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3033	The outlook of US poultry sector remains strong for the years to come	CoBank analysts are expecting an increased demand for poultry products in Asia, as the ASF virus is spreading in the region.	<p>The poultry sector in the US has performed well in the last 7 years and it will continue to do so for the next couple of years, according to the latest sectorial report issued by CoBank. Six new plants are expected to become fully operational in 2020 keep a production growth rate at 1.5%, well below the 2.5% growth rate in the last 5 years but still comforting for the producers.<br />Domestic demand may not be seen as a driver for growth as large supplies of pork are stockpiling in the US due to the trade wars initiated by Trump administration but there is hope in unlocking the Asian markets for poultry.<br />The outlook for 2020 is predominately dependent on the impact of ASF in China and Asia broadly and what trade opportunities materialize for US poultry, beef, and pork. Without sizable export volumes of all three major animal proteins, the US poultry sector, and the protein sector, in general, will be facing a significant glut of meat in the domestic market.<br />A look at the prices of meat and poultry in the summer of 2018, prior to the first news of ASF in China, shows US consumers were beginning to reach a peak in animal protein consumption. That isn’t to say that US consumers stomachs are as full as they could get of meat and poultry, but each marginal pound of consumption would come at significantly lower prices. At these prices, producers would struggle to be profitable.<br />Due to the ASF situation in Asia and the impact that the disease will have on China's pig inventory (-30%) and in the world's pork supply (-15%) poultry may gain a larger market share in the animal protein market in the region.<br />"It is only a matter of time before US chicken exports benefit with increased trade volumes, but it would be a reopening of China to US chicken that could also change things. US chicken has been banned in China due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) for three years. However, as China’s animal protein shortage becomes increasingly pronounced, it is likely the ban will be dropped", says the report.</p>	1		Industry		2019-06-26 03:58:12	2025-08-05 22:07:57	Details Edit Delete
1028	The outlook for global poultry trade looks turbulent	A Rabobank report on poultry mentions a big shake-up in terms of global trade with Brazil being the most affected producer due to the weak-flesh investigation.	<p>The poultry industry has begun the year with great expectations as the reasonable price levels and margins and a fewer avian influenza (AI) outbreaks were registered in 2018 compared with last year.<br />Still, the outlook on global poultry trade has changed rapidly in the first quarter of this year and the industry can prepare itself for the biggest shake-up in many years, according to a Rabobank report.</p> <p>"In the coming months, the global poultry market is set to go through turbulent times, especially due to ongoing restrictions because of AI, the weak-flesh investigation in Brazil, and recent temporary restrictions on exports to the EU for one of Brazil’s leading exporters, as well as the pending ban on stunning for exported products into Saudi Arabia", says Nan-Dirk Mulder, Senior Analyst – Animal Protein at Rabobank.</p> <p>Other potential obstacles include the anti-dumping investigation into Brazilian imports by Chinese authorities, and NAFTA renegotiations, which could potentially shake up North American poultry trade later this year, mentions the report.</p> <p>Brazil is in danger to lose an important market share in Saudi Arabia and Europe while Russia, Poland or Ukraine could partially fill that void but without covering at the full extent the Brazilian poultry exports to these areas.</p> <p>EU trade restrictions will affect breast-meat prices while the Saudi Arabia standards will influence the whole-bird market, believe the analysts. Along with those stand the China/Brazil dispute and NAFTA renegotiations, events that could have a significant impact on the dark meat market.<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. At the same time, regional industries like the ones in Mexico, South Africa or Europe will develop further encouraged by an increase in prices for the poultry products delivered on the domestic markets.</p> <p>Meantime AI pressure is considered to be significant, but not at the same levels registered in 2016/2017. China has shown the most remarkable recovery, with one of the most profitable winter seasons in years for the industry, thanks to AI vaccination, which has helped to significantly reduce the number of cases in the country, shows the Rabobank report.</p>	1		Industry		2018-03-30 12:33:18	2025-08-06 04:06:53	Details Edit Delete
