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1058	Two bird flu cases reported in Saudi Arabia	Two cases of Avian Influenza H5N8 disease were reported in Al-Kharj governorate, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced this week.	<p> </p> <p>Saudi authorities said the number of samples collected from accross the Kingdom after the first case was reported reached 12,829 from which 171 tested AI positive.</p> <p>H5N8 is highly pathogenic to birds (high death rates). The virus was first discovered in 1983 and since then outbreaks were reported all around the world.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Flickr/ <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlastras/">jlastras</a></em></p>	1		Industry		2018-04-05 14:42:14	2025-08-06 02:49:26	Details Edit Delete
1059	Australia launches investigation after 2,900 sheep die on ship to Middle East	Australia's Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, David, Littleproud, has announced in a statement that an investigation will be launched in the case of the nearly 2,900 sheep that have died during shipment to the Middle East.	<p> </p> <p>The incident took place in the month of August 2017, when a shipment of 60,000 was heading from Perth to the Middle East. Although, onboard of the ship there was also a vet, 2,900 died due to heat stress. The shipping company has presented last week a full report regarding its practices in that month.</p> <p>Still, Mr. Littleproud said that an investigation is needed because the mortality rate had exceeded that of 2%.</p> <p>"As I've said many times since becoming Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources in December 2017, we need compliance with laws across all industries to give us integrity. This requires exporters, the industry and the regulator (the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources) to fulfil their full responsibilities. I will not be afraid to call out and take strong action against those who have not fulfilled their responsibilities, whether they be the exporter, the regulator or staff on ships," <a href="https://minister.agriculture.gov.au/littleproud/Pages/Media-Releases/Media-statement-live-animal-exports.aspx">said the Australian official.</a></p> <p>Last year, 12,377 sheep died during shipment from a total of 1,74 million that were being exported from Australia to other countries, a mortality rate of 0.71%.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-06 07:00:17	2025-08-06 16:00:17	Details Edit Delete
1060			<p>The canned protein market saw a significant increase in the last three years and new markets such as the Middle East, Africa, China and India are starting to develop. These markets represent a growth opportunity for Crider Foods, the world’s largest canned protein producer, as the company’s vice president global business development, Gary Clay, puts it, “ in these regions the cold chain is not very good and our products represent an opportunity because they don't require refrigeration and they have a very long shelf life.”<br />Mr Clay explained that as consumer trends he observed that when it comes down to meat products people are interested mostly these days in mainly convenience, taste, quality and food safety. From this point of view, Mr Clay underlines that Crider Foods is compliant with all these consumer requests.<br />“People tend to have confidence in our products because they are sustainably raised and we don't use any artificial ingredients, that types of things, so our products happen to be commercially sterile so there is a certain amount of trust and confidence for those kinds of products,” added Mr Clay.<br />Regarding the vegan and organic trends, Mr Clay considers that there will always be a demand for a niche product, such as organic ones, antibiotic free or vegan products but, in his view, there is always going to be also a strong demand for proteins such as chicken, turkey or beef. “Because people like them and they are sustainable and healthy for you.”</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-06 08:23:32	2025-08-06 21:46:42	Details Edit Delete
