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6534	Campaign underway to promote chilled US Pork back ribs in Korea	Increased supplies and competitive pricing trigger a yearlong campaign to differentiate US product and grow demand for US back ribs.	<p>As the South Korean government works to rein in rising prices, another duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported pork was recently announced. Because pork imports from the US, EU and Chile enter Korea duty-free under free trade agreements, pork TRQs primarily benefit Canadian, Brazilian and Mexican pork.</p> <p>With competitors gaining greater access to the high-value Korean market, USMEF efforts to promote and differentiate US pork quality with the Korean trade and consumers are accelerating.</p> <p>"We talked with US suppliers and key accounts in the trade", said Korea Director Junil Park. "With strong supplies and competitive prices in the market, we identified the chilled back ribs as having strong potential for immediate sales increases and long-term demand growth in Korea".</p> <p>USMEF kicked off an integrated marketing campaign for chilled back ribs earlier this year during meetings with the trade. Through the distribution high-quality posters and other print and digital materials, USMEF differentiated the quality of US back ribs for use on e-commerce platforms and at butcher shops, retail outlets, processor facilities and restaurants. Promoting US back ribs as meatier and with greater yields, USMEF also offered samples to key accounts in the retail, e-commerce and foodservice sectors to demonstrate the superior quality and provide an incentive for summer promotions.</p> <p>In May, USMEF implemented a week-long promotion for back ribs with a high-volume supermarket chain operated by E-Mart. Additional promotions for the chilled back rib are scheduled for this summer in the retail, e-commerce and foodservice sectors.</p>	1		Retail	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2023-06-26 00:25:20	2025-08-11 03:48:20	Details Edit Delete
4457	Camera surveillance system put in Vion's slaughterhouses	De Dierenbescherming, Deloitte, Eyes On Animals and Vion have teamed up to jointly develop and implement an innovative and effective camera surveillance system.	<p>Over the last years, major slaughterhouses in The Netherlands have implemented camera monitoring systems. Every day, hundreds of hours of video footage are generated. Although current camera systems can help identify animal handling issues, there are significant limitations. In practice, slaughterhouses review a random selection of the many hours of video footage. As a result most video footage, and therefore potential welfare issues, remains unseen.<br />To address this shortcoming, De Dierenbescherming, Deloitte, Eyes On Animals and Vion have teamed up to jointly develop and implement an innovative and effective camera surveillance system. The newly developed video software uses artificial intelligence to monitor how animals are being handled. It detects movement of persons, animals and objects and how they interact. Video fragments that potentially contain deviations from Vion’s animal handling protocol are automatically selected by the system’s algorithm. These video fragments are presented through a dashboard to be reviewed. This enables Vion’s Animal Welfare Officers to assess the video fragments and take corrective actions to continuously improve animal welfare. After the initial implementations, Vion is now rolling out this camera system across all its slaughterhouses in The Netherlands and Germany.</p>	1		Industry		2021-02-03 11:36:14	2025-08-10 23:04:20	Details Edit Delete
2757	Cambodia tightens border controls to keep ASF virus away	The outbreak of ASF in Vietnam is cause for concern for the pig industry in the neighbouring country.	<p>The spread of ASF virus in the southern part of Vietnam is cause for concern for Cambodian pig industry, including vendors, slaughterhouses, and feed factories, reports <a href="https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50590589/ministry-asks-for-stricter-border-checks-to-prevent-asf-cases/">Khmer Times</a> newspaper. At the beginning of the week, Veng Sakhon, the Minister of Agriculture has asked relevant authorities to strengthen border checks to prevent the African swine fever (ASF) virus from entering the country.<br />A workshop with significant players in the industry has been organized to discuss ways of stopping the virus from entering the country through land crossings with neighbouring countries.<br />According to the minister, the industry is experiencing a transformation, from small family-owned businesses to larger commercial operations. "With demand for meat on the rise, farmers need to be careful and follow all sanitary and quality requirements to protect consumers’ health", recommended the official. Pig prices in the country are around $2.5 per kilogram, according to official data and information delivered by the Cambodia Pig Raising Association.<br />Around 5,000 pigs are consumed on a daily bases in Cambodia and at least 1,500 are imported to cover the domestic demand. Just like Vietnam, the pig sector is characterized by small, family-owned farms, with only a few important players running commercial enterprises on a high scale.<br />In 2018, Cambodia had 2.8 million pigs in these farms, with 2 million raised by small, family-owned businesses and the rest raised for commercial purposes. There are 670 pig farms in the country, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.<br />The similarities existing between Vietnam and Cambodia in pig farming leads to the conclusion that an ASF outbreak in Cambodia will be hard to control. In Asia, the disease was reported for the first time in China in August 2018 but since then has spread very quickly to large parts of the country despite the efforts and measures implemented by the Chinese Veterinary Services. On 19 February 2019, Vietnam announced the first ASF outbreaks in Thai Binh and Hung Yen provinces. "Farmers in Asia have limited knowledge of this disease and its specific epidemiology having only recently been introduced to the region. Despite public awareness campaigns, most of the countries and stakeholders in Asia are unprepared for ASF introduction and spread", according to a UN's FAO press release.<br />An international team of experts deployed to Vietnam this month recommended the country's government to declare the ASF outbreak as a national emergency.</p>	1		Industry		2019-03-27 10:08:14	2025-08-10 07:15:56	Details Edit Delete
