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5688 | Initiative Tierwohl starts a new registration phase for piglet rearers | Piglet rearers can register again for the Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW). Registration in the database is possible until September 30th. The animal welfare fee of €3.57 is paid for each piglet that can be proven to have been delivered to a fattener who takes part in the ITW. This step helps close the chain between fattening and piglet rearing to ensure identity from birth by 2024. | <p>“Businesses that have de-registered in the past or have dropped out are also permitted to register. Each piglet owner can freely choose a start date for participation between November 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023. Before the audit permit is granted and thus the approval is made possible, a budget check must first take place. We are currently assuming that all interested piglet rearers can be admitted”, says Robert Römer, Managing Director of the ITW. The term of the operations is limited to June 30, 2024.</p> <p>“We are pleased to enable other piglet breeders to participate in the Animal Welfare Initiative. For years, industry has been pursuing the goal of ensuring that pigs are identified from birth and would like to implement this as soon as possible. This means even more transparency for consumers when shopping and a giant step for pig owners”, Römer continues.</p> <p>The inclusion of further piglet rearers also offers new opportunities for sow farmers, who form a unit with the piglet rearers in the current program phase of the ITW and thus already guarantee the first step towards identity from birth.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2022-09-06 04:16:16 | 2025-07-22 16:35:02 | Details Edit Delete | |
7891 | Tönnies Group will operate at holding level as Premium Food Group | From the beginning of 2025, Tönnies Group will operate at holding level as the Premium Food Group (PFG). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The family business is thus underlining its development from a pure meat company to a broadly positioned food producer. The Tönnies brand stands worldwide for high-quality meat from Germany. This brand core is to be sharpened even further and in future will stand exclusively for the independent meat production business area.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to meat and sausage products, the group already produces and markets veggie products, convenience items, animal feed, sauces, soups, by-products such as proteins, fats and flours and much more for customers, supplies raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry and for biofuel, operates its own cold storage facilities and a fresh and ultra-fresh logistics company and has invested in many other areas along the value chain. "Our strategic development towards innovative products and service areas along the value chain shows that we are not only looking at the present but also the future of the food industry and that we want to play an active role in shaping people's healthy diet. In doing so, we align the production of our food to the needs of consumers and pay attention to innovative and sustainable production processes", say shareholders Clemens, Maximilian and Robert Tönnies, explaining their strategy.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The further development into the Premium Food Group underlines the diversity of the group of companies. "The structural transformation process, which now also results in the new name of the holding company, was initiated years ago. In this way, we are positioning our company for the future. We want to ensure that the business areas make decisions even faster and act more independently: Each area is already a company in itself", emphasizes Maximilian Tönnies. In the future, administrative activities will be bundled via the holding company. "We prefer many express couriers to one large tanker".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The roots of the Premium Food Group lie in meat production. In the future, the name Tönnies will be brought into focus even more as a brand for beef and pork. "The Tönnies brand with its strong appeal stands for high-quality pork and beef - in Germany, in Europe and in the world," emphasizes Clemens Tönnies. Therefore, the two business areas Pork and Beef will continue to operate under the Tönnies family name. At the company headquarters in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, the Tönnies lettering on the cold storage facility is giving way to the new PFG logo. But: "Our DNA is the family business - and it will stay that way", emphasize the shareholders.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-11-06 00:50:34 | 2025-07-22 16:35:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
7866 | AHDB: 2023 antibiotic usage in UK pig industry | Use of antibiotics in the UK pig industry has declined rapidly over the last nine years, but the latest figures reveal there was a slight increase in 2023. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">With the 69% reduction over the nine-year period, it was expected that we may reach a nadir, and a slight increase was always expected – particularly if we had disease challenges on farms.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Data collected by AHDB using the electronic Medicine Book (eMB) show that antibiotic usage in UK pigs last year was 85 mg/PCU (milligrams per population correction unit) – an increase on the 2022 figure of 72 mg/PCU, but lower than the 87 mg/PCU recorded in 2021, indicating that the trend is still downwards.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">What happens next year may give a better indication of whether we have reached that nadir, or if further reductions are possible without compromising animal welfare.