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| 7264 | Top 7 benefits of automating pork cutting and deboning | Automating pork cutting and deboning eases the pressure of labor scarcity while improving your yield and profitability, among other things. | <p>Automating pork cutting and deboning can bring you a wide variety of benefits including greater product diversity and reduced labor dependance.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a pork processor, you face numerous challenges, from labor shortages to rising production costs to shifting consumer demands while maintaining quality, yield, and throughput levels. These obstacles can hinder productivity, increase costs, and impact the overall efficiency of your operations. Automation can help you overcome these hurdles and achieve your goals, specifically in the cutting and deboning phases of production.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">By automating the cutting and deboning in your pork processing line, you can address these challenges and achieve a range of benefits that significantly improve your operations. Here are the top 7 advantages you can gain:</p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>High productivity<br /></strong>The DeboFlex automates and deskills various tasks, streamlining your cutting and deboning line processes. That means workers can focus more on their individualized tasks and complete them quickly while the platform handles functions like loading and positioning. This focus improves productivity, reduces processing time, and enhances product quality.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Safe work environment<br /></strong>The innovative conveyor system of the DeboFlex platform reduces the need for manual lifting by vertically hanging the pork primals and automating the flow, minimizing strain and the risk of injuries. Furthermore, the ergonomic height-adjustable workstations are designed to accommodate each task’s requirements in the pork cutting and deboning process and the worker’s unique size and skill, creating a safe and comfortable working environment.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Reduced labor dependence<br /></strong>The DeboFlex integrates advanced automation equipment that simplifies and streamlines numerous tasks typically executed through manual labor. Operators perform a single action before the product moves along the line. As a result, there is a reduced dependency on highly skilled manual labor and increased profitability.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Enhanced traceability and product quality<br /></strong>Advanced real-time monitoring with the DeboFlex allows processors to maintain consistent quality, yield, and throughput levels. With improved control and visibility, processors can make data-driven decisions, optimize processes, and ensure product consistency. Connected and intelligent monitoring also enables processors to track and trace products more effectively, ensuring proper quality control.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Consistent shelf life<br /></strong>The DeboFlex platform reduces the amount of work in progress on the floor, making it easier to control the aging process and maintain consistent shelf life across all products. By minimizing variations, processors can ensure product freshness and reduce waste.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Achieving maximum yield and value</strong><br />With the DeboFlex, processors can maximize carcass and meat value. By optimizing the processing methods and leveraging the platform's capabilities, processors can enhance yield and increase the overall value per carcass. For a more in-depth understanding of how to boost deboning yields and maximize carcass and meat value, check out our article: "Boost Your Pork Deboning Yields with Vertical Pork Processing".</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Production flexibility<br /></strong>By embracing the DeboFlex platform in pork processing, you can more easily adapt to changing market conditions, meet production demands, and maintain a competitive edge in the industry. The automated and flexible nature of the platform offers the opportunity for a product portfolio that can cater to the ever-evolving customer demands.</li> </ol> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With improved ergonomics, the DeboFlex platform eliminates heavy lifting and allows your team to focus on specific tasks, leading to more 'knife in meat' time, cutting your labor<strong> </strong>needs by up to 40% and boosting yield by an average of 3%. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The time is now to transform your operations and overcome the hurdles that stand in the way of a more successful pork processing business. The future of pork processing lies in embracing the DeboFlex, revolutionizing the industry, and securing a sustainable and prosperous industry. The DeboFlex platform has the potential to streamline your processes, reduce your labor dependency, improve efficiency, and enhance product quality.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-04-02 00:05:21 | 2025-08-13 04:13:40 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 5258 | Top Butcher Chef contest to be held first time at CARNEXPO Grill 2022 | This event, a premiere in the East European market, will take place in Olimp, at Phoenicia Blue View resort at the Black Sea. | <p>CARNEXPO Grill, the most important local gastronomic event, organizes, for the first time, the international Top Butcher Chef competition, between May 5-6, 2022 at Phenicia Blue View in Olimp, in order to promote and develop the butchers' guild in Romania.<br />Top Butcher Chef is the first competition that aims to select the best master butchers, bringing face-to-face teams of professionals from the country and abroad who will go through several competition tests, judged by an international jury, in the fight for the grand trophy: Butcher of Romania.<br />"Much more than a simple competition, Top Butcher Chef is about the art of learning, sharing and innovating through new meat processing techniques designed to contribute to the specialized development of the meat industry. The concept of Top Butcher Chef aims to create an environment in which Romanian butchers try to overcome the current practice of the industry in its various stages of production: general preparation, meat cutting, exhibition and creative use of beef, pork, sheep and poultry products. Through this competition, we want to build a professional community that will generate business opportunities and supports the general trade to benefit from an infusion of creativity and innovation," said Eugen CAPRA, CEO of CARNEXPO Grill.</p> <p>Top Butcher Chef will take place in the most awaited gastronomic event in Romania, CARNEXPO Grill 2022, for three hours, and each competing team will have at its disposal half a carcass of beef, half a carcass of pork, a lamb whole and five chicken carcasses, which you will have to turn into value-added products.<br />The participating teams will be able to provide their own spices, marinades and garnishes to finish the products that will be designed to inspire and exceed the limits. The finished products will then be presented as if they could be marketed in a retail setting. The jury consists of independent referees, selected by the organizers from the most important specialists in the world specialty industry, and will score each team according to technique and skills, workmanship, product innovation, overall finish and presentation.</p> <p>The first edition of the Top Butcher Chef competition is all the more important as it responds to the current challenges regarding the lack of skilled workers in factories and slaughterhouses in Romania. The current crisis of skilled workers in the meat industry is getting worse every year, becoming a deep global problem. The technical and vocational education system in Romania does not meet the demand on the local labor market. So far, Romania do not have vocational schools in the public educational system to prepare new generations for this industry, in practice vocational training is done at work. "The organization of Top Butcher Chef within CARNEXPO Grill is just the first step we take in collaboration with Agrofood Association, a partnership that aims to establish the first National Butchery Team of Romania and the Professional School of Butchers, social-educational training projects and education of future butchers. In this way, we invite all partners and specialists in the meat industry to join this bold project that brings concrete solutions for the very existence of the butcher business in Romania ", added Eugen Capra.<br />With over 15 years of experience in promoting the meat and meat products sector in Romania, CARNEXPO Grill specialists are launching new challenges for the meat industry with which it aims to prepare new generations of specialists to ensure the future of the Romanian meat sector.<br />For more details on enrolling in the first edition of Top Butcher Chef, please contact CARNEXPO Grill representative:<br />Dorinel NICULAE - 0728086130, office@industriacarnii.ro</p> | 1 | Events | 2022-01-28 12:19:39 | 2025-08-13 09:26:23 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7120 | Top European rights court upholds Belgian ban on kosher slaughter | Two of Belgium’s three regions banned slaughter without stunning in 2017 and 2018, saying that the practice was cruel to animals. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The top rights court in Europe has ruled that bans of ritual slaughter in parts of Belgium can stand, ending the hopes of Jewish advocates who had said the bans were an unfair infringement on Jewish practice.