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| 2379 | Pig imports in China to boost North American, European and Brazilian markets | By mid-year, China will import a high volume of pork and that could turn out to be profitable for some of the world's largest producers. | <p>2018 is gone and the global pig industry has experienced some heavy bumps due to trade wars and biosecurity issues, as Jim Long, President and CEO of Genesus Inc, is mentioning in one of his latest reports.<br />"2018 was a year in which hog producers in much of the world didn’t make much money. In USA-Canada market hogs sold for too many weeks under the cost of production. China had low prices at the first of the year, which were below the cost of production and then the African Swine Fever break. European markets were on either side of breakeven. Brazil was in much the same predicament.<br />Countries that were profitable include Mexico, South Korea, Russia, Philippines and Japan. Being a hog producer in these countries was more than okay", says Mr Long.<br />For now, the North American market is making a comeback with lean hog prices for 2019 on the Chicago Futures indicating the average profit in the $20 per head range. This situation could turn out to be even better for pig producers around the world as African Swine Fever implications in China are affecting production in the country. "Pigs are being eliminated due to ASF itself plus implications of extremely low markets in some regions. We expect ASF in China will lead to more imports and this will boost North American, European, and Brazil markets by mid-2019", added Jim Long.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-01-03 07:53:44 | 2025-08-11 01:39:25 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1200 | Novio Packaging Group to merge with Scandinavian Packaging | The Danish packaging company will become a member of Novio Packaging and, as from January, it will operate under the name Novio Scandinavia. | <p>Novio Packaging Group and Scandinavian Packaging A/S have come to an agreement on the merging operation of the two companies, informs Novio Packaging Group in a press release.<br />“Now that our territorial range also includes Scandinavia, we will be able to achieve even better European coverage,” explained directors of the Novio Packaging Group Marck Jansen and Erik Trum.</p> <p>“This move will also increase the international efficiency and buying power of both parties. The values of Scandinavian Packaging: quality, reliability and understanding, will without further doubt strengthen our brand.”, declared the executives of the group.<br />Novio Packaging Group B.V. is consisting of the international packaging distribution companies Oosterbeek Packaging B.V., Alpha Packaging International B.V., Maer Flexibles<br />B.V., Maer Hong Kong Ltd. and FehnPolycap GmbH. Until January 2019 the new member of the group will operate under its present name. From next year, though, the Danish company will be rebranded as Novio Scandinavia.<br />Scandinavian Packaging can also take advantage of the merge to ensure sector-wide packaging distribution capability.<br />"With the support of the Novio Packaging Group, we will be able to continue the growth and development of our business. We can hardly wait to introduce so many new products and services to our Scandinavian customers. It is a perfect match.", declared Bjarke Arlo, CEO and Partner at Scandinavian Packaging. The headquarters of the company will remain in Borup, Denmark, and there are no plans for staff changes in the executive area.</p> | 1 | Technology | 2018-05-03 07:17:49 | 2025-08-11 01:39:28 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3606 | Pig prices in the EU are falling due to coronavirus impact | <p>The impact of the Chinese New Year holiday and the coronavirus outbreak in China have impacted the EU pig prices at the beginning of this month. The average price in the single market has lost €10 to average €182.54/100kg. The Netherlands has seen the biggest drop in price (-€19.89), followed by France (-€17.00), Belgium (-€13.00), Germany (-€11.65), and Poland (-€10.66).<br />"Logistical difficulties, including temporary restrictions imposed on transporting meat between provinces, have reportedly delayed the delivery of imports. In the short-term, China's demand for imports could be negatively affected. Industry reports suggest pork demand, particularly out of the home, could be reduced. This may affect EU pig prices for some weeks," believes Duncan Wyatt, Lead Analyst at AHDB.<br />However, demand for pork in the Chinese market is expected to remain strong for the rest of the year as the decline in China's national pig inventory will accelerate due to the impact that coronavirus suppose to have on restocking efforts. Meantime, in China, pork prices have increased, with average quotation jumping from 48.25 CNY ($6.91) to 51.46 CNY ($7.37). The highest price was reported in the province of Sichuan, 57.45 CNY ($8.22), whilst the lowest was in Tianjin 47.48 CNY ($6.80), a variation that can be explained by the temporary restrictions on transporting meat between the provinces.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-02-14 03:02:18 | 2025-08-11 01:39:34 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 4218 | ABIEC: Beef exports are expected to set a US $ 8 billion record | <p>"There are negotiations on the part of the Ministry of Agriculture, livestock and Supply with countries that represent a large volume of purchases and that are anxious for the Brazilian BEEF , such as Japan, Canada and Taiwan", says Antônio Jorge Camardelli, president of the Brazilian Association of Industries Industrialized Meat Exporters ( ABIEC ).</p> <p>The performance expected for the year is encouraging, and should set a record in shipments, predicts the executive. "The expectation is that the volume will reach 2 million tons", he says. Last year, there was a 15.5% jump in revenue when it hit US $ 7.59 billion, with a total exported of 1.84 million tons, an increase of 12.4%.