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1640	Best-before dates for pork products to be extended in Japan	Japanese officials are considering new rules for the industry in order to become competitive on the export markets.	<p>Low pork consumption in Japan is forcing the local producers to focus on the export markets in order to protect their businesses.<br />Nevertheless, there is a problem with best-before dates of domestic pork products that are making Japanese pork uncompetitive abroad. Since 1995, Japan has imposed a best-before date of 20 days for widely traded vacuum-packed products that need to be preserved at zero degrees, which is shorter when compared to the United States or Canadian products.</p> <p>According to <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/16/business/japan-extend-best-dates-pork-help-exports/#.W1WygcJDPIU">Japan Times</a> magazine, the agriculture and health ministries, related organizations and other groups will set up a study panel to draw up a report on the issue, possibly before the end of this summer.<br />The new markets targeted by Japanese pork producers are Europe and North America. "Extending best-before dates will make distribution by ship more active", declared one official source. For now, the best-before dates set 23 years ago is limiting the exports to Hong Kong and Singapore as main markets in the area.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-23 14:09:40	2025-08-02 11:03:40	Details Edit Delete
1641	Welsh red meat sector to receive GBP 9.2 million to prepare for Brexit		<p>Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales will lead a five-year and GBP 9.2 million (€10.3 million) programme in order to secure the red meat sector after the Brexit.<br />The announcement came from the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, who is hoping for a boost in farm productivity.<br />"I am delighted to be able to announce this morning that I have approved £9.2m from the Rural Development Programme to support HCC’s Red Meat Development Programme. The programme will play an important role in facilitating an improvement in the competitiveness of the red meat supply chain in Wales. As we prepare to leave the EU, this funding will help drive up the red meat industry’s resilience pre and post-Brexit", said Lesley Griffiths.<br />The Red Meat Development Programme will be delivered by HCC in collaboration with a range of industry partners and will consist of three strategic projects that will focus on animal health, genetics and meat quality.<br />"This is an exciting programme of investment in our red meat sector, taking a whole supply chain approach. HCC believes strongly in the future of the industry. With this targeted strategic work in the areas of animal health planning and genetics, as well as meat quality, we can drive the improvements that will be crucial to its future competitiveness", HCC’s Industry Development and Relations Manager John Richards said.<br />The Welsh Government's EU Transition Fund amounts to GBP 50 million (€56 million) and, by now, the red meat industry and the fisheries and aquaculture sector have already received an infusion of GBP 3 million (€ 3.36).</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-23 16:05:40	2025-08-02 08:14:25	Details Edit Delete
1642	IFA urges the authorities to take action on factories and cattle prices	The Irish Farmers' Association expected the authorities to call the factories to task on the cattle price issue.	<p>IFA President Joe Healy </p> <p>repeated his call on Minister Creed to call in the factories and tell them bluntly to stop cutting the cattle price. “It’s time the Minister demonstrated he is on the farmers side.” He said the Minister has undertaken a lot of work on market access but it’s not giving a return back to farmers. </p> <p>Joe Healy said the meat factories have taken advantage of their suppliers during the severe drought conditions. He said the factories have cuts cattle prices unnecessarily over recent weeks destabilising the beef market and eroding confidence in the sector. He said “beef farmers feel very let down by the factories”.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-24 06:26:11	2025-08-02 02:35:13	Details Edit Delete
1643	GB levy boards partner to promote red meat		<p>The initiative is being financed as part of a £2 million fund of AHDB red meat levies ring-fenced for collaborative projects.</p> <p>This interim arrangement is in place while a long-term solution is sought on the issue of levies being collected at point of slaughter in England, for animals which have been reared in Scotland or Wales.</p> <p>This is the first time the three organisations – which each have their own health and education programmes – have delivered a united GB-wide programme of health activity behind beef, lamb and pork.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-24 06:32:40	2025-08-02 18:39:35	Details Edit Delete
