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| 5728 | Chinese pig prices strengthen | After showing tentative rises through early April, Chinese pork prices picked up pace through the spring and into summer, informs AHDB. This growth has been reportedly spurred by tighter pig supplies, partly as producers held back pigs, and partly from stronger consumer demand. According to government reports, authorities are encouraging producers to maintain production and releasing stocks in an attempt to curb price inflation. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Chinese government recently announced that pork bought into storage would be released onto the market from September in time for heightened demand from autumn festivals. Demand continues to be affected by the uncertain COVID-19 situation, with restrictions still in place across parts of the country.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Chinese pig production increased during the first half of 2022, with slaughtering up 8% versus the same period a year ago. Profitability had been challenged during this time, but the recent price rises have reportedly improved the situation for producers. Indeed, government data shows the breeding sow inventory has been increasing month-on-month since May.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, China’s pig meat import volumes during the second quarter were much lower than in previous years, although in line with the level recorded in quarter one. For the first half of the year, imports were down 64% compared to the same period in 2021 at 799,000 tonnes (-68% from EU). All main suppliers to China have sent less, Spain in particular. Imports are expected to improve somewhat in the second half of the year, as consumer demand improves, and higher domestic prices encourage imports. However, import demand is expected to stay significantly lower than 2021.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2022-09-21 04:37:23 | 2025-08-11 03:58:30 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7590 | EU pork production shows signs of recovery | After significant declines in pork production in the European Union over the past two years, there are signs of a recovery this year. | <p><span lang="DE">The latest figures from the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) show an increase of 2.0% in pig slaughters from January to April 2024 compared to the same period last year. In the first four months of this year, 74.85 million pigs were slaughtered in the EU member states. The slaughter weights were significantly higher, so that the amount of pork produced even increased by 3.7% to 6.95 million tonnes.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Particularly strong increases in slaughter volumes were recorded in Croatia (+12.8%), Bulgaria (+12.7%), Poland (+10.9%) and Hungary (+10.3%). The major producing countries also recorded an increase in pork production. In Spain the increase was 2.8%, in Germany 2.9% and in France 3.1%. In Italy the volume increased by 3.2% and in Belgium by 5.3%.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Increases of 2.8% were reported from the Netherlands and Denmark. The increase in slaughter volume in Denmark is particularly notable, as almost 200,000 fewer pigs were slaughtered there than in the same period last year. However, the almost 6 kg higher slaughter weight leads to a larger slaughter volume.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pork production only declined in a few smaller member states such as Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Greece. According to Eurostat figures, the declines ranged from 1.6% in Latvia to 18.4% in Greece.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-07-27 00:10:59 | 2025-08-10 23:04:54 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7971 | The European pork production is stabilizing again | After significant declines in the European pork production in the past two years, Eurostat figures indicate a stabilization this year. According to them, 0.7% more pigs were slaughtered in the first eight months of the year than in the same period last year. However, the development in the individual member states was very different. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to preliminary data from the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), between January and August 2024, around 146 million pigs were slaughtered in the reporting slaughterhouses in the 27 EU member states. That was around 1.1 million animals or 0.7% more than in the first eight months of the previous year. Due to the higher slaughter weights, pork production even increased by 1.9% to 13.9 million tonnes. This indicates that the downward trend of the past two years has now stopped, where the declines were very significant at 8.1% (2023) and 3.1% (2022).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 17 EU-27 countries, pig slaughterings increased, while in ten countries they decreased. Pig slaughterings increased in the eastern EU member states in particular: in Croatia, the increase compared to the previous year was 8.3%, in Poland 7.5%, in Bulgaria 7.2%, in Romania 6.0%, in Hungary 6.3%, in the Czech Republic 5.3% and in Estonia 3.4%. A slight increase of 1.0% was also recorded in Germany. Slaughterings fell in the Netherlands (-3.0%), Denmark (-2.6%), Spain (-0.5%) and Austria (-1.1%), among others. It is noteworthy that in Denmark, the amount of pork produced was higher than in the previous year despite the declining number of animals. Due to the 5 kg higher slaughter weight, 2.5% more pork was produced from January to August of the current year than in the first eight months of the previous year.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-12-01 00:10:40 | 2025-08-11 02:40:12 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7262 | QMS: Pig market shows early signs of seasonal uplift | After some downward pressure at the start of 2024, the GB Standard Pig Price (SPP) pig price has been trending relatively stable in February and March. However, there have been some signs of seasonal increase when the lightest and heaviest pigs are removed from the price reporting sample. | <p><span lang="DE">Prices paid for carcases weighing 70-104.9kg have edged higher in five of the last six weeks, rising 0.4% from a year-to-date low of 212.55p/kg to reach 213.43p/kg in the week ending March 23.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Despite evidence of a slight seasonal upturn, prices have still slipped behind year-earlier levels for the first time in two years", says QMS Market Intelligence Manager, Iain Macdonald. "Still, they were up 35% on their five-year average in mid-March, reflecting the sharp market rebound between spring 2022 and 2023".