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| 1760 | Turkey increases red meat production in the second quarter | The country's sheepmeat production was 22.7% higher than the one reported in QII 2017. | <p>For the period April-June, Turkey reports an increase of red meat production of 2.2% compared to the same period of last year and by 5.1% from the previous quarter. The amount produced by slaughterhouses stood at 161,414 tonnes from a total of 266,330 tonnes, according to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute.<br />Cattle meat production is estimated at 235,901 tonnes, an increase of 6.4% from the previous quarter and by 2.9% when compared to the same period last year. Sheepmeat has registered a small increase in production compared to the first quarter of 2018 (1.1%) but the volume of 27,337 tonnes stands for a significant growth (22.7%) when confronted with the figures reported in QII 2017. </p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-08-14 12:42:43 | 2025-08-07 13:20:29 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3003 | The Chinese grocery market will overtake the American one by 2023 | The country's total market size will reach $1.8tn, more than Asia's next four largest grocery markets (India, Japan, Indonesia and South Korea) combined. | <p>A new forecast from international researcher IGD Asia predicts that Chia is to become the world's largest grocery market in value terms in the next 5 years. The country's total market size will reach $1,800 billion, larger than Asia's next four largest grocery markets (India, Japan, Indonesia and South Korea) combined.<br />"China will not only retain its position as Asia's largest grocery market by 2023, but it will also overtake the US to become the world's largest. The market is expected to have a CAGR of 5.5%, on par with Sri Lanka and Thailand, but slower than markets such as India, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, where the economy is growing faster.</p> <p>Less than half of grocery sales in China currently go through traditional trade and as the market continues to mature, we expect traditional trade to continue losing share to modern trade. As the total market size expands, traditional trade will still grow, but at a much slower pace over the next five years (forecast CAGR of 0.8%), compared with the growth rate of modern trade (forecast CAGR of 8.5%)," explained Nick Miles, Head of Asia-Pacific at IGD.</p> <p>Set for convenience</p> <p>Researchers believe that the development of modern trade in China over the next few years will be largely driven by ongoing store expansion, as well as strong performances from the online and convenience channels.<br />"Convenience will be the fastest-growing physical store channel, driven by Alibaba and JD.com transforming traditional mom-and-pop stores, retailers opening smaller format stores and both local and overseas players expanding their networks through partnerships. Online and offline integration will drive online growth. As the fastest-growing channel, we forecast online to contribute up to 11% of sales in 2023," added Mr Miles.</p> <p>Hypermarkets to lose ground</p> <p>Meanwhile, IGD forecasts that hypermarkets will see their share of China's total grocery retail market reduce from 22% in 2018 to 18% in 2023, while the market share of supermarkets will remain steady, close to 20%.</p> <p>IGD research has also found that China's leading grocery retailers will grow at varying rates to 2023. E-commerce giants such as JD.com and Alibaba are set to see significant growth from both online and offline channels and become the second- and third-largest grocery retailers in China respectively. Meanwhile, retailers with nationwide networks such as Sun Art, Yonghui, Walmart, CRV and Carrefour will benefit from the ongoing expansion, partnerships with e-commerce and tech companies, improved efficiencies and investment in small formats. Regional players such as NGS and Wumart will continue to focus on profitability.</p> <p><strong>Huge opportunity</strong></p> <p>"There's also a huge $245.5 billion growth opportunity in convenience and online in the next five years, which can be captured by understanding trends and retailer strategies and allocating resources accordingly. But we would also urge suppliers not to neglect traditional trade, which will still account for about one-third of FMCG sales in 2023," concluded Nick Miles.</p> | 1 | Retail | 2019-06-14 04:54:51 | 2025-08-07 21:24:58 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4623 | 25% drop in beef exports for Australia | <p>Australia's red meat exports for Q1 are down and beef is the most impacted sector due to a decrease in consumption in the global market and a herd reduction that lifted the prices up in the Australian market.<br />Beef exports totaled 83,400 tonnes shipped weight (swt) in March, showing some resurgence from levels seen in January and February, but still down 11% on March last year. Cattle prices continue to be buoyed as feedlot operators and processing plants struggle to source inventory, a result of the significantly depreciated herd following many years of elevated drought turn-off, informed MLA. For the year to March, total beef exports are now back 25% on 2020. Consequently, Australia’s top beef markets have all experienced large year-on-year declines, with exports to Japan, China and the US down 27%, 36% and 44% respectively. South Korea continues to be the steady performer and has been the second-largest destination for beef two months running, while exports to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are up 15% for the year-to-March.<br />It is the same situation for lamb, a product tat has dropped 20% in export volumes compared to the first three months of 2020. The US was Australia’s top market in March, taking 5,900 tonnes swt for the month. The US continues to capture a growing proportion of Australia’s chilled lamb exports, accounting for 44% in March, up from 32% for the same month last year. In the recent US Lamb Report, provided by Steiner Consulting, it was noted that imports of lamb from suppliers other than New Zealand and Australia continue to be limited, providing price support for Australian product.