</p> <p>In the first nine months, sales of fresh and processed meat grew 19.7% in revenue and 11% in volume compared to the same period last year, that is, US $ 6.1 billion and 1.460 million tons, respectively. The data are from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) compiled by ABIEC . "China continues to pull purchases, with 57.4% of the total exported, but other markets also register an increase in demand, such as Egypt, Chile, Russia, the United States and the Philippines."</p> <p>Brazil is prepared to meet future demands, which will come in the post-pandemic. "Countries that have the most organized chains, like Brazil, will have the chance to increase their participation in global markets."</p> <p>Marfrig believes that the market will be increasingly eager for the Brazilian product and that the impacts of the pandemic were “positive for the company”. In the first half, the company recorded a historic performance, with net revenue of R $ 32.3 billion and net profit of R $ 2.16 billion. “This represents an increase of 48% in sales and 400% in the result compared to the same period in 2019”, explains Alisson Navarro, director of exports of Marfrig to Latin America.</p> <p>The explanation for this leap is understandable, says the executive: when the covid 19 arrived in Brazil, the Asian market was practically returning to normal, while the Brazilian domestic market showed an expressive growth of the disease, with the migration of the food service to retail. To all this, add the dollar pricing as of the second quarter.</p> <p>"The impacts of the pandemic on Marfrig's meat production and export sector were positive, and the third quarter also had an excellent performance, with even greater demand from the international market, exceeding the Brazilian offer," he says. According to the executive, starting in the coming weeks, the availability of cattle ready for slaughter should improve with the arrival of animals fattened in the intensive confinement system.</p> <p>The slaughtering, in fact, decreased by 8% in the second quarter compared to the same interval in 2019, accounting for 7.301 million head, according to a survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). From January to March there was a slight increase of 0.3%. It was the worst result for a second quarter since 2011 caused, in large part, by the negative effects of the pandemic on the consumption of higher value cuts.</p> <p>For Navarro, opportunities in the international market have grown rapidly in the last two years and already show a relevant participation of the USA. "It is a market in which we have a better margin than in others," he says. Exports, he says, revolve around 70% of the revenue and the demand for food continues with a strong tendency to increase in this last quarter, remembering the conquest of the European and Thai markets, among others.</p> <p>In the first semester, Brazil received approval from Thailand to export beef with bone, boneless and giblets. Initially, five refrigerators were enabled for shipments.</p> <p>The time is also favorable for the export of BOVINE MEAT from Minerva Foods. Between April and June, gross export revenue reached R $ 3.3 billion, an increase of 16.1% in the annual comparison. For the president of the company, Fernando Galletti, the good performance was obtained despite the impacts of the covid-19. The market's behavior, he explains, was much more “volatile” in this period, requiring agility from executives. It was the best second quarter in the company's history.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2020-11-06 07:27:44 | 2025-08-11 01:39:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6364 | Marel: Cut-up technology for Asian tastes | The Asian market for chicken parts has some very specific requirements. These result from traditional manual cuts usually done by skilled labor. Manual cut-up is, however, no longer an option given today’s production volumes and the shortage of people. In its new ACM-NT modules, the Neck Cutter HY and the Second Joint Wing Cutter HPP, Marel has really succeeded in mimicking the hand/knife movements demanded by these cuts. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">In Chinese and Asian markets, the second wing joint (also known as wing flat, center wing or wingette) is a top-quality end product with a much higher value than breast meat. For a perfect second joint wing cut, it is crucial to keep closed the tip of the skin between the first and second joints. This gives the right product appearance and the highest yield. The fully anatomic cut should respect Chinese tradition, with superb skin coverage, intact epidermis and no cartilage damage.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">As the second joint is a very complex structure with irregularly shaped bones, a simple straight cut will not give the required result. Automated cutting should involve a series of precise and consistent movements. Paul Arnts, Poultry Process Technologist for Marel says, "To ensure that the right amount of skin is harvested along with the second joint, our new Second Joint Wing Cutter HPP features a dedicated pre-incision blade. It can equal a skilled manual cut to give excellent presentation and a very high yield".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Each wing entering the module is immediately 'caught' by its own dedicated 'active transporting unit' that moves the wing towards the blade holder. The wing joint is pushed into its optimal position and the module 'feels' automatically where the bone joint is located. The Second Joint Wing Cutter HPP is not sensitive to variations in weight or shape. The static knife makes a consistent anatomic cut precisely at the right position of the joint.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Paul Arnts continues, "By adding that extra piece of skin to the second joint, you actually take it away from the first joint. Given the high value of the second wing joint, first joints with little skin left on are acceptable to the Asian markets. In other parts of the world, however, they would be rejected. For those markets, the basic Second Joint Wing Cutter HPP without pre-incision will cut high-quality anatomical second and first wing joints.