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3405  Marel unveils new production center in Dongen  The company has restored the 60-years old facility that produces machine parts for Marel Poultry.  <p>This week, Marel officially opened its completely new production center in Dongen, the Netherlands. All production and office activities now take place in the state-of-the-art building at the Tichelrijt II business park.</p> <p>For 60 years the production site in Dongen has been manufacturing machine parts for Marel Poultry. The end products, high-quality food processing systems, are assembled in collaboration with the Marel site in Boxmeer.</p> <p>Since the former location in Dongen no longer met contemporary standards, the realization of a new production center was a logical yet exciting step. The new building basically accommodates the same activities as before. It features 40 production places as well as eight office places, now in a setting that is completely up-to-date. The relocation of the massive production machines was organized gradually over the last months and went very smoothly without interrupting customer deliveries.<br />Marel employees in Dongen can now make use of the most modern and sophisticated production facilities at their clean and healthy workplaces. All equipment, services and logistics of the new production center perform at the highest levels of quality, safety and ergonomics. Marel is convinced that this new, inspiring environment will lead to a lot of innovative and successful business.<br />Folkert Bolger, EVP of Marel, says, "We want to offer our employees the best conditions to work in. For our production location in Dongen, this means that we now have an optimally equipped business premises that meet the very latest requirements. During these last weeks of transition, we have already seen our people working here with even more motivation and enjoyment. When this new environment contributes to higher job satisfaction, it will almost naturally lead to the best possible production."</p>    Technology 2019-11-22 09:35:19  2025-07-29 12:33:31  Details Edit Delete
3406  Small signs of rebuilding the Chinese pig herd   In October, the country's sow herd has increased for the first time in 12 months.  <p>The Chinese breeding sow inventory show signs of growth, with data recorded in October revealing an increase of 0.6%, the first in the last 12 months. That could be the first attempt in rebuilding the world's largest pig herd after a decline of more than 40% caused by multiple African Swine Fever outbreaks in the last 16 months.<br />The decline in the pig herd was also slowing, said Yang Zhenhai, director of the animal husbandry and veterinary bureau under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, mentioned the South China Morning Post newspaper.</p> <p>Yang said the pig herd fell by 0.6% in October, easing from a 3% fall the previous month and the smallest month-on-month contraction in a year. He did not disclose the year-on-year decline in October but in September it had dropped 41% on the year.<br />the ministry figures would still equate to a decline of around 175 million pigs in the national herd. Experts have estimated that for the next five years there is no real chance for China to rebuild its pig herd at the levels recorded before this biosecurity crisis. The risk of another row of outbreaks is well known by the authorities. "African swine fever has contaminated large areas of our country and outbreaks are expected to continue to take place in spots," admitted Mr. Yang.<br />A similar measure was taken in Vietnam and in less than one month, piglets introduced in farms have died by ASF, according to AgriCensus agency.<br />To cover the deficit of pork China has open the gates for imports, mainly from Europe, Brazil and Canada. US pork is still accepted in the market but it is subject to a 65% duty as the trade war between Washington and Beijing is still rolling. At the same time, imports of beef, poultry and sheepmeat have surged.</p>    Industry 2019-11-22 11:35:02  2025-07-30 01:37:35  Details Edit Delete
3407  Vion eliminates pork from one of its processing plants  Instead, the plant in Altenburg will focus on cattle starting the spring of 2020.  <p>Vion will eliminate pork from its pork and beef processing plant in Altenburg and will focus on cattle, announced the company in a press release. The decision will be implemented in the first quarter of 2020. In recent years, pig production in East Germany and in the area served by Vion&rsquo;s Altenburg site has been in continual decline. But the region shows great potential for growth in the area of beef due to the high density of cattle in East Germany. Vion has decided to expand and specialize its Altenburg site for this sector.</p> <p>The new direction of Vion Altenburg is part of the strategy of Vion. In East Germany, there is no other processing site for cattle with the exception of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Further to this, transport times of cattle from producer to the meat processing plant can be reduced significantly due to the increased capacity by this specialization.</p> <p>The site will see a reduction in its staff by around 110 employees. The company has informed its employees and their representatives and has immediately started discussions for a redundancy package.</p>    Industry 2019-11-25 05:58:35  2025-07-29 09:37:27  Details Edit Delete