254	The Organic Trade Association sues the USDA	The Organic Trade Association has announced that it is suing the United States Department of Agriculture over the issue of the institution not putting into effect new organic livestock standards.	<p> </p> <p>“We are standing up on behalf of the entire organic sector to protect organic integrity, advance animal welfare, and demand the government keeps up with the industry and the consumer in setting organic standards,” said Laura Batcha, Executive Director and CEO of the Organic Trade Association.<br /> <br />The suit alleges the U.S. Department of Agriculture violated the Organic Foods Production Act, and unlawfully delayed the effective date of the final livestock standards that were developed by industry and in accordance with the processes established by Congress, and with abusing the agency’s discretion by ignoring the overwhelming public record established in support of these organic standards. The trade association further contends that the Trump Administration’s Regulatory freeze order issued to federal agencies on Jan. 20, 2017, should not apply to organic standards because they are voluntary and are required only of those farms and businesses that opt-in to be certified organic.<br /> <br />Supporting the Organic Trade Association in the suit, as groups harmed by this protracted government inaction, are organizations representing organic livestock farmers, organic certification agencies, and organic retailers and consumers.</p>	1		Industry		2017-09-29 07:05:08	2025-08-05 13:39:58	Details Edit Delete
3914	The number of COVID-19 infections in Tonnies plant jumps to 657	This accounts for more than 50% of the tests done so far by the German company in its Rheda unit.	<p>The number of Tonnies' workers found infected with the novel coronavirus has jumped from 400 to 657, according to the sources inside the company and the local media. In total, 1,050 have been tests carried out in the last two days and 983 results have been released so far, with 657 employees found positive for COVID-19.<br />This is the largest breach in safety and hygiene reported so far in the EU and the company decided to shut down the processing unit (the largest owned by Tonnies) until further investigations are completed. Also, 7,000 people in Gutersloh, a town where most of the workers found positive are living, are under quarantine.<br />According to the company spokesman, Andre Vieldstadte, the outbreak must be recent, since another set o tests were conducted last month, resulting in only 128 positive cases in 13,000 persons tested.<br />In this sense, it is speculated whether the origin of the outbreak may be in a recent long weekend that hundreds of workers took advantage of to visit their families in Romania and Bulgaria, taking advantage of the lifting of restrictions on foreign travel decreed in Germany.</p> <p>Official tests have also been carried out at other Tonnies Group locations in recent weeks, with no abnormal results. Therefore, production continues in accordance with applicable hygiene standards during the pandemic.</p>	1		Industry		2020-06-19 10:17:18	2025-08-06 06:02:38	Details Edit Delete
1052	The Netherlands report record pork exports in 2017	Last year, Dutch exports of fresh and frozen pork witnessed the largest volume of exports in the trade record going back to 1997, with an increase of 6% to 913,400 tons compared to 2016, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).	<p> </p> <p>Abigail Schofield, AHDB trainee analyst, says Dutch exporters were able to increase their trade with other EU markets in 2017, increasing deliveries by 17% compared to 2016.</p> <p>Shipments to the top export destination, Italy were up 7%. Italy recorded growth in the volume and value of its fresh pork market last year.</p> <p>Exports to other key European destinations, Germany, Greece and Poland were notably ahead in the same period, and volumes to the UK rose 11% on the year.</p>	1		Market		2018-04-05 06:17:40	2025-08-05 07:16:04	Details Edit Delete
2544	The Netherlands is recruiting 100 veterinarians	The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is recruiting 100 veterinarians from all over the EU as inspectors in connection with the forthcoming Brexit.	<p>The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is seeking all over the EU veterinarians to act as inspectors of all livestock, meat and fish that go to the United Kingdom after 29 March. In the case of a no-deal, the United Kingdom is regarded as a so-called 'third country' and all goods must be inspected.<br />143 positions have been created, of which 100 are veterinarians, and in the absence of sufficient Dutch candidates-veterinarians, veterinarians from Flanders and Southern and Eastern Europe have also been recruited. These veterinarians are now undergoing training in the Dutch language and are being trained in the profession of inspectors, announced NVWA.<br />In the first class, 23 South and East European vets are in training alongside Flemings, followed by another 36 soon. </p>	1		Market		2019-02-07 05:37:33	2025-08-06 06:11:40	Details Edit Delete
2102	The Netherlands exported less pork between January-July 2018	Dutch exports of fresh/frozen pork decreased to 500,000 tonnes by 3% in the first seven months of 2018 compared with the same period from last year, according to UK's Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board.	<p>Tom Forshaw, analyst at AHDB, said that the fall in exports was overall due to a decline of 27% in shipments to China (-15,000 tonnes). Shipments were also down to the Netherlands' top three destinations (Italy, Germany & Greece).</p> <p>Between January and July 2018, exports to Italy decreased by 4% to 81.6 thousand tonnes, while those to Germany declined by 2% 73.8 thousand tonnes and those to Greece by a staggering 9% to 51.9 thousand tonnes.</p> <p>On the other hand, the country increased its shipments to some Asian markets. Collectively exports to South Korea and Japan are up over 9,000 tonnes, a 48% increase compared to the same period in 2017, in Japan’s case, however, exports are still below 2016 levels. The value of exports during the period also declined, by 8% to total just over €1 billion.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-26 06:43:59	2025-08-05 12:11:18	Details Edit Delete
