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1707	South Korean pork imports up 15% in H1	South Korean pork imports were up 15% year-on-year for the first half of 2018, at 294,400 tonnes.	<p>Bethan Wilkins, analyst at AHDB, says the unexpected import growth has perhaps been supported by inconsistent growth in domestic production.</p> <p>USDA forecasts had anticipated a 3% growth in South Korean pork production in 2018, and indeed for the year to June, slaughterings have been 4% higher year-on-year.</p> <p>However, after a strong performance in January, slaughterings since have actually been quite variable, and average only 2% above year earlier levels for February-June.</p> <p>The US remained the dominant supplier of pork to South Korea, with volumes increasing by a third on year earlier levels to reach 107,600 tonnes. Germany and Spain also remained the second and third largest suppliers, shipping 56,200 tonnes and 36,700 tonnes respectively. However, while this was an 11% growth on 2017 levels for Spain, German shipments were actually back around 1%.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-03 06:58:18	2025-08-15 10:41:42	Details Edit Delete
3639	South Korean retailer to close 200 stores	The measure aims to reduce losses and it will be gradually applied until 2023.	<p>South Korean retailer LOTTE intends to shut 200 of its 700 outlets over the next three years, according to an announcement made this week by the company. That measure targets units such as LOTTE Mart hypermarket, LOTTE Super, LOHB’s drug stores and LOTTE Department stores. "The focus of our business strategy in 2020 is on heavy downsizing to enhance efficiency and profit," mentioned the company in a statement.<br />At the end of 2019, LOTTE reported losses of 51.8%, compared to the figures reported in the same period of 2018. The remaining store will be revamped to attract customers, informs IGD Asia. Major changes are expected in the supermarket segment, which is said to be the worst-performing last year (-5.8% in sales). The company said it will: offer tailored services using big data analysis; change food sections at underperforming small- and mid-sized department stores into supermarkets selling fresh groceries; offer high-end and quality products.</p>	1		Retail		2020-02-25 09:14:46	2025-08-15 09:04:47	Details Edit Delete
6047	South Tyrol towards obligation to indicate the origin of the meat	In South Tyrol, the indication of the origin of meat, milk and eggs will become mandatory.	<p>Meeting under the chairmanship of <strong>Paula Bacher</strong>, the IV legislative commission of the provincial council of Bolzano unanimously expressed a favorable opinion on the provincial bill 122/22, which establishes this obligation in collective catering. The provision sees the signature of the councilors of the SVP, <strong>Manfred Vallazza</strong> , <strong>Franz Locher</strong> and <strong>Josef Noggler</strong> and <strong>Brigitte Foppa</strong> of the Greens. The examination of the provision had been suspended in the last session pending the financial opinion of the Province.</p> <p>"The opinion has arrived and, within this framework, the signatories have submitted a slightly modified proposal; the bill has therefore received a unanimous favorable opinion", according to <strong>Bacher</strong> .</p> <p>The proposal, which makes it mandatory to mention the origin of certain ingredients of animal origin contained in meals served in restaurants, school and hospital canteens, in order to guarantee transparency for consumers and strengthen the socio-economic role of mountain agriculture, will now be approved by the Regional Council.</p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2023-01-24 00:10:34	2025-08-13 04:02:01	Details Edit Delete
5622	South-Africa suspends anti-dumping duties for poultry products	The South African poultry industry is surprised by the announcement made by Minister Ebrahim Patel of the Department Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) to suspend the implementation of definitive anti-dumping duties against Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain for a period of 12 months. The Minister has shown his support for anti-dumping measures in the past, and implemented provisional duties against those countries listed for a period of 6 months, which lapsed on 14 June 2022.	<p> </p> <p>The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) in their latest findings, recommended to the Minister that it would be appropriate to implement anti-dumping duties against the mentioned countries. The local poultry industry is sensitive to the plight of cash-strapped consumers, and understands that food price inflation can negatively impact South Africa’s population. However, poultry producers also feel that the Minister’s announcement flies against the spirit of the Poultry Sector Masterplan (Masterplan), which specifically listed tariff measures as an important pillar to put a stop to dumping. As such, the decision calls into question the trust all have invested in the Masterplan process, as the latest decision seems to demonstrate that dumping is “okay”, even if for only a period of 12 months.