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pig producers will be relieved that the price of feed has been falling. Defra’s animal feed price series shows that grain prices in January were down 25-30% on 2023 levels. Protein meal prices have also fallen sharply since a brief rebound in autumn 2023, taking them down over 20% on the year. Since then, market data suggests that there has been further downwards pressure on both grain and protein meals, although grain prices have rebounded slightly in the second half of March.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"These trends reflect a well-supplied global arable crop market, supported by factors such as an improvement in Ukraine’s export capacity and favourable growing weather in South America,” explains Iain. “A stronger sterling against the US dollar than in early 2023 has also helped".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Although wages have been rising quickly and energy and borrowing costs remain elevated, the current balance between production costs and output prices suggests that pig producers’ finances are slowly recovering from the financial crisis of 2021/22.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"However, given the scale of that crisis, there’s still a long way to go", says Iain.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Its legacy - a significantly smaller pig herd - has supported a higher level of farmgate prices. Defra slaughter data showed an 11% decline in prime pig throughput at GB abattoirs in 2023 and the trend continued at the start of 2024, down another 4% in the first two months. While December pig census results are not available for Scotland, England’s results show that finishing pig numbers were still down by 11% year-on-year, and by 18% on the peak reached two years before.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Sow numbers in England did show a marginal rebound in December 2023, but they were still 19% lower than in December 2021. So, while there could be some recovery in the second half, there is little room for any significant rebound in prime pig slaughter in England in 2024", Iain continues.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Closer to home, ScotEID data points towards stronger momentum in Scotland’s pig herd.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"In the first two months of 2024, while still down on 2022, the number of pigs leaving Scottish farms for slaughter rose by 14% from the lows of 2023. Nevertheless, Scotland is home to only around 8% of GB finishing pigs, so a faster rate of recovery here will have limited impact on overall market conditions".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Given the sharp reduction in domestic pork production since 2022, the external trade balance has been supporting availability for consumption. UK export volumes fell by nearly a quarter in 2023 and while imports fell slightly in the year as a whole, they were higher than in 2022 between April and the year-end.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Iain says higher import volumes have been supporting market supplies for nearly a year, and import prices tend to closely follow trends in EU pig prices.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"After six months trading at a small discount of only around 5% to GB levels, EU pigs became relatively cheap in the second half of 2023 and the price gap widened beyond 20% in early 2024. However, there has been a strong seasonal rebound in the EU since February, and the price gap dipped to 13% in the third week of March".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">While EU pork remains competitive, it is not as cheap as it looked over the winter, and EU supply remains fundamentally tight.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Although there was some recovery in the EU sow herd in December 2023, numbers were still 7% below pre-covid levels", explains Iain. "In addition, fattening pigs were still showing a year-on-year decline of 2.4%, highlighting that, like at home, any recovery in EU pork production is likely to be weak. As a result, the downwards pressure on the domestic market from EU imports is likely to remain limited".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Looking further afield, Iain notes that the USDA is expecting increased global trade this year, with a key driver being China. "China’s pork production rose sharply late last year as loss-making producers liquidated herds. As a result, numbers are expected to tighten in 2024, resulting in higher import requirements once stocks built up in 2023 have been used up", he says.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Although pork prices have dipped seasonally since Chinese New Year, wholesale prices continue to look relatively attractive, holding above GB farmgate price levels, and the Chinese market has often risen between spring and autumn".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">By 2023, UK exports to China had fallen back to around where they had been before China’s severe pork shortage of 2019 and 2020. However, at a share of 36%, they made up a significantly higher proportion of UK exports than in the pre-African Swine Fever period, highlighting China’s position as a vital market outlet for processors looking to achieve carcase balance.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-04-01 00:10:21 | 2025-08-10 10:27:03 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7476 | AHDB: How the UK sheep meat sector will develop in the second half of 2024? | After surging prices in the first half of 2024, the sheep meat sector will be challenged in the second half of the year with falling production and tight budgets impacting consumer demand, informs AHDB. | <p><span lang="DE">A fall in the lamb crop impacting on slaughter levels of new season lambs is due to drive a decrease of 2.9% in total sheep meat production for 2024, compared to 2023, according to the updated Agri-market Outlook for lamb.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Outlook also highlighted that, despite a strong start to 2024, retail and foodservice demand for lamb will remain pressured by consumer budgets, with consumption set to fall by 1% compared to 2023.