2791	Cambodia reports ASF outbreak	400 backyard pigs were found dead in March and 100 were culled by the authorities.	<p>This week, Cambodia reported its first ASF outbreak to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Since March 22, 400 backyard pigs have died from African Swine Fever virus and 100 have been culled by authorities to stop the disease from spreading.<br />Cases were reported in Soamkanign, Soam Thom, Oyadav and Rattanakiri, in a region bordering Vietnam, announced Dr Sen Sovann, Director General for Animal Health and Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.<br />Cambodian authorities have instituted measures for movement control of animals inside the country. The virus was probably contacted from Vietnamese pigs or pork products bought from Vietnam or China.<br />The pig sector is characterized by small, family-owned farms, with only a few important players running commercial enterprises on a high scale. In 2018, Cambodia had 2.8 million pigs in these farms, with 2 million raised by small, family-owned businesses and the rest raised for commercial purposes. There are 670 pig farms in the country, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Around 5,000 pigs are consumed on a daily bases in Cambodia and at least 1,500 are imported to cover the domestic demand. <br />OIE is monitoring the events as the spreading of the virus is expected to continue. "Farmers in Asia have limited knowledge of this disease and its specific epidemiology having only recently been introduced to the region. Despite public awareness campaigns, most of the countries and stakeholders in Asia are unprepared for ASF introduction and spread", according to a UN's FAO press release.</p>	1		Industry		2019-04-04 09:43:13	2025-08-08 12:11:34	Details Edit Delete
5209	Cambodia increases border control for pig imports from Thailand	Farmers in border provinces worry about the outbreak reported in the neighboring country.	<p>African swine fever outbreaks in Thailand make pig farmers in Cambodia nervous. Although Cambodia has recorded multiple ASF cases in pig farms for the last two years, farmers and officials worry about a new wave of infections that may destroy all the progress reported in the last 18 months.<br />Battambang province’s agriculture officials are already on the ground checking the small-scale pig farms to make sure none of the animals are infected with ASF, reports the Khmer Times newspaper.</p> <p>Its veterinary department director Pal Seth said yesterday that he visited pig farms in two provinces after having heard of the ASF outbreak in Thailand.<br />“I had to explain to the breeders on ASF, its symptoms and how to prevent the pigs from getting infected with the disease,” he said, adding it’s important to educate breeders on the ASF, although due to Covid, many of the pig farms had closed their businesses and only a handful was operating.<br />The Thai government has already swung into action to inspect pig farms nationwide to prevent a major outbreak of the ASF after reports that the nation detected its first case in a pet hog.<br />However, the disease may be present in Thailand for at list nine months now. In March 2021, Vietnam decided to suspend live pig imports from Thailand due to traces of African swine fever found in some of the pigs imported. Pig breeders in Thailand have also expressed worry over the outbreak, especially with there being no vaccine to protect animals against the ASF.</p> <p>Meantime, officials in Bangkok decide to curb live pigs exports for 3 months in order to shore up domestic supplies. Pork prices in Thailand rose by 30% this January compared with the same month a year ago and the Thai government hopes to keep inflation under control.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2022-01-11 11:04:44	2025-08-09 09:39:24	Details Edit Delete
4660	Cambodia bans frozen meat imports from India	Starting May 1st, frozen meat and meat products from India are banned over coronavirus fears.	<p>Since the beginning of this month, Cambodia decided to ban all meat products and frozen meat imports from India in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country. The ban took effect immediately and until further notice, Kun Nhim, director-general of Cambodia's General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE), said in a statement, adding that the temporary suspension came after India reported a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.</p> <p>Nhim also advised customs officials to spray disinfectant on transport vehicles and the outer packaging of other products that have been sourced from India. Earlier this week, the Southeast Asian country also banned travelers from India in order to prevent the spread of the more infectious COVID-19 virus variant, B1617.<br />India is suffering from a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. India on Saturday logged 401,993 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total tally to 19,164,969 with 211,853 deaths, according to Xinhua news agency.</p>	1		Industry		2021-05-04 09:16:04	2025-08-09 20:27:30	Details Edit Delete
