undesirable substances (EU Regulation 2065/2003). This is one of the reasons why the EU has labeled the CleanSmoke process as "Best Available Technique" (BAT).</p> <p>CleanSmoke is smoke freshly produced from primary smoke condensate by means of compressed air. These primary smoke products are cleaned of undesirable substances such as ash, soot, tar and PAHs in a multi-stage filter process. When smoking with CleanSmoke, there is no open fire or embers, which is why no pollutants such as fine dust, nitrogen oxides or carbon monoxide are produced. "For conventionally smoking businesses in areas with residential development, this is like life insurance," says Uwe Vogel, chairman of the CleanSmoke Coalition (CSC). "They would otherwise be threatened with closure or have to retrofit their operations at great technical expense."</p> <p>But it is not only in the smokehouses that air pollution can be reduced: the consistent use of CleanSmoke also ensures fewer traffic emissions, since neither wood has to be delivered nor ash removed. Delivery of smoke condensates has to take place comparatively less frequently. Food smoked with CleanSmoke also contributes to health because no harmful substances from the smoke can pass into the products.</p>	1		Technology		2021-03-09 12:08:25	2025-08-13 15:31:01	Details Edit Delete
4526	Wales wants to be a Global Leader in Sustainable Livestock Farming		<p>Wales wants to be a global leader in producing lamb and beef in ways addressing the twin challenges of climate change and global food security. In addressing the Welsh Parliament’s Climate Change, Environment, and Rural Affairs Committee on March 4, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) Chief Executive Gwyn Howells outlined the natural advantages which Wales enjoyed for sustainable livestock farming – the best conditions in the world for growing grass, plentiful rainwater, and the husbandry skills to produce quality meat from marginal land while also sequestering carbon in the soils and hedgerows.<br />“We have a fantastic story to tell in terms of our sustainability credentials,” said Mr. Howells. “Working with independent researchers from a range of universities, we’ve shown that producing beef and lamb in Wales is far more sustainable than livestock farming in many other areas of the planet. There’s more we can do, and we’re determined to minimise our emissions and maximise the carbon that we capture in our soils,” he added, “but given the sustainable credentials we have, we can contribute positively to the global food security problem of producing quality food in the most appropriate place without adding to climate change."</p> <p>With climate action and ensuring a sustainable economic recovery from COVID-19 high on the political agenda, he also outlined the findings of new research into Welsh farming and sustainability, contained in HCC’s The Welsh Way vision, including how Wales could provide sustainable food sources for parts of the world where water was scarce, and how Welsh farms were working to reduce emissions further.<br />“In Wales, we have the perfect conditions for grass growth and a landscape which is largely unsuited for other food production. It’s far more damaging to produce it in arid areas such as the Middle East and parts of the Americas, so we have both an opportunity and a responsibility to maintain and build a strong sheep and cattle farming sector to produce sustainable food for consumers in Britain and abroad," mentioned Mr. Howells.</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-09 12:20:08	2025-08-13 15:15:44	Details Edit Delete
4527	Tyson starts vaccination programme in its plants		<p>A free vaccination programme in Tyson Foods plants has started recently, covering a large percent of the company's US workforce. The vaccines are being provided in conjunction with Matrix Medical and local health departments in each of the three states, where food processing workers are among the priority group now eligible for vaccination.</p> <p>“We’ve been working with Matrix Medical and health department officials to prepare for this moment and we’re ready,” said Tom Brower, senior vice president of Health and Safety for Tyson Foods. “We’re pleased to offer our team members convenient access to the vaccine, and we appreciate state leaders recognizing the essential role they play in feeding the world.”<br />Tyson Foods officials expect many of the company’s 24,000 Arkansas employees to be vaccinated during onsite events, beginning at its Fayetteville, Arkansas, plant on Tuesday, March 9 and its Berry St. plant in Springdale on Wednesday, March 10.<br />Additional vaccination events are planned this week for Tyson team members in Garden City, Kansas, and at Tyson facilities in Claremont, Monroe, Sanford and Wilkesboro, North Carolina. <br />Nearly 10,000 of the company’s U.S. employees have recently been vaccinated either at onsite events or through an external source. Approximately 1,300 team members were vaccinated March 3-5 at Tyson’s Waterloo, Iowa, pork plant. Tyson Foods continues to experience success in its efforts to protect workers from the virus. The incidence of the virus involving the company’s US team members remains very low. Since the spring of 2020, the company invested hundreds of millions of dollars to transform its US facilities with protective measures.</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-10 06:40:52	2025-08-12 13:36:42	Details Edit Delete
