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| 5945 | Chinese beef imports increased 12 percent this year | In the year to date (January-September), China imported 1.94 million tonnes of fresh and frozen beef, according to AHDB. This is an increase of 205,400 tonnes (12%) on the same period last year. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, New Zealand and Australia, the top 5 suppliers of fresh and frozen beef to China, accounted for 86.9% (1.69 million tonnes) of the total imports. Over the last four years, imports have been increasing from the rest of the world, driven particularly by the US. China opened up trade with the UK in 2019 after lifting a ban imposed following the BSE outbreak. For the year to date (January-September), the UK has exported just over 1,000 tonnes of fresh and frozen beef to China. While this is double the volume recorded for the same period in 2021, it is down on both 2019 and 2020.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Frozen beef accounted for just over 96% of Chinese beef imports between January-September 2022, holding relatively stable at this level over the last 4 years.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">While pork remains the staple meat among Chinese consumers, beef demand is forecast to grow. Pressures from African Swine Fever (ASF) coupled with an increase in higher-income households within the Chinese population have likely supported demand for beef. This is especially true in retail, as ready-to-cook beef products become more widely available. However overall, domestic beef demand growth has been slow. The reopening of foodservice, plus supply chain disruption due to COVID-19, will have offered support to imports. However, the foodservice sector has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and the wider economy continues to be affected by zero-COVID policies.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">While domestic consumption of beef is forecast to grow, production is also expected to increase in the medium term. The rate at which these two factors grow will of course influence the rate of change in imports; currently industry reports expect China to import slightly less in 2023 vs 2022, but imports are expected to remain in growth longer-term.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2022-12-15 04:31:37 | 2025-08-12 01:56:38 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6506 | Hunland opened one of the largest and most modern sow farms in Europe | Hundreds of people from all over the world gathred at the inauguration in this small village, Felsőbabád, situated approximately 40 km south-east from Budapest. The event is a novelty in the 31 years history of the Hunland Group. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Jos Jannsen, a Dutch businessman, founded the company in 1992. Since then, the group became one of the largest livestock traders of the region. Somehow typical for the Dutch, the family lives on one of the farms and the kids are learning the business by the hard way, with a „hands on” approach.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The group has a strong presence on the swine market of the region, over one and a half million piglets and pigs being traded yearly in Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and the other countries of the region. No wander that most of the guest were also from this countries.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the past, piglets were purchased mainly from Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands and sold to farmers from the region or delivered to contract growers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With 09 of June , the group reaches a milestone: an own sow farm, with a capacity of over 4000 sows is ready to start. With a shrinking supply and a far to self sufficient pig industry in the region, 3 years ago Jos decided to step in to the piglet production.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In his inauguration speech Jos Jannsen gave credit to his team for the great effort, thanked to the suppliers for their fast work and appreciated the Hungarian State for the support and financing of the project, from the close to 20 million € investment, approximately 5 million being provided through a governmental plan.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture of Hungary, welcomed the investment in the Hungarian agri-business and underlined the importance of creating new jobs in the countryside, while contributing to the self-sufficiency of the national food sector.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">After the speeches the guests had the opportunity to make a tour of the farm, before it is populated with the gilts purchased from Topigs Norsvin, the genetic company that can provide the necessary technical and advisory services to the start-up phase.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">We wish to the Hunland team "Veel success!"</p> <p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: right;"><em>Tiberiu ABRAHAM</em></p> <p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><em><img src="/files/pictures/article/Hunland%2015%2C06%2C2023/Hunland%201.jpg?1686817555309" alt="Hunland 1" width="200" /> </em><em><img src="/files/pictures/article/Hunland%2015%2C06%2C2023/Hunland%202.jpg?1686817574555" alt="Hunland 2" width="200" /> </em><em><img src="/files/pictures/article/Hunland%2015%2C06%2C2023/Hunland%203.jpg?1686817597205" alt="Hunland 3" width="200" /></em></p> <p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><em><img src="/files/pictures/article/Hunland%2015%2C06%2C2023/Hunland%204.jpg?1686817611859" alt="Hunland 4" width="300" /> </em><em><img src="/files/pictures/article/Hunland%2015%2C06%2C2023/Hunland%205.jpg?1686817633687" alt="Hunland 5" width="300" /></em></p> | 1 | Events | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-15 00:15:00 | 2025-08-12 01:56:40 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3833 | Polish poultry sector faces COVID-19 storm | "Expect a wave of bankruptcies in the sector", warns KRD-IG in a tweet. | <p>Poultry market in Poland is going down faster than in other EU member states and that could trigger a wave of bankruptcies in the sector, warns the Polish National Poultry Council - Chamber of Commerce (KRD-IG). Statistical data from mid-March to mid-April show that the average EU price for broiler has lost 8.4% in value. However, the decline in the Polish market is far more, 37%, says KRD-IG. The problem may add 40 million birds per month in a market already confronted with a surplus of poultry. Due to a sudden switch from high-value meats to cheaper products, most of the EU member states have seen a surge in demand for poultry but that is mostly covered from domestic sources as the foodservice sector has been closed since March across the continent. <br />Unfortunately, the situation is similar in other parts of the world and Poland, as the EU's largest producer of poultry and one of the world's largest exporters, is now facing a crisis in its most performant agri-food sector. "The coronavirus pandemic has caused the inability to sell eggs, chicks or raised birds, which can lead to a wave of bankruptcies in the sector", added KRD-IG on its Tweeter account.