1061	French smart-poultry farming system is going worldwide	Neovia wants to promote an app for poultry farm management on the global market.	<p>Wisium, Neovia's premix brand, has signed a partnership with Aniprev, a French technology developer, for the marketing of its poultry farm management application internationally, informs Feed Navigator magazine.</p> <p>The app was developed in 2016 and it is already used in the French poultry sector Aniprev making the distribution directly. Part of the deal that wants to promote the app globally consists in integrating the smart management system to poultry producers in Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Portugal and Spain as part of the Wisium offer for the partners in those countries.<br />The tool can analyze different components for feed management in farms and connect the data gathered to carry out feed orders.<br />Neovia has already a smart farming programme that is called "Farm of the future" which aim to connect farms across the world into a network meant to promote and share innovative ideas for swine, poultry and ruminants industries.</p>	1		Technology		2018-04-07 08:01:13	2025-08-05 05:23:52	Details Edit Delete
1062	Canada's food safety watchdog dispose recall for Gaspesien ham	The decision was taken after samples of the products showed possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	<p>The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered the recall for several Gaspesien brand ham, produced by Les Cuisines Gaspésiennes de Matane Ltée of Ottawa.<br />The recall was made after CFIA test showed signs of contamination of the products with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers clear packages of various cuts of smoked pork: Gaspesien Handmade Le P’tit Picnic – Boneless Smoked Pork Shoulder, Gaspesien Handmade Old Fashioned Smoked Ham and Gaspesien Le P’tit Classique Smoked Ham.<br />"Anyone who has eaten the implicated ham and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should immediately seek medical attention and tell their doctors about the possible exposure to the pathogen. Also, even if they are not sick now, anyone who has eaten the ham or pork should monitor themselves for symptoms in the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days for symptoms of listeriosis to develop", announced CFIA.</p> <p>Although healthy adults may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Other high-risk groups for serious infections that are sometimes fatal include young children, older people and anyone with a suppressed immune system.</p>	1		Retail		2018-04-07 12:00:46	2025-08-05 20:44:41	Details Edit Delete
1063	2018 brings new challenges for the Thai poultry industry	The domestic demand is still weak and the producers must ease the growth, recommends Rabobank.	<p>2018 will be a challenging year for the Thai poultry industry as the domestic demand remains weak, observed Rabobank analysts in their latest outlook for this sector.<br />A significant expansion led to oversupply in the last couple of months and, as a result, broiler prices fell by 12% in Q1 2018 compared to Q3 2017, mentioned the report quoted by <a href="https://asian-agribiz.com/2018/04/05/outlook-thai-poultry-industry-challenging/">Asian Agribiz</a>.<br />Rabobank recommended the local industry must to stay “disciplined with its growth this year” in order to gradually recover to an appropriate market balance. Meanwhile, a chance to expand the country's market share on poultry exports is to be seen soon as Brazil's poultry industry is dragged into a new episode of the "rotten meat" scandal. <br />Russia and Thailand, producers who are now confronted with oversupply after industry expansion, will try to capture some of Brazil’s lost market share in global trade, believes Nan-Dirk Mulder, Senior Analyst – Animal Protein at Rabobank.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-08 08:00:41	2025-08-05 14:31:44	Details Edit Delete
1064	Vietnam's pangasius exports to face shortage until summer	Pangasius exports are directed mainly to China leaving the US and European markets with a smaller volume of fish.	<p>The unpredictable weather has caused heavy losses to Vietnam's pangasius industry in the Mekong Delta area. A prolonged farming time resulting in unsatisfactory fish production has already affected the export markets in the Western world and pushed the prices up to $1.4 per kg, the highest in many years.<br />"Now that the pangasius industry has stabilized with brand’s strength, price and profit, there is a shortage of pangasius. We expect this to last until June", explained Nguyen Hoai Nam, Deputy General Secretary of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), for <a href="https://asian-agribiz.com/2018/04/06/vietnam-pangasius-faces-severe-material-shortage/">Asian Agribiz</a>.<br />According to his saying, the supply of catfish in Vietnam will not be sufficient for the European and US markets, but only for China.</p>	1		Market		2018-04-08 12:00:23	2025-08-06 12:42:19	Details Edit Delete
