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| 6597 | Uruguay implements actions to guarantee the quality of meat products | The Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos, highlighted the work carried out by the National Meat Institute (INAC) to professionalize the management of butcher shops throughout the country and improve their facilities. | <p><span lang="DE">Thus, Uruguay seeks to guarantee the quality and safety of the products offered to consumers, he explained during the commemorative act of the Day of the Butcher, on the 14th.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Mattos appreciated the work of INAC, aimed at formalizing and developing the commercial meat market in the country. In this regard, he reported that this institution implements actions to professionalize management, improve butcher shop facilities and monitor the quality and safety of products.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Likewise, he highlighted the diversification achieved by neighborhood butcher shops, many of which incorporated other items into their offer. He also referred to changes in the dynamics, since products with greater added value are offered.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">One of the lines of action applied in this period is the inspection of these businesses, in order to regularize and formalize their situation. Before, these were authorized by the departmental governments, and now, in the orbit of the INAC, which, through the Yo Cumplo program, integrates a national parameter, he pointed out.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“That improves all aspects of management. Obviously, there is progress and encouragement inside (the country), even with some lines of financing”, he said.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-20 00:05:34 | 2025-08-02 05:05:03 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6598 | International buyers have met UK exporters to discuss red meat opportunities | Last week AHDB hosted a trade mission for red meat buyers from Asia, the Middle East and North America to meet with farmers and UK exporters at the Great Yorkshire Show. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">From 11 July to 16 July, buyers from markets including Qatar, Kuwait, Philippines, the UAE, Canada, the USA and Mexico headed to the UK to discover more about sustainable beef, lamb and pork production and to examine potential new business opportunities.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The trip included visits to farms and processors and the chance to meet with farmers at the Great Yorkshire Show on 12 July to find out more about high quality meat production in the UK. A business match making event was also included in the programme where the visiting buyers met with leading UK meat export companies.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The visit follows the recent launch of a new export strategy Beyond Borders, which is aimed at increasing market access and export sales while encouraging and supporting more businesses to export.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Last year the value of UK red meat exports hit record levels at £1.7 billion and global meat consumption is expected to grow by 1.8% from 2023 to 2024.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Head of International Trade Development Jonathan Eckley said:</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“Exports is a key pillar in AHDB activity and we have listened to our levy payers telling us how much they value our export development work. This successful inward trade mission will help develop important relationships with buyers in key markets. There is a growing global appetite for our high-quality produce, and now is the time to help maximise the opportunities for UK beef, lamb and pork.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">“It was our pleasure to welcome our international visitors to the Great Yorkshire Show where they had the chance to find out directly from producers themselves about our high-welfare, environmentally sustainable, traceable food production in the UK, enhancing their knowledge and the reputation of our agri-food products in overseas markets”.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Export development is one of our key strategic objectives, working collaboratively with industry and government, to cultivate further opportunities for its red meat and dairy sectors.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-20 00:10:59 | 2025-08-01 18:04:40 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6599 | USMEF expands US Pork’s differentiation campaign in Mexico | The American Pure Pork campaign moves beyond retail into foodservice as social media initiatives work to get the word out to important groups | <p>A primary market development objective in Mexico is to strengthen U.S. pork identification in the retail and foodservice sectors by differentiating U.S. pork as top quality. “American Pure Pork,” a marketing program that guarantees no water was injected into the labeled U.S. pork product, is an ongoing promotional campaign with Costco at each of its 27 outlets in Mexico. The promotions include featured U.S. pork cuts, product sampling, special labeling, the production of cooking videos with influencers and implementation of social media campaigns.</p> <p>USMEF is expanding this program into the foodservice sector to foster product identification on menus and in restaurants. As in retail, U.S. pork identified as “American Pure Pork” will have no water injected and will be free of tenderizers and preservatives.</p> <p>“Consumers tend to think that all pork is the same”, says Gerardo Rodriguez, USMEF regional director for Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic. “We are working to position U.S. pork as a flavorful, nutritious option for the center-of-the plate. American Pure Pork is superior and consumers are beginning to seek it out”.</p> <p>USMEF is supporting the American Pure Pork initiative in the retail and foodservice sectors by speaking directly to consumers about U.S. pork quality through social media. Moms are a focus of these campaigns, which tout the nutritional benefits of U.S. pork along with its superior taste.</p> <p>“Mothers care deeply about nutrition and we are finding great interest among bloggers in promoting American Pure Pork. We have developed what we call an ‘American Pure Pork Academy,’ in which we provide education and cooking demonstrations to “mommy bloggers” who then post about U.S. pork”, says Leticia Flores, USMEF communication specialist. “We have also engaged a respected pediatrician who creates Instagram reels about U.S. pork for mothers”.