3408  ASF may see a vaccine in 5 years, announce Australian researcher  Without a vaccine there can be no control over the disease, says the head of Australian Animal Health Laboratory.  <p>Australian researchers involved in developing a vaccine for the African Swine Fever virus think that it will take at least 5 years until a solution will be ready to put in the market. The virus is now close to Australian borders being reported and confirmed in East Timor. At the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in the state of Victoria, a team of researchers tries to develop a vaccine but it will take time until a cure will be presented. "I do not think I expected African swine fever to spread with such ferocity. I think we will not be able to control African swine fever until there is a vaccine available,", said Dr. Trevor Drew, the laboratory director, in a statement for VOA News.<br />Until now, the virus has wiped out 25% of the world's pig population and threatens to enter Australia, where the feral pig population is estimated at 25 million head, covering almost half of the country. Also, the country has a large pork industry, which includes about 2,700 producers.<br />New bio-security laws have been adopted to respond to the threat of contamination through illegal pork products introduced in the country by tourists. Scientists believe that is the most likely way ASF could enter Australia and the new law allows the deportation of tourists who fail to declare illegal pork products. Search for an ASF vaccine is underway in the EU, US, UK, China and some other Asian countries.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>    Industry 2019-11-25 07:01:28  2025-07-30 01:09:13  Details Edit Delete
3409  Hong Kong pork retail price jumps to $20  The city looks to fill the gap in pork supply with imports from Thailand and Malaysia.  <p>Hong Kong authorities are currently looking for pig suppliers in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Thailand to fill the gap created in live pigs after the number of animals imported from mainland China has decreased sharply in the last months. Usually, Hong Kong imported about 4,000 pigs per day to cover the demand from processors. Due to the dramatic reduction in China's pig herd and the ASF situation in the country, the number of live pigs imported has dropped to 1,700 creating a shortage of pig meat on the island and pushing up prices to levels never seen before.<br />According to Reuters, retail price for pork in Hong Kong is now HK$159 ($20.31) per kg and Food and Health Secretary Sophia Chan admitted that the region must import live pigs from other countries such as Thailand, South Korea and Malaysia. "As importation of live food animals entails public health and food safety considerations and the outbreaks of African swine fever in the neighboring countries are emerging, we have to exercise caution," declared the official. South Korea has been hit by African Swine Fever just a couple of months ago, while Thailand and Malaysia are currently free of the disease. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also plans to visit Singapore next month to learn about its rules on importing live pigs from Malaysia by sea.<br />Statistical data presented by the USDA shows that Hong Kong consumes almost 550,000 tonnes of pork per year.</p>    Market 2019-11-25 10:23:34  2025-07-30 02:11:55  Details Edit Delete
3410  Meat production goes down, trade volume increases  FAO expects world meat trade to show the largest variation in volume observed in the current decade.  <p>World meat production is expected to decline in 2019 for the first time in more than two decades, as the African Swine Fever outbreak in China decimates pig herds, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.</p> <p>Production of bovine, ovine, poultry and pig meats is forecast to total 335 million tonnes in carcass weight equivalent, 1% lower than the previous year, according to an outlook recently published.<br />The drop is driven by an anticipated contraction of at least 20% for pigmeat output in China, which usually accounts for close to half the world's production. Poultry output in China, by contrast, had been rapidly ramped up and is expected to grow by 17% year-on-year, containing the country's total meat output decline to 8%.</p> <p>Pigmeat typically accounts for more than a third of worldwide meat output, poultry for 39% and bovine meat for 21%.