4854	Cambodia adds new rules for frozen meat imports	The decision comes as fear of new COVID outbreaks in the region is gradually increasing.	<p>Cambodia has introduced additional measures concerning the import of frozen meats and other chilled goods, especially those originating in countries with higher Covid-19 caseloads, in a bid to stamp out the spread of the novel coronavirus. Effective from August 1, the move comes after the government incinerated three shipping containers carrying buffalo meat imported from India that were found to be contaminated with the virus. Additional certificates or certified statements indicating coronavirus-negative status will be strictly required for imports of frozen meat, issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin, the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) said in a letter published on July 30, signed by director-general Kun Nhem.<br />All imports of frozen meat and other chilled goods from India or neighboring countries with more severe outbreaks will have to be tested for the contagion by the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, it said, adding that all packaging of these items must be sprayed with disinfectant. The GDCE did not specifically name the applicable neighboring countries, informs the Phnomphen Post newspaper.</p> <p>These imports must be treated “in accordance with the risk management principles for frozen goods imported into Cambodia from other countries with a high risk of infection with the Covid-19 virus, before being allowed to arrange for the customs clearance of goods”, the GDCE said. It noted that the Customs Audit Department and the Department of Information Technology must work together to prepare and maintain a list of the countries deemed to be high risk for coronavirus infection, especially its Delta variant, and to identify mechanisms for random selection via an automated customs management system for shipping containers to be sampled for virus testing.<br />When a container is flagged for testing, customs authorities at the port of entry will notify and guide the owner of the goods through the process, which is to be conducted at the owner’s expense, the GDCE said.<br />A large part of Asia is under siege on COVID-19 Delta form of the virus and several countries that managed well the first waves of pandemics are now going back to restrictionary measures in food service, travel and tourism, or public gatherings.</p>	1		Market		2021-08-04 08:53:42	2025-08-11 03:36:55	Details Edit Delete
516	Call for beef trade liberalisation gets support from Beef + Lamb NZ		<p>The Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 10-13 December.</p> <p>"We back the IBA’s call for Ministers at the WTO Ministerial Conference to reduce or eliminate the use of trade-distorting agricultural subsidies, amongst other production and market distorting measures," Sam McIvor, chief executive of B+LNZ, said.</p> <p>"The use of these domestic subsidies continues to significantly disadvantage efficient agricultural producers. Furthermore, the use of tariffs, quotas and temporary safeguard tariffs continues to pose barriers to beef trade. This also flows through to consumers, raising prices and reducing choice for them."</p> <p>The International Beef Alliance represents the beef producing organisations of seven of the largest beef producers and exporters in the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay and New Zealand. Overall the members represent around 63% of global trade in beef.</p>	1		Industry		2017-12-14 10:30:05	2025-08-10 16:29:47	Details Edit Delete
7581	Cajamar and INTERPORC presented a new book about the challenges of the Spanish pig sector	Cajamar and INTERPORC presented the book 'The challenges of the Spanish pig sector' at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The publication was coordinated by Manuel Lainez, director of Innovation and Agri-Food Development at Cajamar, and Daniel Hernández, a veterinarian specialised in animal welfare and quality.	<p><span lang="DE">This new book contains an exhaustive and updated analysis of a modern and responsible livestock farming model that seeks not only to lead in terms of production volume, but also in quality and sustainability of its processes throughout the entire chain, and that strives to respond to the demands of consumers and society. The publication reviews the social and economic importance of the sector, the new social context of meat production and consumption, the new European policies on environmental and social sustainability and the context of the international market for the trade of pork.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">At the beginning of the presentation, Eduardo Baamonde, president of Cajamar, and Manuel García, president of INTERPORC, spoke. Next, Manuel Lainez, coordinator of the work, and Yolanda Parrilla, technical manager of the Porcine Sector at Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias España and one of the authors who collaborated on the book, summarised the main conclusions of the monograph, before giving way to a round table entitled 'How to consolidate leadership', moderated by Alberto Herranz, general director of INTERPORC. Finally, José Miguel Herrero, general director of Food at the Ministry, was in charge of closing the event.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The pig sector is the most dynamic subsector of Spanish livestock farming. It accounts for more than 40% of final livestock production and 16% of final agricultural production. Considering the entire value chain, which includes feed manufacturing, pig farms and associated meat industries, it has an annual turnover of around 38 billion euros and generates more than 400,000 direct and indirect jobs, which are key to establishing the population in rural areas.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">With an annual production of 4.8 million tonnes, Spain leads the European Union's supply and is one of the most important players in the global market, with foreign sales of almost 3 million tonnes of fresh meat and processed products to more than 130 countries.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition to its macroeconomic dimension, the production and processing of pork is present in practically the entire national territory and is key to avoiding the depopulation of rural areas and ensuring the maintenance of the agro-industrial fabric of inland Spain.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In recent years, while the Spanish pig production model has consolidated its leading position in the global market, the regulatory and social context has been significantly transformed following the implementation of the European strategies 'From Farm to Fork' and 'Zero Pollution', both based on the Commission's Green Deal.