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1681	Kepak to buy 2 Sisters UK Red Meat business	The Irish company expects this acquisition to strengthen its position in the UK market.	<p>Kepak Group has signed a deal with Boparan Holdings to acquire the UK business and assets of 2 Sisters Red Meat. The company has not offered any financial details regarding the deal.</p> <p>The company says that through this new acquisition will strengthen its key customer supply chain partnerships. Kepak says that another important fact is that "it is both a Brexit and a €/£ hedge for the existing and the new Irish-UK businesses."</p> <p>In addition, 2 Sisters Red Meat represents also a sustainable source of UK raw material for Kepak’s meat-based value-added businesses which are located both in Ireland and in the UK and which supply Irish, European and UK customers.</p> <p>“Kepak has a clear strategy to grow its meat and food businesses in partnership with key customers and in markets that are complementary to our existing businesses in Ireland and in the UK. The acquisition of this red meat business, with its very solid UK retail, foodservice and manufacturing relationships, marks a very significant next step in delivering on our strategy. It is a great fit for Kepak," John Horgan, Managing Director, Kepak Group, said.</p> <p>Kepak will assume control of 2 Sisters Red Meat effective immediately based on the terms of the agreement.</p> <p>The UK business is operated from four key production sites: McIntosh Donald, Portlethen, Scotland; and Three St. Merryn sites: Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales, and Bodmin and Victoria in Cornwall, England.</p> <p>The company said in a statement that these four sites and the associated central support office at Talgarrek House and cold storage facilities at Truro, process and market, mainly in the UK, about 250,000 cattle and more than 1 million lambs annually from more than 13,000 farmers spread from Scotland to Cornwall.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-30 11:41:58	2025-08-16 22:38:37	Details Edit Delete
1682	Belarus aims to reach $100 million ceiling in agricultural exports to China	Beef an poultry are the products that can make a difference for Belarusian exporters of agricultural goods.	<p>Belarus aims to increase its presence in the Chinese market with the help of dairy, red meat and poultry products. In fact, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusy hopes that exports will reach the ceiling of $100 million this year, informs <a href="https://eng.belta.by/economics/view/belarus-aims-for-100m-in-agricultural-exports-to-china-in-2018-113627-2018/">Belta</a> news agency. <br />That will be almost a 6 fold increase in value, considering the fact that agricultural exports to China in 2017 accounted for $17 million. "Last year we exported $17 million worth of agricultural products to China. We believe that this is not enough as the market is very big. We aim for $100 million in agricultural exports to the People's Republic of China in 2018", declared Mikhail Rusy.<br />Currently, dairy products, beef and poultry are the main agricultural goods delivered to China. This year, Veles-Meat company and Mogilev Meat Packing Plant, the two Belarusian beef producers that are certified to export in this market, have sent their first shipments of beef cuts to Chengdu, China. The poultry industry is more favoured, five Belarusian producers receiving the green light for exports to China.</p>	1		Market		2018-07-30 13:43:38	2025-08-12 00:15:06	Details Edit Delete
1683	Danish pork is getting cheaper	Denmark's fresh and frozen pork exports have increased year-over-year in volume but fell in value in the first four months of 2018.	<p>The country's fresh and frozen pork exports have reported an increase of 8%, in terms of volume, reaching 375,500 tonnes in the first four months of 2018. Still, in terms of value, exports fell by 3% to DKK5.6 billion (€747 million), according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).</p> <p>AHDB analyst, Bethan Wilkins, explained that the increase in volume is based on an increase in the country's pork production of 6% or 28,000 tonnes in the mentioned period.</p> <p>Danish pork exports increased to other EU member states in the first four months of this year and accounted for 73% of Denmark's total pork export volume in this period.</p> <p>Exports to the UK declined by 13% in the mentioned period, while Poland increased its Danish pork imports by 23% year-on-year, making it the second largest market for Danish pork.</p> <p>"Germany remained the largest single market for Danish pork, with its share increasing to 32% as volumes to other countries fell back," Wilkins explained.</p> <p>Shipments to Italy also rose by 8,600 tonnes and there was noticeable growth to a number of smaller EU countries, particularly Romania and Greece.</p> <p>On the other hand, shipments to non-EU markets increased slightly by 2%. The main markets that increased their purchases of Danish pork were the US and South Korea, with shipments up by 3,000 tonnes each.</p> <p>There was also an increase in shipments to Denmark’s largest non-EU export destination for pork, Japan. The country purchased by 4% (1,400 tonnes) more pork in the first four months of this year.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Danish pork exports reported a staggering decline of 22% (-6,300 tonnes).</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-30 13:59:41	2025-08-14 19:59:42	Details Edit Delete
