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| 763 | Avian flu outbreaks are hitting several countries in Asia and the Middle East | Poultry businesses in those regions are affected by outbreaks of different viruses. | <p>Another highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza outbreak was reported by Iraq on a commercial poultry farm just outside Baghdad adding more concerns for the producers in the region, reports <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/02/avian-flu-hits-more-poultry-iraq-iran-asia">Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy</a> (CIDRP) from University of Minnesota.<br />Iran is also hit by an avian flu outbreak, authorities in Teheran being forced to cull 25 million head of poultry to stop the disease from spreading across the country. Other bad news came from Asia where several viruses are taking their toll on poultry businesses.</p> <p>The avian flu outbreak in Iraq was reported on February 8, according to a report from World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). By now, 13,240 birds from a susceptible batch of 29,000 were killed by the H5N8 virus while the survivors were culled. Recent H5N8 cases were reported in Saudi Arabia and Israel.</p> <p>Three Asian countries, Cambodia, South Korea and Taiwan are also fighting against bird flu outbreaks. The latest development in Cambodia reports a new H5N1 outbreak in Mondolkiri near the border with Vietnam. Cambodia has now reported five H5N1 outbreaks since December, but the latest event is the first in Mondolkiri.</p> <p>South Korea is confronted with a new H5N6 outbreak in South Chungcheong province. The disease was first reported in November with several outbreaks since. Taiwan reported 16 more outbreaks involving highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza. The outbreaks were signalled at the beginning of 2018, striking birds in Pingtung, Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, and Yilan counties, as well as the cities of Taichung and Tainan. Chickens, duck and geese were affected on the farms. 11.162 birds out of 129,859 were killed by the virus, the rest being culled as part of the outbreak response.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Flickr/CDC Global</em>)</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-02-13 10:35:51 | 2025-08-06 09:43:59 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8460 | A couple more cows per herd each year would realise Scotland’s economic potential by 2030 | Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) continues to highlight the great potential of Scotland’s beef sector in its latest economic modelling on anticipated future domestic demand. Under the most realistic consumption scenario, the data estimates that by 2030 the UK would collectively need to produce 278,000 tonnes of beef on top of what it is currently projected to produce to achieve full self-sufficiency. This is a significant challenge given that domestic production is projected to decline by 8% from 2023 levels, while the UK population is set to grow by nearly 5% over the same period. | <p>For Scotland to bridge this gap, this equates to around an additional 22,000 tonnes of beef, requiring approximately 79,000 additional cows at the current national average reproduction rate. This economic opportunity in Scotland is around six to eight more cows per herd or two cows a year per herd over the next three to four years, so that calves reaching the market in 2030 will be born in 2028 and 2029. The modelling suggests that achieving this would generate an additional £281 million in output and contribute £76 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the Scottish economy.</p> <p>This widening gap between UK supply and demand will lead to significant increases in net imports from elsewhere, projected to be 124,000 tonnes higher in 2030 compared to 2023.</p> <p>Kate Rowell, Chair of QMS, said: “Our evidence centre points to a clear growth opportunity by servicing domestic demand which, if we don’t seize, others certainly will through imports.</p> <p>"We want the Scottish herd to grow by close to 80,000 cattle when compared to our projections which, when viewed at an individual farm level, translates to an attainable 'couple more cows per herd each year'. Nationally, this goal would see the herd return to the levels seen in the mid-2010s. With the strength in our beef prices at the moment, now is the ideal time to invest in this small growth.</p> <p>"Self-servicing is best for our society, economy, environment and Scotland has the infrastructure to support this growth, with the processing sector currently operating at only 69-73% capacity. If our production continues to decline, it will intensify adverse knock-on effects across the supply chain from feed, haulage and auctioneers to processors, butchers and retailers, and finally consumers".</p> <p>Compounding this challenge is global market volatility. As climate change affects major beef-producing nations, the UK faces increasing risks to food security. A rise in global demand for UK beef could further exacerbate supply issues domestically, requiring even greater import volumes to balance the market.</p> <p>With the UK already a net importer of beef, requiring 154,000 tonnes in 2023 and an estimated 164,000 tonnes in 2024, the projected 278,000-tonne shortfall by 2030 is a considerable increase on 2023 levels. Compared to 2023, it would be 81% higher, while it would be up by 69% on 2024. </p> <p>Given that UK beef production is typically more efficient and lower in emissions than international alternatives, increasing imports contradicts global sustainability goals, including commitments under the Paris Agreement.</p> <p>Kate continued: “Our sector provides multiple public goods, supporting our soils and biodiversity, financially sustaining our most remote and rural communities and nourishing our nation with our world-renown quality protein. It would be utterly perverse from a security, quality and environmental perspective to risk losing a critical part of our national food system and accept an increase in overseas red meat imports.</p> <p>"There is no one silver bullet solution to reversing the decline in the national beef herd and increasing our productivity and no one group that is responsible for making it happen. It will take everyone – industry, government and people in Scotland – to slow down the production decline and meet out potential".</p> <p>Throughout May and over the summer months, QMS will be working with partners to raise awareness, engage with and support producers and traders, politicians and decision makers, and consumers to boost confidence in our at-home market opportunity and encourage action.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-05-09 00:15:48 | 2025-08-06 09:44:04 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6001 | Aldi UK: Record December sales despite inflation | Aldi reported its best Christmas ever with sales up over 26% during December, as the UK’s cheapest supermarket helped millions of families celebrate together, despite the rising cost of living. | <p>The supermarket’s sales growth reflects an increased demand for Aldi’s award-winning products, throughout the period, with sales topping £1.4 billion in December for the first time.