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">At the same time, society as a whole has changed its perception of production systems, farms, and habits related to meat consumption and their long-term consequences for the environment and health.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Nineteen experts from Cajamar, INTERPORC, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Universities of Lleida, Valladolid, Complutense and Extremadura participated in the preparation of the book. Their contributions are organised around three thematic axes, which share as a common thread the objective of analysing the explanatory factors of the current situation and describing the strategies developed to face the challenges facing the sector.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The first part addresses the recent evolution of the Spanish production structure and its competitive position in the global market, as well as the economic relevance of the pork value chain and its presence in the rural world. In the second part, the authors focus on the issues that concern society and that are the subject of attention in the new regulations regarding the sustainability of livestock activity, animal health and welfare, the organization of supply in cooperative companies and the new applications of the circular bioeconomy to reduce the environmental impact and reuse by-products derived from agroindustry. Finally, the third part of the book is dedicated to the role of animal protein produced by the Spanish farms in a healthy and sustainable diet, as well as the most recent consumption trends of pork and its derivatives on a global scale.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The book also includes two final articles written by leading experts in the field, which address the challenges of internationalisation, differentiation, social and environmental responsibility, and communication and marketing as key elements to consolidate the leadership of Spanish pork and a positive image in the face of global demand.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Regarding the main challenges of the sector included in this work, and which are included in the INTERPORC Strategic Plan for the Pork Sector, the following stand out, among others: the evolution of the value chain towards a more competitive, sustainable and resilient model; investment in R&D&I in sustainability and product, or the promotion of the circular economy. In addition, the book also devotes a large space to another major challenge, the effective communication to society of the true image of the current Spanish pork sector. A reality that is triple sustainable in economic, social and environmental terms, supported by scientific reality and official data.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Cajamar's publishing collection is one of the most important agri-food libraries in Spain, with a wide catalogue of references accessible in digital format and free of charge on the web. Sectoral studies, irrigation management and sustainable crop management are the main cross-cutting themes of the catalogue. The aim of these specialised publications is to bring the most innovative technical developments and the most current reflections on market structures and perspectives to the sector as a whole.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In this specific case, 'The challenges of the pork sector' is the second monographic publication dedicated to the sector, after the publication in September 2018 of </span><span lang="DE">'The pork sector. From uncertainty to leadership'</span><span lang="DE"> , coordinated by Miguel Ángel Díaz Yubero, whose printed edition is already sold out. In a certain way, the recently presented book constitutes both an update of the arguments collected in the previous work, and a way of rethinking them by including new criteria of global market, social responsibility and sustainable practices.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Furthermore, in addition to these broad sectoral studies, in the </span><span lang="DE">Markets section of Plataforma Tierra</span><span lang="DE"> , the Cajamar Agri-Food Knowledge Community on the website, you can consult economic reports and updated indicators of production, prices and sales abroad, both for pork and for another fifty agricultural subsectors of the Spanish agri-food supply.</span></p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-07-24 00:20:04	2025-08-11 03:44:37	Details Edit Delete
1882	Cage-free producer recalls eggs for Salmonella risk	The decision was made after illnesses were reported and linked to the company products.	<p>Gravel Ridge Farms, a free-cage poultry and egg producer, is recalling n unspecified number of eggs, regardless of date stamps, from grocery stores and restaurants because of potential contamination with Salmonella. Confirmed illnesses have been linked to the eggs, according to an announcement made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<br />The company’s notice says it distributed the eggs to retailers and restaurants “primarily” in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The products were delivered between 25 June and September 6 and the shipments stopped after illnesses linked to the consumption of Gravel Ridge Farms eggs were reported.<br />If any consumers have Gravel Ridge Farms eggs in their refrigerator, they should be discarded, regardless of the date stamped on the package. The recall was initiated because reported illnesses were confirmed at locations using Gravel Ridge Farm Eggs, and we are voluntarily recalling out of an abundance of caution,” the company owners said in the notice.<br />Gravel Ridge Farms owners announced the recall two days after receiving notice from the FDA on September 6 that their eggs might be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the company notice.</p>	1		Retail		2018-09-10 07:00:57	2025-08-10 03:44:31	Details Edit Delete
