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| 6514 | Dr Veronika Weber is the new Director Quality Assurance Vion Germany | At the beginning of this month, Vion handed over the management of Vion Quality Assurance Germany to new hands. Dr Veronika Weber succeeds Dr Anne Hiller, who has held the same position at Vion since 2017 and is leaving the company at her own request. | <p><span lang="DE">By studying veterinary medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Veronika Weber came surprisingly close to her childhood dream of opening an equine or small animal practice one day. But already during her academic career – even before her doctorate at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover – she decided to help animals in a different way. The idea solidified after a slaughterhouse internship at Vion in Waldkraiburg. This was followed by a practical phase at Texas A&M University in the USA and in Vion quality management.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Following her studies, Dr Weber successfully completed an 18-month trainee programme in central quality management at Vion, where she was appointed Group Quality Manager in 2018. “My personal credo is that you can only produce animal-based food with the utmost respect for the animal. Combining this with the concerns of management, profitability as well as consumer protection is a personal challenge that I am happy to dedicate myself to as Director Quality Assurance Vion Germany,” Dr Weber describes her motivation.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We are extremely pleased to be able to fill this key position in the company from within our own ranks. Veronika has done an outstanding job during her time with us. We are convinced that she will also successfully fulfil the new task due to her expertise, commitment and motivation", Bert Urlings, Group Director Quality Assurance Vion Food Group, underpins the decision.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-19 00:15:59 | 2025-08-07 11:37:14 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6515 | Danish Crown: Pay attention to the heat when delivering | The Danish summer shows its warm side, but this also means that you have to pay extra attention to the pigs when delivering them. Meanwhile, Danish Crown Owner Service is preparing an online meeting with producers about male pig production. | <p><span lang="DE">With high temperatures and sunshine, it is extra important that the animals also get enough water during delivery. This applies in covered delivery rooms, where it can get quite hot. The pigs must have access to water while they are waiting to be collected, and regardless of whether it is day or night, when they are being prepared for collection.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For non-covered delivery, pigs must not be let out into direct sunlight until immediately before collection. For delivery vans, it applies that they must be placed in the shade and the pigs must have access to water.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In order to ensure animal welfare in connection with transport, it is encouraged to keep in contact with Central Planning, so that delivery can be coordinated with the time of collection.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Central planning follows the weather forecast and reduces the number of pigs per read in relation to it.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">How to stay up-to-date and gain experience from the production of male pigs?</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Danish Crown Owner Service invites on 21 June at 16.30 male pig producers and their operational managers for an online meeting about male pig production, where the advice comes with professional input, and experience can be shared between the cooperative owners.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The production of male pigs in Danish Crown has been expanded since the ambition to slaughter an additional 1.2 million male pigs were launched in November 2022. Since February, many have therefore stopped castrating, and we want to take the opportunity to exchange experiences between cooperative owners and managers at an early stage.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Danish Crown would like to support this with an online meeting on 21 June.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="DE">We want to ensure that we transfer as much good advice and knowledge between the cooperative owners as possible, so we think it is obvious that cooperative owners and their operational managers meet online and share experiences with the production of male pigs. At the same time, Danish Crown's consultancy will start the meeting with the professional knowledge they can draw from their daily work, so that a professional perspective will also be added", says Kristian Jensen, who is head of the Professional Consultants in Danish Crown Owner Service.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-19 00:20:34 | 2025-08-08 00:47:33 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6516 | Dawn Meats sells its minority shareholding in Elivia to Terrena | Dawn Meats has decided to sell its minority shareholding in Elivia to Terrena, the majority shareholder of the French company. In the period since 2015, significant investments have been made at Elivia and improved performance has resulted from the collaboration of the two companies. Following ongoing discussions and a review of long-term business strategy, both parties have decided on alternative arrangements for the ownership of the company. | <p>Niall Browne, CEO of Dawn Meats said:<strong> </strong>"We found that our vision for the French market and our ambition for the future strategic direction of Elivia is not aligned with that of our partner Terrena, and we have therefore decided to dispose of our shareholding in Elivia. We wish the company and its employees all the best in their future endeavours.</p> <p>The French market is strategically important for beef and lamb, and we will continue to engage and develop new opportunities in the market. Independently of our involvement with Elivia and within the same timescale, Dawn Meats and our UK division Dunbia have more than doubled in size and our management team will continue to successfully grow the business with further developments in the pipeline".</p> <p>Alain Le Floch, CEO of Terrena said:</p> <p>"Elivia is a strategically important company within our Cooperative and we are delighted to become again the sole shareholder of Elivia. The company has significantly improved its performance in recent years. Being 100% farmers owned company, Elivia has strong roots and fundamentals for providing high quality and innovative services and products to its customers, the basis for future commercial success. We wish Dawn Meats well into the future and thank them for their support of and contribution to Elivia over the years".</p> <p>This disposal by Dawn Meats of its stake in Elivia to Terrena is subject to the approval of all appropriate antitrust authorisations from the competent authorities in France and abroad. Details of the deal are to remain confidential.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-19 00:25:39 | 2025-08-08 03:09:42 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6517 | JBS invests in a new feed plant in Rio Grande do Sul to double local pork production | With an investment of BRL 250 million (1 BRL = 0,19 EUR), the new feed plant in Seberi will generate 110 direct jobs and supply pig farmers in 36 municipalities. | <div>JBS, one of the largest food companies in the world, is building a feed factory in Seberi, in the northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul. The new unit is expected to generate up to 110 direct jobs, and the production will supply pig farmers in 36 nearby municipalities. Around R$ 250 million are being invested in the work, which will allow Seara and JBS to continue contributing to the economic and social development of the State.</div> <p><span lang="DE">With the increase in feed supply, the outgrowers will be able to double their pig production by the end of 2023, making the region the main producer of pig farming in the state. Located on the same plot of land as the Seberi industrial plant, the new feed factory occupies a total area of 63,000 square meters (m²), of which 48,000 m² are built area, and will have the capacity to produce 50,000 tons of raw material per month. The plant will supply more than 300 pork producing families integrated with Seara.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">JBS is betting on the potential of the Seberi region to expand Seara's pork processing in Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, the company has more than 40 feed mills in operation in the South, Southeast and Midwest regions of the country.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The construction of this new feed factory is part of the investments announced by JBS in April 2021, of R$ 1.7 billion, in Rio Grande do Sul. The contributions made in the 2021-2023 period include expansion and improvements in units in seven cities, including Seberi, expanding the production of in natura protein and prepared foods to meet the demands of the foreign and domestic markets.