<strong> </strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Disease in pigs, as corroborated by other data, such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) diagnostics statistics and notifications through the AHDB Significant Diseases Charter, was a challenge in some farms in 2023. The eMB data, which represents approximately 96% of pigs slaughtered in the UK, show increases in antibiotic classes that are used to treat the diseases shown to have greater prevalence in the APHA data.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Mandy Nevel, AHDB’s Head of Animal Health and Welfare, said:</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Using antibiotics where they are needed is considered responsible use. Not only do they safeguard animal welfare but, if used early in disease, they can also reduce the total amount used in a disease outbreak.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Given the significant reductions in use over the last nine years, it was always anticipated that annual reductions would slow and perhaps even see some years’ use higher than others. The industry had many disease challenges last year and the effects of these were compounded by some vaccine shortages. This is likely to be an ongoing issue as the UK has very limited capacity for animal vaccine production.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Additionally, the removal of zinc oxide, a product that reduces post-weaning diarrhoea, may mean some producers will need to revert to antibiotics to control diarrhoea. However, it is expected we will not see the full impact of that until 2024 figures are released next year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"It is important to understand the reasons antibiotics are used. Towards the end of this year, eMB will be rolling out changes to the way it records the reason for treatment, with a broad area of treatment and more specific reason under each area. We hope that this will allow us to better analyse the data to track trends in use".</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-10-25 00:10:44 | 2025-07-22 16:35:19 | Details Edit Delete | |
1867 | Siam Canadian launches a division in the meat sector | Global frozen seafood supplier Siam Canadian is expanding its operations into the meat sector. | <p>The Asian-based company has announced it will launch a meat division which will be headed by Justyna Popielska as the general manager, who will be based in her home town of Szczecin, Poland. Popielska will be responsible for driving the growth of the meat business.</p> <p>According a company statement, Popielska has a significant experience in trading in a wide range of meat products, sourcing from a broad group of top quality suppliers in South America, North America, Europe as well as Asia to established buyers in Asia and beyond. "This combined with Siam Canadian's existing network of suppliers and customers gives the Meat Division a strong base to build on," the company's press release read.</p> <p>"The objective of the new division is to quickly build a significant position in the meat industry much in the same way that Siam Canadian has already realized in the frozen seafood sector. I am confident Justyna will achieve this and we will aggressively continue to grow the meat division as we go forward," explained Jim Gulkin, Siam Canadian's Group Managing Director.</p> <p>Siam Canadian Group was established in 1987 and is headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2017, the company has exported more than 3,000 containers of products with a value of $325 million. Siam Canadian sells to importers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors in over 70 countries, supplying a wide range of frozen seafood from its branches in Thailand, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Myanmar as well as Bangladesh.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-09-06 17:01:51 | 2025-07-22 16:35:23 | Details Edit Delete | ||
6471 | Danish Crown: New agreement on biogas accelerates the green transition | A new partnership between the biogas company Bigadan and Danish Crowns opens up a wide range of opportunities to make meat production more sustainable. | <p>A future where the natural gas for Danish Crown's slaughterhouses and factories in Denmark and the fuel for the group's trucks is replaced with biogas and other energy created from the company's own biological waste is no longer wishful thinking. A new strategic agreement with the biogas company Bigadan ensures Danish Crown access to significant amounts of green energy.</p> <p><br />’’As interest in food with a demonstrably lower climate footprint increases, the agreement gives us the opportunity to make parts of our production far more sustainable. We can utilize the residual products that arise in production for heat and energy, and in that way make our products more circular,‘‘ says Jais Valeur, CEO of Danish Crown.</p> <p><br />In production at Danish Crown's slaughterhouses and factories, significant amounts of biomass arise from sludge and gastrointestinal contents that cannot be eaten by humans or used as animal feed. The biomass is sold to biogas plants, and with the new agreement, Bigadan becomes the sole buyer of biomass from Danish Crown in Denmark.Bigadan operates a number of biogas plants around Denmark. One of Bigadan's largest biogas plants is located at Horsens only 800 meters from Danish Crown's largest pig slaughterhouse.</p> <p><br />‘‘It makes very good sense that we create close partnerships in the industry, where we get to use the value - in this case organic waste products - optimally, and create good green solutions. Together with Danish Crown, we are part of the cycle of agriculture and the food sector, and we are happy that we can establish partnerships like this, where, in addition to providing green energy based on the waste products, we also contribute to the fact that we recirculate important nutrients back to agriculture, says Henrik Laursen, CEO of Bigadan. When the biomass from Danish Crown has been through the biogas plant and has been degassed, it is delivered directly back to agriculture and used as fertiliser.</p> <p><br />‘‘Bigadan's biogas plant is literally on the other side of the road, and both we and Bigadan have an interest in creating green solutions that benefit both companies. Danish Crown's waste becomes Bigadan's raw material and ends up back with us. It's a symbiosis that makes sense in every way,‘‘ says Jais Valeur, CEO of Danish Crown.