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In Chinese and Asian markets the chicken neck is a high-value product. It is eaten in many different ways, on a skewer, as a snack, as street food, or as part of a dish. When cutting up a chicken carcass, attention should be paid to the careful harvesting of the whole neck. It should be as long as possible, but without damage to valuable pieces of breast skin and meat, and without breast contamination from crop skin or crop fat.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the evisceration process, chicken necks are cracked, trachea and esophagus having already been removed. In the cut-up department, the process is completed by harvesting the neck as a consumer product. The Marel Neck Cutter HY achieves optimal neck yield and enhances breast skin quality. It can even benefit wing cutting quality. And what is more, it does all this while saving labor. There’s no longer any need for an additional worker to remove manually any residual crop skin or crop fat in the downstream breast deboning line.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Product guides position the necks before they enter the cutting unit and bend away the wings to prevent them from being cut. Thanks to an ingenuous pulling transport mechanism, the Neck Cutter HY cuts the neck extremely effectively, carefully and tidily at exactly the right location to make it as long as possible. The module uses a non-aggressive, spring-loaded chain that adapts to every weight and size. Rotating blades then sever the neck from the product.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">All the above Marel technologies give an additional 30mm [1.2“] neck length. However, length is not everything. The neck cutter has to find a compromise between a long neck cut - up to the scapula bone - and breast skin quality. The Marel Neck Cutter HY gives processors the opportunity of adjusting settings to their individual preferences.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-04-20 00:05:04 | 2025-08-11 01:39:43 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7748 | EU beef imports to fall in 2025, accentuated by deforestation-free demands | In the first half of 2024, EU beef imports fell by 3.4%, with significantly lower imports from Brazil and expected to decline again in 2025. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The EU regulation that will come into force on December 30 this year and will require the import of deforestation-free products could further limit beef imports from third countries, particularly Brazil, according to the latest projections from the USDA office in the European Union.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Beef imports in 2024 are expected to reach 350,000 tonnes and in 2025 they will fall to 345,000 tonnes, in both cases below the 363,000 tonnes of 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Demand for high-quality meat, typically used in high-end restaurants and grills, remains sluggish and is not recovering following lockdowns during the Covid outbreaks, according to beef importers.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">USDA projections show a rebound in EU beef consumption in 2024, to 6.25 million tonnes, a recovery that would not extend into 2025, with a drop expected to 6.185 million for that year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, EU beef production is expected to rise by around 2.2% in 2024, but fall by around 1.5% in 2025.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-09-23 00:08:10 | 2025-08-11 01:39:51 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2193 | NPB partners with USMEF and USDA on Pork 2040 study | The National Pork Board, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will engage in a foresight-based marketing study called Pork 2040, which will investigate changing consumer attitudes and trends in developed and emerging U.S. pork export markets in 17 defined countries. | <p>“Previous international marketing studies centered only on quantitative statistics to define demand, production and market access,” said Bill Luckey, chair of the Checkoff’s International Marketing committee and a pork producer from Columbus, Nebraska. “This unique effort will be more comprehensive, investigating the relevant qualitative factors that shape consumer opinion and hence markets. The study will focus on forecasting the pork and pork-product demand landscape over the next several decades so help determine where best to invest our limited Checkoff resources.”</p> <p>Besides analyzing linear consumer trends, the study will also follow trends in the development of new production and marketing technologies, as well as in growing environmental concerns and in emerging legal, trade and regulatory regimes around the globe.</p> <p>“Comprehensive research is vital to our international marketing planning and forecasting in order to stay ahead of the curve,” Luckey said. “We must take proactive steps to market products in both current and emerging markets well into the future.”</p> <p>NPB announced that the study will be initially focused on China. Another highlight is that the study will include a research platform which will enable the U.S. pork industry to design and implement a long-term strategy for U.S. pork consumption in China and to add context to one of the most critical export markets.</p> <p>“By forecasting where pork and pork product demand is heading in China, the Pork Checkoff and its partners can return value to U.S. pig farmers through a defined and united focus on growing export demand,” said Craig Morris, vice president of international marketing for the Pork Checkoff.</p> <p>The study will be funded at the beginning through the Emerging Markets Program. The aim is to increase US exports to China with the help of teams of experts which will assess consumer trends, attitudes and behaviors that influence China’s food system needs.</p> <p>“Pork 2040 will help decision-makers in business, government and non-profit organizations understand and accommodate the myriad challenges facing our pork industry stakeholders,” Morris said. “Challenges routinely surface from ever-evolving factors that affect the global food system, and we need to be better informed about circumstances potentially within our control and influence.”</p> <p>The organizations are currently seeking companies to perform services for this research project.