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Isabelle Shohet, AHDB Analyst (Red Meat), said:</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"As we highlighted in our Outlook earlier this year, the sheep meat sector will continue being put under pressure in the second half of 2024 with consumer budgets remaining tight and an anticipated reduction in retail promotion of lamb".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Domestic lamb domestic prices may be supported for the remainder of 2024 by an anticipated fall in imports, coupled with further opportunities to export UK lamb to the EU.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Isabelle added:</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"We are seeing a drop in prices at the moment due to the supply coming through of new season lambs. We’ve also passed the typical peaks of demand for the year like Easter which added strength to prices.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Moving forwards, we are unlikely to see continued strong consumer demand we’ve seen in the first half of the year, and supplies will be higher as the new season lamb crop continues to come forward. However, prices will remain elevated when compared to recent years".</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Key findings in the latest update for lamb include:</span></p> <ul> <li><span lang="DE">Total sheep meat production is expected to fall by 3% to 278,000 tonnes in 2024</span></li> <li><span lang="DE">Retail and foodservice demand for lamb will remain pressured by consumer budgets despite the strong start to 2024, as consumption is set to decline by 1% compared to 2023</span></li> <li><span lang="DE">Imports have grown in the first quarter of 2024 but are expected to slow for the remainder of the year</span></li> <li><span lang="DE">Exports have seen a slight yearly decline in the first quarter of 2024 and are expected to remain in decline given our falling domestic production</span></li> </ul> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-06-25 00:15:39 | 2025-08-10 13:10:19 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 4241 | McDonald's prepares new chicken sandwich and 'McPlant' burger | <p>The company joins other fast food chains like Burger King and Dunkin' in getting in on the plant-based trend. Last year, it began testing a burger in Canada made with patties from Beyond Meat, a seller of meatless products.</p> <p>"Beyond Meat and McDonalds co-created the plant-based patty which will be available as part of their McPlant platform," a Beyond Meat spokesperson said.</p> <p>In addition to the McPlant line, McDonald's said in a strategy update to investors that it would capitalize on consumer trends that strengthened during the pandemic — like eating comfort food. That means focusing on its most popular menu items and selling more chicken.</p> <p>"Demand for the familiar in these uncertain times is more important than ever," McDonald's said in its investor update, adding that it expects core menu items like its Big Mac and Quarter Pounder burgers, Chicken McNuggets and french fries to contribute to its growth moving forward.</p> <p>To further promote sales of these items, McDonald's is rolling out improvements, like new, toasty buns and an "enhanced grilling approach" for hamburgers, as well as more chicken flavors and menu items.</p> <p>Already, McDonald's has seen success with its spicy chicken nuggets, which launched in September and helped boost sales that month.</p> <p>It also plans to launch a new crispy chicken sandwich in the United States early next year. America's appetite for chicken sandwiches has helped make Chick-fil-A a success, and contributed to rising sales at Popeyes. McDonald's already serves a chicken sandwich, the McChicken, and often tests out new types of chicken sandwiches.</p> <p>A new chicken sandwich should help give McDonald's "credibility" in the chicken space, said Joe Erlinger, president of McDonald's USA.</p> <p>"We want customers to choose McDonald's for chicken," he said.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2020-11-12 07:39:58 | 2025-08-10 09:11:15 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7009 | Israel enables exports of Uruguayan bone-in meat | After the exhaustive report sent by Uruguay by which health guarantees are given regarding the absence of the Foot and Mouth Disease virus, and based on the health status recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO) as a country free of the same with vaccination, the Israeli health authorities granted authorization for bone-in sheep and bovine meat to Uruguay, as of January 8, 2024. Subsequently, the export health certificate model will be agreed upon, after which the first shipments can begin. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">This achievement is the result of the joint work of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE), the National Meat Institute (INAC) and the efforts of the Uruguayan Embassy in Israel.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This decision allows both countries to advance in the deepening and diversification of the bilateral economic and commercial link.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Given the authorization to export bone-in sheep and beef from Uruguay to Israel, the MGAP minister, Fernando Mattos, referred to this matter. The president indicated that this management, on which he had been working for several months, demonstrates the confidence and good performance of the Uruguayan health system. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"This is very good news for Uruguay. In the past both species were enabled. Let us remember that Uruguay lost the health status of free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination in 2001, and now, in the condition of free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination, we are the first country to be enabled to export meat on the bone to the state of Israel".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This initiative expands the range of products that are exported but also adds value to national production based on the demonstration of confidence in the Uruguayan health system.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-01-13 00:10:59 | 2025-08-09 11:15:43 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2764 | Vietnamese pork consumers are heading for supermarkets | After the Southeast Asian country was hit by the ASF outbreaks, buyers are looking for pork from a clear source. | <p>Supermarkets in Vietnam are increasing their sales of pork as the consumers are looking for meat coming from a clear source, announce the Ministry of Agriculture of Spain.