<br />Fresh meat sales saw strong growth too with fresh poultry and pork options both up over 28%, with sales of alternative roasting joints such as its Specially Selected Decorative Gammon proving particularly popular, in addition to Aldi’s traditional turkey options.<br />And customers treated themselves to award-winning desserts too, with Aldi seeing sales of chilled desserts and fresh cheeses jump by almost 30% and 50% respectively.<br />Meanwhile, snacks such as crisps and nuts were up over 40% as the World Cup coincided with the run up to Christmas for the first time.<br />Giles Hurley, CEO of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “This year, Christmas was all about family and football as people came together to celebrate in a way we’ve not enjoyed for years. I’m immensely proud of our amazing colleagues who once again went above and beyond to deliver an amazing Christmas for our customers.<br />“As the UK’s cheapest supermarket, we were able to help shoppers enjoy the Christmas they deserved and provide them with the highest quality products at the most affordable prices.<br />“As we head into a new year, our promise to customers is that they will always get the UK’s lowest prices at Aldi, no matter what.”<br />Aldi was named Christmas Retailer of the Year at the industry-renowned Quality Food Awards. The awards, which celebrate the best in retail food, also saw Aldi claim top prize for no fewer than 48 products, including having the best mince pies and the best pigs in blankets.<br />Together, customers bought more than 48 million mince pies, 38 million pigs-in-blankets and more than 1,700 tonnes of sprouts in the weeks leading up to Christmas.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-01-06 03:01:19 | 2025-08-06 09:44:10 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7932 | Chile: Congress unanimously approved AMA and the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU | Congress unanimously approved the Advanced Framework Agreement (AMA) and the Interim Trade Agreement with the European Union. After being approved by the Lower and Upper Houses of Chile, the Treaty must be ratified by all EU member countries in order to enter into force. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">With 38 votes in favour, one abstention and none against, the Senate approved the agreement that will modernise the current institutional framework that Chile has with the EU, which will strengthen bilateral relations, joint dialogue and establish an update of political and cooperation issues; which addresses the new challenges of international trade, including new issues, and which grants national products better access to the European market, among other matters.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren said that this agreement "consolidates a political relationship that is especially relevant in the current international context (…) It really strengthens a relationship with a historical ally".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This new boost to the country's international trade will allow for a greater insertion of Chilean products in the European market, highlighting the pork and poultry production and export sector as one of the most benefited.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Juan Carlos Domínguez, president of ChileCarne, expressed his satisfaction after the approval of the project: "As a trade association, we feel very proud, as we have worked hard and in close collaboration with national authorities and key players in the export industry to achieve this feat. Our pork and poultry sector has maintained constant growth, positioning itself as the fourth largest food exporter in the country in 2023 and the fifth in the world in pork".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The signing of both agreements will strengthen Chile's strategic position in the world by increasing the export quotas for pork and poultry to the old continent. "For 2024, an initial quota of 22,475 tons will be allocated for the export of poultry, with an additional tariff that will vary between 187 and 1,283 euros per 100 kg. As for pork, the initial quota will be 11,850 tons, with out-of-quota tariffs that will range between 467 and 869 euros per 100 kg. The agreement will allow these allocations to increase progressively, favoring the integration of Chilean products in the European market," added the president of ChileCarne.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-11-20 00:10:44 | 2025-08-06 09:44:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 484 | AgriLabs developed a new vaccine for FMD | AgriLabs, a leader in biological innovation for animal health in the United States, developed a set of master seeds for a replication-deficient human adenovirus vector that expresses select genes for several different serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). | <p> </p> <p>The company says that the new seeds are the first to use a live adenovirus as a vector for select genes from FMD virus.<br />This new technology allows FMD vaccines to be made without the biosecurity hazard of having actual FMD virus in a U.S. manufacturing facility.</p> <p>“We know that infecting animals with a weakened or attenuated version of an infectious agent generally produces a better immune response than inactivated antigens,” says Dr. Tim Miller, chief scientific officer of AgriLabs. “However, in the case of FMD, the risk of producing a harmful infection in vaccinated animals has prevented the industry from developing a live attenuated vaccine.”</p> <p>The new technology allows for both the efficacy of a live attenuated vaccine and the safety of existing subunit or inactivated antigen-based vaccines, by integrating select genes from the FMD virus into an adenovirus vector, causing it to produce proteins related to an FMD infection.</p> <p>“Because we’re using a replication-deficient adenovirus as the vector expressing the capsid genes of the FMD virus, we believe these vaccines will mimic a natural infection and therefore do a better job than an inactivated antigen of stimulating an immune response,” Miller says. “And, because we’re only using a limited piece of the genetic material from the FMD virus, there’s no risk of causing a harmful infection.”</p> <p>Benchmark Biolabs, a subsidiary of AgriLabs, received funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, contract HSHQDC-12-C-00127, to develop the new vaccines.</p> <p>Although the U.S. has been free of FMD since 1929, a 2013 analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service estimated that the cost of a major outbreak here could run into the tens of billions of dollars.</p> | 1 | Technology | 2017-12-06 15:10:25 | 2025-08-06 09:44:37 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8666 | Elevate mealtime with new Tyson simple ingredient nuggets | An Iconic Brand’s Latest Innovation: Convenient, Gluten Free and Packed with Protein. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Tyson Foods, a world-class food company with a 90-year legacy of nourishing families, is proud to unveil its newest innovation: Tyson® Simple Ingredient Nuggets. This product marks a new moment in our long-standing commitment to consumer-first innovation, built directly from the evolving desires of today’s shoppers for simplified labels, high protein and uncompromising taste.