</p> <p>Global production of poultry - which accounts for a larger share of all meat than pigmeat - as well as that of bovine and ovine meat, is expected to grow this year, with increases anticipated Argentina, Brazil, the European Union and the United States of America. On the other hand, world meat trade in 2019 is expected to reach 36 million tons, 6.5% higher than estimated for 2018 and probably the largest variation in volume observed in the current decade.</p> <p>Poultry meat (essentially chicken) remains the most traded in the world. But the biggest expansion, as expected, is reserved for pork, whose volume may experience an annual increase of around 12%.</p> <p>The increase in beef volume is expected to be roughly half that forecast for pork - close to 6%. Anyway, it is a higher index than projected for poultry meat, with an expected increase of approximately 4.5%.</p> <p>According to FAO projections, the total estimated volume for the current year is 10% higher than in&nbsp;2017. However, in this expansion, the trade of poultry meat will increase less than that of beef and pork. As a result, the share of poultry meat in world trade is expected to decline from 42.31% of the total (2017) to 40.75% (estimated for 2019).</p>    Market 2019-11-25 11:32:36  2025-07-30 05:15:30  Details Edit Delete
3411  Danes are getting better at sorting plastic waste  However, the government plans to introduce expanded producer responsibility for packaging.  <p>A new packaging statistics presented by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that the Danes over several years sort significantly more plastic for recycling. For the period 2014 to 2017, there has been an increase in both real quantities and the proportion of plastic collected for recycling. During the period 2014-17, the collection of plastic has increased from 57,635 tonnes to 83,833 tonnes, an increase of 45%. This is the first time ever that such a significant improvement has been made in this area over a number of years, commented the Minister of the Environment, Lea Wermelin.<br />"It is an important step on the road to a greener future that it appears that much more plastic waste is now being sorted. And it shows that the Danes want to help make a green difference. But we are still incredibly far from the finish line. We and other countries have become accustomed to burning our plastic waste, so it takes a great deal of effort to transition to more recycling and recycling," said the minister.<br />The EU has set ambitious targets for the recycling of plastic packaging waste. This means that all EU countries will have to recycle 50% of plastic packaging waste by 2025. At the same time, the calculation method will be changed so that the non-recyclable plastic waste must be deducted. This means that the recycling rate for plastic packaging waste in Denmark will fall from the current recycling rate of 42% in 2017 to around 21%, because plastic packaging waste is difficult to fully recycle. This is because many plastic products are not designed to be recycled.</p> <p>"We are far from green dolls in Denmark when it comes to waste. On the contrary. But the solution, of course, is not to stop sorting plastic waste, even if we are not far enough. The solution is that we have to use fewer types of plastic and that the products are designed for recycling. I have submitted a bill to the hearing that takes the first step towards requiring manufacturers to design products that can be recycled and reused," the environment minister says.</p> <p>The bill, which has been submitted for consultation, takes the first steps to introduce expanded producer responsibility for packaging in Denmark. Extended producer responsibility means that the companies that sell packaging are also responsible for the packaging being recycled when it becomes waste.</p>    Technology 2019-11-26 06:41:55  2025-07-29 12:05:04  Details Edit Delete
3412  Dutch pig herd to become smaller  The government is willing to pay compensations for farmers that are closing their businesses to lower emissions of ammonia.  <p>The Netherlands pig farming sector is under pressure to limit emissions of ammonia as the country must obey a court rule on cutting nitrogen emissions. Starting this week, the government agreed to pay compensations for farmers that are willing to exit their businesses, announced the Ministry of Agriculture. Compensations will also be paid for the loss of value of pig stabling.<br />"We&rsquo;re facing an important task: making the pig industry more sustainable and future proof. For farmers who continue, there will be a measure early next year targeted at innovation and reducing emissions," said Minister Carola Schouten in a statement quoted by <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-11-25/dutch-pig-farmers-face-smell-test-to-qualify-for-government-aid?fbclid=IwAR3Ci-pNSzCRFAomk2_TNQTCrJ7W3nZx2RgbU9yu0IjkAv5HeCVpNTZF8RU">Bloomberg&nbsp;</a>The measure targets only a few areas with high livestock density in the east and south of the Netherlands. The registration period runs until January 15 and the compensations are different for each region. Pig farmers in the south will receive as much as 151 for every scrapped pig, while those in the east are to get 52 for every animal. After the registration period closes, farmers will have 8 months available to get rid of the pigs, clean the manure and close their farms.</p>    Industry 2019-11-26 06:14:15  2025-07-28 19:55:28  Details Edit Delete