<br />Spanish officials believe that this is an opportunity for exporters to increase their presence in this market as the demand for pork is going to grow in the next months.<br />Some supermarket chains, such as Saigon Co, already calculate this increase in sales by 20% in centers across the country, reports <a href="https://www.carne.3tres3.com.pt/ultima-hora/vietname-psa-dispara-vendas-de-carne-de-porco-nos-supermercados_1566/#.XJyWRPPzIxs.twitter">Carne.3tres3</a> magazine.<br />Local authorities in Vietnam have started an information campaign for the population in which consumers are encouraged to only buy meat and pork products from controlled outlets, such as supermarkets, and cook them properly before consumption to inactivate the virus if the pieces contain it. Pork is the most consumed meat in Vietnam, with a per capita consumption of 31.3 kg in 2018, one of the highest in the world, according to OECD data.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Flickr/David Woo</em>)</p> | 1 | Retail | 2019-03-28 13:45:18 | 2025-08-11 02:33:45 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 4758 | CARNEXPO Grill is preparing the most important event dedicated to the meat sector in the Republic of Moldova | After the successful editions in Romania, attended by over 600 specialists in the meat industry, HoReCa and retail, the organizers of CARNEXPO Grill are preparing a new high-end event, which will take place on June 24-25, 2021, at Castel Mimi in the Republic of Moldova. | <p>CARNEXPO Grill International aims to promote local Moldovan products and to identify complete solutions for the development of the meat industry, HoReCa sector and retail in the Republic of Moldova. The organizers are preparing the most important conference dedicated to the meat sector - "The future of the meat industry in the Republic of Moldova - Developments, trends, and evolution", which will be attended by senior officials and international speakers, specially invited to discuss with Moldovan producers.</p> <p><strong>EVENT SPEAKERS:</strong></p> <p><br />- <strong>Aureliu CIOCOI</strong>, Interim Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova - special guest<br />- <strong>Ion PERJU</strong>, Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova<br />- <strong>Viorel COSNICEAN</strong>, Host of the Regional Conference "CARNEXPO" on behalf of the Republic of Moldova, Director of the Mezellini Plant<br />- <strong>Tatiana NISTORICA</strong>, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova<br />- <strong>Iuliana DRAGALIN</strong>, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure<br />- <strong>Vladislav COTICI</strong>, General Director of the National Agency for Food Safety<br />- <strong>Vadim CURMEI</strong>, Director of the Agency for Intervention and Payments for Agriculture<br />-<strong> Iulia COSTIN</strong>, General Manager of the Organization for the Development of the Small and Medium Enterprises Sector<br />- <strong>Paolo PATRUNO</strong>, Secretary General CLITRAVI<br />- <strong>Emilio BECKER</strong>, International Meat Broker<br />- <strong>Stefan BERCEA</strong>, President of the Romanian National Association of Tourism Chefs and Confectioners<br />- <strong>Stefan OPREA</strong>, President of the Auguste Escoffier Disciples Association in Romania<br />- <strong>Francesco SANNA</strong>, President of the Association of Italian Chefs.</p> <p><br />We prepare intensively to bring our guests the best opportunities and answers to all the challenges the meat industry and HORECA or retail sectors face.</p> <p>We encourage the discovery of new local specific products, with an innovative component capable of satisfying new consumption habits, without losing any of the essential values ??of national identity.</p> <p>We invite you to be the partner of CARNEXPO Grill in the Republic of Moldova and to benefit from the best visibility in an exceptional show that focuses on the best agri-food products.</p> <p><strong>About CARNEXPO Grill</strong></p> <p><br />It is a unique event in the Republic of Moldova for promoting local products, that marks the opening of the grilling season and the launch of BBQ products, which aims to eliminate formal barriers around standard conferences and bring together specialists in the food industry, HoReCa and retail in an exquisite location. Here, partnerships can be easily linked to a meal with the tastiest grill products or a glass of wine from select wineries.</p> <p>CARNEXPO Grill takes place between June 24-25, 2021, at Castel Mimi in the Republic of Moldova.</p> <p>Book your place at the event: office@carnexpogrill.ro<br />Ana Maria Mihai - 0734 333 588 / anamaria.mihai@industriacarnii.ro<br />Flavius ??Marin - 0734 333 589 / flavius.marin@industriacarnii.ro</p> | 1 | Events | 2021-06-18 08:23:43 | 2025-08-09 19:51:44 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8362 | FAM STUMABO unveils the Yuran™ Hytec 300 EC at IFFA 2025 | After the successful launch of the Yuran Hytec 300 in 2024, FAM STUMABO will release an additional version of this model at the IFFA 2025 exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany (May 3-8, 2025). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">The new version builds on the success of the Yuran Hytec 300, a versatile machine designed to dice, strip-cut, and shred a wide variety of meat, poultry, alternative protein and petfood products. The Yuran Hytec 300 EC integrates an <strong>E</strong>xit <strong>C</strong>onveyor that brings several advantages specifically for batch processing.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The innovative exit conveyor will help capture the cut pieces effectively and eliminate product loss or spillage", explains Thomas Bogaerts, Project Engineer at FAM STUMABO. "The clearance between the discharged cut product and the integrated conveyor maintains the quality required for even the most sensitive applications. It will further provide a more controlled discharge due to a seamless transition and even distribution of the cut product".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Efficiency and versatility in batch processing</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The new Exit Conveyor system facilitates discharging the cut product into totes, a Eurobin trolley, or additional conveying systems so that there is no need to stop the machine when replacing totes during batch feeding. With its simple operating principle, the Yuran Hytec 300 EC also offers the benefit of ease of use in a variety of applications.