4528	Tougher measures taken in China against ASF illegal vaccines	Local governments were asked to identify any positive samples of the virus and report any strains with artificial gene exclusions to provincial veterinary authorities as soon as possible.	<p>China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced this week that it is going to adopt severe measures for illegal production and sale of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines. The country works hard to rebuild its pig herd after an ongoing ASF outbreak that wiped out half of the pig inventory. However, the use of illicit vaccines has caused a new chronic form of African swine fever, which causes a debilitating condition that can reduce pig production, but is more difficult to detect.<br />The ministry said identification and testing should be strengthened and asked local governments to identify any positive samples of the virus and report any strains with artificial gene exclusions to provincial veterinary authorities as soon as possible.<br />All locations should increase the punishment for illegal activities related to fake vaccines, with any suspicion of criminal cases promptly referred to the judiciary, officials announced according to Reuters.<br />Pharmaceutical companies would be fined the maximum amount, their operating licenses revoked and those prohibited from producing veterinary products for life. Reports from the local authorities are expected on June 30 and November 30. Recent outbreaks of "classsic" ASF virus have been reported in the provinces of n Sichuan, Hubei and Yunnan and several mutations of the virus have been reported by researchers in the first two months of 2021.</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-10 07:27:39	2025-08-13 07:48:41	Details Edit Delete
4529	Singapore and Vietnam lift restrictions on German pork imports	Both countries have FTA's signed with the EU and their governments agreed to take into consideration the principle of regionalization.	<p>Germany managed to recover some of its pork export markets in Asia, after 6 months of negotiations on the principle of regionalization applied in the EU. A ban was placed in September 2020, after the country reported its first case of ASF in its wild boar population. However, Vietnam and Singapore decide this week to ease restrictions applied on German pork, as the virus hasn't been discovered on farms. Both countries have FTA's signed in the last couple of years with the EU. "Now there is hope in the meat industry that Vietnam can open the door to more markets in the region. The situation in the pig market is visibly improving," commented a German pig association, quoted by Bloomberg.<br />However, access to the Chinese market, the largest importer of German pork in 2020 and also to the Filipino market is still blocked. Talks are underway with China to resume pork imports from Germany and with Japan, a country that recently opened its market to Hungarian pork, although the East European country has been impacted far more seriously by ASF.</p>	1		Market		2021-03-10 09:00:59	2025-08-13 04:07:14	Details Edit Delete
4530	Denmark hosts international food summit in April	Among the main topics are: 'Food waste', 'Healthy and sustainable foods', and 'Antibiotic resistance'.	<p>In the days 15-16 April, Denmark will host, for the fifth time, the food summit "Better food for more people" but this edition is going to be held virtually. 500 participants from all over the world are expected to log on to the opening meeting, representing political leaders, top officials, researchers and interest groups from the industry. The summit has four key themes: 'Food waste', 'Healthy and sustainable foods', 'Deforestation' and 'Antibiotic resistance', according to a press release from the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.<br />"The world faces a number of massive challenges when we have to produce enough healthy and safe food for a population that is constantly growing in the coming years. And which at the same time makes justified and stricter demands on both the food they eat and the way the food is produced, stored and transported," says Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Rasmus Prehn.