1065	NZ beef and lamb exports expected to reach record level		<p>The record level to be reached by lamb exports is based on a forecast of a 14% increase in average export value.</p> <p>On the other hand, analysts at Beef + Lamb New Zealand say that total beef export receipts, which passed the $3 billion mark in 2014 15, are expected to be $3.2 billion in 2017 18 – down 1.1 per cent.</p> <p>B+LNZ Economic Service’s forecast of farm profit before tax has also been revised up to $126,300 for the All Classes Sheep and Beef Farm in 2017 18 – up 39 per cent on 2016 17.</p> <p>Sheep and beef prices have stayed strong despite increases in the number of sheep and cattle processed so far this season. This demonstrates that international meat markets have been strong.</p> <p>The numbers of lambs, sheep and cattle processed were all up in the last quarter of 2017, leaving fewer to be available for January to September compared to the 2016 17 season.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-09 07:06:54	2025-08-04 04:36:30	Details Edit Delete
1066	German pork exports down for the third consecutive year	Germany's exports of pork fell by 3% in 2017 to 1.8 million tons, this representing the third consecutive year of decline, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board's (AHDB) recent analysis.	<p> </p> <p>Abigail Schofield, trainee analyst at AHDB, says the decline was largely a result of decreased shipments to China, which fell 40%, to 168,000 tonnes in 2017, compared with a year earlier.</p> <p>Weaker export demand from China is a result of the recovery of its own domestic production as modern sows have filled some of the supply gap.</p> <p>Countering the drop in Chinese trade, was an increase in deliveries of German pork to other non-EU countries.</p> <p>Most notably, there was a 22% increase in exports to South Korea, totalling 95,000 tonnes. There were also increases in exports to the Philippines, Japan and Hong Kong.</p> <p>Whilst the overall volume decreased, exports to other EU member states remained steady on the year earlier, totalling 1.4 million tonnes. Italy remained the largest export market for German pork, although volumes were back 4% on the year. In contrast, the second largest destination, the Netherlands increased its imports of German pork by 10%, totalling 201,500 tonnes.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-09 07:15:54	2025-08-04 04:31:43	Details Edit Delete
1067		The largest food buyers event ever to take place in Ireland is expected to gather 550 companies, from all over the world.	<p>Marketplace International 2018, an international event dedicated to the food industry, has opened its gates on 9th April with 550 companies from all over the world participating in the Bord Bia's trade fair.<br />"The attending food buyers include representatives from Australia, Algeria, Bahrain, China, Indonesia, UAE, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Interest from UK buyers has remained strong, with close to 50 in attendance. The registered buyers represent every sector of the industry including for dairy, beef, lamb, pigmeat, alcohol, seafood, prepared foods, grocery, bakery, confectionary & snacks and speciality foods", announced the organizers.<br />The program includes 28 different 3-day group itineraries organised and hosted by Bord Bia. The sector-focused itineraries will allow buyers to see Irish farms, factories, retail stores and manufacturing facilities all around the country to showcase the very best of the Irish food and drink industry. <br />Also, on April 12, all international visitors will reconvene in the RDS Dublin, for 5,000 pre-arranged one to one meetings with 185 Irish food companies. <br />Speaking in advance of the event, Bord Bia CEO Tara McCarthy said, “Marketplace is an invaluable opportunity for Irish food and beverage companies to meet with a large number of international buyers face to face. It is our prime platform for showing international buyers’ first-hand what makes our products world-class. Initiatives such as Marketplace have enabled the sustained growth of Irish food and drink exports for the past eight years, culminating in a record value of €12.6bn in 2017”.<br />Marketplace International 2018 took six months to be prepared and Bord Bia executives expect to see new businesses at about EUR 40 million to be arranged during the exhibition.</p>	1		Events		2018-04-10 07:00:04	2025-08-06 09:21:22	Details Edit Delete