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Two of Belgium’s three regions banned slaughter without stunning in 2017 and 2018, saying that the practice was cruel to animals. Stunning prior to slaughter is barred in both shechitah, Jewish ritual slaughter, and zabiha, the Muslim method for slaughtering animals for food.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In recent years, opposition to shechitah and zabiha has widened beyond animal-rights activists as right-wing parties began promoting bans as part of their agenda around reducing the presence in society of Islam, and in some cases also Judaism.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Court of the European Union dealt Jewish community leaders a major defeat by upholding the bans in 2021. Israel’s ambassador to Belgium called the ruling "catastrophic and a blow to Jewish life in Europe". But last year, the EU’s antisemitism envoy invited Jews and Muslims to discuss meat production with EU officials, in what some of the Jewish attendees characterized as progress toward ensuring religious freedom.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Now, the European Court of Human Rights, which is not affiliated with the EU, has dashed those hopes, upholding the bans in a ruling that closely comports with the 2021 EU ruling.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The protection of animal welfare constitutes an ethical value to which contemporary democratic societies attach increasing importance and that should be taken into account when assessing restrictions placed on the external manifestation of religious convictions", the court’s seven judges wrote in their opinion, which was published in French.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The ruling does not apply to all of Europe but is seen as an important precedent for other countries that might consider bans on ritual slaughter.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Restrictions on fundamental aspects of Jewish religious freedom of expression, coupled with a background of massive increases in antisemitic attacks on Jewish communities, lead us to seriously consider whether Jews have a future in Europe", Rabbi Ariel Muzikant, head of the European Jewish Congress, said in a statement.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"We are already seeing attempts across Europe to follow this Belgian ban, now sadly legitimized by the ECHR", Muzicant added. "Jewish communities in Europe, now more than ever, need the protection of national governments and pan-European organizations to ensure that thousands of years of Jewish life on this continent do not come to an abrupt end".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The bans added Belgium to a number of EU countries where ritual slaughter is illegal, including Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Slovenia. In 2011, the Netherlands briefly joined the list, but the Dutch Senate reversed the ban in 2012, citing freedom of worship. Poland also outlawed ritual slaughter in 2013 but has since scaled back the ban to include only meat for export.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Advocates of the customs say that in addition to being required under religious law, they result in no greater suffering to animals than mechanized slaughter methods with higher malfunction rates and less attention to individual animals.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-02-20 00:10:01 | 2025-08-13 14:42:29 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 818 | Top importers of Brazilian chicken in the Middle East | Despite the recent scandal, Brazil is still one of the largest suppliers of poultry for the Islamic countries. | <p>In 2016, according to a report presented by Saalam Gateway, the first 10 importers from this group accounted for 37% of the South American country’s total chicken exports by volume.</p> <p>Brazil exported 4,383,898 tons of chicken meat to the world in 2016, equivalent to $4.384 billion, according to ABPA.<br />BRF and JBS are market leaders, ranked first and second respectively. The top 10 importers of Brazilian poultry in the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) are:</p> <p>1 - Saudi Arabia - 746.420 tons<br />2 - UAE - 301,645 tons<br />3 - Kuwait 108,503 tons<br />4 - Egypt 97,203 tons<br />5 - Oman 81,936 tons<br />6 - Iraq 71,862 tons,<br />7 - Qatar 71,292 tons,<br />8 - Yemen 64,200 tons<br />9 - Jordan 37,846 tons<br />10 - Libya 37,147 tons.</p> <p>The volume imported by Saudi Arabia stands for 46% of the OIC’s ten biggest buyers of Brazilian chicken in 2016 despite the fact<br />the Middle East kingdom is home for the largest poultry producer in the region, AlWatania Poultry. The company processes one million eggs and over than 500.000 chicken per day.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-02-21 07:06:25 | 2025-08-12 20:01:51 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8634 | Top London chefs discover the true taste of British pork | AHDB recently supported Aubrey Allen – ‘the chef’s butcher’ – in taking a team of young chefs from top London hotels and restaurants on a farm-to-fork experience to promote the benefits of British pork. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The day started with a short visit to an abattoir to provide the chefs with a valuable insight into the slaughter process. This was followed by a visit to <strong>Blythburgh Free Range Pork</strong> to view Jersey Red Duroc and Large White pigs in their natural outdoor environment.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The chefs got up close and personal with the pigs and were thrilled to see first-hand the passion and care involved in free-range pig farming.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Through a pork butchery demonstration at the Butler’s family farmhouse – the owners of Blythburgh Free Range Pork – the chefs learnt about the versatility of British pork and how a whole pig carcase can be used to create different products.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The chefs were inspired to create new pork dishes to add to their restaurant menus and gave positive feedback about the day:</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The way that the pigs get treated affects what I do back in the kitchen.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"It’s amazing to get to meet the farmers and really see that the care that goes in at the beginning really matches the care that we can put in at the end to create an amazing product".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Look out for videos and pictures from the day, which will be shared on our social media channels.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-07-15 00:15:18 | 2025-08-13 12:36:22 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4571 | TOP NEWS | of the week! | <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>EU:</strong> <strong>EU Sheep meat production drops back during 2020</strong></li> </ul> <p>Total sheep meat production in the EU-27 dropped back during 2020. 421,000 tonnes of sheep meat were produced by EU-27 countries, a decrease of 4% (-16,000 tonnes) on 2019 levels.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA:</strong> <strong>Hope on the horizon for US foodservice</strong></li> </ul> <p>While the US foodservice industry has been hit particularly hard by the fallout from COVID-19, businesses remain optimistic, with expectations for a rebound in consumer activity in the second half of 2021. In January, survey data from the National Restaurant Association showed that restaurateurs remain positive, suggesting growth in the next six months.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>NEW ZEALAND:</strong> <strong>Beef + Lamb New Zealand lodges Climate Change Commission submission</strong></li> </ul> <p>Beef + Lamb New Zealand broadly supports the thrust of the Climate Change Commission’s draft advice to the Government but is concerned at the high levels of carbon offsetting and significant methane emissions reductions proposed. B+LNZ supports the Commission’s focus on the need for New Zealand to decarbonise its economy by making actual real reductions of gross carbon dioxide emissions.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>GERMANY: Toennies - next generation to take over, no comment on sales rumours</strong></li> </ul> <p>Germany’s largest meat processor Toennies is growing and expanding as the next generation of the family is taking over, declining to comment on a report that the group was seeking a buyer.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li id="mcetoc_1f2104rk10"><strong>UK: British meat industry warns of permanent loss of trade with EU</strong></li> </ul> <p>The British meat industry warned of a permanent loss of export trade with the European Union of between 20% and 50% even after post-Brexit “teething problems” are ironed out.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>SPAIN: INTERPORC - The pig sector reduced its water footprint by 15% in the last 10 years </strong></li> </ul> <p>The water footprint of the activity in pig farms has been reduced by 15% in the last 10 years thanks, among other issues, to the improvement in the conversion rates of feed or the optimization of facilities, equipment and water quality, as well as cleaning and cooling systems.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>EU: Study - Plant-based alternatives will take over Europe by 2035</strong></li> </ul> <p>In 2020 alone, consumers worldwide ate 574 million metric tons of meat, seafood, dairy, and eggs, which equates to almost 75 kilograms per person. In comparison, about 13 million metric tons of protein alternatives were consumed globally last year, just 2 per cent of the market. The report forecasts that plant-based proteins will capture 11 per cent of the meat, seafood and dairy market by 2035, rising to 97 million metric tons.