<br />Based on the challenges, he has chosen to invite key players from the world community to professional presentations and open-minded discussions about the solutions that can help ensure the globe's sustainable food production in the coming years. Rasmus Prehn will take the conclusions from the two-day summit to the UN Food Summit in the autumn. Denmark announced in 2019 the plan to open an international center against antibiotic resistance in Copenhagen. The center has got the working name ICARS - International Center of Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions - and it is precisely solutions for antibiotic resistance that will be the main task. In 2018, one million persons have developed resistance to antibiotic treatment and 10,000 people have died. On a global level, WHO estimates that this figure will increase to 10 million people annually by 2050, thereby killing more people of antibiotic resistance than of cancer.</p>	1		Events		2021-03-11 10:28:16	2025-08-13 07:01:26	Details Edit Delete
4531	USDA says Spain overcome Germany in pig slaughter figures	The impact of COVID-19 outbreaks in slaughterhouses was larger in Germany than in any other EU member state.	<p>USDA estimates that last year, Spain has surpassed Germany in terms of pig slaughter figures. The report mentioned that 4 major pork producers in Europe have decreased the number of pigs sent to abattoirs for various reasons. Low demand for pork in the domestic market, multiple COVID-19 outbreaks in the country's largest slaughterhouses led to a decrease of 1.91 million head of pigs slaughter in Germany. It was followed by Italy (917,000 head), Poland (471,000 head) and France (248,000 head). At the same time, countries such as Spain, Denmark and Belgium have increased their slaughter figures as follows: Spain (3.77 million head), Denmark (440,000 head), Belgium (431,000 head).<br />According to the USDA, Spain overcame COVID-19 disruptions and slaughterhouses worked at their normal capacity to meet domestic and export demand. This contributed to the continued growth of Spanish pig production. In addition, it greatly increased its exports to China and filled the gap left by German suppliers due to African Swine Fever (ASF). As a result, Spain surpassed Germany as the top EU Member State in terms of slaughter and almost became the EU's main supplier of pork to China. The increase in slaughter figures in Denmark, Belgium and, to a lesser extent, the Netherlands, was partly due to slaughter interruptions in Germany.<br />Thus, in global European terms, despite the COVID-19 crisis, EU pork production and exports broke records in 2020. In fact, the pig sector started the year with a herd of sows larger than the previous year, anticipating strong export demand, particularly from China. Excess slaughter capacity and proximity to plants helped overcome disruptions caused by the coronavirus and accelerated slaughter in the last quarter of the year. Productivity is projected to continue to rise and serve as the basis for a new pork production record in 2021, so companies will continue to work to diversify their export markets.</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-11 10:56:45	2025-08-12 13:56:33	Details Edit Delete
4532	Poultry imports from the UK banned in the Filipino market	"Tight supply will increase higher raw material costs for processors and, later, for consumers", warns Traders Association.	<p>The Philippines decide to ban poultry imports from the UK due to a large number of avian flu outbreaks reported in the kingdom. "Given that highly pathogenic avian influenza has already spread to all areas in the United Kingdom, over a three-month period, it is recommended that a national ban be imposed. Highly pathogenic avian influenza in the UK killed 203,128 birds," commented the Secretary of Agriculture William Darr. According to the Filipino Bureau of Animal Industry, chicken imports from the UK in the first month of 2021 totaled 166,000 tonnes, or 9.8% of the total.<br />Mr. Dar confirmed that all shipments of birds in transit, loaded or accepted at ports prior to the official communication of the memorandum of order to British officials will still be permitted, as long are not from England, the Orkney Islands in Scotland; Lisburn and Clough in Northern Ireland; and Anglesey in Wales. <br />The decision may lead to an increase in prices for poultry products in the Filipino market, warns Jesus C. Cham, president of the Meat Importers and Traders Association. “It is a pity that the supply situation is increasingly tight. This will translate into higher raw material costs for processors and, later, for consumers. We need to find a solution quickly,” he said. In his opinion, for a while, processors must absorb the impact in the best possible way. Since February, the Philippines decided to increase the quota in pork and poultry imports in an attempt to keep the prices under control. The country is facing a deficit in animal protein due to an ongoing ASF outbreak that started in 2019.</p>	1		Market		2021-03-11 11:18:50	2025-08-13 04:36:31	Details Edit Delete