1684			<p>Nestlé said in a statement that through the GCAW the companies want to address current systemic barriers to change, share best practices as well as accelerate the development of standards and progress on key welfare issues.</p> <p>GCAW is the world’s first global food industry-led collaboration uniting major companies and animal welfare experts working towards improving standards for animals at scale to meet consumer demand for food products from animals reared in systems that promote good welfare.</p> <p>GCAW plans to publish a collective action agenda in the first half of 2019, focusing on five priority work streams, including cage-free policies and improved broiler chicken welfare.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-30 16:33:00	2025-08-17 02:50:28	Details Edit Delete
1685	Europe rules that gene editing equals GMO	"This will definitely slow if not kill investments in the GMO work in animals", says the leader of a genetic company.	<p>Gene editing programmes in EU will now fall under the GMO (genetically modified organism) law, according to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) who decided on the matter on July 29.<br />Restrictive regulation in the use of genomic editing technologies could reduce the investments made by companies in the field. New reports regarding this subject inform that Europe-based genetics companies such as Bayer, BASF and Syngenta likely will focus their genomic-editing research on other regions, such as North and South America, reports <a href="https://www.drovers.com/article/eu-puts-brakes-gene-editing?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURsaFpqZGtNelJoTjJNeSIsInQiOiJXdWlnMlJSQnFSWXZBK0JJc3Jqc0tqMEo2M01abWVneWRZZ0pqRVJ0V2hmV3UwRlJ1SFBLVEFET2JmeUpGbE4yK3RSYzc5WGhQTk1zYUFvb1FlaURScHNlU1BzdHZLMXR0Vm1tVXlNbGtzSW9aYU1hZ3JJdXZpWGxMVGxPMU52MiJ9">Drovers</a> magazine.<br />Proponents of genomic editing maintain that the techniques modify an organism’s existing DNA to encourage the expression of desirable genetic traits or discourage undesirable traits, without introducing DNA from other species.<br />One of the recent examples related to the work on gene editing in livestock came from Scotland, where scientists used genomic editing to create a line of pigs with genetic resistance to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), one of the most destructive viral diseases in pigs worldwide.<br />Now, the ECJ rule can block such R&D programmes in the EU, mentions Jim Long, President and CEO of Canada's Genesus. "This will affect crops and livestock. The most relevant piece for swine producer is the Gene Edited research that has been ongoing for PRRS resistance. Now Gene Edited research will be subject to all GMO regulations in Europe. This will definitely slow if not kill investments in the GMO work in swine. We believe packers, retailers or food service will want to lead a fight to explain GMO pork to consumers. We expect fairly soon some Packers, Retailers or foodservice will insist on Non-GMO pork as a certification and for them as a branding and marketing opportunity. This in itself will pressure other pork suppliers to follow the Non-GMO Pork label.<br />We expect the European Union Court ruling will move to all countries with Gene Editing falling under the rule of Genetic Modified Organisms. Europe is a huge market and a global trendsetter. We believe that Gene Editing = GMO as a panacea for the swine industry is a misguided path that will only destroy markets and demand. Is not the science we are against, we are against losing customers", commented Mr Long.</p> <p>(Photo source: Americas Tilapia Alliance)</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-07-31 09:54:25	2025-08-17 03:41:32	Details Edit Delete
1686	Vietnam pangasius exporters are too dependent on the Chinese market	VASEP warned its members to ensure that the fish exported to China is of the highest quality and meets all standards of food safety.	<p>Vietnamese pangasius is in high demand in China but this also represents a concern for the fish industry in this country. As China is becoming more demanding in terms of quality requirements and food safety any incident in this field it would have substantial consequences for the Vietnamese pangasius sector.<br />During the first half of 2018, Vietnamese pangasius exports have increased 21% year-on-year, to $1 billion, and China absorbed a quarter of them, reports <a href="https://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=28&id=98536&l=s&special=&ndb=1%20target">Fish Information&Services</a> portal.<br />The Association of Vietnamese Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep) recently warned its members to ensure that the panga exported to China is of the highest quality and meets all standards of food safety, to avoid potential problems in the future.<br />Vasep also urged the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Industry and Commerce to reinforce control over the quality of the exported panga.<br />Dependence on one market can be dangerous as Vietnamese pangasius is facing already trade barriers in the US and EU markets. "The panga of Vietnam should be exported to the whole world and not depend on a single market", said one representative of Vasep.<br />Since July, China has reduced the import tariffs by 2% to 10% for 221 types of fishery products of WTO members, including Vietnam. This year, pangasius production in the Mekong Delta has increased by 9.9% to 643,600 tonnes and is expected to grow more rapidly due to the high demand in the Chinese market and the new tariffs applied for this type of product.</p> <p>(Photo source: Vietnam Investment Review)</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-31 10:48:49	2025-08-17 04:50:37	Details Edit Delete