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>ARGENTINE: January 2021 - Argentine beef exports in decrease</strong></li> </ul> <p>Argentine beef exports corresponding to the first month of 2021 reached an approximate value of 199 million dollars, resulting 12% lower than the 226.1 million dollars obtained in January 2020. Argentine beef exports accumulated over the last year, from February 2020 to January 2021, were located in volumes close to 907 thousand tons equivalent to beef with bone, for a value close to 2,690 million dollars.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>EU: EU pork exports finish 2020 on a high</strong></li> </ul> <p>The EU exported 358,100 tonnes of fresh and frozen pork in December 2020, up 32% (86,000 tonnes) compared to the same month in 2019.</p> <p> </p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><strong>DENMARK: Strong demand for pork in China</strong></li> </ul> <p>While the European market for fresh pork is moving sideways, while all players in the market are waiting for the corona restrictions to be eased, there is serious momentum in Asia. Not unexpectedly, it is China that is pulling the market up.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-03-30 07:20:21 | 2025-08-13 00:44:40 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4600 | TOP NEWS | of the week! | <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA</strong><strong>: </strong><strong>US pig herd numbers fall again in March</strong></li> </ul> <p>The latest USDA figures show a second quarterly contraction in the US pig herd. As at 1 March 2021, the US national pig herd totalled 74.8 million head, this was a 3% reduction since December 2020 and a 2% reduction compared to the same month last year. US pig meat and offal exports <a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/news/growth-in-us-and-canadian-pig-meat-exports">increased in volume during 2020</a>, although were lower during the final quarter of 2020, which would match this drop back in the US pig inventory. US pig prices reached €172.55/100kg carcass weight on 22 March, according to Eurostat data, up 54% on the same month last year.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>AUSTRALIA: </strong><strong>Cattle slaughter hits 20-year low</strong></li> </ul> <p>National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) reports lowest March quarter slaughter in over 20 years, at 1,206,404 head. Slaughter in March totalled 391,189, firm on February volumes and a significant improvement on January. Recent rainfall and flood impacts dented the potential for higher levels to be achieved, as logistical issues impacted livestock activity, and subsequently reduced operations for the short-term. The Easter lull brought a mere 72,000 head for the week ending 2 April.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA: Impossible Foods in talks to list on the stock market</strong></li> </ul> <p>Impossible Foods Inc is preparing for a public listing which could value the U.S. plant-based burger maker at around $10 billion or more, according to the market analysis. This would be substantially more than the $4 billion the company was worth in a private funding round in 2020. It would highlight growing demand for plant-based meat products, driven by environmental and ethical concerns among consumers.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>PHILIPPINES: Philippines cuts pork tariffs to address supply shortage</strong></li> </ul> <p>Philippine reduced pork import tariffs as the government seeks to address a domestic shortage by ramping up purchases from abroad. The Southeast Asian country, the world’s seventh-biggest pork importer before local demand fell due to the pandemic, plans to import roughly 400,000 tonnes of pork this year, more than double the 162,000 tonnes planned earlier.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA: Live cattle, lean hog futures set new contract highs</strong></li> </ul> <p>Strong meat demand pushed U.S. live cattle and lean hog futures to new contract highs on. The cattle market benefited from increasing demand for beef as the United States is entering the summer grilling season, analysts said. Prices for choice cuts of boxed beef soared by $5.82 to $258.67 per cwt, while select cuts rose by $2.89 to $249.86 per cwt, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>BRAZIL: The Dominican Republic authorizes </strong><strong>28 Brazilian companies to</strong><strong> export </strong><strong>poultry meat</strong></li> </ul> <p>The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) celebrated the certifications granted to the new Brazilian poultry slaughterhouses for the Dominican Republic. In all, there are 28 new qualified plants, increasing the number of qualifications seven times - previously, only 4 plants were qualified for the destination. In total, there are 28 new qualified plants and the new qualifications are from Cooperativa Lar units and the BRF and JBS companies, located in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo , Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Federal District and Bahia.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA: </strong><strong>Tyson opens $425 million poultry complex in Tennessee</strong></li> </ul> <p>Tyson Foods opened its new 370,000-square-foot complex in Humboldt, Tenn., April 8. The $425 million project includes a processing plant, feed mill and hatchery. Local, state and federal officials joined Tyson executives at the opening. Production is expected to begin at the facility later this month – several hundred workers have been hired and are currently being trained. The processing plant, which will produce pre-packaged tray packs of fresh chicken for retail, is expected to employ 1,500 workers by 2023.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>CANADA: </strong><strong>Canadian government to invest C$12.2 million in Ontario meat processing</strong></li> </ul> <p>Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Canadian minister of agriculture and agri-food, Neil Ellis, Parliamentary Secretary, and Tim Louis, member of parliament for Kitchener, Conestoga, highlighted support of up to C$12.2 million through the Emergency Processing Fund for 42 meat processing companies in Ontario. The government of Canada will help Canadian livestock producers and meat processors protect workers and improve facilities to strengthen the nation’s food supply through the investment. Canada’s food system, like all those around the world, suffered significant disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, producers and processors have taken on unexpected and exceptional activities to manage health and safety.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-04-12 10:55:53 | 2025-08-13 09:14:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4620 | TOP NEWS | of the week! | <p> </p> <ul> <li id="mcetoc_1f3ke7fms0"><strong>UK: UK beef trade remains subdued in February</strong></li> </ul> <p>The UK exported 4,200 tonnes of fresh and frozen beef in February, 59% (6,000 tonnes) less than the same month a year ago but up 81% on January volumes.<br />After the exceptionally low level of trade in January, exports to most markets rose compared to the previous month, with the largest growth in volumes seen in shipments to Ireland, Hong Kong and France.<br />However, compared to February last year exports were lower to most markets, with shipments to the EU down 78% at 1,700 tonnes. Shipments to Ireland (-2,300 tonnes) and the Netherlands (-1,700 tonnes) accounted for the majority of the overall fall. Volumes also fell to France, Poland and Italy.<br />One of the few countries to receive more beef from the UK during February was the Philippines, with volumes up 76% year-on-year at 570 tonnes. More beef was also sent to South Africa, Senegal and Liberia.<br />A 21% fall in the average price of these exports brought the total value of February shipments to £10.3 million, down 68% year-on-year.<br />The UK imported 11,600 tonnes of fresh and frozen beef in February, 40% (7,600 tonnes) lower than the same month a year ago and 7% lower than January 2021.<br />Lower imports from Ireland accounted for the majority of the overall annual drop, with Irish volumes totalling 8,700 tonnes for the month. Volumes from Poland and the Netherlands also fell, by 28% and 42%, respectively.<br />While volumes fell, the average price of imports rose by 11% year-on-year in February. This meant total imports were valued at £49.7 million, down 33% from a year ago.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>UK: GB lamb prices spring up</strong></li> </ul> <p>In the week ending 14 April, the <strong>GB liveweight OSL price</strong> moved up again, by another 4.7p to average 312.3p/kg. This puts the price 96p above the price achieved in the same week last year, and over £1 above the five-year average for the week.<br />The GB liveweight NSL price averaged 346.0p/kg, down 14.8p on the week before, but up 82.0p on the same week a year ago. Reports suggest that trade for spring lambs has eased somewhat following Easter.<br />Total throughputs of OSL and NSL lambs at GB auction marts were estimated at 117,900 head for the week, up 22% from the week before and up 48% from the same week a year ago. This is partially due to a return to full trading after Easter. An estimated 9,000 new season lambs came through GB marts in the week, while hoggets made up 92% of throughputs.<br />Cull ewes averaged £105.74/head, down £4.32 on the week.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>BRAZIL: Egg exports keep up 142.5% in Q1</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p>Brazilian egg exports (considering fresh and processed eggs) maintained a strong positive pace at the end of the first quarter, informs the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). The volume exported in the period reached 3,773 thousand tons, a number 142.5% higher than that obtained in the same period of 2020, when 1,556 thousand tons were exported. Accumulated revenue from shipments in the sector reached US $ 5.01 million, a number 154.3% higher than that obtained in the first quarter of 2020, with US $ 2 million.