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| 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 | 2025-07-07 12:21:27 | 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 | 2025-07-08 04:55:30 | 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 | 2025-07-07 16:57:09 | 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 | 2025-07-08 01:59:24 | 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 | 2025-07-07 23:42:25 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1660 | Argentina sends its first beef shipment to Japan | Argentina has shipped its first batch of beef to the Japanese market. | <p>The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the country has shipped 200 kilograms of beef to Japan and that, in the next few days, another batch of 10 tons of meat will also be launched to this market. The Argentinian producers will test in Japan also 13 different beef cuts.</p> <p>"In May we promised that this month, we would start shipping Argentine meat to Japan and we will keep our word," said the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Guillermo Bernaudo. "This marks a before and after in the commercial link between both nations, we know that our exchanges can be deepened and diversified, and we hope to continue advancing so that our commercial link grows."</p> <p>Furthermore, the authorities said that several sheep meat producers from Patagonia have also received authorization to export their lamb products to Japan.</p> <p>In order to celebrate the new trade deals, the Argentine embassy in Tokyo will hold an event to promote and launch the Argentine beef on August 1, together with Marubeni, the importing company.</p> <p>In 2017, Japan's imports of boneless beef (fresh, chilled and frozen) have exceeded $3.1 billion.</p> <p>The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement that Japan represents a great opportunity for the exports of Argentina, seeing that the country is one of the important food importers in the world.</p> <p>Analysts expect Argentina's beef exports to reach 435,000 tons by the end of 2018, placing the country on the seventh spot among the world's largest beef exporters, TheBubble reports.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Flickr/USDA</em></p> | 1 | Market | 2018-07-26 09:58:37 | 2025-07-08 02:58:04 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1661 | Kazakhstan limits poultry imports from Russia over AI fears | Kazakhstan has temporarily banned the imports of poultry meat and poultry products from Russia due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in the regions of Oryol, Rostov, and Nizhny Novgorod. | <p>The Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan said in a statement sent to Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor that the country is temporarily restricting the imports of live poultry and hatching eggs, feathers, poultry meat and all poultry meat products that did not undergo heat treatment from Russia.</p> <p>Other products such as fodder and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy treatment, as well as used equipment for breeding, slaughtering and cutting of birds from the Russian Federation.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-26 10:57:28 | 2025-07-07 12:53:20 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1662 | Chick-fil-A to open its first restaurants outside the US | The US-based restaurant chain Chick-fil-A will open its first restaurants in Toronto in 2017. | <p>Chick-fil-A said in a statement that these will be the company’s first franchisee-owned restaurants outside of the United States.</p> <p>“Toronto is a great city – with diverse and caring people, a vibrant restaurant culture and a deep talent pool,” said Tim Tassopoulos, president and chief operating officer, Chick-fil-A. “These characteristics align perfectly with Chick-fil-A’s focus on community giving, delivering a premium restaurant experience and working with passionate people who can grow with our company.”</p> <p>Chick-fil-A is currently recruiting Operators for its Greater Toronto Area (GTA) locations. The company said it offers "a low economic barrier to entry for ownership ($15,000 compared to $100,000 - $300,000 for many Canadian franchises)".</p> <p>With the GTA expansion, the company plans to open at least 15 restaurants in the next five years and estimates it will create 50 to 75 new jobs per location.</p> <p>Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a family owned and privately held restaurant company founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy. The company owns more than 2,300 restaurants in 47 states and Washington, D.C.</p> <p>Chick-fil-A reported more than $9 billion in revenue in 2017, which marked 50 consecutive years of sales growth.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Wikipedia/ <a title="User:Wild Bill" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wild_Bill">Wild Bill</a></em></p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-26 12:11:25 | 2025-07-07 07:43:06 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1663 | Marel agrees to acquire German company MAJA | The transaction is subject to anti-trust approval and customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018. | <p>Marel announces that it has agreed to acquire MAJA, a German food processing equipment manufacturer, this acquisition being in line with Marel’s strategic objective to be a full-line supplier of advanced food processing solutions and standard equipment, and further strengthen the company's global market presence.