1687	Premium Brands buys stake in organic poultry producer	Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, a leading producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 62.6% interest in Yorkshire Valley Farms Ltd., an Ontario based processor and marketer of organic chicken products.	<p>“We chose to partner with Premium Brands based on their solid reputation as a supportive long term<br />investor that respects the unique cultures and values of the businesses they invest in,” said James Sculthorpe, President and CEO of Yorkshire.</p> <p>Yorkshire, which has annualized sales of approximately $65 million, operates a modern 40,000 square foot processing facility located in Harriston, Ontario. It was founded in 2010 by a group of farming families led by Tony Ambler and Tom Ahrens.</p> <p>Premium Brands owns a broad range of leading specialty food manufacturing and differentiated food distribution businesses with operations across Canada and the United States.</p> <p> </p>	1		Industry		2018-07-31 06:15:56	2025-08-16 02:17:59	Details Edit Delete
1688	Astana's sausage and meat production doubled in H1 2018	The production of sausages and meat in Kazakhstan's capital has doubled in the first half of 2018 compared to year earlier levels.	<p>The production of food products in the manufacturing industry in Astana is 7.5%.</p> <p>"In January-June, 2018, food products worth KZT17.4 billion were made, which amounted to 109.8% by the corresponding period of 2017," according to data released by Astana Akimat.</p> <p>So, in the first months of this year sausages and meat products totaled 1,130 tons, which is twice as much as in the same period in 2017.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-31 05:31:50	2025-08-17 06:46:51	Details Edit Delete
1689	Australia to increase its beef production by 7%	Exports are also forecast to increase by 10% during this year thanks to a strong growth in key Asian markets.	<p>Drought and female turn-off are the main reasons that led to a revised upwards forecast for Australia's cattle slaughter (+9%)<br />7.8 million head are going to be slaughtered this year due to harsh weather condition, informs Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), leading the beef production to 2.3 million tonnes carcase weight (+7%).<br />For the first five months of 2018, Australian adult cattle slaughter totalled 3.1 million head – an increase of 11%, or 300,000 head, from the same period last year, although 7% below the five-year average.<br />Females have largely driven the year-on-year increase, with a 21% rise in the number of cows and heifers processed, and a modest 2% lift in male cattle slaughter. "Female cattle slaughter in May almost reached 403,200 head – the highest monthly volume since July 2015. Persistent dry conditions have seen the average national adult carcase weight forecast for the 2018 calendar year revised downwards, to 292kg/head. However, the upwards revision to slaughter more than outweighs the expected drop in carcase weights, with beef production for 2018 now forecast to increase 7% to 2.3 million cwt", explained MLA Market Intelligence Manager, Scott Tolmie.<br />Despite the high supply of beef expected this year, the prices on the domestic market can remain still as the external markets, especially Asian ones increased their demand for Aussie beef. "Demand in these markets has held firm in the face of increased product coming from both Australia and the United States. The flow-on for producers domestically has been continued price-support for finished cattle, cows and feeder suitable cattle. Australian beef exports are up 13% for the year-to-date (January to June) with key markets, such as Japan, Korea and China, recording double-digit growth. Australian beef exports are now forecast to increase by 10% in 2018, to 1.11 million tonnes shipped weight", added Tolmie. Live cattle exports have also increased over the past six months, lifting 23% year-on-year to 487,000 head.</p> <p>(Photo source: Research Gate)</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-31 13:08:10	2025-08-17 01:04:54	Details Edit Delete
