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2013	Pre Brands beef line is non-GMO verified	Pre Brands' full line of grass fed and finished beef is now Non-GMO Project Verified.	<p>Pre has brought to market what consumers want since its launch in 2015. All Pre beef is grass fed and finished, sourced from nutrient-rich pastures and raised with care, with no added antibiotics and no added hormones. Now touting widely sought-after Non-GMO Project Verification, Pre gives consumers even more reason to trust and enjoy Pre beef.</p> <p>"It's a third-party certification of a quality our products have always had, alongside other rigorous specifications that result in the most consistent, best-tasting, highest quality beef in the world. We want consumers to love the eating experience but also – just as importantly – feel good about choosing Pre from health, safety and social perspectives," says Patricia Willmot, Pre's Chief Operating Officer.</p> <p>For beef, Non-GMO Project Verified means animals were not fed a diet containing genetically engineered crops. Pre cattle consume only grass – never grain, which may have negative nutritional implications and contain genetically modified corn or soybeans.</p> <p>"We're proud to be Non-GMO Project Verified and excited to confirm for consumers what has always been true," adds Lenny Lebovich, Pre's Founder and CEO. "We hope it instills further confidence in those who want the best for themselves and their families."</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-08 06:33:23	2025-08-06 02:33:48	Details Edit Delete
2014	Aviagen to tackle global poultry demand through new alliance	Aviagen and Scotland Rural College (SRUC) have entered a strategic alliance to increase research and promote sustainable production of poultry.	<p>This strategic alliance aims to increase research to deliver future technological and breeding solutions which promote sustainable poultry production.</p> <p>Furthermore, SRUC announced that the goal of the new alliance is to provide affordable and healthy animal protein in an environmentally sustainable way to a growing world population, often in areas where agricultural resources are limited.</p> <p>The focus of the research will be in areas related to balanced breeding for efficiency, health, welfare and environmental adaptability through the identification of novel traits underlying biological functions in the modern broiler and broiler breeder.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-08 06:47:14	2025-08-06 05:00:01	Details Edit Delete
2015	Jakarta live bird trade reaches 1 million per day	The local government and international organizations are working hard to prevent bird flu outbreaks in the area.	<p>High consumption of poultry in Indonesia raises a high risk of biosecurity as the live bird trade has gone up to 1 million per day solely in Jakarta.<br />According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the last 11 years, there have been 200 cases of Avian Influenza found in humans in Indonesia, which caused 168 deaths. The Greater Jakarta area recorded the highest number of the cases in Indonesia, which may be related to the high level of live poultry entering Jakarta, informs <a href="https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/10/07/057922315/Healthy-Chicken-Programme-Contributes-to-Zero-Hunger-SDG-2030">Tempo</a> newspaper.<br />A health chicken programme supported by local authorities, UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been implemented in Jakarta in the last few years and it aims at restructuring the market chain by controlling the movement and trade of live poultry in the area.<br />"We do this to ensure Jakarta is free of avian influenza, and to provide safe and healthy poultry products for Jakarta residents", explained Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakarta.<br />Stephen Rudgard, FAO Representative in Indonesia, explained that FAO has worked through the market restructuring program to help market actors and slaughterhouses to process poultry cleanly, to disinfect poultry transport vehicles, improve market cleanliness, and increase the awareness of poultry sellers and consumers. During the last 10 years, 10 locations of markets and other facilities in Jakarta have been assisted in a pilot project to implement biosecurity practice in the market and to be adopted by the local government to the market, according to local authorities.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-08 09:16:46	2025-08-06 04:00:54	Details Edit Delete
