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3977  6% decrease in pork consumption in Spain, 2% in Italy  The crisis in hospitality will not severely damage the pork industries in both countries, according to Rabobank.  <p>The lockdown impact and a slow recovery in tourism will have just a small impact in pork consumption in Spain and Italy, according to the latest Rabobank report. The number of visitors from June to September will decrease by 38%-39%, which will have implications for both retail traffic and foodservice, leading to a reduction in pork consumption. Specifically, it is believed that the loss in foodservice traffic will be 8% in Spain and 5% in Italy. In retail, the loss amounts to 4% and 2% in Spain and Italy, respectively. The impact on foodservice and retail trade translates into a decrease in consumption of 6% (63,000 tonnes) in Spain and 2% (22,000 tonnes) in Italy, considering the total volume of sales in 2019. For the Spanish pork industry, the drop in sales is not the largest recorded in the last 15 years. In 2009, during the financial crisis, pork consumption in Spain dropped by 222,000 tonnes. Last year, volumes put in the domestic market were 228,000 tonnes due to increased demand in the export markets. For Italy, a reduction of 22,000 tonnes in pork consumption is also considered limited.</p>    Industry 2020-07-21 09:25:50  2025-08-06 17:34:33  Details Edit Delete
6563  JBS will take 1,500 employees from Brazil to work in Australia  JBS, a global food company, has just launched the new edition of its JBS Without Borders program, an initiative that takes employees from Brazil to work in the company's operations abroad.  <p><span lang="DE">There are 1,500 opportunities in various functions in the productive and administrative areas at JBS Australia.&nbsp;The J&amp;F Institute, the J&amp;F group's business education center, is promoting language training, offering an English course for program participants.&nbsp;The selected collaborators are leaving for Australian territory between April and December of this year.&nbsp;</span><span lang="DE"><br /><br /></span><span lang="DE">&ldquo;We are a global company, with a solid culture and focused on having the right people in the right places.&nbsp;Our mission is to generate opportunities for a better future for all our employees and, therefore, we believe so much in JBS Without &nbsp;Borders&rdquo;, explains Fernando Meller, executive director of Human Resources at JBS Brasil.&nbsp;</span><span lang="DE"><br /><br /></span><span lang="DE">With more than 140 thousand employees in the Brazilian operation, JBS is one of the largest employers in the country, being present in more than 20 states &ndash; globally, the workforce totals 260 thousand professionals in 24 countries.&nbsp;With JBS Without &nbsp;Borders, the Company seeks to retain its talents within the organization, increase the attractiveness of productive positions in the communities where it is present and strengthen its role as an employer brand, offering opportunities for professional development inside and outside Brazil.&nbsp;</span><span lang="DE"><br /><br /></span><span lang="DE">To participate in the new edition of the program, interested candidates must have completed elementary school, have been a JBS employee for at least 12 months and have at least two years of experience.&nbsp;Those approved in the process receive all the support from JBS for the change of country, obtaining assistance in the visa process, ticket purchase, documentation and employment contract.&nbsp;</span><span lang="DE"><br /><br /></span><span lang="DE">Even non-English speakers can participate.&nbsp;The J&amp;F Institute will offer a free language course with interactive content and classes with native teachers.&nbsp;The course platform can be accessed any day and time, and has videos, audios, e-books and activities.&nbsp;Periodically, students take tests to assess their learning progress.&nbsp;</span><span lang="DE"><br /><br /></span><span lang="DE">&ldquo;We are happy to be able to provide our employees with the opportunity to develop and, in this way, contribute more and more to the growth of our company and the dissemination and strengthening of our culture&rdquo;, adds Meller.&nbsp;</span><span lang="DE"><br /><br /></span><span lang="DE">JBS Australia is one of the main operations of JBS in the world, accounting for 9% of the company's global net revenue and having more than 14,000 employees.&nbsp;JBS has operated in the Australian market since 2007, when it purchased the beef company Australia Meat Holdings.&nbsp;Since then, it has been expanding its business in the region through a series of acquisitions, starting to operate in prepared foods, in the lamb, pork and aquaculture segments. &nbsp;</span></p>    Market adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro 2023-07-06 00:15:30  2025-08-06 17:34:36  Details Edit Delete