</p> <p>Unfortunately, lamb trade to the Middle East region has fallen away, largely a result of Qatar ending the import subsidies on lamb in December last year. Trade to the United Arab Emirates has also been quiet this year, back 23% on 2020 levels, likely a consequence of elevated prices as supply remains tight. Mutton exports were 12,900 tonnes swt in March, a slight lift on February volumes and just 4% behind March 2020. Overall, mutton exports for the year-to-March are back 26%, again the result of subdued slaughter levels primarily impacting the availability of mutton for export. Mutton exports to China have lifted remarkably, up 58% for the year-to-March. Unfortunately, for many other markets, competition from China has resulted in sharp year-on-year declines in the volume of shipped mutton, commented the analysts.</p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-04-19 12:17:40 | 2025-08-08 04:11:03 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 7383 | Danish Crown: Operations improved in a challenging half-year | The course is right and the strategy is working, but increased interest costs and a challenging market for DAT-Schaub cast a shadow over good progress in Danish Crown's core business. | <p><span lang="DE">Completely in line with the strategy, in the first half of the financial year 2023/24, Danish Crown has increased sales to European customers within retail and foodservice. Market shares have been won, and at the same time earnings have improved through efficiencies in production. </span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">However, the progress in the core business is diluted by rising interest costs and a decline in earnings in DAT-Schaub. After a number of years of massive growth, DAT-Schaub is hit by a depressed market for pig and lamb casings for sausage production, because due to inflation, consumers have largely bought cheaper sausages that are produced in artificial casings. At the same time, the prices of heparin for the pharma industry have fallen because healthcare systems around the world are reducing their stocks on the back of COVID-19.</span> </p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="DE">It is an account in which very much points in the right direction. Work is focused on delivering improvements. Our efficiency plan Horizon contributes with just over half a billion kroner at the moment, so we still need to raise around one billion kroner - or the equivalent of approx. one crown per kilos of pork - over the next 18 months. It is a pity that DAT-Schaub is facing headwinds right now, because together with the higher interest costs, it prevents us from taking a significant step forward", says Jais Valeur, Group CEO of Danish Crown.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">The fall in inflation means that costs for packaging and energy are falling compared to the same period last year. On the other hand, labor costs have increased significantly, but Danish Crown has still managed to raise operating earnings (EBIT) by two percent.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">Revenue falls from DKK 34.5 billion to 33.5 billion DKK compared to the first half of 2022/23. The lower turnover is mainly due to a decrease in deliveries of slaughter animals from the unit owners, as measured per kilo share, operating earnings have actually risen by 11 percent in the period.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">The financial costs increase by 54 percent to net DKK 338 million and the tax payments are, after a reversal of a tax provision of DKK 80 million last year, back at a normal level. Therefore, the net profit is down from DKK 902 million to DKK 764 million.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Despite the progress in our core business, our competitiveness is still not where it should be when it comes to paying the unit owners a competitive price for their pigs. However, this does not change the fact that we have received confirmation that the strategic direction is not only right, but also necessary for Danish Crown", says Jais Valeur.</span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">In Danish Crown Beef, there is continued progress in sales to retail and foodservice. On the other hand, there is sharp competition on the German market, where Danish Crown operates two cattle slaughterhouses, and this costs earnings. At the same time, the global market for high-quality leather is affected by a slowdown, which affects Scan-Hide, which is among the world's leading suppliers of premium hides for the leather industry. </span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">Swedish KLS delivers a stable result and in Polish Sokolów there are more positive trends towards the end of the half year with falling inflation and improved purchasing power among Polish consumers. However, earnings are still not satisfactory and were negatively affected during the period by a major factory fire in November. In the trading company ESS-FOOD, things are going well. A clear strategy of working purposefully with the best customers ensures stable earnings. </span> </p> <p><span lang="DE">"When we look ahead, it is positive for our business that inflation has peaked. However, this does not change the fact that we must continue to improve efficiency in order to raise earnings, which is illustrated by the decision to close the slaughterhouse in Ringsted after the end of the six months. We don't have to keep our arms crossed, but the start-up of our new bacon factory in Rochdale, England, is proceeding as planned. We have heavy UK customers on board and will be at full capacity before Christmas. We are also looking forward to a summer when the football European Championship in Germany and the Olympics in Paris are expected to stimulate the consumption of our products and, at the same time, there are signs of an improvement in our exports to the high-priced markets outside Europe, so all in all there is reason for restraint optimism", says Jais Valeur.