<br />The United Arab Emirates were the main destination for exports, with 72.9% of the total shipped by Brazil in the first quarter. In all, there were 2,799 thousand tons (+ 255.1%), generating revenue of US $ 2.974 million (+ 265.1%).</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA: Impossible Foods hires former Apple creative director Steve Turner</strong></li> </ul> <p>Plant-based burger company Impossible Foods has <a href="https://impossiblefoods.com/media/news-releases/impossible-foods-hires-former-apple-creative-leader-steve-turner-in-the-all-new-role-of-chief-experience-officer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://impossiblefoods.com/media/news-releases/impossible-foods-hires-former-apple-creative-leader-steve-turner-in-the-all-new-role-of-chief-experience-officer&source=gmail&ust=1618897749884000&usg=AFQjCNEULl2lh6hB94-HcOyMwdwfgsclqQ">hired Steve Turner</a> from Apple, where he was global executive creative director. <br />Turner is now Impossible Foods' chief experience officer, a new role, and will lead the company's marketing.<br />He worked at Apple for 11 years, often alongside Apple founder Steve Jobs on some of the company's most iconic tech, including the iPod and iPhone. <br />Turner now reports to the CEO and founder of Impossible Foods, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/impossible-foods-ceo-pat-brown-career-advice-2020-1" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.businessinsider.com/impossible-foods-ceo-pat-brown-career-advice-2020-1&source=gmail&ust=1618897749884000&usg=AFQjCNE9iRqF713eaO_QLNJkivEsnI53Cw">Dr Pat Brown</a>. He would oversee all aspects of the startup's marketing and customer experience, Impossible Foods said.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>CHINA: Q1 pork output jumps 32% to highest in two years</strong></li> </ul> <p>China’s first-quarter pork production rose 31.9% from a year earlier to 13.69 million tonnes, data showed on Friday, the highest quarterly volume in two years. The surge comes after huge investments in rebuilding China’s hog herd since the deadly African swine fever disease ravaged farms in 2018 and 2019.<br />China’s pig herd increased to 415.95 million head at the end of March, a 29.5% rise on the year, and up from 406.5 million at the end of December, the National Bureau of Statistics said.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li id="mcetoc_1f3keadpm3"> <p><strong>FRANCE: Pork producers join forces</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p>Ten pork producer organizations have come together to form the Association of Producers' Organizations (PDO) Porc Grand Ouest . With the merger, which comprises almost half of the French pig farmers, the farmers want to increase their market power. This project, led by young farmers in western France, is the first in Europe.<br />The purpose of the AOP Porc Grand Ouest is to strengthen the market power of farmers who are members of producer organizations. This strengthening also aims to ensure a response to market needs and the expectations of consumers and citizens. The AOP Porc Grand Ouest is part of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. It will act with the aim of obtaining operational programs to co-finance the structuring of projects, in particular for the modernization of farms. </p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>GERMANY: Support for companies in ASF areas</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p>Brandenburg's Ministry of Agriculture supports businesses with additional burdens from the ASF with a new guideline and the possibility of compensating for the additional costs.<br />As a result of the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars in September 2020, many companies in the restriction zones have problems marketing and selling their products. Pig-keeping farms are particularly affected, for which additional regulations apply under veterinary law and which have to accept higher transport costs for slaughter. The Brandenburg Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection has now announced that affected companies will soon be able to have the additional costs reimbursed up to a maximum of 20,000 euros per company.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>CANADA: PepsiCo, Maple Leaf partner to distribute Schneiders Meat Sticks</strong></li> </ul> <p>PepsiCo Foods Canada and Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced an exclusive agreement for PepsiCo Foods Canada to distribute Schneiders Pepperettes snack-size premium meat sticks in Canada. PepsiCo Foods Canada will sell, distribute and merchandise Schneiders Pepperettes snack-size premium meat sticks in grocery, convenience and gas, and foodservice outlets across Canada beginning Oct. 3.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>SOUTH AFRICA: Bird flu outbreak confirmed</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p>The poultry industry was on high alert after an outbreak of avian influenza was confirmed in a commercial layer flock on the East Rand of Johannesburg.<br />The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) said the farm was quarantined and that the N-type would be established after conclusive testing at Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. <br />This is the first outbreak of avian influenza (H5) on a commercial farm in South Africa since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) in 2017, which had a significant effect on the layer industry and also marginally affected the broiler industry.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>USA: Atlast Raises $40M to Expand Production of Whole Cut Plant-Based Meat</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p>Atlast Food Co., the mycelium food company growing the future of plant-based meats, today announced a $40M Series A round to develop and supply whole cut plant-based meat to partners around the globe, including directly to consumers through its own brand MyEats. Viking Global Investors led the round with participation from 40 North, AiiM Partners, Senator Investment Group, Stray Dog Capital, Footprint Coalition Ventures, and others. Also joining were the leaders and founders of food and CPG companies, including Applegate, Stonyfield, and Whole Foods. This funding will support the further development and scaling of this technology and team.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-04-19 06:56:12 | 2025-08-13 13:00:16 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4645 | TOP NEWS | of the week 19-25 April 2021 | <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>BOLIVIA: Ban beef exports amid supply fears, rising prices</strong></li> </ul> <p>Bolivia has temporarily banned exports of beef in order to guarantee supply for its domestic market and to prevent prices from rising, according to Reuters. The rise in the price of beef, considered a staple for Bolivian families, has generated tension in recent days between wholesalers and retailers and has led union leaders to warn that it could lead to strikes and markets closures.<br />Bolivia has the capacity to export about 8,000 tonnes of beef, mainly to other markets around the Andean region and increasingly in recent years to China, government data show.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>BRAZIL: Meatpackers explore wheat as feed alternative as corn prices rise</strong></li> </ul> <p>Large Brazilian meatpackers are turning to wheat as they try to fend off a rise in the cost of corn, the main livestock feed ingredient, meat lobby ABPA said. Meatpacking giants JBS and BRF have said they will buy winter crops such as wheat, triticale and barley to use as livestock feed.<br />High prices and delays in Brazil’s second corn crop have pressured meatpackers’ margins, leading some companies to turn to Paraguay and Argentina for supplies.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>CHINA: Hong Kong suspends import of poultry products from bird flu-affected areas in Poland, Vietnam</strong></li> </ul> <p>Hong Kong's food safety authority decided to suspend the import of poultry meat and products from bird flu-affected areas in Poland and Vietnam.<br />The Center for Food Safety (CFS) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said that this was in view of notifications from the General Veterinary Inspectorate of Poland about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in the K?pi?ski District and Ostrowski District of Wielkopolskie Region, Elbl?ski District of Warmi?sko-mazurskie Region, Sierpecki District of Mazowieckie Region and Malborski District of Pomorskie Region in Poland.<br />Another notification was from the World Organization for Animal Health about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza in Thái Nguyên Province, Hà Giang Province, Yên Bái Province, H?i D??ng Province, L?ng S?n Province, Hà T?nh Province and ??k L?k Province in Vietnam.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>CHINA: ASF continues to affect the pork industry across Asia</strong></li> </ul> <p>In 2021, ASF remains the single most significant factor affecting the meat sector in China across production, imports and consumption, two and a half years after it first entered China in mid-2018.<br />China has made significant investments in ASF vaccine development, but none have yet reached the stage of commercial development and numerous trial vaccines show mixed results. Vietnam has also been investing in vaccine development and testing.