2142	The National Chicken Council appoints new chairman		<p>Kaminsky started his career at Arthur Andersen after receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting at DePaul University. He began his career with Koch Foods in 1990 on the financial side of the business but learned the operational side, including live processing through Koch’s move to become a vertically integrated poultry company in 1996.</p> <p>He has assisted in Koch’s growth from a one-plant operation to one of the leading poultry companies in the United States, through acquisitions, green field site developments and internal expansion.</p> <p>Serving as vice chairman for 2018-2019 is Clint Rivers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wayne Farms LLC (Oakwood, Georgia). Rivers joined Wayne Farms in October 2012 as Vice President and General Manager of the Fresh Business Unit. In 2014, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and, in 2017, promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Wayne Farms, Rivers served as President of Foodservice and Supply Chain with Perdue Farms. In addition to the six years he spent with Perdue Farms, he worked 21 years with Pilgrim’s Pride where he held positions of increasing responsibility including the positions of Chief Operating Officer, and President and CEO. Rivers first began his career in the industry with Golden West Foods in Bedford, Virginia as a Quality Assurance Foreman. He holds a degree in Animal Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.</p> <p>New to the officer corps, Trent Goins, president and CEO of O.K. Foods (Fort Smith, Arkansas), takes over as NCC Secretary-Treasurer. Over the past 15 years, Goins has held various positions within the company including VP of Sales and Marketing and Regional Sales Manager. He is currently the chair of the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, serves as a lifetime member of The Poultry Federation and currently serves as Vice President of 64.6 Downtown, a non-profit, and is the co-founder of the Peacemaker Music Festival and The Outlier Music Series. Preceding his tenure at O.K. Foods, Goins worked as a Legislative Assistant on Agriculture and Trade Policy for Congressman Marion Berry of Arkansas’ first Congressional district.</p> <p>Officers serve one-year terms.</p> <p>In addition to the three new officers, Mike Brown, of Vienna, Virginia, was elected to a sixth term as president of NCC.</p>	1		Industry		2018-11-05 09:48:11	2025-08-06 16:20:11	Details Edit Delete
2594	The Middle East and Africa will witness 4.6% growth in processed meat consumption	Globally, processed meat is forecasted to grow at 0.9% over the next five years, in constant retail value terms, due to increased pressure from consumers who are looking for healthy diets.	<p>The Middle East and Africa will support the growth of processed meat market with a 4.6% increase in demand for this item over the next five years. At the same time, the global market for processed meat is forecasted to grow at 0.9% due to consumer concerns over health and environmental issues.<br />Chilled processed meat represents a large proportion of processed meats, but is coming under increasing pressure since the publishing of a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO), where processed red meat was classified as carcinogenic, in the same class of cancer risk as tobacco smoke. Meat substitutes continue to gain popularity, with consumers shifting from frozen to chilled variants. Processed red meat sales are under pressure with global retail volumes declining, and consumption in China and the US each showing a 3% decline, shows a report issued by Euromonitor International. According to the study, Iran and Egypt are the main markets that will witness strong growth in chilled processed meat consumption.<br />"In the face of the latest developments, meat-oriented businesses will need to defend their brands and are likely to emphasize the benefits of meat consumption, such as the fact it contains important nutrients and high-quality proteins. They are also likely to include a greater variety of less processed products in their portfolio. A key trend in new launches was the addition of herbs and the combination of red meat and poultry. The future is likely to see mainstream meat brands moving away from conventional red meats towards healthier variants, such as organic meat or poultry, and possibly the addition of meat substitutes to their portfolios", the study says.</p>	1		Market		2019-02-18 08:43:20	2025-08-06 06:11:54	Details Edit Delete