4533	Australia's No.2 beef producer is for sale	The deal includes seven cattle stations across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, with 1.9 million ha, along with a cattle herd of about 108,000 head.	<p>Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co are looking to sell their cattle farming and beef operation as the owner of Hancock Agriculture and major shareholder of S. Kidman & Co, Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart announced she intends "to complete its investment cycle and focus on other areas of growth in its agricultural operations.” <br />The deal includes seven cattle stations across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, with 1.9 million ha, along with a cattle herd of about 108,000 head. The portfolio also includes a strategically located feeding and export facility and farming operation. <br />Real estate specialist Elders was hired to market the portfolio owned by Hancock Agriculture and will consider offers for all or part of the property.<br />“This represents a rare opportunity to acquire a strategically constructed portfolio of assets at scale during a period of unprecedented growth in demand for quality Australian protein,” commented Tom Russo, Elders’ general manager for real estate, in a press release. <br />Hancock Agriculture is the second-largest beef producer in Australia and has invested large amounts of money to improve assets such as water storage, distribution infrastructure, herd quality, animal welfare conditions, employee safety, etc. Currently, beef prices in Australia are supported by a chronic supply shortage, with herd sizes near their lowest since the early 1990s. Also, demand for Australian beef in export markets is increasing as the global economy seems to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-12 07:31:42	2025-08-12 15:07:05	Details Edit Delete
4534	Spanish M&A sector to flourish in the PostCovid world	More than half of the companies in the food industry expect alliances to increase, while 40% of the managers believe in the consolidation of the industry, according to a study released by the Business Management School of the University of Navarra (IESE).	<p>The reality that Covid-19 has brought with it leads managers of the food and beverage sector to think about corporate movements: 40% agree or strongly agree that a consolidation process will take place and 55% with that there will be an increase in alliances between companies, says a recent study from IESE. 90% of the respondents agree that the industry's supply chains will be shortened, probably because the pandemic has made it clear that the long supply chains that have characterized many industries in recent years are very fragile in the face of restrictions on the international movement of goods and supplies.</p> <p><strong>New rules</strong></p> <p>Also, eight consumption trends will influence the market in the years to come, according to the report.</p> <p>1. Food safety (5.83 points in the survey): Consumer sensitivity to food safety was not an explicit and significant priority for the pre-COVID consumer, perhaps because it was taken for granted.</p> <p>2. Healthy products (5.61 points): this is a trend reinforced by the interest in diet to strengthen the immune system.</p> <p>3. Online shopping (5.58 points): the pandemic has also given a great boost to electronic commerce and its relative weight as a channel is expected to continue growing.</p> <p>4. Price and cost reduction (5.52 and 5.42, respectively): despite confidence in the persistence of values ??associated with health and sustainability, respondents are convinced that the economic downturn associated with COVID -19 will persist until at least 2023.</p> <p>5. Proximity stores (5.40): shopping in proximity stores with greater frequency and assiduity is here to stay.</p> <p>6. Caring for the environment (5.39): clients seem to prioritize proposals that are sensitive to caring for the planet.</p> <p>7. Commitment to the community (5,13): consumers opt for manufacturer brands and distribution chains in which they recognize a clear commitment to the community in which they operate.</p> <p>8. National brands (5.06 points): the consumer prefers them to imported ones.</p> <p><strong>Uneven impact</strong></p> <p>The impact of Covid-19 on foreign trade, which was clearly affected, although also unevenly. Thus, the sector's exports suffered a strong impact, with more than 45% of companies that carry out international sales reporting significant drops, and 25% reporting increases. On the other hand, only 24% of managers agree or strongly agree that there will be an increase in Spanish exports of products from the sector.<br />At the import level, almost 46% of the companies in the sector that habitually import inputs and products revealed a significant drop in their purchases, opposed by only 15% of those that reported an increase in their purchases abroad. In addition, only 3% state that they agree or strongly agree that there will be an increase in imports in the sector.</p> <p>The report is based on the opinion of the business leaders of 185 companies related to food and beverages about the impact of Covid-19 in the sector and their companies, as well as their vision of the previous and new challenges posed by the pandemic.</p> <p> </p>	1		Retail		2021-03-12 07:54:55	2025-08-13 13:22:49	Details Edit Delete
