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| 160 | The European pig prices remain unchanged in the first week of September | <p> </p> <p>Apart from in Germany, unchanged quotations are also reported on from the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Austria. According to reports from the association of Austrian agricultural improvement producers, pigs for slaughter are even very much in demand in Austria.</p> <p>The pigs-for-slaughter prices still are tending to be weak in the Southern countries, such as Spain, France and in Great Britain. After the very hot summer temperatures in Spain, more live animals are on offer for sale there again. The seasonal price decrease is continuing. Spanish exporters are expecting competition on the pork export market to quite severe from the USA.</p> <p>The French pigs-for-slaughter market remains rather negative. After the latest price reduction (a corrected 3.6 cents), the corrected quotation meanwhile is amounting to 1.58 euros per kg slaughter weight. Thus, the French quotation is moving the same way as is the Dutch quotation which has borne the red light most recently in the European price structure of the five EU member countries most significant in pig keeping. Within just seven weeks, the French corrected quotation has gone down by almost 11 cents. Much pressure has been exerted for quite some while on the prices in meat trade. As states a French market participant, ham sales above all are facing a lot of trouble.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2017-09-11 07:10:00 | 2025-08-12 16:34:42 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6580 | The European Parliament vote arrives at large majority against Commission's rhetoric on livestock farming | The European Parliament voted as a large majority (367 votes in favour - 245 against) against any enlargement of scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) covering livestock farms. Besides, as the clear message sent to the European Commission, the Parliament recognised the IED is an ill-suited legislative instrument that simply ignores basic realities of the livestock sector. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Copa and Cogeca have been exposing for months the problems and difficulties that the application of the Commission's proposal would cause on the ground; unbearable administrative and economic costs, risk of liquidation or excessive concentration, and of shifts of production toward non-EU countries.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Whilst the Council failed to recognise this in its general approach and MEPs sent a clear message of support to the farming sector. MEPs voted to maintain the scope of application for rearing activities for pigs and poultry (2,000 pigs and 40,000 places) and rejected the inclusion of cattle or mixed farms.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Nevertheless, MEPs have decided to retain certain provisions that could prove problematic in practice. The aggregation rule especially, asks Member States to adopt measures to consider two or more installations located close to each other run by or under the control of the same operator as one. In this case, the Council was more accurate when stating that competent authorities “may consider” these installations as one. In trialogue, negotiators should make sure that this rule does not create more harm than the good it is intended to protect and, especially, that it does not enlarge the scope of application.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-07-13 00:10:38 | 2025-08-13 03:53:03 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 3080 | The European livestock sector urges the Member States to reject Mercosur deal | Five large interprofessional associations signed a document to express their discontent with the free trade agreement. | <p>Five important interprofessional associations from the European livestock sector are urging members of the European Parliament and the Member States to reject the Mercosur deal as the agreement seems to favor the South American companies.<br />"This agreement, which will facilitate access to the European market for nearly 100 000 tonnes of additional South American beef, represents an economic danger for the entire European cattle industry as well as for the health of European consumers" says a joint statement of Assocarni (Italy), Assoprovac (Spain), Irish Farmers' Association (Ireland), Interbev (France) and PZPBM (Poland).<br />Cattle breeders in the EU have expressed their concerns about the quality of the meat and low regard for environmental issues from their South American competitors. "Nearly 100,000 tonnes of South American beef produced with banned substances in Europe and under conditions of little or no environmentally regulated farming, including largely responsible for deforestation, will soon be available to consumers European.<br />Not to mention that most of these meats are produced in Brazil, whose particularly below-average traceability and sanitary control system is known around the world ... as evidenced by the recent cases of fraud and contaminated meat to Europe," said the joint statement.<br />All these issues and the difficult context gave the cumulative effect of trade agreements and uncertainties related to Brexit may impact the livestock sector in Europe and the industry calls on the European Parliament and the Member States to reject the agreement.<br />"Our agriculture, our environmental and societal values are the opposite of those of these Mercosur partners. The health of our consumers is directly concerned. On the economic front, our farmers will not be able to face this new challenge," says the press release.