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The nuggets are made with:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>100% all-natural white meat chicken</li> <li>Mozzarella and parmesan cheeses</li> <li>Simple, savory seasonings</li> <li>No gluten, no added sugar</li> <li>23 grams of protein and just 1–2 grams of total carbs per serving</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> With two craveable varieties, Original and Spicy, these nuggets are designed to help meet the moment: whether it’s a quick lunch, a post-practice protein boost or a family dinner on a busy weeknight. The nuggets come fully cooked and are ready to eat after just six minutes in the air fryer. They can also be heated in the oven or microwave.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-07-25 00:10:33 | 2025-08-06 09:44:50 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 1475 | Agri Star Meat And Poultry recalls 1.63 tonnes of beef pastrami | <p>The ready to eat products were produced on April 3 and April 4, 2018:</p> <p>21.6-lb. average case weight of fully cooked pastrami that are vacuum-packed using clear plastic and labeled “Aaron’s BEST Beef French Roast Pastrami WATER & CARRAGEENAN PRODUCT.”</p> <p>23.1-lb. average case weight of fully cooked pastrami that are vacuum-packed using clear plastic and labeled “SHOR HABOR GLATT KOSHER Beef French Roast Pastrami WATER & CARRAGEENAN PRODUCT.”</p> <p>The problem was discovered on June 20, 2018, after the firm received a consumer complaint about product discoloration. The firm conducted an investigation and product testing and determined that not all products contained an adequate amount of the curing solution. The establishment notified FSIS on June 21, 2018.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-06-22 11:03:34 | 2025-08-06 09:44:51 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 3267 | The global duck and goose meat consumption will grow to 8 million tonnes | In 2018, Hungary, Hong Kong, France, Poland, and China were the main exporters in this segment, while Germany was the world's largest importer | <p>The global duck and goose meat market will experience moderate growth in the next 7 years thanks to increased demand for this type of poultry meat from the Asian countries. According to a new report from Index Box, the global duck and goose meat market revenue amounted to $19 billion in 2018. This figure reflects the total revenues of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers’ margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). In top 3 consuming countries, China ranks first with 5.5 million tonnes of duck and goose meat and a market share of 76%. It is followed by France, with a total consumption of 203,000 tonnes and Myanmar 174,000 tonnes.<br />According to the report, in China, duck and goose meat consumption increased at an average annual rate of +2.2% over the period from 2007-2018. The remaining consuming countries recorded the following average annual rates of consumption growth: France (-2.4% per year) and Myanmar (+7.4% per year).<br />Analysts are expecting an increase of market volume to 8 million tonnes by the end of 2025 as the CAGR predicted for the next 7 years is at +1.6%. In 2018, the global duck and goose meat production amounted to 7.2M tonnes, surging by 3.3% against the previous year.<br />The country with the largest volume of duck and goose meat production was China (5.5 million tonnes), accounting for 76% of total production and practically covering the demand in the domestic market, followed by France (233,000 tonnes) and Myanmar (174,000 tonnes).<br />Last year, the amount of duck and goose meat exported worldwide stood at 306,000 tonnes. The total export volume increased at an average annual rate of +2.0% over the period from 2007 to 2018, with the most prominent rate of growth recorded in 2018, with an increase of 18% compared to the previous year.<br />In value terms, duck and goose meat exports totaled $1.3 billion in 2018. The world's largest exporter was Hungary, with a volume of 60,000 tonnes of duck and goose meat, followed by Hong Kong (55,000 tonnes), France (48,000 tonnes), Poland (40,000 tonnes) and mainland China (35,000 tonnes). The top is completed by Bulgaria (13,000 tonnes), the Netherlands (10,000 tonnes), Germany (8,500 tonnes), the UK (5,8 tonnes) and Thailand (5,100 tonnes).<br />In value terms, the largest duck and goose meat markets worldwide were Hungary ($309 million), France ($307 million) and Poland ($161 million), together covering 61% of global exports. <br />The world's largest import markets for duck and goose meat are Germany (64,000 tonnes) and Taiwan (53,000 tonnes), France (19,000 tonnes) and the UK (14,000 tonnes), accounting for 55% of total imports. They are followed by Spain (9,600 tonnes), Hong Kong (9,400 tonnes), Denmark (7,100 tonnes), the Netherlands (7,100 tonnes), Belgium (7,100 tonnes), Japan (5,800 tonnes), Vietnam (5,300 tonnes) and the Czech Republic (4,700 tonnes). In terms of price, in 2018, the most profitable market for duck and goose was Belgium, $8,398 per tonne, while Taiwan had the lowest price ($1,839 per tonne) among these importing countries. The average duck and goose meat import price amounted to $4,185 per tonne, increasing by 2.1% against the previous year.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-09-19 07:44:51 | 2025-08-06 09:45:03 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3686 | After the Chinese blockade, is Europe's turn to lockdown | The increasing number of coronavirus cases is threatening the global economy and may start a recession in the EU. | <p>The global trade is facing heavy winds as the coronavirus epidemics started in China is going to create a whirlwind that could wipe out between $1,000 billion and $2,000 billion from the global economy, according to the latest UN CATD estimates. Even if the situation in China looks far better than a month ago, the virus is now spreading fast across other regions and raises new obstacles in trade, creating waves of uncertainty and panic even in the EU single market.</p> <p><br />Italy has been the first country to lockdown in front of a severe coronavirus outbreak. By now, only modern retail and some hotel restaurants have remained open limiting the food import volumes to the country and blocking some exports as well. However, the chain of supply is capable to cover the domestic demand, although shipments to other countries are hampered by procedures for containing COVID-19 taken by different EU member states. " At the moment the distribution of products on the domestic market is guaranteed without interruption, and there are no problems in the supply chain of raw materials.<br />On the other hand, it is difficult to transport our products to Northern Europe because of Austria's procedures for containing covid 19. In particular, temperature measurement to all truck drivers from Italy created lines up to 100KM at the Brennero border.</p> <p>Difficulties in the delivery of goods to different Eastern countries were also highlighted, because of restrictive measures put in place to enter those countries," mentioned Laura Falasconi from the Economic Office of ASSICA Italy.