3413  Kepak announce Welsh Black Cattle Scheme  An exclusive scheme will promote one of the oldest breeds in Britain as a premium product.  <p>Irish food producer Kepak announced a new partnership with Welsh Black Cattle Society to promote one of the oldest breeds in Britain as a top product. The Welsh Black is a dual-purpose breed of cattle native to Wales and offers cattle that meet the needs of modern farming, with medium-sized suckler dams that are easy to manage and capable of rearing strong pure or cross-bred calves that will suit a range of beef finishing systems.<br />"The Welsh Black is a breed steeped in history. We hope that by partnering with Kepak we will be able to safeguard the commercial viability of the breed long into the future. The programme will have the dual benefit of providing a degree of certainty to our farmers while offering consumers the premium quality beef that they are accustomed to," explained Meredydd Jones, Chairman of the Welsh Black Cattle Society<br />Kepak&rsquo;s Welsh Black Beef Club, in partnership with the Welsh Black Cattle Society, will be based on the quality and sustainable supply of Welsh Black beef and promote the further development of the breed. "We are always looking for ways to evolve and innovate. We are delighted to be establishing this scheme, which will provide a premium to suppliers of quality Welsh Black cattle, and believe the brand created will resonate with the Welsh consumer," stated Prys Morgan, Kepak St Merryn Procurement Director.</p> <p>The scheme will be available from January 2020 to producers who can supply Welsh Black cattle that meet Kepak&rsquo;s quality standards, including defined specifications and criteria yet to be confirmed, according to a press release.<br />"At a time when the beef sector in Wales is under significant pressure, I am particularly pleased that Kepak and the Welsh Black Beef Society are working together to develop an exclusive scheme based on the quality, sustainable supply of Welsh Black beef. It is an exciting new opportunity that has been brought about by industry working together," commented Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government.<br />To attain membership in the Kepak Welsh Black Cattle Club, producers will be required to undertake vital benchmarking exercises and collect data on key aspects such as herd performance, carbon footprinting, environmental management, feed and antibiotic use.</p>    Industry 2019-11-26 07:05:43  2025-07-29 20:00:51  Details Edit Delete
3414  UK retailer drops lamb from New Zealand  Waitrose announced that is going to sell only British lamb starting 2021.  <p>One UK retailer announced that is going to phase out lamb from New Zealand and sell only indigenous lamb. Waitrose intends to stop buying New Zealand lamb in the winter months from 2021 and focus only on British lamb, according to The Telegraph newspaper. By now, Waitrose has replaced all of the imports in its own-brand fresh chicken, pork, beef, eggs and liquid milk with products sourced exclusively from the UK.<br />"Waitrose &amp; Partners has a long history of supporting and sourcing from local producers. The decision to commit to 100% British lamb all year is a continuation of that commitment and means that we can extend opportunity to our existing British lamb farmers while also potentially bringing new local producers into our supply chain as we continue to invest in British agriculture," explained Tor Harris, the Head of CSR, Health and Agriculture Department of the company.<br />A recent IGD/AHDB survey shows that 70% of the consumers in the UK would like to see more British food on supermarket shelves. The decision suppose to "provide a welcome boost for the UK sheep sector at a time when our future trading relationship is uncertain", according to National Farmers' Union (NFU).</p>    Retail 2019-11-26 08:26:16  2025-07-29 23:19:05  Details Edit Delete
3415  Argentina reaches to 50 plants approved to export beef in China  Continuous demand for beef has spiked prices in Brazil's and Argentinian domestic markets.  <p>According to the latest updated information of General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), 9 new Argentinian beef plants were permitted to export frozen beef and chilled beef to China. So far, the number of approved Argentinian beef plants registered in GACC has increased to 50, announced Beef to China website.<br />In 2019, the approval process of China to Argentinian beef plants was very fast. In just two months, a total of 23 Argentine beef plants were approved by China, which slightly surpassed Brazil (40). As more beef plants got approval, the shipments of Argentinian beef to Mainland China are expected to continue to grow.