</p> <p><br />Initially, Danish Crown receives a cash settlement for the biomass. But the agreement is arranged in such a way that in the future you can instead be paid in biogas through a direct gas pipeline to Danish Crown's slaughterhouses and factories or in alternative and more sustainable fuels for the group's trucks.<br />‘‘When we implement the opportunities the agreement provides, it will be an important step on the way in Danish Crown's sustainability journey. We want to challenge the global meat industry by taking the lead in the work to ensure a sustainable restructuring of food production,‘‘ says Jais Valeur, CEO of Danish Crown.Danish Crown will produce climate neutral (net zero) meat in 2050 and has had its climate plan approved by the UN partnership Science Based Targets:</p> <p>• The agreement contains biomass from Danish Crown and the subsidiaries Danish Crown Beef and DAT-Schaub. </p> <p>• Danish Crown has the option to exchange the value of the biomass for biogas, food-approved CO2 or guarantees of origin. </p> <p>• The agreement takes into account the principles of the bioeconomic value pyramid </p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-02 00:05:02 | 2025-07-22 16:36:09 | Details Edit Delete | |
8482 | QMS survey reveals strong preference for Scottish red meat over imports | New research conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), reveals that 90% of Scottish red meat consumers surveyed say they would prefer to buy Scottish beef, lamb, and pork, even if red meat imported from elsewhere was 30% cheaper. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The survey also found that around three quarters (73%) of respondents prefer to purchase red meat produced in Scotland when faced with a choice in the supermarket or butcher. The top reasons for this preference include a desire to support Scottish farmers (74%) and local economy (72%), and superior quality (54%), freshness (52%), and knowing where your food comes from (traceability) (54%).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">At a time when food security, rural jobs, and sustainability of agriculture are under increasing pressure, these strong results confirm that Scottish shoppers remain loyal to buying locally produced red meat.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Despite this clear preference for domestic beef, pork and lamb, the National Farmers’ Union Scotland’s (NFUS’s) ShelfWatch report for 2024 shows a concerning 6% increase in imported red meat on supermarket shelves, sparking fears within the industry about the long-term viability of domestic sourcing. More than 80% of respondents expressed concern over the UK becoming more dependent on imported red meat. The Knowledge Bank - Scottish Provenance Research 2023 highlights that more than half of consumers would like better availability of Scottish produce.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sarah Millar, QMS Chief Executive, said: “Our independently conducted research clearly shows that people in Scotland want to eat local red meat even if alternatives from outside of the UK are cheaper. This firm commitment includes but goes beyond the high quality, freshness and traceability of our world-renowned produce; with the top reason for this choice being to support our hard-working farmers and the wider Scottish economy.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"It is heartening to see this societal support and recognition of the wider value our agriculture sector brings across Scotland, including to some of our most remote and rural communities".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">These new findings follow economic modelling from QMS, which highlights a significant opportunity for Scotland’s beef sector to grow and help meet the UK's future food needs. By 2030, due to falling local production, the UK will require an additional 278,000 tonnes of beef per year to meet projected domestic demand. To avoid increased reliance on imports, the current downwards trend in local production needs to be reversed. For Scotland, this would mean producing an additional 22,000 tonnes of beef annually, which would require an estimated 79,000 more breeding cows in the national herd by the end of the decade than currently projected. This level of growth has the potential to add £281 million in annual output and contribute £76 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the Scottish economy each year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Without decisive investment and action, beef imports are forecast to increase by 124,000 tonnes by 2030, further shrinking the market share for home-grown meat. Currently, Scotland’s red meat processing sector is underutilised, operating at just 69-73% of its capacity.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Sarah continued: "We have a unique opportunity to grow Scotland’s beef herd by nearly 80,000 cattle and QMS, alongside industry partners across the Scottish red meat supply chain, will be focussing on building confidence and inspiring investment and action amongst farmers to meet our domestic demand.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This isn’t just about economics; it’s about resilience, traceability, quality, and food security. We have the infrastructure and the ambition - but we need a shared commitment from industry, government, and consumers to make it happen".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">QMS will continue to engage with producers, processors, policymakers, and consumers throughout 2025 to ensure Scotland plays its full part in securing the future of UK beef production and reducing reliance on imports.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-05-20 00:10:20 | 2025-07-22 16:36:27 | Details Edit Delete | |