</p> <p>- Spain and Greece have decided to postpone trade fairs in their countries due to a possible exposure to infected visitors from around the world and a spike in coronavirus cases reported over the last two weeks. FOODExpo Greece that was scheduled in the first half of March has been moved in Hune and Alimentaria Barcelona is going to be held in September. <br />However, in Madrid, one of the Spanish areas that were hit by the coronavirus outbreak, the market still receive food supplies on a normal-day basis, according to Mercamadrid Twitter posts. The same situation of undisrupted supply chain of food, meat especially, is confirmed in the Basque Country by Marcel Martin, the owner of a butcher shop in the region. Nevertheless, exports of meat to France and Italy have suffered in the last few days, with transportation obstacles raised in front of Spanish importers due to preventive measures taken to stop the virus from spreading.<br />- Ireland has decided to follow Italy's example and to lockdown until March 29. So far, the authorities have announced a plan to secure the supply chain for the local retailers but the horeca industry is expected to take a hit. Several other countries such as Hugary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Denmark has also shut down their borders or applied restrictive measures for travellers and transporters. France is still considering to do that in the next couple of days.</p> <ul> <li>In the US, animal breeders are worried about the lack of personnel in their farms due to preventive measures adopted by the federal government and the decision to close schools.<br />"The specter of market-ready hogs with nowhere to go is a nightmare for every pork producer in the nation. It would result in severe economic fallout in rural communities and a major animal welfare challenge," said National Pork Producers Council (NPCC) President Howard Roth.<br />At the same time, exporters who are waiting for compliance certificates for their products (including food) must wait until further notice, as US Food and Drug Administration announced that "is postponing most foreign inspections through April, effective immediately. Inspections outside the US deemed mission-critical will still be considered on a case-by-case basis".</li> </ul> <p><span id="ctl00_ctl34_g_3b6afea1_a263_4116_bb3c_6fc79ac6c7fd_ctl00_lblContentMessage">A preliminary downside scenario from the UN experts sees a $2 trillion shortfall in global income with a $US220 billion hit to developing countries (excluding China). The most badly affected economies in this scenario will be oil-exporting countries, but also other commodity exporters, which stand to lose more than one percentage point of growth, as well as those with strong trade linkages to the initially shocked economies.</span></p> <p>In its downside scenario, presented Wednesday in Geneva, UNCTAD sees a $2 trillion shortfall in global income, as “business as usual” is no longer an option in a world ruled by quarantine in front of coronavirus outbreaks. "We need to rethink the system, diversify production and shorten value chains," said Isabelle Durant, deputy head of the UN's Trade and Development Organization.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-03-13 04:45:41 | 2025-08-06 09:45:04 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8503 | Merger between Marfrig and BRF gives rise to MBRF | Marfrig and BRF announce the merger of their businesses, consolidating themselves as one of the largest food companies in the world. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The new company is based on a truly multiprotein platform, with iconic brands and an integrated portfolio, with 38% of sales volume coming from high value-added processed products. This move strengthens their global presence, enhances strategic, operational, and tax synergies, and solidifies their leadership position in the various markets in which they operate, leveraging competitive advantages and generating value. Together, the companies have consolidated net revenue of BRL 152 billion over the past 12 months and hold 38% of the processed product portfolio. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The transaction provides for the incorporation of BRF shares by Marfrig at an exchange ratio of 0.8521 Marfrig share for each BRF share held, already considering the maximum dividend distribution by the companies: BRL 2.5 billion by Marfrig and BRL 3.5 billion by BRF. As part of the deal, the operation foresees that BRF and Marfrig shareholders will benefit from a significant dividend payment. BRF will distribute up to BRL 3.52 billion in dividends and Marfrig, in turn, will distribute BRL 2.5 billion. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The merger between Marfrig and BRF is a necessary move for us to advance in capturing strategic synergies and continue growing our business worldwide. Today, with MBRF, we are starting a new chapter in our history and paving the way for a promising future", says Marcos Molina, Controller and Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Marfrig and BRF. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past three years, BRF has consistently advanced in process excellence, continuous improvement of its operations and execution, focusing on growth and profitability. At Marfrig, operational excellence is also evident, along with significant growth in branded high value-added products and a consistent strategy of industrial complexes-factors that have led to substantial profitability gains. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The companies have already extracted all possible synergies to date. For the next stage of additional synergies, the business combination is essential. The mutual understanding between Marfrig and BRF provides a clear view of existing opportunities and reduces execution risk. The synergies already mapped out total BRL 805 million per year, with between BRL 400 and 500 million expected within the first 12 months and the remainder in the medium and long term. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">On the revenue and cost front, through cross-selling initiatives and supply chain synergies, the expectation is to reach BRL 485 million per year. Annual cost reductions are estimated at approximately BRL 320 million, through initiatives such as unifying the commercial and logistics structure, consolidating a single operating system, and optimizing the corporate structure. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In accordance with current tax regulations, the company may also benefit from tax optimization, such as accelerating the monetization of tax credits at the federal and state levels. Based on current estimates, this front is expected to generate BRL 3 billion in present value. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The operation also presents an opportunity in North America, which considers the possibility of redomiciliation. This brings significant advantages, such as high liquidity in the North American market, access to more attractive capital costs, and potential revaluation of the companies’ multiples. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Our shared values will be the foundation for continuing our growth trajectory. By maintaining financial discipline and our focus on value-added products, I am confident we are beginning a new chapter of success with MBRF. We will continue to generate even more value for our shareholders, partners, customers, consumers, employees, and society", concludes Marcos Molina. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-05-23 00:25:54 | 2025-08-06 09:45:09 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 8311 | Gilberto Tomazoni, JBS: Food security needs to be on the agenda of the climate debate | Gilberto Tomazoni was one of the panelists at the Planeta Campo Talks special COP30 event in São Paulo, where he addressed the issue of food waste, which represents a challenge to global food security. | <p>"We cannot discuss climate and energy transition without discussing food security, poverty and social development. For me, these discussions are interconnected", said JBS Global CEO Gilberto Tomazoni during the Planeta Campo Talks Special COP30, an event held in the auditorium of the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), in São Paulo (SP).<br /><br />During the panel "Ensuring food security while preserving the environment", Tomazoni stressed the need to integrate discussions on climate and energy transition with the issue of food security. The JBS Global CEO highlighted the importance of Brazil in leading this global debate, emphasizing the need to increase food production in a sustainable way to meet growing global demand. "Brazil is at the center of this issue and needs to lead this discussion. The solution is to produce more food and in a more sustainable way. There is no other choice", he said.<br /><br />Tomazoni also addressed the issue of food waste, which represents a challenge for global food security, and the importance of supporting small producers in adopting more sustainable practices. "There is no point in demanding that small producers adopt new practices if they are not able to do so. If we do not resolve these issues, negotiations will continue in closed rooms, with no real impact on people's lives", he warned.<br /><br />The Planeta Campo Talks Special COP30 event brought together leaders from various sectors to discuss crucial issues for the success of the United Nations Climate Conference, which will be held for the first time in Brazil in November, in the city of Belém (PA).</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-25 00:30:14 | 2025-08-06 09:45:21 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6328 | Optimistic outlook for the global poultry market, despite volatility | Although prices have been somewhat under pressure in Q1 2023, Rabobank is still optimistic about the outlook for global poultry markets. Major importing countries and regions are operating under relatively tight conditions, due partly to supply challenges and partly to avian influenza. The development of avian influenza will be the big wild card for trade and poses an ongoing global threat, especially if Brazil's southern states are hit by outbreaks. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">At a time when eggs are reaching record-high prices globally and competing proteins like beef and pork are expected to remain expensive in most markets, demand for poultry meat, the cheapest animal protein, remains strong. Having said this, ongoing high prices at a time of weaker economic conditions are leading to some demand erosion in markets with sizable populations of low-income consumers. This is happening in Africa and Asia in particular, where consumers are returning to cheaper, traditional plant-based protein sources.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, performance varies between regions. For example, the US, Brazil, India, and Indonesia operate under difficult conditions, while conditions in Mexico, Japan, China, the Philippines, Russia, and Saudi Arabia are strong. Nevertheless, in most regions, the focus in the coming period should again be on the operational side, given ongoing high and volatile feed and energy costs, limited availability of breeding stock, high construction costs, and major avian influenza (AI) risks.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Over the course of the year, prices for soybean and corn are expected to drop 5% to 10% compared to Q1 2023 levels, mainly driven by expectations of good harvests in Brazil and eastern Europe and improving US forecasts. This will provide some relief for producers, but will still mean historically high feed prices in most regions. Meanwhile, energy prices, which have been volatile, depend on developments in the Russia-Ukraine war and competition for liquefied natural gas in global markets, especially once China’s economy normalizes following the removal of Covid-19 measures.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Rabobank expects global trade to stay strong this year. Major importing countries and regions like Europe, Japan, China, Singapore, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States are operating under relatively tight conditions, due partly to supply challenges and partly to AI. Import volumes will likely rise, and prices will be affected by availability in Brazil and the US, which looks relatively abundant for this year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The development of avian influenza will be the big wild card for trade and poses an ongoing global threat. Some countries have already adopted vaccination programs, while others are mulling it over. AI has continued to spread further into Latin America, getting closer to Brazil’s southern production states, which cover more than 60% of the country’s production. If AI hits some of these states, the potential impact on global trade could be big. Major importing countries may choose to change their sourcing, benefiting alternative exporters like the US, the EU, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, and China. This would result in higher prices, and for some submarkets, like breast and whole birds, there would be insufficient supply, which could have an additional bullish impact on prices.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-10 00:05:23 | 2025-08-06 09:45:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 5978 | ASSICA: The industry cannot bear the weight of price increases | ASSICA, the Italian Meat and Cured Meat Industry Association, received liability challenges from modern distribution companies, requesting for a moratorium on list prices from representative associations, but the meat companies can no longer bear the burden arising from sharp increases in raw materials and energy. | <p>"We have received appeals for liability from modern distribution companies, requests for a moratorium on list prices from representative associations, but companies in the sector are no longer able to bear it alone the load deriving from the strong increases in raw materials and energy” said Ruggero Lenti, President of Assica.</p> <p>Thus, Ruggero Lenti, President of ASSICA, responds to the numerous voices that are rising from the distribution sector with the aim of transferring, once again, the weight of the increases to the links of the upstream supply chain.