<br />Meantime, the European Commission presented a private storage aid (PSA) scheme only for beef and sheepmeat, considering that pork and poultry industries may face these uncertain times thanks to exports and domestic consumption. However, this may not be the case for the Polish poultry industry, who is looking to get support from the national government in this crisis. "The introduction of a subsidy program for private storage of poultry meat is intended to remove surplus raw material from the market so that after the restoration of the Horeca sector in the European Union, it will gradually trade", explained Dariusz Goszczy?ski, general director of KDR-IG in an interview for PortalSpozywczy magazine.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-05-06 10:03:23 | 2025-08-12 01:56:45 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2832 | HKScan is focusing on poultry for growth | The company CEO presented the new strategy for 2019, with poultry and meal businesses as growth drivers. | <p>In 2019 HKScan will focus on balancing the company’s finances, announced the company's CEO, Tero Hemmila at the Annual General Meeting. In the centre of the work aiming to improve profitability are following: active and local management of the entire meat value chain, emphasis on local profit responsibility, customers at the core of our operations and restoring brand leadership in selected product categories.<br />Hemmila says, that while the company is redefining its long-term targets, management is ensuring the implementation of short-term corrective measures.<br />“We consider the poultry and meal businesses to be the strategic development growth directions for HKScan’s business. In red meat, we are pursuing a more proactive development approach than before, and we aim to maximise the potential that our sustainability work brings. We are openly examining also our role and share in the consumer’s diet. In addition to defining the growth directions, key strategic assessments are related to the company’s structure, within which framework we are also looking at positioning different market areas as part of the Group’s business operations”, he stated.<br />HKScan is currently renewing its strategy and redefining the related focus areas and the process will advance throughout spring and summer.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-04-19 08:03:53 | 2025-08-12 01:56:52 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5682 | New Zealand farmers show resilience in challenging times | The latest Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Stock Number Survey shows farmers have continued to adapt quickly to challenging circumstances including droughts, processing delays and COVID-19, while afforestation remains a significant concern. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The report highlights the extent of farmland being converted to forestry, which continues to have a negative impact on rural communities.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">B+LNZ Economic Service Chief Economist Andrew Burtt says that while the increase in farm sales into forestry has not yet led to a significant reduction in stock numbers, it can be expected very soon.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“There is usually a lag between farm sale and plantings, and planting is constrained by availability of seedlings and labour to plant them,” he says.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“After the original land has been planted, how livestock move through the system onto other farms before being sent to processing or directly to processing influences what statistics show. Much depends on the circumstances on individual farms.”</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor says the extent of sheep and beef farmland being converted to forestry, along with the cumulative impact of a range of other policies on farm viability, is concerning.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“B+LNZ’s position remains that there needs to be specific limits on the amount of forestry that can be used to offset fossil fuel emissions in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS),” he says.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“New Zealand is the only country to allow 100 percent forestry offsetting. Other countries only allow about 10 percent. Without these limits all other policy changes, while helpful, will not solve the problem.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“As more farms are sold for forestry conversion, B+LNZ continues to call on the Government to take urgent action to stop the loss of productive farmland and the decimation of rural communities.”</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The report shows sheep numbers in New Zealand were steady over the last 12 months and beef cattle numbers fell only slightly, despite unfavourable conditions in some regions.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The total number of sheep in New Zealand came to 25.78 million, compared to 25.73 million last year, while beef cattle numbers decreased by 0.9 percent, to an estimated 3.93 million.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">East Coast and Marlborough / Canterbury were the only regions where there was an increase. Their total sheep numbers were up 1.5 percent to 6.59 million and 5.7 percent to 5.81 million, respectively.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The East Coast also saw a total beef cattle increase of 6.5 percent to 1.02 million, while Marlborough / Canterbury’s beef cattle numbers rose by 6.2 percent to 756,000.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“East Coast had exceptionally good climatic conditions for 2021-22 and rebuilt livestock numbers following two summers of drought,” says Burtt.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“Marlborough / Canterbury’s increased numbers of breeding ewes, hoggets, total sheep, and total beef cattle in 2021-22 can be attributed to rebuilding from the previous two difficult seasons, when they experienced dry conditions and drought.”</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sheep numbers fell in other regions, with the largest decreases in Northland/ Waikato/ Bay of Plenty (4.9 percent) and Southland (3.9 percent).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“This was due to extended drought and dry conditions, making destocking necessary for farmers and good pricing for mutton meant more ewes were culled,” he says</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“Waikato, South Auckland, Southland and parts of Otago faced extended drought and dry conditions and a lack of feed through summer and autumn 2022 resulted in a reduction in breeding ewes. Farmers have shown exceptional resilience and adapted quickly in response to these pressures as they have always done to challenges, they face.”