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-07-09 07:28:12 | 2025-08-14 00:32:50 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8640 | The EU livestock census continues to decline in 2024 | According to recent data published by Eurostat, all major livestock species saw their numbers decrease in 2024 compared to the previous year, consolidating the downward trend of the last decade. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">In total, the EU currently has:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li>132 million pigs (-0.5% compared to 2023)</li> <li>72 million cattle (-2.8%)</li> <li>57 million sheep (-1.7%)</li> <li>10 million goats (-1.6%)</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the case of cattle, France leads with 16.1 million heads, followed by Germany (10.4 million) and Poland (6.1 million). Spain is in fifth place with 6.1 million animals, having lost 120,000 heads compared to 2023.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In goats, Greece takes the lead with 2.5 million, followed by Spain with 2.3 million animals, being the only country to register an increase (+67,000 heads).</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In the sheep sector, Spain leads with 13.4 million sheep (despite a reduction of 80,000), followed by Romania and Greece.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Finally, pigs remain the most numerous species, with Spain leading the ranking with 34.5 million animals, an increase of 700,000 heads compared to the previous year.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">These figures reflect a transformation in the European livestock farming model, driven by factors such as changes in consumption, sustainability, and environmental regulations.</p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-07-16 00:20:40 | 2025-08-14 01:43:05 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 2592 | The EU is taking steps to change its law on live animal transport | New penalties for member states that fail to apply the rules correctly are asked by MEPs | <p>The EU is about to change its rules on live animal transportation and is asking for tough measures taken against the member states that fail to apply the rules correctly along with more unannounced and risk-based checks for transporters as part of animal welfare policy.<br />"Actors in the transport chain need to live up to their obligations, whether they are farmers, traders of animals, veterinarians, or transport companies. We have now made it clear to the Commission and the member states that they must do so, either by enforcing current rules properly or by looking into new policy tools to apply new technology and minimise transport times", said rapporteur Jorn Dohrmann. His proposal was adopted by the European Parliament by 411 votes in favour to 43 against, with 110 abstentions, according to Pig333 magazine.<br />The EU Commission should impose penalties on member states failing to apply EU rules correctly, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) decided. EU states should prosecute breaches with effective and harmonised penalties, including confiscating vehicles and compulsory retraining for staff. MEPs also want to deploy modern technology to improve enforcement of current rules, including geolocation systems to track animals’ location and the duration of journeys, and a real-time feedback loop between points of departure and arrival. They push for a new 2020-2024 animal welfare strategy and a clear definition of what constitutes fitness for transport.<br />MEPs also want a science-based update of EU rules on transport vehicles to ensure sufficient ventilation and temperature control, appropriate drinking and liquid feed systems, reduced stocking densities and vehicles adapted to the needs of each species.<br />Animal journey times should be as short as possible, Parliament says. MEPs support local, mobile or on-farm slaughter and meat-processing facilities close to the place of rearing, short distribution circuits and direct sales. They also want the Commission to specify appropriate journey times for different species and to develop a strategy to shift from live animal transport to transport of meat-and-carcass and germinal products, when possible.</p> <p>MEPs also insist that unless transport standards in non-EU countries are aligned to EU ones and properly enforced, the EU should seek to mitigate the differences through bilateral agreements or, if not possible, ban the transport of live animals to these countries.<br />"This applies to non-EU countries too. As the European Court of Justice said, the EU is responsible for animals even after they have left its territory. Therefore, either those countries ensure as high a level of protection for transported animals as we do or we should ban exports of live animals to those countries”, added Dohrmann.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-02-17 09:57:59 | 2025-08-13 17:10:14 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 7053 | The EU agriculture ministers disagree about the approval of laboratory meat | The agriculture ministers of the European Union (EU) disagree on the issue of laboratory meat. While Italy has already banned laboratory meat, Austria and France also expressed clear criticism of the Agricultural Council last week. The representatives from Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark were less skeptical or positive about approval in the EU. | <p><span lang="DE">The EU agriculture ministers still see a number of unanswered questions with regard to the approval of meat products artificially produced in the laboratory. Austria, Italy and France presented clear criticism in a joint note to the Agricultural Council. This was supported by ten other member states, including Poland, Spain and Hungary. The Commission's initial plans for an EU regulation are apparently causing unrest among ministers. The representatives from Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark expressed themselves from less skeptical to positive.