</p> <p>Promotional funding for the American Pure Pork campaign is provided by the National Pork Board, United Soybean Board, Illinois Soybean Association, Indiana Soybean Alliance and USDA’s Market Access Program and Agricultural Trade Promotion program.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-20 00:15:38 | 2025-08-02 10:54:38 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6601 | UK: Pig meat production at lowest volume for 6 years | The UK pork marketplace remains very tight with year to date production and slaughter figures for the first half of the year recording significant year on year declines, according to AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">This is keeping pig prices supported but also causing significant disruption to the supply chain with the continued decline of specialist pig abattoirs one regrettable illustration.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In June the UK produced 74,700 tonnes of pig meat, according to Defra. This is a 7% decline in volume from May and down 11% compared to June 2022. The decline in production has been driven by reduced numbers of clean pigs slaughtered which stood at 813,700 head for the month, down 6% and 11% on the previous month and year respectively. Carcase weights also eased in June, down a further 400g, on top of a 700g decline in May, now sitting at 88.3kg.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For the year to date (Jan-Jun) this brings the total UK pig meat production to 457,100 tonnes, 13% behind volumes seen in the first half of last year and the lowest volume for the period since 2017. Again, this is predominantly driven by reduced slaughter, with clean pig kill for the first six months of the year standing at 4.95 million head. This is an 11% decline on last year and the lowest number for the period since 2013.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-21 00:10:22 | 2025-08-02 01:08:01 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6602 | Vion takes over contract slaughtering for Munich ‘‘Schlachthof Zenettistraße’’ | Regional orientation takes hold – Vion’s Landshut operation takes over 2,000 pigs per week from Schweineschlachtung München GmbH. | <p><span lang="DE">Since the end of June, the Vion plant in Landshut has successively taken over the contract slaughtering of the majority of the pigs delivered in Munich, which recently amounted to approximately 3,000 per week. The strategic concept of the reorientation of the Vion plant in Landshut, which has been primarily responsible for the regional business in southern Bavaria for the Dutch-German group of companies since June of this year, is thus taking effect.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“We are pleased that this arrangement will continue to ensure short transport routes for approximately 100,000 pigs annually from various producer groups and livestock traders in the region, who will no longer be able to use the slaughterhouse in Munich in the future”, says Franz Beringer, Managing Director of the Vion slaughterhouse in Landshut.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Schweineschlachtung München GmbH itself had closed down its operations at Zenettistraße in Munich on 30 June. Nevertheless, for many customers in gastronomy and trade - such as those of the ‘Interessengemeinschaft Bayerisches Strohschwein e.V.’ - it remains essential that the slaughtering remains in the region. “Beyond this location issue, which is important for regional pig production,” says Beringer, “producers now use a state-of-the-art infrastructure in Landshut with the highest standards in terms of animal welfare, stunning and slaughter quality”.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-21 00:15:52 | 2025-08-02 14:09:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6604 | Brazil: Egg exports increase 150 percent in the first half | Brazilian exports of eggs (including fresh and industrialized products) grew 150% in this first half, compared to the previous year, informs the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). In all, 16,600 tons were shipped between January and June of this year, compared to 6,600 tons in the same period of 2022. | <p><span lang="DE">The revenue generated by exports in the semester totaled US$ 41.2 million, a number 222.4% higher than that registered in the first six months of 2022, with US$ 12.8 million.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Considering only the month of June, 4,600 tons of eggs were exported from Brazil, a volume 901.1% higher than that registered in 2022, with 469 tons. In revenue, the increase is 608.6% in the period, with US$ 11.6 million in the sixth month of this year, compared to US$ 1.6 million in the same period of the previous year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“We registered in 2023 the best semester of the last ten years, with the expectation of reaching a new level in egg exports from Brazil in 2023 thanks to the average registered in the last three months, above 4 thousand tons per month. Volumes shipped between April and June established the best quarter ever recorded by the sector. Although it does not have an impact on the internal supply of eggs, since it represents less than 1% of production, international sales have consolidated themselves as an important source of revenue for companies in the sector in the face of the challenges generated by production costs over recent times”, evaluates the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Among the main destinations for exports, Japan appears as the main importer, with 6.9 thousand tons imported between January and June of this year, a result 1.304% higher than that registered in the same period of 2022. Soon after appears Taiwan, with 5.4 thousand tons (in the previous year, there was no shipment of products to the Asian destination).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“Japan's recent suspension of poultry products from Santa Catarina should not impact egg sales in Brazil. In the entire first semester, less than 0.2 tons of product from Santa Catarina were shipped to the Asian destination”, evaluates the director of markets, Luis Rua.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-22 00:10:19 | 2025-08-02 22:48:14 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6606 | Vion: In a sustainable food chain, everyone contributes to a fair revenue model | In recent years, Vion has invested in building food chains with clients and farmers. In these chains, agreements are made about animal welfare care on the farm and in the slaughterhouse, climate measures and a fair revenue model. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Information, such as slaughter data, is exchanged via blockchain. It is thus open to the participant in the chain. The origin of the meat is also guaranteed via DNA traceability. Vion has improved the care of the individual animal with cameras that work with artificial intelligence. In this way, the interaction between humans and animals is always transparent and we help our employees take good care of each animal.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Ronald Lotgerink CEO Vion: “a sustainable food chain is affordable and accessible to all and makes a positive contribution to social developments around climate and animal welfare concerns”.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Based on scientific research by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Vion calculates the carbon footprint of cattle and pigs in order to communicate this in the chain and with customers. This data provides insight for everyone to realise the environmental goals set.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Ultimately, the additional costs for better care and sustainability will be paid by the market. Agreements have already been reached with a few major retailers and livestock farmers on a fair distribution of costs in the chain. It offers more certainty and opportunities for customers who have specific requirements for more sustainable meat and vegan products on the shelf. Vion wants to build more sustainable chains with customers and farmers that are affordable and accessible in the coming years.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-23 00:10:18 | 2025-08-02 03:50:04 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6607 | JBS reopens unit in Juara and will reach 2,000 new jobs | Re-inauguration of the unit will be responsible for 350 new posts. With the other investments recently announced by the company in Mato Grosso (MT), it is expected to reach at least 1,960 new jobs generated by the end of 2023. | <p><span lang="DE">JBS, one of the largest food companies in the world, recently resumed the activities of the Friboi industrial unit located in the city of </span><span lang="DE">Juara </span><span lang="DE">(MT). The reopening of the unit will be responsible for the generation of 350 jobs. The number adds to the 1,450 new jobs that will be generated with the recovery of the Diamantino (MT) unit and the 210 vacancies that were opened by the Confresa (MT) unit in the last week. With all this, the Company's forecast is to generate around 2,000 new jobs in Mato Grosso by the end of 2023. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The unit will start operations in a staggered manner, with the processing of 300 heads at first, with a forecast of gradual expansion until it reaches its maximum capacity. The plant has a processing capacity of 700 heads and has a logistical position that guarantees access to important producing regions. In addition, it is well located to supply domestic demand and has qualifications to serve important markets abroad. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The reopening of our plant in Juara is another proof of Friboi's commitment as our suppliers from the region and as a state of Mato Grosso. With this movement, we will guarantee adequate local production capacity, as well as strengthen our relevance condition for the generation of employment and rent in our state", highlights Renato Costa, President of Friboi.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The investment for the resumption of the </span><span lang="DE">Juara </span><span lang="DE">(MT) unit complements the announcement made by the company at the end of June, with the relevant contribution for the recovery and modernization of the Diamantino (MT) unit, which will be the largest Friboi unit in the country. “It is yet another proof of how the region is strategic for Friboi and of our willingness to continue contributing to local economic development", emphasizes Renato. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Currently, JBS is responsible for generating more than 9,500 direct jobs in Mato Grosso. When all the announced investments are materialized and the renovation of the Diamantino unit is completed, the expectation is that this number will increase to around 11,500 direct jobs generated by JBS in the state. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In recent days, the company has already held test events and meetings in the region, with all newly hired employees, with the aim of making the fine adjustments for the resumption of operations at the Juara </span><span lang="DE">unit </span><span lang="DE">. They start work right away. Friboi has also already negotiated the first scales with producers in the region, to receive animals in this first week of resumption of activities. </span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-24 00:05:18 | 2025-08-03 02:55:16 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6608 | INTERPORC brings the Sustainability Strategy of the Spanish pig sector to students | The Interprofesional INTERPORC is participating in the summer courses of the Complutense University of Madrid, which allows it to bring students closer to the production model of the sector and its ’’Sustainability Strategy‘‘. | <p><span lang="DE">The Spanish white layer </span><span lang="DE">pig sector</span><span lang="DE"> "is a success story that is set as an example throughout the world due to its triple economic, social and environmental sustainability". A production model studied in multiple forums and which has been the focus of the presentation given by Alberto Herranz, director of INTERPORC in these courses.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In his master class, Herranz has listed the advances in sustainability of the Spanish pig sector, which have outlined an image totally removed from that of past times. Today, Spanish farms, he has explained, “are a paradigm of what is called modern livestock. Highly technical facilities, with the highest animal welfare standard in the world and at the forefront of biosafety and sustainability, which has allowed great achievements to be made in matters such as animal health and the fight against diseases”.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"This work has laid a foundation that drives Spanish pigs towards triple economic, social and environmental sustainability", stated the director of INTERPORC. A reality that is based on innumerable data that confirm these results.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For example, in environmental sustainability, Herranz recalled that "there are more and more farms supplied by renewable energy, solar, thermal or photovoltaic, as well as self-supplied through biodigestion of slurry by cogeneration." They are magnificent examples of circular economy that translate into a lower environmental impact by generating less methane and CO</span><sub><span lang="DE">2</span></sub><span lang="DE">”.