466	The Meloy Fund closes additional $7m of funding	The Meloy Fund I, an impact investment fund dedicated to promoting sustainable coastal fisheries in Indonesia and the Philippines, closed an additional 7 million dollars of funding and finalizing a partial guarantee with the US Agency for International Development through its Development Credit Authority (DCA). This brings the total amount of capital raised to $17.1 million.	<p> </p> <p>The close included the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Fund’s anchor investor, as well as Ceniarth, LLC, a single-family office which funds market-based solutions that benefit underserved communities. They join a diverse group of family offices, investment managers, and foundations already invested, according to a statement.</p> <p>"As the anchor investor in the Meloy Fund, we are committed to catalyzing private sector action and investment to address the drivers of environmental degradation and trigger systems change. This investment helps support our commitment to safeguard the critical marine ecosystems in Indonesia and the Philippines. A key area for GEF innovation has been the use of non-grant instruments (NGI) to offer concessional finance for crowding-in of private sector investment. As the anchor investor, the GEF’s non-grant equity investment in the Meloy Fund helped catalyze private sector action and investment, and is an example of how the GEF can successfully expand innovative blended finance to natural resources management and translate non-grant innovations across key sectors," Naoko Ishii, CEO and chairperson of the GEF, said.</p> <p>The Fund also announced the finalization of a partial debt guarantee with the USAID. The guarantee assistance will help the Fund’s borrowers expand their sustainable fish and seafood production or supplemental livelihood activities, resulting in increased incomes for fishers and application of sustainable practices and technologies to protect coastal systems.</p> <p>"USAID is pleased to partner with the Meloy Fund to support small and medium fish and seafood enterprises that increase productivity, advance inclusive economic development and help conserve biodiversity," Lawrence Hardy, USAID/Philippines Mission Director, said.</p> <p>The Fund’s projected social and environmental impacts include the improvement in the lives of 100,000 fishers and their household members while placing 1.2 million hectares of coastal habitats, including coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves, under improved management.</p>	1		Industry		2017-11-30 09:46:29	2025-08-06 08:50:26	Details Edit Delete
1565	The Mediterranean and the Black Sea, SE Pacific and SW Atlantic are the most unsustainable fisheries	One-third of the major commercial fish species are being fished at biologically unsustainable levels, claims the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).	<p>The amount of fish captured in the wild has levelled and the aquaculture expansion has slow down but the global fish production will continue to grow to 201 million tonnes in 2030, predicts FAO experts.<br />"The sector is not without its challenges, however, including the need to reduce the percentage of fish stocks fished beyond biological sustainability", declared FAO Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva during the presentation of the latest edition of "The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture" report.<br />The current production level of fish is estimated at 171 million tonnes but only 59.9% of the major commercial fish species that FAO monitors are now being fished at biologically sustainable levels, while 33.1% are being fished at biologically unsustainable levels.<br />These figures are raising concerns about the development of the sector, considering that 40 years ago 90 % of FAO-monitored fisheries were being utilized at biologically sustainable levels, and just 10% were being fished unsustainably.<br />"The Mediterranean and the Black Sea, with 62.2%overfished stocks, the Southeast Pacific (61.5%), and Southwest Atlantic (58.8%) are the most unsustainable fisheries in the world", according to the report. Meanwhile, Eastern Central, Western Central, NE, NW and Southwest Pacific are considered to be regions where fishing is done at sustainable levels (< 17% of overfished stocks).<br />Also, 27% of all the landings is lost to spoilage or thrown away after landing and prior to consumption. Of the 171 million tonnes of fish produced in 2016, humans have consumed as food 151.2 million tonnes.<br />Aquaculture sector has delivered 80 million tonnes of fish, while marine captures have reached 79.3 million tonnes and freshwater capture stood at 11.6 million tonnes. 35% of global fish production has been exported, accounting for $143 billion dollars. China remains the world's largest producer and exporter, while the largest consumers are the EU, the US and Japan. <br />Fish account for about 17% of animal protein consumed by the global population and overall provide about 3.2 billion people on the planet with nearly 20% of their animal protein. In some countries, such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, fish supplies 50% or more of people's protein intake.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-07-09 15:14:09	2025-08-06 17:35:53	Details Edit Delete