1644	Bulgaria to build fence against ASF at the Romanian border	The virus has already spread in the eastern region of Romania and Bulgarian authorities are trying to reduce the risk of an outbreak.	<p>Bulgaria wants to build a fence on the terrestrial border with Romania to stop the spreading of African Swine Fever (ASF) by the wild boars.<br />More than 100 outbreaks of ASF have been reported in Romania since June and 46,000 pigs have been culled. The Bulgarian minister of Agriculture, Roumen Porozhanov, mentioned that some measures to stop the spreading of the virus have been taken but it's going to be a difficult mission.<br />Meantime, his Romanian counterpart announced that the virus is reported to be present on an area of 1400 kilometres along the Romanian eastern border of EU and the government has already requested compensations for the losses reported by the local farmers. The funds will also support the costs related to biosecurity measures adopted by local producers and veterinary authorities.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-24 10:28:13	2025-08-02 02:32:25	Details Edit Delete
1645	Genesus expands its China operation with a new partnership	The company established a strategic alliance with Kaiyong Group in order to increase its presence in the Chinese market.	<p>Genesus has developed a new alliance in China in order to increase its presence in this market. The company agreed to a partnership with Kaiyong Group, a Chinese firm that wants to develop its own pig breeding and producing business.</p> <p>"Kaiyong has several large barn construction projects underway including 20 x 10,000 head finishing barns and large sow units. The large Genesus GGP herd that will be imported in early 2019 will serve for the genetic base for their own production as well as sales by Genesus China to other producers. Kaiyong and Genesus will work extensively together to produce the highest quality breeding stock in China", informs the Canadian company in a press release.</p> <p>Genesus has the world’s largest registered purebred herd, producing only registered York, Landrace and Duroc animals. Genesus has production and representation in over 20 countries globally and has been the largest exporter of swine breeding stock to China over the past 5 years.</p> <p>(Photo source: Green Button Farm)</p>	1		Market		2018-07-24 11:44:25	2025-08-02 00:12:52	Details Edit Delete
1646	Brazilian meat producer to invest $15.86 M to modernize its facilities	Supremo Carnes plans to invest R60 million ($15.86 million) in its facilities to increase its meat production by 2020, according to local media.	<p>Grupo Supremo Carnes, headquartered in Ibirité, in the Central region of Minas Gerais, wants to install deboning systems in some of its cattle slaughtering units located in Campo Belo, in the Central-West region, and Abaeté, Central region.</p> <p>The group also announced that part of the investment will be directed towards improving its Carlos Chagas plant in the Mucuri Valley, where it already holds a deboning system for cattle.</p> <p>The Brazilian company estimates that after modernizing the plants its meat production will increase by 35-40%, which will allow it to gain also an increase in market share.</p> <p>"Our project is medium to long term and we will invest R $ 60 million. Our expectation is to increase 35-40% beef production and expand our operations in the national markets - mainly in Minas Gerais - and international markets, " Sandro Silva de Oliveira Júnior, CEO of Grupo Supremo Carnes, explained.</p> <p>BeefPoint reports that currently 70% of the company's beef production is destined for the Brazilian market, while 30% is exported to around 30 countries. The main importers of its meat are countries from the Middle East and Southeast Asia.</p> <p>By modernizing its plants, the group expects to meet the more demanding export requirements from markets such as the European Union and the United States, where it plans to sell part of its beef in the future.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons/<a title="User:Thomas Bjørkan" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thomas_Bj%C3%B8rkan">Thomas Bjørkan</a></em></p>	1		Industry		2018-07-24 12:29:59	2025-08-01 14:22:51	Details Edit Delete
1647	Spaniards prefer to buy their meat from the proximity supermarket	The channel maintains a market share of 54.4%, according to the latest MAPA Food Report.	<p>The proximity supermarket remains the main channel used by the Spanish consumers when they buy meat, with a market share of 54.4%, informs the latest Food Report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Alimentation (MAPA).<br />Analysts believe that the success of this channel is that it knows how to respond to the different preferences and trends in meat consumption, in addition to having placed fresh food as one of its differentiating values.<br />Even if the butcher shops remain in demand in Spain, the appetite for meats prepared ready for consumption and for the presentation of the product in trays with cuts that simplify the preparation in the home has grown fast in previous years.<br />Households with small children, young couples without children, single-parent households and independent youth are seen as the ones that are encouraging the consumption for products like ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meals based on their need for health and convenience, reports <a href="https://carnica.cdecomunicacion.es/noticias/28033/el-supermercado-de-proximidad-el-lugar-preferido-para-adquirir-carne?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ponte-al-dia-de-las-noticias-mas-importantes-del-sector-carnico-durante-la-navidad">CdeComunicacion</a> portal.<br />According to other studies presented by the Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Service and Supermarkets (ASEDAS), the concept for healthy is transferred to white meat and low in fat and salt, in the case of prepared.</p> <p>(Photo source: Moxo)</p>	1		Retail		2018-07-24 13:15:26	2025-08-02 22:00:09	Details Edit Delete