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-05-26 00:05:20 | 2025-08-08 07:05:56 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2637 | Halal meat cannot be certified as organic under the EU law | The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on February 26 that the meat derived from animals that have been slaughtered in accordance with religious rites without being stunned cannot be certified as organic. | <p>In 2012, the French association Œuvre d’assistance aux bêtes d’abattoirs requested the French Minister of Agriculture and Food a ban on granting the "organic farming" label to miced beef patties certified 'halal' from animals slaughtered without pre-stunning. The request of the association was denied and thus led to a series of appeals. The case reached the European Court of Justice which ruled Tuesday (Feruary 26) that meat coming from animals which were killed without being stunned cannot be certified as organic.</p> <p>The court said the EU legislature declares on several occasions in the legislation "its desire to observe a high level of animal welfare in the context of that production method".</p> <p>The Court added that several scientific studies show that pre-stunning is the technique that compromises animal welfare the least at the time of killing.</p> <p>"The Court goes on to note that the practice of ritual slaughter as part of which an animal may be killed without first being stunned, which is authorised by way of derogation in the European Union and solely in order to ensure observance of the freedom of religion, is insufficient to remove all of the animal’s pain, distress and suffering as effectively as slaughter with pre-stunning, which is necessary to cause the animal to lose consciousness and sensibility in order significantly to reduce its suffering," the Court's statement read.</p> <p>The Court concluded that the labelling of organic products is to maintain and justify 'consumer confidence in products labelled as organic'. To receive the organic certification, products must be obtained in accordance to the highest standards, in particular in the are of animal welfare.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-02-26 11:06:34 | 2025-08-08 09:25:44 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3924 | 87% increase in Spanish pork exports to China | The COVID-19 crisis didn't have an impact on Spanish pork exports in the first quarter of 2020. | <p>Spain increased pork exports to China by 87% in the first three months of the year, according to data presented by INTERPORC's president, Manuel Garcia. "Demand by other countries has not been altered by COVID-19", he explained in a radio show in Spain.<br />The volume of pork exports to China for the first three months of 2020 have reached 238,000 tonnes, 87% over the figure reported in the same period last year, whilst the value has practically tripled, reaching a total of €550 million.<br />The domestic market shows resilience against the COVID-19 crisis, considers Mr Garcia, "although from March it has been more difficult due to the situation created by the pandemic, which caused the closure of the Horeca channel and therefore the drop in sales of certain products such as suckling pig or hams".<br />In his opinion, increased household consumption of pork in the second quarter has largely compensated for the losses reported in the foodservice channel, although, logically, there are some companies and subsectors that have suffered losses.</p> | 1 | Market | 2020-06-24 12:48:49 | 2025-08-06 19:23:24 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3765 | Online grocery shopping to gain from COVID-19 crisis | The COVID-19 crisis in China has exacerbated the level of demand for online grocery due to social distancing. | <p>Foodservice disruptions appeared in China and almost all over the world due to lockdowns imposed by governments to contain the spread of coronavirus in communities is going to reshape buying habits for consumers, says a recent Citi Bank report. Using the example of China's lockdown, the analysts are predicting a higher rate of growth for e-commerce, especially in the online grocery segment.<br />"We think the spread of live commerce has raised the upper limit for the rate of e-commerce adoption. In 2019, the rate of e-commerce adoption in the Chinese retail market was ~20%. Currently, the weighting of online sales is low for services across the board, and among goods, relatively low for big-ticket items and daily necessities. However, since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, ~160,000 restaurants have begun to use the online sales channel. In February, the number of restaurants conducting live-streams was up 2.2x year-over-year,", said the report.<br />E-commerce is expected to benefit from expanding the average age of the users to middle-age and older segment of the population, as travel restrictions, the closure of restaurants and other restrictive measures have changed the buying habits in China and may do so for the rest of the countries confronted with the same crisis.<br />Another change involves how products are sold online. Since the Chinese New Year holidays, live commerce has expanded rapidly. Live commerce is a new type of online marketing that blends live-streaming and e-commerce, in which celebrities and influencers (also known as key opinion leaders, or KOL) live-stream about certain products, which viewers can ask questions about, comment on, and buy.</p> <p>The Chinese live commerce market was worth nearly RMB450 billion (~$63 billion) in 2019. iiMedia Research estimates that the market will roughly double in size in 2020, to RMB960 billion(~$135 billion). <br />During an economic crisis, the food retailing sector is generally considered to be a safe harbor as even in the worst of times, people still need to go food shopping. But how they do that has changed recently with more and more consumers using food delivery services to get their weekly shopping instead of going down to the local supermarket. According to the Citi Bank report, there are still questions about how social distancing is going to influence the growth of online grocery channel. "The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating the level of demand for online grocery due to social distancing but is this shift to online grocery set to accelerate due to the crisis?