1068	New pangasius product presented in Brussels by a Vietnamese exporting company		<p>Seafood Expo Global 2018 is set to be the stage where Vinh Hoan, one of Vietnam’s top pangasius exporting firm, wants to present its latest product, the Onigiri set.</p> <p>Onigiri is made from the company’s premium pangasius along with Japanese rice or with carrot and spinach and is responding to the latest trends in the matter of convenience food products. "This healthful trio is truly an exclusive Asian culinary experience", explained Ngo Nguyen Vi Tam, CEO of Vinh Hoan.<br />The new product has no preservatives or transfats and can be cooked rapidly as the company representative says. "Putting the convenience on top, just one-and-a-half minutes in the microwave and you can enjoy this delicious meal, full of flavours and nutrition.Since our introduction of a newly invested fish-grilling line, Vinh Hoan has been developing a wide variety of fully cooked, ready-to-eat product concepts based on our source of sustainably farmed pangasius", declared the CEO of Vinh Hoan.<br />The Onigiri sets will be on display at Vinh Hoan’s exhibition booth at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels from 24-26 April 2018. The Vietnamese company was founded in 1997 and now is exporting in more than 100 countries.</p> <p>(Photo source: Pinterest/Kitchen Fables)</p>	1		Events		2018-04-10 10:00:24	2025-08-06 21:46:19	Details Edit Delete
1069	Vion Food Group names Ronald Lotgerink as its new CEO	Vion has recently announced the appointment of Ronald Lotgerink as its new CEO starting with the 1st of September.	<p> </p> <p>Ronald Lotgerink is currently the CEO of Zwanenberg Food Group, a leading European producer and exporter of meat products, canned meat, snacks, soups and sauces.</p> <p>Mr. Lotgerink is taking over the position of CEO from Francis Kint who announced earlier that he will leave the company as of June 1st.</p> <p>Vion's management board will now consist of Ronald Lotgerink and Joost Sliepenbeek as CFO.</p> <p>“Vion and the agricultural and food industry are well known to Ronald. He is well versed in the challenges of international meat markets and has extensive experience with branded products, private labels and the meat processing industry. He is also a member of our supervisory board which gives him a head start for his new job. He has strong relations with suppliers, clients and producers and we regard him as a perfect fit for the job” says Sipko Schat, chairman of the supervisory board of Vion.</p> <p>Ronald Lotgerink started his career at KPMG. In 1989 he joined Zwanenberg Food Group as CFO. In 2007 he was appointed CEO. Since 2014 he is also a member of the supervisory board of Vion.</p> <p>“For me Vion represents a company of systemic importance in the meat industry. To be given the opportunity to become CEO gives me pride, especially with my background, coming from a family of butchers. Vion has the right strategy to create a sustainable future in this industry and I wish to continue and strengthen that,” said Mr. Lotgerink.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-10 11:11:45	2025-08-06 20:04:22	Details Edit Delete
1070	UK backs up its poultry standards in new trade agreements	The British Poultry Council defends UK's animal welfare and food safety standards in the wake of new trade deals after the US Trade Representative underlined in its latest report that it disapproves with a series of measures imposed by the European Union.	<p>The latest report launched by the US Trade Representative says the US is concerned with a number of measures the EU maintains for the purposes of food safety and protecting human, animal, or plant life or health. US officials fear that these measures will "unnecessarily restrict trade without furthering their safety objectives". The report states that the EU measures are not based on scientific principles, maintained with sufficient scientific evidence, or applied only to the extent necessary.</p> <p>The report further says that in some cases the EU authorities should recognize the current US food safety measures as equivalent to those imposed in the EU as they reflect the same level of protection and this could facilitate trade between the two counterparts.</p> <p>As a response to the report, the British Poultry Council says that this offer from the US to trade products that do not meet British food production standards "is insulting".</p> <p>"British farmers have worked incredibly hard to build a food system that speaks to the public good, that enhances British food values and that ensures high standards of production from farm to fork," British Poultry Council, Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths said.</p> <p>"We know that British consumers are unwilling to accept lower standards as part of a trade deal with the US. One of the recent polls commissioned by the Institute for Public Policy Research highlights that Britons are willing to cancel a post-Brexit deal with the US in order to protect UK’s animal welfare and food safety standards," Mr. Griffiths added.</p> <p>The British Poultry Council said in a statement that it will carry on working with the Government towards opening new markets for trade by stressing the vital importance of quality. The Council concluded that it is not willing to compete to a race to the bottom and will not compromise on the country's animal welfare and food safety standards in pursuit of new trade deals.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-10 14:00:52	2025-08-06 19:28:45	Details Edit Delete