<br />Marel is a leading global provider of advanced processing systems and services to the poultry, meat and fish industries with annual revenues of EUR 1,038 million in 2017. Marel invests around 6% of revenues in research and development annually, which translated into approximately EUR 60 million in 2017. Marel’s full-line approach includes standalone equipment, individual systems and full production lines all controlled and integrated with Innova, Marel’s overarching software solution.<br />From this perspective, MAJA's MAJA’s technological leadership and strong market position is a good fit for Marel’s commitment to innovation and extensive global presence. Marel also aims to utilize MAJA’s high-quality innovation and manufacturing site as an addition to existing production sites. <br />"MAJA’s innovative product range is a good fit to Marel and we have great respect for the technical capabilities their dedicated team has built up over the years. We know each other well as MAJA and Sulmaq, Marel’s subsidiary in Brazil, have been partners for years in Latin America. By joining forces and further building on MAJA’s product offering and regional presence, we continue to increase scale to better serve customer needs and drive innovation", declared Arni Oddur Thordarson, CEO of Marel.<br />Since its founding in 1955, MAJA has been a highly innovative manufacturer of food processing machinery, specializing in skinning and portioning with a main focus on the meat market as well as ice machines for the preservation of fresh food. Based in Kehl-Goldscheuer in Germany, MAJA has around 200 employees and annual revenues of roughly EUR 30 million in 2017. <br />"Together with Marel, we will play an even more important role in the international markets for skinning/derinding, portion control slicing and ice making solutions. For us it´s a strategic and suitable succession solution, being a part of a larger organization also means that our employees will benefit from even more career opportunities", Joachim Schill & Reinhard Schill, owners and managing director at MAJA said. The deal offers MAJA’s experienced management team the chance to stay on board and continue to lead the company.</p> | 1 | Technology | 2018-07-26 13:00:06 | 2025-07-08 00:46:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1664 | Australian sheepmeat industry is taking a revolutionary step | <p>Australian sheep farmers could receive a better price on their animal from now considering that 90% of Australia’s sheepmeat processing capacity had now been costed for the installation of DEXA (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) objective carcase measurement technology, with the tool already installed at JBS Brooklyn and Bordertown.<br />The announcement was made by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Managing Director Richard Norton, the same person that first presented the national initiative for this technology since 2016.<br />DEXA objective carcase measurement technology it will pave the way for a subsequent shift from the notoriously inaccurate price averaging system underpinned by measurements currently used to pay producers, to a value-based marketing system where producers are paid for the actual quantity and quality of meat produced from each animal.<br />"The benefits of the Australian sheepmeat industry making a wholesale shift to the use of DEXA start with increased supply chain transparency", Mr Norton said, during the Woolworths Lambition event at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo.<br />DEXA technology and its impact on the red meat industry have been analyzed by two independent agencies (EY, Greenleaf) and by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).<br />"The reports found the use of DEXA and subsequent enabling of supply chains to meet market specifications more consistently could add in excess of $270 million per annum to the red meat industry", added Richard Norton.<br />At the same time, the accuracy of measurement enables the introduction of automated processes that improve cutting accuracy, workplace health and safety, throughput efficiency and shelf life of the product. In plants where these systems are already installed, lamb automation enabled by DEXA has repeatedly demonstrated a return on investment within a year – and a return of up to $7 per head, according to MLA data.</p> | 1 | Technology | 2018-07-26 16:18:52 | 2025-07-08 01:22:28 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 1666 | Coles introduces recyclable meat packaging | Coles becomes Australia's first supermarket retailer to introduce recyclable packaging made entirely from a combination of recycled and renewable material for a wide range of its Coles Brand fresh meat and poultry products. | <p>The company purchased 121 million recyclable meat and poultry trays in 2018 from Australian manufacturer, Plantic Technologies, and aims to use the equivalent of 150 million recycled water bottles to combat Australia’s plastic waste.</p> <p>Plantic’s barrier trays are made from recycled PET with a thin layer of Plantic’s renewable barrier material which helps keeps the meat fresh. The company said that during the recycling process, the thin Plantic plant starch layer uniquely washes away, allowing the PET tray to be recycled.</p> <p>Coles Director of Fresh, Alex Freudmann, said Coles was pleased to partner with Plantic Technologies, which is a leading innovator in renewable plant-based barrier materials.