</p> <p>The voice of the President of ASSICA is loud and clear:“The entire sector is in deep pain and by refusing the price adjustments, already planned, means putting at risk the stability of the entire pig production chain upstream of distribution: farms, slaughterhouses and cured meat factories. In particular, DOP products, the flagship of Made in Italy, suffer from the sharp increases in the cost of national raw materials. It is necessary to start a real and effective dialogue along the entire supply chain because everyone needs to share and collaborate in order to face this difficult situation.”</p> <p>For many months, the companies in the sector have fully absorbed the inflationary burden or have transferred it to price lists only minimally compared to the increases in costs, to the limit of their possibilities. Indeed, inflation for cured meats is much lower than that recorded in other sectors (about 5% less). Today this weight can no longer be supported by industry alone.</p> <p>"We are the ones making a sincere appeal to Distribution, aware that price increases of finished products could decrease consumption, especially in this complex historical phase, and we invite it to take responsibility, to share the commitment sustained so far by the industry, which allows businesses not to close and mitigates the impact on consumers and families.”</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2022-12-27 04:18:51 | 2025-08-06 09:45:32 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3125 | Poland reports ASF outbreak in a large herd | More than 1300 pigs were culled in a farm in the province Mazowieckie. Farmers are asked to respect the biosecurity requirements. | <p>An African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak was confirmed in the village of Gumowo, province Mazowieckie, Poland. The disease affected a herd of 1320 pigs, according to Farmer magazine. The pigs were culled and materials from the farm that may have been contaminated will be transferred to Category I rendering plants, in a transport secured by the police.<br />The area is recognized as "red-zone" due to large numbers of ASF cases in the wild boar population. So far, 1383 cases of ASF in wild boar were reported in the area.<br />"I ask farmers to comply with the principles of biosecurity. If the disease is suspected, you should refrain from moving animals, manure, slurry, fodder, animal by-products from the farm, which may have been contaminated with the virus. It's about leaving everything in place, and in the first place informing about the suspected disease", explained Mariusz Dobosz, a veterinary surgeon in the region. Farmers who don't comply with the biosecurity requirements may lose the right to receive compensations for their loss, according to the Polish law.</p> <p>This week, the European Commission has asked the EU member states to cooperate in the matter of biosecurity in order to prevent the disease from further spreading on the continent. Belgium, Hungary and the Czech Republic were given as an example of containing the virus from reaching domestic pigs in the farms. So far, the Czech Republic is the only country that was declared ASF-free after one year with no outbreaks reported in the wild boar population.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-07-24 11:36:01 | 2025-08-06 09:45:33 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7335 | Germany: Poultry meat and eggs are produced sustainably and are important for a balanced diet | Poultry meat and eggs are essential parts of a healthy diet. They provide elementary nutrients and essential amino acids in equal measure. This makes them nutritionally extremely valuable foods. If the German Nutrition Society (DGE) only advocates 300 grams of meat per week and one egg per week in its current recommendation, it is ignoring the realities and is issuing a one-sided recommendation. “The health aspect must not lag behind environmental aspects and the DGE must not neglect its core mission,” criticizes the President of the Central Association of the German Poultry Industry (ZDG), Friedrich-Otto Ripke. The DGE had revised its consumption recommendations in order to take aspects such as sustainability and environmental impact into greater account in a newly developed mathematical optimization model. | <p><span lang="DE">The recommended amount of meat consumed does not correspond in any way to the national consumption trend, explains Ripke. In contrast to the falling meat consumption, the per capita consumption of poultry meat has increased by around 12 percent in the last 15 years and is currently at 22 kg and around 60 grams per day. The situation is similar with eggs: According to preliminary information from the Federal Information Center for Agriculture, per capita consumption rose from 230 to 236 eggs or 14.5 kg in 2023. This is the proven reality of life and, as is well known, eggs often serve as a healthy supplement to a vegetarian diet.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As Ripke points out, "poultry meat is rightly popular because it provides numerous elementary nutrients and is therefore a nutritionally extremely valuable food". The protein from poultry meat contains all essential amino acids and therefore has a particularly high biological value. In addition, the fat in poultry meat has a favorable composition due to its content of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The drastic reduction in poultry meat and eggs in the revised consumption recommendations raises the question of how a sufficiently high protein supply and quality can be guaranteed in the future. Ripke also criticizes the fact that the new recommendations are aimed exclusively at healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 65; for example, they do not apply to children, young people and seniors. “Dietary recommendations that are only suitable for part of the family are misleading and therefore not without danger. "That simply cannot work in everyday life", said the ZDG President. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Ripke notes that poultry farming can also be viewed favorably from a sustainability perspective. Poultry production in particular has an extremely favorable climate balance. 94% of the feed that is fed in Germany would also be produced in Germany. In this context, Ripke clearly rejected the debate about an increase in food competition from animal husbandry. Instead, he makes it clear that sustainable food production relies on animal husbandry. Numerous by-products and by-products, which also arise in plant-based food production, are used as animal feed and thus prevent food waste.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Contrary to its claim to do justice to the multidimensionality of the topic, the DGE only included a few facets of sustainability in its calculations: According to the ZDG, it considers emissions and land use in the production of certain (animal) foods - fresh water consumption, for example. However, vegetarian or vegan production is excluded. The "animal welfare" factor is also left out "because it is difficult to operationalize for use in quantitative models", criticizes Ripke. Domestic poultry can demonstrably score points in both criteria: on the one hand through modern, resource-saving production and short transport routes - on the other hand through responsible poultry farming with voluntary animal welfare standards that are among the highest in the world.