</p> <p>To the extent that grocers can meet the elevated levels of demand, we expect more customers to try online grocery and for some to carry on post the COVID-19 crisis, thereby accelerating what we see as an inexorable growth in online grocery penetration. The crisis may also prove to be a tipping point for potential retail partners presently considering their options. Tellingly, a Kantar survey conducted on February 15th of Chinese shoppers measuring the impact of COVID-19 found that 42% of respondents said they would use online more in the future while only 8% said they would reduce their use after the crisis. The same survey also suggested Chinese consumers will pay more to buy from socially responsible brands in the future and pay greater attention to sustainability," it is said in the report.</p> | 1 | Market | 2020-04-07 06:59:29 | 2025-08-08 09:31:08 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3865 | Huge drop in live goat exports from Australia | The COVID-19 crisis in Malaysia, the largest market for Aussie goats, is impacting the sector. | <p>Live goat exports from Australia have dropped by 85% in the first quarter of the year. Despite that Ramadan season is one of the most profitable for live goat exporters, with Malaysia being the largest export market, this year the lockdown caused by the coronavirus crisis has curtailed the demand for live goats.<br />"Live goats are almost exclusively exported by air – with Malaysia by far the largest market – but with the onset of a global pandemic, overall live goat exports have declined by around 85% in the calendar year to March. In Malaysia, many food service and retail facilities are closed, and the operations of abattoirs and other facilities along the supply chain have been affected by domestic movement restrictions in place due to COVID-19. This has drastically reduced demand for live goats", reported Meat and Livestock Australia.<br />At the same time, goatmeat exports have plunged by 29% in the first four months of the year compared with the same period of 2019. Global demand for goatmeat overall has slowed due to COVID-19 restrictions and as Australian goat prices have increased. The US is the main destination for Australian goatmeat accounting for 70% of the exported volumes in 2019, followed by Taiwan, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago and Canada.<br />The value of Australian goatmeat exports totaled A$235.7 million (US $155 million) in 2019, up 29% on the year prior, supported by increased prices. </p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-05-21 13:09:20 | 2025-08-08 08:52:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3949 | A drop in meat consumption is coming | The COVID-19 crisis pushes the industry to the limit, with consumption habits changing abruptly. | <p>The COVID-19 crisis combined with a series of changes that already occurred in the global market (flexitarianism, vegan trends or the ASF crisis) is going to hit hard meat producers around the globe, according to Bloomberg. For this year alone, the UN's FAO foresees a drop of 3% in consumption at a global level and what is most worrying is that the change is going to happen in every important market.<br />Supply disruptions in the US, EU and Brazil along with the closure of the foodservice channel or the "new" eat-at-home habits are going to reshape the outlook of the global meat market. In the European Union, pork consumption is expected to fall to a seven-year low in 2020, with beef and chicken also hitting troughs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts. There is already a significant drop in the number of daily consumers of meat or sausage in Germany, 26% in May 2020 vs 34% in 2015. In the US it's all about the way the restaurants are going to exist in the future. "If restaurants structurally look different in the future, and the number of out-of-home eating occasions is permanently altered, then I think it’s fair to say there may be less meat consumption. People are still going to consume the same amount of calories, but they will do it at home, where the meat percentage is lower," explained Decker Walker, agribusiness expert for Boston Consulting Group.<br />China’s pork consumption this year may drop by about 35% when compared with normal levels, before the pandemic and outbreaks of African swine fever, declared unanimously Lin Guofa, a senior analyst at Bric Agriculture Group, a Beijing-based consulting firm and Pan Chenjun, a senior livestock analyst with Rabobank. The Asian country accounts for 40% of global pork consumption and 17% in beef. Nowadays, concerns about a link between the coronavirus infections and meat imported have already triggered suspensions in trade with several producers in Europe and Brazil.<br />And, last but not least, brazil, the world's third-beef consumer is facing a change in consumption habits due to lower-income and a spike in beef prices created by continuous demand from China and halted operations in meat processing plants due to COVID-19 infections reported among workers.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-07-07 12:15:42 | 2025-08-07 15:00:36 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8399 | Australia: Growing volatility in the cow market | The cow market is experiencing increasing volatility, with basic market fundamentals likely causing the shifts rather than the 90CL imported price, informs Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). The 90CL hit a new record as processors are short on supply due to weather conditions. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">For the final week of March, the weekly average price for the Processor Cow Indicator sat at 304¢/kg liveweight (lwt). This was 10% above the previous week’s price and 28% above the 10-year average.