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Austria's Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig described laboratory meat as <q>a real danger to animal husbandry in the EU</q>. A possible EU regulation must ensure clarity and transparency. According to Totschnig, the effects must be examined carefully. Mandatory labeling and a fact-based comprehensive impact assessment are essential.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida criticized the greenwashing carried out by laboratory meat producers. An EU regulation must provide clarity here. France also complained that animal owners were exposed to social pressure when it came to animal welfare. On the other hand, laboratory meat can often only be produced using animal stem cells that are not very animal-friendly. Countries such as Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Ireland also see animal husbandry and rural areas at risk.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The German delegation was less critical. It was said that the opportunities and risks are still difficult to assess. The relevance of laboratory meat will be demonstrated by consumer demand in the coming years. From a German perspective, clear labeling and informed consumer decisions are important. The representative of the Federal Republic also emphasized the importance of a predominantly plant-based diet.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">The Netherlands sees laboratory meat as an important component in supplying the world population with animal protein. The Hague sees artificial meat as a complement to natural meat products. <q>Denmark also has no problem</q> with laboratory meat if there is adequate labeling and food safety is guaranteed.</span></p> | 1 | Market | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2024-01-28 00:38:54 | 2025-08-13 05:04:57 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 165 | The entire global meat market under one roof at Anuga Meat | Anuga Meat, the world's largest trade fair for meat and meat products, promises to attract at this year's edition a record 900 exhibitors from 100 countries between 7 and 11 October. | <p> </p> <p>Anuga Meat will take place in three exhibition halls covering a gross exhibition surface of 55,000 m², making it the second largest trade show of Anuga after Anuga Fine Food.</p> <p>In total Anuga will present 7,200 exhibitors from 100 countries in Cologne, Germany.</p> <p>"Anuga Meat covers the entire spectrum of meat production in its various processing stages. The product range spans from unprocessed meat products to meat preparations and convenience products, through to fine sausage and ham products and regional specialties. There is no other comparable product show for the meat industry anywhere else in the world," Anuga statement read.</p> <p>The top exhibitors at Anuga Meat include Argal, Agrosuper, Bell, Beretta, Citterio, Danish Crown, ElPozo, Heidemark, Inalca, Miratorg, MHP, NH Foods, OSI, Pini Italia, Plukon, Sauels, Steinhaus, Tönnies, VanDrie, Vion, Westfleisch, Wiesenhof and Wiltmann. The French group Bigard is a newcomer here.</p> <p>Countries such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay, and Romania will have stands at this exhibition.</p> <p>The trade fair is open daily from Saturday, 7.10.2017 to Wednesday, 11.10.2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Exclusively trade visitors are granted access.</p> | 1 | Events | 2017-09-11 13:58:07 | 2025-08-14 02:17:46 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2797 | The EC is preparing for food safety impact of no deal Brexit | "The economic consequences would have a significant impact on the UK, and to a lesser extent the EU", believes EU official. | <p>The EU is bracing for the food safety impact of a hard Brexit, announced Jyrki Katainen, VP of the Commission, responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness. In his opinion, health and food safety will have an impact on citizens’ daily lives and the functioning of businesses.<br />"Let there be no doubt whatsoever: a no deal scenario would be extremely costly and disruptive. The economic consequences would have a significant impact on the UK and to a lesser extent the EU. Together with the member states, the Commission continuously monitors the situation regarding public health risks. If there is no deal, we cannot rely on the fact that the UK used to be a member state the day before", he mentioned.<br />Border controls will intensify after the UK is to leave the Union and more than 2,000 professionals have been hired to check the safety of the food coming from the Kingdom.<br />"Borders are there to ensure that the food we eat is not a danger for our citizens…New controls will have to be carried out at our borders with the UK. Member states have also recruited the necessary staff to handle customs and safety checks. More than 2,000 professionals have been recruited in the countries most affected: France, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark. We are taking the necessary measures to allow UK products and animals still to enter the EU provided the UK has adopted the relevant new legislation and the necessary food safety conditions are met", he added.