4679  Saudi Arabia bans poultry imports from Brazil  11 plants are targeted in a unilateral move that will be applied from May 23.  <p>One of the long-time importers of Brazilian poultry products, Saudi Arabia, has decided to ban poultry imports from 11 plants located in the South American country. The decision is to be applied on May 23. A joint statement from Brazil's Agriculture and Foreign ministries last week confirmed that there were no warnings or explanations for this decision. "The Brazilian government was surprised and dismayed by Saudi Arabia's decision to suspend 11 poultry exporting units. There was no prior contact from the Saudi authorities, nor did they give any motivation or justification to support the suspensions", said the joint statement.JBS, the world's largest meat company, confirmed that it was affected by the ban but declined to disclose how many plants had been targeted by the decision, according to Reuters. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said imports from seven JBS plants will be suspended as of May 23. BRF, la largest chicken meat processor in Brazil, declared that none of its units were affected by the ban.<br />The Brazilian government said it has initiated talks with Saudi Arabia regarding the bans. The Brazilian government said it learned of the suspensions through the publication of a new list of Brazilian plants permitted to export to Saudi Arabia.</p>    Market 2021-05-12 12:48:28  2025-08-06 17:34:38  Details Edit Delete
4509  5.1% increase in Spanish meat production in 2020  The slaughtering figures have dropped for most of the species except for pigs.  <p>Spain reports a 5.1% increase in meat output for last year, despite the fact that slaughtering figures have dropped for almost all species with one exception: pigs. Increased demand for pork in China, the main market for Spanish pig meat, has raised the slaughtering figures by 6.57%, to 56,461,218 head, according to official data released by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA). Also, the weight was higher than usual favoring a rise of 8.24% in pig meat production (5,023,534 tonnes).<br />Overall, Spanish meat production during 2020 totaled 7,603,932 tons due to a rise in pig meat and poultry output (0.74%). Nevertheless, the number of birds slaughtered has dropped by 2.04% to 800,615, 356. For the rest of the species the were slight decreases in both slaughtering figures and meat output:<br />- cattle 2,444,480 head (-2.64%) , with a total production of 677,295 tonnes (-2.57%).<br />- goat 1,202,083 head (-7.77%), totaling 10,160 tonnes (-2.50%).<br />- sheep 9,456,150 head (- 6.00%), totaling 114,305 tonnes (- 5.30%).<br />- rabbit 40,743,739 head (-0.64%), with a total production of 51,229 tonnes (-1.75%).<br />The difference is represented by the horse meat production, 9,530 tonnes (-1.05%) from 36,949 animals. Basically, the numbers are closed to the figures reported in 2018, when Spain had an increase in meat production of 5.51%.</p>    Industry 2021-03-02 08:43:04  2025-08-06 17:34:55  Details Edit Delete
1579  Irish lamb gets exclusive access to Luxemburg retailer  Cactus Group will exclusively stock Irish lamb for its self-service and butcher counters, announce Bord Bia.  <p>Bord Bia managed to secure a contract with Cactus Group Luxemburg to exclusively stock Irish lamb for its self-service and butcher counters. <br />The new business relationship was marked by a visit to Cactus by the Irish Ambassador to Luxembourg, Peadar Carpenter, Bernadette Byrne of Bord Bia, Alexandre Dupont, Manager Director of Lonhienne and Yannick De Mesmaeker, Meat Category Manager of Cactus Group Luxembourg, announced Bord Bia in a press release. <br /> <br />Commenting on the decision to exclusively stock Irish lamb, Yannick De Mesmaeker said: "Irish lamb has won us over and we have decided to promote it to our customers who value quality first and foremost. Our contact with Irish sheep producers facilitated by Bord Bia has been very successful and we are delighted to offer this excellent meat to our customers."</p> <p>The lamb will be supplied by Irish Country Meats, a company that acquired Belgian lamb processor Lonhienne in 2011. "Irish Country Meats is delighted to become the exclusive supplier of quality Irish lamb to Cactus. Our business in Belgium has a long-standing relationship with the Cactus Group and we are pleased with their decision to endorse and promote Irish lamb in their stores. We look forward to working with Cactus and Bord Bia in growing Irish Lamb&rsquo;s market share in Luxembourg", declared Joe Hyland, Managing Director of Irish Country Meats.<br />Cactus has a market share of 43% in Luxemburg's retail and reported a volume of sales of &euro;948 million in 2016, of which 80% was food.<br />Bernadette Byrne, Bord Bia&rsquo;s meat marketing specialist in Paris commented: &ldquo;We are very pleased with this decision by Cactus to prioritise Irish lamb. This is a clear endorsement of the quality of Irish lamb and positive news for Irish sheep farmers. Luxembourg remains a strategic market for premium Irish lamb and Bord Bia will continue to work towards increasing the market share for Irish meat in the Benelux region.&rdquo;</p>    Retail 2018-07-11 12:00:37  2025-08-06 17:34:57  Details Edit Delete