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-04-25 00:10:23 | 2025-08-06 09:45:38 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7746 | Malaysia emerging as promising destination for US pork | U.S. pork exports to Malaysia are on the rise and recent progress on a cumbersome process for approving U.S. plants points to the potential for sustained growth. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Market development efforts have gained traction in Malaysia due partly to the impact of African swine fever on domestic production and tightening supplies of European pork. While Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, the non-Muslim portion of its population has a strong appetite for pork.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"In the past, it was difficult for U.S. pork plants to gain eligibility for Malaysia", said Jim Remcheck, USMEF director of export services. "But that situation has improved, with six U.S. facilities becoming eligible last year and another recently being approved without the need for an on-site audit". Remcheck adds that USMEF is also working to gain eligibility for more U.S. beef facilities, but this is more complicated due to the halal aspect of Malaysia’s beef plant approval process. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">U.S. pork exports to Malaysia reached 5,170 metric tons valued at $16.3 million in 2023 – up more than 1,500% from 2022. Through July of this year, exports were 41% above the 2023 pace, topping $14.7 million in value.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-09-22 00:16:16 | 2025-08-06 09:45:41 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 8456 | B+LNZ urges Government to close carbon farming loopholes before more damage done | Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is urging the Government to close loopholes in the guidance around limits on carbon forestry, as concerning news of further whole-farm sales emerges. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chair Kate Acland says that while B+LNZ welcomed the announcement of limits on carbon forestry in December 2024, in light of subsequent whole sheep and beef farm sales since then it is clear a lack of specificity is undermining the intent of the limits. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“When the limits were announced, the Government said the new rules would apply from 4 December 2024, unless there was a clear intent for conversion before that date. That is fair, as rules shouldn’t apply retrospectively to land use decisions made in good faith. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“However the Ministry for Primary Industries’ recently released guidance on what constitutes ‘intent’ to plan an area of trees before that date is deeply flawed and will enable land to go into the Emissions Trading Scheme despite the Government’s intended limits”. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Acland says the two key flaws in the guidance relate to accepting receipts for ordering seedlings and accepting third party assessments of farmland for afforestation. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“Accepting these as proof of intent does not align with the intention of the limitations. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“Seedlings can be planted anywhere and it’s not uncommon to purchase seedlings and worry about where they will be planted later. In such cases there is no intent to enter any particular parcel of land into the ETS. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“Additionally, arguably almost all land in New Zealand has already been ‘assessed’ by a third party for suitability for afforestation. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“These are simply not specific enough proof of ‘intent’. In effect, the guidance is enabling carbon forestry entities that own seedlings to continue to look for land on which to plant them, despite the announcements made in December. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“We are urgently seeking the removal of seedlings receipts and third party assessments from the guidelines as proof of intent”. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Acland stresses B+LNZ is not anti-forestry and supports the integration of trees within farms. She also notes B+LNZ supports action on climate change – using a balanced approach that maintains critical food production alongside sustainable forestry. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, in the last week alone, two more sheep and beef farms in Hawke’s Bay have been sold, following other sales nationally since the announcement, particularly in Southland. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“We appreciate the Government’s willingness to address the number of farm conversions driven by short-term carbon gains and by fossil fuel emitters planting their way out of their emissions problems. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re just asking them to follow through and close the loopholes in the guidance before too much more damage is done to our sector, to long-term land productivity, biodiversity, regional economies and export earnings”. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">B+LNZ wrote to the Government on 30 April outlining these concerns and asking for the loopholes to be closed. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-05-07 00:15:15 | 2025-08-06 09:45:41 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 8713 | France urges bluetongue vaccination amid rising outbreaks | France's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty (MASA) is intensifying its call for livestock vaccination as the number of Bluetongue (BT) outbreaks sharply increases due to summer weather conditions. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">This disease transmitted by insect biting, is currently affecting cattle, sheep, and goats across the country. MASA is providing sheep farmers with free doses of vaccines effective against serotype 8 of the disease.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, two serotypes of Bluetongue are circulating in mainland France, causing clinical cases in ruminant animals: serotype 8 (BTV-8) and serotype 3 (BTV-3).</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>BTV-8: Between June 1st and July 28th, 2025, 682 outbreaks of BTV-8 were confirmed. These were primarily concentrated in the Grand Ouest regions (Brittany and Pays de la Loire) and, to a lesser extent, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The number of outbreaks is comparable to last year's figures.</li> <li>BTV-3: Over the same period, 487 outbreaks of BTV-3 were confirmed, mainly in the Great West, Brittany, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. This figure is rising rapidly, notably because BTV-3 was not present in France at this time in 2024.</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Updated data on identified outbreaks, including numbers and mapping, are available on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty's website.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Vaccination: An effective and crucial protective measure</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">To safeguard ruminant herds in exposed regions, farmers are strongly encouraged to vaccinate their animals against both circulating serotypes of Bluetongue.