<br />A no deal Brexit is to have a "devastating impact" for farmers and businesses in the agri-food industry, according to Copa and Cogeca, CELCAA and FoodDrinkEurope. The associations have sent a letter to the European Commission to request additional measures that could mitigate the impact on the European agri-food industry.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-04-08 09:26:23 | 2025-08-13 06:39:25 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2230 | The Dutch are lowering the red meat consumption | A new study from the public health institute RIVM observed dietary changes between 2012 and 2016. | <p>The Dutch are dropping part of their processed and red meat as the population is adopting a healthier lifestyle shows a study released by public health institute RIVM<br />The RIVM compared eating patterns between 2007 and 2010 with those between 2012 and 2016 and found processed and red meat consumption had dropped by 8%, reports Dutch News agency.<br />Also, the consumption of dairy products is lower than 10 years ago. Nevertheless, many people are still failing to meet the official guidelines for a good diet, mentioned the report. Just 16% of the Dutch meet the recommended level of 250 grams of vegetables a day and only 13% 200 grams of fruit. The latest recommendations for a healthy diet were published in 2016 by the Dutch dietary advice center Voedingcentrum.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-11-22 09:46:24 | 2025-08-12 17:51:49 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 502 | The downturn in GB pig prices isn't stopping | The EU-spec SPP fell was 152.04 p/kg in the week ended 2 December, reporting a decrease by 1.2p on the week. Compared to the corresponding period in 2016, the current quote is only 0.65p higher and it is the smallest premium since the series surpassed year-earlier levels at the start of August 2016, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). | <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Annie Linekar, AHDB Trainee Analyst, says estimated slaughtering declined to 174 thousand head in the week ended 2 December, down by 8% on the week and 9% on the year.</p> <p>Furthermore, for the third consecutive week, average carcase weights fell to 83.18 kg, down by 470g. "Even so, the average weight remains 80g heavier than year-earlier levels, contributing to reportedly buoyed supply," says Annie Linekar.</p> <p>Both weaner price categories declined in the week ended 2 December, offsetting the marginal increases recorded in the previous week. The price for 30kg weaners decreased by £3.15 week on week to £52.92/head; 20p lower than the same period last year. This is the first time since July 2016 that this price series has dropped below year-earlier levels. The price for 7kg weaners fell a more modest £1.09 on the week to £40.16, £2.68 higher year on year.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-12-12 16:52:29 | 2025-08-13 03:36:24 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 3444 | The Dominican Republic looks to open the Cuban poultry market | The communist country has a severe shortage of poultry and eggs and imports 70% of the food consumed in the domestic market. | <p>Dominican poultry producers may soon enter the Cuban market, as the communist country is forced to import 70% of the food consumed. There is a shortage of poultry and eggs in Cuba and despite the fact that new facilities for laying hens have been made recently the production is still low. According to Jose Lopez, president of ASOPOLLON, the Dominican Chicken Producers Association, "if it is profitable, in a prudent time, it is possible that we are selling white meat to the Cuban brothers". Chicken meat is the most demanded poultry product in Cuba, due to affordability and the Dominican Republic has an inventory of 17.5 million birds that could guarantee the supply for both the year-end and 2020, added Mr. Lopez in an interview for Diario Libre newspaper.<br />Statistical data shows that chicken meat prices in the Dominican Republic have remained stable in the last few months and getting access to the Cuban market may offer better prices for producers.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-12-06 06:11:12 | 2025-08-13 23:41:24 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1900 | The dispute over scallop fishing between France and UK fishermen is on | In the past few weeks, relations between the two parts have been far from cordial as UK's under-15-meter scallop fleet has exercised its right to fish in French waters. | <p>An open conflict was registered in the last weeks between French fishermen and UK's scallop fleet as the last exercised its rights to fish in the French waters while the prohibitive measures imposed during scallop breeding season are still active.<br />British vessels were approached on the sea in a series of dangerous manoeuvres by the French counterparts and the dispute was set to be settled in a meeting last week in London, informs <a href="https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/no-end-to-scallop-war-between-france-and-the-uk?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWldZMU1EaGpOVGc1T1dRNSIsInQiOiJcL0hDK0xYNXlRalZ2QzRuNVJJSGlhZElTNks1bjVzRXdsNlB0STA4OWc0S2tLbG1MUk9GeWxaRWw2RUFyOGI1RkpFbGEwZjhXbDJidDZ1SzlQcU1oNDk5VmZ6QlRPR1EwSlNOWGt3WktsSGJhUERDUGZ6UVwva3IwallDd2hzZ3N4In0%3D">Seafood Source</a> magazine.<br />However, fishermen from the two nations failed to reach an agreement during their negotiations that were focused on respecting the French fishing restrictions and financial compensations.