1648	Australia's cattle exports went up 23% in H1 2018	Australia exported 23% more cattle between January and June 2018, reaching a total 487,215 head, Beef Central reports.	<p>The largest growth in cattle shipments was driven by the Chinese market. Australia exported 52,259 cattle in the first half of 2018, with a year-over-year increase of 65%.</p> <p>On the other hand, the country's cattle exports to Indonesia reported a slight decrease amounting to 213,033 head.</p> <p>Increases in shipments of cattle were also reported for other markets. Vietnam imported 4% more cattle from Australia, a total of 98,179 head in the mentioned period.</p> <p>Meanwhile, shipments to Israel also increased by 42% to 20,914 head and those to Malaysia rose by 128% to 15,363 head.</p> <p><a href="https://www.beefcentral.com">Beef Central</a> further reports that Australia's feeder cattle shipments increased by 20% to 315,2017 head in the first six months of 2018 compared to the similar period from 2017. Slaughter cattle exports rose to 124,470 head, with a 37% increase, and breeder cattle exports were 47,538 head, with an increase of 9%.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-24 13:31:20	2025-08-03 03:51:42	Details Edit Delete
1649	A no-deal Brexit scenario could shake the British poultry industry	The British Poultry Council has warned the authorities that the industry is 60% dependent on the EU workforce.	<p>UK poultry businesses fear that they would lose essential workforce if the no-deal Brexit scenario goes through. “The British poultry meat sector is incredibly dependent on non-UK labour. Nearly 60% of our workforce are EU nationals. Access to skilled workers is imperative for our sector to carry on feeding the nation with safe, wholesome and affordable food," said British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths.<br /> <br />The BPC said in a statement that losing skilled workers would have an effect on the cost of production which will affect the price of food. "The latest economic modelling predicts prices rising by around 25% in the event of a no-deal,” added Mr Griffith.<br /> <br />The BPC is calling on the Government to recognise food as a special case that is treated as a national security issue. The British poultry industry has grown beyond the labour availability in the areas it operates – which is why nearly 60% of our workforce are EU nationals. The sector sustains a total of 87,000 jobs up and down the country – of which 37,300 are employed directly in the poultry meat sector.<br />BPC says that while the sector has been investing heavily on attracting UK labour, nurturing talent and training our workforce – "it would take the industry several years to rebalance towards UK labour if indeed that were possible."</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-24 14:15:19	2025-08-02 16:16:16	Details Edit Delete
1650	Philippine exporters need to respond to a new halal scheme	UAE is imposing a more robust halal certification and accreditation for the products delivered in its market.	<p>The unified Halal system developed by the United Arab Emirates needs to be adopted by the exporters if they want to have access to that market and several others in the region, mentioned Philippine Export Management Bureau (EMB) Director, Senen Perlada.<br />Recently, Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) and the United Arab Emirates-Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (UAE-ESMA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate halal certification for Philippine exporters to the UAE. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), those halal certification bodies that will be accredited by PAB are automatically recognized by the UAE, informs <a href="https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1042024">Philippine News Agency</a>.<br />"It will be free of any significant barriers. It will not be retested and will have no additional certification. Before they’re paying for several certificates, now they are only paying for one certificate", confirmed Abdullah Abdelqader Al Maeeni, General Director of UAE-ESMA.<br />Under the UAE's new halal scheme, the halal-certified products can access several markets in the region, such as Oman, Qatar, Yemen or Saudi Arabia. Filipino meat exports in the Gulf area is comprising corned beef, chicken nuggets, and Peking duck.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-25 06:49:50	2025-08-03 02:52:26	Details Edit Delete