6865 | Argentine continues to recover export markets for its poultry products | Singapore accepted Senasa's proposal to send merchandise from regions located outside the areas affected by avian influenza (AI). | <p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentine reports that Singapore communicated its decision to resume the import of poultry products from Argentina, thus, just over a month after temporarily losing its status as a country free of avian influenza, Due to the presence of the disease in commercial farms, and self-suspending exports of poultry products in compliance with international standards, Argentine is beginning to recover these markets.</p> <p>The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) informed the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) of its agreement with the proposal sent that the poultry, ornamental birds and poultry products to be exported come from areas located outside areas with HPAI cases.</p> <p>The SFA requested to incorporate this agreement into the International Veterinary Certificate proposed by Senasa to cover shipments of poultry meat as well as ornamental and poultry birds.</p> <p>Senasa must also inform the SFA if any of the establishments authorized to export poultry meat are located in the affected areas.</p> <p>Thus, Singapore joins Uruguay, which approved the new export certificates for pre-fried meat, hydrolyzed viscera, egg products, canned poultry and pork and fresh meats, and products based on poultry meat from Argentine.</p> <p>Previously, Senasa had also agreed to resume shipments to Russia, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and some African countries, of fresh poultry meat from areas without the presence of the disease.</p> <p>Likewise, the negotiations initiated by Senasa together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nation with other commercial partners continue in order to readjust the export certificates and resume shipments.</p> <p>Negotiations are also underway with countries that import thermo-processed poultry meat, powdered or pasteurized eggs, given that these products do not carry risk since these treatments inactivate the HPAI virus, and work is being done to restore exports of poultry genetics to Mercosur countries and Mexico, in compliance with international recommendations for the exchange of these goods.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-11-09 00:05:30 | 2025-07-22 16:36:40 | Details Edit Delete | |
1507 | Cold Storage data in the US show that more meat is on the market | There is 8% more beef, pork, chicken and turkey stored in the US than a year ago. | <p>Trade wars and overproduction are putting pressure on the meat prices in the US market, according to several data gathered by the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) Association.<br />The recent Cold Storage data reported 8% more beef, pork, chicken and turkey than a year ago and 10.5% higher than the 5-year average. Beef, specifically, is 13% higher than a year ago.<br />That is a lot of meat waiting to be delivered to the consumer and the "inventories suggest all protein prices will stay suppressed for a while", considers Paul Dykstra, an analyst for the CAB.<br />"USDA reported 11.55 million head in feed-yards on June 1, 7.5% above the 5-year average. These inventory levels were slightly higher than analysts had expected, and the August Live Cattle futures contract was hammered $3/cwt. lower early this week", he added.<br />Even if storage houses don't comprise much of CAB products, the pressure on prices is felt as well.<br />"Tenderloins are lower and priced about $1/lb. less than the past three years. CAB ground chuck was quoted lower at $1.80/lb.—you have to go back to 2010 to find a lower price for June", observed the analyst, according to <a href="https://www.drovers.com/article/cab-insider-forward-beef-sales-volume-sizzles?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWm1aaFptTTBZekkxWXpNNSIsInQiOiJUcjltMUdJaGNIb0VBOW9ORTA2cThFYXFSVTlDd0FwTE4zc0UxTnhxU1JLaXRcL2h6VVhRUzJuT3VFeWxVUUx4dTZjTFZwN2RUSXRMUTdmWWJ1QWJJYWM4VDFuWElLZ0N0OXM1QStPTHo5OHF0c0JRb2RPSk9DSzE1SVZDTGxFNW8ifQ%3D%3D">Drovers</a> magazine.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-06-29 06:56:04 | 2025-07-22 16:36:42 | Details Edit Delete | ||
127 | Foster Farms invests $30 million in poultry plant | Foster Farms, an American poultry processor, is investing 30 million dollars in expanding its poultry processing plant in Louisiana and upgrading the cut-up and deboning departments of the facility, according to the joint announcement made by Gov. John Bel Edwards and Foster Farms President and CEO Laura Flanagan. | <p> </p> <p>The expanding of the unit will create 50 additional jobs, with a total annual payroll of 34.8 million dollars in Union Parish. "Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in an additional 42 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 90 new jobs in North Louisiana," a Foster Farms statement read.</p> <p>Construction on the unit has already begun. The company wants to complete the project by October 2017, after the capital equipment is installed.</p> <p>“Foster Farms’ facility in Union Parish has generated much-need employment opportunities for our people,” Gov. Edwards said. “The company’s commitment to the area and reinvestment in the Farmerville poultry operations is a testament not only to the Louisiana workforce in the region but to the company’s vision for future success in our state. We’re proud to have such a well-regarded agribusiness company like Foster Farms in Union Parish, and we congratulate them on their expansion. As Foster Farms grows its presence in Louisiana, many families will benefit, including the extended network of poultry farmers who supply this important plant.”</p> <p>The company headquartered in Livingston, California, is one of the leading poultry producers in the United States. Foster Farms has more than 12,000 employees and it operates facilities in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arkansas, Alabama, and Louisiana. The company specializes in fresh, all-natural chicken and turkey products free of preservatives, additives or injected sodium enhancers.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-09-01 13:38:01 | 2025-07-22 16:36:46 | Details Edit Delete | ||