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-14 11:45:43 | 2025-08-11 01:40:09 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5048 | U.K., China, Taiwan seek memberships; no additional dairy, feather access on table | <p>With their exports on an upswing, the organization for Canada’s beef cattle producers says it’s “encouraged to see other countries’ interest” in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc.</p> <p>The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association on Oct. 18 noted the official applications to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) from the United Kingdom, China and Taiwan along with “further interest” from South Korea.</p> <p> “We expect the Asian region to hold the largest potential for growth in beef demand over the next 25 years and securing further access to key Asian markets is a priority for us,” CCA president Bob Lowe said in a release.</p> <p> “We are encouraged to see other countries’ interest in joining CPTPP, as long as they meet the ambitious nature of the trade agreement, which should open and expand exports for Canadian beef farmers and ranchers.”</p> <p>The CCA noted it’s been a “consistent advocate” for further expansion of the CPTPP, “subject to review of specific country barriers and potential for beef trade.”</p> <p>With the CPTPP trade pact in effect at the end of 2018, Canadian beef exports for 2020 rose 37 per cent in volume and 35 per cent in value compared to calendar 2018.</p> <p>From January through August 2021, the CCA said, exports “continue to rise to CPTPP countries and are up 60 per cent in volume and 66 per cent in value.”</p> <p>The CPTPP group so far includes Canada as well as Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The United States, which had been in on Trans-Pacific Partnership talks since 2010, dropped out of the bloc in 2017 when then-president Donald Trump declared the U.S. would not ratify the agreement.</p> <p>As to the new applicant countries’ chances of CPTPP membership, Global Affairs Canada says any “aspirant economies” seeking entry to the group “must be able to meet and comply with the CPTPP’s high-standard rules and ambitious market access commitments.”</p> <p>Applicant countries also must have “a demonstrated history of compliance with their existing trade commitments.”</p> <p>From Canada’s specific perspective, China’s interest in CPTPP could blow back on Canada’s participation in another trade bloc, the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement (CUSMA).</p> <p>New rules in CUSMA call for each of three signing countries to inform the other two if it intends to negotiate a free trade pact “with an economy that is determined by one party to be a non-market economy.”</p> <p>The CUSMA member country would have to “provide information on objectives, and make available the text of the (other) agreement 30 days before signing,” a Global Affairs Canada spokesperson said via email.</p> <p>Canada’s membership in the CPTPP has also been a sore spot for Canadian supply-managed sectors, although federal compensation has been committed to the dairy, poultry and egg sectors for domestic Canadian market share lost to imports.</p> <p>That said, further expansion of the CPTPP would not lead to any increase in the total quota granted to the bloc for dairy, poultry and egg products, Global Affairs Canada said.</p> <p>“Canada’s (tariff rate quota) commitments under the CPTPP are fixed and could be accessed by new acceding partners, provided they demonstrate a commensurate level of ambition in sectors of export interest to Canada,” a Global Affairs Canada spokesperson said via email.</p> <p>Canada has already committed that it will not provide additional market access in supply-managed sectors in any future free trade talks — and that commitment would apply to CPTPP expansion as well, the department said.</p> <p>“Canada’s market access commitments under the CPTPP, including tariff rate quota (TRQ) volumes, are set and will not be renegotiated,” the spokesperson said.</p> <p>“Canada would immediately reject any request that does not uphold the government’s commitment.” - Glacier FarmMedia Network</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><em>Source: GFM Network News</em></p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2021-11-01 13:44:59 | 2025-08-11 01:40:12 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6440 | AHDB: Lamb roasts competition at Easter | Traditional roast lamb was once again the flavour of Easter this year, with shoppers switching to the category from all other proteins. | <p><span lang="DE">According to Kantar research analysed by AHDB, lamb roasting joints saw a 25.5 per cent increase in volume sales compared to 2022 (Kantar, two w/e 9 April 2023). Of this, leg roasting joints accounted for almost 93 per cent of all lamb roasting joints sold this Easter, and 62 per cent of all lamb sold for the period.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In total, 9.7 million kg of roasting joints were sold through retailers in the two weeks leading up to Easter. This is up 6.0 per cent on last year, and outperforms the overall meat, fish, and poultry category which saw a 1.8 per cent decline on 2022 (Kantar World Panel).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The importance of the Easter roast was well supported by retailers with many this year pushing promotions. Marketing both online and instore for many retailers featured imagery of Easter lunch with roasting joints front and centre.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This, coupled with slightly unsettled weather this year versus previous, meant more consumers opted for the classic roast for their Easter lunch.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Lamb is traditionally associated as a favourite with older consumers, and whilst they still accounted for over 75 per cent of total lamb sales at Easter, the largest uplift in purchases were seen in the middle family demographic with a 22.3 per cent increase compared to last year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Charlotte Forkes-Rees, AHDB Retail and Consumer Insight Analyst, said: "Previous research has shown the importance of pester power and the 'treat' aspect associated with lamb particularly for younger demographics, and highlights that consumers were really getting behind the celebratory sentiment surrounding Easter.