6326	The meat remains an important part of the Belgian food culture	The Belgian likes a piece of meat (including poultry). This has emerged from research by iVox, carried out in February 2023 on behalf of VLAM. The main reasons for this are the taste and versatility of meat, the habit of eating meat and the nutritiousness of meat.	<p><span lang="DE">86% of Belgians like the taste of meat, according to the survey, and 68% say that meat is strongly ingrained in their diet. Eating meat is a routine for most Belgians and is part of our Belgian food culture. 69% of those surveyed say that meat is nutritious and fits into a healthy diet.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In February 2023, 56% of Belgians said they eat meat (including poultry) at least 4 times a week, compared to 52% in 2018 (based on a similar survey by iVox). The Belgian alternates meat with fish, molluscs and crustaceans, vegetarian meat substitutes or takes a meal without the aforementioned products.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">As far as home consumption of fresh meat is concerned, we have precise figures thanks to the consumer panel of GfK Belgium, which monitors the purchases of 6,000 Belgian families on a daily basis on behalf of VLAM. For example, we know that in 2022, Belgians ate 4.2 kg of beef, 5.8 kg of pork, 0.5 kg of veal, 5.7 kg of mixtures of the aforementioned meats and 8.9 kg of poultry at home.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">These figures are in line with those of 2019 and are even slightly higher for pork and meat mixtures. The figures for 2020 and 2021 were atypical due to corona (they ate at home much more often then) and should be left aside to discuss the evolution.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">What is striking about the home consumption of fresh meat is that, as a result of the high food inflation (+8.4% in 2022), there is an increased trend of meat purchases at the hard discounters Aldi and Lidl (17% volume share). The larger supermarkets remain the most important channel where Belgians buy their fresh meat (50% volume share). The increased retail prices are causing Belgians to reach for the cheaper cuts more often.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Belgians do not only eat at home, but also take meals away from home ( in restaurants, at work or with family). We note that when Belgians ate meat in 2022, they did so 71% of the times at home and 29% of the times elsewhere. These figures correspond to those of 2019, before the corona crisis.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">There is a lot of attention for protein diversity on the plate. We have a choice of different options: meat, fish, soft shellfish, legumes and vegetarian meat substitutes. In the longer term, we see a slight shift from pork and beef (and mixtures) to poultry and vegetarian meat substitutes, although the consumption of beef and pork together has held up in recent years. Fish, soft shellfish and crustaceans show a decreasing trend in home consumption.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Not only the home consumption of fresh meat and poultry was higher in 2022 than in 2019. The home consumption of processed meats and ready-to-eat meals with meat and poultry was also 1%, and respectively, 8% higher in 2022 than in 2019,.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">57% of Belgians pay attention to the origin when purchasing fresh meat. 94% of them have a preference for domestic meat. They are confident and want to support the domestic economy by choosing Belgian meat. The short transport from producer to consumer is the most important environmental motivation for choosing domestic meat.</span></p>	1		Retail	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2023-04-09 00:05:01	2025-08-05 22:21:23	Details Edit Delete
2433	The meat industry in Denmark is preparing for a no-deal Brexit		<p>Denmark must look for new trade alliances as the departure of Great Britain from the block is likely to reach the point of no-deal between London and Brussels. These are some of the wishes of the large Danish food companies, according to a new report from the Danish Ministry of the Environment and Food.<br />In case of no-deal Brexit, pork exports to British market can bear a 25% duty, according to the report. In the worst case scenario, the Danish food industry and the related industries can expect a decline in exports of goods of about DKK 17 billion (€ 2.2 billion).<br />A survey was prepared by Copenhagen Economics and ten of the largest Danish food companies, which account for 80 per cent of Denmark's total food exports to the UK, are asked to point to alternative markets and wishes to the authorities.<br />"Companies want new trade agreements and promotion in attractive markets, and I understand that well. I will continue the efforts the government has made to open new markets and open the eyes of the outside world to the good Danish food. We have done this, among other things, through a large number of export promotions, and I will continue to do so. We will use the report to plan how we will prioritize our efforts in the future.<br />Regardless of the outcome of Brexit, the export of food to the UK will require changed work procedures for companies. Therefore, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration is also hiring more people to issue export certificates, so that bacon, butter and other products still find their way across the North Sea", said Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen in a press release.<br />UK imports 24% of the food consumed in the Kingdom and the EU covers 71% of that volume.</p> <p>Danish export of food to the UK, 2017 consists of:</p> <p>• Dairy products - DKK 3.7 billion (€495.7 million)<br />• Pigmeat - DKK 3.4 billion (€455.5 million)<br />• Seafood - DKK 1.5 billion (€200 million)<br />• Enzymes - DKK 212 million (€28.4 million)<br />• Poultry meat - DKK 129 million (€17.2 million)<br />• Beef - DKK 106 million (€14.2 million)<br />• Other (biscuits, bread, drinks, cereals, vegetables, eggs, sugar etc.) - DKK 2.3 billion (€308 million).</p> <p>Countries such as China, Hong Kong and Japan for dairy products and South Korea and Australia for pork can replace the volumes sent to the UK but there are limitations due to transport time for fresh goods, added Minister Ellemann-Jensen.</p>	1		Industry		2019-01-15 08:25:57	2025-08-06 20:47:51	Details Edit Delete