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-19 00:30:55 | 2025-08-07 15:15:47 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6519 | ABP acquires Scotbeef Sites | ABP has today announced the acquisition of the Bridge of Allan abattoir and Queenslie meat packing plant in Scotland from Scotbeef. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The two facilities will now become part of the company’s UK meat division which also includes an existing processing facility in Perth, Scotland. The sale is expected to complete at the end of July 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Commenting on the announcement, Frank Stephenson, Group Chief Executive of ABP said “We look forward to working with the team in Scotbeef to ensure a smooth and seamless transition for farmer suppliers, colleagues and customers at the Queenslie and Bridge of Allan plants. It will be very much business as usual with a commitment to building on Scotbeef’s well established tradition and reputation for high quality Scottish red meat products”.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With nearly seventy years’ experience and over forty years in Scotland, ABP is one of Europe’s leading meat processors, with a reputation for quality and innovation, supplying fresh and frozen meat products to retailers, and food service providers in the UK and worldwide. ABP employs over 13,000 colleagues across its four divisions: Red Meat, Pet Foods, Renewables and Proteins, with processing facilities in nine countries and a turnover of €5 billion.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-20 00:10:07 | 2025-08-07 15:47:51 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6520 | AHDB: Red meat buying behaviours in the Middle East | Bespoke consumer analysis reveals that Quality, Halal Assurance and Taste are vital components for red meat buying decisions from consumers. This article reviews key consumer nuances for the Middle East and how exporters can harness the power of consumer buying behaviour. | <p><span lang="DE">Research carried out by AHDB across the Middle East explored key consumer buying behaviour for red meat. It builds on from previous studies on consumer buying behaviour across </span><span lang="DE">North America,</span><span lang="DE"> </span><span lang="DE">South East Asia</span><span lang="DE"> and the </span><span lang="DE">EU</span><span lang="DE">.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The research across other regions highlighted how important it is for exporters to </span><span lang="DE">harness the strengths of British red meat</span><span lang="DE"> in their target markets. Finding the right messages to amplify the products and justify any premium price positioning can unlock future growth opportunities. Consistently seen across markets is the important role that quality, taste, price and value have in buying decisions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The latest research in this global study took place in the Middle East and involved an online survey of over 2,000 consumers. It covered countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. They were asked about the key buying motivations for beef and lamb.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Quality scored highly across all the regions researched; in the case of Europe and North America it was followed by taste and price/value. In South East Asia food safety was prominent, while in the Middle East the importance of halal assurance was evident.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">We've seen in other regions that quality was the top purchase driver, but it can often mean different things across the regions. The study dug deeper to look at what aspects of quality are important for beef and lamb purchases in the Middle East.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It highlighted that food safety, taste and freshness are key messages to reinforce quality. Wider appeal around the health benefit, origin and tenderness of the product also came through from consumers. In Saudi Arabia, tenderness, localness, and production methods scored higher in assessing quality, while food safety and freshness came out higher in Kuwait.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The research explored in more depth what was important to those consumers who referenced ‘food safety’ or ‘origin’ in their assessment of ‘quality’. This helps gather more insight into the more particular elements that were important to consumers. Sanitary/hygienic production standards came out strongly – this was also the case across the globe. In the Middle East there was particuliar interest from consumers in the animal slaughter method and how the meat was processed.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It showed that 56% of consumers agreed that “knowing how the animal was slaughtered” was important, with 47% stating that “knowing how the meat was processed” was important. Other elements, such as the freshness and the origin of the product, were also considerations.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The research identified how critical halal is to consumers in the Middle East, with 76% of consumers agreeing that they trust shops will only sell halal meat. Just under half do not tend to look at the details of the halal certification on packaging because of that trust in shops.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The research also highlighted that 76% of consumers believe different countries will have different halal standards. As a result, if the source market is prominent on pack, it is critical consumers have trust in halal production standards of that exporting market. To understand this context further, AHDB looked at the perception consumers had of British Beef and Lamb in the Middle East.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">On specific metrics that are key to purchase, British Beef and Lamb is seen as strong on Quality, Taste (in UAE and KSA) and offering good Food Safety standards overall.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Productions standards of British Beef and Lamb are currently well regarded, with 60% of consumers agreeing with the statement “British Red Meat has higher production standards compared to red meat from other countries”. This was higher compared to the average seen in South East Asia (47%) and North America (37%).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Price featured heavily when looking at the barriers to purchasing British Beef and Lamb. This reinforces the importance of justifying any price premium by communicating around quality, halal assurance and food safety messaging.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While environmental sustainability is not currently a primary purchase driver of beef and lamb in the Middle East, there are signs of strong claimed interest, with 71% of consumers considering broader sustainability topics to be important. This is further encouraged by the fact British Beef and Lamb is currently well regarded on sustainability credentials, which could provide a good platform for future opportunities.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Beef and Lamb exports from the UK to the Middle East are modest but have potential for growth. Strong population with forecasted growth in disposable income, gross domestic product (GDP) growth, together with limited production capacity, will increase food import requirements in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the next decade. This provides good </span><span lang="DE">prospects for exporters in MENA</span><span lang="DE">: understanding and adapting to consumer buying behaviour can further place British meat exporters in a strong position versus competitors.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Levy payers have highlighted exports as a highly valued AHDB activity, and it remains one of the cornerstones of our work. AHDB works collaboratively with industry and the Government to deliver services that can help exporters thrive. To support levy payers in the market </span><span lang="DE">AHDB recently hosted a stand at Gulfood</span><span lang="DE"> in Dubai, where British exporters were actively engaging with key supply chain delegates. There was also a butchery demonstration providing product tasting opportunities, all aimed at showcasing quality British produce in the Middle East market.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-20 00:15:42 | 2025-08-07 08:17:56 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6522 | Australia’s cattle herd reaches highest level in a decade | This is according to the latest Cattle Industry Projections update from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), which notes that the national cattle herd will reach its highest level since 2014 at 28.7m head. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">With the national cattle herd reaching its highest level since 2014 this year, stocking rates in southern Australia, particularly in New South Wales, are at levels well above long-term averages. Northern Australia will develop its herd rebuild on the back of a very strong wet season generally.