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"There may have also been heightened demand for lamb with Eid falling just after the Easter period. AHDB research has indicated that supermarkets are becoming more popular for Muslim consumers, particularly with younger generations as they are looking for cheaper alternatives to butchers during the cost-of-living crisis".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-05-23 00:10:33 | 2025-08-11 01:40:12 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3591 | Increased pork imports in Japan | Canadian and US pork are accounting for almost 50% of the market share. | <p>Canada and the US are the main suppliers of pork in Japan, both countries having an equal market share of 25% each. Due to stable pork production of almost 900,000 tonnes reported by Japan in 2019, imports in this country have increased by 3.7%, reaching 960,000 tonnes of fresh and frozen pork, announced the Japan Ministry of Finance. Top 5 main pork exporters to Japan is completed by Spain and Denmark, both with 12% market share, and Mexico (10%).<br />However, domestic demand is still low and prices have remained flat in the last 12 months but some analysts are thinking that Jpan is building stocks of pork to be covered in the event of an African swine fever outbreak. "It is possible that the increase in imports in 2019 was to build stocks as a safety net against African Swine Fever (ASF). Stocks have grown by 30% in the past year to over 210,000 in November 2019. The growth in stocks outweighs the growth in imports. Domestic retail prices have been falling, which altogether might indicate weak demand," commented Duncan Wyatt, lead analyst for AHDB.<br />Since September 2018, Japan was affected by a Classical swine fever (CSF) outbreak, with 53 cases reported in farms and further 1,373 cases reported in wild boar.</p> | 1 | Market | 2020-02-10 04:23:01 | 2025-08-11 01:40:24 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 237 | Taze Ay receives $4.5m from EBRD to increase halal meat production | Turkmen meat producer Taze Aye will receive a loan worth 4.5 million dollars from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to expand its halal meat production. The company's halal products currently represent 12% from its total production. | <p> </p> <p>The loan is provided in cooperation with TaiwanICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund) which will finance a third of the total sum, the EBRD statement read.</p> <p>Through this funding, the family-owned Turkmen company will be able to expand its daily production of halal products from the current 3-4 tons to 15 tons. Furthermore, Taze Aye plans to buy new refrigerator trucks, which will help it increase sales across the country during the extremely hot summer period.</p> <p>"The EBRD’s cooperation with Taze Ay is a very good example of how a combination of financing and advisory services has helped the company to double its sales. Since our first advisory project with Taze Ay in 2013 the company managed to expand production, become more efficient, improve quality and design of their products and as a result grow into a market leader," Victoria Zinchuk, Head of EBRD Advice for Agribusiness, said.</p> <p>A new marketing strategy, supported by the EBRD, will allow Taze Ay to start exporting its halal and other products, made according to traditional and popular recipes, to neighboring countries in Central Asia and the Caspian region.</p> <p>"The Bank is continuing to work successfully with long-established clients despite an overall challenging economic environment. The EBRD's work directly supports the Turkmen government’s economic diversification strategy by strengthening local private ‎firms across various sectors," Engin Goksu, EBRD Head of Turkmenistan, said.</p> <p>In addition, the EU’s Investment Facility for Central Asia will provide over €50,000 to help the company finance project preparation and business development plans.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-09-26 10:02:39 | 2025-08-11 01:40:25 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7149 | Argentine achieved recognition to export bone-in beef and lamb to Israel | The Israeli health service sent Senasa the requirements to expand the current international veterinary certificate model. | <p><span lang="DE">The Israeli Veterinary and Animal Health Service (Ivsah), sent to the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) its agreement to advance the export of kosher bone-in beef and sheep from Argentine.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Through a note signed by the veterinary director of Imports and Exports of Ivsah, Shlomo Garazi, it was indicated that "Israel has considered Argentine as an eligible country to export bone-in meat from the entire national territory" , and expressed its agreement to expand the scope of the current International Veterinary Certificate (IVC) for the shipment of boneless meats of the same species and offal to add kosher bone-in beef.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Argentine is recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO) as “free from foot and mouth disease”, with two free zones with vaccination and three without vaccination. This health status, which has been maintained since 2006, is reconfirmed annually and generates confidence in the global market for its buyers.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Such ratification is based on the results of epidemiological surveillance which, with the application of serological sampling and attention to complaints and suspicions, demonstrates that the health condition of being free of the disease is maintained in the different areas of the country.