<br />While China’s pork production recovery began in Q4 2020, it is expected to take several years due to the extensive loss of pig numbers. Current forecasts suggest that China pork production could range between 45–55 million tonnes carcase weight equivalent (cwe) by 2025, likely still down on pre-ASF production levels at a five-year average around 55 million tonnes cwe (GIRA).</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>EU:Copa Cogeca responds to Greenpeace latest report</strong></li> </ul> <p>Italian friends, stop promoting your salamis and other parmesan. French colleagues, take no pride in being the country with 365 different cheeses. Austrian pals, hide your schnitzel. Spanish fellows, put away those dry-cured hams that made your reputation. This was my first reaction reading the new Greenpeace self-proclaimed ‘study’ on the promotion of European agricultural products by the European Union.<br />The ‘study’, which lacks robust methodology and academic credibility, will join the series of reports of the same kind that attempt to give the impression of a factual consensus on the topic. This approach is sadly damaging to the European public debate as it feeds a kind of populism against the work put in place by the Commission and EU farmers to constantly improve the sustainability of EU agriculture. <br />Jerzy Wierzbicki - Chairman of Copa-Cogeca</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>EU:Pork exports continue to grow</strong></li> </ul> <p>European Union (EU) pork exports reached record highs last year and the export boom will continue in early 2021. Business in China continues to have the highest priority compared to other sales countries, while the Philippines are ranked second among the most important EU customers for the first time.<br />According to preliminary information from the EU Commission, the 27 member states sold a total of 1.02 million to of pork, including meat by-products, to third countries in January and February; that was around 210,000 to or a good quarter more than in the same period of the previous year. The increase in EU export volumes was mainly due to the booming pork deliveries to China. Compared to the first two months of 2020, these increased by 134,000 to or 27.4% to 622,000 to. Business in China thus accounted for a good 60% of all EU exports. The relatively strongest increase in exports of EU pork sales to third countries was with deliveries to the Philippines, with an increase of 133% to 56,000 to.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>NETHERLANDS: Drastic decrese in slaaughter pigs export</strong></li> </ul> <p>In the first three months of 2021, the Netherlands exported 190,322 pigs for slaughter, that being a decrease of 142,000 animals. In the same period last year there were exported 332,201 pigs. This is a consequence of the limited export to Germany. Exports here fell sharply as a result of the corona-related reduced slaughtering in German slaughterhouses and the effects of the ASF outbreaks in wild boars in eastern Germany.<br />In the first three months of the current year, 223,541 more slaughter pigs were hooked in the Netherlands than a year ago. On the one hand, this is the result of lower exports and, on the other hand, the year 2021 began with a pig congestion. In the past few weeks, the supply of slaughter pigs in the Netherlands has been stable at a level that is higher than in the previous year.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA: Live e-Commerce effort promotes U.S. red meat in South Korea</strong></li> </ul> <p>Recognizing strong growth in South Korea’s e-commerce sector, USMEF recently conducted several e-commerce events encouraging Korean consumers to purchase U.S. red meat online.<br />One of the activities represented a relatively new approach to e-commerce in the country – live merchandising through an online platform.<br />“More and more Korean retailers are investing aggressively in e-commerce platforms and one of the notable trends is that platforms are merchandising products through live videos,” said Jihae Yang, USMEF director in South Korea. “They are producing ‘merchandising video clips’ with a celebrity chef or Youtuber, or they create production areas, characterizing farms or ranches, to highlight the freshness of foods they are promoting.”</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>USA: Tyson Foods to Expand Arkansas Poultry Operation</strong></li> </ul> <p>Tyson Foods will invest $48 million as part of its commitment to accelerate the long-term growth of its poultry business and continued success of its Pine Bluff, Arkansas, poultry plant, company officials said in a press release. Nearly 70 jobs will be created by the project, which is expected to be complete by late 2021. The project will increase capacity to the plant’s fully cooked processing lines that in part produces chicken tenders, chicken strips, boneless and bone-in wings and air-fried products. The investment will also add automated processes to product packing lines.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-04-26 15:06:25 | 2025-08-13 12:01:16 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4659 | TOP NEWS | of the week 26 April - 2 May 2021 | <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>ARGENTINE: The government meets with meatpacking companies to renew the agreement for cheap cuts of meat</strong></li> </ul> <p>The government's concern about the price of meat grows. Cuts in March in butcher shops had a significant rise of 7.1%, according to the Institute for the Promotion of Argentine Beef (IPCVA), which represents an annual increase of 75.1%, compared to March 2020. In search of stabilizing prices, the Government has already announced changes in the retail marketing of meat, which should be done in pieces of 32 kilos maximum, and next period it will report a new program of cuts of meat at Popular Prices. The agreement would once again be signed by the same actors, the main one being the Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters (ABC), which accounts for 80% of the market.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>BELGIUM: Pig industry launches new single standard for qualitative and tasty pork with BePork</strong></li> </ul> <p>On 1 January 2021, Belpork vzw launched the renewed BePork quality standard. This new, generic quality system, an amalgamation of Certus and CodiplanPLUS, provides a response to current industry needs in addition to uniting all the operators in the pig industry. Belpork vzw is an interprofessional organisation, with national coverage, and was founded in 2000. All the operators in the pig industry are represented. So it is an initiative of the industry, for the industry. The association’s mission is to promote the quality of Belgian pork in a sustainable way, with innovative projects and through the management of quality systems. As such, the association creates added value for the promotion of Belgian pork. </p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>CAMBODIA: Frozen meat imports ban from India over COVID-19</strong></li> </ul> <p>Cambodia imposed a ban on the imports of frozen meat and meat products from India in further efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country, said Kun Nhim, director-general of Cambodia's General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). The ban took effect immediately and until further notice, he said in a statement, adding that the temporary suspension came after India reported a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.<br />Nhim also advised customs officials to spray disinfectant on transport vehicles and the outer packaging of other products that have been sourced from India.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>CHINA: Improving genetics of its pigs so they’re fatter and eat less</strong></li> </ul> <p>China will work to improve the genetics of its hog herd and other livestock in the coming decade with the aim of breeding animals that produce more meat and -- at the same time - consume less grains.<br />Sow herd productivity is about 30% lower than in developed countries and dairy cows produce only 80% of the milk than their peers in some leading markets, Shi Jianzhong, an official with the agriculture ministry’s National Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Committee told reporters. China has to rely on overseas stock to produce white-feathered broiler chickens, he said.<br />The drive to improve livestock genetics is part of China’s goal of relying less on imports to feed its massive and increasingly affluent population. However, the nation will continue to bring in animals from overseas to improve its domestic stock to catch up faster with advanced countries, said Chen Yaosheng, an official at the ministry’s National Pig Genetic Improvement Program.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>ITALY: Parma Han exports of € 260 million</strong></li> </ul> <p>Prosciutto di Parma closes 2020 with a reduction in production: around 8,700,000 branded hams were produced, down by 2.2%, while the thighs started for production were 7,800,000 down by 10% compared to 2019. 2020 showed a general contraction of the raw ham market. In this context, sales of Parma in Italy in the modern distribution channel decreased by 5.6%, while exports managed to contain the crisis at least in part with a decline of 3% and 2,500,000 Parma hams exported.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>SCOTLAND: lamb prices 50% above five-year average</strong></li> </ul> <p>Although prices for old season lambs have dipped back from the record prices reported in autumn and winter, they are still 43% higher than last year according to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).