5213  5 bird flu cases in wild birds trigger alert for the Spanish poultry industry  Stricter biosecurity measures were announced in Catalonia as AI has already impacted the sector in other parts of Europe.  <p>Catalonia has intensified the surveillance and protection of the Highly Pathogenicity Avian Influence (HPAI), H5N1, after confirming the presence of the virus in five wild birds located in Lerida. 4 swans and a stork were found dead last month in the area. Lab results confirming the infection with H5N1 virus have been released this week by the IRTA-CReSA laboratory.<br />For the last few years, Spain hasn't been hit by bird flu outbreaks and the country still has the status of &lsquo;free of avian influenza&rsquo; and is free to export poultry and poultry products to third markets. Nevertheless, the virus is now present in poultry farms in Portugal and France and threatens to spread to the Spanish territory. Stricter measures have been adopted in the country including a ban on hunting wild geese or ducks, lockdown of birds in poultry farms, and protection of water tanks in these farms so it can not be accessible to wild birds.<br />As for Catalonia, a resolution is being prepared in which biosafety measures are extrapolated to all municipalities in Catalonia, beyond risk areas. This resolution, which will be signed in the coming days, will be in force from the day after publication until April 20, since it is during this period when the risk is highest due to the greater influx of migrated birds from the north of Europe.</p>    Industry 2022-01-11 11:33:01  2025-08-06 17:35:07  Details Edit Delete
5255  5% decline in China's pork imports for 2022  "Government support measures for Chinese pork producers are expected to increase the number of livestock and reduce imports this year" - IndexBox report.  <p>China, the world&rsquo;s largest pork market, imported 2.8M tonnes of pig meat worth $8B from January to August 2021, a recent report from IndexBox states. Compared to the same period a year earlier, the volume of imports remained nearly unchanged, while in value terms purchases grew by 3%. However, data offered by the General Administration of Customs show a downward trend for meat imports in the second half of 2021.<br />Pork supplies from the US dropped by 36% to 340K tonnes, while Spain and Brazil sharply boosted their exports to China. Against the same period of 2020, purchases from Spain increased by 70% to 900K tonnes or by 76% to $2.6B in value terms. Supplies from Brazil rose by 25% to 360K tonnes or 21% to $1.2B in monetary terms. <br />In 2022, China&rsquo;s pork imports are projected to drop by 5% due to rising domestic pork production. The Chinese government is expected to support large pig farming companies to keep expanding their herds.</p> <p><strong>China&rsquo;s Pork Imports Statistics - 2020</strong></p> <p>Pork imports into China soared from 2.0M tonnes in 2019 to 4.3M tonnes in 2020. In value terms, purchases skyrocketed from $4.5B to $11.9B. Spain (934K tonnes), the US (696K tonnes), and Brazil (481K tonnes) were the leading suppliers of pork to China, with a combined 49% share of total imports. In value terms, the largest pork suppliers to China were Spain ($2.7B), the US ($1.6B) and Brazil ($1.6B), with a combined 49% share of total supplies.<br />In 2020, the US recorded the highest shipment growth rate among the leading suppliers. Pork imports from America rose threefold in value terms. The average pork import price amounted to $2,761 per tonne in 2020, jumping by 22% against the previous year. Average prices varied somewhat amongst the major supplying countries. In 2020, the highest prices were recorded for prices from Brazil ($3,254 per tonne) and Denmark ($3,009 per tonne), while the costs for the US ($2,351 per tonne) and Canada ($2,369 per tonne) were amongst the lowest.</p> <p><strong>100% in self-sufficiency predicted</strong></p> <p>However, according to Jacek Strzelecki, a Polish market analyst, in 2022 China may reach 100% in pig meat self-sufficiency. "Pork production in China:<br />- 2021 96% self-sufficiency; 2022 100% self-sufficiency; 2023 102% self-sufficiency. Pig herd in China - forecast:<br />- 2022 - 504 million units;<br />- 2023 - 554 million units," said Mr. Strzelecki in a tweet. The effect will be felt by major players such as Brazil, Spain, the US and Canada.</p>    Market 2022-01-27 10:12:03  2025-08-06 17:35:25  Details Edit Delete