1071		The Brazilian company paid almost one billion dollars for the controlling stake in National Beef Packing Company LLC and become the second largest beef processor in the world.	<p>969 million dollar was the price paid by Marfrig Global Foods SA for a 51% share in National Beef Packing Company LLC, as the Brazilian firm mentioned in a statement on 9th of April.</p> <p>The transaction is valued at $2.3 billion, including the debts, according to the statement released by Marfrig. Rumours about the transaction have started in January when sources inside National Beef mentioned that Leucadia, the majority stakeholder (79%), is considering selling a part or all of its stakes in what is considered to be one of the biggest units in the meat-processing industry from North-America.</p> <p>National Beef Packing Co. is ranked as the fourth-largest U.S. beef processor behind Tyson Foods Inc., JBS SA and Cargill Inc. The company slaughters about 12.5% of U.S. beef cattle. National Beef reported losses in 2013, 2014 and 2015 but jumped to profit in 2016 (329 million USD) and in the first three quarters of 2017 (310 million USD). Leucadia listed the net book value of its National Beef investment at 629.8 million USD as of Dec. 31, 2016.</p> <p>The acquisition is making Marfrig the second largest beef processor in the world, with a slaughtering capacity of 8.3 million per year with the combined operations and consolidated sales of $13 billion. Also, gaining control over National Beef opens the gates to exports markets such as Jpan and South Korea, currently closed to Brazilian beef.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-04-10 14:21:43	2025-08-06 21:00:53	Details Edit Delete
1072	India's bovine exports to the Middle East will increase	The Asian country is targeting a stronger presence in markets that were usually dominated by Australia.	<p>India's herd of cattle and water buffalo is set to increase this year and that leads to a stronger presence of Indian beef in some export markets, commented Meat&Livestock Australia (MLA), according to <a href="https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5336077/india-herd-growth-continues/">Queensland Country Life</a>.<br />India’s beef and buffalo meat production is expected to reach 4.25 million tonnes carton weight in 2017 and increase by 1.2 per cent in 2018, to 4.3mt, thinks MLA international markets general manager Michael Finucan.<br />"India’s meat sector mainly depends on the slaughter of unproductive water buffalo cows and bulls from the dairy sector. As water buffalos account for around 45pc of the dairy herd in India, the growth in Indian buffalo meat production is largely driven by the expanding dairy industry", said Finucan.<br />Meantime, the Indian government is supporting the dairy industry to expand further and that is increasing the rate of slaughtering for the unproductive animals in this sector.<br />The primary export markets for Indian buffalo meat are Vietnam, Malaysia and Egypt but MLA's experts are expecting to see a bigger presence of Indian beef in markets such as UAE and Saudi Arabia that were usually dominated by the Australian beef industry.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-11 07:00:17	2025-08-06 15:26:24	Details Edit Delete
1073	VIDEO - "I think that a lot of products coming from the West could be locally manufactured"		<p>2017 turned out to be a challenging year for the meat businesses in the Middle East as the diplomatic standoff against Qatar and the economic crisis in Egypt have taken a toll in the revenues.<br />Nevertheless, the market expansion in the region has covered some of the losses resulted from this situation and the outlook for 2018 is making the local players confident in the development of their businesses.<br />"The outlook for 2018, well, I am positive about it. There is a lot of products still coming from the West which I think it could be locally manufactured.<br />The trend that we have seen it coming is that the consumer demands more GMO-free food, organic products, green label. That is something that I have seen in the last couple of months and the trend is going to green label, no preservatives, no phosphates, no nitrates, no meat substitutes, just pure meat and I think that the consumer will pay a higher price for a high-value product", expressed his feelings Densil Quadros, CEO of Freshly Frozen Foods, Dubai.</p> <p>The company already operates two facilities for meat processing and one for value-added products but it wants to expand further the capacities with an investment of $10 million this year and to enter the Saudi Arabia market in the next three years.</p>	1		Market		2018-04-11 07:03:22	2025-08-06 21:46:36	Details Edit Delete