<br />Beef consumption in Argentina has dropped in the last 12 months due to the lower power of purchase and is to drop further as the prices are rising due to increased demand in export markets.<br />A similar situation is reported in Brazil, where a whole range of meat products is expected to increase as China is importing more and more poultry, pork and beef from the South American country. Chinese imports of Brazilian meat are up 23.6% in the first 10 months of 2019, with beef prices reacting first to the pressure. Last week, wholesale beef prices in the greater Sao Paulo area have consequently hit an all-time high of R$13.9 per kilogram ($3.3), according to the University of Sao Paulo's Cepea research centre, a benchmark think-tank. "Meat prices will continue to rise and this will pose a challenge for the household. When beef rises, other meats also rise ... it's a question of substitution,", commented Andre Braz, an economist with the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a Brazilian university.<br />The demand for beef from China is unexpected even for some representative of the industry. "We knew that there would be big demand for cows to slaughter, but not of this magnitude. The number of companies licensed by China was significant," said Pericles Salazar, president of Abafrigo, the Brazilian meatpackers association.<br />Total Brazilian beef exports from January to October were 1.5 million tonnes, 11% higher than in 2018, and those to China were 23.6% higher at 320,000 tonnes in the same period.</p>    Industry 2019-11-26 10:10:46  2025-07-30 07:59:11  Details Edit Delete
3416  VIDEO: Mercosur deal to wait until the quota is split    <p>Every major player in the global meat market is trying to capitalize on China's increasing demand for animal protein but the game has its risks such as an unexpected drop in China's beef demand. "That dependence it's complicated. However, over the next 4 to 5 years, as experts are saying, we expect meat imports to remain high. At this moment, there is a good opportunity for business to take a chance" said Jorge Torelli, vice-president of the Argentinian Beef Promoting Institute. "At this moment, the internal market is down 10% but exports are rising. The main markets for us are the European Union and China. The European market is used with Argentinian high-quality beef but China is also increasing demand for top products such as Argentinian beef, Australian beef or European" Mr. Torelli said in an interview for EuroMeat News.<br />The global beef market is to be caught between environmental issues and high levels in consumption as income increases in several markets, he believes: "There isn't enough beef to cover all the demand in the world. And that was seen before the African Swine Fever situation".<br />As for the Mercosur deal, a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur states (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay), Mr. Torelli says that, besides the opposition manifested by several European member states, the deal may face some obstacles between the South American partners. "The quota is just a figure. First, we have to decide how to split it and what is the share for Brazil, for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. So it is a process that is going to take time", he added.</p>    Industry 2019-11-26 13:49:39  2025-07-30 10:24:20  Details Edit Delete
3417  EP changes the rule of the game for Ukrainian poultry  A loophole in the trade agreement between the European Union and Ukraine was patched this week in the European Parliament.  <p>The EU intends to amend the trade agreement with Ukraine to patch the loophole that allows the Ukrainian poultry producers to export poultry meat in the EU market without tax. According to the current agreement, imports of poultry with bone from Ukraine are not taxed but that will change once the revised agreement gets approval by the Council and after the ratification of the agreement by Ukraine, according to <a href="https://www.rp.pl/Handel/311269927-Bruksela-zablokuje-drobiowa-kontrabande-z-Ukrainy.html">Rzeczpospolita</a> magazine.<br />in a resolution adopted with 444 votes in favor, 128 against and 74 abstentions, MPs urged Ukraine to comply with the full trade agreement on good cooperation between the EU and Ukraine. They added that food safety and health standards apply to all products imported into the EU.</p> <p>The new regulations will impose a single tariff on both boneless and bone-in meat and will sett a new limit on tariff-free poultry imports from Ukraine. After the duty-free quota has been exhausted, Ukrainian exporters will have to pay customs duties on additional exports to the EU. Polish poultry producers have constantly raised the problem of Ukrainian poultry imports that were flooding the EU market favoring producers such as MHP, who has its processing plants in Slovakia. Imports of poultry with bones from Ukraine have increased almost 15 times in the last three years.</p>    Industry 2019-11-27 07:39:17  2025-07-29 20:26:16  Details Edit Delete