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Senior Market Information Analyst at MLA, Ripley Atkinson, a continuation of female retention in northern Australia will ensure the rebuild for this region continues, while the breeding herd in southern Australia will reach levels above long term averages in 2023. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The longer-term outlook of higher supply is ensured, with the above-average marking rates continuing despite a forecast return to average or below-average seasonal conditions", Mr Atkinson said. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The genetic investment producers have made in building a productive, fertile breeding herd during the past three years will contribute significantly to delivering continued high supplies of young cattle into 2024". </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef production is forecast to strongly increase this year as a result of improvements in processing capacity so far in 2023, higher slaughter volumes and historically elevated carcase weights.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Slaughter for 2023 is forecast to reach 6.95 million head, a revision upwards of 5% or 325,000 head on MLA’s January figures. Driving the higher volume this year will be:</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Strong numbers of grassfed steer turn-off from key production regions of Queensland, including the Channel Country</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Significantly higher numbers of cast-for-age cows as numbers of breeding females on-farm allow the turn-off of older stock.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Processors are continuing to manage higher supplies of slaughter weight stock and this trend is expected to continue for the remainder of the year". Mr Atkinson said.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"So far in 2023, the cattle market has operated as it typically does throughout the first six months of the year", Mr Atkinson said. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"It’s not uncommon for higher turn-off of stock leading into winter to place downward pressure on price.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“However, the previous three years have been the exception due to the rebuild following years of drought, and the impacts of COVID.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"In considering these major events, it is important to acknowledge these years were outliers when it comes to examining trends in cattle prices". </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">As part of the report, MLA also collates price forecast information from industry analysts. These analysts’ forecasts to the end of the year indicate a stabilisation in prices relative to the volatile market of 2022, although with forecasted levels to be below longer-term averages for both the EYCI and the Feeder steer.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Based on current rates, analyst forecasts to 31 December are for the EYCI to be 546¢, a 10¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) or 2% decline. If this forecast eventuates, the price would be 13.5% or 85¢ lower than the 10-year average.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The remainder of 2023 is expected to see continued improvements in both supply of cattle and beef to market as slaughter rates increase.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-21 00:10:00 | 2025-08-06 16:01:38 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6530 | SIAVS 2024 launches second sales phase at event in Costa Rica | Largest poultry and pig farming event in Brazil is present at the Central American Poultry Congress. | <p><span lang="DE">The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) launched the second sales phase of the International Poultry and Swine Exhibition (SIAVS) – August 6 to 8, 2024, at Anhembi Parque, in São Paulo (SP) – during the Central American Poultry Congress, the sector's main event in Central America, which started last Wednesday (21) in San Jose (Costa Rica).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">During the event, the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin, and the administrative director of ABPA and also commercial director of SIAVS, José Perboyre, presented exposure opportunities for prospecting and doing business at the largest poultry and pig farming event in Brazil.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to Perboyre, in the first commercialization phase, exhibitors and partners of the 2022 edition of the event had exclusive access to the acquisition of spaces in the midst of the event, which recorded a 35% growth in its marketable area for 2024.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"From this moment on, in addition to external disclosure, we are also open to new companies seeking new business with the productive sector in Brazil. At this moment, more than 85% of the marketable area has already been sold", points out the commercial director of the fair.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin, SIAVS will expand its scope in 2024, adding new sectors and expanding its multiprotein profile.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"SIAVS has expanded its area, which now reaches 24,000 square meters dedicated exclusively to the commercial exhibition. We are in an effort to expand the internationalization of the event, generating new opportunities for producers, exporters and suppliers from Brazil and from the more than 50 countries participating in the event", details Santin.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-26 00:10:38 | 2025-08-06 23:28:52 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6523 | Danish companies will cooperate on climate-neutral transport | Arla, Danish Crown, DFDS and DSV join forces in a new partnership to develop a climate-neutral transport corridor between Denmark and England. The ambition of the partnership is for Arla's and Danish Crown's products to be transported climate-neutral from farms in Denmark to British consumers by 2030 at the latest. | <p><span lang="DE">Every year, Arla and Danish Crown export large quantities of food via the Port of Esbjerg to Immingham in the UK and on to the British market, which results in a significant CO2 footprint from the transport. Therefore, the two food companies are now joining forces with DFDS and DSV to work for a new transport corridor, which must make the transport of food from Denmark to Great Britain climate neutral (net zero) by 2030 at the latest.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="DE">The entire agricultural sector is going through a historic change in these years, and both Arla and Danish Crown have committed to becoming climate neutral by 2050. We can only achieve this with joint solutions, and we share that spirit with DFDS and DSV. Together, we would like to explore and develop the opportunities we already have today, rather than simply waiting for technologies", says Bo Svane, logistics director at Arla.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The scope of the partnership's transport corridor will be continuously expanded as the use of electric trucks, electrically powered refrigerated transport and the development of greener fuels for shipping are tested, phased in and scaled, so that Arla's and Danish Crown's products can be transported climate-neutral by 2030 using new technologies.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The partnership on the corridor fits in perfectly with our ambition to be at the forefront of the green transformation of the food sector. This autumn we will open a new factory in England, and with the corridor we will be able to offer our British customers food products that have been transported climate-neutral all the way from the Danish farms to the British supermarkets by 2030 at the latest", says Lars Feldskou, group purchasing director at Danish Crown.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The four companies have been working on developing the transport corridor for more than a year and are now ready with a number of pilot projects. Specifically, Danish Crown will test the use of electric trucks for picking up pigs, while DFDS and DSV will pilot test the use of electric trucks and refrigerated trailers for the transport of dairy and meat products to Esbjerg and then for distribution in Great Britain. A freight route that both DFDS and DSV have many years of experience with, and which they share the ambition to make better and less harmful to the climate than ever.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We are happy to be one of four large companies working together in this project, where we not only promote, but actually start executing on the green transition. We need cooperation across the value chain to solve the climate crisis". says Anders Michael Christensen, Vice President, DFDS Logistics.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The first charging stations for electric trucks have already been established in a few places in Denmark, but there is a need to establish many more with enough charging power to handle heavy traffic. Among other things at the port in Esbjerg and at Danish Crown and Arla's locations in Denmark.