1690	UK's red meat exports report strong start this year	The country's red meat exports increased by 7% year-on-year in the first five months of 2018, reaching 183,000 tonnes, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).	<p>The total value of beef, lamb and pork exports has risen above the £487 million ($640.8 million) mark between January and May 2018.</p> <p>The latest HMRC figures, according to AHDB, indicate that the strongest performance in the mentioned period was reported by the fresh and frozen beef shipments which rose 18% in value, "with the lion’s share destined for Ireland, the Netherlands and France, worth more than £120 million ($157.9 million) combined."</p> <p>Regarding pork shipments, here AHDB noticed a "small dip in volume", but there still was an increase of 3% in value. China was the main importer of UK pork and accounted for 22% of the total export volume.</p> <p>Although decreasing in volume, AHDB says the sheep meat exports still increased slightly in value by 1% to £145 million ($190.8 million), "driven by high lamb prices."</p> <p>In this category, France was UK's largest importer of sheep. The value of these shipments reached £61 million ($80.2 million) this year.</p> <p>Moreover, AHDB says the average value per tonne of sheep meat exports in the year to May has risen ten per cent on year-earlier levels.</p> <p>Jonathan Eckley, AHDB Senior Exports Manager for livestock said: “It has been a good start to the year for the UK’s red meat exports despite many challenges we have faced which includes tight supplies for sheep meat, which has driven up lamb prices.</p> <p>“Also, demand for pig meat in China has slowed this year, which has created a tough environment for our exports but we continue to work hard to maintain our presence in this all-important market.</p> <p>“2018 has seen AHDB exports working in a number of international markets to ensure that we showcase high-quality beef, lamb and pork products to global importers in existing and new markets. Further, the UK has been successful in gaining recent approval for exports to Philippines and Saudi Arabia, gaining wider pork access and the lifting of the beef ban in China.”</p>	1		Market		2018-07-31 12:10:08	2025-08-12 12:47:19	Details Edit Delete
1691	US turkey meat exports are growing	Markets abroad are looking more promising to the producers than the domestic one who seems to be oversupplied.	<p>US turkey exports are starting to recover slowly following a two year of decline after the 2015 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.<br />The latest US Department o Agriculture's "Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Outlook" reports that turkey exports are rising and that thanks to Mexico increase in demand. "For most of the last decade, more than half of U.S. turkey exports have gone to Mexico, with the share reaching as high as 74% of all shipments in July 2014. As exports have recovered, the share of shipments going to Mexico has generally risen as well — apart from seasonal patterns", mentions the report.<br />Export markets seem to be one of the few viable options for turkey producers as the prices on the domestic market are low due to the inventory piled up in cold storage rooms. In the last 12 months, exports accounted for 11% of US turkey production, up by 1% from the previous 12-month period. This year, USDA expects that at least 300,000 tonnes of turkey to be exported. Nevertheless, the volume could decrease by 1% in 2019.</p>	1		Market		2018-07-31 14:14:15	2025-08-17 08:57:45	Details Edit Delete
1692	Further growth is expected for Norwegian salmon exports	Paul T. Aandahl, Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council expects to witness further growth for Norway's salmon exports in the second half of 2018.	<p>Norway exported 556,000 tonnes of salmon in the first six months of this year with a value of NOK 32.6 billion.</p> <p>According to the Norwegian Seafood Council's figures, volumes of exported salmon rose by 7%, while the increase in value 4%, or NOK 1.1 billion, compared with the first half of 2017.</p> <p>Very strong value growth was witnessed in particular in the second quarter of this year, up to 10%. In the first quarter, there has actually been a decrease in value of 2%.</p> <p>“Several factors have contributed positively to this record half-year. Currency is one of them. The Norwegian kroner depreciated on average by 5% against the euro, but against the US dollar, the kroner increased by about 7%. Since the EU territories account for two-thirds of Norwegian salmon, Norway´s export results remain positive”, explains Paul T. Aandahl, Analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Council.</p> <p>The currency situation made it relatively more favorable to export to the Euro markets compared with dollar markets.</p> <p>"Both volume and price varied greatly in H1. In volume terms, there was strong growth in January and June, leading to a lower price than last year. It was therefore perhaps surprising that the month of May had strong volume growth with rising prices”, says Aandahl.</p> <p>Aandahl further considers that in the second half of this year salmon shipments will continue to increase in value thanks to a positive currency situation for the Norwegian kroner.</p> <p>"In terms of currency, I expect the same strengths in the second half of the year as in the first. That means that the help we have had with respect to the EU markets will disappear while the "dollar markets" are expected to increase compared to the first half of the year. This, along with stable production in Chile, will enable Norway to strengthen its market share in the US and Asia in the second half of the year compared with the first half. With the disappearance of trade barriers with China, this trend will be accelerated”, Aandahl remarks.