<br />"Both sides worked hard to reach an agreement, but in the end, the gap in the two sides’ positions regarding the level of compensation for the under 15-meter vessels was just too big to bridge. These vessels make one-third of their annual income from a three-week unhindered period in the area and it is only right that they are compensated for moving out of the Baie de Seine", explained Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers Organisation.<br />The U.K. scallop fishery is worth around GBP 120 million ($155 million) per year and supports around 1,200 jobs. More than 6)% of U.K.-landed scallops are exported to European countries, particularly France, which provides further fuel for the French protests of an unfair system.<br />The dispute is also fueled by the differences between EU regulations and French laws. Under the terms of the EU Common Fisheries Policy, fishing fleets from any member state have equal access to EU waters. However, individual countries can limit access to EU fleets within 12 nautical miles of their own coastlines. While the European CFP allows the British fleet to fish for scallops all year-round in the Baie de Seine area off the north coast of France, the local counterparts have to endure restriction applied from 15 May and 1 October to conserve stocks.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-09-13 07:12:23 | 2025-08-13 15:18:43 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 552 | The decline in GB pig prices continues | The EU-spec Standard Pig Prices (SPP) reported an additional decrease by 0.42p in the week ended 16 December, according to a trainee analyst from the Agriculture Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). | <p>AHDB trainee analyst, Annie Linekar, explained that the current quote of 151.00p/kg is 0.82p lower compared to the previous quote from the corresponding period in 2016, "and is on par with values last recorded in November 2016."</p> <p>Estimated slaughterings were up 1% on the previous week at 185.8 thousand head, reportedly boosted by the processing of pigs that were rolled in the week prior when plant breakdowns caused disruption. According to Annie Linekar, despite this increase, throughputs were still almost 3% behind year earlier levels in the same period. Average carcase weights decreased on the week once again, by 590g to 82.25kg. Following record high weights in recent months, the average weight is now a negligible 30g heavier than year earlier levels.</p> <p>The EU-spec APP fell 0.39p in the week ended 9 December to stand at 155.00p/kg, which was a mere 0.54p above year earlier levels. Driven by the sharper decline in the SPP in the same week, the gap between the APP and the SPP widened once again, to 3.58p/kg.</p> <p>"Weaner prices moved in opposing directions in the week ended 16 December. The price for 30kg weaners dropped £4.80 to £51.61, now £3.73 below year earlier levels. Conversely, 7kg weaner prices rose a marginal 12p to £40.62, now standing £1.49 higher year on year," said Annie Linekar</p> | 1 | Industry | 2017-12-22 14:38:41 | 2025-08-14 01:02:26 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 5208 | The decline in EU pig meat exports started before the last quarter of 2021 | Reduced demand from China couldn't be offset by increased demand from other Asian markets. | <p>There is a different picture for EU pork exports at the end of 2021 compared with what happened a year before. Reduced demand for pork in the Chinese market has led to a decline of 16% in volumes shipped outside the block reported for September. 443,000 tonnes of pork were exported in September 2021 and the situation didn't change much for the next 3 months. Looking at fresh/frozen pork alone, volumes were down by around a fifth compared to 2020, totalling 262,000 tonnes. The decline was entirely driven by China, with trade totalling just 90,000 tonnes, not even half of the previous year’s level. "This reflects falling Chinese import demand due to increased production there. There was a slight rise in product going to other Asian markets.</p> <p>Offal exports were also 9% lower at 107,000 tonnes, with noticeably lower volumes to both China (-12% to 60,000 tonnes) and Hong Kong (-86% to 3,000 tonnes). These declines were somewhat offset by increased volumes going to the Philippines (+86% to 11,000 tonnes)," said Bethan Wilkins, senior analyst, AHDB. The year-to-date figures show a different picture, with EU pig meat exports 5% higher than during the corresponding period in 2020 at 4.4 million tonnes. More substantial demand growth from the Philippines earlier in the year, alongside a better trade with China, had previously been supporting volumes. <br />"Philippines trade is more than double the year before across this period overall, totalling 228,000 tonnes. China trade is only down by 9% across this same period overall, totalling 2.1 million tonnes. Looking at the product breakdown, between January and September, fresh/frozen pork has recorded 6% growth overall, while offal trade has only increased by 2%," Mrs Wilkins added.</p> | 1 | Market | 2022-01-11 10:45:54 | 2025-08-13 04:15:17 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 869 | The Czech Republic's meat imports grew steadily in 2017 | <p>Last year's agricultural foreign trade deficit of CZK 30.8 billion (€1.2 billion) was the worst since 2011. The negative balance grew year-on-year by CZK 7.7 billion (€302.8 million), as reported by iROZHLAS.