</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef cattle numbers also decreased in Northland/ Waikato/ Bay of Plenty (6.3 percent) and Southland (13.2 percent) as farmers faced significant feed deficits, while hogget numbers increased 3.2 percent to 8.84 million nationally, many of which were trading hoggets to sell from July through to October.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Burtt says delays at processing plants, which had been impacted by labour shortages and COVID-19, contributed to more hoggets being on farms in winter than normal. Also, in areas where feed was in short supply through summer and autumn, younger stock may not have reached ideal weights and held on farm for longer.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2022-09-02 04:37:50 | 2025-08-12 01:57:01 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6486 | How does Australian goatmeat fare on the world stage? | Meat & Livestock Australia has released its annual Global snapshot: Goatmeat, offering a comprehensive analysis of Australia's leading role in the global goatmeat market. | <p>The snapshot delves into Australian goatmeat’s supply and demand dynamics, providing a detailed overview of key factors such as domestic slaughter and production, supply volumes, price, exports and market access. It also includes an extensive analysis of Australia's top goat markets, with updated insights on trends that underpin current demand and future opportunities. </p> <p>Australian production and supply</p> <p>Australian goat production grew for a second consecutive year, following a 20-year low in 2020 caused by several years of adverse conditions that reduced supply. Sustained favourable conditions triggered an expansion in the flock size and higher carcase weights, flowing through to increased supply volumes across all states. Goatmeat had enjoyed record-high over-the-hook prices since mid-2019, but a combination of factors saw reduced prices in the second half of 2022.</p> <p>Australian exports<br />Although Australia is a relatively minor goatmeat producer in a global context, it shines as the world's leading exporter. Following increased supply since 2020, exports have continued rising, reaching an all-time high value of A$261 million in 2022. The US remains by far the largest market for Australian goatmeat, followed by South Korea, which has seen rapid growth in recent years. Canada, Taiwan, and Trinidad & Tobago are also major destinations. In Q1 2023, an export surge to China’s mainland saw it become a top market for the quarter.</p> <p>Domestic market<br />While Australia is a net goatmeat exporter, the domestic market also represents a significant opportunity, with specific consumer segments driving growth. Recognising the opportunity for broader appeal, MLA launched the ‘Goatober’ campaign to raise awareness and encourage Australian goatmeat’s presence on global restaurant menus.</p> <p>North America<br />The US is by far Australia's largest export market, with Canada an emerging destination. Despite Australia's dominant position as a supplier to both countries, Mexico has increased its goatmeat exports to the US. While goatmeat is a niche protein with low awareness among the general public, the large populations of several ethnic backgrounds drive demand.</p> <p>South Korea<br />The Korean market has experienced rapid growth in import demand for Australian goatmeat, becoming Australia's second-largest export destination for a second consecutive year. Increasing consumer interest in overall health and the positive health association of goatmeat have been significant drivers of the demand for Australian goatmeat in recent years.</p> <p>Taiwan<br />Taiwan has been a long-standing trade partner, with Australia supplying almost all of Taiwan's goatmeat imports. Taiwan primarily imports skin-on carcases, which are typically consumed in winter due to the product's association with body strengthening and warming properties. </p> <p>China Mainland<br />Despite China being the world's largest goatmeat producer supplying its domestic market, mainland China’s demand for Australian goatmeat surged in Q1 2023, supported by a combination of now-zero tariffs, low prices and an opportunity to feature at a May Day BBQ festival.</p> <p>The Caribbean<br />The Caribbean has a large goat flock and a long tradition of enjoying goatmeat. Australia has been a reliable supplier to Trinidad & Tobago for over 30 years. While tight supply in Australia and strong demand from other markets had reduced exports, this trend started to reverse in 2022 as Australian goatmeat prices eased and Trinidad & Tobago's economy improved. </p> <p>Livestock exports<br />Australian’s live goat exports have been in decline for several years and registered their lowest volumes for some years in 2022. Regulations, high freight costs and high prices have reduced competitiveness of live goats versus domestic supply and cheaper alternatives such as sheepmeat.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-07 05:40:31 | 2025-08-12 01:57:13 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4695 | Aurora Alimentos looks to increase production | The Brazilian cooperative just took charge of Agrodanieli Group's poultry plant and plans new investments. | <p>Aurora Alimentos is ready to increase poultry production after completing the final steps in the acquisition of Agrodanieli Group's plant in San Silvestre, Tapejara. Starting 21st of May the unit will begin the slaughter for the processing of Aurora brand products, announced the president of Aurora Alimentos, Neivor Canton.<br />With the acquisition and the new investments that will be made in the acquired structure, Aurora Alimentos, which currently slaughters around 1 million birds per day, will immediately increase processing by 20%.<br />Among the investments planned for the merged units is the expansion of the slaughtering capacity of the San Silvestre poultry unit, from the current 50,000 birds/day to 155,000 birds/day. Also according to the president of Aurora, all units will undergo improvements, with the aim of expanding production and diversifying the mix of products based on chicken meat that plants can generate. Another expected advance is the qualification of the plant located in San Silvestre to host the SIF (Federal Inspection Service) and receive qualification for the foreign market.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-05-19 07:14:24 | 2025-08-12 01:57:15 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8122 | Paraguay's slaughter capacity will increase by 20 percent in 2025 | According to projections from the National Animal Health and Quality Service, slaughter capacity in Paraguay will increase by nearly 20% by 2025. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The increase is due to two new meat processing plants that will be operating in the country with an export objective. One of them is the Victoria unit, which has been operating since the second half of 2024, and the other is Frigorífico Los Lazos, which will open its plant at the beginning of 2025.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Taking the second half of 2024 to the end of the first half of 2025, Paraguay's slaughter capacity will increase by 20%," said Senacsa president José Carlos Martin.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">He explained that this will bring more purchasing pressure from the industry to the market. "Two new meat packing plants are entering the market that are very large, which will bring competitiveness to the sector, which is always a good thing. There will be more competion for cattle", he said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, Martin said that "we are still slaughtering fewer animals than we produce", and he considered that this year's cattle slaughter could vary by 5% from the closing figures for 2024, reaching a figure of approximately 2.05 million animals.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-01-23 00:15:37 | 2025-08-12 01:57:21 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 615 | Spain's agricultural income growth is based on animal production | Pig and poultry businesses had the best performance in 2017. | <p>Spain is registering a second consecutive year of growth in the agrarian sector with a 5% increase of income, reaching a new historical record in the branch, of 49.2 billion euros, according to official data from the <a href="https://www.mapama.gob.es/es/prensa/noticias/la-renta-agraria-crece-un-493-en-2017-con-un-valor-de-28.462-millones-de-euros--/tcm7-474492-16">Ministry of Agriculture</a>.</p> <p>A good evolution of businesses in the animal production sector has balanced the decrease registered in vegetal production caused by drought and open fires. Also, the intermediate consumption has been reduced slightly, according to the information provided by the Minister of Agriculture, Isabel García Tejerina.</p> <p>Compared to 2016, the animal production sector has performed with 8.8%, responding to a favorable evolution of prices, responsible for an 8.6% increase, while 0.2% is based on the animal production growth. The best performance in terms of value was observed in pigs (up to 10.2%) and poultry meat (up to 11%) but also in the value of the eggs (up to 25.3%). According to the ministry data, in 2017, the agrarian income surpassed that of 2012 by 28.2%.</p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-01-16 14:36:23 | 2025-08-12 01:57:25 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1108 | The recently elected president of ANICE Alberto Jimenez gave an exclusive interview to EuroMeatNews in which he offers an overview regarding the progress made by the Spanish meat industry in external markets, ANICE's forecasts regarding the evolution of this sector in the following period and the association's strategy in sustaining and promoting the Spanish meat worldwide. Mr. Jimenez expects the Spanish meat production and exports to foreign destinations to continue their positive evolution in 2018 despite the challenges foreseen ahead for the local industry. | <p><strong>We know that Spain occupies the third spot among the top pork producers worldwide, having produced 4.06 million tons in 2016. How were the results in 2017 and what do you expect for this year?</strong></p> <p>2017 results have continued to be positive, with a total pigmeat production of 4,249,161 tons.</p> <p>Our foreign trade has been particularly good, with a turnover that exceded for the first time 6,000 million euros.</p> <p>In addition, sales in value have increased with regard to sales in volume, which is a positive trend because the added value of exported products is increasing.</p> <p>During 2017, the growing trend of Spanish meat exports continued in all sectors and in practically all destinations, confirming the internationalization spirit of the Spanish meat sector and its strong export vocation.</p> <p>Once again, foreign trade is led by the pig sector with 1,898,416 tons exported, 25% more compared to 2016, despite the well-known 24.3% drop in exports to China, but as always, we have compensated it with the access to other markets such as Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Philippines and Japan, which have increased their imports by up to 83%.</p> <p>A similar development has occurred in the beef and veal sector, with a record 193,189 tons exported, up by 2%.</p> <p>Sheep and goats, although far away from the previous sectors, are also following the process of internationalization, with very significant growth in third countries, especially an increase of 300% in Hong Kong and 150% in Kuwait.</p> <p><strong>Across the European Union, pig prices have seen a decline at the beginning of this year. How does this impact the Spanish producers?</strong></p> <p>Last year 2017 was a year of strong profits for Spanish farmers and, in the last four months of the year, prices fell sharply, but have not had a major impact on Spanish pig farmers.</p> <p>In addition, prices have recovered during the first quarter of 2018, very close to last year's record levels.</p> <p><strong>The beef and veal and sheep sectors have been on a recovery trend since 2013. What can you tell us about last year's results? Are you expecting a positive evolution for 2018?</strong></p> <p>It is true that the beef and sheep sectors have been recovering in recent years, and last year has been a good year for farmers because of the balance between supply and demand.</p> <p>In any case, in these two sectors, foreign trade will be decisive for their future development.</p> <p>The consumption of beef and sheep meat is stable or even declining in Spain, so the business should come from exports.</p> <p>The Spanish beef and sheep sector is strongly committed to the opening of new export markets, especially in Southeast Asia, which has been so positive for the pig sector, and in the Middle East also.</p> <p><strong>Spain ranks fourth in the European Union in meat production. Do you expect the country to surpass its competitors in the following years?</strong></p> <p>It is not foreseeable that meat production in Spain will continue to grow much more than in recent years. Environmental requirements and public opinion do not promote further expansion of pig production.</p> <p>This does not mean that we do not have the capacity to grow in specific markets and segments, such as meat products.</p> <p><strong>What can you tell us about Spain's meat trading activity in 2017? Any forecasts for 2018, any new markets at the horizon for the Spanish meat?</strong></p> <p>In 2017, as I said before, Spain has achieved a new record by maintaining and diversifying our exports to third countries. So, despite the fall in our shipments to China of a 20% less, the overall volume of pork exported has increased by 4 ,4%, and a 12.5% in value. Likewise, highly positive figures were recorded for manufactured products, 197,818 tons (+8.3%) and 1,267 million euros (+10.1%).