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The product is fed via the belt and guided towards the feed roll, ensuring a positive transfer into the circular knives. The circular knives cut the product into strips, which are then diced by the crosscut knife spindle at the desired height or length. For shredding and pulled look applications, the machine also offers the option of a pre-break system for initial reduction in combination with subsequent cutting and shredding spindles.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The Yuran Hytec 300 EC also offers the advantages of:</p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Increased capacity</strong> with the 300 mm wide conveyor belt that allows an increased feeding capacity, accommodating products with larger dimensions.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Versatile cutting options</strong> with dual independent variable-speed motors that enable precise adjustments to cut size and shape without the need for additional cutting tools.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Efficient changeovers</strong> with the quick-removable splined shafts of the cutting spindles that facilitate fast changeovers from one cut size to another, reducing downtime in the production process.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Smart hygienic design</strong> that ensures easy, thorough, and safe cleaning of the machine.</li> </ol> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Versatile cutting solutions for meat, alternative meat products and petfood industry applications</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"The Yuran Hytec 300 EC is used in cutting fresh, crust-frozen, tempered frozen, and (hot) cooked meat and poultry products", says Thomas Bogaerts. "It excels in providing efficient and consistent ‘pulled look’ shredding of cooked beef, poultry, and pork meats, making it ideal for BBQ meats, salad and pizza toppings, sandwiches, and handheld snacks".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The specialized cutting tools are designed to handle the unique characteristics of extruded products, creating alternative meat products in familiar cuts and shapes. “The Yuran Hytec 300 EC also specifically provides a unique solution to shred, dice, strip-cut a variety of petfood industry applications,” concludes Thomas Bogaerts.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Discover the Yuran Hytec 300 EC at IFFA 2025</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Visit the FAM STUMABO booth at IFFA (Frankfurt) in Hall 8, Booth D30, to discover the new dicer and speak with our experts to learn how this solution can enhance your processing line.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Join Thomas Bogaerts (Project Engineer, FAM STUMABO), who will make a presentation on the Yuran Hytec 300 EC at the “IFFA Factory & Stage” (Hall 9.1 – Stand H21) on Wednesday, May 7<sup>th</sup> from 11:35 am - 11:55 am, to find out more about this new solution.</p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-04-08 00:05:29 | 2025-08-11 04:26:26 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2667 | Swedes have reduced their meat intake for second year in a row | After they've hit a peak in meat consumption in 2016, Swedish consumers have reduced their meat intake by 5%. | <p>Meat consumption has dropped in Sweden for the second year in a row, according to statistics released by the Swedish Board of Agriculture. On average, Sweden's meat consumption decreased by 2.2 kg per person in 2018, which led to a drop of 6% in the last two years.<br />According to the board, the change is due partly to prevailing food trends, but also to Swedes' increasing awareness of sustainability issues. "Everyone knows today that meat production contributes more to greenhouse gases than vegetable production," Asa Lannhard-Oberg, an agricultural policy analyst at the Swedish Board of Agriculture, mentioned at Swedish Television (SVT).<br />Swedes have increased their meat intake in the last three decades to reach a peak of 87.7 kg per person in 2016. Since then, meat consumption in Sweden has started to decrease steadily at about 2 kilograms per person. Also, the statistics are showing consumer's preference for meat produced in Sweden rather than imports.<br />Nevertheless, meat consumption in Sweden is still above the international average but Lannhard-Oberg believes that this trend will continue in the following years.</p> | 1 | Market | 2019-03-06 10:49:03 | 2025-08-11 03:49:31 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7161 | Australian sheep flock to decline as lamb slaughter breaks new record | After three years of consecutive growth, the Australian sheep flock is set to decrease by 2.9% to 76,500,000 in 2024, according to the latest Sheep Industry Projections from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). | <p>During the 2020-2022 rebuild phase, producer focus on productivity and genetics has led to impressive marking rates across the sheep flock. However, the shift from beneficial weather conditions to average conditions in 2023 led to elevated turnoff of unproductive breeding stock, resulting in a 46.7% lift to sheep slaughter.<br /><br />According to Stephen Bignell, Manager of Market Information at MLA, as the sheep turnoff will mostly be limited to older, unproductive ewes, this year’s lamb cohort is expected to remain solid, but slightly smaller, than previous years.<br /><br />"The current resilience of the sheep flock means that high lamb slaughter will have a less intense impact on the national flock size than in previous maintenance periods. Meaning that there will be a decrease in overall flock numbers, but not as dramatic as in comparative years", Mr Bignell said.<br /><br />"After 2024, the flock is expected to stabilise and remain above the ten-year average".<br /><br />Slaughter and production are projected to peak in 2024, causing record supply of Australian sheepmeat into the global market.<br /><br />This comes after Australia produced the most lamb on record in the calendar year 2023, with 599,461 tonnes of lamb being produced in 2023, putting it 11.6% higher than 2022, which was another record year.<br /><br />As the largest exporter of sheepmeat, high Australian production will increase globally traded sheepmeat volumes.<br /><br />"Economic resilience in the United States and emerging markets will drive demand for lamb, while the outlook for consumer demand in China remains uncertain", Mr Bignell said.<br /><br />"Regardless, a shortage of competitor proteins will encourage imports of sheepmeat in high protein consumption markets".