2874	Cabinplant celebrates 50 years of existence with new equipment	The company presented several machines, from marinating systems to automatic sausage depositor, in its stand at IFFA 2019.	<p>Cabinplant, a Danish company founded in 1969 by Hans Clausen and Vagn Hansen, celebrated its 50 anniversary at IFFA 2019 in Frankfurt with manufacturing and marketing innovative, high-quality processing equipment for the food industry showcased in its booth at the fair.<br />An innovative marinating system created to disrupt the time-consuming process of cleaning of production equipment, like tumbler, elevator, multihead weigher, tools for the weigher, and marinade dispenser was presented at the trade fair.<br />The Cabinplant marinating system disrupts the process because marinating is done after portion weighing. The marinade is added to the fresh meat in a special mixing-tool just before the meat is dropped in the tray. Only the tool and the dispenser need to be cleaned, allowing a much more frequent shift of variants.</p> <p>The change-over time is down to less than 20 minutes and the cleaning time is reduced with up to 80%. In addition, the meat is treated far more gently because it will no longer be marinated in a large drum with perhaps several hundred kgs of meat.</p> <p>"Our marinating solution is already a proven solution and installed at several of the world’s large poultry producers. A European meat producer has tested the solution, where one part of the batch was marinated in a traditional drum and the other part was marinated after portion weighing. Blind tests showed that consumers preferred the taste and look of the Cabinplant-products", says Henning Ingemann Hansen, Director of Research and Development, Cabinplant.<br />The marinade dispenser can be integrated with the weigher to make the dosage variable relative to the weight of the meat. If the meat weighs more than minimum, the amount of marinade is reduced accordingly. This saves marinade and results in packages of consistent weight.<br />The Cabinplant marinating system is placed in line with the packing line and after weighing the products are packed in trays or thermopack. The solution can be used for both meat and poultry. A patent has been applied for the solution which is combined with Cabinplant’smultiheadweigher.<br />Also, the company presented the Cabinplant Multibatcher as the first batcher based on combinatorial weighing. It is an automatic high-speed weighing and batching solution for large portions up to 35 kg, that reduces give-away and labour costs significantly. The Multibatcher is the innovative and high-precision alternative to conventional batching and manual processes – addressing batching of large portions that have traditionally been associated with a high tolerance and thereby a large giveaway.</p> <p>The combinatorial weighing principle is a unique feature of the Cabinplant Multibatcher. The raw material is weighed into partial portions in a number of pans from which they are combinatorial selected to create the wished batch weight. The principle of combinatorial weighing, also known from Cabinplant’s successful Multiheadweigher, results in a significant higher accuracy.</p> <p>Tests of the Multibatcher show an average give-away down to 0.25-0.7%, depending on the size of the portions. This is a very high accuracy compared to other solutions on the market, like batching based on the top-up principle.</p> <p>"The Multibatcher means significant savings. Our calculations show that the giveaway can be reduced with 900 kg meat product on a daily basis for a processing line running two shifts and based on 100 gram in less give-away per portion", added Henning Ingemann Hansen, Director of Research and Development, Cabinplant.</p>	1		Technology		2019-05-10 06:56:02	2025-08-09 06:25:50	Details Edit Delete
831	CAB worries about US beef exports in the following years	"Holding our ground and protecting our export position is vital in the two years ahead", explained one of the experts with the Certified Angus Beef brand.	<p>Certified Angus Beef (CAB) looks a little bit worried about the outlook on some of the export markets that dominate the top 5 destinations for American beef. As the fed cattle supplies grow to the cycle peak and competing U.S. protein supplies become record large, preserving the current position on the most important export markets is important for all American beef producers and especially for the CAB labelled products, says Paul Dykstra, a CAB representative.<br />80% of the CAB exports are going to the top 5 destination countries: Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Hong Kong. "Tariff headwinds are unfavourable to further U.S. growth in Japan as our product loses out to Australia and Canada due to the U.S. absence in the Trans-Pacific Partnership", mentioned Dykstra in a point of view presented by <a href="https://www.drovers.com/article/cab-insider-digging-beef-exports?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1dJd05URmxNbVk1TkRrMyIsInQiOiJxa3BKRkxqamxOWVBoTnp6bDFPemptcDlXZit6anRvaVRrMzZyS3E2WWFQWXRBaG1pSTR5V09VR3hqUTJlVzNLVGhEZmlUSTNkemVZdkJHWmNEXC85eWhHbGRnQ0NlK0UyXC9mcjhsajNSSGY4TW1YYjN1MGxrQStBNWIwajB5M0NpIn0%3D">Drovers</a> magazine.<br />But what's to lose in Japan may be gained in South Korea if the association is to intensify efforts to access this market. "The Korean-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, however, presents further opportunity with the U.S. beef tariff in South Korea set to decline to 18.6% starting in 2019, and on a schedule to disappear by 2026", explained CAB expert. Also, a growth in sales was registered at the start of this fiscal year in Canada setting a path for a bigger presence of CAB products on this market.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Pixabay</em>)</p>	1		Industry		2018-02-22 16:28:37	2025-08-08 20:21:24	Details Edit Delete