2017	New Zealand lamb exports to stay at $1.96 billion	Prices are expected to remain relatively steady in the main export markets.	<p>The value of New Zealand's lamb exports is expected to remain at $1.9 billion in the fiscal year 2018-2019, according to an estimate from Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).<br />Despite the fact that political uncertainties are still acting like disruptive elements in the global meat market, large-scale droughts and disease outbreaks in competing for animal proteins have created the premises of a positive outlook for New Zealand’s sheep sector.<br />"We forecast slight increases in farm-gate prices for lamb and mutton in 2018-19, as prices are expected to remain relatively steady in New Zealand’s main export markets and benefit from an expected easing of the New Zealand dollar. This follows the exceptionally strong average farm-gate prices for lamb and mutton in the 2017-18 season", explained B+LNZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.<br />A combination of tighter mutton supply from both Australia and New Zealand, who contribute the vast majority of international sheep meat trade, and growing global demand is expected to continue to drive an increase in the average export value of mutton, which influences lamb prices, reports <a href="https://farmweek.com/new-zealand-lamb-exports-expected-to-stay-at-1-5bn/">Farmweek</a> magazine.</p> <p>New Zealand’s export lamb production is forecast to ease 1.7% due to a smaller lamb crop, which is the result of a fall in the number of breeding ewes this year as farmers took advantage of high mutton prices.</p> <p>Mutton exports are also forecast to be down 17% because of the smaller and younger breeding ewe flock. More ewe hoggets were retained for breeding this year reflecting farmer confidence in sheep production going forward.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-08 11:10:33	2025-08-05 16:52:10	Details Edit Delete
2018	SE Asian countries increase their beef imports	Prices are surging in the region due to the ASF outbreaks in China and Europe.	<p>Beef prices in South East Asia are on the rise as pork supply is limited in the region due to the ASF outbreaks in China and several EU countries, reports <a href="https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/se-asia-report/southeast-asia-market-report-aug-2018-3/">Beef Central</a> magazine.<br />The Indonesian market is looking more attractive to Australian exporters since the prices have broken through the AU$ 4 per kg barrier for the first time in the last 16 months.<br />China and Vietnam have also reported an increase in livestock imports, with prices raising at AU$ 5.61/kg and AU$ 4.17/kg, respectively.<br />Chinese market fluctuation in live cattle is more visible when comparing prices from Beijing and Shanghai area to other provinces of the country. Due to the lack of pork in the market, retailers have already started to promote frozen beef in order to increase its consumption. The Philippines and Thailand are not far behind the AU$ 4 per kg barrier, with prices ranging from AU$ 3.72 to AU$ 3.98, noted a market report. The Chinese market, as well as the Indonesian and Philippines, are expected to increase their livestock and beef imports in the following months as the demand for animal protein is growing.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-08 13:48:52	2025-08-06 03:24:23	Details Edit Delete
2019	Russia is betting on its aquaculture potential		<p>Aquaculture may be a new industry developed in Russia but is starting to have a significant impact on the country's food security strategy. During a presentation held last month in Sankt Petersburg, Vasily Sokolov, the deputy head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries, mentioned that the target set for 2030 is of 700,000 tonnes of aquacultural products, informs <a href="https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/despite-obstacles-russia-s-aquaculture-sets-sight-on-tripling-production-by-2030?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWldVME9ETm1aamN4T0RBeiIsInQiOiJsdDk1ajFXSjJzUTUyVXZ6UVVsU2hRYkhQbytKbG42T0crWjE2dFFkemoxVzNXMEUweFZFU2dcL2VMZXVcL0V1TkdZYWxKMDAxRmFuZVlDYTZheWJxVTRyNnRRY0g0RmwrTThUeWM5NFwvMFFmaFRNVXZ6TnA2RHdzeVhXK3Rudmx1MyJ9">Seafood Source</a> magazine.<br />The ban on fish and seafood applied since 2014 helped the Russian aquaculture to develop at a faster pace even if the internal market is still flooded with ample wild-catch marine volumes (over 5 million MT for this year) and the lack of technology is creating problems for domestic producers.<br />Sokolov made the following forecasts for Russia’s aquaculture production: Whitefish will increase from 4,800 MT in 2017 to 7,000 MT in 2035; sturgeon will move from 3,200 MT in 2017 to 10,000 MT in 2035 and 20,000 in 2050; invertebrates (mostly shellfish) will increase from 4,300 MT in 2017 to 40,000 MT in 2035 and 100,000 MT in 2050; algae will go from 1,500 MT in 2017 to 15,000 MT in 2035, to 30,000 MT in 2050; and perch will hit 15,000 MT in 2035 and 150,000 MT in 2050.<br />A special focus is dedicated to shellfish and algae farming, with the government already setting incentives to attract private investors in the sector, mentioned the official. In 2017, the country’s aquaculture farms harvested nearly 186,000 MT of fish, consisting mainly of char, salmon, sturgeon, shrimp, and carp. </p>	1		Industry		2018-10-09 07:00:57	2025-08-06 03:30:45	Details Edit Delete