8369 | Albania, another market for Argentine meat | Senasa received notification from the Sanitary Service of the Republic of Albania regarding the official opening of its market to Argentine beef for human consumption - with the exception of mechanically separated beef - and the approval of the corresponding International Veterinary Certificate (IVC), which will accompany shipments to that destination. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regarding Argentine establishments that will be allowed to export to that country, the Department of Veterinary and Animal Welfare of the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development stated that those formally authorized to ship beef to the European Union, in accordance with the pre-listing system agreed upon with the EU, will be considered valid.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">During 2024, Senasa certified the export of 934,977 tons of beef products from Argentine to various international markets, led by China, Israel, Russia, the United States, and Germany. </p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-04-09 00:10:37 | 2025-07-22 16:36:57 | Details Edit Delete | |
3964 | Online grocery shopping takes over Japan | Retailers are looking to increase their presence in this area. | <p>A new study from IGD Asia shows that online grocery shopping has increased its role in the life of Japanese consumers. Daily shopping trips to retail stores have decreased dramatically during the lockdown period and shoppers have been encouraged to explore alternative channels like online grocery. Now, the risk of COVID-19 infection along with the ongoing shift in demographics are key drivers, e.g. more households have two people working and so saving time is becoming more important.</p> <p>In convenience retailing, the big three, 7-Eleven, FamilyMart and Lawson, have all seen a decline in total sales year-on-year. Larger average basket size per customer has not been able to offset a significant decline in customer footfall, according to IGD Asia. The leading retailers in Japan have traded online for many years, but limited traction and high logistical costs of have been barriers to significant investment and penetration. However, there have been some key developments prior to COVID-19, with partnerships formed to share the burdens and maximise key strengths of each business, e.g. Aeon and Ocado, Lawson and Uber Eats, Rakuten and Seiyu (Walmart) and Amazon and Life supermarket.</p> <p>Many retailers have struggled to meet the surge in online grocery demand. Aeon said it is hiring more staff to help pack online grocery orders. The retailer expects online grocery sales to grow 50% and account for about 10% of sales by the end of February 2021. The shift towards online grocery in Japan is interesting because penetration has historically been low relative to developed markets. Online grocery is estimated to account for less than 5% of Japan’s total grocery sales.</p> <p>Luke Jensen, executive director of Ocado Group, said, “When people increase their use of online, they stay with it rather than going back. In Japan, we’d expect there to be a step up in the growth of e-commerce.”</p> | 1 | Retail | 2020-07-14 07:45:53 | 2025-07-22 16:37:09 | Details Edit Delete | ||
8526 | Paraguay: Meat producers are expecting strong beef exports to Singapore | Randy Ross, president of the Paraguayan Meat Chamber, explained that the Singapore market offers significant opportunities and that they expect strong sales and good prices. He highlighted the quality of domestic production and emphasized that Paraguay has a very robust health system, which translates into positive audit results. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The quality of the meat is indisputable; it has grown significantly in recent years. We must recognize that we have a very robust health system, thanks to the excellent work that Senacsa has done in recent years. These are the factors that give us great confidence in the markets", he explained.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Regarding export expectations for Singapore, Ross explained that it is a country that imports 100% of its animal protein needs and acknowledged that beef is the third most consumed meat, behind pork and poultry.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, he asserted that despite this, the product Paraguay would export the most to the Singapore market is beef, due to the local exportable supply. He emphasized that Singapore, like other Asian countries, pays good prices for beef.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Given our exportable supply, it could be the other way around (Singapore would import more beef than pork and poultry). Singapore is a country that imports 100% of its meat; it doesn't have its own production. It's not a very large market, with a population of 6 million, but it's a very interesting and valid option", Ross explained.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Senacsa data, Singapore imports 100,000 tons of pork annually, followed by 80,000 tons of poultry and 40,000 tons of beef protein.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-05-30 00:15:50 | 2025-07-22 16:37:11 | Details Edit Delete | |