354	C.Vale has opened the largest fish processing facility in Brazil	C.Vale announced the opening of the largest modern fish processing plant in Brazil, supplied with processing equipment and systems from Marel.	<p> </p> <p>The new factory, located in C.Vale’s industrial park in Palotina, western Parana, expands over 10,000 m2 and has an initial processing capacity of 75,000 tilapia per day, according to a press release.</p> <p>C.Vale invested 110 million dollars in the slaughterhouse. Construction at the site started in December 2016.</p> <p>According to the president of C.Vale, Alfredo Lang, the plant will be the largest in Brazil and the most modern in Latin America.</p> <p>“Once we’re processing 75,000 tilapia per day, our next goal will be to reach 300,000 per day. We have a consolidated customer base who are waiting for our fish products both in the domestic and foreign market,” Mr. Lang said.</p> <p>“In Brazil, C.Vale and Marel have shared a story together for more than two decades. C.Vale was one of the first cooperatives to install a Nuova evisceration line from Marel and they continue to rely on Marel solutions for their business. This new project is not just a watershed in the fish industry in Brazil, it also reiterates and strengthens the partnership between the companies,” says Francisco Leandro, General Manager of Marel in Brazil, who was also present at the inauguration ceremony.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Marel</em></p>	1		Technology		2017-11-01 16:56:39	2025-08-10 18:36:38	Details Edit Delete
3062	By 2023, South Korea, China and Japan will be the main online grocery markets in Asia	The online grocery market in Asia is set to grow from its current value of $99bn to S$295bn in the next 4 years, according to IGD Asia.	<p>Asia's online grocery market is expected to grow by 198% in the next 4 years as the channel is developing at a fast pace thanks to the wider use of technology and investment in logistics and infrastructure.<br />The reports issued by IGD Asia forecasts that online will account for 7.6% of total grocery retail sales in Asia by 2023, more than doubling its current market share.<br />"The penetration, size and growth of online grocery varies greatly by country. South Korea, China and Japan will be the most established online grocery markets in terms of both market share and scale, while Singapore and Taiwan will also have well-developed online grocery channels by 2023, benefiting from existing infrastructure and retailer investment. Markets in Southeast Asia will see some of the fastest growth, but the market share of online grocery here will remain small. Markets such as India and Indonesia will also become increasingly important due to their scale,", says Shirley Zhou, Programme Director at IGD Asia.</p> <p>South Korea will remain Asia's most advanced online grocery market, with its share growing to 14.2% by 2023, fuelled by the country's increasing number of single-person households and the steady rise of mobile shopping. Nevertheless, China will strengthen its position as Asia's largest online grocery market, with sales set to reach US$205bn. E-commerce in China is aided by a rapidly growing middle class, high smartphone usage and strong internet connectivity. Alibaba and JD.com are making big investments in infrastructure, logistics and last-mile delivery in lower-tier cities, where demand is rising.<br />Japan is to witness a slow peace of growth in this market, according to the report, while Singapore is going to be the most advanced online grocery market in Southeast Asia, marked by fierce competition between retailers and advanced technologies used for long-term growth.<br />Online grocery sales in India are forecast to grow rapidly over the next five years due to a combination of retailer investment, better infrastructure, new payment solutions and a large population. Major players such as Amazon, Walmart and Alibaba continue to drive online growth here through strategic partnerships.<br />"Asia's online grocery channel clearly provides huge opportunities for suppliers over the next few years, but there are a number of things they need to consider. The first is prioritizing where to invest – the size and growth of each market varies significantly, so suppliers should be prepared to make choices and have a dedicated strategy for each country.</p> <p>Suppliers should also evaluate their products, packaging and supply chains in each market to make sure they are ready for the opportunity. As online retailers expand across the region and form more partnerships with bricks and mortar retailers, getting to know these companies will become the key to winning online. New innovations around mobile, delivery and payment are also emerging all the time, so suppliers should keep a very close eye on these rapid developments,", concluded Shirley Zhou.</p>	1		Retail		2019-07-03 08:56:05	2025-08-11 03:48:24	Details Edit Delete
5024		Butchers enjoyed a strong 2020, with meat and poultry volumes up 22% on the previous year (Kantar, 52 w/e 27 Dec 20). However, pre-pandemic shopping habits have crept back in recent months, with latest Kantar data showing the amount of meat and poultry sold at butchers in the 12 w/e 5 Sept 21 fell 21.1% year-on-year. This compares to an average decline of 4.1% across all retailers.	<p> </p> <p>During the peak of the pandemic, many shoppers were avoiding the big stores, instead opting for their high streets – leading to a better than average sales performance for butchers. However, in the past few months, butchers’ meat and poultry volumes have slipped back to below average and are down 4.4% compared to two years ago, in contrast to the market average increase of 2.7% over the same time.<br />The main driver of the recent decline in volumes is a reduction in shopper numbers, with nearly 400,000 fewer shoppers than the same period in 2020, and around 200,000 fewer than 2019 (Kantar, 12 w/e 5 Sep 21). Many of those gained during the pandemic haven’t continued to shop with these local stores and in the latest 12 weeks, just 7% of households bought meat and poultry from a butcher.<br />Opportunities exist to attract shoppers back to their local butchers and increase sales, such as maximizing on the seasonal peaks, including the Christmas trading period, by offering incentives to return throughout the following year.</p> <p>There is an also an opportunity to encourage existing light shoppers to add a bit more to their basket. In the last 12 weeks, light shoppers bought an average of 0.7kg of red meat per trip, whereas medium shoppers bought 1.2kg and heavy shoppers 1.6kg. Encouraging those light shoppers to increase their red meat purchases to around 1kg would equate to an extra £5.6m worth of sales for butchers, in that 12-week period.</p>	1		Retail	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2021-10-21 14:54:00	2025-08-11 02:44:41	Details Edit Delete