3418  US pork producers dream of duty-free access in China  NPPC presented an estimate on the benefits that zero-tariff access to China for US pork will have for the American economy.  <p>Securing zero-tariff access to China for US pork would be an economic boon for American agriculture and the country, according to the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). Based on an analysis by Iowa State University (ISU) Economist Dermot Hayes, NPPC says unrestricted access to the Chinese chilled and frozen market would reduce the overall trade deficit with China by nearly 6% and generate 184,000 new US jobs in the next decade. NPPC launched a digital campaign to spotlight the importance of opening the Chinese market to US pork as trade negotiations continue.</p> <p>&ldquo;Were it not for China&rsquo;s tariffs that are severely limiting access to American goods and other restrictions, including customs clearance delays, US pork could be an economic powerhouse, creating thousands of new jobs, expanding sales and dramatically slashing our nation&rsquo;s trade deficit. China&rsquo;s actions would unleash tremendous benefits to US pork producers, our nation and Chinese consumers who rely on this essential protein,&rdquo; said Hayes.</p> <p>According to Dr. Hayes&rsquo; analysis, US pork sales would generate $24.5 billion in sales if US pork gained unrestricted access to the world&rsquo;s largest pork-producing nation over 10 years.</p> <p>&ldquo;The US pork industry is missing out on an unprecedented sales opportunity in China when it most needs an affordable, safe and reliable supply of its favored protein,&rdquo; said NPPC President David Herring, a hog farmer from Lillington, N.C. &ldquo;The United States is the lowest-cost producer of pork in the world, but with 72% tariffs we are not nearly as competitive as Europe, Brazil, Canada and other nations.&rdquo;</p> <p>Pork is a staple of the Chinese diet and a major element of the country&rsquo;s consumer price index. China&rsquo;s pig herd has been devastated by African swine fever, a disease affecting only pigs with no human health or food safety risks, reducing domestic production by more than 50% and resulting in a mounting food price inflation challenge for the country.</p>    Market 2019-11-27 08:26:03  2025-07-29 12:56:22  Details Edit Delete
3419  Danish Crown choose new climate-friendly packaging for minced beef  The change is to apply for the products delivered in stores where typically professionals who shop for canteens, cafes and restaurants.  <p>From November 28, customers at Dagrofa Foodservice in Denmark and the 29 S-Wholesale stores across the country will find that the minced beef packages have changed from the classic black tray to a tubular packaging without oxygen.</p> <p>"There are some obvious advantages to this way of packing our minced beef. First of all, we reduce the consumption of plastic to an absolute minimum. At the same time, the meat is packed without oxygen, which ensures that the shelf life from the production date is extended from 7 to 14 days, so overall there is a plus on sustainability for both less plastic consumption and less food waste," says Claus Hein, sales director at Danish Crown Beef.</p> <p>It's far from coincidental that it is Dagrofa Foodservice and the 29 S-Wholesale stores in Denmark that will be the first to have the new packaging in the refrigerator counter. The meat will not appear quite as red in the "rollers", as the oxygen used in the traditional meat trays means that the meat retains the red color. But at S-Wholesale, customers will hardly wonder at this, as it is typically professionals who shop for canteens, cafes and restaurants.</p> <p>"We believe that our customers will see it as a step forward that the meat is now packed without oxygen. They will also note that the new tubes are easier to transport, fill less in the fridge and can actually be thrown directly into the freezer without repacking, so I'm sure they will accept the new 'meat rolls'," says Mike Rasmussen, who is a category group manager at Dagrofa Foodservice.</p> <p>Danish Crown has a target of halving the company's total carbon footprint by 50 percent by 2030 compared to the footprint in 2005. At the same time, the ambition is to be CO2 neutral in 2050. Earlier this year, Danish Crown changed the plastic type used for the classic black meat trays so that they can now be re-melted and reused for packaging food. The change from so-called PE plastic to PET plastic ensures that Danish Crown reduces the annual consumption of new plastic for meat trays by 1000 tonnes, and this is not done with the new "meat roll".</p> <p>"If there are several of our customers who will in time choose to sell minced beef packaged in the tubular pack, I certainly cannot refuse, but that does not mean that the meat trays can be immediately removed. At Danish Crown, we will continue to have products such as cut meat for, for example, beef stroganoff, and they present themselves best in the well-known black tray," says Claus Hein. The first "meat rolls" that find their way to Dagrofa S wholesale stores will contain minced beef from the Danish Meat Cattle.</p>    Industry 2019-11-27 10:55:02  2025-07-29 11:06:48  Details Edit Delete