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"A climate-neutral transport corridor requires that both the companies and the political system have full focus on developing the infrastructure. We are not going to solve the climate crisis in one fell swoop, and that is precisely why we believe that cooperation across sectors, such as the one we are now initiating, is crucial", says Morten Kjærgaard, Vice President, DSV Road.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The companies behind the ambition for the climate-neutral food corridor will already collect data from 2024 so that the climate effects of the partnership can be measured.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-21 00:15:34 | 2025-08-07 07:11:35 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6524 | Australia: Cattle slaughter rates continue to rise | In a previous article published in late March, MLA’s Market Information team forecast that cattle slaughter rates in April would decline sharply (April 2023 being the shortest working month since 2017). The team also predicted that slaughter rates would rebound strongly in May. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The May performance data month-on-month and year-on-year indicates that these expectations for a strong improvement in kill numbers were realised:</p> <p><strong>May vs April 2023</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li> <p>Weekly average kill numbers for May rose by 20% or 17,500 head compared to April</p> </li> <li> <p>Kill numbers for May were higher by 20% or 70,000 head month-on-month compared to April.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>May 2023 vs May 2022</strong></p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>Weekly average kill numbers for May 2023 were higher by 30% or 24,000 head year-on-year.</li> <li> <p>Total kill numbers for May 2023 were higher by 30% or 97,000 head year-on-year.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Evidently, significant increases in throughput occurred during May as processors shook off shortened working weeks and lifted numbers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Larger numbers of finished stock provided processors with ample choice, although the improvements in May kill numbers were also directly tied to the lack of rain across many parts of the eastern seaboard at the time. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In year-to-date terms, 2023 volumes are the highest they’ve been since 2020. With this year’s figures 26% or 467,000 head higher than 2022 totals. Compared to 2021 when Australia processed 6 million head of cattle, year-to-date slaughter rates are higher by 11% or 231,000 head.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Importantly, as the calf drops from 2021 and early 2022 reach finished weights, the increasing supply of slaughter-weight stock has been met with continually improving processor capacity. Evidence of this has been seen in recent weeks, with weekly slaughter numbers reaching their highest levels in over three years.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Based on 2023 performance so far, MLA recently released its Cattle industry projections, which forecast an 18% or 1.1 million head increase in slaughter numbers year-on-year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Current weekly performance suggests these volumes are attainable.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the outlook for higher slaughter, 2023 figures (if realised) would remain 9% or 689,000 head below the 10-year average. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">If processors continue to operate at or around current kill rates and labour issues ease with improved access to international migrants, MLA’s Market Information team forecasts that high volumes of slaughter-weight animals will come to market as the year progresses.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-22 00:05:35 | 2025-08-08 08:58:51 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6525 | AHDB: Update on red meat markets in China | The latest figures from the Chinese Bureau of National Statistics show that total pork production sat at 55.41 Mt in 2022, a 4.6% increase year-on-year (YOY), according to a recent analisys made by AHDB. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Predictions from the USDA suggest there will be a marginal increase to 55.5 Mt for 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The USDA reports that the Chinese pig slaughter is expected to rise to 701.5 million head through 2023, as production capabilities return back to levels seen prior to the major outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF). However, industry growth is expected to be limited by low prices hampering economic returns from production.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Pig prices have been fluctuating throughout the past 12 months, beginning to rise from May 2022 as prices reached a high of just under 36 yuan per kg in October 2022. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Since this peak, prices have begun to decline, down to 20 yuan per kg in February 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Industry sources suggest that the localised outbreaks of ASF in winter 2022 led to the mass slaughter of pigs, driving up available supplies and reducing prices.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The USDA notes that the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) in China began to bulk buy frozen pork from early 2023 to support pork prices and maintain an even supply. As a result, prices stabilised from February onwards. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Global pork imports including offal to China have reached 663,200 t in the year-to-date (Jan–Apr), a 20% increase on the same time period in 2022. Nevertheless, imports to China were much higher in 2021 for this time period, at 1.56 Mt when its production capabilities were severely reduced from ASF.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Therefore, pork imports (Jan–Apr) have dropped off over the last couple of years.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Offal imports have been maintained at similar levels year-on-year, totalling 362,900 t in 2023, this makes up 55% of total import volume.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With disposable incomes remaining tight post-Covid, industry insight suggests we may be seeing greater demand for more affordable cuts of meat as foodservice demand recovers, keeping offal imports maintained. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Looking at specific countries, Brazil saw the most notable increase with imports year to date (Jan–Apr) reaching 154,100 t, up 42% from 2022 levels. This has resulted in Brazil becoming the second largest exporter to China behind Spain (Jan–Apr 167,900 t), making up 23% and 25% of China’s total pork import volumes respectively.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Year-to-date (Jan–Apr) imports to China from the UK totalled 27,350 t, showing little change (+2%) on the year and five-year average. The majority of this volume consisted of offal, which totalled 17,200 t, a 4% increase year-onyear, and up 3,500 t (26%) on the five-year average.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chinese beef and sheep meat imports (Jan–Apr) are up year-on-year by 6.7% (37,200 t) and 21.1% (20,100 t), at 588,500 t and 115,300 t respectively. However, this is partly due to COVID restrictions last year limiting the red meat trade, so we have seen imports increase on the year from a small base.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For beef, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay remain the key exporters to China. For sheep meat, Australia and New Zealand make up 96% of China’s imports, while also remaining key exporters for beef.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">With demand for beef and lamb in out of home (OOH) and retail settings set to increase in 2023, domestic beef production is set to grow 3% to 7.18 Mt (USDA) to meet this.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For beef specifically, this is in part due to the large herd size and cattle finished in 2022 being carried over into this year. It will be interesting to see whether the large inventories alongside the growth in domestic production will restrict imports.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef and lamb prices are marginally lower year-on-year at 76 yuan per kg and 67 yuan per kg respectively (as of 29 May 2023). With exports of beef from China limited, as most is produced for domestic consumption, the price decline could reflect increased supplies from production and imports alongside slow demand growth.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For sheep meat, we could see the easing prices maintained as growth in demand is slow and unlikely to grow further during the summer months with inventories running high.