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| 2177 | Spanish pork prices are back to 2015 levels | <p>Pork price in Spain will continue with a similar trend to 2015 fall prices, except that this year Spain there are lighter pigs going to the market. "We are currently with a market price of € 1,046 / kg live weight with an average weight of 111 kg", signals Mercedes Vega, Genesus General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal.<br />"At this time the packers have stopped losing money and they have started to make decent profits, while the producers -if we take as a reference the cost of production from the first two quarters of 2018, they are losing between 1.05 or 1.1 € / kg", estimates Vega in the report.<br />"In addition to this situation, everybody agrees that this year there are lighter hogs compared with last year -110.98 kg compared to 113.57 kg live weight in 2017- but also there is more supply and also more killing capacity, so the packers will be assuming that by increasing their purchase volume. The uncertainty of the market with the future is still very confusing due to the ASF situation in the EU", she added.<br />Besides that, pork consumption in Spain is decreasing due to the repercussion of the deep financial crisis that began in 2008, the pressure exerted by groups of vegetarians, vegans and animal rights extremists, the evolution of the population structure in Spain with a growing increase on aged people, and finally a change in the average family structure in Spain with a growing presence of units of one or two people and the decrease of family lunches and dinners in those families that have younger children.<br />Spain's meat consumption estimates for this year are the following: pork (46 kg/year), beef (12 kg/year), avian meat (30 kg/year), sheep and goat (4 kg/year), rabbit (1.5 kg/year), other (2 kg/year).</p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO"> </span></p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-12 10:36:30 | 2025-08-02 23:03:46 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 2179 | Ukraine's pork exports decreased threefold in 2018 | Ukraine's pork exports reached 1.54 thousand tonnes between January and October, which is 3 times less compared to the same period last year. Shipments also decreased in value in the mentioned period to $3.33 million, according to the Ukranian press agency Unian. | <p>On the other hand, data from the State Fiscal Service shows that Ukraine has imported 5.7 times more pork in volume and 1.4 times more in value, pork imports reaching 23.4 thousand tonnes worth $43.2 million.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the country's poultry meat exports increased by 18.7% to 271.33 thousand tons in volume and by 31.6% to $425.22 million in value in the first ten months of the year compared to year-earlier levels.</p> <p>Imports of poultry meat between January and October also increased by 18% to 111 thousand tons in volume and by 15% to $44.2 million in value. </p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-12 12:11:48 | 2025-08-02 22:56:07 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2180 | VIDEO: What are you going to eat in 2030? | <p>In 2030, the food may look and taste different from what you use to eat today. Alternative proteins may be the answer to environmental issues like deforestation and pollution and that is not all, according to experts that worked within Future Lab at Sial Paris 2018.<br />Big data and diet apps may prescribe personalized diets for every single individual in perfect accordance to its body needs. Also, robots can turn into useful "chefs" around your house or in restaurants, learning the tricks of cooking directly from you.<br />Watch how the Food Planet may look in 12 years from now in this short video.</p> <p> </p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-12 12:34:47 | 2025-08-02 00:13:15 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 2181 | Turkey increased its red meat production in Q3 | Turkey's red meat production has reached 339,379 tonnes in the third quarter of 2018, up 0.4% compared to the same period last year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). | <p>Compared to the previous quarter, the red meat production surged by 27.4% mainly due to the celebration of the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Adha.</p> <p>Beef production was estimated at 306,638 tonnes in the mentioned period, increasing by 30% compared to the previous quarter and by 5.6% when compared with the same quarter of last year.</p> <p>Of the total, sheep meat production was estimated at 28,539 tonnes, increasing by 4.4% compared to the previous quarter but decreasing by 13.7% compared with the same quarter of last year.</p> <p>Between January to September, the country's red meat production reached 859,023 tons, up from some 830,000 tons in the same period in 2017.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-12 12:43:13 | 2025-08-02 18:23:15 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2182 | UK's poultry production up 5% in the first nine months | The production of poultry in the UK has reached 1.4 million tonnes in the first nine months of this year, up 5% compared to the similar period from 2017, according to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). | <p>AHDB analyst Rebecca Oborne explained that much of this increase is based on broiler and turkey production, which increased by 4% (50,800 tonnes) and 9% (9,200 tonnes) respectively.