3384  47,000 pigs culled in South Korea  The ASF virus may spread further as the rivers were contaminated with blood.  <p>A massive culling operation of 47,000 pigs was carried by South Korean authorities over the weekend, near the North Korean border, in an attempt to contain the African Swine Fever from spreading into the country. However, the authorities have run out of plastic containers used to bury the pigs and blood was spilled into a river nearby, reports ABC channel, quoting local sources.<br />As a result, Imjin River, which runs through the demilitarized zone, has turned blood red. This is the seventh-largest river in Korea and the population in the area fears the disease may spread to other provinces.<br />Authorities dismissed such fears, saying the culled pigs were disinfected before being slaughtered. They also said emergency steps had been taken to prevent further pollution of the river. ASF was discovered recently in South Korea and biosecurity experts believe that the disease was carried by wild animals coming from North Korea. 13 cases have been reported so far in South Korea since September 17, when the first outbreak was reported.<br />The virus was discovered for the first time in Asia in August 2018, in an outbreak reported by China. Since then it has spread to Vietnam, Mongolia, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, East Timor, North Korea and South Korea and it is believed to be present in Indonesia aswell.</p>    Industry 2019-11-14 08:55:45  2025-08-06 17:35:37  Details Edit Delete
4536  43% increase in Iranian meat output  A call for the government to support local producers is in place.  <p><br />The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that production of red meat in Iran stood at 42,000 tonnes in the eleventh month of the current Iranian calendar year (January 20 &ndash; February 18), showing 43% growth compared to the same month in the past year. The SCI&rsquo;s report said that beef and veal had the lion&rsquo;s share in the country&rsquo;s red meat output during the eleventh month with 24,100 tonnes, followed by lamb and mutton with 14,500 tonnes, goat meat with 2,500 tonnes, and red meat from other livestock with 918 tonmess.</p> <p>The head of Iran&rsquo;s Livestock Provision Council has called on the government to purchase the red meat at guaranteed prices to support the producers. Mansour Pourian has also recommended the exports of livestock to support the producers while bringing foreign revenue for the country, according to the Tehrannews neswpaper</p> <p>Saying that the purchase of red meat at guaranteed prices started in the country in the middle of the fourth Iranian calendar month of Tir (early July, 2020), Pourian announced that 4,000 tons of red meat have been purchased in this way by the State Livestock Affairs Logistics Company since then.<br />The purchase of red meat at guaranteed prices is already done in 15 provinces, including Khorasan Razavi, North Khorasan, Gilan, Alborz, Yazd, Isfahan, Fars, Sistan-Baluchestan, Khuzestan, East Azarbaijan, and Semnan, he said, adding that it will be then conducted in the other provinces as well.</p> <p>Iran&rsquo;s deputy agriculture minister, Morteza Rezaei, has said that the total production of red and chicken meat is expected to reach 3.5 million tons by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).<br />He said red meat production will reach 880,000 tons, while chicken meat output is expected to reach 2.7 million tons.</p> <p>&ldquo;Considering the measures taken, the egg production will reach 1,650,000 tons, the honey output will reach 113,000 tons, and the production of fresh silk cocoons will reach 1,650,000 tons&rdquo;, the official added.<br />Pointing to the per capita consumption of protein products in the country, Rezaei said: &ldquo;Currently the per capita consumption of red meat is 12.5 kilograms, chicken meat 31.25 kilograms, raw milk 124 kilograms, eggs 11.72 kilograms and honey 1.35 kilograms.&rdquo;<br />Iran is among the leading consumers of red meat in the West Asia region with lamb being the most sought after.<br />However, the consumption per person is around a third of what is normally seen in countries like the US and Australia, mainly due to the prohibition of pork in Islamic law. The major part of Iran&rsquo;s red meat imports comes from countries like Brazil, where Iranian supervisors directly control culling methods to ensure they comply with religious rules.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>    Market 2021-03-15 13:29:21  2025-08-06 17:35:49  Details Edit Delete