3420  Brazilian brand Copacol expects to re-direct 25% of its exports to China  The largest meat market in the world has increased poultry imports in the last months.  <p>China is increasing gradually poultry imports to solve the protein animal deficit caused by the ASF situation in the country. With pork prices rising to levels never seen before, poultry is one alternative protein that is taking over the Chinese market thanks to the advantage of relatively low prices.<br />One of the Brazilian cooperatives that are taking advantage of the increased demand from China is Unita, the owner of the Copacol brand. The first batch of 20 containers is going to be shipped to China at the beginning of December and, according to the main buyer "the beginning of this partnership includes 2,000 tonnes of poultry exported per month". At this rate, Copacol is expected to allocate 25% of all its export volume to China.<br />According to the president of Copacol and Unita Valter Pitol this is an opportunity to increase the profitability for the producers and the cooperative. "This year the results with poultry are positive and thus we are able to improve the results to share with our integrated producers," said President Pitol in a statement for <a href="https://www.aviculturaindustrial.com.br/imprensa/unita-envia-primeiros-conteineres-de-frangos-para-a-china/20191127-084711-B452">Avicultura Industrial</a> magazine.<br />Almost 100 Brazilian poultry plants are allowed to export to China and, according to ABPA, the country's total poultry exports are poised to increase by up to 5% to 4.3 million tonnes this year.<br />China has also opened the market for US and Spanish poultry in November, while negotiations regarding imports of poultry from Ukraine are underway.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>    Industry 2019-11-28 06:45:16  2025-07-30 02:24:38  Details Edit Delete
3421  Italian salami sector at risk  "A series of unprecedented problems are exhausting the companies in the sector", warns Assica president.  <p>The Italian salami sector is facing a crisis as raw materials have become expensive and many companies are confronted with the risk of collapse. According to Nicola Levoni, president of Assica, the Italian meat and salami industrial association, the sector has been confronted for too long with "a series of unprecedented problems that are exhausting companies in the sector". The lack of raw materials, trade obstacles and higher prices are threatening the future for many firms in this sector. "If market conditions do not improve significantly in the coming months, allowing an adequate recognition of the final price of the product, as early as March at least 30% of our companies will be in a situation of economic and financial difficulty", said Mr. Levoni, quoted by the Italian newspaper <a href="https://www.lastampa.it/economia/agricoltura/2019/11/26/news/salumi-materia-prima-scarsa-e-sempre-piu-cara-il-settore-rischia-il-collasso-1.38002003">La Stampa</a>.</p> <p>In Italy, pork prices have jumped by 40% in the last 6 months due to increased demand from China and a decline in production figures in the EU. Nicola Levoni has urged the government to adopt a set of measures meant to support the producers. In response, the Minister of Agriculture, Teresa Bellanova, said that the authorities are ready to invest &euro;1.5 million in "a strong communication campaign on cured meats" and an intervention plan to promote and protect Italian products in the following years is to be set in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<br />Since March, China has increased its pork imports generating an upward spiral in prices in suppling markets such as France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands.</p>    Industry 2019-11-28 08:24:21  2025-07-30 04:48:45  Details Edit Delete
3426  Argentina starts shipping value-added pork to China  26 tonnes of refrigerated ham and pork shoulder have been sent in the Asian country.  <p>Argentina has a chance to increase its presence in the Chinese meat market by shipping the first batch of processed pork. @6 tonnes of refrigerated ham and pork shoulder have been sent to Chia earlier this week after approval for export has been granted to Campo Austral, one in three Argentinian pork producers that have requested the permit for export.<br />Recently, the Chinese customs' have approved 8 more Argentinian pork plants for exports and have opened the market for value-added pork, at least for Campo Austral for now.<br />The pork industry in Argentina has increased production in the last 12 months by 15% as the domestic market looks promising for the moment due to an increase in beef prices. At the same time, voices in the industry have expressed hope that the ASF situation in China can represent an opportunity for the Argentinian pork sector to set a stronger footprint in this market over the next decade.<br />China has lost almost 50% of the national pork inventory and rebuilding the herd it can take at least 5 years, according to the latest estimates from Rabobank.</p>    Industry 2019-11-29 08:08:41  2025-07-28 22:18:09  Details Edit Delete