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">These improvements in productive efficiency, together with "the application of processes such as the reduce-reuse binomial, has led us, for example, to reduce the use of water per kilo of meat produced by 30% in 30 years."</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Herranz has stressed that “today we only generate 2.43% of Spain's GHG emissions according to the MITECO National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases. We are very far from the double-digit figures of other sectors and we are working to continue advancing in this matter”.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The director of INTERPORC has stressed that these data are neither private opinions nor do they come from internal studies of the sector or from work carried out with dubious methodology. These are figures that "are based on scientific reality and are official figures from public organizations and administrations."</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition, Herranz has highlighted that "even more importantly, these results reflect the environmental success of the sector, and the will of all its companies and professionals to tirelessly influence this path".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In this regard, he recalled that INTERPORC, representing the Spanish white-coated pig sector, is part of the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact, where it is already actively working on 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a strategy that underpins sustainability throughout the value chain. "The objective that we have set for ourselves is the neutral climate impact in 2050 in line with the provisions of the European Green Pact", explained Herranz.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">For all these reasons, he has concluded that "Spanish pig farming is part of the solution to curb climate change".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Regarding social and economic sustainability, the director of INTERPORC stated that “today it is indisputable that we are an essential sector for the Spanish economy, to which we contribute a positive trade balance of 7,720 million euros and 415,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs mainly where it is most needed, in rural areas”.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-24 00:10:21 | 2025-08-01 17:17:41 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6613 | How increased US beef production impacts Australian exports | Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the July Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report, which includes beef, pork and poultry forecasting in several key markets. | <p><span lang="DE">For Australian producers, the most important shift was an upwards revision of the US beef production forecast, which rose 1.4% to 12.4 million tonnes compared to the April report. This is still well below the 12.9 million tonnes produced in 2022, but the revision reflects slower-than-expected American pasture improvement and high US cattle prices encouraging turn-off.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The relative strength of American beef production has implications for Australian exports, both over the past few months and in the future. Australian beef exports in the first half of the year were up 20% on the first half of 2023; however, exports to Japan (the largest market for Australian beef) have been down 6%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Japan normally sources over 80% of its imported beef from either Australia or the United States, and the two exporters both compete and complement each other in market – the Australian cattle cycle usually peaks as the US falls and vice-versa, creating relative consistency of supply in the market.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">So far, the continued strength of American production has pushed US exports higher than expected, which has temporarily suppressed demand for Australian beef. In the year-to-May 2023, 43% of Japanese imports came from the US, compared to 37% for Australia.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This has meant that Australian product has largely gone to China, where demand has been slowly but consistently strengthening, and the US, where Australian beef is a crucial input in mince and burger production.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Additionally, beef stores in both Japan and the US remain relatively full compared to historic norms. Although US cold stores have come down since a peak in September 2022, they remain elevated, and Japanese accumulated stores have remained at all-time highs. Even as production comes down in the US, there is a substantial ‘stockpile’ on both sides of the Pacific that will essentially buffer any changes to demand. Importers will be able to draw down supplies of frozen beef for a period to make up shortfalls.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Although the increase in US supply has had a temporary effect on Australian export prices, it is ultimately a positive for Australian exporters in the medium term.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The US cattle herd has been shrinking since 2019, and female slaughter remains well above historic norms in 2023, even as overall slaughter has declined. This means that the American breeding herd is still shrinking, which will impact the speed and intensity of the US herd rebuild. Already, American cattle prices have reached new peaks as demand remains consistent compared to a rapidly shrinking supply.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Although substantial reserves of frozen beef will slow the rate of change in demand for Australian beef, continued drawdowns of beef and a shrinking US herd mean that supply will come down over time, and Australian exporters will be well positioned to meet the resulting demand.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-26 00:05:15 | 2025-08-03 02:14:39 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6611 | Grupo Vall Companys exceeds 3,000 million euros in turnover in 2022 | The Vall Companys agri-food group closed the 2022 financial year with a turnover of 3,010 million euros, 31% more than the previous year. The main reasons for this great growth lie in inflation and in the acquisitions made last year. | <p><span lang="DE">The global context, complicated by the war in Ukraine since February 2022, has increased the energy costs of raw materials and feed significantly. This context has strained the initial part of the agri-food value chain. This situation was not new for the sector and it only intensified, since since July 2020 food commodities were already experiencing a gradual and constant increase according to data from the Chicago Market. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">All this has caused production costs to increase considerably, so the reality is that the margin of the Vall Companys Group has fallen to 3.6%, while in 2021 it was 4.1%. In total, the net result of the Group -formed by more than 45 companies throughout Spain- was 110 million in 2022. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">On the other hand, it should be noted that the billing also contemplates the acquisition of Grupo SADA that was carried out in November 2022. The income for the year 2022 does not take into account the acquisition of Embutidos Rodríguez, since the operation to acquire the entire company was finally closed on January 12, 2023. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While the poultry division has experienced a stable turnover within the national scope, the pork sector continues to be a sector with an export vocation. The main international markets for pork are China, Korea, Japan and Central Europe. Of the Group's total billing, 65% corresponds to national income and 35% to international business. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In 2022, the Group opted for the promotion of energy self-consumption with the investment of a total of 15 million euros in its production centers in Spain, promoting renewables through photovoltaic solar energy. With its progressive installation throughout 2022, the Group reached an installed solar power of 16,730 kWp, closing the year with a saving of 531 tons of CO2. For the present 2023, it is expected to reach an installed solar power of 33,600 kWp, ceasing to emit 5,600 tons of CO2. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The implementation of self-consumption of solar energy is in line with the company's strategic sustainability plan, the Penta Program, which aims to reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition, with the aim of continuing the commitment to efficiency in the business, investments have been made in machinery and expansion and renovation of plants in 2022, for a value of 81.5 million. </span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-25 00:10:47 | 2025-08-02 18:51:35 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6612 | SPF-Danmark is moving into the former Skare head office | At the beginning of November, SPF-Danmark will move into parts of the administration buildings at the now former head office of the Skare Group, which Danish Crown bought back in the spring. | <p>On 1 April this year, Danish Crown took over the Skare group's 120,000 square meter plot in Vejen with approximately 14,000 square meter buildings.</p> <p>At the beginning of November, there will be activity again on the register, because the transport company SPF-Danmark expects to move in there. SPF-Danmark, which is part of Danish Crown, will move in the newest part of the administration buildings.</p> <p>"Overall, it makes good sense for us in SPF to move in to utilize approximately half of the administration part. With the move, Danish Crown is satisfied with having one address in Vejen instead of two, while there is still plenty of space for other activities in the remaining buildings", says Jens Kongensholm, CEO of SPF-Danmark. He goes on to say that, with the move, SPF-Danmark is looking forward to getting closer to the value chain for food production, which the work with pig transport is ultimately about. </p> <p>"It is very important to me that we move our culture and identity into the new framework. We cannot avoid that for many of us it will be a bit sad to walk out the door for the last time at Drejervej 7. But as long as we take our identity and culture with us, I am sure that in the new framework we can continue to be a good and attractive workplace that people look forward to coming into", says Jens Kongensholm.</p> <p>A sale process has been initiated for SPF-Danmark's current head office at Drejervej 7.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-25 00:15:22 | 2025-08-03 02:00:55 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6614 | ABPA promotes mission in Japan and South Korea to strengthen ties | The president of the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), Ricardo Santin, and the director of markets at the entity, Luís Rua, started this week a business mission to two strategic markets for poultry and pork exports from Brazil in Asia. | <p><span lang="DE">The schedule started with meetings with South Korean importers, at the Brazilian Embassy in Seoul. ABPA will hold a seminar for stakeholders, health authorities and importers from South Korea, in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporters (ABIEC) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, representatives of the ministerial team, the Brazilian ambassador in Seoul, Márcia Donner Abreu, members of the Embassy, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as a delegation of representatives of Brazilian agroindustries will be present on the occasion.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">During the event – which will have the support of ABPA's marketing and trade promotion coordinator, Nayara Dalmolin – Brazilian strategies for preserving the country's health status will be presented. The differentials that make Brazil the main international supplier of chicken meat to the South Korean market will also be highlighted, as well as a potential partner for increasing the supply of pork meat. More than 60 representatives from the Asian country are expected at the event.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The program also includes meetings with importers and other representations with direct influence on consumption and imports of products to South Korea.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“South Korea is one of the top 5 importers of pork in the world and Brazil still has a timid share in the volumes imported by the South Koreans. The possible recognition of the states of Acre, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, which is being negotiated between the countries, could be an important boost for the increase of the strategic partnership between the two countries” mentions ABPA’s director of markets, Luis Rua.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the first semester, South Korea imported 98.8 thousand tons of chicken and 5 thousand tons of pork from Brazil. Added together, exports of the two products generated nearly US$230 million in revenue in the first six months of 2023 alone.