</p> <p>“This is an important new step in our goal to become more sustainable. For four years, our Coles Brand beef, lamb and pork mince has been packaged in recyclable trays sourced from Plantic. We now want to take the next step by transitioning a wider range of our fresh meat and poultry trays to Plantic’s new packaging so that it is not just recyclable but also made from recycled plastics and renewable plant materials including corn,” Freudmann said.</p> <p>In June, Coles made a pledge to make all Coles Brand packaging recyclable by 2020. As part of this pledge, Coles committed to replace packaging for a wide range of meat and poultry products with packaging made from recycled and renewable materials.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-27 06:32:02 | 2025-07-07 20:29:21 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1665 | North America and Asia set as main regional markets for Spanish food | Meat is an important item in the list of products in high demand in these markets, according to a report presented by FIAB. | <p>Spain is revealing its main targeted markets in the world for Food and Beverages in a Priority Market Report prepared by the Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries (FIAB).<br />The United States, China and Hong Kong, Japan, and Canada have been nominated as the markets that will present a high potential for Spanish products, including seafood, meat and meat products, reports Interempresas portal.<br />Seafood from Spain seems to be one of the products that raise interest in the US along with, wine, olive oil and dairy products.<br />Also, China-Hong Kong its a market that presents great business opportunities for Spanish exporters as the average growth of 23% recorded in the last few years is to be kept at this pace for while. Pig products exports in the Chinese market accounted for more than half of Spanish food and beverage exports (698 million euros).<br />Pork is in high demand in Japan too, according to the FIAB report. In the last financial year, sales to this market grew by 18% to reach € 819 million, a positive trend that is also expected in the long term encouraged by the signature last December of the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement. The export of pork products, especially the Iberian, covered more than 50% of the total.</p> <p>The objective of the Report is to strengthen the internationalization of the food and beverages industry, allowing the sector to continue consolidating the good figures that exercise after exercise favor the positive contribution to the trade balance, in addition to projecting the image of Spain to the world through your food and drinks. Only in 2017, the exports of the food and beverages industry recorded a growth of 9%, standing at more than 30,000 million euros.</p> <p>"If we look at the evolution of exports of our food and beverages since 2000, the result is spectacular: they have multiplied by three, from something less than 10,000 million euros to 30,650 million today," says Mauricio García de Quevedo, general director of FIAB.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-07-27 07:00:52 | 2025-07-08 05:02:15 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1668 | UK's government warns poultry farmers over Newcastle Disease threat | Authorities from the UK have urged poultry farmers to prepare themselves by taking all the necessary measures needed to prevent an outbreak of Newcastle disease. | <p>The UK Government has sent out a message to all poultry farmers following outbreaks of the disease in smallholder flocks and commercial poultry sites in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.</p> <p>Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) experts have said that the risk of the disease in UK flocks has risen from ‘low’ to ‘medium’.</p> <p>Newcastle Disease is caused by a virulent strain of paramyxovirus and can be spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected birds. It can cause severe losses in certain poultry species, including:</p> <p>- commercial and specialist breeds<br />- pet chickens<br />- game birds<br />- other captive birds, including racing pigeons.</p> <p>The government has given a serie of measures needed to be taken by poultry keepers in order to minimise the risk to their birds:</p> <p>- Ensuring, where appropriate, their birds have been vaccinated against the disease.<br />- Implementing strict biosecurity measures on their premises, including using disinfectant foot baths and reducing visitors to the birds.<br />- Thoroughly cleaning vehicles, equipment, clothing, boots that have been in contact with birds.<br />- Feeding and watering should be under cover and kept away from wild birds.<br />- Washing their hands with soap and water after handling their own birds.</p> <p>Poultry keepers who suspect that their birds may be infected with Newcastle Disease should contact their private vet and the APHA immediately.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-27 10:49:17 | 2025-07-07 19:13:18 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1667 | Indian poultry company to receive $23 million for expansion | Srinivasa Farms will be supported by an IFC investment to expand its layer, broiler and breeding operations. | <p>International Finance Corporation, World Bank's private sector investment arm, decided to make an equity investment of $23 million in Srinivasa Farms, Hyderabad-India, in order to help the poultry producer to expand its operations.<br />Additional farms and hatcheries are to be built in the area along with feed mills, soya refineries, a food park and new lines for chicken and egg processing businesses, reports <a href="https://www.vccircle.com/ifc-to-invest-23-mn-in-hyderabad-poultry-firm-srinivasa-farms/">VC Circle</a> magazine.