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">As China is a key global consumer of red meat, especially pork as it is estimated that China produces and consumes around 40% of the world’s pork, it will be key to watch how demand and production develop in the coming months. Foodservice demand makes up a large part of domestic red meat consumption, and this market was heavily hit by the slowing economy during the pandemic. Whilst Covid restrictions were lifted at the end of 2022, and the pork industry is recovering from African Swine Fever (ASF), demand for red meat has not seen the resurgence that was expected. Market insights suggests cashflow remains tight, although OOH consumption is slowly recovering as the appetite for red meat increases.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Overall, the predictions for China’s beef and pork market see that production is set to increase slightly, as we see a rebound in consumption and demand following ASF and Covid. Prices are set to remain supported throughout the year, but from a low base, which may discourage regrowth in herd sizes, while the threat of ASF still looms. However, for sheep meat, high inventories and limited demand are likely to limit sheep meat imports.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-22 00:10:08 | 2025-08-08 02:06:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6526 | Spanish White Pork: Healthy and nutritious meat | In recent years, the nutritional quality of pork has not stopped evolving, thanks to research carried out by the meat industry, which has allowed the production of increasingly healthy products adapted to consumer demands. Today, products derived from pork contain less salt, less fat and incorporate beneficial substances for our organism. | <p>Easily digestible in general, white pork meat has a high biological and nutritional value, as it provides quality protein and contains all the essential amino acids that are essential for the optimal development of muscle mass, along with minerals such as iron, phosphorus or zinc, which are essential for the maintenance of bones and teeth. In addition, zinc together with selenium and vitamin B6 contribute to the normal functioning of the immune system, and vitamins B1 and B6 contribute to the normal functioning of the nervous system.</p> <p>For these reasons, pork and meat products are foods with a high density of nutrients necessary at all stages of life and especially for those population groups with increased nutritional needs (pregnancy, growth, sport...).</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/files/pictures/article/Hunland%2015%2C06%2C2023/SDG%203.png?1687411069757" alt="SDG 3" /></p> <p>From the Spanish Inter-professional Agri-Food Organization for White Pork (INTERPORC), we contribute to SDG 3 "Good health and well-being" through the nutritional improvement of pork promoting projects that seek to improve technology, raising awareness among companies to develop actions to reinforce safety and hygiene measures in farms and companies, and promoting a healthy and balanced diet through programs to disseminate its benefits.</p> <p>In summary, all this shows the effort of all the professionals in the Spanish white pork sector in order to achieve a final product of extraordinary quality, with guaranteed food safety and through socially, environmentally and economically sustainable production.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-22 00:15:16 | 2025-08-08 05:52:27 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6528 | More "positivity" across the British pig sector | There is more ‘positivity’ across the pig industry than there has been for some time, although longer-term concerns have not gone away, according to the NPA’s Pig Industry Group. | <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">The group met online last week and during the regional round-up, producers from across the NPA’s regions summed up the industry mood as sustained higher pig prices, tight supplies and generally bearish trends in the feed ingredient markets bring much-needed relief after two years of crippling losses. </span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">"In general, there is a lot more positivity within the independent producers left in in the area around here", the North region representative said.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">"Everyone is down in numbers from where they have been historically. We are still feeling the impacts of the terrible summer and autumn infertility we had last year. A lot of producers have had similar issues", he said.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">"Health wise, there have been some repercussions from the backlog, but I think that's started to improve over last three months".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">Producers in the Midlands are also feeling the effects of the hot summer coming through on numbers, combined with the number of producers who have exited the industry. "This means there are fewer pigs and therefore an increased price because processors still need to get hold of them", the regional represented added.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">The Eastern region representative painted a similar picture. "There is certainly a bit more positivity for the short term - at the moment, everyone can see a shortage of pigs and low feed costs and are therefore a bit happier.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">"But there is maybe a little bit of less positivity for the medium to longer term with the future direction of the pig industry still unknown", he said, adding that there are 'some health issues still rumbling on associated with the backlog'.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">The South-Central representative pointed out that many pig producers 'have still got their balance sheets to repair from the last couple of years', while there was also uncertainty over how the review of the pork supply chain would pan out.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">The pig marketing representative said some producers were still concerned about their security going forward and highlighted the lack of reinvestment withing the sector due to cash flow issues. He also noted 'big concerns' around staff. "Most people seem to be still looking for staff", he said.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">There was a lot of discussion around the feed price. The allied industry nutrition representative on PIG described the cereals market outlook as 'bearish', with feed wheat currently quoted at around £180/tonne for July, compared with a high of around £350/t just over a year ago. But she said the market was keeping a very close eye on the situation in Ukraine, which continues to cause price fluctuations. </span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">China continues to import soya in large volumes, although that market is also bearish, albeit currently at a historically higher level of around £420/t.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">The Eastern producer representative said: "There is quite a wide range of feed prices going into people's cost of production at the moment, due to raw material prices coming down more quickly than people were expecting, but then some people are still locked into higher wheat and barley prices, in particular".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">The Midlands representative added that there was some 'welcome relief' on feed price. "There seems to be a lot of last year's grain about unsold which is helping weigh down on the local prices of wheat. With the weather that we've got now, crops look reasonable in the ground and we might even get into them early so again, another indication that there might be a bit more price to come out of wheat and barley".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">Representatives from other regions also pointed to a generally positive harvest, albeit with a real need for more rain in most areas.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">The veterinary representative said lower finisher numbers because of the summer infertility appeared to be helping the overall health situation.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">"Generally growth rates seem to be quite good and with that little bit of extra positivity in the industry, people are starting to look again at improving diets, so we're seeing some very good performance as a result".</span></span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-23 00:10:55 | 2025-08-08 04:38:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6529 | INTERPORC pays tribute to all professionals in the Spanish pig sector | This week the Interprofesional INTERPORC paid tribute to all the people who, from their different positions, companies, associations or administrations, have made INTERPORC's first decade of service to the pig sector possible. | <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">This was highlighted by the president of INTERPORC, Manuel García, in an emotional act that brought together professionals from the different links in the value chain of the pig sector, whom he thanked "for the support and effort of all those who have collaborated with the Interprofessional since its creation”.</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">García explained that INTERPORC "is the result of a collective project of professionals, companies and the organizations that make it up, in which we all work together to benefit a sector of which we feel very proud."