</p> <p>Our goal is to maintain this trend in 2018. Some factors, such as the foreseeable trade war between the US and China, could benefit European exporters.</p> <p>As for beef and sheep meat, we want to consolidate our exports to the Middle East, where our main markets are currently located, and open the Southeast Asia countries (China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, etc.).</p> <p><strong>What consumer trends are now influencing the meat industry in Spain?</strong></p> <p>Spanish consumers, like European consumers, demand a socially committed industry that responds to their concerns about health, sustainability, and animal welfare.</p> <p>Those are the trends that will mark our future development.</p> <p>In this regard, we must highlight the recent compromise reached with the Spanish health authorities to improve the nutritional composition of our products, which will allow a reduction of 16% in salt content and 5% in fat content by 2020.</p> <p><strong>Spain's meat exports towards the EU grew last year. Which were the countries that imported the most?</strong></p> <p>The main countries destination of our shipments within the European Union have been the following in 2017:</p> <p>In pig meat, offal and fat: France (276,367 tons, +2.9%), Italy (164,013 tons, +4.6%), Portugal (109.812 mt, +6.7%), Czech Republic (75,567 mt, +64.5%), Poland (73,761 mt, -2.7%) and Bulgaria (71,626 mt, +83%).</p> <p>For beef, the main EU markets were Portugal (70,094 tn, +6.7%), France (24,890 tn, -6.5%), Italy (21,380 tn, -5.5%) and the Netherlands (19,957 tn, -2.8%).</p> <p>For meat products as a whole, and in value terms, the main markets were France (€245.7 M, +10.4%), Germany (€132 M, +6.7%), United Kingdom (€110 M, +5%), Portugal (€ 82.2 M, +2.8%), Netherlands (€64.6 M, +61.5%), Italy (€61.4 M, +29.2%) and Belgium (€61.4 M, +29.2%).</p> <p><strong>How much meat does Spain import from other countries?</strong></p> <p>As Spain is a large producer of meat (4th in the worldwide), imports from other countries are very limited.</p> <p>Only is necessary to point out the high-quality beef from Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, which have a very good reputation in the Spanish market, is worth mentioning.</p> <p><strong>Did ANICE's promotion strategy for the Spanish meat industry pay off last year? What are your plans for 2018?</strong></p> <p>At the light of the results mentioned, we can say that the strategy to promote the Spanish meat industry is producing results.</p> <p>However, there are always goals to be achieved, which means that we are not fully satisfied, and we continue working hard to improve our exports.</p> <p>Opening markets for beef and sheep meat and increasing the added value of our exports are two lines of work that will govern our activities in 2018.</p> <p><strong>What can you tell us about Alimentaria? How much does this trade show help the Spanish meat industry?</strong></p> <p>Alimentaria, like other international trade fairs, is important for the meat industry because it allows us to show the capacity, variety, and quality of our offer. In this regard, it should be pointed out the interest that MEAT ATTRACTION has for us, as a monographic and specialized trade fair in the meat industry, which this year celebrates its second edition, from the 18th to 20th September, after the success of the first one. It will be a major trade event for the European meat industry.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-04-17 07:12:32 | 2025-08-12 01:57:27 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 2590 | Ukraine poultry industry reports a record year in exports | Last year, poultry products exported by Ukrainian companies reached a total of 329,000 tonnes (+21%). | <p>Ukrainian poultry exports have reached a record high of 329,000 tonnes thanks to increased demand from the UE and Middle East countries, reported The press service of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics" (IAE).<br />"Last year, Ukrainian poultry meat exports hit the record high of 329,000 tonnes. In 2018, due to continued extensive geographical diversification and consolidation in new markets after leaving the Russian market, there was a positive tendency towards an increase in the volume of meat and offal exports. Last year, the exports of meat products increased by 21.6% compared to 2017 and totalled $646 million," IAE deputy director Mykola Puhachov said.<br />In 2018, there was a tendency towards an increase in exports of this type of products to the EU countries, to 35% of total exports. The main markets for Ukrainian poultry were the Netherlands (17.9%), Slovakia (9.3%), Saudi Arabia (9.0%), Belarus (8.4%), Iraq (7.0%), Azerbaijan (6.1%) and Germany (5.0 %).</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-02-16 07:30:15 | 2025-08-12 01:57:27 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2259 | Gobarto plans to export pork to the US by 2020 | "The American market is very important for Polish pork export", explains Marcin Sliwinski, the new president of Polish Gobarto SA. | <p>Polish company Gobarto wants to enter the US pork market by 2020, considering this step to be more profitable than exports to other EU members states. In the first 8 months of 2018, Poland exported 43,000 tonnes of pork to the US market, accounting for 13.5% of the country's total pork exports.<br />It is no wonder that Polish pork producers are targeting this market as the ASF outbreaks have reduced the number of export destinations lately.<br />"The American market is very important for Polish pork export. We are currently in the process of adaptation. Obtaining export rights to the United States is a very long and time-consuming process. A lot depends on the Polish veterinary services in this process, which is why we focus on cooperation and any arrangements with them. It is not a secret that obtaining permissions requires very time-consuming and expensive investments. According to the adopted schedule, in the absence of any delays or difficulties, we should obtain export rights by mid-2020", mentioned Marcin Sliwinski, the new president of Polish Gobarto SA, in an interview for Portal Spozywczy magazine.<br />Export of Polish pork has become difficult due to the presence of ASF virus in the country, which closes access to such markets as China or Korea. <br />"I will mention that China is by far the largest consumer of this meat in the world with consumption more than double that in the entire European Union (data of the US Department of Agriculture - forecast for the whole of 2018). Japan (6th) and Korea (9th) are also in the top ten. Currently, our export is based mainly on the European Union and several other countries that have accepted the regionalization of ASF in Poland. Recently, the Czechs have decided that any transport of pork from countries affected by ASF will be controlled in order to detect the presence of this virus. The delivery will be accepted on the domestic market after being proved in the authorized laboratory that the test result is negative. Let me remind you that we are the third largest supplier of pork to this country. For this reason, the United States is such an important market for us", added Mr. Sliwinski.