</p> <p>The decision will not assist the country’s efforts towards localisation, job creation, transformation plans, investment or developing the rural economy. In fact, it may actively cause harm and will certainly disrupt industry investment plans for the foreseeable future.</p> <p>The Minister attributes the suspension on the implementation of the anti-dumping duties against the aforementioned countries on rising food costs, and the potential impact on poultry prices.</p> <p>Rising food prices in South Africa (and globally) are being driven by global fundamentals in the soft commodity markets (most notably high Brent crude oil prices, demand on corn for ethanol production in the US, global weather phenomena, global supply and demand dynamics, and more importantly, Russia’s war in Ukraine that has led to lower levels of production in Ukraine and the inability for that country to export their crops – negatively impacting global coarse grain prices).</p> <p>The South African Poultry Association firmly believes that it is a misnomer to think the lack of anti-dumping tariffs will assist the consumer; the Minister’s announcement merely provides the importers a reprieve for 12 months, and any “cheap” chicken imports simply goes into the pocket of the importer as healthy margins. No evidence exists that dumped chicken is sold by the importers at a low price to the consumer, and once again the importers will capitalise on the opportunity by actively participating in unfair trade practices.</p> <p>Already, total poultry imports exceed the volumes produced by South Africa’s largest local producer. Dumping creates a nice revenue stream for global producers elsewhere in the world looking to get rid of their secondary poultry cuts, and creates jobs in other countries. Dumping doesn’t help South African consumers or farmers, according to tha association, in fact, dumping can jeopardise food security.</p> <p>The local industry is currently subsidising poultry selling prices as the inability to fully recover record high feed input costs, fuel and energy costs erodes margins in a market characterised by record levels of unemployment and dwindling disposable income. One of the primary objectives of the Masterplan was to increase the level of locally produced chicken in consumption figures, and reduce the level of poultry imports to an acceptable level. To date, the industry has invested Rand 1.5 billion in expanding local processing capacity in support of the Masterplan. This investment in South Africa’s Agri-processing sector has seen the industry create more than 1,500 new jobs in support of the local economy. Emerging farmers have spent more than Rand 600 million to build new farms to support the increase in capacity at a time when input costs are against the industry on the back of global macro-economic issues. Unfortunately, not all the available new capacity has been filled with chicken volumes, and the suspension on the implementation of the anti-dumping duty now threatens the industry as capacity will stand idle. </p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2022-08-05 04:21:56	2025-08-15 11:56:53	Details Edit Delete
2534	Southover Foods launches a new range of cooked meats	Southover Foods has launched Southover Sussex Cured, a new range of premium cooked meats.	<p>The company will showcase its new range of products created specifically for retail customers at the International Food Event (IFE), between 17th-20th March at ExCeL. Southover Foods will be exhibiting on Stand N3025.</p> <p>The new range includes New-York Style Pastrami, Honeyroast Farmhouse Ham, Farmhouse Plain Ham, Cooked Topside of Beef and Cooked Back Bacon.</p> <p>“In 2019 we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary in style and naturally we are excited to showcase Southover Sussex Cured to a whole new market at IFE 2019. It is rewarding that after so long in the business we are still challenging the team, producing new products and pushing ourselves to do better," Steve Pearce, MD of Southover Food Company, said.</p> <p>Moreover, the range will feature new branding, with "stylish cardboard sleeves to appeal to middle and high-end retailers". The company said that the meat produced adheres to the most rigorous safety standards, Southover Foods being BRC AA grade certified.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Southover Food Company</em></p>	1		Industry		2019-02-05 09:43:43	2025-08-14 16:11:43	Details Edit Delete