</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">Together, the president of INTERPORC assured, "we are building a strategic project that will contribute to improve the future of our sector and facing the challenges that lie ahead, that is our main objective as an Interprofessional".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">Alberto Herranz, director of INTERPORC, spoke precisely of these challenges, who explained that as a sector "we have the obligation to consider our growth in efficiency, diversification and differentiation".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">Public opinion, he pointed out, is increasingly sensitive and demanding in terms of environmental care and animal protection. Hence, "we must respond with transparency and be receptive and proactive with the changes it demands". In this sense, he expressed his desire "to do something different", for which he considered it necessary to make "a call to action, in which each one does something positive for the sector and contributes positively to its image".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">Herranz stressed that "it is acceptable to highlight the professionalism, adaptability and resilience that characterize our pig sector to face all these changes". At INTERPORC, he added, "we represent a sector of excellent professionals, and that is why the communication we carry out on their behalf is always truthful".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">In these ten years, recalled the director of INTERPORC, "we have carried out five major communication campaigns in the mass media in Spain, as well as many other national and international campaigns to bring the reality of the pork sector and its products to all audiences".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">For his part, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, highlighted the work carried out by INTERPORC, "the result of good organization and coordination, both of which are essential to achieve good results for the pig sector as a whole".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">For Planas, "the excellence of the work in the pig sector has managed to bring nutritional quality and food safety to the world, thanks to its capacity for innovation, which never ends and is continuous work".</span></span></p> <p><span lang="DE"><span style="color: #000000;">Today, the pig sector, he concluded, "is an example of sustainability, digitization and good work throughout the chain", however, he qualified, "we must be sensitive to the challenges posed by the demands of society and that the pig can continue offering that differentiated quality that characterizes it".</span></span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-23 00:15:02 | 2025-08-07 15:40:54 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6533 | ArreBeef aims to strengthen their presence in the international meat market | ArreBeef, presented an expansion plan in Pérez Millán, Ramallo district, in Argentine. With a 30% increase in slaughter capacity, they aim to strengthen their presence in the international meat market. | <p>The expansion of the ArreBeef meatpacking plant in Pérez Millán, Ramallo district, will include the hiring of 300 new employees and the slaughter of 2,000 cows per day.</p> <p>"We are enthusiastic about this initiative, which will not only boost economic growth, but also contribute to the development of the region", said Gustavo Perie, mayor of that town in northern Buenos Aires.</p> <p>This collaboration between the public and private sectors demonstrates the joint commitment to promote economic growth and generate employment in the region, highlighted the community chief.</p> <p>The ArreBeef refrigerator, recognized for its excellence in the export of Argentine meat, has experienced a significant increase in international demand for its products.</p> <p>In order to meet this growth and supply the global market, the company has decided to expand its slaughter capacity. ’’The volume of growth and the need to supply the international market for Argentine meat leads us to expand our slaughter capacity,’’ the company stated.</p> <p>The expansion of the plant will allow ArreBeef to increase its daily production and reach a slaughter capacity of up to 2,000 animals, compared to the 1,400 to 1,500 that are currently slaughtered.</p> <p>This expansion will not only help meet the growing international demand, but will also provide the opportunity to create employment in the region. According to the company, once the works are finished, the incorporation of 300 additional workers will be required.</p> <p>In a statement presented to the Ramallense Deliberative Council, in August 2022, ArreBeef recognized the difficulties faced by commercial activity in the country, but highlighted its confidence in contributing to the growth of the industry and obtaining positive results. "We believe that contributing to our industry brings good results, and that is why we are embarking on an expansion process", the company stated.</p> <p>ArreBeef's vision points to a future where success in the meat industry will be based on handling a significant volume of production. With the aim of increasing its slaughter capacity by 30%, the company plans to carry out a large project that will physically expand its refrigeration plant. “Our objective with this work is to reach higher daily production levels. Today we are facing new challenges and we need the definitive transfer of the streets to carry out the work”, they explained.</p> <p>The decision to expand the ArreBeef plant is based on the growing need for food worldwide. The company seeks to continue growing and be leaders in the international market, maintaining the best practices, technology and efficiency within the sector. "As an exporting refrigerator, we must have the support of the municipality to achieve our objectives", they said.</p> <p>The ArreBeef slaughterhouse, with more than 100 years of experience in the meat industry, has once again demonstrated its strategic vision by betting on the expansion of its plant.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-26 00:20:52 | 2025-08-07 18:36:18 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6535 | AHDB encourages businesses to build on meat and dairy export success | Businesses have been urged to build on the success of red meat and dairy exports with the global appetite for both set to grow further, according to AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">The rallying call came from AHDB Chair Nicholas Saphir, with global meat consumption expected to grow by 1.8% and fresh dairy product consumption by 2.53% from 2023 to 2024. UK red meat exports hit record levels in 2022 with a value of £1.7bn, and the dairy sector achieving a similar level.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Speaking at the AHDB Export Conference at Butchers' Hall in London, Mr Saphir said: "Our exporters and colleagues in Government should be congratulated on the fabulous job done in driving export growth for UK agri-food which is reflected in the figures from 2022 that speak for themselves.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It is, however, imperative to maintain the momentum and build on this success. With the anticipated growth in global meat and dairy consumption, now is a pivotal moment for more UK exporters to seize on the export opportunities presented".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr Saphir welcomed the Government's recent commitment to invest £2m to boost its programme of global trade shows and missions, as well as providing £1.6m for the GREAT food and drink campaign and a new £1m bespoke export support fund for the dairy sector to help support the UK's export ambitions.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">He added: "The Government's pledge at its recent Farm to Fork summit was very encouraging and will complement AHDB's £8m annual investment in exports to facilitate trade and grow our reputation as a producer of quality, safe and wholesome food".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As part of AHDB's support for the industry, the conference also provided the platform to unveil Beyond Borders – its new strategy aimed at delivering enhanced services to help more exporters maximise the global potential for high-quality domestic produce.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Beyond Borders sets out plans to encourage more businesses to develop their export potential with the help of enhanced AHDB services, including bespoke training and advice and industry-leading marketing support.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This will include providing tools, information and advice and practical assistance on exporting, connecting UK businesses to overseas buyers and growing the reputation of our levy payer products.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr Saphir said: "A sustained collaborative effort between industry and Government, underpinned with AHDB's support including market and consumer insight, is key to helping our exporters build on the successes already achieved.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Our strategic approach set out in Beyond Borders is very much aimed at helping our levy payers succeed in this and to encourage more businesses to look at exporting. Not only will it help levy payers improve overall returns, but it will also support the UK Government's wider ambition to become a 'Great Trading Nation'.