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The sheep population in mainland France, heavily impacted in 2024, particularly by BTV-8 (accounting for 40% of outbreaks in 2025), is a key focus. MASA has ordered seven million doses of BTV-8 vaccine for 2025, sufficient to vaccinate all sheep farms. Orders for these state-funded doses are now open for all sheep farms across mainland France. By reducing viral circulation, this widespread vaccination will indirectly benefit all ruminant herds.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Farmers wishing to participate in this vaccination campaign for sheep should contact their health veterinarian. These veterinarians are responsible for prescribing, ordering, and delivering the vaccine doses from state reserves.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Furthermore, doses of BTV-8 vaccine for cattle and BTV-3 vaccine for both cattle and sheep can be purchased on the private market through health veterinarians.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">MASA emphasizes that vaccination is recommended even for farms already affected by the virus. This is because not all animals are infected simultaneously, meaning the vaccine can protect the uninfected portion of the herd. Moreover, for animals already incubating the virus, vaccination can reduce viral shedding and alleviate symptoms.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Annie Genevard, Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, stated: "Faced with the increase in Bluetongue outbreaks, it is crucial to protect ruminant farms now. There is an effective solution to this: vaccination. I call on all farmers to vaccinate their herds".</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-08-06 00:10:54 | 2025-08-06 09:45:53 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7227 | Germany: Poultry meat and eggs are produced sustainably and are important for a balanced diet | Poultry meat and eggs are essential parts of a healthy diet. They provide elementary nutrients and essential amino acids in equal measure. This makes them nutritionally extremely valuable foods. If the German Nutrition Society (DGE) only advocates 300 grams of meat per week and one egg per week in its current recommendation, it is ignoring the realities and is issuing a one-sided recommendation. “The health aspect must not lag behind environmental aspects and the DGE must not neglect its core mission,” criticizes the President of the Central Association of the German Poultry Industry (ZDG), Friedrich-Otto Ripke. The DGE had revised its consumption recommendations in order to take aspects such as sustainability and environmental impact into greater account in a newly developed mathematical optimization model. | <p><span lang="DE">The recommended amount of meat consumed does not correspond in any way to the national consumption trend, explains Ripke. In contrast to the falling meat consumption, the per capita consumption of poultry meat has increased by around 12 percent in the last 15 years and is currently at 22 kg and around 60 grams per day. The situation is similar with eggs: According to preliminary information from the Federal Information Center for Agriculture, per capita consumption rose from 230 to 236 eggs or 14.5 kg in 2023. This is the proven reality of life and, as is well known, eggs often serve as a healthy supplement to a vegetarian diet.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As Ripke points out, "poultry meat is rightly popular because it provides numerous elementary nutrients and is therefore a nutritionally extremely valuable food". The protein from poultry meat contains all essential amino acids and therefore has a particularly high biological value. In addition, the fat in poultry meat has a favorable composition due to its content of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The drastic reduction in poultry meat and eggs in the revised consumption recommendations raises the question of how a sufficiently high protein supply and quality can be guaranteed in the future. Ripke also criticizes the fact that the new recommendations are aimed exclusively at healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 65; for example, they do not apply to children, young people and seniors. “Dietary recommendations that are only suitable for part of the family are misleading and therefore not without danger. “That simply cannot work in everyday life,” said the ZDG President. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Ripke notes that poultry farming can also be viewed favorably from a sustainability perspective. Poultry production in particular has an extremely favorable climate balance. 94% of the feed that is fed in Germany would also be produced in Germany. In this context, Ripke clearly rejected the debate about an increase in food competition from animal husbandry. Instead, he makes it clear that sustainable food production relies on animal husbandry. Numerous by-products and by-products, which also arise in plant-based food production, are used as animal feed and thus prevent food waste.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Contrary to its claim to do justice to the multidimensionality of the topic, the DGE only included a few facets of sustainability in its calculations: According to the ZDG, it considers emissions and land use in the production of certain (animal) foods - fresh water consumption, for example However, vegetarian or vegan production is excluded. The "animal welfare" factor is also left out "because it is difficult to operationalize for use in quantitative models", criticizes Ripke. Domestic poultry can demonstrably score points in both criteria: on the one hand through modern, resource-saving production and short transport routes - on the other hand through responsible poultry farming with voluntary animal welfare standards that are among the highest in the world.</span></p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-03-19 00:05:09 | 2025-08-06 09:45:58 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4134 | ASF reported in another German district | The finding of a wild boar carcass 60 kilometres away from the risk area means that the disease advances through Germany. | <p>A dead wild boar was found recently in the woods neighbouring the town of Bleyen in the district of Markisch-Oderland, 60 km away from the first infected area in Germany. Test results have not confirmed yet if the animal died from the African swine fever virus, but local media speculates that the disease advances through the country. The town of Bleyen is also located in the proximity of the German-Polish border, which means that the outbreak may have originated in Poland.<br />In the last week and a half, the Supreme Veterinary Authority in Poland has confirmed more than 50 cases of ASF in wild boars, the closest to the border being at just 20 km. Due to the ASF outbreak, Germany has lost access to some international markets, mostly in Asia, where pork imports from Germany have been banned in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and China. So far, 38 wild boars have been found infected with the virus.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-10-02 07:36:53 | 2025-08-06 09:45:59 | Details Edit Delete |