2020	Governmental support requested by British sheep farmers	A no-deal Brexit scenario must be covered by long-term cold storage and guaranteed public procurement of lamb.	<p>The British government is asked to hedge the risks for the sheep meat sector in the country in case of a no-deal Brexit. At this time, negotiations are heading to a ban of least 6 months for British agricultural products in the EU single market doubled by an increase in imports for food security reasons.<br />The situation looks damaging for sheep farmers across the Kingdom, as the National Sheep Association (NSA) representatives declared. Phil Stocker, NSA Chief Executive said: “It would be highly damaging to the UK sheep sector if we ease the flow of imports, something the Government has suggested it would do to keep our manufacturing going, at the same time as the EU delays the approval of products destined for its side of the Channel. If we lose access for UK sheepmeat, even for a few months, and still allow imported lamb to come in, then our markets will quickly become flooded and prices will plummet, with farmers feeling the brunt of it.”<br />The organisation believes that the only option in that scenario would be to close the doors to sheepmeat imports and focus on getting UK production into the domestic market, informs <a href="https://www.farminguk.com/news/Public-procurement-of-lamb-will-be-essential-in-no-deal-Brexit_50409.html">Farming UK</a> magazine.<br />"It would give us challenges with seasonality, as lamb production fluctuates at different points in the year but using public procurement markets such as our armed forces, schools and hospitals, and investing in long-term cold storage would allow us to make the most of what would otherwise be a catastrophe," added Stocker.<br />Listing UK as a third country able to trade with the EU is also important in case of no-deal between the parts. Also, NSA expects that the GBP40 billion (€45.5 billion) "divorce bill", that is subject to negotiation, to be reinvested in the sectors most affected by Brexit.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-09 07:06:28	2025-08-06 07:37:58	Details Edit Delete
2021	Another recall in the US due to possible listeria contamination		<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that the problem was discovered on Oct. 4, 2018, when FSIS received notification from the establishment that they had received and processed products implicated in <a href="Article-US-company-recalls-40-tonnes-of-ham-products-for-possible-listeria-contamination/2004">a previous recall</a> that included ready-to-eat ham products from the Smithfield subsidiary, Johnston County Hams.</p> <p>The ready-to-eat meat and poultry deli-sliced products items were produced and packaged from Sept. 14, 2018, through Oct. 3, 2018, and they were shipped to retail locations in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.</p> <p>FSIS added that the list of the recalled products can be viewed on its <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/4c5c1ad3-2f30-4730-8e09-269b662fde90/Product-list-Recall-087-2018.pdf?MOD=AJPERES">website</a>.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-09 09:44:31	2025-08-05 21:46:36	Details Edit Delete
2022	China bans pork imports from Bulgaria	Products that have already been delivered are to be returned or destroyed due to the fear of ASF.	<p>Pig imports from Bulgaria along with pork products originated from this country are banned in China starting from this week, according to an announcement made by the Chinese Customs Administration. The ban also targets pork products delivered recently who are to be returned or destroyed, according to the Chinese Authorities.<br />The measure was taken after Bulgaria reported its first case of African Swine Fever outbreak. China is already confronted with the disease and it's taken severe measures to protect its livestock. <br />Visitors that are entering the country have been asked to report their pork-containing foods and these items are to be sealed or destroyed.<br />Inside the country, Chinese local authorities have banned the local transportation of pigs to or from the provinces affected by the outbreaks and several other adjacent regions. <br />China's national pig herd is around 433 million heads, accounting for more than 50% of global pig population, and the industry is worth $128 billion. ASF outbreaks have been registered in Africa and Europe. There is no vaccine for the disease and even if the virus doesn't affect humans it can impact the sector with severe economic effects.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-10-09 09:52:13	2025-08-05 14:31:00	Details Edit Delete