<br /><br />Lamb production is set to break a new record in 2024, beating the previous year’s record achieved in 2023.<br /><br />It is projected that lamb production will reach 621,000 tonnes in 2024, a 9% or 54,000 tonnes increase compared to 2023 figures. If this eventuates it will be 21.3% or 109,359 tonnes above the 10-year average.<br /><br />Next year, the lamb production forecast is set to ease to 587,000 tonnes and then rise in 2026 by 19,000 tonnes to 606,000 tonnes due to improved carcase weights.<br /><br />Mutton production will be the largest since 2006, set to produce 254,000 tonnes in 2024 up by 3.14% on 2023 volumes. Production will remain elevated in 2024 due to a small lift to slaughter.<br /><br />In 2025, fewer breeding ewes will be turned off. The forecasts for 2025 and 2026 will reach 229,000 and 207,000 tonnes respectively, as the industry moves towards a transitional period where production will stabilise as the industry enters an average season.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-03-01 00:20:51 | 2025-08-10 23:15:21 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 5144 | China resume imports of Namibian beef | After two months of prohibition, 15 beef products from Namibia have been re-allowed to enter the Chinese market. | <p>Namibian beef exports to China have been resumed this wee, according to a press release from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC). 15, beef products from Namibia have been re-allowed to enter the Chinese market as the risk of spreading Contagious Bovine PleuroPneumonia (CBPP) to the Chinese herd. Two months ago, China decided to suspend beef imports from Namibia after a CBPP outbreak was reported in some regions of the African country.<br />Namibia is a beef supplier in the Chinese market since 2019, when the first batch of products, totaling 21 tonnes of beef, was shipped to this market. Two Namibian beef plants are allowed so far to export frozen and chilled beef products to China. Namibian beef is considered to be a high-value product in markets such as the US, UK, or China, and the volumes exported are usually small.</p> | 1 | Market | 2021-12-15 07:58:32 | 2025-08-10 23:50:41 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8249 | Belgian pig slaughters stabilized in 2024 | After two years of significant decline, Belgian pig slaughterings have recovered to a stable level in 2024. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">This is reported by the Flemish agricultural marketing office VLAM in a recent press release, referring to recently published figures from the Belgian statistics office Statbel. According to current figures from the Belgian statistics office Statbel, 9.4 million pigs were slaughtered commercially in Belgium. Compared to the previous year, this is a slight increase of 0.4% or 34,000 slaughters.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to VLAM, many Belgian pig farmers have reduced production or stopped pig farming altogether in recent years due to unsatisfactory producer prices and an uncertain legal framework. In addition, the Flemish government has made subsidies available to pig farmers who want to quit in order to reduce nitrogen emissions in nature reserves, which has also had a negative impact on the herd and thus on the slaughter figures. In 2023, the number of animals slaughtered shrank to 9.36 million. This means that for the first time in more than 30 years, fewer than ten million pigs were slaughtered in Belgium in 2023. Joris Coenen, Manager of the Belgian Meat Office, explains the slight increase in slaughter figures in 2024 with an improved market situation: The better producer prices in 2024 have obviously given pig farmers a motivation boost: the downward trend seems to have stopped . Coenen expects the slaughter figures to stabilize at the previous year's level in 2025.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-03-09 00:10:33 | 2025-08-11 04:27:44 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6711 | The popular VW currywurst is back again! | After VW banned meat from the range of its main canteen in Wolfsburg two years ago, meat-based dishes are now returning to the menu. | <p><span lang="DE">It was an excitement that went through the media exactly two years ago in August 2021: VW is removing the currywurst from its own canteen offer. The VW company restaurant in the brand high-rise in Wolfsburg was to be completely converted to vegetarian and vegan products, and the well-known VW currywurst was to be removed from the range there. The company justified this step by saying that the employees would have liked more meat-free and purely plant-based meals.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Two years later, the currywurst is celebrating its comeback! In the past few days, the front pages have often featured the headline that currywurst is returning to the VW canteen. A VW spokeswoman confirmed that meat and fish will again be offered in the canteen in the brand high-rise - at the <q>request of the employees</q>. The popular VW currywurst should also be back on the menu. According to several media reports, the currywurst, which was offered without interruption in other company canteens, has even increased its sales in the past two years.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Since 1950, the VW butchery has initially only supplied the workers with sausages, including Krakauer, Fleischkäse or meat sausage. The company even had its own farm at one time - the farm was closed at some point, but the butcher shop remained. Now the pork comes from the region and is produced without phosphates, milk protein and glutamate and with comparatively little fat. In 1973, the VW currywurst was served for the first time, based on a top-secret seasoning mixture from the company Raps in Kulmbach.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-09-01 00:15:43 | 2025-08-11 04:13:43 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 7978 | American meat exports to the Cuban market increase | After years of struggling to gain a foothold in the Cuban market, U.S. red meat exports are finally gaining ground thanks in part to private sector purchases, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). | <p style="font-weight: 400;">USMEF recently held an educational seminar in Miami for Cuban buyers and U.S. companies interested in taking advantage of this opportunity.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"There is excitement about the market", said Elizabeth Wunderlich, USMEF representative in the Caribbean. “Our members took advantage of the opportunity to meet all these buyers. They made the effort to come and learn how to do business in Cuba. And we brought in an expert who has been working with exports, but also with our government, so he understands how to navigate all the regulations.”