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Last week, the price lifted by 33¢ to 319¢/kg lwt, with heavy cows at Wagga being sold for 322–360¢/kg lwt. Producers flocked to the saleyards, resulting in a 40% lift in the throughput of cows to the market. Wagga recorded 2,150 cows on 7 April and 1,995 cows on 14 April.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A similar trend was seen at Dalby on 9 April, with cows and heifers dominating the sale. The saleyard recorded 991 cows while prices eased by 27¢ to 285¢/kg lwt. However, in the previous week, cow yardings sat at 513 while prices lifted by 31¢ to 312¢/kg lwt. An increase in yardings has meant a decline in quality, with a larger proportion of leaner types of cows coming to the market; however, heavy cows still command a premium over leaner cows.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The cow market is currently being dominated by the market fundamentals of supply and demand. When supply increases, prices ease because an increase in the supply of leaner cows has decreased the price, but producers are trying to take advantage of the highest prices in over three years.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Uncertainty in the meat market will drive volatility. The US tariffs, as well as the recent floods in Western Queensland, have created an environment for potential market volatility. The impact of these events on the market is unknown but has led to producers being more cautious.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-04-16 00:10:40 | 2025-08-08 08:58:18 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3977 | 6% decrease in pork consumption in Spain, 2% in Italy | The crisis in hospitality will not severely damage the pork industries in both countries, according to Rabobank. | <p>The lockdown impact and a slow recovery in tourism will have just a small impact in pork consumption in Spain and Italy, according to the latest Rabobank report. The number of visitors from June to September will decrease by 38%-39%, which will have implications for both retail traffic and foodservice, leading to a reduction in pork consumption. Specifically, it is believed that the loss in foodservice traffic will be 8% in Spain and 5% in Italy. In retail, the loss amounts to 4% and 2% in Spain and Italy, respectively. The impact on foodservice and retail trade translates into a decrease in consumption of 6% (63,000 tonnes) in Spain and 2% (22,000 tonnes) in Italy, considering the total volume of sales in 2019. For the Spanish pork industry, the drop in sales is not the largest recorded in the last 15 years. In 2009, during the financial crisis, pork consumption in Spain dropped by 222,000 tonnes. Last year, volumes put in the domestic market were 228,000 tonnes due to increased demand in the export markets. For Italy, a reduction of 22,000 tonnes in pork consumption is also considered limited.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-07-21 09:25:50 | 2025-08-07 05:15:12 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4945 | President Biden prepares control measures on meat prices | The current administration blames a monopoly practiced by 4 large companies in the US market. | <p>Meat prices in the US may enter under tighter control measures dictated by Washington. According to the current administration, four companies control the market in a monopolistic way, which has led to an unjustified rise in prices that is hurting the consumer. Brian Deese, Director of the National Economic Council; and the deputy directors of the same body Sameera Fazili (section of Manufacturing, Innovation and National Competition) and Bharat Ramamurti, (section of Consumer Protection) have launched a manifesto in which they explained that four large companies control most of the market for three specific products: beef, pork and poultry. It is specifically about:</p> <p>- Cargill Meat Solutions, based in Minnesota.<br /> - Tyson Foods, based in Springdale, Arkansas.<br /> - JBS, based in Brazil.<br /> - National Beef Packing, controlled by Brazilian producer Marfrig Global Foods.</p> <p>According to Biden's advisers, during the pandemic, these four companies have increased prices, which has generated record profits. In fact, they say that meat, or more specifically the speculation that these companies have carried out with it, has been the source of half of the increase in the cost of the food shopping basket for Americans. <br />The solutions foreseen by Washington comprises:</p> <p>Strong measures to crack down on illegal pricing, enforce antitrust laws, and bring more transparency to the meat processing industry.<br /> The USDA is conducting an ongoing joint investigation with the Department of Justice into pricing in the chicken processing industry, which has already resulted in a $ 107 million guilty plea for Pilgrim's Pride.<br /> The USDA has also announced a stronger law enforcement policy so that meat processors cannot use their dominance of the market to abuse farmers and ranchers.<br />The USDA is creating more transparency, with new market reports on what meat processors pay.<br /> New rules designed to ensure that consumers get what they pay for when meat is labeled 'Product of the USA' will be put in place.<br />Provide relief to small businesses and workers affected by COVID and create a more competitive food supply chain.<br /> USDA will invest $ 1.4 billion in pandemic assistance to help small producers, processors, distributors, farmers markets, seafood processors, and farm and food workers affected by COVID-19.<br /> This aid includes 700 million to reach small operations that have not received resources in previous rounds of pandemic federal aid.<br /> USDA will also invest $ 500 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support new entrants in expanding local and regional meat and poultry processing capacity.<br /> USDA will provide grants, loans, and technical assistance to create new meat and poultry processing capacity that will compete with the majors, forcing them to lower prices and provide farmers and ranchers with access to better options and fairer prices in local and regional food systems.<br /> Anticipate shocks related to climate change by supporting farmers and ranchers from the effects of extreme weather.