4036 | USDA forecast record poultry production in China | Several large producers are pushing limits in production to reduce the country's dependency on meat imports. | <p>Poultry production in China is to reach a record level of 14.85 million tonnes of chicken meat in 2020, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This comes after another year of increased production, 13.75 million tonnes (+18% over 2018). This aggressive expansion is going to reduce the deficit of animal protein in the Chinese market, despite the fact that the domestic demand for poultry is low due to the coronavirus.<br />Also, it is seen as a factor meant to reduce reliance on imports amid recent fears about the safety of foreign meat. Last week, chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for the coronavirus.<br />“Currently the price is so low. I don’t think it’s just weak demand but it’s also the sufficient supply,” said Pan Chenjun, senior analyst at Rabobank, according to Reuters. China slaughtered 9.3 billion chickens last year, including 4.4 billion white-feathered broilers, favoured by fast-food chains for cheap, plump meat.</p> <p>Industry leaders like Liaoning Wellhope Agri-Tech, Yum China KFC-supplier Fujian Sunner Development and Thailand’s C.P. already had expansion plans to meet Beijing’s goal for more integrated food production. Chicken meat is seen as the most affordable option to replace pork in the Chinese market. Pork production in China has dropped significantly due to ongoing ASF crisis that started in August 2018. With pork prices on the rise, consumers are expected to permanently put more chicken in their diets. Currently, several large poultry projects are in development in China in order to increase production.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-08-18 09:30:43 | 2025-07-22 16:37:25 | Details Edit Delete | ||
8363 | US tariffs threaten Italy’s third-largest market for cured meats | The US market, the third largest export destination for Italian cured meats, risks a severe blow due to the new duties announced by the Trump administration. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2024, cured meat exports to the US reached 20,188 tons (+19.9%), for a value of 265 million euros (+20.4% compared to 2023). However, the introduction of a further 20% duty could seriously compromise this positive trend.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This new burden represents a source of concern for our companies. The increase in costs for American consumers will certainly have a negative impact" - declared Lorenzo Beretta, President of ASSICA - Associazione Industriali delle Carni e dei Salumi. "If in 2019 the US duties only affected some categories of products, such as salami, mortadella and some cooked preparations, today the measure involves the entire range, with a particularly serious impact on raw hams which are the most exported category".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The duties come at an already critical time for the Italian cured meats industry, which is also facing difficulties on the export front related to the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF), such as the closure of important markets such as Japan and China and the adoption of other restrictive measures. "The US market, which in recent years has had the greatest development and has also represented an important outlet among third countries, risks seeing this growth stop, returning to the results of 2022. This decision by the US government represents a further obstacle for our companies, already put to the test by health and commercial challenges" - concluded Beretta.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">ASSICA reiterates the need for dialogue with Italian and European institutions to identify support strategies for companies in the sector and protect the competitiveness of Made in Italy on international markets.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-04-08 00:10:03 | 2025-07-22 16:37:30 | Details Edit Delete | |
1493 | Welsh pig meat gets promoted through new recipes | <p>Pork is definitely not the most popular meat that you expect to hear about in Wales but that doesn't mean that is not appreciated in that part of United Kingdom.<br />The most recent survey conducted by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales shows that the locals are proud of the pork produced in Wales and consider it a high-quality product (73%).<br />Over half also said that they considered it to be homegrown (64%), tasty (52%), and specializing in traditional breeds (55%), informs the organization. Welsh pork meat is not as widely-known as established brands such as PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef but Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) wants to change that picture through a marketing campaign.<br />Leaflets and posters imaging four new recipes – Pork Jambalaya; Spiced Pork Koftas; Pork, Pepper and Goats’ Cheese Lattice Tart; and Slow-roasted Belly Pork in Apple, Honey and Cinnamon - have been printed and distributed across the region in grocery stores and supermarkets in order to promote the quality of the pork products from Wales.<br />"There are four new recipes available for consumers to pick up from their butcher or direct from their producer. They went down really well at the Spring Festival, and I’m sure that consumers will enjoy trying them out.<br />Wales’s pork industry is generally small in scale, but produces a wide range of excellent high-quality meat products, often from specialist farmers who are committed to developing rare breeds and unique flavours", explained HCC Market Development Officer Kirstie Jones.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-06-26 16:19:47 | 2025-07-22 16:37:42 | Details Edit Delete | |||
5379 | Ireland sees increase in livestock population | Higher figures were reported at the end of 2021 for sheep, cattle and pigs. | <p><br /><br /></p> <p>The Irish livestock sector has started the year on higher figures of its inventory. The number of cattle in Ireland increased by 1.8% to 6.6 million, sheep numbers rose by 2.9% to nearly 4 million, and the number of pigs rose by 2.1% to 1.7 million. (see figures for the last three years in the map below)</p> <p><img src="/files/pictures/article/Irish%20livestock%20survey%20Dec-21%20summary%20table1.jpg?1648205254384" alt="Irish livestock survey Dec-21 summary table1" height="100%" /></p> <p>The number of cattle aged two years and over was tighter compared to the same point a year ago, down 4% (-13,800 head). However, the number of cattle aged 1-2 years was 4% (68,000 head) higher, while the number of cattle less than a year old rose by 2.5%.</p> <p>"This increase in cattle supply is expected to boost Irish beef production in 2022, particularly in the second half of the year," commented Hannah Clarke, AHDB analyst. Dairy cow numbers increased by 3.4% to 1.5 million, while the number of beef cows declined again to 890,000 head.<br />The number of ewes in Ireland increased by 2.1% year-on-year to 2.7 million head. The increase was driven by more ewes aged two years and over, while the number of ewes aged under two years old fell notably (-18%). For non-breeding sheep, numbers increased by 5.1% year-on-year to 1.2 million.<br />Non-breeding pig numbers grew by 2.4% year-on-year to 1.6 million, driven by a 13% increase in the number of pigs under 20kg. Every other weight band contracted in size, particularly those weighing 20kg-50kg.<br />The number of breeding pigs declined by 1.3%, largely due to a fall in the number of in-pig sows. In-pig gilts also experienced some decline.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2022-03-25 09:47:56 | 2025-07-22 16:37:47 | Details Edit Delete | ||