5551	Butcher Munch nominated for Denmark's best butcher shop	Butcher Munch is ready for the busy weeks of the summer, and it happens with a nomination as Denmark's best butcher shop.	<p style="font-weight: 400;">Butcher Munch has for generations positioned himself as one of the absolute best butcher shops in Denmark. This applies to both the quality of the goods and the service you receive in the store in Skagen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Fortunately, Danish Agriculture & Food Counsil also thinks so, because they have just nominated Buther Munch for the Butcher Awards 2022, where Butcher Munch is one of a total of three nominees.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The award pays tribute to those in the industry who manage to give the customer the best possible experience and the best inspiration and guidance in relation to buying meat, preparing the meat, meal solutions, cold cuts, etc.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The butcher profession is about to do away with the traditional perception of what a butcher is and can be. The frame expands and the butchers follow. The nominated butchers are capable of strong craftsmanship, have a high professional level and an assortment that inspires the customer. Particularly special for this year's nominees is their focus on meeting the customer's needs, and then they think in sustainable and green solutions, among other things. with local ingredients", says chief consultant and jury member Eva Kunnerup Mohrsen from Danish Agriculture & Food Counsil. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Marie Munch, who is the fourth generation in Butcher Munch, currently manages the business, after Danish Crown bought Butcher Munch in 2017.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For her, the nomination means a lot after a few years with COVID-19 and price increases as a result of the war in Ukraine.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The last few years have offered several challenges that have been out of our hands, so the nomination for the Butcher Award is a huge pat on the back to our talented employees who are doing fantastically well and have just moved together in a challenging time. I can probably praise them so much, but when people from outside do it with this nomination, it gives us all a huge boost", says Marie Munch.</p>	1		Industry	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2022-07-05 03:35:03	2025-08-11 02:33:22	Details Edit Delete
7007	Butcher Certification Program broadens U.S. red meat utilization in China	USMEF partnered with a respected culinary center to provide hands-on training and promote underutilized cuts to butchers in processing, retail and foodservice	<p><span lang="DE">Fifty-six meat cutters in processing, retail and foodservice in China are now certified as U.S red meat butchers thanks to a series of training programs developed and implemented by USMEF with FAN Culinary Education in Shanghai. FAN is endorsed by the World Association of Chefs Societies and its founder, Clinton Zhu, is a celebrity chef with more than 20 years of experience with the red meat industry.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Participants learned about the U.S. red meat industry’s production and sustainability practices and how they contribute to the superior flavor profile of U.S. beef and pork. Zhu led each of the four training sessions and focused on four cuts -- U.S. beef chuck roll, beef tri-tip, pork CT butt and pork spareribs.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Zhu led hands-on cutting demonstrations of each of the four cuts while providing explanations of current and potential applications in popular dishes in China.  In discussing the chuck roll, for example, which is typically used in hot pot meals, Zhu promoted usage of the cut in thinly sliced dishes and in the Japanese/Korean barbecue category. For the tri-tip, Zhu described American barbecue culture and introduced slow-cooked dishes in which the cut’s distinctive flavor and texture are enhanced.</span></p> <p>Zhu also demonstrated new and unique uses for U.S. pork CT butt, which has gained traction in barbecue and hot pot restaurants in China. Zhu promoted the versatility of the cut and led each class through various cooking demonstrations to demonstrate the CT butt’s utilization in dishes within other restaurant categories.</p> <p>"We saw immediate results from the program", says USMEF China Director Polly Zhao. "A Shanghai catering company with six outlets created and added new dishes to its menu, using U.S. pork CT butt and spareribs. Also, a Korean barbecue restaurant chain with five outlets added a U.S. pork CT butt item to its menu after finishing the program". </p> <p>Zhao adds that USMEF plans to expand the butcher certification program into additional cities in China in 2024, including Beijing and Guangzhou.</p> <p>Funding for the certification program was provided by the Beef Checkoff Program, the National Pork Board, United Soybean Board and USDA’s Market Access Program.</p>	1		Retail	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-01-12 00:15:45	2025-08-11 03:31:03	Details Edit Delete