</p> <p>Producers in the UK slaughtered a number of 810 million broiler chickens in the mentioned period, with an increase of 4% compared to year-earlier levels. Meanwhile, the number of slaughtered turkeys reached nearly half a million.</p> <p>Furthermore, Oborne said that there was an increase in poultry placings which was due to a rise in the GB commercial broiler numbers. Commercial broiler placings were up 5% to 824.2 million head in the first nine months of this year.</p> <p>Oborne added that a rise of 6% has also been reported in the numbers of commercial layers, while turkeys and breeders have seen little change year on year.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-12 15:15:22 | 2025-08-02 20:52:45 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2183 | For the sixth straight year, Marfrig was certified in compliance with the commitment to preserve the Amazon Biome. | <p>The independent international consulting firm DNV-GL, which specializes in business and environmental risk analysis, has concluded a report attesting to the compliance of Marfrig Global Foods with the Public Commitment on Amazon Cattle Ranching. The document aims to assess the practices adopted to combat deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, violence against indigenous peoples and the use of slave labor within the Amazon Biome, which encompasses the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Pará, Amapá, Acre, Rondônia, Roraima and parts of the states of Maranhão, Tocantins and Mato Grosso.</p> <p>DNV-GL’s audit assessed the animal purchases made from Jan 1. To Dec. 31, 2017. For the sixth straight year, Marfrig was certified in compliance with the commitment first undertaken in 2009. “Preserving the Amazon Biome is one of our priorities in environmental sustainability,” said Eduardo Miron, CEO of Marfrig Global Foods. “We were the first company in the industry to sign the agreement with Greenpeace and, even after the NGO discontinued the Public Commitment on Cattle Ranching, in 2017, Marfrig maintained its good sustainability practices and reinforced its actions to combat deforestation of the Amazon Biome.”<br />The independent audit was conducted in three phases. The first phase assessed the system responsible for cattle sourcing and the blacklisting of suppliers located in the Amazon Biome that fail to comply with the social and environmental criteria established by Marfrig. Tests were conducted to simulate animal purchases from suppliers that are blacklisted by Brazil’s Environment Institute (Ibama) or by the Ministry of Labor. The simulations confirmed that all Marfrig units follow the policy of not sourcing cattle from farms included in areas currently banned by the institute and the ministry.</p> <p>In the second phase, the auditors verified the quality and efficacy of the geomonitoring system used by the company, with tests, geospatial analyses and the presentation of all data-gathering processes. In the third and final phase, DNV-GL verified the environmental and property compliance process throughout the supply chain. It showed that everyone is in good standing and consequently in compliance with the social and environmental criteria established by Marfrig for its animal sourcing supply chain.</p> <p>“Since 2012, Marfrig is the only company to be certified 100% in compliance by all audits related to the Public Commitment on Amazon Cattle Ranching,” said Miron. The audit’s findings reflect our commitment to best environmental practices.”</p> <p>(Photo source: Nasdaq)</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-13 06:32:48 | 2025-08-02 14:27:14 | Details Edit Delete | |||
| 2184 | Vietnam's tuna exports to South Korea up 17% in the first seven months | South Korea's tuna imports increased from 7,645 MT to 16,134 MT in recent years, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). | <p>South Korea currently imported tuna from more than 42 countries around the world. Kiribati, China, Taiwan, Italy, Turkey, Spain, France, Vanuatu, Thailand and Vietnam were the top 12 tuna suppliers to the market, accounting for 86 % of total tuna imports of this country.</p> <p>According to Vietnam customs statistics, in the first seven months of this year, Vietnam's tuna exports to South Korea rose by 17% to hit US$989 million. Vietnamese exports of tuna products to this market all recorded positive rise.</p> <p>VASEP said, in the coming time, Vietnam is expected to boost exports of fresh and frozen tuna to South Korea thanks to favorable conditions.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-13 06:29:53 | 2025-08-02 18:17:02 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2186 | Malaysian company launched Omega-3 pork | Dindings Farms created pig meat enriched with Omega 3 fatty acid by feeding the animals with flaxseed. | <p>Dindings Farms, Malaysia, recently presented the new product from its facilities, Omega 3 enriched pork. Feeding the animals with flaxseed has proved to be a solution for the meat to become healthier and tasteful.