<br />Iain Macdonald, QMS Senior Economics Analyst, explains: “In the third week of April, prices for old season lambs have dipped back from highs above £3.10/kg at Scottish marts between Easter and Ramadan, but still averaged around £3.05/kg. This would put them 43% higher than last year, closer to 50% above their five-year average, and even 17% above their early season peak from May 2020. One factor supporting the lamb market in 2021 has been the early marketing pattern this season, which has seen fewer lambs sold at Scottish marts on a weekly basis than during the August to December period, when in a more normal season it would be the opposite.”</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>UK: Delivery continues to drive takeaway growth during Lockdown 3</strong></li> </ul> <p>With Britain spending the first quarter of the year in its third lockdown, consumers continued to turn to takeaways. According to Kantar data, takeaways* were up 79% in the 12 weeks ending 21 Mar 21, when compared to the same period a year earlier.<br /> Despite this increase in takeaways, it hasn’t been enough to compensate for losses in other parts of the out of home market. Over the same period, eating out dropped by 92% while on-the-go consumption occasions declined by 46%. Takeaways haven’t fully compensated for these losses, instead the area that’s gained has been retail grocery, with in-home occasions up 21% during that 12-week period. Consumers are still more likely to collect their orders in person (including the use of drive-thrus), accounting for 74% of takeaway trips in the 12 w/e 21 Mar 21. However, deliveries are now much more important, representing a 26% share of takeaway trips, up from just 15% two years ago. This is due to the phenomenal growth rate in deliveries, which increased by 319% year-on-year over that 12-week period.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>UK: Noticeable drop in English pig abattoirs</strong></li> </ul> <p>The long-term trend of declining pig abattoir numbers in England has accelerated recently, according to AHDB. The latest figures show that just 93 slaughterhouses killed pigs in 2020, 10 fewer than in 2019 and 22 fewer than in 2018. The number is now half what it was in the year 2000. The industry continues to consolidate, with the 11 largest plants (each of which slaughtered over 100,000 head) accounting for 93% of total slaughter, up from 92% the year before.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-05-03 09:02:23 | 2025-08-13 11:58:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6674 | Top of the class for Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef | Welsh red meat promotion body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) have ramped up their work with schools over the summer term, ahead of the peak season for PGI Welsh Lamb. | <p><span lang="DE">As part of their health and education work, the HCC team have been visiting schools and events across Wales and have engaged with over 1,600 school children.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Teaming up with Castell Howell, HCC took part in the Pembrokeshire Food Story where over 1,000 local school children learned about food and farming in Wales. Children made PGI Welsh Beef kebabs using local ingredients and learned about how livestock farming in Wales is more sustainable than other parts of the world, as well as understanding some of the main nutrients Welsh red meat provides.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC also took their cookery trailer and delivered fun cooking sessions at the National Sheep Association Event which took place in Aberhafesp, near Newtown where hundreds of local school children took part in a farm to fork trail around the event.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC also took part in the National Education Show in Llandudno, sharing their latest food and farming teaching resources with local teachers and educators. Over 500 teachers attended the event and HCC showcased its dedicated education website www.redmeathub.wales <wbr />which provides free, bilingual lesson plans and resources for teachers from Key Stage 1 up to Key Stage 4. HCC has also partnered with the Countryside Classroom, an online resource platform for teachers established by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC’s Consumer Executive, Elwen Roberts, who leads on work with schools explained 'We have had a busy summer term engaging with schools and educators across Wales, taking the red meat message directly to teachers, schools and the next generation'.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Red meat can play an important role in a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, and Welsh red meat in particular is produced in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">HCC have also recently partnered with Welsh Athletics as part of a ‘Healthier Wales’ partnership. Working together with some of Wales’ star athletes, the HCC team have been visiting schools around Wales with champion athletes Aled Siôn Davies, Hannah Brier and Osian Jones offering food and fitness sessions to school pupils. The partnership was launched at the Senior Schools Track & Field Championships in Cardiff where HCC engaged with young athletes and their families, highlighting the natural protein available in Welsh red meat products.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Elwen continued 'Between our work with Welsh Athletics, the Pembrokeshire Food Story and the NSA event, we have engaged with over 1600 school children in Wales'.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Our work within the education sector in Wales is a core part of HCC’s mission. Welsh red meat can form a key part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle and we look forward to continuing our important work in this area in the new school year".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-08-18 00:10:49 | 2025-08-13 04:10:20 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3692 | Top Romanian poultry producer helps authorities to fight the covid-19 outbreak | Transavia secured equipment necessary to find and control the coronavirus cases at the Alba County hospital. | <p>Transavia, the Romanian leader in poultry production, decided to stand by local authorities in Alba County in their fight against coronavirus outbreak. The company decided to provide the Alba County Hospital with the necessary equipment for Covid-19 tests, currently lacking in the county, as well as the auxiliary medical equipment: protective equipment and masks, medicines and other materials.</p> <p>"We hope that, together with the local authorities and the Alba County Hospital, we can provide all the medical support necessary to overcome the possible infections and their rapid management. We will urgently purchase all the necessary for rapid testing Covid-19 and we will allocate an additional RON1 million (€207,000) for equipment, disinfectants, masks ”, said Ioan Popa, president and founder of Transavia.<br />At the same time, Transavia announced that is closely working with authorities to respond in its units to the challenges brought by the coronavirus outbreak in the market. At the beginning of the week, Romania updated its status to emergency and restrictions are expected to be applied gradually in most of the economic sectors.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-03-16 11:41:08 | 2025-08-12 02:31:12 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2106 | Top ten largest markets for online grocery shopping to witness an annual growth of 20% | The combined growth is estimated at $227 billion, with the UK, France, Germany and Spain leading setting the trends in the EU market. | <p>Ten leading global online grocery markets are predicted to experience combined growth of $227bn, at an annual rate of 20%, by 2023, according to new figures unveiled by IGD.<br />As the global leader in grocery eCommerce, China will grow at a 31% CAGR over the next five years, taking market share from 3.8% to 11.2%. Over the next five years, the Chinese online grocery market will grow by the same size as the entire combined market of all ten countries in 2018.</p> <p>IGD also forecasts extensive growth in the US with the online set to more than double its market share, driven by the rapid expansion of pick-up points, Instacart’s expansion and integration of businesses such as Shipt and Home Chef. Market share will grow to 3.5%, creating an additional $37bn opportunity for American retailers and manufacturers.</p> <p>IGD’s research shows that around the globe, online grocery market growth is being driven by the twin enablers of rapidly evolving shopper expectations and exciting tech innovations. Shopper expectations of price, quality, choice, convenience, speed, personalisation, health, information and empowerment are changing fast, and the online channel is well placed to deliver against these.</p> <p>Looking at the online growth opportunity in Europe, Jon Wright, Head of Retail Insight EMEA at IGD, said: “We’re anticipating continued online growth opportunities across mature Western European markets. In the UK, France, Germany and Spain we forecast above market average growth rates for online grocery retailing, all growing market share. It provides a significant growth opportunity as retailers and manufacturers in the region invest in personalisation, ease and convenience and combining online and offline to meet a range of shopper needs.”<br />Asian markets such as China, Japan and South Korea will witness a double-digit share for online grocery.<br />“We’re seeing significant market share penetration in these three countries. They lead the way globally in terms of market share, and in 2023 all three will be nearing double-digit share for online grocery, with South Korea over 14%. The acceleration of online and offline integration has been accentuated by partnerships between eCommerce players and bricks and mortar retailers. Physical retailers in China, having recognised the importance of the online and digital channel, are collaborating with eCommerce and delivery partners to offer more targeted ranges, promotions and expanding their omnichannel presence. It’s for this reason China comes out on top globally with value growth of $145.4bn predicted by 2023.”, commented IGD Asia’s Programme Director Shirley Zhu.