<br />The latest forecast for pork consumption in the US, released by the USDA, confirms an upward trend in this market, with a 5% increase in pork consumption for 2019.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-28 14:13:12 | 2025-08-12 01:57:29 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4201 | China reports an increase in pig inventory | The national herd is now 21% up from a year ago but still below pre-ASF figures. | <p>China's pig herd rebuilding is going forward, with 370 million head at the end of September, up 21% from a year ago but still 16% lower pre-ASF levels. However, the trend is to stay, as the Chinese pig producers are reporting profits of over $200 per head. The sow herd at the end of September is reported to be 38.22 million head, after month on month sow herd increase from the low 12 months ago. The current sow inventory is 14% lower than at the end of 2017, about 6 million sows down. "With greater hog supply China’s price has begun to decline from 37.02 RMB ($5.53)/kg at the first of September to 30.94 RMB ($4.60)/kg last week. We only wish to have prices like that in North America. As China production increases, we expect China will require less imported pork," commented Jim Long, CEO and President of Genesus Inc.<br />However, once the ban on pork imports from Germany was put into place in September, exporters from Brazil, the US, Canada and Spain have increased their presence in the Asian market.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-11-03 09:48:05 | 2025-08-12 01:57:37 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7963 | Criticism of NZ’s animal welfare standards strongly refuted | Derogatory remarks about New Zealand’s red meat production standards, made by the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have drawn a swift and comprehensive response from Beef + Lamb New Zealand. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">In an opinion piece published in The Telegraph on 20 November, the Rt Hon Steve Reed claimed that the United Kingdom-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) allowed for "the import of meat products produced to environmental and animal welfare standards so low that they would be illegal in the UK".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Alex Gowen, B+LNZ’s UK-based Regional Manager, says the organisation is taking the criticism seriously and is reaching out directly to the UK Government, farmer organisations, and the UK media to publicly address the claims made by the Secretary of State. In addressing the issue, B+LNZ is also enlisting the support of the New Zealand Government.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"It is simply not good enough", says Mr Gowen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are calling for UK politicians to focus on facts, not misinformation that undermines generations of trust between British and New Zealand farmers".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We value collaboration over division. If we were to compete, let it be on the rugby field, not through political grandstanding".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">B+LNZ Chair Kate Acland has written directly to the Secretary of State saying that the statement he made was categorically false and undermined the reputation NZ farmers. A reputation built over 140 years of supplying high-quality, safe, sustainable, and ethical products to UK consumers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">She points out that animal welfare and sustainability were pivotal during the FTA negotiations and the inclusion of a standalone chapter on animal welfare was the first of its kind. This underscored the shared values and high standards upheld by both nations.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Mrs Acland referred to statements from the Trade and Animal Welfare Coalition, the RSPCA, and Compassion in World Farming all endorsing NZ’s animal welfare standards as being either comparable or better than those in the UK.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">She said that while farming systems may differ from those in the UK, this did not equate to lower animal welfare standards.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Our robust regulatory framework, bolstered by comprehensive assurance schemes, ensures exceptional animal welfare by allowing livestock to live as naturally as possible".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">She also pointed out that NZ sheep and beef farmers were world leaders in sustainability, operating efficient, pasture-based systems that produce some of the most environmentally efficient meat globally.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Mrs Acland expressed her disappointment at the criticism, which deviated from the spirit of the FTA; an agreement that was intended as a platform for collaboration, not division, offering both parties the opportunity to work together on critical issues facing NZ and British farmers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">She invited The Secretary of State to NZ to observe this country’s farming systems first-hand.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-11-29 00:10:01 | 2025-08-12 01:57:41 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2496 | A long line of checks for meat can disrupt the trade between the UK and the EU | "It's not just a border check", argues IMTA Chairman Margaret Boanas, who's afraid that, even with a deal sealed between the two parts, the supply chain will be affected. | <p>Meat trade between the UK and the EU will be disrupted, regardless of the deal signed between the two parts, due to mandatory veterinary checks believes Margaret Boanas, chairman of International Meat Trade Association.<br />Since 1997, all the food products of animal origin that enters the EU single market must face three mandatory checks: documentary, identity and physical checks. "It's a long line of checks, rather than just at the border when it enters the EU", explained Margaret Boanas.<br />That means that any meat exported by British producers into the EU must pass these steps, with a 20% ratio of physical checks for beef, lamb and pork and a 50% for chicken.<br />"Once is gone through all the official progress we shouldn't forget is that the customer, the wholesaler, the retailer, the manufacturer, will carry out further checks to make sure that it complies with their very specific requirements.<br />Besides that, the routes of transportation are possible to change as some European ports do not have a Border Inspection Point (BIP) to clear the meat that enters the EU. It's the case for Calais or the crossing points on the Ireland-Northern Irish border. <br />To plan and construct a new BIP takes several years and involves many steps including identifying an appropriate location within a port/ on a border, securing funding, obtaining planning permission, construction and sourcing veterinarians with the appropriate qualifications.