<br />The Omega-3 enriched pork is created through a shift in diet, using feed enhanced with flax seed that is supplied by French Valorex SAS. Animal nutrition company APSN Biotech Sdn Bhd and non-profit organization Bleu-Blanc-Coeur (BBC) performed the advisory role in the creation. Speaking at a launch recently, BBC’s international development manager Jeremie Renaud stressed that consumption of food rich in Omega-3 helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, lower the level of triglyceride in diabetes patients and improve skin barrier function, according to <a href="https://asian-agribiz.com/2018/11/07/dindings-farms-launches-omega-3-pork/">Asian-Agribiz</a> magazine.<br />Flaxseed contains alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a form of Omega-3 fatty acid that the human body cannot generate itself. The omega-3 ALA in flaxseed can be converted by enzymes in the body to the useful omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). For now, the Omega-3 enriched pork is delivered to the domestic market in two important Malaysian cities, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-13 11:08:27 | 2025-08-03 02:37:00 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2188 | VIDEO: "We are going to take it to the next level!" | <p>Pentapac, Sealpac's distributor in South East European markets such as Romania and Bulgaria, was awarded the title of Trusted Partner by Sealpac International as the financial results registered in this markets in the last couple of years have revealed a consistent growth in sales.<br />"Is a new chapter for us. We have been designated a Trusted Partner and that allow us to involve more in the new projects that Sealpac is developing in these markets. We intend to keep a close connection with Sealpac in the following years in order to serve our clients", declared Mihai Tilinca, General Manager Pentapac.</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RH4P5cf9hy8" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p><br />In 2017, the company's turnover was of €5.9 million and this year is looking even more promising.<br />"We have done a lot of business since 2016. Now, we are going to take it to the next level! Since the end of the crisis, we're only growing here. I think that last year was the best year ever and this year seems that we're aiming higher", mentioned Barry Kluin, Area Export Manager Sealpac International.<br />Earlier this year, Pentapac has delivered some of the machines and technical solutions for packaging to new clients in Food and Beverage industry in Bulgaria and Romania contributing to the development of these markets and offering modern solutions for the companies in this sector.</p> | Industry | 2018-11-13 15:36:31 | 2025-08-02 00:13:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||||
| 2190 | A new name for Marine Harvest | The Norwegian company is to change its name to Mowi from January in a rebranding operation. | <p>Seafood producer Marine Harvest is ready to adopt a new name -Mowi- in a rebranding operation that it will be ready starting 1st of January.<br />Half a century ago, when the company was founded, that was the name given to the enterprise, said Marine Harvest in a statement. The proposed name change is subject to shareholders' approval, and the company has summoned an Extraordinary General Assembly to take place on 4 December.<br />"I am really excited that we are now taking the company to the next level. Through implementing our Mowi branding strategy, we can communicate our integrated value-chain from feed to the consumer's plate. We are looking forward to announcing our new Mowi product line in the coming months,” Marine Harvest CEO Alf-Helge Aarskog said. "Mowi is an inspirational name that recalls our pioneering spirit that has developed over the past 50 years. Since the first salmon was farmed in 1964, we have grown into a global fully integrated company, including breeding, feed, farming, processing, and sales. Throughout the past 50 years, we have always remained true to our core value – the care we have for our people, our fish, our customers, and the environment," he added.<br />The Mowi Brand it will be launched in the selected markets in the following months.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-14 04:40:20 | 2025-08-02 03:18:51 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2193 | NPB partners with USMEF and USDA on Pork 2040 study | The National Pork Board, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will engage in a foresight-based marketing study called Pork 2040, which will investigate changing consumer attitudes and trends in developed and emerging U.S. pork export markets in 17 defined countries. | <p>“Previous international marketing studies centered only on quantitative statistics to define demand, production and market access,” said Bill Luckey, chair of the Checkoff’s International Marketing committee and a pork producer from Columbus, Nebraska. “This unique effort will be more comprehensive, investigating the relevant qualitative factors that shape consumer opinion and hence markets. The study will focus on forecasting the pork and pork-product demand landscape over the next several decades so help determine where best to invest our limited Checkoff resources.”</p> <p>Besides analyzing linear consumer trends, the study will also follow trends in the development of new production and marketing technologies, as well as in growing environmental concerns and in emerging legal, trade and regulatory regimes around the globe.