</p> <p>The Czech meat production in slaughterhouses decreased by 2.5% in 2017, totaling 437,835 tons. The decline was reported mostly in pork production, which accounts for almost half of the country's total meat production. Whereas, the poultry meat production and sheep and goat meat production reported increases, according to Aktualne.cz.</p> <p>Officials at the Czech Republic's Minister of Agriculture announced recently that the decline in livestock production and only a slight increase in meat prices are not motivating enough for producers in the future.</p> <p>With a year-over-year decline across all quarters from 2017, the Czech meat production reported its most significant decrease of 3.5% in the first quarter. After that, the decline gradually narrowed down to 0.2% in the last quarter, when the production stood at 114 124 tons.</p> <p>In 2017, the domestic pork production was down by 4.2% to 211,001 tons. The number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 3.7% last year compared to the year before, totaling 2.3 billion head. According to Aktualne.cz, the decline in pork production was due to lower levels of fattening pigs during the year.</p> <p>The imports of pigs have reported a slight increase in 2017, up by 1.5% to 263,787 tons, while exports fell to 35,598, down by 3.1%. The Czech Republic mainly imported its pork from Germany, Spain, Poland and Belgium, its largest buyer being Slovakia.</p> <p>As for the prices of pigs for slaughter, in 2017 they increased by 11.1%. Breeders sold fattened pigs on average for CZK 32.52 (€1.28)/kg of live weight or for CZK 42.27 (€1.66)/kg in meat. The highest price was in July (45.34 CZK/kg or €1.78/kg), then dropped to an annual minimum to December (CZK 38.86/kg or €1.53/kg).</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-02-28 14:50:11 | 2025-08-13 16:25:07 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 2758 | The Czech Republic slash controls for Polish beef imports | The veterinary watchdog will still monitor the quality of imported beef to be sure that they do not receive another batch of infected meat. | <p>Czech authorities announced they will drop the emergency control measures for Polish beef imports after Poland offered guarantees for its efforts to prevent another scandal regarding the quality of the beef exported.<br />In January, the press discovered that in some Polish abattoirs sick cattle were slaughtered and their meat was delivered in the market for human consumption. 2,700 tonnes of beef suspected to come from these batches was recalled and destroyed in 11 EU Member States. Later, Czech Veterinary watchdog discovered another Polish beef batch of 700 kilos infected with salmonella. The authorities have maintained emergency controls for Polish beef since but are willing to ease them now. "Poland has offered guarantees to the CE and to us that it has done the best to stop meat unfitted for human consumption from entering the market", mentioned the Ministry of Agriculture in a press release.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2019-03-27 12:20:57 | 2025-08-13 06:21:35 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 8419 | The cured ham sector exported 60,846 tons in 2024 | The Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium (CJSE) announces export figures for Spanish cured hams and shoulders for 2024, according to data obtained from the Spanish Tax Agency. During this period, a total of 60,845.70 tons were exported, compared to the 59,838.25 tons exported in 2023; representing a 1.68% increase in volume. Furthermore, the sector exported a total value of € 734,645,988.83 , an 11.77% increase compared to the previous year. | <p style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, the average price per kilo of ham has increased by 9.92% during this period, reaching €12.07 compared to 2023, when it was €10.98/kg. In the European Union , it stood at €11.20 compared to €14.02 in third countries, representing increases of 10.55% and 6.24%, respectively.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">This increase in the average price in third countries is explained by less competition, the tendency to work with intermediaries, and higher shipping costs.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Álvaro Díaz de Liaño, Marketing and Promotion Director of the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium, highlights that, “thanks to the intense dissemination work and the firm commitment to the export of high-quality products, the sector has managed to exceed the good results obtained in 2023 , especially in value . Although the challenges facing the sector are significant, we highlight the good results in terms of the progress of Spanish Serrano ham in third countries, where for yet another year, we have also continued to increase the presence of "ConsorcioSerrano” ham".</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Overall, European Union countries imported a total of 42,428.39 tons during this year, a 1.82% decrease; while third countries recorded a volume of 18,417.31 tons, a 10.78% increase. Thus, during 2024, the European Union accounted for 69.73% of cured ham exports, while third countries accounted for 30.27%.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Main markets</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Within the European Union, the main reference markets for cured ham have continued to be countries such as France, with a volume amounting to 12,202.54 tonnes, followed by Germany, with a volume of 11,534.75 tonnes.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, while it is true that, after many years of Serrano ham's presence there, a certain oversupply and signs of exhaustion are estimated, that is, they are experiencing little or no growth, and if they do, it is based on the decline in final prices and, therefore, in exporters' profit margins.