<br />Instead of Calais, the meat can be sent to Le Havre but in the end, any disruption of existing trade routes will increase costs for business and ultimately consumers.</p> | 1 | Market | 2019-01-29 08:31:33 | 2025-08-12 01:57:45 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4598 | Handtmann all-in-one FS 525 forming and cutting system is a winner | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Today, the production of visually appealing products with different feed materials and geometries forms part of every modern food producer’s portfolio. It usually requires several machines to be able to offer a large variety of products. <em>“The all-in-one Handtmann FS 525 forming and cutting system solves this problem by offering the application of both forming and separating technologies in a single machine,”</em> explains the jury. <em>“Prerequisite for this is a machine design with an innovative drive concept.”</em></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="/files/pictures/article/Handmann%2012%2C04/Handtmann_FS525_VF800_FoodTec_Award%202021.jpg?1618223367348" alt="Handtmann_FS525_VF800_FoodTec_Award 2021" /></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The new FS 525 combines two different forming principles and thus offers unprecedented flexibility in the production of formed products: The hole plate moulding technology can be used to produce freely formed 3D products (product examples include balls, rissoles, mini rissoles, fish rissoles, cevapcici, potato croquettes, dumplings, dough products and more). The rotary cutter can be used to produce varying cross-sections with a straight gut (product examples include burgers, homemade burgers, nuggets, fish sticks, vegetable patties, cheese sticks and slices, butter sticks and slices, fruit bars and more). The optional use of a flattening belt with different structuring rollers further expands the given product design options. The forming technology can be quickly changed in under 3 minutes. This new machine concept reduces acquisition costs and boosts both the flexibility and efficiency in food production. The FS 525 forming and cutting system can be easily incorporated into integrated processes or be synchronised with automation options, such as the Handtmann weighing system. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="/files/pictures/article/Handmann%2012%2C04/Handtmann_FS%20525_Vegetarisch-Vegan.jpg?1618223389768" alt="Handtmann_FS 525_Vegetarisch-Vegan" /></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="/files/pictures/article/Handmann%2012%2C04/handtmann-FS525-meat.jpg?1618223396448" alt="handtmann-FS525-meat" /></p> | 1 | Events | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-04-12 10:19:05 | 2025-08-12 01:57:45 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5929 | Rabobank: How to grow amid challenges and opportunities | Even though global animal protein production is expected to grow modestly in 2023, it will be another year of change for the sector. The industry will face high costs along the full supply chain, swings in consumption, and other areas of uncertainty for producers, such as elevated disease pressure and regulatory and market-driven changes. As a result, margins will be squeezed as buyers push back on higher production costs. But opportunities still exist, although they will be more restricted. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">We see growth favoring value-for-money products, efficient producers and processors, agile companies, exporters advantaged by FX movements, and biosecure producers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Some animal protein companies will see 2023 as a year to recalibrate their growth expectations and plans," says Justin Sherrard, Global Strategist - Animal Protein. "Some companies will maintain a near-term focus and strengthen agility so they can roll with the cyclical changes. Other animal protein companies will focus on longer-term growth and start investing and positioning for success given the structural changes ahead."</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The overall trend for 2023 is for production growth to slow further, with small gains in some regions but contraction in others for the main terrestrial species. Slow growth is expected in China across all species groups, and ongoing growth is expected in Brazil and Southeast Asia. Oceania will experience slow growth, while North American and European production will contract.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Aquaculture leads global growth across the species groups, once again, and its continuing expansion is supported by its relative independence from agri commodity prices. Poultry is set to maintain its consistent growth pattern, wild catch is set to expand slightly, beef production will decline slightly, and pork will see a decline. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Some key points from the outlook for animal protein in 2023</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><em><strong>North America</strong></em></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef will contract as the US cycle turns and enters a multiyear decline, and poultry will expand on strong demand, despite disease pressure, while pork stabilizes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><em><strong>Europe</strong></em></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Production will come under pressure for all species, on disease risks, market and regulatory-driven changes, and reduced exports. Consumption is expected to hold steady, with poultry benefiting while pork and beef will decline slightly.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><em><strong>China</strong></em></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Pork production will see marginal growth, with foodservice restrictions still suppressing demand. Poultry is expected to expand slightly, held back by high costs and uncertainties. Beef will ease. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><em><strong>Brazil</strong></em></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef production will continue to expand, supported by exports. Chicken and pork production are also set for expansion and export gains. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><em>Southeast Asia</em></strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Pork production is expected to recover in Vietnam and the Philippines as ASF risks recede. Poultry production is also expanding, slowly, as demand channels continue to recover. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><em>Australia & New Zealand</em></strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Australia’s beef and sheepmeat production is expected to expand on the back of herd/flock dynamics. In New Zealand, however, beef and sheepmeat production is expected to decline on market pressure. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Salmon</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">A strong retail presence will support prices in 2023, despite weakening macroeconomic fundamentals. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Shrimp</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Supply remains strong, despite lower prices and higher costs. Ecuador and Latin America are expected to continue driving farmed shrimp supply in 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Fish Meal and Fish Oil</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Prices of competing commodities support prices for both, which may ease slightly in 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Alternative Protein</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">2023 will be a year of consolidation. The recent stellar growth of plant-based products is on hold, and investors are shifting focus. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2022-12-09 04:28:52 | 2025-08-12 01:57:47 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4765 | EU pork exports are growing | 29% increase for March compared to the same month a year ago. | <p>606,500 tonnes of pork were exported by the EU member states in March, marking a 29% increase in shippments from the same month last year. Fresh / frozen pork exports to China increased by more than 33% to 238,000 tonnes, while sales to the Philippines were almost five times higher (20,200 tonnes). Offal sales to Asian markets were also strong, with increases again to the Philippines. Growth in shipments to Hong Kong offset declines to mainland China. Sales of pork fat also reached the highest level since 2013 (before the Russian ban) in March, with just under 30,000 tonnes. China has been buying increasing volumes in recent months and volumes to the Philippines were also strong.<br />Not all major EU exporters experienced year-on-year growth in third-country exports this year. Spain has led the way, with an increase in shipments of more than 70%. In contrast, Germany experienced a decline of almost 40% after losing access to the Chinese market. Denmark's exports increased by 22% and the Netherlands increased by 37%. Mid-range exporters also saw notable increases overall.</p> <p>The strength of export sales in early 2021 has helped provide some support to the EU pig market at a time when demand within the EU is still struggling with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. However, more recent reports suggest that export sales have now started to weaken, and with domestic demand still faltering, this has pushed back pork prices. Both the USDA and the European Commission had forecast that EU pork exports would decline this year, and with signs that export demand may now be falling, the EU pork market could face more challenges. Of course, a lot will also depend on how many pigs are available for slaughter in the coming months. However, the total number of breeding sows in the EU had only slightly decreased at the end of 2020, so it is not clear that the total supply will decline in the short term. </p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-06-23 11:38:48 | 2025-08-12 01:57:49 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1718 | Uganda launches first batch of beef to Egypt | Uganda has recently exported a trial shipment of 50 tonnes of beef to Egypt. | <p> </p> <p>This is the first beef shipment launched by the Egypt-Uganda Food Security Company which is situated north of Kampala in Luweero District, as reported by thebeefsite.com.</p> <p>There were three trade agreements signed between the leaders of both countries.</p> <p>The Egypt-Uganada Food Security Company has been inaugurated in 2016 and it is said to be the largest slaughterhouse in Africa.</p> <p>The Egypt-Uganda Food Security Company project manager, Hishem Jahffal, told the Daily Monitor that the batch of 50,000 tons of beef is a trial shipment after a series of challenges.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-08-05 14:05:31 | 2025-08-12 01:57:53 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4722 | IAWS: Continuous Improvement Tool | The Spanish white pork sector seeks to continuously improve in all those advances that are required from the Green Deal. | <p>Companies in the Spanish white pork sector have been progressing and improving for years in providing better living conditions for animals through a profound transformation of farms: limiting the maximum size, generating optimal conditions of space, food, rest and development, and establishing specific biosecurity plans.<br />In this sense, animal welfare labeling and certification systems are proliferating in Europe. Some remain in the field of the farm, without considering transport or what happens in the slaughterhouse, others incorporate food safety or biosecurity, but no regulation is as complete as the one we are now addressing, the Animal Welfare and Biosafety Technical Regulation, Interporc Animal Welfare Spain (IAWS) and its corresponding certification seal: 'Welfare Commitment Certified'.<br />The Technical Regulation has been prepared by experts from the production and industry of the sector,and is evaluated by a Scientific Committee of high-level experts in animal welfare, responsible for the application of changes and improvements which definesit as adynamic and constantly evolving certification.<br />Compliance with the requirements makes the operators comply with the legal requirements of national and European regulations, as well as others that go further, which is an extra requirement and allows continuous progress in those areas of the certification.<br />The system establishes that all the requirements are met in order to obtain the certificate, so those operators that cannot comply with any of them must present and comply with corrective actions. This leads to a continuous improvement of the deficiencies that these operators previously presented, making them progress and improve their facilities and procedures.<br />With this Regulation and certification seal that the sector itself imposes, the Spanish white pork sector seeks to continuously improve in all those advances that are required from the Green Deal, and continue with its place as an international leader of what is known as 'modern livestock': professionalized, innovative, respectful of the sensitivity and needs of animals and focused on reducing environmental impact and caring for the environment. Furthermore, INTERPORC has developed an Independent Dialogue to communicate to the “UN Food Systems Summit Dialogues” the decisive role of the livestock-meat production: https://summitdialogues.org/es/dialogue/13544/<br />For further information, please check our website: https://www.bienestaranimalcertificado.com/animal-welfare-certified/</p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-06-02 08:59:04 | 2025-08-12 01:57:53 | Details Edit Delete |