4304	Sow herd in China is 13% below pre-ASF crisis	Pre-ASF sow numbers may not be needed to produce pre-ASF amounts of pig meat, warns AHDB analyst.	<p>The recovery in the Chinese pig herd had added 7 million sows in the last 12 months. Data from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas indicates that the reproductive sow herd numbered approximately 26 million head in October, up from approximately 19 million a year ago. The same data indicates that the sow herd was over 30 million when ASF was discovered, having been in decline for some years. <br />Nevertheless, the numbers may not be so important as the recovery in pork production may increase faster thanks to more productive and biosecure units. "China had already been moving away from “backyard” pig farming before the ASF outbreak, and the management of the disease will ultimately accelerate this progress. Improvements in supply chain logistics are also reported to be taking place. Pre-ASF sow numbers may not be needed to produce pre-ASF amounts of pig meat," explained Duncan Wyatt, Lead Analyst - Red Meat, AHDB. Production in China is expected to grow by 9% in 2021 as sow herds are rebuilt following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country, according to the latest USDA outlook. "If the USDA forecast were to materialise, although import demand will remain higher than usual in the near term, China’s pork imports would fall by 6% to 4.5 million tonnes in 2021. This would put an estimated 300,000 tonnes of pork back onto the world market," added Mr Wyatt.<br />China is aiming to become 95% self-sufficient in pork over the next couple of years.</p>	1		Industry		2020-11-30 11:02:10	2025-08-15 00:59:05	Details Edit Delete
4289	Sow herd liquidation to start in the EU	Prices for pig meat are dropping fast due to Coronavirus, German-Asia export market closure.	<p>A sow herd liquidation is about to start in several EU member states as prices are dropping fast due to Coronavirus and German-Asia export market closure. ASF in Germany has created a downward spiral that is impacting Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. German pork is now shipped mostly in the EU single market after access to major Asian markets such as China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines was lost.<br />"On September 2, prior to ASF the Germany Slaughter Price was €1.47/kg carcass, last week German slaughter price was €1.19/kg. The difficulties of the Euro slaughter market can be seen in Danish feeder pig prices. PRRS Positive 60 lb. feeder pigs averaged 436 Dkk the last 52 weeks (€58.5), last week they were 144 Dkk (€19.35). We expect liquidation in the European sow herd over coming months, as Coronavirus, German-Asia export market closure and higher feed prices lead producers to quit as the pig price goes below the cost of production," commented Jim Long, President-CEO, Genesus Inc. So far, Spain and France have maintained pig prices to levels reported before the German ASF outbreak.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Cargill</em>)</p>	1		Industry		2020-11-25 11:54:10	2025-08-15 12:31:17	Details Edit Delete
1961	Space 2018 gathered 1,410 exhibitors from 42 different countries	The French trade fair highlighted the strength of the agricultural industry in Northwest side of the country, with a special focus on innovation and livestock performances.	<p>Innovation and livestock were the focal points at the 32nd edition of Space, the French trade fair, that took place this year from 11 to 14 September at Parc-Expo Rennes exhibition centre.<br />This time around, there were 1,410 exhibitors from 42 different countries and a total of 108,347 delegates from 121 countries around the world.<br />International attendance was up slightly (by 2.8%), showing how SPACE has unique international appeal, despite the market being particularly competitive this year.</p> <p>The exhibition was particularly strong this year in terms of international reach, its focus on innovation in working conditions and excellence in health and safety. Delegates came to Rennes from all over the world: India, Japan, China, Korea, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, North Africa and West Africa. For the first time this year, meetings were held for pig and poultry inter-professional associations from West Africa and France. They proved successful in turning theoretical discussions into reality and demonstrated how SPACE plays a key role in linking up livestock professionals from different parts of the world to enable future global developments. </p> <p>The livestock show was particularly good this year. 750 animals were presented in total (200 sheep and 550 cattle across 13 different breeds). And France's national competition for the Parthenaise cattle breed was held at SPACE for the first time this year. 70 animals featured in what proved to be a first-rate presentation. The Challenge France Prim 'Holstein breed competition was also a raging success showed how SPACE has become a unique genetic showcase for such breeds.</p> <p>Hosted by the Brittany Agricultural Chambers, the "Espace for the Future" zone featured an exhibition and highly-visual, practical demos on the solutions and planning required to improve working conditions for livestock farmers. One of the main aims of this zone was to make jobs in the industry more attractive, and the high number of visitors show just how important this is right now.