6327  UK: Meat dishes remain a firm favourite in the out-of-home market  Spend on meat free meals in the out of home market totalled £3.7bn in the year ending 22 January 2023, according to an analysis made by AHDB with data from Kantar. However, meat free meals still account for a relatively small proportion of spend in the out of home market, at 15.1%, highlighting how important meat, fish and poultry (MFP) is for driving value out of home.  <p><span lang="DE">The &pound;3.7bn spent on meat free represents an increase of 23.1% year-on-year, slightly ahead of spend growth for MFP, at 17.3%. Penetration (the proportion of individuals consuming these meals) had previously been the key driver of growth for meat free, however this has now seen a plateau, with price driving growth, predominantly linked to inflation.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The proportion of households buying into meat free in the past year was 70.6% (52 w/e 22 Jan 2023). It&rsquo;s key to remember that these meat-free meals incorporate dishes that just don&rsquo;t include meat, but are still everyday meals (such as cheese sandwiches). Despite this, the penetration for MFP is still much higher, at 90.6%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">When it comes to the top dishes consumed, most are still MFP-driven, with&nbsp;97% of burgers being meat/poultry based. Nearly nine in ten Asian-cuisine meals include MFP, while 80% of Indian-cuisine meals had MFP. In addition, repeat rates for meat-free are much lower, at 40%, than the 96% seen for MFP. This highlights how consumers find MFP to be a reliable option when out of home.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Amidst the cost-of-living backdrop, consumers will inevitably look for ways to save money. Vegetarian meals are competitively priced, but plant-based dishes do come at a premium to pork, beef and chicken.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Therefore, the main area of risk for the meat category, in the out of home market, isn&rsquo;t meat alternatives, but rather dishes that are vegetarian by nature, such as cheese sandwiches and meat-free pizzas.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Health continues to be a key driver of&nbsp;Veganuary&nbsp;participation, and meat reduction overall. However, there isn&rsquo;t a January increase in meat free meals, instead there are signs people choose to focus their Veganuary efforts in-home.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Once of the key differences between MFP and meat free meals in the out of home market is where they are consumed or bought. MFP meals are more likely to be bought in quick service restaurants, while coffee shops are an area where meat free takes a bigger share, linked to the role of vegetarian sandwiches.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As a consequence, within meat free, coffee shops and cafes have gained at the lunch occasion. However, people are still more likely to consume MFP for their main meal, which is typically a more expensive, bigger occasion. For MFP to maintain its importance in the OOH market, opportunities lie in further&nbsp;menu innovation.</span></p>    Retail adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro 2023-04-09 00:10:19  2025-08-06 17:35:52  Details Edit Delete
278  A new meat trade platform to be showcased at Anuga  Stock-Meat.com, a new marketing and trading platform for the global meat industry, will be presented at this year's edition of Anuga, which will take place from the 7th until the 11th of October in Cologne.  <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Stock-Meat.com's goal is to gather all the meat specialists on a single platform which will give them the possibility to meet each other, to share experiences and to promote their products and services.</p> <p>The new platform promises to offer meat and technology suppliers the necessary tools to reach a global audience for their products and to help buyers find the best products in a quick and efficient way.</p> <p>Furthermore, the Stock-Meat.com team works non-stop in developing services in order to make it possible for the players from the meat industry to do more business and discover new markets and opportunities.</p> <p>Stock-Meat.com also holds a professional team of brokers which are ready to help traders sell or buy meat products and technology.</p> <p>The platform can be accessed at <a href="https://www.stock-meat.com/">www.stock-meat.com</a>, not only from the PC but also from smartphones and tablets.</p>    Market 2017-10-06 18:37:29  2025-08-06 17:35:53  Details Edit Delete
1565  The Mediterranean and the Black Sea, SE Pacific and SW Atlantic are the most unsustainable fisheries  One-third of the major commercial fish species are being fished at biologically unsustainable levels, claims the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).  <p>The amount of fish captured in the wild has levelled and the aquaculture expansion has slow down but the global fish production will continue to grow to 201 million tonnes in 2030, predicts FAO experts.<br />"The sector is not without its challenges, however, including the need to reduce the percentage of fish stocks fished beyond biological sustainability", declared FAO Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva during the presentation of the latest edition of "The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture" report.