2023	Exports of live pigs accounted for only 1.7% of Romania's pork exports before the ASF outbreaks	Romania exported only 1.7% live pigs out of the total exports of the Romanian pork industry before the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks took place, said the president of the Romanian Association of Cattle, Sheep and Swine Breeders and Exporters (ACEBOP), Mary-Eugenia Pan?.	<p>"Exports of live pigs from Romania before the outbreak of African swine fever was only 1.7% out of the total. When referring to the small and large animal exports there is a different situation in the case of pigs. Romania exports live animals predominantly to the Middle East as well as to Turkey and recently again to Israel. Since last year our association has a collaboration project with Animals International in Australia and Angels Animals in Germany to easily change our export destinations for livestock in value-added commerce," she said.</p> <p>The ACEBOP representative added that Romania has a slaughterhouse problem when it comes to sheep and cattle.</p> <p>"Our main problem is in slaughterhouses. We have very few abattoirs capable of slaughtering sheep and cattle and a very large number of animals At the same time there is a cultural demand. I take Israel as a model and tell you that I pay very well for a beef steak provided that the animal is castrated in a certain way and has all the internal organs intact because they are large consumers of animal organs. And therefore they offer a superior price compared to other buyers, "Mary-Eugenia Pan? explained.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-09 11:52:44	2025-08-06 09:00:07	Details Edit Delete
2024	China reports another case of ASF in the Liaoning province	China has confirmed another case of African swine fever disease in the Liaoning province in northeast China, according to the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture.	<p>There were 334 sick pigs out of a number of 3,358 that were raised in several villages in the city of Yingkou. Xinhuanet reports that 93 pigs died because of the disease.</p> <p>Local authorities have announced that measures are taken to contain the disease, including disinfecting the affected pigs and that the outbreak is currently under effective control.</p> <p>China reported its first case of African swine fever in August in Liaoning Province, since then the country reported several outbreaks of the disease in other provinces also.</p> <p><a href="Article-China-suspends-internal-pork-transportation-in-18-provinces/1941">The Ministry of Agriculture in China had announced at the end of September that it had suspended internal pork transportation in 18 provinces because of the disease.</a></p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-10-09 13:04:53	2025-08-05 13:57:01	Details Edit Delete
2026	Brazil reports the first case of CSF in years	The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply has confirmed the outbreak of Classical Swine Fever (CSF).	<p>Brazilian authorities confirmed the outbreak of Classical Swine Fever in the city of Forquilho, in the northern state of Ceara, outside of the disease-free zone recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).<br />The disease was confirmed in a backyard farm comprising 130 pigs, of which 115 got sick and 112 have died. Culling and destroying the animals were the first measures taken by the local authorities and now "an investigation will take place in a 10 km radius and also in all properties with some epidemiological link", according to a statement from the ministry.<br />Recognised by the OIE this year, Brazil’s CSF-free zone covers 17 states and concentrates more than 95% of Brazilian pig population but Ceara is not one of them. The total export of Brazilian products and pigs comes from this free zone that has not been affected by CSF since January 1998. The last time CSF occurred in Brazilian territories outside the free zone was in October 2009. A CSF outbreak was also reported last month in Japan.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-10 07:00:28	2025-08-05 10:38:09	Details Edit Delete