</p> <p>Once again, innovation was central to this year's exhibition. There were 39 Innov'Space prize-winners and 5 of them were highly commended by the judging panel. Their achievements show how interested livestock farmers are in new solutions to improve working conditions, the wellbeing of animals, data management and more.<br />"There was also an unprecedented number of talks on the exhibition programme (almost one hundred). They covered a whole range of key topics for livestock professionals", informs the organisers.</p> <p>Excellence in health and safety was a topic that garnered a great deal of interest in a number of different areas such as animal presentations, talks, and livestock visits, for example.</p>	1		Events		2018-09-26 11:00:10	2025-08-15 14:16:36	Details Edit Delete
2558	Spain and Austria have the highest rate of meat consumption in Europe	On a global scale, the average per capita meat consumption has increased by approximately 20kg in the last 50 years.	<p>Spaniards are leading the top of meat consumption in Europe with 94.04kg consumed every year. They are followed by Austrians (90.87kg) and French, who are consuming around 86.76kg, according to a UN chart.<br />On a global scale, the average, per capita meat consumption has increased by approximately 20kg since 1961, with the average person consuming around 43kg of meat in 2014. Nevertheless, meat consumption in North America and Europe is at nearly 80kg. Still, In Europe, countries to the east saw much lower consumption per person, compared to their western counterparts, which could be attributed to average income, says the report. Among the lowest average consumers of meat were Bosnia and Herzegovina (32.21kg), Azerbaijan (31.1kg), and the lowest Georgia (27.89kg).<br />Even if dietary habits are changing in some countries, such as France, the UK or Germany, Europeans are still consuming much more meat than they were a few decades ago, particularly in the west.</p>	1		Industry		2019-02-11 05:13:54	2025-08-15 18:22:43	Details Edit Delete
2109	Spain and China to develop closer ties in pigs, cattle and sheep sectors	The announcement came after the XXVIII meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic and Industrial Cooperation at the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) in Beijing.	<p>China is interested in developing new bilateral ties with Spain's pigs, cattle and sheep sectors. The announcement came after the XXVIII meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic and Industrial Cooperation at the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) in Beijing, according to CdeComunicacion magazine.<br />The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, applauded the efforts being made by China to open its market - considered a priority by the Government - and pointed to the objective of increasing exports of industrial products, agri-food and luxury good. Officials from both countries are involved in negotiating the protocol for beef and sheep and the Spanish part pointed out the fact that Spain is a country free of bird flu and 'mad cow' disease<br />Minister Maroto requested the speeding up in the processing of slaughterhouse authorizations, and that the Chinese Government make arrangements with Russia so that this country facilitates the transit of Spanish goods to Asia through the Madrid-Yiwu train, to avoid the existing customs problems in the border by the embargo imposed on several EU agri-food products.<br />For its part, the Minister of Commerce, Zhong Shan, expressed his willingness for China to import more Spanish products, as well as its interest in the development of online commerce and the presence of Spain in the upcoming China International Import Expo, which it will take place at the beginning of November.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-28 12:31:34	2025-08-13 02:36:08	Details Edit Delete
1094	Spain and Hungary received EU funding for lamb promotion campaign	Spain and Hungary have received the European Union's support for a new campaign to promote lamb and goat meat consumption among their domestic consumers, according to a statement released by the European Commission.	<p>The Spanish inter-professional association for sheep and goat meat INTEROVIC and its Hungarian counterpart, JKTTSZ, will launch a program called "European campaign to promote lamb and goat meat in Spain and Hungary" between May 2018 and December 2020. Both associations received a budget of €6,825,000 from the EU.<br />Each year, approximatively 2.7 million euros will be invested in the campaign. Spain’s campaign budget requires a sum of €6 million and the EU contribution will be €4.8 million, while Bulgaria's campaign budget is €825,000 and the country will receive €660,000.<br />The targeted audience for the new European program refers to the whole channel starting from sector, distribution, wholesalers, purchasing managers, traditional stores and Horeca sector. While regarding the final consumer, the campaign will place its focus especially on the population segment aged 25-45 years old and it will aim to increase the number of consumers that are over 45 years old.