</p> <p>Addressing US online growth, IGD’s North American Programme Director Stewart Samuel said: “The US online grocery market has experienced a rapid pace of growth this year, driven by expanding services and new entrants. We’re seeing a major focus on offering same-day delivery with many companies partnering with Instacart to scale up quickly, including Aldi. Target acquired Shipt, enabling it to move its same-day delivery plans forward by about two years.<br />Plated and Home Chef meal kit companies were acquired by Albertsons and Kroger respectively, enabling them to offer a multi-channel solution in the category, and we’re also seeing a strong pipeline of innovation including Walmart’s automated picking warehouse, Alphabot, Kroger’s partnership with Ocado and Albertsons’ online organic and natural foods marketplace. With all the developments in the market, and the rate at which retailers are entering the channel and expanding their offers, growth for the next five years is likely to be strong.”</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" width="135"> <p><strong>Country</strong></p> </td> <td colspan="2" width="154"> <p><strong>Online grocery market size $bn</strong></p> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="77"> <p><strong>Value growth $bn</strong></p> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="77"> <p><strong>CAGR</strong></p> </td> <td colspan="2" width="137"> <p><strong>Online grocery channel share %</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="74"> <p><strong>2018</strong></p> </td> <td width="80"> <p><strong>2023</strong></p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>2018</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>China</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$50.9</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$196.3</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$145.4</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>31.0%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>3.8%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>11.2%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>U.S.</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$23.9</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$59.5</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$35.6</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>20.0%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>1.6%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>3.5%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>Japan</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$31.9</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$46.5</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$14.6</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>7.8%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>7.1%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>9.9%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>U.K.</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$14.6</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$22.1</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$7.5</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>8.7%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>6.0%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>7.9%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>South Korea</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$9.9</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$21.3</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+11.4</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>16.5%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>8.3%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>14.2%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>France</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$11.6</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$17.2</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$5.6</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>8.2%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>4.5%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>6.0%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>Australia</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$2.1</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$4.2</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$2.2</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>15.3%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>2.1%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>3.7%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>Germany</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$1.3</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$3.8</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$2.5</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>23.2%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>0.5%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>1.2%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>Canada</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$0.8</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$2.1</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$1.3</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>21.0%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>0.8%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>1.8%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p>Spain</p> </td> <td width="74"> <p>$0.9</p> </td> <td width="80"> <p>$2.0</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>+$1.1</p> </td> <td width="77"> <p>17.9%</p> </td> <td width="65"> <p>0.7%</p> </td> <td width="72"> <p>1.4%</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="135"> <p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p> </td> <td width="74"> <p><strong>$147.9</strong></p> </td> <td width="80"> <p><strong>$374.9</strong></p> </td> <td width="77"> <p><strong>$227.0</strong></p> </td> <td width="77"> <p><strong>20.4%</strong></p> </td> <td width="65"> <p> </p> </td> <td width="72"> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> | 1 | Retail | 2018-10-26 15:00:30 | 2025-08-12 13:16:53 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7556 | Topigs Norsvin and Muyuan Foods start a nucleus farm in China | On June 30, a well-organized groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of a nucleus farm near Wuwei in China’s Gansu province. This project is a joint venture between Topigs Norsvin and Muyuan Foods and demonstrates their shared commitment to excellence and progress in pork production in China. | <p><span lang="DE">The new high-health nucleus farm will have a capacity of 1200 sows and will house both maternal and terminal sire lines. It will form the foundation of a breeding infrastructure that will provide high-quality genetics for Muyuan as well as other producers in China.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of a deep collaboration between Muyuan and Topigs Norsvin and marks a joint step forward in the field of modern agriculture. Both partners strengthen each other. Topigs Norsvin is a leading and innovative pig breeding company committed to providing high-quality genetics to customers through innovative breeding technology and research. Muyuan Foods is the largest pig farming company in the world. It has earned high recognition and trust in the industry due to its rich experience and excellent market performance.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-17 00:15:06 | 2025-08-13 04:50:52 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3664 | Tough competition between Asian countries for Brazilian poultry imports | Besides China, there is increased demand for Brazilian chicken meat from South Korea, the Philippines, and Singapore. | <p>Brazil has exported 384,400 tonnes of poultry in February, up by 10% from the volume exported in February last year. February exports generated revenues of $553.8 million, 5.2% higher than the figure reported in the same month of 2019. Since the beginning of the year, poultry shipments abroad reached a volume of 672,200 tonnes, according to data released by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA).<br />China accounted for 17.5% of the Brazilian chicken meat exported this year and there are certain signs of increasing competition between Asian countries for poultry imports. South Korea was the destination of 17,500 tonnes in the first two months of this year, a number that exceeds sales by 12.5% in the first two months of last year. The Philippines increased their purchases by 104%, with 14,700 tonnes, while Singapore increased its Brazilian poultry imports by 49%, with 18,300 tonnes between January and February.<br />"Asia has consolidated itself as the main destination for imports of chicken meat from Brazil. This is a favorable fact, especially when we find that the average price practiced in sales to this region of the globe is higher than the general average of exports," pointed out Ricardo Santin, ABPA's executive director.<br />Libya had the highest growth-ratio in imports of Brazilian poultry (370%), with 16,300 tonnes received in the first two months of the year. The EU market was the destination for 40,200 tonnes of poultry, an increase of 14% compared to January-February 2019.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-03-06 10:47:36 | 2025-08-13 14:42:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4491 | Tough times for British meat exporters | 30 hours added to complete paperwork and 60% increase in costs of shipping. | <p>British firms are now registering EU businesses to bypass the export problems, warns Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association. Some of the reasons for this are the new compliance rules that appeared after the UK's exit from the bloc and additional costs for shipping.