2027	20% of the Scottish fish farms fail to meet environmental standards	The lack of monitoring or abstraction data being submitted on time has increased the number of aquafarms that are not compliant with the standards.	<p>Meeting the environmental standards applied in case of fish farms may be the newest problem the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has to deal with.<br />A growing number of farms and the lack of monitoring or abstraction data being submitted on time has pushed down the level of compliance in 2017 to 81.14% from 85.75% registered in the previous year.<br />The number of failing aqua farms has risen from 50 to 56 in the last year and SEPA in considering a revised regulatory regime that will firmly strengthen the regulation of the sector and a comprehensive program of public engagement. The new regime will include fresh modeling using the best available science, enhanced site-based environmental monitoring, a new approach to sustainable siting of marine cage fish farms, and a new approach for controlling the use of medicines aligned with encouraging innovation in the containment of marine waste, reports <a href="https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/growing-number-of-scottish-fish-farms-not-meeting-environmental-standards?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVdFd05UUTJZemt3WkdSaiIsInQiOiJRdkkrRHY0Tm9Ya09aUUk4KzdnMHVMQjU3cHpLd1JLVGhHaVllOFhxUnBNandMU2dIYmFYdlkzanhTVHMzYXlUOE02OW5ZVUdnVmRpOUl1OVhDYUoxWVlQZG9acE5Mb2lvT0pnekRGVHloRndodXM5cFNJaVNnVTdRUVRWSitITiJ9">Seafood Source</a> magazine.<br />"Every Scottish business will comply with the law, and we’ll work to ensure as many as possible will go even further. We’re also clear that we will not tolerate consistent non-compliance. Our annual compliance report card enables us to systematically identify the compliance issues that need to be tackled in sectors like aquaculture and landfill. Local communities will rightly hold us to account if future years do not show an improvement", declared Terry A’Hearn, chief executive for SEPA.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-10 10:25:49	2025-08-05 12:31:03	Details Edit Delete
2028	JBS to invest $12 million in expansion plan	JBS announced an investment of R$45 million ($12 million) in expanding its facilities located in the cities of Iturama and Ituitaba, in Minas Gerais, in order to double the production capacities at both units.	<p>The company has taken this step in order to keep up with the increasing demand for beef in China. In addition, increasing the capacity will also serve the European and domestic markets.</p> <p>The expansion plan involves modernizing the equipment at both plants and implementing a project to improve flows and increase output.</p> <p>“We have doubled the production volume at these two units to comply with all our export certificates, but particularly because we believe China is a very strong market. When we look at total exports so far this year and compare them with last year, volumes have risen 125%”, said Renato Costa, CEO of JBS Carnes.</p> <p>Following the expansion, the Company has already deployed a second shift at the two sites and will be hiring additional staff by the second quarter of next year.</p> <p>JBS has been exporting beef to China since 2015 and currently has another four plants also certified to supply the Chinese market: Lins and Andradina (SP), Mozarlândia (GO) and Barra do Garças (MT).</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-10 10:54:08	2025-08-05 17:54:07	Details Edit Delete
2029	Kyrgyzstan bans poultry meat imports from Kazakhstan	Kyrgyzstan has imposed temporary restrictions on the imports of poultry meat and eggs from Almaty and North Kazakhstan due to possible avian influenza and Newcastle disease outbreaks in these regions.	<p>The State Inspectorate for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Security of the Kyrgyz Republic said in an official statement that there is suspicion of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the south of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the region of Almaty, as reported by local media.</p> <p>Furthermore, it suspects a possible outbreak of Newcastle disease in the Yeletsky, Aiyrtau district of North Kazakhstan.</p> <p>The Kyrgyz authorities have thus decided to introduce temporary restrictions on imports of poultry meat and eggs from these regions in order to prevent the diseases from entering Kyrgyzstan.</p> <p>Also, according to the document released by the Kyrgyz veterinarian watchdog, the ban has been imposed also on the import of live poultry, wild birds, egg powder, melange, albumin, and other chicken food products from the Almaty and North Kazakhstan regions.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-10 15:14:00	2025-08-04 16:04:27	Details Edit Delete