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Furthermore, since 2004, Argentine has been recognized by the WHOA for having the highest health status regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as Mad Cow Disease), and in 2007 it obtained official international recognition as a country of insignificant risk regarding this disease, which is ratified annually through the information that Senasa sends each year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It should be noted that in 2023, Senasa certified the export of 36,800 tons of boneless beef to Israel. That country is the third largest buyer of products of animal origin.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-02-28 00:20:06 | 2025-08-11 01:40:32 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3610 | 54% increase in meat prices in Denmark | China's demand for pork has severe consequences in the Danish market. | <p>Danish pork producers may enjoy the role of the suppliers of meat in the Chinese market but the consumer in the domestic market is actually carrying the burden of the ASF crisis in Asia. Meat prices in Denmark, especially for products containing pork, have increased by 54% in 12 months and that may have drastic consequences for the Danish consumption of pork, according to Lars Aarup, director of sales analysis for the Danish retail business Coop.<br />"I can’t remember a time where we had a price increase at such a rapid pace before. That means the customers will eat more chicken than pork until the prices go down," Aarup declared for the local newspaper BT. According to the source, pig prices at the farm gate have increased by 60% since February 2019, which means that the costs have been passed almost entirely to the consumer.<br />In February 2019, 500 grams of combined pork and calf meat cost in Denmark around DKK23,95 ($3.53). In October 2019 the same product cost DKK29,95 ($ 4.41) – and in February 2020, it costs DKK36,95 ($ 5.44).<br />A program to help the farmers expand their breeding capacities has been launched by Danish Crown and may increase the country's pig output by 1.2 million head. however, analysts are foreseeing another spike in pork prices this year as the Chinese pig inventory is expected to decline further. "The swine fever hasn’t passed, so nothing indicates there’s going to be a price reduction. I think the price increases will continue,", commented Henning Otte Hansen, senior consultant at the University of Copenhagen.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2020-02-17 07:49:02 | 2025-08-11 01:40:33 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5315 | Poland stands as one of the EU' largest halal meat producer | About one-third of the exports are represented by these products, which are shipped in the EU and third countries. | <p>In 2020, Poland exported meat and meat products worth about €5 billion, of which almost a third was kosher and halal meat. "Poland, as one of the biggest beef producers in the European Union, responds not only to European consumers that need beef slaughtered in line with religious requirements but also to those outside Europe," The president of the Polish Association of Beef Cattle Breeders and Producers (PZPBM), Jacek Zarzeck, told Notes from Poland. In addition to the major export destinations for the ritually slaughtered meat up till now, such as Germany, France, Spain, the UK, and Israel, he said there was growing interest from the United Arab Emirates. So far, the biggest markets for Polish halal and kosher meat exporters are Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Israel.<br />Beef exports from Poland in 2019 were valued at €1.5 billion, of which one-third was covered by meat that came from ritual slaughter. The share is even larger in the poultry industry, with almost half of the exports being certified as kosher or halal. <br />However, this advantage may soon disappear if a ban on ritual slaughter is to be imposed as part of animal-rights legislation. This bars stunning of an animal before slaughter, which takes place through a cut to the throat after which it bleeds out – a practice which critics say is cruel. The issue is discussed by Polish political actors for almost 10 years now and is presumed to give an advantage for big farming companies, which can afford to deal with changing regulations. Most EU members generally allow a religious exception to the rule that animals should be stunned before slaughter, but a number of countries, including Denmark, Sweden, and Slovenia, do not.<br />Meantime, the European market for halal meat products is expected to grow annually by 20%, according to an outlook released by the Halal Verif association, a French NGO that issues halal labels.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2022-02-22 08:33:21 | 2025-08-11 01:40:44 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1999 | New updates for USDA's Foodkeeper app | 85 new food items and tips about how to cook and consume it were uploaded on the platform. | <p>Since it was launched in 2015, Foodkeeper app has been downloaded nearly 182,000 times by the American consumers. Starting this week, the app has 85 new items added on its list, according to a press release from US Department of Agriculture. "The update includes chorizo, prosciutto, edamame, fresh salsa, canned tuna, cereal bars, and salad dressings.</p> <p>The FoodKeeper app educates users about food safety with guidance on the safe handling, preparation and storage of foods. The app also helps reduce food waste by showing users how long foods may last in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry, and allowing consumers to place reminders on their smartphone calendar, to use these items before they may spoil.</p> <p>The FoodKeeper app is one way USDA is utilizing technological advances to better improve public health. It offers specific storage timelines for various products including meat, poultry, produce, seafood, dairy products and eggs, and more", said the press release.<br />With the app, users can:<br />- Access cooking tips, safe food handling information and cooking temperatures for various types of meat, poultry and seafood products.<br />- Add products to their device’s calendar and receive notifications when they are nearing the end of their recommended storage date.<br />- Receive information on food safety recalls.<br />- Search food and beverages in English, Spanish and Portuguese.