</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The expert Wunderlich is referring to is Paul Johnson of Focus Cuba, a consulting firm that specializes in helping U.S. companies interested in doing business in the Cuban market.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">According to Johnson, Cuban buyers are especially interested in American pork.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"Pork sales are up about 400% compared to the same period last year", Johnson said. "It’s a relatively small number, obviously, but I expect it to increase based on two things. First, pork production in Cuba is down about 90%, and this new private sector in Cuba has the resources to meet those needs for Cuban consumers and tourism. I think it will take time, but what I’m excited about is that there are buyers who have the resources. We don’t have to sell to just one company in Cuba anymore; we can sell to thousands".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In September, U.S. pork exports to Cuba totaled 5,843 tons, up 322% from the same period last year, valued at $17.2 million (up 236%). For beef, Cuba is currently receiving mostly canned product, but shipments have increased substantially. Exports from January through September were up more than 1,500% from a year ago, reaching 3,234 tons, valued at $5.4 million (up 519%). For U.S. lamb entering Cuba, 387 tons of assorted meat exports were reported through September, valued at $1.5 million.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-12-03 00:25:41 | 2025-08-10 09:30:57 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 353 | AgDevCo invests $3.0 million in a Rwandan poultry company | AgDevCo, a social impact agribusiness investor, has announced that it plans to invest 3 million dollar debt investment into Uzima Chicken Limited, a Rwandan poultry company. | <p> </p> <p>This investment will allow Uzima to reach a production capacity of 8-10 million chicks a year, the AgDevCo statement read. Furthermore, the company estimates that within five years 1,000,000 smallholder farmers in the region will benefit by earning up to 30-50 dollars per household from egg and meat production.</p> <p>"We are delighted that AgDevCo Rwanda is making this investment in Uzima. It is always a challenge fundraising for early-stage growth capital. AgDevCo’s technical support will be of great benefit over and above the investment itself. We are now able to focus our efforts on delivering our business plan, secure in the knowledge that we are fully financed,” Joseph Shields, Co-founder of Uzima Chicken, said.</p> <p>“We believe Uzima Chicken can transform the poultry market in Rwanda by delivering improved birds to hundreds of thousands of households. We have seen the model’s success in Ethiopia and we are confident that, with continuing support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Uzima is well-placed to replicate that success in Rwanda,” Chris Isaac, Regional Director AgDevCo, added.</p> <p>Uzima is an early-stage poultry company which provides day-old chicks to smallholder farmers throughout Rwanda. It is sponsored by Flow Equity, a US-based<br />investor, which has successfully developed a similar business model in Ethiopia. Uzima currently operates from premises leased from the Government of Rwanda in Rubirizi, Kigali.</p> <p>AgDevCo is a social impact investor, which provides patient capital in the form of debt and equity to early-stage agribusinesses in sub-Saharan Africa. AgDevCo’s mission is to reduce poverty and improve food security. AgDevCo has invested over USD 100 million in 57 agribusinesses to date, connecting over 240,000 farmers to markets and supporting over 7,600 jobs. In Rwanda, AgDevCo is funded through<br />DFID’s (UKAid) IMSAR programme.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-11-01 10:30:52 | 2025-08-11 00:30:40 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6036 | EFSA: Aged meat not riskier than fresh meat | Aged meat does not pose any additional risks compared to fresh meat if it is aged under controlled conditions, EFSA experts concluded in a scientific opinion. | <p><span lang="DE">Meat ageing is a process during which microbes and enzymes act upon the meat to break down the connective tissue, thereby tenderising the meat and giving it a richer flavour. This can be done through two main methods: wet ageing and dry ageing. Wet ageing is used for beef, pork and lamb that is stored and refrigerated in a vacuum package, while dry aged beef is refrigerated without packaging which results in a dry surface that is cut off before preparation.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"Aged meat has risen in popularity in recent years among the food industry and restaurants yet until now there has been a lack of knowledge about its safety. EFSA’s advice contributes to fill that gap and provides a solid scientific basis for food business operators to produce aged meat that is safe," said the Chair of EFSA’s Panel on Biological Hazards, Prof Kostas Koutsoumanis.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">There are no additional risks involved provided that the specific combination of time and temperature identified in the scientific opinion are observed during the ageing process, said EFSA’s experts. For example, dry aged beef can be considered as safe as fresh beef if ageing is done for up to 35 days at a temperature of 3°C or lower.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">EFSA’s experts looked at current practices and identified the relevant pathogens and spoilage bacteria that might develop and survive during the ageing process and that could be harmful for health. These include <em>E. coli</em> (STEC) (especially in beef), <em>Salmonella </em>spp., <em>Staphy<wbr />lococcus aureus</em>, <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em>, enterotoxigenic <em>Yersinia</em> spp.,<wbr /> <em>Campylobacter</em> spp. and <em>Clostridium</em> spp.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">They described the conditions, expressed as combinations of time and temperature of the ageing process, under which the production of dry aged and wet aged meat would result in the same level of safety as fresh meat.