4658	The meat industry contingency plan that helps with the pandemic	How the Belgian meat industry crossed the challenges with the coronavirus pandemic and who is the man behind the meat industry contingency plan, that served as a guideline for coping with the exceptional crisis that the meat industry faced ?	<p>Michael Gore is the managing director at FEBEV and in a time of pandemic crisis he was the man who took the initiative to draw up a contingency plan, to be used as a guideline to cope with the effects of an outbreak as effectively as possible in and/or during an epidemic or pandemic. </p> <p>When the virus had entered Europe, company executives immediately realised how serious the situation was and were determined to prevent the virus from affecting their company. It is worth remembering that the pig industry was in the throes of ASF around the same time. A real nightmare for the meat industry, in other words. While many people’s hearts would sink at the thought, Michael Gore is quite proud that Belgian meat companies took it in their stride and rose to the occasion. </p> <p>The risks associated with the outbreak of an infectious disease are certainly not new. Manpower is a foremost concern. When a lot of employees fall sick, the continuity of business activities is compromised. Taking into account the fact that the meat industry relies on a complex network of human interactions, ranging from livestock farmers and road hauliers to meat companies, it goes without saying that the outbreak of an infectious disease can quickly lead to a significant reduction in manpower. </p> <p>From the outset, the roadmap provided a framework in which basic guidelines were combined, with an emphasis on containing the outbreak and implementing precautionary measures. As challenges presented themselves, the roadmap was adapted and companies actively participated in the process, along with their customers and suppliers. The initiative got a lot of support, because it was industry-driven and the objective was very clear from the outset: to guarantee the continuity of business activities. During the first wave, the fact that the government was working towards the same purpose proved a great advantage, paving the way for valuable interaction between the industry and the government, in particular with the FASFC. This type of collaboration is typical of the Belgian approach and it undoubtedly proved key in managing the risks. </p> <p>But the meat industry also learned from others during this crisis. In the summer of 2020, Belgian neighbouring countries were hit by serious outbreaks, which even led to the temporary closure of production sites and export restrictions to countries such as China. Other countries wondered by Belgian companies had been spared from such outbreaks. They soon concluded that this was largely due to the rapid start that the Belgian meat industry had taken. </p> <p>Like many other industries, the meat industry will not return to the situation before 13 March 2020, when pandemic started in Belgium. Instead the efforts made towards improving hygiene and food safety have set a new standard, which will serve as the norm from now on. Under the “new normal”, Belgian meat producers will continue to take these additional guarantees on board when serving customers. Ultimately customers thus also stand to benefit. </p>	1		Industry	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2021-05-03 07:43:37	2025-08-06 19:41:11	Details Edit Delete
1297	The Maltese are addicted to rabbit meat	Malta is reporting an annual consumption of 3 kilograms of rabbit per person, the highest in Europe.	<p>The Maltese are eating more rabbit meat than any other European nation. The annual consumption of rabbit is at 3 kilos per person, according to a report issued by the European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Services, informs <a href="https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/86827/its_official_maltese_are_highest_consumers_of_rabbit_in_europe#.WwNo1IpDPIV">Malta Today</a>.<br />Malta is followed by Spain and Portugal, both countries reporting an annual consumption of 1.5 kg, France and Italy, (0.5- 1.0 kg), Belgium and Germany (0.1-0.5 kg) while the rest of the European nations consume only 0.1 kg of rabbit meat per capita.<br />According to the official statistics, 550,000 rabbits were slaughtered in 2016 in Malta, a number that is bigger than the figure recorded in 17 other countries in EU.<br />500,000 of the rabbits slaughtered in Malta were coming from the backyard farms while 50,000 were sourced by commercial establishments with approved slaughterhouses. The report mentions a “continuous decline” in the consumption of rabbit meat in the EU which is linked to changes in consumer habits towards convenience foods and the increased perception of the rabbit as pets. But consumption may be picking up among some consumers due to health and sustainability concerns.</p>	1		Industry		2018-05-22 09:13:05	2025-08-06 15:44:06	Details Edit Delete