4535	Turkish poultry production drops	The decline was observed in chicken meat, turkey and eggs, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).	<p>The latest report from TurkStat shows a large drop in egg and poultry production in January. Hen egg production decreased by 4.6%, chicken meat production decreased by 5.7%, the number of the slaughtered chicken decreased by 6.5% and turkey meat production decreased by 26.4% in January compared with the same month of the previous year.</p> <p><img src="/files/pictures/article/index.jpg?1615542260251" alt="index" height="100%" /></p> <p>Compared with the previous month, chicken meat production decreased by 4.6% and realized as 173,290 tonnes. The number of the slaughtered chicken decreased by 4.2% in January compared with the previous month and realized as 96,185,000 units. Hen egg production decreased by 2.5% in January compared with the previous month and realized as 1.7 billion units. As for turkey meat, the decline was of 25.8% compared with the last month of 2020 and realized 3,465 tonnes.</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-12 08:44:53	2025-08-13 10:01:14	Details Edit Delete
4536	43% increase in Iranian meat output	A call for the government to support local producers is in place.	<p><br />The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that production of red meat in Iran stood at 42,000 tonnes in the eleventh month of the current Iranian calendar year (January 20 – February 18), showing 43% growth compared to the same month in the past year. The SCI’s report said that beef and veal had the lion’s share in the country’s red meat output during the eleventh month with 24,100 tonnes, followed by lamb and mutton with 14,500 tonnes, goat meat with 2,500 tonnes, and red meat from other livestock with 918 tonmess.</p> <p>The head of Iran’s Livestock Provision Council has called on the government to purchase the red meat at guaranteed prices to support the producers. Mansour Pourian has also recommended the exports of livestock to support the producers while bringing foreign revenue for the country, according to the Tehrannews neswpaper</p> <p>Saying that the purchase of red meat at guaranteed prices started in the country in the middle of the fourth Iranian calendar month of Tir (early July, 2020), Pourian announced that 4,000 tons of red meat have been purchased in this way by the State Livestock Affairs Logistics Company since then.<br />The purchase of red meat at guaranteed prices is already done in 15 provinces, including Khorasan Razavi, North Khorasan, Gilan, Alborz, Yazd, Isfahan, Fars, Sistan-Baluchestan, Khuzestan, East Azarbaijan, and Semnan, he said, adding that it will be then conducted in the other provinces as well.</p> <p>Iran’s deputy agriculture minister, Morteza Rezaei, has said that the total production of red and chicken meat is expected to reach 3.5 million tons by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).<br />He said red meat production will reach 880,000 tons, while chicken meat output is expected to reach 2.7 million tons.</p> <p>“Considering the measures taken, the egg production will reach 1,650,000 tons, the honey output will reach 113,000 tons, and the production of fresh silk cocoons will reach 1,650,000 tons”, the official added.<br />Pointing to the per capita consumption of protein products in the country, Rezaei said: “Currently the per capita consumption of red meat is 12.5 kilograms, chicken meat 31.25 kilograms, raw milk 124 kilograms, eggs 11.72 kilograms and honey 1.35 kilograms.”<br />Iran is among the leading consumers of red meat in the West Asia region with lamb being the most sought after.<br />However, the consumption per person is around a third of what is normally seen in countries like the US and Australia, mainly due to the prohibition of pork in Islamic law. The major part of Iran’s red meat imports comes from countries like Brazil, where Iranian supervisors directly control culling methods to ensure they comply with religious rules.</p> <p> </p>	1		Market		2021-03-15 13:29:21	2025-08-13 04:34:59	Details Edit Delete