5128 | British consumers show a preference for beef | Consumers are now spending more on beef at retail than two years ago, according to a new market analysis conducted by Kantar. | <p>Beef is having a great season in the UK market, as consumers are willing to pay more for the products found in the retail segment. consumers are now spending more on beef at retail than two years ago, according to a new market analysis conducted by Kantar.<br />This, combined with a tight supply of cattle on the ground and firm consumer demand, is supporting the strong farmgate prices currently seen at livestock markets.<br />Retail sales of beef – along with other meats such as lamb – increased hugely during 2020 as people started to cook more adventurous family meals at home during pandemic restrictions. General retail trends are returning to pre-Covid patterns, however red meat sales remain high compared to 2019.</p> <p>During the 12-week period to 31 October 2021, consumers spent a total of £512.1 million on beef at retail across Great Britain. Although this is down on the same period last year, it is 4.4% higher than pre-Covid spend in 2019.<br />Glesni Phillips, Data Analyst at Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) said: “The context is important when analyzing consumer purchasing patterns. Despite the relaxation of Covid restrictions, consumer shopping and eating habits remain unsettled. The foodservice sector is slowly recovering following a very turbulent time but was still only 75% of its size in 2019 by quarter two of this year. With grocery sales in the UK recently up by 7.3% when compared to 2019, it is clear that more consumers are still choosing to eat at home and are making bigger but less frequent trips to their local retailer. This year, people have been spending more on steaks and roasting joints than they did in 2019, whilst the proportion sold as mince is smaller. This is positive in terms of maintaining carcase balance and maximizing carcase value. Industry reports suggest a firm demand for beef in the run-up to Christmas as people get together to feast on good food. The latest data from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) shows that the total number of cattle on the ground over the age of 12 months was down 1% on the year as of 1 October 2021. This suggests that GB supply will remain tight in the short term which should help to maintain the strong prices for liveweight prime cattle at auction markets.”</p> <p>The average liveweight price of prime cattle currently stands at 234.6p/kg, which is 32p and 44p higher than the same period last year and the five-year average respectively.</p> | 1 | Retail | 2021-12-07 11:05:38 | 2025-07-22 16:37:48 | Details Edit Delete | ||
4944 | Italian packaging machinery sector has recovered | Figures reported for the first half of 2021 are similar to those reported for H1 2019, says UCIMA. | <p>The Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association (UCIMA) reports a comeback in sales similar to the level reported in 2019. Turnover in the first half of 2021 fell by just 1.8% compared to the same period in the record year 2019. The growth with respect to the first half of 2020 was 21%. The sector held its ground in 2020 with turnover of almost €8 billion. The food and cosmetics segments performed well, said UCIMA in a press release.</p> <p>The automatic packaging machinery industry recorded robust 21% growth in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. In the period from January to June, exports were 19.3% higher than in the first half of 2020 and domestic sales up 31.2%. With these figures, the entire industry has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with a difference of just -1.8% compared to the first half of 2019 (a record year that saw year-end sales in excess of €8 billion). This performance was the combined result of 9.2% growth in the first quarter and an even higher 29.4% growth in the second quarter compared to the same period the previous year. The growth is similar in the domestic market (+34%) and in the export market (+28.4% compared to the previous year). The Ucima-Mecs Research Centre also published data on orders, which were up by 10.9% in the second quarter and 10.7% over the entire first half of the year.</p> <p>The Research Centre also reported the results for 2020 in the ninth National Statistical Survey, which every year provides an overview of the sector’s performance. Last year the Italian automatic packaging machinery manufacturers essentially maintained the previous year’s turnover levels. Following the record figures of 2019, the sector saw a modest year-on-year decline of 2.9% to €7.81 billion, in line with the result of 2018 (€7.9 billion). Last year also saw an increase in both the number of companies in business (635 in total, +3.1%) and in the number of employees, which grew by 7% to 35,630.</p> <p><strong>International and domestic markets</strong></p> <p>In line with 2019, export sales accounted for 78% of the total (€6,08 billion) but fell by 4,1%. The European Union remained the main target market for Italian packaging machinery and accounted for 41% of total turnover (€2,087 million) including sales in Italy, followed in second place by Asia with a value of €985.8 million and a 19.4% share, then North America in third place with €733.1 million (14.4%). North America is the only macro region that saw growth in turnover (+5.9%) with respect to 2019, a year when exports dropped to €691.9 million. Next came non-EU Europe (8.6%, or €439.7 million) , Africa and Oceania (8.4%) and Central and South America (8.2%).