<br />The EU's objective is to increase lamb and goat meat consumption by 0.2% annually through new product presentations and by underlining the sustainable and natural character and differentiated flavor of these types of meats.<br />The main challenge of this campaign is to strengthen the presence of new cuts in stores and to encourage consumers to eat lamb and goat meat not only seasonally.<br />According to the EU's statement, Spain demonstrates a renewed potential for growth of domestic consumption after 15 years of decrease in the consumption of sheep/goat meat. Furthermore, after two years of communication campaigns the negative tendency of consumption is finally beginning to demonstrate a positive trend.<br />On the other hand, Hungary shows a great growth potential regarding lamb and goat meat consumption, since it is one of the few countries in the EU that has been experiencing growth in sheep meat production, which is an exception to the rule compared to the global performance of EU sheep meat producers.</p>	1		Market		2018-04-14 06:26:27	2025-08-15 13:29:44	Details Edit Delete
3735	Spain changes rules on animal transportation in time of crisis	The new set of measures sets exceptions for these critical times and will be presented to the EC to try to extend its validity also outside of Spain.	<p>The Spanish government announced that exceptions have been set for live animal transporters in the country to allow faster movement from farms to slaughterhouses. The validity of the authorizations of both the carriers and the means of transport and containers is extended, as well as the training certificates of the drivers or caregivers whose expiration has occurred from March 1, up to 120 days after the end of the declaration of the state of alarm or extensions thereof.<br />he logbooks or route sheets will be valid despite not having been sealed by the competent authority until 7 days after the end of the state of alarm or its extensions and could be extended 7 more days by the General Directorate of Agricultural Productions and Markets.<br />It is excerpted from the compliance with the rest times related to the protection of animals during transport and related operations, for all animal movements that are carried out during the state of alarm, reported Carnica magazine.<br />The effects of this measure have scope throughout the national territory, and will be communicated to the European Commission with the aim of trying to extend its validity also outside of Spain.</p>	1		Industry		2020-03-25 11:56:52	2025-08-15 13:52:44	Details Edit Delete
5243	Spain confirms bird flu outbreak on farm	18,900 birds were culled to stop the disease from spreading. Europe is confronted with an AI epidemic that is no longer seasonal, warns experts.	<p>Spain has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm north of Madrid, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said this week, adding to a wave of cases in Europe.<br />The outbreak started on January 13 on a farm of 18,900 birds in the village of Cantalejo, OIE said, citing a report from Spanish authorities. "The epidemiological survey conducted on the farm indicates that all the birds were brought onto the farm for fattening at the beginning of November 2021, with no animal movements outside of the farm since then," the report says. A restriction zone had been established around the outbreak.<br />According to the German animal health institute Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, the Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) seen in Europe for the last two years is no longer seasonal, a fact that is sustained by the ongoing outbreaks reported in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Poland, etc. The current wave started in October 2021 and has already impacted 30 countries in the region. German experts also warned that the end of the bird flu epidemic is not yet in sight. Prior to the outbreak reported by Spain, the situation in the EU is illustrated by the map below.</p> <p><img src="/files/pictures/article/Screenshot%202022-01-21%20at%2010-50-56%20ad_control-measures_hapai_chrono_2022_map%20pdf.png?1642756092192" alt="Screenshot 2022-01-21 at 10-50-56 ad_control-measures_hapai_chrono_2022_map pdf" height="100%" /></p> <p>In France, a total of 2.5 million birds needed to be killed as the southwest of the country faces several outbreaks of bird flu. Around 1.2 million animals have already been culled, according to the French Ministry of Agriculture, and an additional 1.3 million still needed to be killed as a precautionary measure to tackle the virus.<br />The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, in Asia and Europe has raised concern among governments and the poultry industry after previous outbreaks led to the culling of tens of millions of birds and trade restrictions.</p>	1		Industry		2022-01-21 10:08:50	2025-08-15 17:59:42	Details Edit Delete