4537	Irish beef segment to increase presence in the Japanese market	The Minister of State with responsibility for new market development, Martin Heydon T.D., announced that agreement has been reached with the Japanese authorities on the export of Irish minced meat and meat preparations.	<p> </p> <p>Following the conclusion of negotiations between his officials and their counterparts in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Minister Heydon said that: "I am pleased to announce that we have successfully modified the terms of the export health certificate for beef to allow for the export of minced meat and beef burgers to Japan.”<br />This expansion of beef access follows on from the removal of the age restriction on beef exports secured in May 2019 when beef from cattle of all ages became eligible for export to Japan.</p> <p>Speaking about the latest developments the Minister stated,"This good news for Irish beef exports reflects the cordial and productive relationships that have been developed with official and trade contacts since the appointment of an agricultural attaché in the Irish Embassy in Tokyo in 2019 and the placement of a Bord Bia Market specialist in Japan.”</p> <p>Irish agri-food exports to Japan were worth more than €147 million in 2020, an increase of €14.6 million or 11% since 2019. The European trade agreement with Japan, which entered into force on 1 February 2019 as the largest open trade zone in the world, provides an excellent opportunity to expand food and drink trade with Japan.<br />Irish beef exports to Japan increased from 2,323, tonnes in 2019 to 4,120 tonnes in 2020, growing in value from €9.5 million to €15.7 million in the same period. The majority of this was in the form of bovine tongues, a delicacy in Japan, and other beef offal. The agreement of access for Irish minced meat and burgers to Japan should help Ireland increase sales due to the ease of shipping those products by sea and the Ireland’s reputation as a supplier of beef burgers in the foodservice channel.</p> <p> </p>	1		Market		2021-03-15 12:47:09	2025-08-13 04:07:16	Details Edit Delete
4538	Dutch political party asks for a meat tax	A very high tax on cattle that are slaughtered was proposed recently. Specifically, it would apply at the time the animal is transported to the slaughterhouse.	<p>The main Association the Dutch Meat Sector (COV) has mobilized against the proposal of the Party of the Animals (PvdD) to create a very high tax on cattle that are slaughtered. Specifically, it would apply at the time the animal is transported to the slaughterhouse.</p> <p>The COV has called the proposal unrealistic, undesirable and counterproductive as it is an additional tax for Dutch farmers. According to its calculations, if approved, it would imply taxing farmers with an annual amount exceeding one billion euros at a time when these companies are already facing many problems. In fact, the entire Dutch meat chain has long been arguing about how to ensure that a realistic price is paid to livestock to address current and future sustainability initiatives.<br />According to the COV, the tax rates proposed by the PvdD are for some animals the same level, or more, than the sale price and for that reason alone they are not realistic. Dutch meat would be priced off the market, with the risk that meat from other EU countries that was produced less sustainably would end up with Dutch consumers.</p>	1		Market		2021-03-15 12:13:32	2025-08-13 18:37:42	Details Edit Delete
4539	British meat processors to meet women in the sector	KFC, CO-OP and 2 Sister bosses will attend Meat Business Women Uk & Ireland Conference 2021.	<p>KFC global CEO Tony Lowings, Co-op Food CEO Jo Whitfield and 2 Sisters Food Group founder Ranjit Singh have been announced as speakers at this year's Meat Business Women UK & Ireland conference in May.<br />Also speaking at the event will be Heidi Robertson, corporate head of diversity & inclusion and employer brand at ABB, and Gerry Maguire, managing director of Linden Foods. Marks & Spencer's Katharine Haenelt, head of trading for meat, fish, poultry, deli, dairy and bakery, will chair a roundtable debate of meat processor CEOs.<br />The theme of this year's conference, which takes place virtually on 26 May 2021, is 'transformation'. Speakers will be sharing insight on their approach to business, personal and industry transformation at a time of extraordinary change for the meat sector and wider food industry.<br />The processor CEO roundtable will also discuss what meat companies are doing to improve gender representation and discuss the findings of a recent Meat Business Women report on female talent and diversity. Among the key findings of the report was that women make up just 36% of the meat industry's global workforce and hold just 5% of chief executive roles.<br />Meat Business Women chair Laura Ryan says: "The Meat Business Women conference brings together women from all parts of the meat industry to share the business and soft skills they need to build successful careers. And there is no better way than to learn from the best. We're immensely proud and grateful to have the support of so many high-profile leaders in our industry, who have agreed to share their own lessons on business and personal transformation with our community."