<br />Srinivasa Farms operates an integrated layer and broiler breeding business and has a presence in soya, feed, layer and broiler breeding and contract farming. The company was founded in 1965 and has a strong presence in the domestic market.<br />The total investment in this project will amount at $83 million, according to an estimate made by IFC.<br />Globally, IFC has invested in poultry projects placed in Africa, Nepal and Ukraine and its own global expertise in the poultry sector, technical advice on best-operating practices and improvement of food safety standards could help Srinivasa Farms grow its operations.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Agriculture.gov.gy</em>)</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-27 11:05:39 | 2025-07-07 21:41:33 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1670 | Hy-Line opens world's largest layer hatchery | <p>According to the company, the hatchery called Huayu International Poultry Incubation Center is said to be the largest in the world. Furthermore, it is expected to produce nearly 60 million commercial layer chicks per year.</p> <p>The Huayu International Poultry Incubation Centre is a joint venture between the global genetics company Hy-Line International and the Chinese firm Huayu Agricultural Technology, according to farmer's weekly.</p> <p>“I congratulate the Huayu team, headed by its president, Mr. Lianzeng Wang, for their vision of the changing demands and even leading the change in the China layer market,” said Jonathan Cade, President of Hy-Line International.</p> <p>The hatchery equipment, design, construction and biosecurity are world-class, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>The facility includes an international training and conference center, which hosted the 2018 International Layer Industry Innovation Summit.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-27 14:11:36 | 2025-07-08 04:05:15 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 1669 | Indonesia expects increased demand for native and coloured chicken | Households and Horeca industry are the main customers that fuel the market, according to the local poultry association. | <p>Native chicken and coloured chicken are to register a growth in demand of 80% in Indonesia, according to the national Local Poultry Farmers Association (Himpuli).<br />A growing number of middle-class people in the country and higher disposable income is fuelling the market for native and coloured people, reports <a href="https://asian-agribiz.com/2018/07/26/demand-for-native-coloured-chicken-in-indonesia-to-surge/">Asian Agribiz</a>.<br />"Of the total demand, 70% is from households and the remaining is from the Horeca industry. For native chicken, the main markets are West Java and Sumatera while the main markets for coloured chicken are in Jogjakarta, Central Java and East Java", Ade Zulkarnain, chairman of Himpuli.<br />The association is working on a project to develop export markets for native chicken and coloured chicken but also advise the local breeders to participate in industrialising the sector.<br />Indonesian Coloured chicken (Ayam Cemami) s an uncommon and relatively modern breed of chicken from Indonesia. They have a dominant gene that causes hyperpigmentation (Fibromelanosis), making the chicken entirely black; including feathers, beak, meat, and internal organs. The breed originated from the island of Java, Indonesia and first imported to Europe in 1998 by Dutch breeder Jan Steverink. Currently, this type of chicken is grown in the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.<br />Nevertheless, their exotic appearance and rarity in the Western world pushed the price for one bird up to $200 in the last couple of years.</p> <p>(Photo source: Gold Feather Farms)</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-27 14:33:07 | 2025-07-08 05:40:01 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1672 | Norwegian seafood exports report record levels in H1 2018 | The strong demand from the EU markets contributed to Norway's seafood export growth in the first half of 2018, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council. | <p>Norway's seafood exports reached 1.4 million tonnes with a value of NOK 48.1 billion in the first six months of this year, with an increase of 10% in volume and 4% in export value compared to year-earlier levels.</p> <p>"The first half of 2018 has set yet another record for Norwegian seafood exports. Although the figures are largely driven by salmon exports, we are also seeing the best half-yearly results for cod, saithe and haddock," Paul Aandahl, Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council, said.</p> <p>"The main reason for the value added by salmon is increased demand from the EU. We are seeing a clear increase in consumption of fresh salmon in markets such as France, the UK and Italy. Reduced domestic supplies of salmon in the EU and strong Euro and British currencies have also contributed positively," Aandahl added.</p> <p>In June, Norway exported 180,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 7.9 billion. Volume was down by 9 per cent, while the gain in value was NOK 274 million, or 4 per cent, compared with June last year.