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In terms of value, the markets that have seen the greatest growth in cured ham imports are Austria, by 28.86%; Portugal, by 14.58%; and Denmark, by 11.10% —markets of lesser commercial importance in terms of volume.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">On the other hand, the third countries that have seen the most significant growth in terms of value have been Mexico, with 62.1%; the United States, with 31.37%; and Colombia, with 23.78%. It is worth noting that these North and Central American markets are precisely where the sector's total volume growth is rooted, as the European Union, Asia, and Oceania have all experienced declines.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The United Kingdom, for its part, is the market with the highest prices at €17.25/kg, an 8.23% increase compared to the previous year; followed by Switzerland at €16.51/kg.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In terms of formats, 16.47% of the pieces exported during this period were bone-in , which led to a 9.02% decrease in volume and a 0.23% decrease in value. Chile and Colombia are the two countries that have recorded the greatest growth in the average price of this format.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Boneless ham, for its part, accounted for 82.22% of total exports in 2024, equivalent to a 4.51% increase in volume and a 14.36% increase in value.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">On the other hand, the remaining 1.31% corresponds to bone-in shoulder exports , which represent a small commercial significance, with a total value of €9,402,839.33 and a total volume of 789.37 tons. Specifically, the most important destination markets for this format are France and the United States.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">However, the boneless format has experienced an increase in both value and volume, of 14.36% and 4.51% respectively, in addition to 9.43% in terms of average price.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In short, and as explained by the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium, the 2024 results were expected, as exporting companies adjusted their tariffs at the end of 2023, leading them to face the past year with a slight price increase, which the market ultimately reflected. This is due to various reasons, the main one being that Serrano ham exported during the two-year period 2022-2023 suffered the highest costs in terms of raw materials and other aspects that producers have been forced to pass on.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">On the other hand, the CJSE estimates that data corresponding to Iberian ham exports are growing year on year, especially in absolute value, estimating that its exports represent between 4 and 4.5% of the total in terms of volume, as well as between 12 and 13% in terms of value. In other words, it is estimated that around 2,600 and 2,700 tons are exported , equivalent to a turnover of around €90 to €95 million, not including the export of Iberian cured meats.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In conclusion, the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium maintains high hopes for 2025, a year in which they expect the 2024 trend in terms of volume to improve and the value trend to continue, while improving, as far as possible, average retail prices to the consumer. "We must continue to focus on consolidating strategic markets and promoting quality Serrano ham to ensure long-term, sustainable growth. To achieve this, profitability is a key factor", concludes Álvaro Díaz de Liaño, Marketing and Promotion Director of the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium.</p> | 1 | Retail | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2025-04-22 00:30:54 | 2025-08-14 01:06:58 | Details Edit Delete | |
| 1129 | Portioning, packaging, preparing and selling the final product is now regulated directly by the consumer as the lifestyles embraced by different generations are setting new trends for the whole meat industry. | <p>“Experience from the German market shows that consumers are getting older; eating more outside the home; eating<br />ideologically or in line with religious beliefs, and their diets reflect individual values as they attempt to optimize their physical and mental performance”, concluded Carola K. Herbst from the DLG’s (German Agricultural Society) Food Competence Center after Anuga FoodTec 2018.</p> <p><strong>Back to the roots</strong></p> <p>Is not only the Germans that are setting new trends for the industry, a reshape of the global market is underway<br />and businesses must adapt to the consumer’s desire or they will disappear. Convenience, eco-friendly and healthy,<br />along with the search for new experiences, are the new requests that producers and retailers are forced to respond.<br />“The supermarket chains are going back to the roots, even in Germany. That means they increased their in-house<br />production of fresh meat and fresh products”, explained Thomas Hagmeier, Managing Director at Kolbe Foodtec, in<br />an interview for EuroMeatNews. <br />Globalisation and urbanisation processes are now shaped by the specificity of each region and even if the young<br />generation is copying a western lifestyle in its eating habits, the products must respond to some other characteristics than a decade ago. That could be a real danger to the brands that do not have the power and the will to adapt to this new reality, thinks Cyrille Filott, Global Strategist - Consumer Foods Rabobank.