</p> <p>In addition. Aandahl considers that the Norwegian salmon will not be in direct competition with Chilean salmon. Furthermore, there is a strong possibility that the increased demand for salmon in Russia will reduce the supply of salmon from Chile and the Faroe Islands to other markets. This means a good opportunity for Norway to sell more.</p> <p>"Overall, I expect the current value growth to continue. This is also supported by the Norwegian Seafood Council scenario modeling, which projects 4% value growth to continue into the second half of the year”, Aandahl concluded.</p>	1		Industry		2018-07-31 16:01:25	2025-08-16 03:37:22	Details Edit Delete
1693	US food distribution sector reshaped through major acquisitions	Several deals were perfected in the last weeks by US Foods in a move that allows the company to expand further into the market.	<p>Several major deals were completed at the end of July, as US Foods continued its expansion into the food distribution market in the US.<br />The company announced since mid-July about its intention to acquire Thompson Company, Braunger Foods and Variety Foods, which are all owned and operated by TOBA in a move that allows setting a bigger footprint in the Midwest.<br />"This acquisition allows us to expand further into the Midwest and positions us even closer to our customers. We look forward to building on the expertise of the strong employee base at The Thompson Company, Braunger Foods and Variety Foods and welcoming them to US Foods", explained Russell Scott, Midwest president for US Foods, according to <a href="https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/foodservice-retail/us-foods-makes-play-further-into-the-midwest-with-new-acquisition">Seafood Source</a> magazine.<br />At the end of the month, US Foods announced that the number of acquisition is going to be 5, adding Food Services of America and Systems Services of America on its shopping list worth $1,8 billion.<br />Also, Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods said it was buying Supervalu in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a food distributor and operator of more than 3,000 grocery stores.<br />The newly-formed company is expected to grow the reach of sustainable and responsibly-sourced seafood products, in addition to other natural foods. At the same time, UNFI said that it would divest Supervalu’s retail stores over time.<br />"Combining our leading position in natural and organic foods with Supervalu's presence in fast-turning products makes us the partner of choice for a broader range of customers. Together, we can provide our ‘better for you’ products as well as other high-growth segments, improving customers' competitive advantages in a dynamic marketplace,” said Steve Spinner, chairman and CEO of UNFI, in a statement.</p>	1		Retail		2018-08-01 09:52:07	2025-08-15 08:12:31	Details Edit Delete
1694	Maple Leaf Foods appoints new COO	Maple Leaf Foods announced that Gary Maksymetz, who has held the role of Chief Operating Officer since 2014, will retire at the end of September.	<p><span class="xn-person">Curtis Frank</span>, who has held the position of Senior Vice President, Retail since 2014, will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective <span class="xn-chron">October 1, 2018</span>. In this capacity, he will have overall executive responsibility for the Company's prepared meats, fresh pork and poultry operations, and commercial activities, and a lead role in the development and implementation of strategic business initiatives that advance Maple Leaf's profitable growth and vision to be the most sustainable protein company on earth.</p> <p>"Gary has made a profound contribution to Maple Leaf and I am deeply grateful for his astute leadership, intellect and counsel over our many years together," said <span class="xn-person">Michael H. McCain</span>, President and CEO. "One of our organizational priorities is to establish effective succession planning that delivers continuity of leadership and experience, while providing career opportunities for our next generation of leaders who bring new ideas and capabilities to leading Maple Leaf into the future. Curtis is an intensely results-oriented, strategic and progressive executive who is deeply committed to advancing our vision, growth and profitability."  </p>	1		Industry		2018-08-01 06:26:53	2025-08-17 04:46:06	Details Edit Delete
1695	Japanese pork imports report slight increase in Q2 2018	After a 2% decline in the first quarter of 2018, Japanese pork imports increased 2% year on year in the second quarter to 237,000 tonnes, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).	<p>AHDB analyst Bethan Wilkins said volumes for January-June overall were on par with 2017. Import prices have been stable, so value changes reflected volumes shipped, and totalled 241 billion Yen for the period overall.</p> <p>Spain was the main supplier of pork to the Japanese market in the mentioned period, shipments reaching 58,000 tonnes. Wilkins said that Spain's market share across January-June increased to 13%. </p> <p>the US remained the largest single-country supplier, with shipments at 129,100 tonnes (68 billion Yen) in the first half of the year. However, this is 4% below year earlier levels, with a declining trend recorded throughout the first half of the year.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-01 06:38:30	2025-08-14 02:04:59	Details Edit Delete