<br />The domestic market continued the positive trend seen in recent years with sales up 1.9% year-on-year in 2020 to €1.72 billion.</p> <p><strong>Client sectors</strong></p> <p>In the breakdown of turnover amongst the various client sectors, food and beverage maintained its dominant position in 2020 and accounted for 58.2% of total turnover. More specifically, food alone made up 32.2% of total sales (€2,516 million) and beverages 26.0% with €2,032 million. Together food and beverage recorded 1.7% growth in 2019.</p> <p>As in 2019, third place by volume went to the pharmaceutical sector with €1,356 million (17.4% of the total). Next came cosmetics, the only non-food sector to show growth, with a turnover of €348.7 million (+11.4%). The chemicals industry closes out the rankings with €270 million.</p> <p><strong>Turnover by machinery type and the industrial structure</strong></p> <p>Primary packaging machinery remains the dominant category with a 53.2% share of turnover, followed by secondary packaging (18.8%) and end-of-line machinery (13.9%).<br />The 635 Italian packaging machinery manufacturers are mainly concentrated along the Via Emilia between Piacenza and Rimini (the so-called Packaging Valley), with further production districts located in Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto and Tuscany. The breakdown by turnover class reveals a marked predominance of small companies (companies with revenues under €10 million make up 79% of the total), although they account for just 17% of total turnover. By contrast, the more structured industrial companies (51 with revenues of over €25 million) account for 68% of turnover and 74% of exports.</p> <p><strong>The outlook for 2021</strong></p> <p>"The figures for the first half of 2021, in volumes, speak about the good work done in 2020, when our companies continued to operate," comments Matteo Gentili, chairman of UCIMA. "Indeed, the industry took advantage of the difficult national and international situation to further develop and improve its solutions in terms of digital technologies and we are now reaping the benefits. The resilience displayed in 2020 and the growth in the first 6 months of 2021 confirm the solidity and dynamism of our sector, which continues to play a strategic role within the Italian capital goods industry. We are confident about the second half of the year and expect to see growth in several markets."</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-09-13 06:42:31 | 2025-07-22 16:37:52 | Details Edit Delete | ||
2822 | Cherkizovo aims for 1.1 million tonnes in meat production | The target set for 2019 will come with the achievement of being the first Russian company to exceed 1 million tonnes threshold in meat production capacity. | <p>Cherkizovo was named the top Russian meat producer for the third consecutive year thanks to a total production of 702,000 tonnes of slaughter weight in 2018, up with 47,000 tonnes from the volume reported in 2017.<br />"This year, Cherkizovo Group is planning to step up meat production to 1,1 million tonnes (live weight excluding meat products), thus becoming the first Russian company to exceed 1 million tonnes threshold in meat production capacity," announced the company in a press release.<br />The Group continued to focus on operational excellence and launched new pig farms in the Lipetsk, Voronezh and Penza regions. Cherkizovo’s performance indicators also included sales under the Altaisky Broiler brand in December 2018. The Group closed the acquisition from the Prioskolie holding company on 5 December 2018. <br />During Q1 of the year, Cherkizovo increased the volume of sales for pork and chicken meat and added value to most of its turkey products, according to a press release from the company. In the pork sector, production and sales increased by 18% and 20% respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2018. A similar situation is for the chicken, with 151,600 tonnes of meat delivered in the market in the first three months of the year, up by 10% compared to last year.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-04-17 05:59:51 | 2025-07-22 16:38:05 | Details Edit Delete | ||
1385 | Australia's beef exports surpass level reported in May 2015 | Australia exported 109,700 tonnes swt of beef in May following a dry-induced increase in supply across the country, surpassing thus the level reported in May 2015 during the middle of the drought induced liquidation, according to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). | <p>Exports in May were up 21,500 tonnes swt or 24% on April’s figures and 13,900 tonnes swt or 15% higher than May last year.</p> <p>Eastern states cattle slaughter highlights the increases in turn-off being seen across the nation with cattle slaughter in May totalling just over 580,000 head, an increase of 10% year-on-year. This brought the year-to-date total to 2,690,000 head, up 8% on 2017 levels.</p> <p>Most key export destinations experienced some level of growth this month, bringing the year-to-date total to 435,600 tonnes swt, an increase of 15% on 2017 levels. This year-to-May total is Australia’s third largest start to the year, behind both 2014 and 2015, but above the last two years and well above any total before 2013.</p> <p>Australia’s beef exports to Japan totalled 125,700 tonnes swt for the year-to-May, an increase of 12% year-on-year. This was followed by the US, totalling 91,700 tonnes swt for the year-to-date, which lifted 4% on year-ago levels. Volumes to Korea rose 15% from year-ago levels, to 61,700 tonnes swt. China, increased by 40% year-on-year for the first five months of 2018, to 59,400 tonnes swt.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-06-07 06:23:04 | 2025-07-22 16:38:07 | Details Edit Delete |