1075	Norwegian cod exports sets all-time record quarter	A strong demand from Spain and Portugal kept up the prices for clipfish, salted and fresh whole code.	<p> Norwegian cod seems to be the best-selled seafood product in the first three months of this year, as Norwegian Seafood Council reported.</p> <p>"This is the best quarter for cod ever, with a total export value of over NOK 3 billion ($385 million). In particular, clipfish, salted fish and fresh whole cod, in particular, have experienced price increases, with 19%, 12% and 7% respectively. This is due to strong demand in our most important consumer markets, such as Portugal and Spain”, said Ingrid Kristine Pettersen, seafood analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p>A strong demand for clipfish in Portuguese market has pushed up the prices with 3% and gave a boost to the industry, even if the volumes were down by 3% compared to the same quarter of 2017. Portugal, Brazil and the Dominican Republic were the main markets for clipfish in the first quarter.<br />Another category of cod that presented a stronger demand on the foreign market was salted fish, Portugal, Greece and Spain being the main destinations for this type of products. The volume of 8.700 tons of salted fish worth NOK 429 million ($55 million) exported by Norway marks a 4% increase in volume and a 19% increase in value.<br />Fresh and frozen cod have registered an increase in prices, unusual for this time of year. <br />Norway exported 32,000 tonnes of fresh cod, including skrei, worth NOK 1.1 billion ($141.2 million) and 22,000 tonnes of frozen cod with a value of NOK 772 million ($99 million) in the first quarter. "Usually we see that the price of fresh whole cod and skrei declines in March, but this year the price has actually increased. Skrei volumes have also increased during the same period”, says Pettersen.<br />In total, Norway's seafood exports in the first three months of this year were at 676,000 tons (down by 8%) with a value of NOK 23.7 billion ($3 billion), down by 2% compared with first quarter last year.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-11 11:00:15	2025-08-06 07:05:21	Details Edit Delete
1076	US pork exports reported higher levels in February compared to those from 2017	Pork exports from the US reported higher levels in February compared to a year ago, increasing both in volume and value, according to statistics released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).	<p>US pork exports were up 4% in volume in February compared to the same month in 2017, reaching 205,466 metric tons (mt) and increased in value by 12% in the same period, reaching $547.2 million.</p> <p>Through February, pork exports were 2 percent ahead of last year’s pace at 408,934 mt, while export value climbed 10 percent to $1.09 billion.</p> <p>February exports accounted for 27.8 percent of total pork production and 24 percent for muscle cuts only – up from 27.6 percent and 22.9 percent, respectively, a year ago. Through February, the percentage of total pork production exported was slightly lower year-over-year at 26.1 percent, while the percentage of muscle cuts exported edged higher to 22.7 percent. February export value averaged $56.78 per head slaughtered, up 9 percent from a year ago. Through February, per-head export value was $53.70, up 5 percent.</p> <p>Pork exports steady to Mexico; solid growth in Korea, Japan and Latin America</p> <p>February pork exports to leading volume market Mexico were steady with last year at 64,523 mt, while export value was slightly higher at $117.5 million. Through February, export volume was steady with last year’s record pace at 137,520 mt, while export value increased 3 percent to $251 million.</p> <p>In Japan, the leading value destination for U.S. pork, February volume was steady year-over-year at 32,418 mt, while value was up 3 percent to $134.7 million. Through February, export volume to Japan increased 6 percent from a year ago to 67,466 mt and value climbed 10 percent to $281.1 million. This included a 7 percent increase in chilled pork exports to 36,929 mt, valued at $176.9 million (up 11 percent).