<br /> To respond to the drought affecting farmers and ranchers throughout the West and Midwest, USDA will expand its Farm-Raised Livestock, Bees, and Fish Emergency Assistance Program (ELAP) to include the cost of transporting feed. , providing much-needed relief to affected cattle. producers.<br /> Work with Congress to make livestock markets more transparent and fair.<br /> Meat processors have enormous power to set prices, which are often set in opaque contracts that lock in independent livestock producers at prices that are not the product of free and fair negotiation. The Administration will work on legislation that improves prices in the livestock markets and facilitates the real negotiation of prices between livestock producers and processors.</p> | 1 | Market | 2021-09-13 06:59:39 | 2025-08-07 22:31:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8428 | Australia: Price gap widens between light and restocker lambs | The current average price difference between the Light Lamb Indicator and the Restocker Lamb Indicator eased by 2%, however the gap is continuing to widen, reaching -6% in the past two weeks. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">As a result, the Restocker Lamb Indicator price has risen to 735¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) while the Light Lamb Indicator remains at 690¢/kg cwt (as of 20 April 2025).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A smaller price differential suggests light lambs are either being sold to restockers or processors, while a larger difference in price - as we are seeing at the moment - can indicate one is more favourable than the other due to seasonal conditions or market dynamics.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">As southern Australia continues to recover from the impacts of dry conditions from 2024, a large number of light lambs have been sold to processors for the Middle East market. The shift in seasonal conditions as this year progressed has changed producers’ decision-making. More potential pasture available for autumn has led to light lambs being sold back into the paddock - they will then likely be sold as heavy or trade lambs later in the year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Historically, the largest price difference between the indicators was in August 2023, when the Light Lamb Indicator was 23% above the restocker lamb price. During this time, despite good seasonal conditions, speculation surrounding the weather led producers to offload stock earlier and faster than expected.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-04-25 00:15:34 | 2025-08-08 08:53:56 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4986 | 15 consecutive weeks of decline for EU pig prices | The current average prices are well below the 5 years average in the EU market. | <p>For 15 consecutive weeks now, average pig prices in the EU market have dropped constantly. Over this time, an average of €30 has been lost by producers in the EU market, representing a decline of 18% compared with mid-June this year. As China has reduced demand for pork imports and Germany is still banned from other important markets in Asia due to ASF issues, prices have declined below the 5 years average. By the week ended 26 September, the average reference price had dropped to €136.08/100kg. Prices are now back to levels last seen in February, more than €5 below the same week last year, and about €45 below 2019 levels, according to a European Commission report.<br />"The strong Chinese demand that had been offering price support in previous years has weakened, and the outlook for this trade going forward is uncertain. It remains to be seen whether stronger Chinese pork production this year can be maintained, or whether culling due to disease concerns or poor profitability has offered a temporary extra supply boost.</p> <p>The gap between the EU average reference price and the UK price has remained particularly wide since the end of August. The UK price was generally about €44/100kg higher throughout September, a level not seen since 2015. For some member states, the difference is even larger, including some that are major suppliers of UK pig meat imports. The latest Dutch price is only €118.45/100kg, €62 less than the UK average. EU product is currently particularly price-competitive compared to British pork, and this would be expected to exert further price pressure here," says Bethan Wilkins, Senior Analyst, AHDB.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-10-05 11:43:31 | 2025-08-07 08:27:19 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 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 | 2025-08-07 17:46:33 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3299 | Denmark is changing regulation on animal welfare | The current legislation comprises 50 different laws and it is seen as a "jungle". The new set of laws will be reduced to 20. | <p>Danish Minister of Food, Mogens Jensen intends to simplify the current legislation on animal welfare to make it more manageable for farmers and vets. Danish farmers, veterinarians and all other citizens working with animals have had plenty of laws and regulations to keep track of to ensure good animal welfare. The new Animal Welfare Act will simplify the legislative structure in the animal welfare area and thus make it easier for users.</p> <p>Everyone who works with animals has had a smaller jungle to keep up with several different animal welfare laws and regulations. The clear purpose of the new law is to reduce the number of laws and regulations in the area, so that both the farmer, veterinarians and citizens must look for fewer places according to the rules, announced the ministry in a press release.<br />"We must place great demands on animal welfare in Denmark, and incomprehensible legislation should not stand in the way of so important a protection concern. The welfare requirements for pigs, cattle, horses and all other animals are not relaxed,", said Mogens Jensen. With the new Animal Welfare Act, 11 laws are merged into one law with accompanying regulations. At the same time, the number of animal welfare notices is halved from approx. 