3422  Japan prepares for ASF outbreak  The risk of African swine fever (ASF) entering Japan is increasing.  <p>Japan prepares a series of measures that will enhance biosecurity on pig farms in case of an ASF outbreak. Authorities believe that the risk of ASF entering Japan is increasing as several countries in the region have reported outbreaks in the last couple of months. The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry plans to create a system to enable the culling of pigs at farms close to a farm where an ASF outbreak occurs even if they do not have the virus, for the purpose of preventing the disease's spread. Since the first outbreak was reported in Asia, in August 2018, more than 6 million pigs have died due to the disease. While other countries in Asia, such as Vietnam, China, the Philippines or South Korea have ordered the culling of the pigs within a three-kilometer radius of a farm where ASF is detected to prevent the disease from spreading, Japan intends to increase that distance.<br />Preventive culling was conducted in 2010 in Miyazaki Prefecture after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, an infectious disease affecting cattle and pigs. At the time, the law on animal disease control lacked a provision on culling to prevent foot-and-mouth disease, and about 87,000 cattle and pigs had to be killed without waiting on the law to be revised. It was only revised after the cullings.</p> <p>The ministry is expected to prepare for ASF by revising the law to allow for the preventive killing of pigs before the disease enters Japan. This week, minister Taku Eto explained that he even consider the culling of all pigs in a specific region hit by the disease, at the same time. "Since preventive killing should be carried out across the board in an entire region at the same time, it is necessary to stipulate it in law. We are proactively studying it," he stated. In Asia, the virus has already affected the swine population in countries such as China, Mongolia, Vietnam, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar, Laos, the Philippines, East Timor and is believed to be present in Indonesia too.</p>    Industry 2019-11-28 09:52:15  2025-07-30 00:22:49  Details Edit Delete
3427  Japan is one step closer to re-open the Chinese beef market  Demand for beef is growing due to animal protein shortage and a rising middle class.  <p>After 19 years of absence in the Chinese market, Japanese beef is ready to regain access to China. Authorities on both sides have confirmed the signing of an agreement on animal health and quarantine, informs the <a href="http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1171296.shtml">Global Times</a>. Japan's exports of beef to China have been banned since 2001 due to an outbreak of mad cow disease. <br />While at the moment, China's imports of meat are rising due to a deficit of animal protein in this market in the long-term this market is expected to offer benefits for high-quality beef producers. "It can be said that the pig disease has boosted demand for protein imports, but in the long term the Chinese market is becoming ever so attractive because it's been gaining value," explained Bai Ming, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, quoted by the newspaper.<br />In 2018, China imported more than 900,000 tonnes of beef and the volume is expected to grow by 22% in the next 5 years, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. China has already altered the global beef trade by demanding more and more beef from Brazil, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay and New Zealand to the point that those major players have re-routed their exports and increased prices in their domestic markets.<br />"Over the next 4 to 5 years, as experts are saying, we expect meat imports to remain high. At this moment, there is a good opportunity for businesses to take a chance", described the situation in China Jorge Torelli, vice-president of IPCVA, for EuroMeat News. He also explained that Argentinian producers are hoping to keep their market share in China in the future thanks to the newly developed appetite for high-quality beef of the Chinese middle-class consumer.<br />At the same time, Uruguay is increasing its presence in the Chinese beef market by shipping here almost 60% of the beef exported. "We are still looking to strengthen our presence in China's growing meat market. Chinese customers have a rising demand for good beef on their tables, and Uruguayan companies are very proud to present them with their high-quality products," declared Uruguayan Ambassador to China Fernando Lugris.</p>    Market 2019-11-29 09:03:16  2025-07-28 10:44:06  Details Edit Delete
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