1651	Difficult times: Brexit to create a shortage of meat inspectors	A company that provides veterinarians for the Food Standards Agency is already talking about a crisis point.	<p>Meat inspectors are going to be hard to find in the UK after Brexit as there is already a shortage on the labour market in this field, warns the company that provides veterinarians for the Food Standards Agency (FSA).</p> <p>There is already a "crisis point" reached in the vet business as 98% of the workforce in the field come from outside of the country and 20 vets a month are considered lost due to their return to the countries of origin, explained Jason Aldiss, managing director of Eville & Jones, in a <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-44886259">BBC</a> interview.<br />Official Veterinarians (OVs) audit and inspect meat processing sites, certify imports and exports, and carry out official disease control measures such as TB tests. "Our recruitment programme is running at full pace and yet we're not able to keep up with the loss of vet staff that are moving out. Brexit has hit as far as we're concerned - we are at crisis. My company has already lost £2.5m because of paralysis in government, lack of direction and the lack of an understanding about the real implications of what is happening now", declared Aldiss.<br />In his opinion, vets should be included on the UK Shortage Occupation List but no real action has been taken so far in this direction.<br />"The impact of EU Exit on the veterinary workforce is something we are considering as part of our wider work looking at potential audit and assurance arrangements after the UK leaves the EU", an FSA spokesman said.<br />Nevertheless, the industry looks worried about the impact of Brexit on the businesses. 63% of the workers in meat processing plants are from other EU countries and the poultry industry has a ratio of 60% dependence on the non-UK workforce. "The British poultry meat sector is incredibly dependent on non-UK labour. Nearly 60% of our workforce are EU nationals. Access to skilled workers is imperative for our sector to carry on feeding the nation with safe, wholesome and affordable food," said British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths.</p> <p>(Photo source: Bitcoin Price Media)</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-07-25 07:07:59	2025-08-02 16:00:23	Details Edit Delete
1652	Sheep farmers from 7 countries gathered in Spain	Through SheepNet project, the EU wants to achieve a higher self-sufficiency rate on sheepmeat.	<p>Sheep farmers from seven countries held their annual transnational event in Spain. Sheep producers from the UK, Ireland, France, Romania, Spain, Italy, plus Turkey joined the SheepNet to discuss a series of initiatives that can increase the productivity of their flocks, reports <a href="https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/16374661.europes-sheep-farmers-share-production-tips/">The Scottish Farmer</a> magazine.<br />76 ideas, including some presented by partners from Australia and New Zealand, were discussed during the workshop and the top five were: Water supply to multiple lambing pens from one source to reduce labour (Ireland); Use of electronic ID recording tool to improve productivity (Turkey); Moving gate to put sheep through the race without stressing them (Australia); Dealing with enlarged teats by taping the normal teat to encourage lambs to suck the large one (Ireland); A barrier to prevent lambs from jumping in the feed trough (France). <br />The main goal of the project is to increase EU's self-sufficiency in sheep meat and to reduce the imports. "The EU is only 85% self-sufficient in sheep meat and is the largest importer of sheep meat worldwide. An increase in EU ewe productivity by 0.1 lambs reared per ewe joined would increase self-sufficiency in sheep meat to 92%", explained Dr Claire Morgan-Davies, from Scotland's Rural College. The next SheepNet event is to be hosted by Italy in November 2019.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-25 10:43:18	2025-08-03 02:06:22	Details Edit Delete
1653	Tesco improves cost of production contracts for lamb farmers in the UK	UK retailer Tesco is introducing improved cost of production contracts for nearly 160 of its lamb farmers.	<p>Tesco wants to build long-term transparent partnerships with its suppliers and farmers.</p> <p>The average price for lamb will be set for 12 months, before being reviewed for the second year of the contract.</p> <p>“We know many lamb farmers are looking for stability to overcome the uncertainty surrounding CAP payments, so we’re delighted to be offering these industry-leading COP contracts to 160 lamb farmers across the UK. Through our ten Sustainable Farming Groups, we’re building transparent, long-term partnerships with our farmers and producers, and our cost of production model is the next stage in ensuring our farmers have the confidence to invest in their businesses and build for the future. The door is open for more British lamb farmers to join us and take advantage of the new model,” George Wright, Tesco’s Commercial Director for Fresh Food said.</p> <p>Tesco is actively looking for more farmers to join the scheme, with next year’s contracts starting on the 1 April.</p> <p>The news comes just weeks after Tesco announced new contracts for its Aberdeen Angus beef farmers and the relaunch of the Tesco Sustainable Farming Group for Beef. Tesco now operates 10 Sustainable Farming Groups covering areas including lamb, beef, poultry and eggs, cheese and potatoes.</p> <p>Tesco works with processors 2 Sisters, ABP and Linden</p>	1		Retail		2018-07-25 09:58:08	2025-08-02 00:51:26	Details Edit Delete