1696	US keeps a $450 million leverage on New Delhi	Poultry ban applied in the past is still making waves at WTO even if India recently re-opened its market for US producers.	<p>The US is still hanging on to the case filed against India at World Trade Organisation against poultry ban applied in the past even if authorities in New Delhi have decided to re-open the market for American poultry products starting this spring.<br />New Delhi changed its import rules as Washington asked early this year and imports from the country started in April, informs <a href="https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/poultry-imports-us-not-willing-to-withdraw-450-million-retaliation-case-against-india/article24566244.ece">The Hindu Business Line</a> magazine. Nevertheless, US keeps the WTO file open and even requested a postpone of three months in the final decision that was supposed to be taken on 20 of July.<br />Only small volumes of poultry were shipped to India until now, but this is a question that is ruled by the demand existing on the market and not by the import rules dictated by the Indian Government.<br />"The retaliation panel, which was to give its verdict on the dispute on July 20, has been asked by the US to hold its decision for another three months. The US is keeping India on tenterhooks despite all its demands being met", complains one of the Indian officials.<br />India has asked Washington to withdraw its retaliation case against it at the WTO in February after it made the final set of changes in its sanitary and phytosanitary requirements for imports to bring them in line with what the country had demanded. <br />Three years ago, WTO has decided in favour of the US in another case regarding restrictive avian influenza measures which prevented American poultry products to enter the Indian market.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-01 11:08:21	2025-08-16 21:53:20	Details Edit Delete
1697		The aid intends to preserve animal genetic diversity on 20,700 cattle from the breeds of Alistana-Sanabresa, the Sayaguesa and the Serrana Negra.	<p>The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of the Spanish Region of Castilla y Leon released an order of payment for the financial support dedicated for local breeders of autochthonous cattle races, reports <a href="https://www.vacunodeelite.es/castilla-y-leon-destina-120-000-euros-al-mantenimiento-de-razas-autoctonas/">Vacuno de Elite</a> portal.</p> <p>The call for 2018, which may be requested for twenty days, has a budget of 120,000 euros. The money will be directed to farmers who are assuring the maintenance of the genealogical book, the management of the breeds and the development of programs of genetic improvement.</p> <p>Seven local association are part of this program with 500 farms and 20,700 animals enlisted for the subsidy. The aids are intended to preserve animal genetic diversity and give greater impetus to the maintenance and conservation of the high genetic heritage that the autochthonous breeds represent. The breeds that can request this aid are the Alistana-Sanabresa, the Sayaguesa and the Serrana Negra in the bovine species.</p> <p>At some point, these breeds were considered close to extinction due to the lack of interest in farming their races.</p> <p>(Photo source: Wikimedia)</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-01 13:30:59	2025-08-15 05:39:50	Details Edit Delete
1698	Veterinary audit mission from Singapore arrives in Ukraine	The poultry industry is targeted by the delegates of Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of the Republic of Singapore.	<p>Singapore has deployed an audit mission in Ukraine to check the system of state control over poultry products, informs UNIAN information agency.<br />According to Ukrainian authorities, Singaporean mission is to visit Ukraine's State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Examination and several poultry production facilities interested in exports to Singapore.</p> <p>"Delegates from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of the Republic of Singapore, who are auditing the system of state control over poultry products, in particular, poultry meat and products made of it, namely eggs and egg products, started to work in Ukraine on July 30, 2018", mentioned the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine.<br />In 2017, Ukraine's poultry exports reached a volume of 271,320 tonnes worth $389.64 million. This year, the country has managed to open the Chinese market by signing a memorandum on cooperation and promotion of mutual trade in poultry meat.</p> <p>Singaporean audit mission is going to stay in the country until August 4 to verify all the aspects related to the safety of poultry products. Singapore imports more of 90% of the food consumed on the island.</p> <p>(Photo source: Flickr/USDA)</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-01 14:30:55	2025-08-17 12:30:19	Details Edit Delete