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As strategists and boots on the ground, AHDB is the indispensable bridge, connecting the Government’s trade diplomacy and promotion work with successful and aspirational exporters with a common goal to deliver commercial deals on the global stage.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As I've already alluded to, our exporters and Government are to be congratulated on the successes achieved to date. We look forward to working collaboratively with them, delivering enhanced support services to build on this and help our exporters realise their future ambitions".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-26 00:30:11 | 2025-08-07 00:20:37 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6536 | Public perception of farmers tops New Zealand’s industries | Research First’s latest public perceptions data puts farmers and growers at the top of the board of New Zealand’s industries. | <p><span lang="DE">The research shows that positive perception of farmers and growers has increased more than any other industry over the last three years. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The sheep and beef and dairy sub-sectors saw a significant increase in positive perception and no significant change to negative perception", says Research First’s Liz Morley.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The research included other industries including healthcare, tourism, construction and retail.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We’re now seeing farmers and growers with the highest proportion trending to the positive".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Digging deeper into the data, which comes from a nationally representative survey of New Zealanders, shows even more positive results for farmers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Three quarters of people trust farmers to properly care for their animals and three quarters of people rated the welfare of animals in the dairy and sheep and beef sub-sectors as 'good' or 'very good'.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Typically, this type of research would measure the proportion of the population that hold a positive view. We thought we would push past just a positive or negative call, instead looking at where those public perception trends are heading and what is driving them", says Morley.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">B+LNZ Chief Insights Officer Julian Ashby says the research is in line with B+LNZ’s public perception surveys.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It’s great to see the public recognise the hard work farmers are doing to look after their animals and their land", he says.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It shows New Zealanders are supportive of sheep and beef farmers and demonstrates the resilience of the red meat sector to the challenges it’s faced over the last three years."</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-27 00:05:58 | 2025-08-07 06:17:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6538 | Scotland: New industry report reveals red meat sector contribution to food security | Quality Meat Scotland has launched its latest Red Meat Industry Profile report highlighting the sector’s contribution to food security and the rural economy, using Scotland’s natural land resources and climate to produce high quality sources of protein for consumers at home, in the rest of the UK and overseas. | <p><span lang="DE">Following the volatility of the past three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK’s exit from the EU single market and the Ukraine war, producers and processors have faced a range of challenges amplified by the cost-of-living crisis.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the past year, livestock producers have seen feed costs spike above pre-war levels, while higher global oil and gas prices passed through to the cost of fertiliser, fuel, heating. In addition, rising interest rates have pushed up the cost of borrowing for businesses in the red meat supply chain.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The 2023 report shows that production continued throughout this challenging period and highlights that turnover from red meat processing rose for a third consecutive year - generating an estimated £926 million of output for the Scottish economy.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Iain Macdonald, </span><span lang="DE">Market Intelligence Manager at QMS and author of the report, said</span><span lang="DE">: "Turnover from red meat processing is estimated to have risen for a third consecutive year, lifting 5% to £926 million. Revenue generated from beef, offal, hides and skins are all estimated to have risen, partially offset by reduced revenue from lamb and pork sales".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">After a slow start to 2022 for the cattle sector, farmgate prices for finished stock rebounded through spring before reaching record high levels between April and December. However, store cattle prices were more subdued, struggling to rise above levels set earlier in the year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Iain added:</span><span lang="DE"> "A combination of rising input costs, attractive cull cow prices and uncertainty over future agricultural support led to a renewed contraction of Scotland’s beef breeding herd, with numbers down 3.3% year-on-year in December. Calf registrations did, however, prove more stable, with greater use of beef genetics in the dairy herd underpinning numbers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Meanwhile, continuing labour supply challenges in Scotland’s abattoir sector and firm demand from finishers based in England, where the suckler herd had contracted more sharply since 2018, resulted in an increased outflow of store cattle, limiting the number of prime cattle available to Scottish abattoirs".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The report also revealed that market prices in the sheep sector fell back from records set in 2021. Market supply was supported by a rebound in import volumes as COVID-19 control measures in China resulted a rebalancing of lamb exports from Australia and New Zealand towards the EU and UK. However, this trend of rising imports did begin to reverse in the final quarter.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Iain added:</span><span lang="DE"> "Outside of a positive Christmas trading period, consumer demand for lamb struggled given its position as an expensive protein and the pressure on household budgets from a rising cost of living".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the pig sector, the report highlighted that the severe challenges continued for the first half of 2022. Iain explained: “Elevated feed costs and a backlog of slaughter-ready pigs waiting to be processed weighed on margins and led to further losses for producers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"By the end of the year, a sharp contraction in breeding pig numbers had fed through to supplies, providing further support to market prices, while feed costs had begun to fall back. A tightening of supply in the EU also pushed up import prices, supporting the competitiveness of home-produced pork in the domestic and export markets".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The report found that despite employment in the primary processing sector being estimated to have reduced by around 4%, the overall wage bill remained unchanged due to the impact of a tight labour market on wages and salaries. As the year progressed, labour supply challenges began to ease through the arrival of new staff from outside Europe.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Iain concluded;</span><span lang="DE"> “Livestock farming and processing is vital to our rural economy, so it’s positive to see that some input cost pressures are starting to ease back from the highs of 2022.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"What the latest Red Meat Industry Profile does highlight is the industry’s determination to continue producing high quality products while dealing with a wide range of supply chain challenges and economic and political uncertainty. In the first half of 2023, we have seen Scottish households continue to increase their spending on beef, lamb and pork - proving that Scots still have a strong appetite for red meat".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-27 00:15:12 | 2025-08-08 00:16:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6539 | NZ trade strategy must evolve as global markets become more protectionist | New Zealand must evolve its trade strategy to capture more value from existing markets if the country is to increase exports and grow the economy, amid rising protectionism and geopolitical tensions. | <p><span lang="DE">That’s according to the latest research from the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), who published the latest edition of the biennial </span><em><span lang="DE">Barriers to International Trade</span></em><span lang="DE"> report.