<br />The app offers information on more than 650 food and beverage items, and it has an “Add Item” feature that allows consumers to suggest items that may not be in the app. The suggestions are reviewed and researched for future updates. Foodkeeper runs on both Android and Apple devices as it does on desktops.</p> | 1 | Technology | 2018-10-04 07:02:41 | 2025-08-11 01:40:52 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3430 | US beef regains 50% market share in Korea | Beef imports have increased after the signing of an FTA between the two parts. | <p>US beef has regained the dominant position in South Korea's imports reaching back the 50% market share lost 16 years ago. According to data issued by the Korean International Trade Association (KITA), the Asian country imported almost 190,000 tonnes of US beef in the January-October period, up 7.9 percent from 175,000 tonnes during the same period a year earlier. <br />Beef imports from Australia, meanwhile, decreased 1.1% on-year to 155,000 tonnes during the cited period, relegated to second place in the foreign beef market in Asia's fourth-largest economy.</p> <p>In terms of value, US beef imports reached $1.54 billion during the cited period, up 10.4% on-year, KITA said. The market share for US beef has dropped sharply in 2003, following a mad cow outbreak. Restrictions were lifted in 2008 but Australian beef had the largest market share in this market until last year.</p> | 1 | Market | 2019-12-02 08:59:24 | 2025-08-11 01:40:54 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1691 | US turkey meat exports are growing | Markets abroad are looking more promising to the producers than the domestic one who seems to be oversupplied. | <p>US turkey exports are starting to recover slowly following a two year of decline after the 2015 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.<br />The latest US Department o Agriculture's "Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Outlook" reports that turkey exports are rising and that thanks to Mexico increase in demand. "For most of the last decade, more than half of U.S. turkey exports have gone to Mexico, with the share reaching as high as 74% of all shipments in July 2014. As exports have recovered, the share of shipments going to Mexico has generally risen as well — apart from seasonal patterns", mentions the report.<br />Export markets seem to be one of the few viable options for turkey producers as the prices on the domestic market are low due to the inventory piled up in cold storage rooms. In the last 12 months, exports accounted for 11% of US turkey production, up by 1% from the previous 12-month period. This year, USDA expects that at least 300,000 tonnes of turkey to be exported. Nevertheless, the volume could decrease by 1% in 2019.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-07-31 14:14:15 | 2025-08-11 01:41:02 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7360 | Trade opportunities on the table in Indonesia for Australian food and wine | Leaders of some of Australia’s largest food and wine representative groups will meet in Indonesia in a collaborative effort to increase trade opportunities between the two countries. | <p><span lang="DE">The Roundtable Discussion in Jakarta on May 20 will include representatives from Meat & Livestock Australia and other members of the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group, along with Australian Government and industry representatives plus Indonesian counterparts.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The discussion will focus on a two-way sharing of perspectives, insights and issues, including the market outlook for Indonesia in the next 12 months and beyond.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">There will be opportunities to discuss ways to deepen Australia’s engagement with Indonesia and identify market growth opportunities.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Roundtable Discussion will also give the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group the opportunity to collectively promote and profile the credentials of Australian produce and wine.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the evening, a Taste the Wonders of Australia Gala Dinner will give Indonesian importers, chefs, members of the food industry, government representatives and local media the opportunity to taste Australia’s premium food and wine and meet producers and industry representatives in a more informal environment.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Roundtable Discussion and Gala Dinner are part of a united effort by the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group, comprising Meat & Livestock Australia, Hort Innovation, Wine Australia, Dairy Australia and Seafood Industry Australia, to help secure enhanced business opportunities and profile for Australian food and beverages exporters across Asia.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Indonesia is the fourth target market for the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group, and Meat & Livestock Australia Regional Manager for South East Asia Valeska says Indonesia is a longstanding partner and consumer of the Australian red meat industry.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Australian beef and lamb is highly regarded by Indonesian consumers for its premium quality and food safety credentials", Valeska says.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"With the country’s growing foodservice and tourism industry, we are expecting greater demand for Australian beef, lamb and other produce over the next few years".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Valeska says Indonesia’s growing middle-class consumer base offers strong long-term prospects for Indonesia as an export market for Australian beef and lamb.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The Collaboration Group is a fantastic opportunity to capitalise upon Indonesia’s incredible interest in all things beef and lamb".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Since it first received funding from the Agriculture Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) at the start of 2022, the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group has met more than 480 key trade contacts, customers and government officials through in-market activities in Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam, and Dairy Australia General Manager Charlie McElhone says there is clear momentum building for the Collaboration Group.