1699	US market to witness competition between pork, beef and poultry	Retaliatory tariffs from China and Mexico and an increased production could further drop the prices for all animal protein products.	<p>A drop in pork exports coupled with a drop in prices for lean hogs, created by the increased production, could create a vicious circle for the whole US meat industry.<br />Between the last week of June and now, lean hog carcass prices dropped from $84.05 cwt to $67.39 cwt, while average farrow-to-finish profits fell from $47 per hog to $14. In other words, the US pork industry suffered a horrific July and that is likely to affect beef, according to Sterling Marketing analysts, quoted by Drovers magazine.<br />The US pig inventory is on expansion phase and so are the figures related to cattle and poultry. Cheap pork abundantly reversed in the domestic market could easily impact prices of beef and poultry products, according to Sterling Marketing analysis.<br />Sterling Marketing president John Nalivka projects US beef production to increase 3.9% in 2018, and pork production up 4.1%. Additionally, US poultry production is expected to rise 3% this year. Increasing red meat and poultry production means per capita consumption in the US is projected at 222 pounds, the largest since 2007. As pork exports took a direct hit from the current trade war, more pork was available for the domestic market, creating more competition for consumer spending. That comes at a time when both beef and poultry production is increasing. Without any new markets open for this huge amount of meat the prices will tumble fast turning this summer into a nightmare for some producers.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-02 06:49:54	2025-08-17 05:25:15	Details Edit Delete
1700	Schneider teams up with Microsoft to develop a complete traceability system	Insurance claims for a product recall reach an average of $9.5 million, with the Food&Beverage industry being the second most impacted.	<p>New traceability application could solve some of the biggest issues that the F&B industry is now facing. An Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty report published in late 2017 estimates that insurance claims for a product recall reach an average of $9.5 million, with the Food & Beverage industry being the second most impacted, just after the car industry. <br />Food & Beverage product traceability can be complicated to set up, given the number of stakeholders involved across the supply chain (producers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, transporters…) <br />With this in mind, Schneider Electric is developing a new “End to End Traceability” tool to monitor products across the entire supply chain, both upstream and downstream of manufacturing plants. To do so, Schneider Electric is combining its knowledge of the Food & Beverage segment with the expertise of Microsoft, its partner, in blockchain technologies, informs a press release of the company. <br />Using its expertise with 21 with 21 of the Global Top 25 major Food & Beverage companies among its customers, Schneider Electric has worked with a major fresh produce retail group, a distributor and a transporter to develop a prototype for the downstream part of “End to End Traceability.” Benjamin Jude, Schneider Electric declared, “With this prototype, these companies can build an electronic passport for each product to fully automate the contracts between them. For example, leveraging IoT, they can maintain an unbroken cold chain.” In addition to ensuring full product traceability, “End to End Traceability” will also offer time savings by warning the distributor in real time of any delays in delivery or production. <br />“End to End Traceability” incorporates cutting-edge Schneider Electric technologies, including shock/humidity Telemecanique Sensors and a “click-to-cloud” system for reporting secure information from connected objects and sensors. <br />Thomas Conté, cloud engineer and blockchain evangelist at Microsoft, noted: “Blockchain is a digital technology that allows all members of an ecosystem to automatically share a common and unique truth on all their interactions. That truth is fully transparent to all of them, and all of them contribute to generating and storing that truth. It generates trust between those members.” Microsoft partnered with Schneider Electric to select the most suitable blockchain technology and to build very quickly the PoC using Azure Blockchain as a service. Thomas Conté continued: “The smart contracts leverage the truth shared by all stakeholders to automatically execute tasks like payments or products recalls, and improve collaboration between all of them”. They will automatically execute the service terms and conditions agreed upon by the different stakeholders (delivery times, temperature/humidity/shock levels, etc.). Each telemetric reading is archived securely in the blockchain and shared between all members to ensure traceability. Lastly, the blockchain protocol used (Ethereum) and the targeted governance (consortium blockchain) ensure to develop a project with very low energy consumption.</p>	1		Technology		2018-08-02 07:06:33	2025-08-17 14:18:54	Details Edit Delete

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