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The next stage of the mission will start in Tokyo. There, ABPA representatives, together with ABIEC and ApexBrasil, will promote a new seminar on biosecurity in the animal protein sector in Brazil and the opportunities for opening and expanding regions recognized as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. More than 150 Japanese representations were confirmed at the event.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">On the occasion, Santin and Rua will reinforce Brazilian efforts to build a solution that unlocks the suspensions applied by the Japanese authorities to the trade of poultry products from Santa Catarina and Espírito Santo to Japan. Recently, imports from the states were temporarily suspended after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was registered in backyard birds – a decision that goes against the recommendations established by the World Organization for Animal Health.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The agenda in the Japanese capital will also include several meetings with representatives of importers and other local representations.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">“The Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, will lead these efforts, together with his team, the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ApexBrasil. As a private sector, we will present explanations to importers and institutional representations about Brazilian biosecurity, reinforcing our commitment to biosecurity and support for food security for the Japanese population. We are going to support the Brazilian Government in restoring the normal flow of exports to Japan in the shortest possible time”, emphasizes Santin.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Between chicken and pork, the Asian country imported 238,000 tons of meat, generating around US$ 490 million in revenue in the first half of this year alone. It is the second main destination for chicken meat, and is among the 20 largest pork destinations in Brazil. The country is also the main importer of eggs from Brazil, with 6.9 thousand tons imported between January and June this year.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-26 00:10:20 | 2025-08-01 18:20:52 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6615 | AHDB: UK pig meat imports pick up in May | Total pork imports for the month of May registered at 68,600 tonnes, informs AHDB. This is an increase of nearly 9,300 tonnes (16%) from April’s levels. Imports have increased by 2% (1,600 tonnes) compared to May 2022 levels. Lower availability in the domestic market has been the driving factor behind increased in imports. | <p><span lang="DE">The main source for UK imports in May was Denmark with 14,100 tonnes, an increase of 3,000 tonnes from April’s levels. This was followed by imports from Germany and the Netherlands at 13,300 tonnes and 12,200 tonnes respectively. The most significant changes on the year were noticed in imports from Denmark and Belgium which have seen shipped volumes grow by 1,800 tonnes and 1,600 tonnes respectively.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Fresh and frozen pork volumes continue to retain the majority market share in the import basket. In May, they stood at 29,200 tonnes, up 3,800 tonnes from April. Bacon imports stood at 15,300 tonnes while imports of sausages totalled 13,100 tonnes for the month, an increase of 1,900 tonnes and 2,000 tonnes respectively from the previous month. Processed pig meat imports increased by 1,500 tonnes month on month to stand at 9,600 tonnes in May.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Year on year, fresh and frozen pork volumes increased by 11% (2,800 tonnes). Sausages noticed an increase of 800 tonnes compared to May last year, while processed pig meat and bacon have declined by 1,400 tonnes and 700 tonnes respectively.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pork exports have totalled 24,000 tonnes for the month of May. This is a fall of 1,000 tonnes (4%) compared to April levels. Export volumes have declined by 12,000 tonnes (33%) compared to May 2022 levels. Lower availability in the domestic market has been the driving factor behind the decline in exports.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Exports to the EU were reported at 11,300 tonnes contributing to 47% of the export basket. The EU remains the key destination for fresh and frozen pork exports receiving 5,100 tonnes in May, a 54% market share. Exports to China were recorded at 8,100 tonnes in May representing 34% of the total export volumes, 5,500 tonnes of this volume were offal. Exports to China have declined by 2,000 tonnes from April and have fallen by 3,800 tonnes (32%) on the year. Shipments to the EU and the Philippines have increased marginally on the month, by 600 tonnes and 200 tonnes respectively, however they remain below volumes seen this time last year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Offal exports totalled 11,600 tonnes in May 2023 holding a 49% share of total export volume. Offal exports did decline compared to the previous month by 500 tonnes (4%) and remain behind volumes from May last year, down 1,900 tonnes (14%). Fresh and frozen pork exports totalled 9,400 tonnes in May 2023, a decline of 700 tonnes from month ago and a decline of 52% (10,000 tonnes) year-on-year. Processed pork exports increased on both the month and the year with volumes totalling 1,400 tonnes. Bacon exports increased compared to April but fell year-on-year and sausages also followed the same trend.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-26 00:15:19 | 2025-08-03 03:37:23 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6617 | Brazil: Poultry genetics exports grow 95 percent in the first half of 2022 | Surveys by ABPA show that exports of poultry genetics (including day-old chicks and fertile eggs) totaled 14,156 thousand tons between January and June 2023, a number that exceeds by 95% the total shipped in the first six months of 2022, with 7,274 thousand tons. | <p><span lang="DE">Revenue from poultry genetics exports totaled US$ 129.425 million in the first half, a number 61% higher than that recorded in the same period last year, with US$ 80.543 million.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Considering only the month of June, there was a 44.7% increase in sector shipments, with 1,579 thousand tons in the sixth month of 2023, compared to 1,091 thousand tons in 2022.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Largest importer of poultry genetics from Brazil, Mexico was the destination of 8,912 thousand tons between January and June, a number 260% higher than that registered in the same period of 2022. Next are Senegal, with 1,572 thousand tons (-37%), Paraguay, with 1,406 thousand tons (+6%) and Peru, with 1,352 thousand tons (+2099%).