6467	Busyness in Sdr. Felding opens for new night team	It is so busy at the Danish Crown Beef factory in Sdr. Felding that a night shift with 12 employees is now being opened to be able to keep up with demand.	<p style="font-weight: 400;">Burgers, steaks and other delicacies galore at the Danish Crown Beef factory in Sdr. Felling. The situation is like this right now, where it is busier than ever.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Therefore, a night shift is now being opened at the factory to expand the production capacity, which is already completely filled during the day.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"'It is a combination of several things that means we are really busy right now. We have gained new customers in the store, and the existing customers are buying larger quantities. Therefore, we need to expand outside of daytime to be able to produce more. This means that we need 12 new employees for the night shift", says Preben Holm, factory manager at Sdr. Felling.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, it is the burger production that is going really well and takes up a large part of the factory's production capacity right now. It is also this production that must run at night, as it can be managed with few employees.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Our burger lines run all the time, soon both day and night. Last year we invested in a new burger line, which is largely fully automatic, and that makes it obvious to run at night as well. Our Burger Boost has been given another variant with Smokey Twist, so it takes up more space in production", says Preben Holm.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With the new night shift, there will be almost 100 employees gathered at the factory in Sdr. Felling.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It's a good time to expand production capacity, because while burgers, ground beef and steaks are already in high demand, summer and grilling season are also very close. And it is, according to tradition, the busiest time of the year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We have many barbecue products that are produced here in Sdr. Felling. Flank steak marinated is, for example, always a huge hit during barbecue season and these products come on top of the current demand. Our barbecue range consists of fresh meat, so we cannot produce it for stock. Therefore, we need all square meters of production in the coming months", says Preben Holm.</p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2023-05-31 00:15:13	2025-08-11 05:13:55	Details Edit Delete
7416	Business projections and new importers consolidate sectoral success at SIAL CHINA	The action led by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), in partnership with the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), at SIAL China, an event with a commercial focus promoted, ended successfully between May 28th and 30th, in Shanghai.	<p><span lang="DE">Taking associated agro-industries to the exclusive poultry and pig farming space in Brazil at SIAL China, ABPA organized business meetings with importers and potential customers from the chicken meat and pork export industry in Brazil.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">On the same agenda, the markets director, Luís Rua, and the trade promotion analyst, Julia Arantes, representatives of ABPA at the event, participated in several meetings with stakeholders, including members of the government and organizations that import the Brazilian product.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Reinforcing the image action of Brazil's animal protein, thousands of promotional materials from Brazilian poultry and pig farming were distributed to the importing public present at SIAL China, strengthening product attributes and sectoral brands Brazilian Chicken, Brazilian Pork, Brazilian Egg, Brazilian Breeders and Brazilian Duck, as well as contacts for exporting companies.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The success of the action in Shanghai will translate into millions of dollars in business, with our main protein import market, over the next few months. It was a fundamental opportunity not only to expand exports, but also to reinforce our position as a partner in helping Chinese food security", highlights Rua.</span></p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-06-05 00:10:09	2025-08-10 23:09:08	Details Edit Delete
4654	Business is booming for farmed salmon processors		<div>By the end of 2020, the company had launched a new Marel solution for their farmed salmon, processing 90-120 tonnes per day and the capacity to process 20 boxes per minute. According to Elís Grétarsson, General Manager at Búlandstindur, they expect 18-20 thousand tons to pass through their factory in 2021.</div> <div>In the morning, the salmon is fed into the plant from a well boat. The fish is gutted, chilled to -1°c, graded by size and automatically packed into boxes.  The box then travels on a conveyor to be weighed, labeled, iced, and closed before entering a cooler where robots place it on pallets according to species.<br />Elís says that this new process solution has revolutionized the factory, especially by automating grading and packing. “We grade the salmon into different size categories, but mostly, the size is similar or around 5kg. The biggest can weigh up to 10kg,” says Elís.</div> <div>“With this new processing line, the toughest and most monotonous jobs in salmon have been eliminated, and jobs have developed into monitoring the processing and system”, says Elís.  Innova, Marel's powerful production control software, is behind the processing line offering traceability. Elís mentions that as processing in farming increases and stabilizes, new opportunities will arise to take the next steps.</div> <div>The processing halls for farmed salmon and whitefish are separated at Búlandstindur, and Elís adds that these operations go well together. “We processed 1,800 tons of cod and around 10,000 tons of farmed salmon last year. There are times when we are very busy in both, but so far it has been very successful”, says Elís. In total, 75 employees work in fishing and processing at Búlandstindur, making it the largest employer in the town of Djúpavogur. “Farmed fish have changed everything for us and the area. Everywhere in the Eastfjords, business has been booming.”</div>	1		Technology	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2021-04-30 06:13:38	2025-08-11 00:45:08	Details Edit Delete

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