</p> <p>Pork exports to South Korea climbed 33 percent in volume (40,710 mt) and 43 percent in value ($119 million). Most U.S. pork products now enter the Korean market duty free under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), and high-quality, affordable U.S. pork is helping to underpin Korea’s record-breaking pork consumption. USMEF continues to help position U.S. pork in new and exciting ways in Korea, including the addition of pulled pork to many restaurant menus, a selection of high-end sausages at convenience stores and a wide array of home meal replacement and snack items sold at retail and through e-commerce.</p> <p>Through the first two months of 2018, other highlights for U.S. pork include:</p> <p>Led by strong growth in Colombia and Peru, pork exports to South America were 9 percent ahead of last year’s pace in volume (17,855 mt) and 14 percent higher in value ($43.1 million), with consumption growth in the region continuing to outpace domestic production.</p> <p>Solid growth in Honduras, a doubling of exports to El Salvador and a steady performance in Guatemala pushed pork export volume to Central America 16 percent above last year’s pace at 12,255 mt, while value climbed 20 percent to $28.9 million. Exports also increased year-over-year to Nicaragua, Panama and Belize.</p> <p>Exports to the Philippines, the mainstay destination for U.S. pork in the ASEAN and the region’s largest import market, increased 3 percent in volume (4,746 mt) and remained steady with last year’s pace in value ($10.8 million). Exceptional growth in Vietnam (901 mt valued at $3.7 million, up 272 percent and 469 percent, respectively) pushed exports to the ASEAN region 18 percent higher in volume (6,178 mt) and 29 percent higher in value ($16.9 million). Exports also increased year-over-year to Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.</p> <p>In China/Hong Kong, pork export volume fell 14 percent year-over-year to 69,515 mt, but value increased 3 percent to $164 million. Muscle cut exports increased 7 percent to 28,775 mt, while variety meat exports declined 24 percent in volume (40,740 mt) but with sharply higher prices value only dipped 2 percent to $107.4 million. The Chinese government recently imposed a 25 percent tariff on imports of U.S. pork and pork variety meat, in addition to the 12 percent tariff already in effect in China. The higher tariff rate is not reflected in the January-February results, as it took effect April 2. But the additional tariff will put U.S. pork at a significant disadvantage compared to China’s other major suppliers: the European Union, Canada, Brazil and Chile. China’s total import demand has also slowed with its rebound in domestic production and a significant decrease in domestic hog prices.</p>	1		Market		2018-04-11 11:18:51	2025-08-05 20:53:54	Details Edit Delete
1077	NZ lamb exports expected to surpass $3 billion for the first time		<p>The average lamb export value is expected to reach $9,800 per ton, with an increase of 14% compared to last season, while the export volume is expected to rise by 0.7%, remaining steady.</p> <p>Analysts at Beef + Lamb NZ expect an increase of 661 cents per kilogram for the average farm-gate price for lambs, which will reach $122 per head (up by 15% compared to the average price reported last season). The rise in prices is based on the higher proportion processed earlier in the season at good prices. The forecast at the start of the season was 555 cents per kilogram.</p> <p>Mutton sales are forecast to also increase by 11% to $602 million. The average value per mutton ton should rise by 24% to $6,500 "more than offsets the forecast 7.3 per cent drop in mutton export volume."</p> <p>According to Beef + Lamb NZ these factors have supported strong farm gate prices for mutton, which are estimated to be up by 37% to average 394 cents per kilogram for the 2017 18 season. </p>	1		Industry		2018-04-11 11:31:57	2025-08-06 20:41:52	Details Edit Delete
1078	J.T.M. recalls 7 tons of beef products due to possible contamination	The products come in a sealed plastic tray with a paper sleeve in products labeled "Bar-B-Q Sauce with Pulled Beef" and they were produced last September.	<p>The problem was discovered after the company received two consumer complaints regarding extraneous material contamination.</p> <p>There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.</p> <p>FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers and urges consumers who have purchased the products to not consume them.</p>	1		Industry	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2018-04-11 10:22:40	2025-08-06 15:02:09	Details Edit Delete

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