<br />In his opinion, the strategic changes are to follow in the next five years could range from select investments in iconic brands to even the disposal of some of these global brands.</p> <p><strong>A new business model</strong></p> <p>The companies must adapt to some of the most significant key drivers in the market: consumer preferences that are shifting at an unprecedented pace, personalization of products and an increased<br />demand for local food, believes Fillot.<br />Those things require from companies to adjust their structure so they can operate closer to the consumer, to adopt<br />smart technologies in order to focus at the same on 7 billion targets and to operate in every important local market<br />so they can respond to the need of local products expressed by every important community.<br />“These drivers mostly relate to the marketing of food products. If we shift our focus to products and brands, we<br />find ourselves in the middle of the rise of small brands. According to our analysis, large brands have lost share in 60% of food categories in the US and 70% of food categories in the UK, with small brands gaining the most. Historically it made a lot of sense to build these brands and to support them all over the world with marketing spend, among other things. But now that the game is changing”, notice Cyrille Filott.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-04-19 06:22:03 | 2025-08-13 08:56:12 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 1054 | The consumer's lifestyle dictates what and how people want to eat | This topic dominated Anuga's FoodTec 2018 panel of discussion during the entire exhibition. | <p>Meat industry and meat technology sector have to adapt to the new trends dictated by the consumer desire and this has a direct influence on production processes and subsequent packaging, according to Carola K. Herbst from the DLG’s (German Agricultural Society) Food Competence Center.</p> <p>"Experience from the German market shows that consumers are getting older; eating more outside the home; eating ideologically or in line with religious beliefs, and their diets reflect individual values as they attempt to optimize their physical and mental performance", mentioned Herbst.</p> <p>From this perspective, packaging has to respond to the consumer's demand by acting as a direct interface with the public and has to be designed in a way that communicates messages clearly. It needs to reach the consumer on an emotional level, and meet the growing desire for natural packaging materials, as well as conveying other ideals such as beauty, well-being, health and fitness.</p> <p>These characteristics included the opportunity to exploit mobile and digital technology in modern packaging, said Herbst. "Smart packaging offers an additional function with integrated technologies. These are chemically or electronically based and are used in a market-driven or consumer-oriented manner. Data carriers can inform consumers about the origin or ingredients of a product, while special indicator substances can indicate the degree of freshness or the temperature of the product", explained Carola Herbst.</p> <p>These new trends require investment in new technologies and processes but product quality and manufacturing costs also had to be optimized, specified the DLG expert.</p> | 1 | Technology | 2018-04-05 11:00:48 | 2025-08-13 11:51:58 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 6087 | The commitment of the Spanish pork sector to create a Green Spain | From INTERPORC (the Spanish Inter-professional Agri-Food Organization for White Pork), we can highlight that the Spanish white pork sector is committed to achieving a neutral climate impact by 2050, in line with the provisions of the "European Green Deal" and the “Farm to Fork Strategy”. | <p>In order to put the real scope of the environmental impact of pork production in context, it is necessary to indicate that its contribution to total Spanish GHG emissions is only 2.64%, measured in CO2 equivalent.</p> <p>However, the efforts of the sector to reduce the environmental impact are not limited to GHG emissions, but extend to numerous fields, aspects or factors related to the activity of the pork sector: water consumption, electricity (use of renewable energies) and fuel consumption, consumption of nutrients, to name but a few.</p> <p>In fact, few agri-food sectors have made as many efforts and have made as many advances in the defense of the environment as the Spanish pork sector, which in the last ten years has reduced GHG emissions per kg of meat produced by nearly 40%; those of ammonia by 35%; and by 30% the consumption of water. All this thanks to the incorporation of innovations and continuous improvements in the activity of all operators in the sector's food chain. Consequently, everything indicates that with the necessary measures and institutional support, the sector will be within reach, by 2050, of reducing its emissions to contribute to the global objective of "Net Zero Emissions".</p> <p>Therefore, as a general conclusion regarding the pork sector and its contribution to creating a Green Spain, it could be noted that it has already launched and developed numerous initiatives and actions focused on environmental improvement of its activities in production, industrial transformation and commercialization; and the result of this has been the strong reduction of its polluting impacts in the last fifteen years.</p> | 1 | Industry | adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro | 2023-01-31 10:52:51 | 2025-08-14 00:27:42 | Details Edit Delete |