40 to approx. 20 notices.<br />According to the officials, the bill is a culmination of the Ministry of the Environment and Food's work to create a simpler, clearer and more coherent legal structure in the Ministry's areas of law.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-10-04 06:31:52 | 2025-08-08 09:05:53 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7321 | UK: 2024 Lamb production outlook | The current market situation seen in the domestic sheep market is a perfect storm of lower supplies (both domestically produced and imported) and better-than-expected consumer demand (domestically and through export channels), delivering a period of robust market prices, informs AHDB. | <p><strong>What has changed?</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li> <p>The female breeding flock has fallen from our original estimate, following updated Defra data, which in turn has reduced the number of ewe replacements coming through.</p> </li> <li> <p>A greater proportion of ewe lambs are expected to be slaughtered rather than being kept for further breeding next season. Therefore, the number of old season carryover lambs has increased into 2024, making the year on year decline smaller.</p> </li> <li> <p>The lamb crop has fallen from our previous estimate, given the expected fall in number of ewes kept for breeding this season. The number of new season lambs available for slaughter has fallen slightly as a result of this.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The size of the female breeding flock in December 2023 totalled 13.8m head, according to Defra statistics. This is a decline of 4.3% (615,000 head) from the same time in 2022 and represents the lowest breeding flock since current records began in 1996. The breeding flock consists of ewes intended for further breeding and slaughter, and ewes intended for first time breeding (ewe lambs).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Using this data, we predict that the number of ewe replacements has fallen for the 2023/24 year (December-December). This suggests a greater proportion of these ewe lambs will be slaughtered in the OSL crop (from January-May 2024), as opposed to kept for breeding. This could be due to the record-high lamb prices currently seen in the first four months of 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The predicted size of the lamb crop for the 2024 – 25 season (March - March), now sits at 15.9m head. This is a decline of 185,000 head from the previous season, representing a fall of 1.2%. A smaller than expected female breeding flock at 1 December 2023, combined with challenging scanning rates, are expected to contribute to this decline in the lamb crop. However, disease risks such as Schmallenberg and Bluetongue Virus have not been factored into lamb crop calculations due to current levels of uncertainty.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The revised estimated carryover for 2024 of old season lambs, is now 4.1m head from January - May. This is a decline of 185,000 head (-4.3%) from 2023, following an increased proportion of ewe lambs potentially intended for first time breeding coming forward in the first five months.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The predicted total number of new season lambs to be slaughtered in the first six months of the year has fallen from our previous estimate, to around 1.57m head, a decline of 82,000 head from the same time in 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Slaughter in the second half of the year (July – December), assuming a typical slaughter pattern alongside the forecasted lamb crop, is predicted to be 6.4m head. This is growth of just under 1% (52,000 head) from the same period in 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">We are expecting the adult sheep slaughter to fall by 3% across the full year from 2023. This is following a steep decline in slaughter in the first quarter of the year compared to 2023, with a slight rebound forecast in the second half.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Total sheep meat production for 2024 is set to fall by 1.4% across the year from 2023, to 282,000 tonnes. We are assuming that wet weather conditions that have been persistent throughout the last quarter of 2023 and into 2024 have impacted on lamb carcase weights.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-04-22 00:15:17 | 2025-08-08 08:09:22 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6631 | Germany: Initiative Tierwohl will continue its program in 2024 | The current program phase of the Initiative Tierwohl (ITW) ends in 2023. It is now clear that the ITW will continue its program in 2024 - despite the plans for state animal husbandry labeling - for pigs and poultry. In a joint declaration, representatives from agriculture, the meat industry and trade have agreed to continue Germany's largest animal welfare program. | <p><span lang="DE">ITW</span><span lang="DE"> Managing Director Dr. Alexander Hinrichs was pleased with the agreement reached and the continuation of the ITW : We will continue! This is another milestone in the ITW success story , adds Dr. Added Alexander Hinrichs. In times like these - the economy is stagnating, energy prices are rising, inflation is continuing - it is good to see that agriculture, the meat industry, trade and, last but not least, consumers are standing together and are committed to animal welfare.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In detail, the agreement reached by the partners of the Animal Welfare Initiative provides for a continuation of the ITW for pigs from 2024, with the current requirements initially remaining unchanged for one year. The animal welfare initiative is currently preparing a concept that has been further developed for level 2 of state labeling for the time when the law on animal husbandry labeling is to be implemented in farms . The implementation of the then further developed ITW for pigs is planned for 2025.