<br />"The new system is adding an average of 30 hours into the process, and the costs to ship these loads are now around 60% higher than last year. This is caused by a combination of additional charges from HMRC and their French counterpart, extra customs agents’ and veterinary charges to process the paperwork, and haulage charges that have risen four-fold due to delays at the border. On top of that, freight insurers are raising premiums or simply refusing to insure loads,” explained Mr. Allen using France as an example of a destination for British meat products exported to the EU.<br />The complications that appeared in the shipping process created a downward spiral for meat exporters, especially for the small and medium companies. Consignments of British meat heading to customers on the continent are still below 50% of normal volume, with some companies doing no exports at all. And this inability to export the parts of the carcase that Brits don’t buy means that meat processing becomes less profitable which will eventually hit livestock prices for British farmers, according to BMPA experts.<br />The system between the UK and EU must be revised to eliminate some artificial barriers appeared in trade, said BMPA. "It’s going to require much more commercial co-operation between businesses as well as political co-operation between the UK and the EU to re-negotiate and re-design the system from top to bottom. What we are sure of is that whatever is being discussed by Michael Gove and Maros Sefcovic to ease trade barriers with Northern Ireland should also apply to trade with the EU", concluded the association.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-02-22 05:45:44 | 2025-08-13 02:39:44 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2416 | Tough year for Brazilian beef? Doesn't look so | The South American country reported beef exports of 1.354 thousand tonnes. | <p>Brazil has set a new record in beef exports reaching a total of 1.354 thousand tonnes in 2018. The record occurred even in a year of corn crop break (grain feed animals account for ~30% of the slaughter). <br />China was the main destination for Brazilian beef exports, with 322,000 tonnes, followed by Hong Kong (277,000) and Egypt (171,000). Top 10 markets for beef export also include countries such as Chile (114,000), Iran (84,000), Saudi Arabia (41,900), UAE (35,500), Italy (28,800), Philippines (26,500) and Libany (18,200). The rest of the world accounts for 233,200 tonnes in last year's Brazilian beef exports. The total exceeded the previous year figures by 148,000 tonnes.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-01-11 04:37:20 | 2025-08-13 14:45:12 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4528 | Tougher measures taken in China against ASF illegal vaccines | Local governments were asked to identify any positive samples of the virus and report any strains with artificial gene exclusions to provincial veterinary authorities as soon as possible. | <p>China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced this week that it is going to adopt severe measures for illegal production and sale of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines. The country works hard to rebuild its pig herd after an ongoing ASF outbreak that wiped out half of the pig inventory. However, the use of illicit vaccines has caused a new chronic form of African swine fever, which causes a debilitating condition that can reduce pig production, but is more difficult to detect.<br />The ministry said identification and testing should be strengthened and asked local governments to identify any positive samples of the virus and report any strains with artificial gene exclusions to provincial veterinary authorities as soon as possible.<br />All locations should increase the punishment for illegal activities related to fake vaccines, with any suspicion of criminal cases promptly referred to the judiciary, officials announced according to Reuters.<br />Pharmaceutical companies would be fined the maximum amount, their operating licenses revoked and those prohibited from producing veterinary products for life. Reports from the local authorities are expected on June 30 and November 30. Recent outbreaks of "classsic" ASF virus have been reported in the provinces of n Sichuan, Hubei and Yunnan and several mutations of the virus have been reported by researchers in the first two months of 2021.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2021-03-10 07:27:39 | 2025-08-13 07:48:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 844 | Trade agreements will have a big impact on beef industry this year -Rabobank report | The global beef market is going to reshape the face of the industry as TPP and Mercosur/EU deals are ready to start. | <p>A number of trade agreements, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and a proposed Mercosur/EU trade agreement, look set to start having an impact on global beef trade in 2018, announced a report of Rabobank.<br />In a few months, the analysts expect that global beef exports to show a growth for this commodity on different markets. The events are doubled by an increase in blockchain solution developed by food and tech companies in response to changing consumer preferences. "While many of the early applications have been driven by the desire to increase traceability and transparency, with a focus on food safety, opportunities do exist further up the supply chain", says Angus Gidley-Baird, Senior Analyst – Animal Protein.<br />From his point of view, blockchain is superior to current solutions when it comes to sharing genetic traits, making it simpler to track productive performance. A chain including, among others, the producer, feedlot, farmer, and genetic organisation would be able to share performance and verify breeding values, which is all transferred in real-time in the transaction.</p> <p>On the other hand, the classic trade will be encouraged by the signing of TPP agreement in March with gains predicted for beef-exporting countries as Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Canada as tariffs on imports are going to diminish on markets like Japan, Chile, Vietnam, and Peru.<br />Mercosur/EU trade agreement is another subject meant to attract attention from the bank's analysts as a new proposal to allow Mercosur countries to send 99,000 tonnes of beef to the EU at a lower tariff level has been tabled as part of the negotiations. "This is a significant volume, given total EU beef imports over the last couple of years have been between 204,000 tonnes and 270,000 tonnes. Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay are already the EU’s main suppliers (together accounting for 63% of total EU imports)—Brazil alone accounted for 107,000 tonnes in 2017", explained Rabobank's experts.<br />Meantime, inside sources mentioned that the Mercosur Member States are actually targeting a volume of 150,000 tonnes in the negotiations.<br />China is another market expected to increase the volume of beef imports, as the Beijing officials just granted access for chilled beef from Argentina, imports from two facilities in Belarus and also signed a protocol for importing beef from France and the UK. Live-cattle imports could also become a characteristic of the Chinese market in the years to come as in January registered its first the first boatload of live cattle exports from northern Australia.<br />The US is a market where beef production is set to increase this year following a growth by more than 3%, or an additional 360,000 tonnes at the end of 2017. At the start of 2018, with updated cattle numbers, favourable market conditions, and given that large area of the US are in drought, production increases have been revised by up to about 5%, or some 700,000 tonnes, shows the Rabobank report.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-02-25 07:10:44 | 2025-08-13 08:24:10 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3656 | Trade and food promotion impacted by the coronavirus outbreaks | Several large expo shows have been canceled or delayed due to outbreaks reported in different countries. | <p>It is not only exporters that are hit by coronavirus but also promoters of food and trade fair organizers. In the last couple of weeks, two major events were canceled or delayed due to outbreaks reported in different parts of the world.<br />Japan Management Association, the organizer of FOODEX JAPAN 2020, has officially taken the decision to cancel the event, originally scheduled to be held at Makuhari Messe from March 10 - 13, 2020.<br />This decision has been made based on the announcement of the Japanese government on February 26th. The Japanese government requests event organizers to cancel huge events held in Japan to prevent further infection from the Coronavirus (COVID-19).<br />In Greece, organizers of the Food Expo trade fair decided to move the event, initially scheduled in March, to 16-18 May in order to avoid any new coronavirus outbreaks. "The surge in cases of the new Covid-19 strain of coronavirus in Greece together with announcement from the Greek Ministry of Health regarding the cancellation of all outdoor meetings and events in the country, have created exceptional and unforeseen conditions that make the successful outcome of the upcoming FOOD EXPO trade show incredibly precarious," announced the organizers.<br />Two other shows, Alimentaria Barcelona (20-23 April) and Interpack (Dusseldorf, 7-13 May) are still on course but any change in Spain and Germany may lead to the cancellation or the delay of these events.</p> | 1 | Events | 2020-03-05 07:35:18 | 2025-08-11 15:23:23 | Details Edit Delete |