1654	Ukraine and Thailand fill the gap for Brazilian poultry in the EU market	The two producers reported an increase in poultry sales in EU countries for the first five months of the year.	<p>Ukraine and Thailand are the main producers that are taking advantage of the ban imposed by EU on Brazilian poultry. The volumes exported in Europe by the poultry producers from these two countries have registered a significant growth compared to the period January-May of 2017.<br />Ukraine reported an increase of 90.6% for poultry exports as 50,138 tonnes of poultry meat was delivered in EU in the first 5 months of the year. At the same time, Thailand’s poultry exports to the EU grew by 13.2%, reaching a volume of 123,894 tonnes and helping the Asian country to be the largest exporter of poultry meat in the European single market.<br />Chile, China, Argentina and Turkey have also reported a growth in sales in the EU market, while Brazil has lost almost 42% of its market share, according to Eurostat data.<br />Compared with the first 5 months of 2017, EU's poultry imports have decreased by 8.8%, accounting for 321,611 tonnes delivered between January and May.<br />This week, Brazil has raised again the issue of the European Union’s restrictions on poultry products during a World Trade Organization meeting. 20 Brazilian poultry plants were affected by the ban imposed in April after a new scandal regarding the safety of the meat produced in Brazil.</p>	1		Market		2018-07-25 12:00:08	2025-08-01 14:18:35	Details Edit Delete
1655	Smithfield denies the rumors about closing its ham factory in Virginia	"We evaluate the best site to produce our Genuine Smithfield Ham. Recent media reports are sensationalized and exaggerated".	<p>News regarding closing down one of the oldest facilities owned by Smithfield Foods is denied by the company. The producer explained that it has halted the operation in the smokehouse that produces Genuine Smithfield Ham in Smithfield, Virginia while is looking for another site to relocate the production line.<br />"Recent media reports regarding Smithfield Foods, Inc. closing its smokehouse that produces Genuine Smithfield Ham in Smithfield, Virginia, are sensationalized and exaggerated. Contrary to these media reports, Smithfield has absolutely no intention of ceasing production of Genuine Smithfield Ham in the town of Smithfield, Virginia. The company simply shuttered one of the oldest buildings on our large Smithfield-Virginia complex while we evaluate the best site to produce our Genuine Smithfield Ham going forward. Our smokehouse employees have been relocated to another facility on our campus", Keira Lombardo, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Smithfield Foods said in a press release.<br />At this time, the demand for ham is to be covered by the products kept on the inventory while the producers can use the opportunity to assess alternatives for the production of these item.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-25 14:00:38	2025-08-02 19:31:32	Details Edit Delete
1656	Slight decrease in Vietnam's cephalopod exports	Vietnam's cephalopod exports reported a slight decrease in April 2018, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).	<p>Based on a good export growth between January and March, in the first 4 months the total export value reached almost US$176 million, with an increase of 12.5% compared to year-earlier levels.</p> <p>VASEP says squid products kept as the main export items in the period. Exports of cephalopod products increased compared to the same period in 2017, except for other processed squid and live/fresh/frozen squid.</p> <p>There was still a good growth in exports towards the South Korean market. In April shipments to this market were up 7% to almost US$19 million, while in the first four months the figure reached US$64 million, up 12% compared to year-earlier levels.</p> <p>Currently, the share of Vietnam's cephalopod sales to this market has increased to 37%.</p> <p>Vietnam’s cephalopod exports to Japan in April 2018 decreased. Exports of this item to the market valued at US$11 million, down 4% over the same period in 2017. The figure in the first 4 months of this year estimated to US$42 million, up 11% compared to the same period last year.</p> <p>Vietnam’s cephalopod exports to European Union in April 2018 reached US$6 million, down 34% compared with April 2017. The figure in the first four months of this year hit US$23 million, decreasing by 20% year on year.</p> <p>Italy, France and Spain continued to hold as top three biggest importing markets of Vietnamese cephalopod in the EU. Of that, exports to Italy and France continued to decrease by 26% and 13%, respectively.</p>	1		Market		2018-07-25 13:07:22	2025-08-02 10:43:50	Details Edit Delete
1657	Trump administration announces $12 billion tariff relief program	Trade wars with China, Mexico, Canada are taking their toll from the taxpayer's money.	<p>A program of $12 billion will support the farmers who are now bearing the brunt of the trade wars open by president Trump. Tariffs imposed as retaliatory measures by China, Mexico, and Canada have been called illegal by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.</p> <p>"Today we're formally announcing that the Trump administration will be taking several actions to assist farmers in response to the trade damage caused by the illegal retaliatory tariffs that have been imposed on the United States in the past few months. The programs we’re announcing today are a firm statement that other nations cannot bully our agriculture producers to force the United States to cave in", declared Perdue, according to <a href="https://www.drovers.com/article/usda-announces-12-billion-short-term-tariff-relief-program?