<br />In addition to a full speaker programme, this year's conference also includes breakout sessions on key topics and the announcement of the winner of the One to Watch award. The One to Watch is an annual prize awarded to a female aged 35 or under working within the meat industry in UK & Ireland.<br />The Meat Business Women UK&I conference will be delivered on a bespoke platform that offers online networking, creating a highly engaging and interactive experience for delegates. All UK-based delegates will also receive a delegate box of goodies.<br />Ryan adds: "We recently opened Meat Business Women membership to individual members and annual membership is just £99, so why not join now and receive a £25 reduction on your conference ticket?"<br />Meat Business Women works in partnership with meat businesses to remove the barriers that stop women from reaching their full professional potential. It does this by focusing on five key areas: changing perceptions of the sector; moving inclusion up the agenda; tackling the broken career ladder; strengthening networks and creating visible role models; and gender-proofing working practices and patterns.</p> <p> </p>	1		Events		2021-03-16 08:36:24	2025-08-13 10:01:16	Details Edit Delete
4540	Coren Group strengthen its position in the British market	The Galician cooperative has signed an agreement with Fortnum & Mason, supplier of the British royal house.	<p>Coren Group has reached an agreement with the London chain Fortnum & Mason, a food supplier to the British royal house for more than 150 years, to introduce its Chestnut Ham. With this, the Galician cooperative chaired by Manuel Gómez-Franqueira gives a boost to its presence in the British market by positioning one of its star products in the main food chains of the country, according to Carnica magazine.<br />With this, Coren achieves a new milestone in its commercial implementation plan in the UK, where it has a delegation that has among its main challenges to position the products of the Select Range of pork fed with chestnuts in the main distributors and gourmet stores. So far, the company has pushed its range of hams called "Selecta" in Ocado, the largest chain of online food sales in the United Kingdom; Wholefoods Market, leading supermarkets in the sale of natural and organic foods that prioritize animal welfare; and the delicatessen shops in the Chelsea neighborhood and the most exclusive areas of London. <br />Coren sells sliced ??Selecta ham and shoulder, Selecta roast ham and Selecta boneless ham in the UK. “These are products with an excellent quality/price ratio, which come to cover a market niche that the Coren Group detected in the country, where the offer of ham is divided between Iberian ham with a very high price or low-quality Serrano. However, the Selecta range of products allows British consumers to savor a product of the highest quality, thanks to which it is reaping great success in the English market", the company stated.</p>	1		Market		2021-03-16 10:08:56	2025-08-13 04:07:13	Details Edit Delete
4541	UK border controls have been postponed	"It is crucial that we achieve a level playing field with pragmatic checks on imports and exports as quickly as possible," ask NFU.	<p>The introduction of controls for EU agri-food imports at British borders will be postponed, the British government announced. The post-transition package of customs procedures to control imports from the bloc into Great Britain has a new start date - in six months time. Pre-notification and export health certification for animal products, due to start from 1 April, will now not be required until 1 October 2021. Certification for low-risk plant and plant products will be required from 1 January 2022, the government said on Thursday (11 March). Physical checks at the border will not take place on a range of agri-food products and high-risk plants until 1 January 2022. And physical checks on live animals and low-risk plants and plant material have been delayed until March 2022.<br />The decision has stirred criticism from farmers who are saying that EU producers will maintain access to the UK market relatively burden-free while British exports are delayed from entering the EU market.<br />"The announcement means that EU producers will maintain access to the UK market relatively burden-free for a considerable amount of time. It is crucial that we achieve a level playing field with pragmatic checks on imports and exports as quickly as possible," NFU President Minette Batters said. However, the UK government reported that Border Control Post infrastructure in key GB ports is not ready for the April deadline. The government has blamed the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption associated with it for the reviewed timeframes.</p>	1		Market		2021-03-16 10:37:24	2025-08-12 02:34:58	Details Edit Delete

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