4864	The largest pig abattoir in Latin America will be completed in 10 years	Chinese investment in Cooperativa Central Frimesa will allow the unit to process more than 23,000 pigs per day.	<p>The largest pig slaughterhouse in Latin America is under construction near the city of Assis Chateaubriand, Parana, Brazil and will end up with a slaughter capacity of 23,300 pigs per day ten years from now. The construction site was open in October 2020 on 148,000 sqm and it has four stages of implementation to reach the target set by the investors.4<br />In the first stage of operation, which runs from 2023 to 2025, the projection is that the slaughter capacity of the new slaughterhouse will be 3,700 head/day. For the second stage, from 2026 to 2028, the total will be 7,500 head/day, while for the final stage, from 2029 to 2031, slaughter should total 11,200 head/day.<br />"Currently, our slaughter capacity is 8,300 hogs per day. With the forecast for the 4th stage of the work, scheduled to be completed in 2032, 23,300 heads will be slaughtered per day, adding up the operations of the units in Medianeira and Marechal Cândido Rondon", highlights the executive director of Frimesa, Elias Jose Zydek. A total of $611 million is going to be invested in this unit to reach the slaughter figure planned by investors.<br />This new slaughterhouse project will contribute to the promotion of pig farming in the western region of Paraná in the long term, added Mr. Zydek. “In 10 years, Frimesa's slaughter will triple, providing producers with opportunities to increase swine production, generating and diversifying the income of their properties. Swine farming will have technological and health advances, generating security for consumers and more income in the production chain”, he concluded. </p>	1		Industry		2021-08-09 08:38:08	2025-08-06 16:20:30	Details Edit Delete
300	The largest meat trade fair from Southeastern Europe is coming up	CARNEXPO 2017, the largest meat and livestock exhibition from Southeastern Europe, is expanding its exhibition space for the meat industry by over 30% compared to the previous years.	<p> </p> <p>The most important players from the meat industry from the Balkans will gather around at Romexpo on 25-29 October in Bucharest, Romania. The event will be focused on promoting all the basic segments of the industry, starting with animal husbandry, slaughtering, processing, raw materials, equipment, machinery to retail.</p> <p>In 2017, the food industry standard has become the main subject of debate at a European level and has led the authorities to talk about a change in the legislation and a uniformity of production requirements for foodstuffs.</p> <p>Responding to the consumer's demands, CARNEXPO 2017 brings together under the same roof the demand and supply of the leading manufacturers, importers, and suppliers from the meat industry, providing visitors with new sources of information on the quality of Romanian products according to the international standards.</p> <p>"The policy for quality products is today the only valid subject in the relationship between the producer and the buyer, a relationship that needs to have a responsible and healthy growth. We are different and that makes us unique even when choosing the food from the stores. We choose by taste, appearance, but above all price, which obliges the producer to adapt to different consumer demands from one market to another. When talking about the standards in the food industry, we must understand that they are linked to food safety, legislation and product certification.</p> <p>A standard does not impose a recipe, because it is adapted to the level of each country, and consumers have the freedom to choose according to their preferences and their budget. We are in a free market and each producer wins over his client the way he knows best. The year 2017 may mean a new beginning for the Romanian producers, who have invested heavily in the standards imposed by the European market, but especially in favor of the Romanian consumers who, although shy, have started to analyze more rigorously the products they find on the shelves in Romania. We consider that INDAGRA FOOD & CARNEXPO 2017 is the only event in Romania that gives the exact time for the strategies that will shape the agri-food market in the years to come," said Eugen Capra, General Manager CARNEXPO.</p> <p>In 2015, CARNEXPO merged with INDAGRA FOOD, the international food industry fair, becoming the most important promotion platform for Romanian producers and interested foreign investors of the Romanian agro-food market.</p>	1		Events		2017-10-16 10:30:41	2025-08-06 07:36:26	Details Edit Delete