</p> <p>“Comprehensive research is vital to our international marketing planning and forecasting in order to stay ahead of the curve,” Luckey said. “We must take proactive steps to market products in both current and emerging markets well into the future.”</p> <p>NPB announced that the study will be initially focused on China. Another highlight is that the study will include a research platform which will enable the U.S. pork industry to design and implement a long-term strategy for U.S. pork consumption in China and to add context to one of the most critical export markets.</p> <p>“By forecasting where pork and pork product demand is heading in China, the Pork Checkoff and its partners can return value to U.S. pig farmers through a defined and united focus on growing export demand,” said Craig Morris, vice president of international marketing for the Pork Checkoff.</p> <p>The study will be funded at the beginning through the Emerging Markets Program. The aim is to increase US exports to China with the help of teams of experts which will assess consumer trends, attitudes and behaviors that influence China’s food system needs.</p> <p>“Pork 2040 will help decision-makers in business, government and non-profit organizations understand and accommodate the myriad challenges facing our pork industry stakeholders,” Morris said. “Challenges routinely surface from ever-evolving factors that affect the global food system, and we need to be better informed about circumstances potentially within our control and influence.”</p> <p>The organizations are currently seeking companies to perform services for this research project.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-14 11:45:43 | 2025-08-02 02:26:39 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2194 | Turkey's chicken meat production up 3.7% in September | Turkey's chicken meat production reached 165,953 tonnes in September, increasing by 3.7% compared with the similar month in 2017 and by 4.7% compared with the previous month this year, according to the latest data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). | <p>The number of slaughtered chicken reached 94 million in September, which increased by 7.4% compared with the level reported in September 2017 and by 1.7% compared with the previous month from this year.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the turkey meat production reached 5,892 tonnes in September. The production increased by 30.5% compared with the same month of the previous year and by 8.2% compared with the previous month.</p> <p>The number of slaughtered turkey increased by 30.7% in September compared with the same month of the previous year and by 5.1% compared with the previous month.</p> <p>Hen egg production was 1.6 billion units in September. The production decreased by 1.1% compared with the similar period from 2018 and by 1.9% compared with the previous month.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-14 14:05:26 | 2025-08-03 02:21:50 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2195 | Ocean Fish: "Fresh is the new trend in the Romanian market" | The country's seafood market is expanding at a fast pace with demand increasing year after year. | <p>Romanians have started to eat more fish and seafood in the last couple of years, as Olesea Brinzila, Import &Branding Manager at Ocean Fish has told us in an interview for EuroMeatNews.com.<br />The company that she represents is one of the largest producers in the Romanian market and lately has developed a new range of products that may create a new generation of loyal customers.<br />"This year we have launched a range of products for kids (3+) named OceanFISH Kids that comprise 2 items, although is going to expand to encourage the fish consumption among kids. We have been pioneers in introducing smoked salmon in the Romanian market and we intend to grow the same idea. At this point, we have 2 items launched: smoked salmon filet for kids, carefully selected, preservative-free, sugar-free, with low sodium content, naturally smoked and smoked trout filet carefully selected, preservative-free, sugar-free, with low sodium content, naturally smoked.<br />We have also launched a range of Bioproducts comprising fresh Romanian carp, fresh Romanian trout, Norwegian salmon, and bream. This range of products is responding to the demand in the domestic market and to retail consumer", explains Olesea Brinzila.<br />Due to the fact that the company has obtained its IFS certification most of the fish and seafood is imported in order to respond to traceability requirements. "We import fish from all over the world. We also use fish from Romanian producers but only if we can track down the source of the supplier. We pay a lot of attention to the traceability requirements. Almost 85% of the fish is imported and the rest comes from the local producers", she added.<br />According to data recorded by Ocean Fish, the domestic market has witnessed a growth in sales of fresh products. In fact, even if Romanians are eating around 7 kilos of fish per year, the consumption is increasing year by year, with a growth in the volume of sales of 10% predicted for 2018. "We see an increased demand for fresh fish and the consumer is more informed and educated about the products. I think that fresh fish is going to be the best selling item this year", declared Olesea Brinzila. Ocean Fish has finalized this year the expanding of its processing unit for fresh fish that allows the company to add 1,000 MT of fresh fish per year into the market. The value of the investment was about € 2 million and it was partially supported by EU funds.