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"There has been a change in the demand for poultry genetics products from Brazil, which have now gained greater relevance in Latin American nations. The sharp increase is proof of the importers' confidence in the quality and biosecurity of poultry farming in Brazil", assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-27 00:10:13 | 2025-07-31 08:14:22 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6619 | UK: Abattoirs report lamb numbers up but carcass weights lighter | Reduced carcass weights are limiting production volumes despite sheep and cattle numbers climbing during the first half of 2023, according to the latest UK abattoir data. | <p><span lang="DE">Prime lamb slaughterings have been strong so far this year with March recording the highest monthly throughput level of 1.2 million head, the latest Defra figures reveal. "This is a result of a higher carry over of Old Season Lambs into 2023 following a dryer summer and higher feed costs last year which delayed lambs coming forward at the end of 2022", explains Glesni Phillips, Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)’s Intelligence, Analysis and Business Insight Executive in this month’s </span><span lang="DE">Market Bulletin</span><span lang="DE"> issued by HCC.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Although New Season Lambs were slower to come forward initially, demand surrounding Easter and Ramadan encouraged higher numbers with June recording well over 1.0 million head", reports Glesni.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As a result, over 5.9 million lambs have been processed at UK abattoirs so far this year – up 4 per cent (or 251,400 head) on 2022 levels, and 6 per cent ahead of the longer term 5-year average".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It was a similar story with cattle. “Overall prime cattle throughput also recorded a year-on-year one per cent increase at one million head while average carcass weights have been generally lighter to date during 2023,” writes Glesni.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The overall sheep average carcass weight for the year so far stands at 20.1kg – which is 0.5kg lighter than year-earlier levels. Cattle weights averaged 344.8kg, down 4.3 kg on the year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The throughput of cull ewes and rams between January and June was also notably higher than year-earlier levels – up four per cent to 823,000 head with average carcase weights also being lighter at 26.4kg, down 1.9kg on the year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The total throughput of sheep and lambs so far in 2023 reached 6.8 million head. “When compared to previous years; current levels are high and some six per cent ahead of the five-year average for the corresponding period,” writes Glesni. "However, due to the lighter carcass weights for both categories of sheep, the total volume of sheep meat produced in this period is only one per cent higher than year-earlier levels at 141,400 tonnes".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The UK pig market is the outlier in this period with 5.1 million head recorded by abattoirs, some eleven per cent (or 619,300 head) fewer than in the corresponding period of 2022. "A tight supply was forecast for 2023, with a notable drop in production compared to year-earlier levels, due to challenges within the industry leading to a contraction within the UK breeding herd as of late", said Glesni.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-28 00:05:56 | 2025-08-03 03:44:54 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6620 | Argentine: Foreign currency income is expected to fall by 30 percent this year | The volume of exported meat will be around 900,000 tons, similar to the numbers for 2022, but the foreign exchange income will be around US$2.8 billion, 30% less than the same period. This was predicted by Daniel Urcía, president of the Federation of Argentine Regional Refrigeration Industries and vice president of the Institute for the Promotion of Argentine Beef (IPCVA). | <p><span lang="DE">According to data from the ABC Consortium, beef exports for the month of June 2023 were 70,600 tons and accumulated in the first six months of the year they reached 464,400 tons.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We come from a good volume of both exports and the domestic market. However, this greater volume does not come with profitability. At the international level, there are depressed prices, and in the domestic market, although consumption grew, the macroeconomic situation, with losses in purchasing power, means that prices are flat", the manager remarked about the situation of the industry.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The farmer is losing capital. There is a strong delay in the prices of the farm and the cuts if it is measured with inflation in general," he added about the situation of the producer. It should be remembered that only the value of meat in the local market rose 1.5% in June and 71% year-on-year, compared to 6% and 115%, respectively, of general inflation.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">This drop in income in meat exports is mainly due to the drop in international meat values, especially the cuts that are exported to China, which represents 70% of total Argentine shipments.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"China has had moments of very good pay and today we are at historical levels, with 50% below. It had a peculiarity that the manufacturing cow that went mostly to Russia was replaced by China", he warned.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-28 00:10:33 | 2025-08-03 03:57:37 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6621 | VanDrie Group boosts growing its own proteins | The VanDrie Group is continuously working to strengthen its chain and make it more sustainable. The optimal deployment and use of the right raw materials, which can help increase protein utilisation and reduce CO2 emissions, among other things, form an important part of this. | <p>Making efficient use of raw materials is the order of the day for the Research and Development team and VanDrie Food & Feed Ingredients (FFI). Hendriët Buwalda, procurement officer at FFI, and Wiebe Mulder, Head of R&D at VanDrie Group, look explicitly at the availability of raw materials grown or available in Europe when putting together feeds. Not least, these are residual waste flows or so-called ‘rest crops’ that find a valuable application in the VanDrie Group's feeds. Recently, Hendriët and Wiebe have been working as project managers to set up their own crop of the catch crop field beans.