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Furthermore, the ITW</span><span lang="DE"> will also be continued for broilers, turkeys and ducks in 2024, with the husbandry requirements for turkeys and ducks remaining unchanged. The ITW for broilers supplements its requirements for the participating livestock farmers in 2024 and is also planning further development, which will then be implemented from 2025. In the course of the political plans to change the Animal Welfare Livestock Ordinance for turkey husbandry, votes still have to be taken on how things will continue in 2025. According to the ITW , details on this can only be worked out after the political plans have been made concrete.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Furthermore, pig, turkey and chicken fatteners should receive a surcharge recommended by the ITW</span><span lang="DE"> from their customers for the implementation of animal welfare measures. The ITW recommends farmers to reach agreements with the buyers of the animals in good time, in which the recommended surcharge is recorded.</span></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-01 00:15:26 | 2025-08-08 05:48:27 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4965 | Meat consumption in Spain stands above pre-pandemic levels | The current rate of sales is 7% higher than in 2019, according to a report presented by Kantar Worldpanel. | <p>Data collected by Kantar Worldpanel regarding meat consumption in Spain show a 7% increase compared to levels reported in 2019. The sector cannot aspire to repeat the volumes of household consumption reached during confinement, but we continue at levels much higher than before the pandemic," explained the director of food for Kantar Worldpanel, Joan Riera. Despite this and the de-escalation in the restrictions, it is estimated that this year's sales figures will be below those of 2020.<br />In a market analysis presented at the 21st AECOC Meat Products Congress this week, Riera highlighted that, despite the growing popularity of vegetable alternatives to meat, these products today only reach 19% of households, with a purchase frequency of only six times a year. In contrast, meat and sausages are ubiquitous and their average purchase ratio is once a week.<br />According to the report, the e-commerce sector is the "winning channel for food distribution in this period." Data collected in 2020 show that the sector has doubled its market share during the COVID crisis. ven so, the meat sector faces challenges in meeting the demands of online. "In the sale of fresh meat, the online channel only represents 2.6% of the total, while sausages reach 2.3% and dry food products are 3.8%," explained Riera.<br />Currently, two-thirds of the Spaniards are maintaining their usual meat consumption, while the others are looking for higher-quality products. Spain has a population of 47 million people and 17 million households. Per capita consumption of meat averaged out at 46.2 kilograms in 2019.</p> | 1 | Market | 2021-09-22 10:36:45 | 2025-08-07 07:15:06 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5132 | IAWS - the most complete animal welfare certification in Europe | The current world situation of African Swine Fever (ASF), which is a totally harmless disease for humans but with catastrophic economic consequences for the pig sector, makes biosecurity really important such as one of the most effective measures in controlling the spread of this disease. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Taking extreme precautions is absolutely necessary, and thanks to the Animal Welfare and Biosecurity Technical Regulation INTERPORC ANIMAL WELFARE SPAIN (IAWS), the Spanish White Pork Sector is committed to animal welfare and biosecurity, in order to avoid the entry of pathogens as much as possible, as well as to reduce their infection, preserving the health and comfort of all animals.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Therefore, the IAWS certification not only includes measures for the animal's own benefit, according to the five freedoms from OIE and adopted by the Farm Animal Welfare Council, but also includes a specific area with biosecurity requirements that farms, slaughterhouses and industry must meet if they wish to obtain this demanding certificate.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The IAWS Technical Regulation indicates the presence and implementation of a hygiene and biosecurity plan, which stablishes some mandatory measures as preventing the entrance of meat products from other foreign countries, the presence of a perimeter fence to avoid the contact with wild animals, the duty to incorporate showers or an equivalent system in farms, the need to maintain the surroundings of the farm in a correct state of cleansing and maintenance, and the cleansing and disinfection of the vehicles and the farm within the “all-in all-out” system, among others.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In conclusion, this way of understanding animal welfare as a concept directly interrelated with other fields (biosecurity, health, handling, traceability and food safety) is proper and exclusive to the IAWS certification, thus establishing itself as the most complete, safe and demanding animal welfare certification in Europe.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For more information, please check our website: <a href="https://www.bienestaranimalcertificado.com/animal-welfare-certified/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bienestaranimalcertificado.com/animal-welfare-certified/&source=gmail&ust=1639127396708000&usg=AOvVaw2D9hgdqZwuxDinKQW3Vvz7">https://www.bienestaranimalcertificado.com/animal-welfare-certified/</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regarding biosecurity, please check this video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5x4z9nSVAE&t=69s" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dn5x4z9nSVAE%26t%3D69s&source=gmail&ust=1639127396708000&usg=AOvVaw3OTYtRiDsdoESMtIjIbbdE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5x4z9nSVAE&t=69s</a></p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-12-10 06:50:09 | 2025-08-07 02:51:34 | Details Edit Delete |