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-14 15:52:29 | 2025-08-03 05:26:49 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2196 | Dutch meat producer launches vegan product range | Zwanenberg Food Group is launching four alternative meat products under its Kips brand. | <p>The new line of vegan products includes vegetarian liverwurst, pâté, spreadable liverwurst and filet americain, and will be distributed through the Albert Heijn supermarkets exclusively, starting in the final weeks of 2018.</p> <p>Kips is known primarily for its liverwurst and other meat products including snacks and cold meats. The company's decision of introducing an alternative meat line was based on a growing consumer demand for plant-based products.</p> <p>"We have noted for quite some time that the consumption of meat is slightly decreasing annually. So-called flexitarians choose not to eat meat every day. We are responding to this trend by offering vegan products. In doing so, we aim at a wider target group including vegetarians and vegans, because there is no animal protein in these new Kips products," explained Jo-Anne van der Laan, Kips Marketing Manager.</p> <p>Kips' product names include 'vegan' and the Kips logo, which is usually red, will be green on the vegan products.</p> <p>The company announced that it will launch an advertising campaign for the new products across the Netherlands, which includes a TV commercial.</p> <p><em>Photo Source: Zwanenberg Food Group</em></p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-14 16:08:23 | 2025-08-02 12:04:24 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2198 | Maple Leaf closes acquisition of Canadian prepared meat company | Maple Leaf Foods has closed the acquisition of VIAU Foods ("VIAU"), a Canadian market leader in premium Italian cooked, dry-cured and charcuterie meats. | <p>Mapple Leaf bought VIAU Foods for purchase price of $215 million, including $30 million in Maple Leaf stock. </p> <p>With sales of $180 million as of fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, the company expects the transaction to be accretive to its earnings per share in the first year and to the its margin expansion over time.</p> <p>This acquisition expands Maple Leaf's position in the growing market for premium dry cured and pepperoni meat products and provides further production capacity in Quebec, an important strategic base to grow both Canadian and U.S. sales. It also enables VIAU to expand its portfolio to include raised without antibiotic products, leveraging Maple Leaf's leadership in this growing market.</p> <p>VIAU produces a range of value-added prepared meat products including Italian cooked meats, sausages, pizza toppings, shaved steak and meatballs. It also produces a range of gourmet deli and premium charcuterie products including salametti, capicollo, pancetta and sliced chorizo. VIAU is a leading supplier of dried pepperoni and other pizza toppings to the North American foodservice industry and markets its products through retailers across Canada.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-15 06:43:57 | 2025-08-02 19:44:00 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2199 | More than 3 tonnes of ready to eat chicken salad recalled from the market | Ron's Home Style Food products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, announced FSIS. | <p>3135 kilos of ready to eat (RTE) chicken salad produced by Ron's Home Style Food, Texas, were recalled from the market due to the risk of being contaminated with Listeria.<br />The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) after a routine record review by FSIS inspection program personnel, on 13 of November.<br />The RTE chicken salad items were produced and packaged on October 22, 2018, and shipped to institutional and retail locations in Texas. So far, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.<br />Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.</p> <p>Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-15 10:16:37 | 2025-08-02 15:17:31 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2201 | FAO: "Indigenous food systems are the key to achieving a zero-hunger world" | The target assumed by UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation can find answers studying the sustainability of indigenous food systems. | <p>Answers to "Zero Hunger" policy assumed by UN's FAO can be found in indigenous food systems and indigenous traditional knowledge, claims FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva.<br />"FAO considers indigenous and tribal peoples as fundamental actors in the fight against poverty, hunger and all other forms of malnutrition, as well as in the promotion of sustainable agriculture practices," Graziano da Silva said in a keynote speech wrapping up High-Level Expert Seminar on Indigenous Food Systems held to explore how to build on traditional knowledge to achieve Zero Hunger.