</p> <p>"Field beans are a valuable raw material for our calf feeds. Their high protein content enables our calves to grow well", explains Hendriët. But that is certainly not the only reason to choose field beans. "The crop is doing extremely well in the Netherlands, which is quite exceptional for protein-rich crops. It thrives on both clay and sandy soil, the latter being very important for us. We have recently begun talks with veal farmers who own some agricultural land themselves, to grow field beans on it on behalf of the VanDrie Group", says Wiebe.</p> <p>Hendriët sees several things coming together in this project: "In recent years, we have seen that the availability of raw materials is under pressure". "In addition, on top of the 70% of raw materials that already come from residual waste flows or from European arable farming now, our aim is to increase the circularity of our feeds. I regard the application of locally grown field beans to our feeds as a great step forward", says Hendriët. </p> <p>Still, Wiebe stresses that growing field beans does not fully meet the VanDrie Group's full protein demand. "For a healthy and complete feed package, we continue to depend on raw material suppliers. In addition, not every veal farmer has the land available or the possibility to grow field beans".</p> <p><span lang="DE">Growing plant proteins is new to the VanDrie Group. That is why we are collaborating with Limagrain in this project, which is the market leader in breeding and marketing agricultural sowing seeds. Wiebe explains: "Limagrain will also provide cultivation support to veal farmers. In this way, we complement each other with knowledge".</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-28 00:15:41 | 2025-08-03 04:16:51 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6622 | Brazil: Pork production could break the 5 million tons barrier this year | After facing one of the most severe crises in its history, pig farming in Brazil is entering a recovery phase, with slightly more positive prospects for this year. | <p><span lang="DE">According to the president of the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), Ricardo Santin, pork producers and agroindustries across the country have experienced a period of intense challenges over the last three years, in the face of the adversities generated by high production costs and the global pandemic. In this context, cases of companies and pig farmers operating at a loss were not uncommon, however, maintaining the production flow.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"The producer was resilient in his activity and helped to preserve the food supply and the supply of Brazilian families. After a challenging period, we see a more positive picture, with perspectives for advances in the domestic and international scenario", he analyzes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The numbers back up this slightly more optimistic outlook. According to ABPA, pork production should break the 5 million tons barrier for the first time in history. In the international market, a new record is expected, close to 1.2 million tons shipped to more than 90 destinations that import the Brazilian product.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">These projections are based on the behavior of the sector presented so far, explains Santin. According to ABPA surveys, Brazilian pork exports are already 15.6% higher this year, with around 590 tons exported in the first half of 2023.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As well as exports, Brazilian per capita consumption should also show growth in relation to the 18 kilos registered in 2022, according to the initial ABPA projections.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Brazil has taken the space of other major international players, such as the European Union, reinforcing our country's role in global food security. In this context, we finally have a breath with a gradual retraction in the prices of corn and soybean meal, which is an encouragement compared to the accumulated increases of more than 150%, registered between 2020 and 2022. The increases in other inputs such as diesel, energy, plastic and cardboard still persist. However, there is a positive perspective and producers and agroindustries are currently experiencing a moment of balance in their accounts", analyzes Santin.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-31 00:05:27 | 2025-08-03 02:05:11 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6623 | Rabobank: Pork prices expected to remain high | In the 3rd quarterly report 2023 of the Dutch Rabobank, the market experts are consistently optimistic about the prospects for piglets and slaughter pig prices - mainly because of the persistently low live supply. Pig production for slaughter in the EU-27 and the UK has already fallen by around 10% in the first four months of this year. | <p><span lang="DE">The largest decreases were observed in Denmark (-21%) and the United Kingdom (-17%), followed by the Netherlands (-12%), Germany (-9%), Spain (-7%), Poland (- 7%), France (-6%) and Italy (-5%). For the available quantity of pork in Europe from January to April 2023, Rabobank calculated a minus of around 7% compared to the same period of the previous year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The fact that this volume has fallen less than the production volume is due to the fact that exports from the EU to third countries have also fallen by 18% or 250,000 t - in particular to the Philippines (-62,000 t), to South Korea (-34,000 t) , the United States (-25,000 t) and Japan (-16,000 t). Exports to China remained at an acceptable level in the first four months of the year, down only 4%. For the second half of the year, however, the market experts at Rabobank anticipate lower demand from China.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In addition to the low supply, the Rabobank experts see the reduced feed costs as an important factor for good profitability of pig farming in the coming months. The reactions of the feed and grain markets to the grain deal that was not extended between Ukraine and Russia have so far been manageable. The effects of the blockade of the Black Sea routes are also less than a year ago and Ukraine has now also opened up alternative export routes via the Danube. Nevertheless, the situation there should lead to an increased price risk. The dry weather conditions in the US, Canada and the EU would also have a negative impact on yields.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-31 00:10:56 | 2025-08-02 16:49:20 | Details Edit Delete |