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The report shows that New Zealand’s framework of free trade agreements has reduced the level of red meat tariffs from $366 million in 2010 to $193 million in 2022 (a reduction of $173 million).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">However, between 2021 and 2022 there was a 22 per cent uptick in red meat tariffs due to New Zealand exporting more products to markets with high tariff rates last year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"For decades, our focus as a trading nation has been on securing FTAs with lucrative markets in Asia and farther afield, and this is something we have been highly successful at", said Sirma Karapeeva, chief executive of MIA.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"But the world is changing, and the international landscape is now marked by greater protectionism, geopolitical tensions, and more economic volatility in the wake of the Covid pandemic.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As a country, we need to ensure that our trade strategy is responsive to this changing environment, and a central part of this is ensuring that we get the maximum value out of the free trade agreements we already have in place".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Ms Karapeeva said this work must also include a strong focus on non-tariff measures that also apply beyond the border that unnecessarily drag on the competitiveness of New Zealand’s red meat exports.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Our internal research shows that New Zealand’s red meat sector faces an average 2.3 times more non-tariff measures than the world average, and that adds $1.5 billion a year in costs to red meat exports.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Some of these non-tariff measures work in New Zealand’s favour because of the quality of our products and systems, such as food safety standards. But other technical barriers to trade impose $370 million in administrative costs that provide little consumer benefit - that’s almost twice the level of border tariffs faced by red meat processors every year".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">These unnecessary technical barriers to trade can include requirements for documents to be certified at the importing country’s consulate, or the imposition of overly strict standards, such as product shelf-life, that are out of step with scientific evidence, among many others.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Sam McIvor, chief executive of B+LNZ, said these tariff and non-tariff barriers are not theoretical costs to farmers, but real concerns that need to be prioritised as part of the New Zealand trade strategy.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“With on-farm inflation almost double that of general CPI, and average farm profits in the sheep and beef sector forecast to fall 30 per cent this year, these are not insignificant costs that can be ignored", said Mr McIvor.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Tackling tariff and non-tariff barriers requires government-to-government engagement, which is why we are calling for it to top the trade priority list.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As a country, we’ve invested significantly in establishing our framework of trade agreements and have seen great success particularly on tariff reductions. But now, as our economy starts facing increasing headwinds, it is time to leverage all aspects of these agreements to the fullest extent.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The development of robust, science-based standards is a key strategy to tackling barriers to trade and non-tariff measures. We strongly encourage the Government to take a leadership position in this space and give our trade-facing agencies the resources they need to be successful".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mr McIvor said sustainability requirements are increasingly being placed on imports into key markets. And while New Zealand’s farming practices are not the focus of these new regulations, New Zealand beef and sheepmeat risks being unduly impacted by these barriers to trade.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Ensuring New Zealand’s farmers’ sustainability credentials are well understood by government officials in key markets, particularly the EU, is critical to prevent a flood of new non-tariff barriers hitting the New Zealand red meat sector".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">New Zealand’s red meat farmers and producers generated almost $12 billion in export earnings in 2022, and the sector is the country’s second biggest export goods producer. The industry also employs 92,000 people, equivalent to five per cent of total national employment.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-28 00:05:17 | 2025-08-07 11:53:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6540 | QMS launches a strategy to make Scotland the choice for premium red meat | Quality Meat Scotland has launched its new five-year strategy to make Scotland the choice for premium red meat across the world. | <p><span lang="DE">The new strategy was launched<em> at </em>QMS’s annual industry breakfast briefing at the Royal Highland Show on 23<sup>rd</sup> June 2023. Its mission, to lead the development of Scotland’s red meat sector by driving demand from consumers who recognise the brands as a mark on integrity, provenance and with sustainability at its core.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Built around three strategic pillars; Provenance; Productivity and Profitability; Planet and Place, the five-year plan looks to lead the development of Scotland’s red meat sector by launching ‘game-changing’ projects that will turn the strategy into action. The delivery plan will enable the Scotch and Specially Selected Pork brands to compete in both the home and global markets.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The three game-changing projects, which are designed to grow the Scottish Red Meat Sector include advancing work on genomics, boosting brand integrity with world-leading assurance for customers, and securing funding for a verification system for the eating quality of Scottish red meat proteins.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Scotch and Specially Selected Pork brands will also embrace new sustainability criteria, this will be delivered within the scope of the quality assurance schemes. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the Autumn, the QMS team is planning a strategy engagement roadshow, collaborating with its the supply chain to provide the opportunity for them to feed into the implementation plans that will underpin the strategy.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Kate Rowell, Chair of QMS, said:</span><span lang="DE"> "</span><span lang="DE">Our industry, like so many others, has gone through a period of unprecedented volatility. A global pandemic, a constitutional upheaval from leaving the European Union and a war on our Continent have all erupted in the last three years. Added to that, there is the ongoing climate emergency which is challenging the way the world lives, works, and consumes. Food security pressures are growing and, closer to home, wholesale change to agriculture policy is on the horizon.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Our new vision is to make Scotland <em>the</em> premium choice for red meat across the globe. Ambitious and bold, it reflects both the passion we have for the red meat supply chain we work on behalf of and our belief in its potential".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Sarah Millar, Chief Executive at QMS, said:</span><span lang="DE"> "O</span><span lang="DE">ur aim is to make Scotland the choice for premium red meat,</span><span lang="DE"> but we </span><span lang="DE">must be unwavering and commercial in our focus in order to achieve this. We know what success looks like. It will be an industry with greater confidence, with profitability and productivity at its heart, delivering a product high in demand, viewed by our customers – here and overseas – as their premium red meat choice. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">At last year’s show, we announced the commissioning of an independent impact report to better qualify our impact and impact, which has shown that the Scottish red meat industry outperformed the rest of the UK by £130 million in production and £124 million in retail performances between 2016 and 2022. It is estimated that for every £1 invested in QMS by levy payers, there has been £5.50 of benefit to the industry at production level compared to the rest of the UK. Our new strategy will look to build on this and further enhance the opportunities to ensure our customers receive a strong return on levies paid".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The newly launched strategy also reaffirms QMS’ commitment to its members and people right across the supply chain, deepening its core activity to nurture and utilise the best of talent across the sector that will support the delivery of the strategy.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-06-28 00:10:42 | 2025-08-07 19:55:45 | Details Edit Delete |