<br />On November 9, seventy panelists coming from indigenous communities and organizations; universities; research centers and more than 180 attendees and 49 countries, exchanged their expertise and knowledge on indigenous food systems. By combining presentations on traditional knowledge and expertise from scientific knowledge, the seminar allowed to increase the understanding and contributions that indigenous food systems have been making to the world. <br />"In the path to achieve the Zero Hunger Goal we need more efficient food production methods. We need to cease environmentally unsound practices. We need to innovate on and open to all manner of food systems" highlighted Patrick Rata, New Zealand Ambassador.<br />Indigenous peoples number more than 370 million people speaking more than 4,000 languages in 90 countries and occupying around 22 percent of the earth's surface while acting as custodians of 80 percent of the planet's biodiversity. Yet while representing around 5 percent of the world's population, they make up 15 percent of the world's poor.</p> <p>FAO recognizes indigenous peoples as allies in the fight against hunger and malnutrition and highlights their role in advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda. The lack of respect of the ancestral and collective rights of indigenous peoples to their communal land, natural resources and territories combined with the lack of respect to the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent and reduced opportunities for political representation place indigenous peoples in a situation of vulnerability.</p> <p>"We need to address this situation, and to give special attention to indigenous youth and women," Graziano da Silva said. <br />Co-organized by FAO, UNESCO, UNPFII, FILAC and DOCIP, the expert seminar was an opportunity to exchange knowledge, understandings, and concepts, which will be articulated in a future publication. The expert seminar and the publication are key contributions to the global debate on sustainability and climate resilience in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition. <br />"What it is important about this seminar is not only indigenous peoples themselves coming together, but that we are forging ahead strategies and partnerships with different organizations to ensure that our food systems are visible, recognized and respected," said Christiana Louwa Saiti from El Molo People in Kenya.</p> <p>Indigenous food systems are dynamic and their very persistence highlights their value as a source of insights for broader global challenges, said Helena Semedo, FAO's Deputy Director-General.</p> <p>She urged seminar participants to think of "how can we embrace key features of indigenous food systems that depend on both cultivated crops and wild plants, synergies with the natural environment and biodiversity, close adaptation to local conditions, a high level of diversification, a light carbon footprint, fewer ‘negative externalities' and reduced use of external inputs while being closely tied to socio-cultural and spiritual activities?"</p> <p>Along with opening and closing ceremonies led by Abuela Amalia, a traditional healer of the Nahuatl People in Mexico, and Taita Morales, the seminar addressed topics ranging from how indigenous food systems can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Zero Hunger Challenge. Sessions were also dedicated to case studies related to communities in upland Vietnam, northern Finland, the Solomon Islands, and Cameroon's forests.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-15 11:52:51 | 2025-08-01 21:09:15 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2202 | Pini Polonia to be owned by Smithfield Foods | That it will be the 11th Polish subsidiary for Smithfield Foods and the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection have nothing to argue about this process of consolidation. | <p>Besides Animex group and other nine meat production and processing plants, Smithfield Foods will soon take control of Pini Polonia, according to an information delivered Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).<br />Pini Polonia is part of the Pini Group capital group, which includes companies in Poland, Italy, and Hungary. It has a slaughterhouse in Kutno, it also supplies meat to stores and processing plants, according to <a href="https://www.portalspozywczy.pl/mieso/wiadomosci/smithfield-foods-przejmie-kontrole-nad-pini-polonia-uokik-koncentracja-nie-ograniczy-konkurencji,164880.html">Portal Spozywczy</a> magazine.<br />"The transaction regarding the takeover of control over Pini Polonia by Smithfield Foods was originally notified to the European Commission, but the EC referred the case to UOKiK because it considered that the concentration affects only the Polish market and that the office has adequate knowledge and experience to investigate this matter", communicated UOKiK after conducting a market research - including examination of shares of concentration participants and other entrepreneurs operating on this market. In the opinion of the Office, the concentration will also not affect the access of small and medium market participants to large meat recipients.<br />Pursuant to the regulations - indicated in the statement - this transaction is subject to notification to the antimonopoly office if it involves entrepreneurs whose total turnover in the preceding year exceeded EUR 1 billion in the world or EUR 50 million in Poland.</p> <p>"Decisions agreeing to the concentration expire if the transaction is not made within 2 years of their issuance" - reminds UOKiK.