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"While each of the research and development corporations (RDC) and representative groups have their own marketing and promotion strategies, working together to strengthen the overall strategic positioning of Australia as a key supplier, improve market access and demand for Australian food and wine exports compounds the impact", he says.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This ‘Team Australia’ approach is helping us leverage our collective strengths to advantage our exporters and build deeper relationships across all sectors in market.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The project helps us communicate the positive attributes of Australian produce, leveraging the ‘Nation Brand’, as it delivers in-market activities in high-growth markets, such as Indonesia, for Australia".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group’s initial two-year program has been supported by an Agriculture Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) grant. The program has been extended thanks to a second ATMAC grant, which will see the Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group strengthen trade engagement and market access in other high-value markets, starting with Taiwan.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-05-20 00:05:20 | 2025-08-11 01:41:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2716 | 61% of the UK red meat consumers are willing to pay extra for better quality | Butcher shops have the opportunity to thrive due to the new trends that are taking over meat eaters in Great Britain. | <p>Over the last 25 years, the number of butchers in the UK has decreased by 60%, according to data from the Office for National Statistics but new trends among shoppers are reviving this segment, according to Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board.<br />Fresh red meat shoppers are more prepared than average to invest time shopping for their meat, wanting to become more informed about the product.<br />Quality is the main criteria but is also combined with factors such as ethical production and origin. 61% of the shoppers say they would be willing to pay extra for better quality meat, and 30% say they try to buy local produce to reduce their food miles. While many independent butchers are able to deliver on these factors, they remain in competition with supermarket chains, which continue to offer convenience as a key selling point. As well as offering a full range of pre-packed cuts of meat, many large supermarkets also have butchery counters that compete directly with High Street butchers. The convenience of including meat in the ‘main shop' has resulted in a significant shift in the way consumers make their purchases.<br />There are different trends observed in the British market and sometimes it refers to the type of meat, as for example pork, for which butcher sales were down by almost 13% last year, and who is outperformed by pre-packed products.<br />Contrary to the overall trend, loose beef and lamb outperformed pre-packed, again driven principally by butcher performance. While beef and lamb sales from the top 5 multiples declined by 2% and 10%, respectively in the last year, sales of beef from butchers increased by 3% and lamb sales from butchers only declined by 4%. Data from Kantar Worldpanel shows that total declines in loose red meat sales are mainly driven by existing meat purchasers simply buying less red meat, rather than purchasing pre-packed instead.<br />Environmental issues are also important as 91% of those who purchase fresh meat from the meat/butcher counter would be willing to switch to butcher meat wrapped in paper to cut down on plastic packaging, according to a survey initiated last year by AHDB/YouGov.<br />"With scratch cooking firmly back in fashion, butchers have the opportunity to encourage consumers to cook with unusual or less popular cuts of meat, while multiple retailers tend to stock only the most popular cuts. Butchers can use their expertise to advise on the best cooking approaches and recipe recommendations to allow shoppers to make informed choices. The challenge now for butchers is to offer something different to draw people in. As we see more movement towards ‘kitchen-ready’ meals that can be cooked easily within a certain time frame to fit around work, family and social activities, butchers could capitalise on this with pre-prepared meats.</p> <p>Furthermore, with shoppers becoming more concerned about the environmental impact of their actions, sourcing locally could help alleviate some of their concerns. However, to follow the trend, butchers may need to think about introducing online shopping or click and collect options for convenience", recommended Amye Brassington, Trainee Analyst for AHDB.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-03-18 11:42:53 | 2025-08-11 01:41:15 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2793 | Denmark turns on the engine for organic farming | <p>The number of organic farmers in Denmark is almost 4,000 but the Nordic country wants to accelerate the transformation of agriculture from conventional to organic. Extra funds have been released this week to encourage the farmers to go organic, announced Environment and Food minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen.<br />"The organic area in Denmark has never been larger, and there have never been more organic farmers. But we don't stop here", explains the official. NOK 180 million (€18.6 million) have been released for subsidies. The extra funds for the pool are cancelled funds from subsidy schemes on environmental technology and cancelled funds from ecological area subsidies. There will also be two additional schemes in 2020, where farmers can apply for grants for environmentally and climate-friendly pig or cattle sheds, according to a press release issued by the Ministry for Environment and Food.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-04-05 05:55:42 | 2025-08-11 01:41:25 | Details Edit Delete |