2031	UAE bans poultry imports from Bulgaria	The decision was taken after the European country announced a bird flu outbreak in a farm near Plovdiv.	<p>Bulgarian poultry products are banned for the second time this year by the UAE authorities due to bird flu outbreak reported on a farm near the city of Plovdiv. At the end of last week, Bulgaria's veterinary watchdog reported the outbreak and informed that all the birds were to be culled.<br />The official announcement triggered a fast response from UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment regarding the immediate ban of import of all kinds of live domestic and wild birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs, and thermally not-treated products from Bulgaria.<br />Additionally, table eggs from the city of Plovdiv were also being banned, informs <a href="https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/uae-bans-import-of-chicken-eggs-from-bulgaria">Khaleej Times</a> newspaper. The first ban on Bulgarian poultry was placed in March this year and it was lifted a month ago.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-11 06:58:23	2025-08-05 17:01:30	Details Edit Delete
2032	EU lacks personnel and equipment in hygiene security	Further reduction risks negatively affecting the levels and quality of controls and capacity to respond to emergencies.	<p>The EU Member States are confronted with human resource shortage in food safety system that can turn into a real danger for the consumer in case of emergency, reports Food Safety News.<br />Part of the Member States has signalled resource shortage in laboratory equipment or means of transport for staff.<br />The European Commission took note of this problems and the issues are going to be addressed when developing legislation. The officials also mentioned that the Member States can solve some of these problems with new IT systems, re-organization and optimized procedures.<br />The report for 2014 was the last that was submitted by all 28 member states. The 2016 annual report had been submitted by only three member states. Main areas of non-compliance identified by member states included: operational, structural or equipment-based hygiene requirements; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP); labelling of food and feed; additives in food and feed; poor or absent record keeping and microbiological contamination.<br />Underlying causes for these problems were high staff turnover in food business operators, often linked to low wages and which affects the continuous use of good hygiene practices, lack of training at food firms, and/or lack of knowledge of the requirements.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-11 10:55:46	2025-08-06 09:52:35	Details Edit Delete
2033	HKScan launched its poultry product exports to Sweden		<p> </p> <p>The poultry products exported to Sweden are produced at HKScan’s Rauma production unit, the most advanced production facility of its kind in Europe, according to a company statement.</p> <p>“Swedish consumers have high standards in terms of the quality and origin of the food they eat. I am delighted that HKScan’s Finnish products can meet those demands by bringing responsibly produced Karinäs products to the growing Swedish poultry market. This also marks the launch of farm-born poultry products in Sweden, only one in the market. We have great expectations for this innovation. The feedback from consumers was very promising. Consumers have had an important role in our concept creation process,” states Sofia Hyleén Toresson, EVP Market Sweden.</p> <p>The poultry meat exported to Sweden is sourced from around 80 of HKScan’s contract farms located mainly in western Finland. The high standard of quality has been the guiding principle of Karinäs farmers since 1966. Examples of the results are that Karinäs poultry is raised totally without antibiotics since 2009, the production is salmonella-free and incidence of campylobacteriosis is minimal. Selected Karinäs farms were among the first in the world to adopt the farm born concept.</p> <p>The company added that launching these products in the Swedish market gives the local people access to its new innovation: high welfare farm-born poultry that is hatched on the farm where it is raised. It added that the new concept is one additional guarantee of the company's high standard of quality, animal welfare and product safety throughout the farm-to-fork chain.