<br />The current production level of fish is estimated at 171 million tonnes but only 59.9% of the major commercial fish species that FAO monitors are now being fished at biologically sustainable levels, while 33.1% are being fished at biologically unsustainable levels.<br />These figures are raising concerns about the development of the sector, considering that 40 years ago 90 % of FAO-monitored fisheries were being utilized at biologically sustainable levels, and just 10% were being fished unsustainably.<br />"The Mediterranean and the Black Sea, with 62.2%overfished stocks, the Southeast Pacific (61.5%), and Southwest Atlantic (58.8%) are the most unsustainable fisheries in the world", according to the report. Meanwhile, Eastern Central, Western Central, NE, NW and Southwest Pacific are considered to be regions where fishing is done at sustainable levels (&lt; 17% of overfished stocks).<br />Also, 27% of all the landings is lost to spoilage or thrown away after landing and prior to consumption. Of the 171 million tonnes of fish produced in 2016, humans have consumed as food 151.2 million tonnes.<br />Aquaculture sector has delivered 80 million tonnes of fish, while marine captures have reached 79.3 million tonnes and freshwater capture stood at 11.6 million tonnes. 35% of global fish production has been exported, accounting for $143 billion dollars. China remains the world's largest producer and exporter, while the largest consumers are the EU, the US and Japan. <br />Fish account for about 17% of animal protein consumed by the global population and overall provide about 3.2 billion people on the planet with nearly 20% of their animal protein. In some countries, such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, fish supplies 50% or more of people's protein intake.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>    Industry 2018-07-09 15:14:09  2025-08-06 17:35:53  Details Edit Delete
4917  US triples frozen beef exports to China against Australia  In July, shipments from both countries reached $107 million (US) vs $35 million (AU).  <p>US frozen beef is taking a large share of the Chinese market, benefiting from tensions between Canberra and Beijing. Aussie frozen beef exports to China have fallen constantly since April this year, according to a report presented by the South China Morning Post newspaper.<br />In May, the US shipped $90 million of frozen beef to China, compared to Australia's $47 million, the Morning Post reported. By July, US exports hit $107 million, while Australia's shipments fell to $35 million.<br />Trade data show the values of US frozen beef exports to China between April and July this year were from 8 to 18 times higher than their corresponding months last year. Overall, first-half US beef exports to China increased more than 1,000% from a year ago in both volume (81,001 tonnes) and value ($622.5 million), thanks to improved market access that took effect in March 2020 under the Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>    Market 2021-08-31 11:14:45  2025-08-06 17:35:58  Details Edit Delete
8157  Shoppers say British Lion increases trust in retailers  New research has found that two thirds of shoppers would trust retailers more if they displayed the British Lion mark on pre-packed food containing eggs.   <p style="font-weight: 400;">With very little information required on pack, 84% of consumers expect British-made food to be made with British ingredients, while 50% of shoppers do not trust the ingredients in popular supermarket foods such as quiches, sandwiches and scotch eggs, if there is no country of origin for major ingredients such as egg communicated on the packaging.&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The research comes at a time when the volume of imported eggs is growing, despite significant increases in the size of the UK flock. And, with more than 70% of shoppers agreeing that if produce can be sourced in the UK, then it should not be imported from other countries, seven out of ten consumers do not feel retailers are doing enough to support British farmers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">86% of shoppers expect eggs to be British when purchasing or eating them, and 69% of shoppers feel it is misleading to not highlight the origin of major ingredients such as egg in foods where it is a major ingredient, such as egg sandwiches, salad or quiche.&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With regular food safety issues associated with egg ingredients produced in Europe, 86% of shoppers trust British Lion egg producers to protect them against the food safety risk represented by imported eggs. A quarter of consumers said eating products containing imported eggs made them feel less safe.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">British Egg Industry Council Chairman, Mark Williams, said: &ldquo;Consumers put their trust in supermarkets to ensure that the food they sell is produced to the highest food safety standards and that they are being transparent when it comes to the origin of the ingredients.