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the case of dry aged meat, our experts also advised that the surface temperature not exceed 3°C during the ageing process. This is because at higher temperatures mould might grow on the surface of dry aged meat and some of these moulds naturally produce mycotoxins - toxic compounds that can have harmful health effects.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Finally, EFSA’s experts concluded that the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (<dfn>HACCP</dfn>) and prerequisite programmes used to ensure the safety of fresh meat are also applicable to aged meat.</span></p> | 1 | Technology | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-01-20 04:11:58 | 2025-08-10 03:46:08 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 6159 | Brazil: Agribusiness exports exceed 10 billion dollars in January | Agribusiness exports reached US$ 10.23 billion in January this year, an increase of 16.5% compared to the same month last year. According to the Secretariat for Trade and International Relations (STIR) of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), it is the first year in which the value of exports in the sector exceeds US$ 10 billion for the months of January. With this figure, foreign agribusiness sales accounted for 44.4% of the total value exported by Brazil. | <p><span lang="DE">According to STIR, the record value was due to the increase in average export prices (+10.5%) and the quantity shipped (+5.5%).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The export products that most stood out in this first month of the year were corn, meat (beef, pork and chicken) and sugar.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Agribusiness imports reached US$ 1.54 billion in January this year, an increase of 38.3% compared to January 2022 (US$ 1.12 billion). The value does not include inputs used in agricultural production, such as fertilizers, pesticides, parts and equipment.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Corn, which is the main export product of the cereals, was responsible for US$ 1.8 billion: an increase of 166.4% in comparison with the previous January. According to </span><span lang="DE">STIR, the volume exported was also a record for the month of January, with 6.2 million tons.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Some factors influenced this result: the slow pace of the soybean harvest, which made transportation logistics for the cereal possible; the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine, which reduced the production of an important world corn supplier, and the demand from China, as of the authorization for commercialization in November last year.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Meat exports reached almost US$ 2 billion, also a record for the month of January. Beef corresponded to US$ 848 million and the exported volume was 182 thousand tons. China continues as the main importer of this protein, with acquisition of 57% of the export value (US$ 483 million). Other important markets were the United States, the European Union, Chile, Hong Kong and Egypt.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Chicken meat also had a favorable performance with record volume and high average export price: US$ 839 million and 409 thousand tons. The main destinations were China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">According to </span><span lang="DE">STIR, the supply of chicken meat in the world was affected by the incidence of avian flu in large producing regions. This fact made possible the strong increase in the quantity exported by Brazil and influenced the formation of the international price of the protein. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Pork meat totaled US$ 210 million in January this year, also a record value for the months of January. China bought more than half of that amount. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The strong Chinese demand for animal protein was determined by the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration period, which started at the end of January.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Foreign sugar sales totaled US$ 870 million, up 68%. The highlights were the following markets: Algeria, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt and China.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The soy complex (grains, bran and oil) exported US$ 1.5 billion, down 26.6%. The sector was influenced by the low availability of soybeans due to the slow pace of the harvest, due to the volume of rain. Even so, the National Supply Company (Conab) estimates a record production of 152.9 million tons of the grain, in the last survey released this February. </span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The exported volume of soy in grains was 840 thousand tons (-66%). Of this total, China acquired 61% or 509 thousand tons. Russia, Thailand and Vietnam were also major importers of Brazilian soybeans.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Soybean meal added up to US$ 765 million exported and soy oil, US$ 267 million. Both record results for January.</span></p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-02-21 00:25:21 | 2025-08-10 04:40:47 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 1918 | Agricola, one of the largest meat producers from Romania, has announced its sales of the famous Romanian brand 'Salam de Sibiu' have reached 35 million lei (7.5 million euros) in the first six months of 2018. | <p>Angelica Smil, general director of SALBAC, a subsidiary of AGRICOLA Group, said that the significant growth in sales of the 'Salam de Sibiu', which won two international awards in the past year, is closely related to the quality of product.</p> <p>"First of all, it is about maintaining the maximum product quality, through careful monitoring of the production flow and ending with the delivery at the optimum maturity of the product. Secondly, we are talking about a coherent and balanced commercial policy: Sibiu AGRICOLA Salami will always be delivered at a fair price-quality ratio to all our customers and consumers," Angelica Smil explained in an interview with Romanian magazine Industria Carnii.</p> <p>Depending on seasonality, SALBAC produces between 100 and 150 tonnes of 'Salam Sibiu AGRICOLA' each month. "Taking into consideration that this precious assortment needs at least 70 days for optimum maturation," Angelica Smil said.</p> <p>The Sibiu Salami became a product of Protected Geographical Indication in February this year.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Industria Carnii</em></p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-09-17 13:16:39 | 2025-08-10 12:35:29 | Details Edit Delete |