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-15 12:34:23 | 2025-08-03 06:50:50 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2203 | MLA creates its own Goat Industry Committee | The committee will take on an advisory role and provide recommendations on research and development (R&D) and extension and adoption (E&A) initiatives and investments for the Australian goatmeat and livestock industry. | <p>Applications for seven positions inside the newly created Goat Industry Research, Development and Adoption Committee (GIRDAC), including the independent chair, are available until 2 December 2018.<br />Goatmeat producers with an interest in guiding investment in research, development, and extension to help boost the industry’s productivity and profitability are being encouraged to apply to become part of a new advisory group.</p> <p>Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is seeking an independent chair as well as committee members for the newly created Goat Industry Research, Development and Adoption Committee (GIRDAC). GIRDAC will operate independently of the Goat Industry Council of Australia (GICA) as an MLA appointed and funded committee.</p> <p>MLA Goat Industry Project Manager, Julie Petty, said a total of seven positions including the independent chair are available. “The committee roles require a deep understanding of differing commercial goat production systems and the RD&E issues facing producers,” Ms. Petty said.</p> <p>“It will comprise commercial goat producers with value chain and subject matter experts recruited as required. It will convene in-person, twice a year to review R&D and E&A funding proposals, the progress of existing projects and results of those concluding. This committee process delivers independence, quality, objectivity, and transparency to project review and selection by MLA.”, she added.</p> <p>Expressions of interest (EOI) for both the independent chair and committee positions should be submitted to MLA addressing the selection criteria. EOIs should not exceed four pages and be submitted electronically to Julie Petty jpetty@mla.com.au.<br />The country’s live goat trade is diminishing due to the fact that it was just a niche market supplying Malaysia. “Domestic goat prices have grown significantly in the past couple of years, which has meant Australian live goats are far less competitive in Malaysia when compared to other sources. Hence importers have reduced their orders and, in some cases, opted to import more lambs via airfreight instead of goats", mentioned a spokesman from the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council.<br />Live exports have diminished from 88,897 in 2014-15 to just 16,578 in the last financial year, according to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ annual report.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-15 13:00:49 | 2025-08-02 01:34:11 | Details Edit Delete | ||
| 2204 | Meat industry to witness strong growth in Brazil and North America | The rest of the world is confronted with biosecurity risks and challenging condition, show Rabobank analysis. | <p>Growth in global animal protein production is expected to slow as we move through 2019, given some obvious areas of uncertainty in trade, biosecurity, and the weather, show the most recent outlook from Rabobank.<br />Due to harsh weather conditions and high biosecurity risks, meat and poultry production will witness an increase only in some regions of the world, such as South and North America. Also, uncertainty created by African swine fever, in trade, and with feed prices all contribute to the slowdown in production. <br />Nevertheless, the economic outlook is positive for most of the world, and consumer confidence remains firm, mentioned the analysts. "To help ensure a successful year ahead, the animal protein supply chain needs to look through the uncertainties. Boosting competitiveness in trade will benefit from strong relationships and reasonable pricing, as well as enhanced biosecurity. Boosting competitiveness in domestic markets will benefit from innovative approaches to production and processing that boost value-adding", the document says.</p> <p>North America will see strong growth in production, with increases across all species, led by pork. Exports will increase too, while small, total growth in beef exports will lead export growth, predicts the analysts.</p> <p>Europe<br />Poultry production is growing, but pork and beef are stable. European exports will grow, and biosecurity will become even more important.</p> <p>China<br />Biosecurity is the top issue for the Chinese animal protein sector, and pork production is down materially as a result. Imports are expected to rise.</p> <p>Brazil<br />Production is growing across all species of the Brazilian animal protein complex. Local economic conditions influence local demand… and could go either way. Exports are expected to increase.</p> <p>South-East Asia<br />Poultry leads to modest production growth in South-East Asia. Cost pressures are rising, challenging local production and imports.</p> <p>Australia & New Zealand<br />Beef and sheepmeat production in Australia & New Zealand will decline. Limited supplies will maintain strong livestock prices, and seasonal conditions dictate growth possibilities.</p> | 1 | Industry | 2018-11-16 06:46:46 | 2025-08-01 21:05:24 | Details Edit Delete |