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-07-27 15:40:29 | 2025-07-07 16:05:16 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1671 | AmRest signs binding agreement to take over Sushi Shop | <p>AmRest, one of the major players in the Horeca industry, announced the signing of a binding agreement to take over Sushi Shop - the leader of the sushi segment in Europe. <br />The deal is worth €240 million and it will be completed by the end of the year when AmRest will hold 100% of the Sushi Shop shares.<br />Along with the dominant sales channels (nearly 87% of orders with home delivery and take-out), Sushi Shop will bring in AmRest portfolio a number of 160 restaurants open in 12 European countries.<br />"AmRest is gaining a new, unique category that will increase profitability and expand our development opportunities in Europe, at the same time adding a strong, proven and truly international brand managed by an experienced team responsible for its development. maximize the value for AmRest shareholders "- said Henry McGovern, founder and member of the AmRest Board of Directors.</p> <p>Gregory Marciano, founder and CEO of Sushi Shop, commented: "We are excited about the possibilities this transaction creates for the future of the Sushi Shop brand. We believe that as part of the AmRest Group we will have even more opportunities to grow, spread our mission and share a unique offer with our guests. "</p> <p>A series of analysts identified Japanese cuisine, mainly represented by sushi in the Western world, as one of the trends with a substantial potential for growth in the next years. At this time, Sushi Shop is the leading player in the sushi category in Europe, with sales figures of around 202 million EUR per year. AmRest announced that Gregory Marciano and Adrien de Schompre will remain as CEO and Operations Director, respectively, after the transaction.</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-07-27 16:18:24 | 2025-07-08 05:09:08 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 1673 | Brazil looks for new markets for its pork products | Production is on the rise but exports have fallen in the first six months of the year. | <p>Figures reported by Brazilian pork industry in the first half of 2018 show a desperate need to open new markets as the effective closure of the Russian market (40% of total pork exports in 2017; 250,000 tonnes of pork) is threatening the performance of the sector.<br />Until now, Brazilian pork exporters have managed to increase the exports in the Chinese market from 9% in 2017 to 30% this year and also to neighbouring countries: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay. <br />Pig meat production in Brazil in the first quarter of the year was 958,000 tonnes, 6% (+58,000 tonnes) higher than in the first quarter of 2017. Production is expected to have continued the upward trends observed in recent years in Q2, considering the fact that Brazil’s cost of production is typically the lowest among the major pig meat-producing nations, except the US.<br />"However, this competitive position will not necessarily translate into higher exports in the future, although it may impact the global price. The global market is well-supplied at the moment, and Brazilian exporters have so far struggled to diversify the number of international markets to which they have access. On the other hand, access has been granted to South Korea, which should help the situation if exports begin later in the year, and rising trade tensions elsewhere should also offer opportunities.</p> <p>While the outlook may look more positive, Brazil may have to continue to look to its domestic market to support production levels for the time being", considers Duncan Wyatt, Lead Analyst for Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-07-28 07:42:37 | 2025-06-29 13:55:18 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 1674 | Spaniards ranked as the 5th fish consumers in the world | Spain's average consumption of fish&seafood stands at 25.6 kilos per capita. | <p>Spain is the fifth fish market in the world regarding the average consumption of fish and seafood per capita reported in the last couple of years, show a recent analysis.<br />Top 5 fish consumers in the world comprise Japan, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, and Spain, the last one with an annual consumption of 25.6 kilos per inhabitant, according to Interempresas portal.<br />The group of fresh fish is the most consumed, with 46.90% of the total, followed by canned and prepared fish and seafood (18.40%), fresh seafood (13.80%), frozen fish (10 , 80%) and frozen seafood (7.20%), the consumption of cooked seafood (1.90%), salted fish (1.40%) and smoked fish (0.80%) being much more residual.<br />In Spanish households, the products of fishing and aquaculture account for 13.25% of total food expenditure, with per capita expenditure of €202.44.<br />At the same time, Spain generates 20% of the total production of the fishing industry in the European Union and is ranked as number 18 as a global producer.<br />According to the statistics of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) the Spanish catches are accounted for 904,032 MT, worth € 2,095,551,390; aquaculture production reaches 287,501 MT, worth € 561,773,050; and the transformation industry generates 801,336 MT, achieving € 4,229,040.00 in value.</p> <p>In volume, catches are the group with the highest percentage (45%), followed by industry production (40%) and aquaculture production (15%). In terms of value, it is the industrial production that represents the highest percentage (61%), followed by catches (31%) and aquaculture production (8%).</p> | 1 | Market | 2018-07-28 12:30:45 | 2025-07-08 06:30:27 | Details Edit Delete |