<br />&nbsp;<br />However, a significant number of imported eggs continue to be used in pre-prepared foods, such as quiche or egg sandwiches, that don&rsquo;t meet the same food safety standards as British Lion eggs.&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"While it&rsquo;s great that many products already contain British Lion egg ingredients, shoppers may be unaware as there is little to no information on pack. This lack of information means retailers are missing out on the opportunity to reassure shoppers and build trust among them. We strongly urge retailers to help consumers to make informed purchasing decisions and start displaying the British Lion Mark on all pre-packed foods where Lion eggs are used".</p>    Retail adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro 2025-01-31 00:20:24  2025-08-06 17:36:03  Details Edit Delete
3691  4.2% increase in Ukrainian poultry exports  The volumes shipped abroad in the first two months of 2020 have increased but the value was lower than a year before.  <p>Poultry exports from Ukraine have increased in the first two months of the year, reaching 66,270 tonnes (+4.2%). However, the revenues are down by 7.1%, to $81.9 million, according to a report from the State Customs Service. The monetary impact was created by a ban for poultry products applied by the EU and China since January. These markets are the most valuable for the Ukrainian poultry industry, with the EU market taking 134,262 tonnes in 2019, up 8.6% compared to the previous year.<br />Exports to the EU have been resumed in March. From a global perspective, Ukraine is the world's sixth-largest producer of poultry, with a total production of 350,000 tonnes reported in 2019.<br />In terms of imports, Ukraine received last year 178,619 tonnes of poultry from the EU, becoming the third-largest export market for European poultry producers, behind the Philippines and Ghana.</p>    Industry 2020-03-16 08:59:51  2025-08-06 17:36:04  Details Edit Delete
8097  UK prepares law to remove deforestation-related products from supermarkets  The UK government is to introduce legislation to ensure supermarkets remove products linked to illegal deforestation from their shelves, similar to legislation recently enacted in the European Union.  <p style="font-weight: 400;">The proposed legislation would cover beef, soy, leather, palm oil and cocoa.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Companies with a global annual turnover of &pound;50m (US$63m) and using more than 500 tonnes of regulated products a year would be banned from using them if they were sourced from illegally deforested land.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Globally, we are losing forests equivalent to the size of about 30 football pitches every minute", Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said in a statement.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are cleaning up supply chains to ensure that large UK companies are not responsible for illegal deforestation", the minister said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the UK, the so-called Environment Bill has been in the works since 2020 and the key difference with the legislation passed by the EU this year is that it will ban trade in products grown on all recently deforested land anywhere in the world.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The proposed UK law will focus solely on illegal destruction of forest land.</p>    Industry adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro 2025-01-16 00:20:03  2025-08-06 17:36:18  Details Edit Delete
5102  4% decline in UK beef production  From January to October production figures have dropped every month, compared to the same period last year.  <p>UK beef production for the first 10 months of 2021 is 742,000 tonnes, 4% lower than last year and there's no perspective of change for this year at least. The decline was observed every month and it could be a short-term trend for the sector. The UK produced 74,500 tonnes of beef in October, according to data from Defra. This was 500 tonnes more than in September, but 6,300 tonnes less than in October last year. Production has been running behind 2020 levels all year.</p> <p>"The effects of the terrible spring in 2018 have been felt all year, in some ways delayed by the pandemic which supported demand for British cattle. In an effort to meet that demand, prime cattle have been slaughtered slightly younger over the past 18 months, but with maintained carcase weights. Market reports suggest that more recently, processor demand has been relatively well balanced with supplies, and stable prices for prime cattle at least would support this view," commented Duncan Wyatt, Lead Analyst - Red Meat, AHDB.<br />Prime cattle slaughter was 159,700 head in October, 13,000 lower than a year ago, with declines seen across steers (-9%), heifers (-7%), and young bulls (-1%). This brings prime slaughter for the year so far to 1.64m head, 4% fewer than in 2020 Prime carcase weights did slip slightly to 341.3kg in October, and have averaged 346.6kg in the year to date.</p> <p>"61,800 cows were slaughtered in October, 4,650 fewer than in October last year. Given the prospect of sustained higher feed costs during the winter housing period, we might now expect cow slaughter to pick up. It has been behind 2020 levels since the summer. In the year to date 519,300 cows have been culled, 6% less than at the same point year ago", added Mr. Wyatt.</p>    Industry 2021-11-23 08:48:06  2025-08-06 17:36:34  Details Edit Delete