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRWaU5qQTVNR000TURjMSIsInQiOiJCandwK3lDcmg4Y0VFOE04UFZXSjc2SWhYNjRcL1JNMElsWUVPUHZlOG95dWs4MDQzRGFQTVltMCtleDdRclhuSjE2UllMUFIya1dCS3BRNWREb2FlMHpBcWo5UzVsdEJyMHh5WTl5K1VHV1hudjBxYk1wMVlBdmk3VU9RUUtFWVkifQ%3D%3D">Drovers</a> magazine.<br />The funds will be channelled through three programs administered by USDA under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act. The programs include a market facilitation program which would result in farmer payments, a food purchase and distribution program which would purchase a surplus of goods going to nutrition programs, and a trade promotion program to provide private sector assistance to new markets. <br />The relief program doesn't need approval from Congress but taxpayers will see the deficits going higher. According to Perdue, the program's value is "in direct line" with an estimated $11 billion impact that tariffs are having on the agricultural sector.<br />Payments are expected to roll in September but no one knows how the program will work exactly.<br />Nevertheless, Jim Wiesemeyer, Pro Farmer’s Washington policy analyst, declared that the funds may not be enough to cover the real losses that American farmers will endure in the future due to president Trump trade tactics. "Those self-inflicted wounds caused some countries, including Japan and others, to invest in agriculture and infrastructure development in Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere, helping Brazil become a major export challenger to the United States", he said.<br />Since April, US farmers, producers and exporters are facing tariffs ranging from 10% to 62% imposed by China, Mexico and Canada on different agri-food products as retaliation measures to the duties added by Washington on some industrial products.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-26 07:00:58	2025-08-01 12:18:03	Details Edit Delete
1658	Automatic pig carcass scanner gets homologated in Spain and Poland	The system developed by an Irish company can classify 900 pigs per hour and provides information on the composition of the carcass.	<p>GM Steel Fabricators, an Ireland-based company specialized in producing equipment and services for abattoirs and processing plants of all sizes, announced that its Automatic pig carcass scanner was homologated by the competent bodies in two European countries.<br />In June, PIGSCAN system successfully carried out the trials required by the regulators in Spain and Poland, reports <a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/automatic-pig-carcass-scanner-being-tested-europe">Feedstuffs</a> magazine.<br />"PIGSCAN has been developed in collaboration with Lenz Instruments from Barcelona and with financial assistance from the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research & Development in the Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology Industries.<br />PIGSCAN technology will give a simple result for lean meat vs fat yields in pigs, which with knowledge of the carcass weight will produce a volume of lean meat yield from the carcass.<br />With additional funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme, we hope to commercialise the technology, which is intended for small and medium-sized meat processors", informs the company.<br />The automatic scanner has been designed for the classification of pig carcasses in a vertical position, which facilitates the integration of the system in the slaughter line and significantly reduces its integration costs. "The grading of the four prime cuts still in the whole carcass will allow the slaughterhouse to optimize their subsequent production processes (cutting, further processing, labelling, and packing) and to ensure that the best raw material/the-right cuts are destined for the right process or commercial product', mentioned the producer.<br />The system is designed to be used without an operator and will require minimum modification of the processing line. PIGSCAN employs a contact-less inspection method that preserves the integrity and physical characteristics of the meat and avoids the risk of cross-contamination. Besides Lenz Instruments Barcelona, the project has attracted partners like Vion Food, Danish Technological Institute and Institut de Recerca i Tecnologies Agroalimentaries (IRTA) from Spain.</p>	1		Technology		2018-07-26 06:04:28	2025-08-02 23:57:35	Details Edit Delete
1659	Oberto launches new pork jerky product		<p>Oberto says its category expansion is part of the company’s bigger mission to provide more delicious, convenient, and better snacking products for the consumers.</p> <p>“As the #1 better-for-you brand in the meat snacks category, it is our goal to develop innovative new products with no artificial ingredients and have the highest quality ingredients and taste,” said Oberto President and CEO Tom Hernquist. “We think our customers, new and old, will become fast fans of the new Oberto Pulled Pork.”</p> <p>The new Oberto Pulled Pork Jerky will be available at retailers nationwide starting in August.<br />Oberto launched several other category innovations – All-Natural Oberto Pepperoni Jerky, Oberto better-for-you meat snack sticks and Oberto Trail Mix with jerky – as the company is looking to further differentiate itself in the booming meat snacks category which has exploded to more than $3 billion dollars in annual revenue.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-26 06:16:00	2025-08-03 04:11:34	Details Edit Delete

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