4891	Spain develops a project to control avian influenza	The 'INFLUOMA Project' will investigate the influence of microbiota on the susceptibility of birds to avian influenza viruses and will reveal the keys to better prevention of outbreaks on poultry farms.	<p>Three institutions in Spain will join forces to find out the influence of microbita in preventing bird flu being transmitted from wild birds to poultry farms in order to prevent outbreaks in commercial units. The Health and Biotechnology Research Group (SaBio) of the Gaming Resources Research Institute (IREC - CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), in coordination with the Animal Health Research Center of the Agrifood Research and Technology Institute of Catalonia (IRTA-CReSA) and the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (NEIKER) are already collaborating for almost a decade on projects regarding biosecurity and prevention of bird flu in Spanish poultry farms but this time will implement a larger project in this field.<br />Overall, the INFLUOMA Project will investigate how microbiota influences the susceptibility of wild and domestic birds to avian influenza viruses. Building on previous findings, including the fact that wild birds infected with avian influenza also carry other pathogens, such as Salmonella or Mycobacterium avium, whose coinfection can have different effects; that wild birds that live on farms provide their connection to other farms and swamps and that there are individual differences in the susceptibility of domestic birds to infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza.<br />In the INFLUOMA Project, the researchers will combine studies in wild birds (waterfowl and sparrows) and poultry (fast and slow-growing chickens in an industrial and ecological regime in a natural environment) and laboratory experiments. On the one hand, they will use a new satellite tracking technology on a wild water bird model, the laughing seagull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), to assess the effect of avian influenza infection in combination with other pathogens on its mobility.<br />On the other hand, they will use a combination of field sample analysis and laboratory experiments to study whether the effect of the microbiota, subject to the rural or urban environment in which sparrows live, determines their susceptibility to avian influenza infection.</p> <p>“These studies will reveal the keys to better prevention of avian influenza outbreaks on farms and will help us at the same time as a model to better understand the current drastic changes in the climate and environments in which wild and domestic birds inhabit, and especially food, influence the transmission and outcome of infectious diseases”, conclude the researchers, quoted by the Avicultura Industrial magazine.</p> <p>The commensal microbiota plays an important role in health, being part of the defense against pathogens or, on the contrary, promoting infections. The composition of the microbiome varies by species, diet and habitat, and is altered during infections, as is the case with avian influenza viruses.</p>	1		Industry		2021-08-19 10:23:52	2025-08-15 17:39:28	Details Edit Delete
2269	Spain expands the range of pork products that can be exported to China	A new protocol between the two countries was signed during the visit to Spain of the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping.	<p>A new sanitary protocol signed between Spain and China allows the European country to expand the range of pork products exported to the Asian country. The protocol will allow to significantly expand the range of products authorized fresh meat and cured products such as ham, shoulder, loin, and sausage. So far, frozen meat, boneless ham, and offal have been exported to China, according to CdeComunicacion website.<br />With this new Protocol, access to higher added value products is possible, such as ham with bone and other cured products, which opens great possibilities for the meat industry to access the largest market in the world in very advantageous conditions. In addition, the new text with the sanitary and animal health requirements of pig exports from Spain will allow the export of refrigerated fresh meat, thus opting for a new market niche with high-quality products and a greater differentiation of the product.</p> <p>China is by far the largest market for pork products, consuming approximately 50% of the total produced worldwide. The pig accounts for two-thirds of the total consumption of meat in the diet of Chinese consumers, and although they are also the main producers in the world, they constitute the largest import market.<br />Since last year, Spain has become the main supplier of pork in the Chinese market, reaching a volume of 373,00 tonnes worth €574 million.</p>	1		Industry		2018-12-01 08:44:48	2025-08-15 16:28:01	Details Edit Delete