2644  Marel and Cranswick to build the 'most advanced' poultry plant in Europe  British company Cranswick PLC has entered an agreement with Marel to build 'a state-of-the-art 15,000 bph [250 bpm] greenfield poultry processing plant'.  <p>The new plant will be equipped&nbsp;with Marel Poultry systems and solutions from live bird handling to the labeling equipment.</p> <p>With the help of these systems, Cranswick will be able to process chicken&nbsp;<a title="15,000 bph processing" href="https://marel.com/products-solutions/15000-bph-processing/" data-udi="umb://document/e5df110d26ea4d4a9762f9989ea50e3c">at a line speed of 15,000 bph</a>&nbsp;[250 bpm], "the fastest possible in the industry today".&nbsp;</p> <p>Cranswick, one of the UK&rsquo;s leading producers of fresh pork, recently revealed its plan to diversify into other proteins. That&rsquo;s why the company acquired Crown Chicken in Weybread. The plan is to expand its poultry activities in a brand new factory half an hour down the road at Eye in Suffolk.</p> <p>The new &pound;54 million ($69 million) processing facility on the Norfolk/Suffolk border could create up to 400 jobs for the region.&nbsp;</p>    Industry 2019-02-28 05:04:05  2025-08-06 17:36:54  Details Edit Delete
4684  35% increase in Brazilian pork exports in April  China, the main destination for Brazilian pork, increased its purchases by 50.5% last month, says ABPA.  <p>In April, Brazilian pork exports have increased by 35.1% compared with the same month last year to reach a total volume of 98,300 tonnes, worth $232.3 million (+40.6%), says data released by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). The growth in exports was driven by increased demand from countries located in Asia, Africa and South America.<br />More than half of the volumes exported in April were shipped to mainland China (51,500 tonnes), representing an increase of 50.5% in annual comparison. The figure does not take into consideration pork exports to Hong Kong, 14,600 tonnes (+4.9%). "In addition to the significant sales to the Chinese market, we have observed an increase in exports to other regions of the globe, including markets neighboring Brazil," said in a note ABPA President Ricardo Santin, referring to a surge in shipments to countries such as Chile (+ 130.9%) and Argentina (+ 84.3%).<br />For the first four months of this year, Brazilian pork exports have advanced 25.29% from the same period last year, to reach 351,800 tonnes, worth $826.4 million (+27.1%). According to Mr. Santin, good results obtain in external markets are helping producers in Brazil to "reduce losses generated by strong pressure of internal production costs".</p>    Industry 2021-05-13 08:29:59  2025-08-06 17:36:57  Details Edit Delete
3821    Peris abattoir looks to keep its promise to deliver fresh pig meat to all its partners.  <p>&euro;2 million will be invested to increase the production capacities at Peris slaughterhouse, one of the renowned pork processing plants in Romania. "Due to this new context, we have been forced to take a quick decision to cover the demand in the market for fresh pork. Starting 1st May we will double the production capacities for our added value products -Romanina 'mici' and sausages", declared Bogdan Grama, the company's CEO.<br />According to his statement, most of the funds will be used to automize the production lines through a "no-touch" system and to add new packaging and labeling lines in the unit. Also, the investment will cover the cost of thermal scanner systems acquired to secure the safety of the employees. <br />The company owns 24 stores in Bucharest and around the city but delivers its products through other retail channels as well. "We are ready to keep a constant flow of production, even if the current situation is to last longer than announced. We stick with our promise to deliver fast and without any disruptions fresh pig meat in our stores and partner stores in less than 30 hours from the slaughter of the animals", added Mr. Grama.<br />Peris plant has an annual capacity of 500,000 head and is the second-largest slaughterhouse in the country. The company works with 46 pig farms and has been certified IFS.</p>    Industry 2020-04-29 10:20:32  2025-08-06 17:37:50  Details Edit Delete
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