3909	The largest meat processing unit in Germany hit by COVID-19		<p>The largest German meat producer, Tonnies is confronted with a stressful situation after 400 workers in its Rheda-Wiedenbruck slaughter unit have been confirmed as COVID-19 carriers. The management of the company decided to temporarily shut down the processing plant as a reaction to the increased number of positive tests in a part of the production at the Rheda site.<br />"The health and protection of our employees is paramount. Therefore, together with the district of Gütersloh and district administrator Sven-Georg Adenauer, we decided today to stop our slaughter in Rheda temporarily and quickly. It's not about the company now, it's about the people and the circle. We support the authorities to the fullest extent in all measures," says CEO Clemens Tonnies. The company had managed for many weeks to keep the virus out of operation with an early hygiene concept and numerous protective measures. For now, local authorities and Tonnies pandemic crisis team are working together to find the cluster of the virus and to act against the spread of it. Tests were done since the beginning of the pandemic crisis on all Tonnies units and 128 were found infected with the virus until now. The authorities will decide how long the unit will remain close. <br />Also, at the beginning of the week, Spain's Noel Alimentaria reported 20 COVID-19 cases among its workers at one of its processing units in Catalonia. Germany, Spain and Italy remain the European countries that reported most of the cases of COVID-19 among workers in the meat industry. So far, there was no significant disruption in the EU meat supply chain. However, Tonnies is the largest German meat producer and processor and the shut down of its largest pork processing unit may have an impact in the Euro[pean market and external markets as well.</p>	1		Industry		2020-06-17 13:35:56	2025-08-06 01:07:19	Details Edit Delete
2164	The lack of clarity on Brexit stirrs frustration among Welsh farmers		<p>Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales) is ready to step up its across-supply chain leadership and deliver comprehensive support for Wales’ red meat industry for the period of considerable adjustment that will be needed following Brexit, HCC Chairman, Kevin Roberts, said during a meeting with industry representatives. "It is vital that HCC delivers the leadership required to survive and sustain in these turbulent times and maximise all available resources into a programme of dynamic delivery. Leadership to bind, build and buttress the supply chain to provide protection from the potential storms ahead and then to encourage, innovate, create, develop and articulate advancement, business growth and best practices to every part of our industry in every part of Wales", explained Mr Roberts.<br />The lack of clarity on Brexit is still frustrating for the Welsh farmers as the hard-landing scenario on the deal between the UK and the EU could represent a long hard economic winter for the red meat industry in this part of the Kingdom.<br />"We must protect a critical mass of production and defend the communities that are dependent on our farm business. He said the industry was still incredibly frustrated by the lack of clarity on Brexit. With just a few months to go, our vital export trade, the rock on which we have built a sustainable premium industry, is still up against a possible Hard Brexit. And the industry is stuck in the middle. A No-Deal Exit will almost inevitably mean WTO Tariffs. Let’s be clear. Tariffs mean trade turmoil and the immediate loss of a third of our lamb market. A Hard Brexit represents a long hard economic winter for our globally successful spring and summer lamb businesses", added HCC Chairman.</p>	1		Industry		2018-11-08 15:49:52	2025-08-06 19:30:38	Details Edit Delete
4193	The Japanese sheepmeat market to grow by 3%	Spain has a chance to position its products in the gourmet market.	<p>Japan has increased sheepmeat imports by 21% in the last 5 years reaching to 21,960 tonnes in 2019, most of it coming from Australia (65%), New Zealand (33%) and the US. However, over the next 4 years, the Japanese sheepmeat market is going to grow only by 3%, according to a report from ICEX. Spanish sheepmeat has a chance to penetrate the market through gourmet channels, believes Pablo José Iglesias Marquina, from the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Tokyo. "Given the wide presence and tradition of products from Australia, the US and New Zeeland, as well as its greater geographical proximity, Spain is not in a position to compete on equal terms. The preferred option for Spanish companies is through a market strategy of positioning in the gourmet market, an area in which meat from European origin has greater relevance," he said.<br />The importation of beef and sheep products is prohibited for all those countries who have experienced episodes of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, such a ban may<br />be defeated through a bilateral negotiation to reach a protocol between Japan and the country affected regarding the sanitary conditions that must be met to allow the entry of this product. "In the case of Spain, this prohibition has been in force until January 15, 2020. Therefore, beef, sheepmeat and goat meat can currently be exported from Spain to Japan," added Mr Iglesias Marquina.<br />The total value of sheepmeat imported in Japan has reached €170 million last year after prices have spiked by 28% in the last 5 years.</p>	1		Market		2020-10-29 07:51:08	2025-08-06 11:27:06	Details Edit Delete

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