</p> <p>“Frozen poultry imported from outside Europe continues to play a major role on Swedish dinner plates. Finnish-made Karinäs marks the arrival of a high-quality, responsibly produced alternative for the Swedish market. The launch of Swedish exports is one key step in our renewed strategy and brings notable synergies from cross-border collaboration. The launch of Swedish exports opens new avenues for progressive Finnish farmers and marks a significant step forward for our entire value chain,” says Heli Arantola, EVP Categories & Concepts.</p> <p>Consumption of poultry meat is rising steadily both in Sweden and Finland but is still below the EU average in both markets. Only around 60% of the poultry meat consumed in Sweden is domestically produced, whereas the corresponding figure for Finland is 80%. All Kariniemen products are 100% Finnish origin since 1966.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-11 13:58:45	2025-08-05 15:24:33	Details Edit Delete
2036	AHDB and NFU created a sheep industry group	UK's Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board together with the National Farmers' Union (NFU) are looking for farmers to join their independent body The Sheep Health and Welfare Group.	<p>The group was created in order to help the sheep industry from UK to be considered as "world-class" sector. Furthermore, the group is also designed to tackle pressing issues such as responsible medical use, nutrition and disease surveillance.</p> <p>“Being part of this group is a great opportunity to make a difference in the industry and influence the direction of travel of sheep health and welfare in the UK. In return, you are more in tune with the latest developments and influences which makes you look at how you manage your flock in a different light,” said Charles Sercombe, SHAWG chair and farmer representative.</p> <p>The farmer representatives are expected to provide information from their area and other sheep farmers on current health and welfare challenges and provide feedback on initiatives or proposals through attendance at meetings and via the secretariat.</p> <p>“Each farmer representative has a term of two years and can remain on the group for a maximum of three, two-year terms. The role is paid a small honorarium and expenses to attend the three meetings per year. We encourage anyone keen to make a difference to the UK sheep industry at such a critical time to apply,” said Lis King, from AHDB, who acts as secretariat to the group.</p> <p>Applications for the new group will close on Monday 5 November, while the successful candidates will be announced at the SHAWG conference on 21 November in Staffordshire.</p>	1		Industry		2018-10-12 06:22:51	2025-08-06 04:39:19	Details Edit Delete
2039	Finnish Valio to exhibit a milk-based alternative to meat	The company is presenting its innovative product during SIAL Paris 2018 as a replacement for meat products.	<p>Finland’s dairy producer Valio is ready to compete with other players in the meat-alternative products by presenting at SIAL Paris 2018 a milk-based alternative to meat.</p> <p>Valio’s new hero dairy innovation, Valio MiFU, is set to astound show-goers as a new, natural, healthy alternative to meat that is made of nutritious milk protein, which satisfies a distinct gap in the market.</p> <p>Valio MiFU is made of the rich, high-quality protein naturally occurring in milk, the highest nutritional quality of all natural protein sources, with calcium, vitamin B12 and zinc.</p> <p>Throughout the show, Valio chefs will be on the stand to demonstrate how its versatile products and ingredients can be used to create healthy and delicious food.</p> <p>Timo Pajari, SVP, Food solution sales at Valio Oy, said: “With consumer demand for natural products that promote health and wellness, Valio responds with innovations made of pure Finnish, high-quality milk.</p> <p>Valio is a team of passionate food experts who constantly strive to push forward and create the most pioneering dairy products and solutions that help people eat better and, in turn, feel better. Valio products address the latest health trends based on our in-depth market analysis and consumer insights.</p> <p>We also set high standards for our corporate social responsibility requirements, and are proud to have been voted the most sustainable company in Finland five years in a row.”</p> <p>Three of the company’s products have been hand-picked by the SIAL Jury for the SIAL Innovation Selection:</p> <p>Valio MiFU meat-free milk protein strips, free from lactose;</p> <p>Valio Eila lactose-free unsalted butter 25 kg (for the food ingredients industry);</p> <p>Valio Oddlygood oat-based yoghurt alternatives.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-10-12 15:38:16	2025-08-06 06:43:48	Details Edit Delete

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