4692	Spain expects another record year for pork exports to the Philippines	In the first two months of 2021, 41% of the total value of exports made last year in this market has already covered.	<p>Spanish pork exports to the Filipino market are set for another record year, informs the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA). Last year, Spanish pork exports to the Southeast Asian country reached €98.50 million but, in the last two months of 2021, pork exports to the Philippines have already covered 41% of that figure. Spanish exports of pork meat and offal to the Philippines reached between January and February a total of 26,048 tonnes worth €41.18 million, according to data released by MAPA.<br />The continuous drop in the Filipino pig inventory is expected to last through the year, according to estimates made by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The last PSA report, released in April, shows that the national pig inventory has decreased by 24% between 2019 and 2021, from 12.7 million head to 9.72 million. Slaughter figures have decreased by 2.0% and 6.6% for the last two years, while the losses (deaths) reported by the industry 1.173 million head in 2019 (up 15% from 2018) and 1.562 million last year (up 33.2% from the previous year).<br />In this way, a structural deficit in local pork production is expected that will require an increase in foreign imports to be able to meet domestic demand and contribute to price stabilization and national food security.<br />In fact, a significant reduction in tariffs on these products along with an increase in minimum access volumes has already been applied by the Filipino government in the last couple of months, followed by several adjustments made to protect the local sector.</p>	1		Market		2021-05-18 08:51:39	2025-08-14 20:41:39	Details Edit Delete
1242	Spain exported 15% more meat and processed pork in January	Spain's exports of meat and processed pork continued their upward trend in January reaching a total of 195,996 tons, which represents an increase of 14.8% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by DATACOMEX and analyzed by the Interprofessional of Porcino de Capa Blanca (INTERPORC).	<p>The highlight from January was the strong increase in sales towards the Czech Republic, which became Spain's third most important importer with 16,191 tons of meat and processed pork products bought (or an increase of 333%). China occupied was Spain's largest importer with 29,798 tons, followed by France with 27,513 tons. Other important importers were: Italy (16.0975 tons), Portugal (14.570 tons) and Japan (12.139 tons).</p> <p>In terms of value, the Spanish meat exports reached 392.3 million euros, 3.7% more than in January 2017. France is the main market with 66.8 million euros (+ 4.5%) followed by China with 44.2 million euros and Japan, which stands out for the significant increase recorded, 34.5% exceeding 42.7 million euros.</p> <p>They are followed by Portugal (28.6 million euros), Italy (28.2 million euros), South Korea (21.3 million euros), Germany (17.1 million euros), and the United Kingdom ( 15 million euros).</p>	1		Industry		2018-05-11 14:58:34	2025-08-13 00:55:04	Details Edit Delete
7180	Spain exported 738,248 quality seal pieces of Serrano Ham in 2023	The Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium (CJSE) has released the export data of its ConsorcioSerrano quality seal corresponding to the year 2023, with a total of 738,248 sealed pieces, a figure that represents an interannual increase of 3.93% compared to the previous year's exports in accumulated terms, a period in which a total of 710,331 pieces were added.	<p><span lang="DE">For its part, it is important to highlight some results achieved during 2023, since, throughout the first quarter of the year, in February a total of 67,898 pieces were sealed, which represented a growth percentage of 31.03% and an increase of 16,080 pieces over the same period of the previous year. Likewise, in the months of June and July there was an increase, respectively, of 33.52% and 33.29%, while, in the month of December, a total of 61,556 pieces were obtained, 7,836 more than in 2022, representing a growth of 14.59%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The intense dissemination work carried out by the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium during its 34 years of experience has led to its quality seal being consolidated until it is present in more than 65 international markets, representing around 60% of the production of cured ham and 65% of exports in value. A context that has allowed it to configure, therefore, an increasingly solid organization chart within the serrano ham sector, as well as reach record figures in its exports with more than 18 million pieces sealed since its inception.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Furthermore, during 2023, the CJSE has continued to develop a sector plan together with ICEX, with promotional activity that focused mainly on 4 strategic markets such as France, the US, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, in Australia, the association continued with its promotional campaign together with the Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma, started in 2019 with the aim of promoting quality ham in that market.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The strength of this project founded in 1990 has been achieved with activities to promote and disseminate the ConsorcioSerrano quality seal in different markets around the world through tastings at points of sale, advertising in specialized and consumer-directed media, training sessions, training courses or participation in various national and international fairs; which have contributed to bringing the qualities of Serrano ham closer to the general and professional public and have increased the added value of this product by making known the differential values of ConsorcioSerrano ham all over the world.</span></p>	1		Retail	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-03-06 00:20:27	2025-08-15 17:45:24	Details Edit Delete
4632	Spain exports 40% more lambs for Ramadan	Spanish operators have exported between 300,000 and 350,000 lambs to Muslim countries for Ramadan, a maximum rise of 40% compared to the 250,000 of the previous Ramadan.	<p>The director of the interprofessional of sheep and goats (Interovic), Tomás Rodríguez, has conveyed to Efeagro the satisfaction of the sector for this year's campaign that has focused its shipments to Saudi Arabia and Jordan, to the detriment of other destinations that were important in previous years, such as Libya.</p> <p>Libya is a destination now "overshadowed" after what happened to the ships "Karim Allah" and "Elbeik": the two ships loaded with calves that left Spain in mid-December  bound, first to Turkey and then to Libya, but which they rejected the landing of the cattle alleging doubts about the possibility that they were affected by the disease of the blue tongue, an extreme that was denied by the Spanish Government and the association of producers (Asoprovac).</p> <p>The importance of the Saudi country is remarkable because it opened its borders to Spanish lamb in February 2020 and this Ramadan has already become  one of the main buyers. The case of Jordan is curious, according to Rodríguez, because it was open "for a long time" but did not demand a lot of Spanish cattle until "it was encouraged" when it saw the purchases of its Saudi neighbors.</p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2021-04-21 08:07:18	2025-08-15 17:38:50	Details Edit Delete
5375	Spain has increased by 13% its cured ham exports	The EU remains the main destination for Jamon Serrano, according to data issued by the Consorcio del Jamon Serrano Espanol (CJSE).	<p>Spanish Serrano cured ham (Jamon) has increased the volume exported last year by 13.7%, according to data released by the Consorcio del Jamon Serrano Espanol (CJSE). 53,507.16 tonnes were exported last year, with a total value of more than €528 million (+14.62%) The year 2021 has been a year of definitive recovery, and the revival of consumption in the markets has led to exports of cured ham having exceeded, after the stagnation caused by the pandemic, the pre-Covid levels both in terms of volume and in terms of volume. value”, explains Carlos del Hoyo, director of Marketing and Promotion for CJSE.<br />The average price has increased by 0.81% during this period, standing at €9.87. In the European Union, this stood at €8.94 compared to €12.42 euros in third countries, leading to a slight adjustment of 0.15% and 0.39%, respectively. This adjustment has occurred in some important markets, which have recovered volume at the expense of a lower average price.<br />In global figures, the countries of the European Union imported a total of 39,072.76 tonnes, accounting for 73% of the exports of Spanish cured ham. In terms of value, the growing trend of the weight of third countries continues, with 34% compared to 66% of the European Union. In the EU, Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Denmark and Sweden were the main market for Jamon Serrano. Sweden is the European Union market with the highest price, with €12.95/kg, followed by Denmark, with €11.41/kg.<br />On the other hand, third countries that have reflected a more important growth in terms of value have been China, by 74.69%; Chile by 72.76% and the US by 33.19%. According to the CJSE, this last market "has emerged as the main destination for cured ham outside the European Union, registering monthly export records, and from the CJSE we foresee that it will become one of the most important markets in the year 2022 ”.</p> <p>China continues to rise as the market with the highest price of €16.77/kg, despite having decreased by 23.20%. On the other hand, the United Kingdom has experienced an increase in the average price of 14.11%, standing at €14.95/kg, only behind China worldwide. Australia, on the other hand, has increased its value by 18.85%, as well as its average price by 4.43%.</p>	1		Market		2022-03-23 13:14:31	2025-08-15 17:19:42	Details Edit Delete

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