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1740	Van Drie shares its tips in maximising economic value of calves	The company is focused on reuse, utilise residual waste flows and combat food waste making the most of every slaughtered animal.	<p>Maximising economic value on every calf that enters its abattoirs is the main goal for Van Drie Group. The company showed how it can make the most of every animal slaughtered in a succinct map.<img src="/files/pictures/article/csm_Maximum_Value_c327b1d2eb_1.png?1533727076267" alt="csm_Maximum_Value_c327b1d2eb_1" width="100%" /><br />"For our slaughterhouses, maximising economic value means that we use all parts of the calf - the meat, organs, manure, blood, skin and other by-products. Not much remains after all this. The little that is left over goes to a destructor and is converted into green electricity. In addition, we are constantly increasing the size of our sales markets so that all products are given a good position", explained the company in a press release.<br />Value creation for products and by-products have led to innovative approaches inside the group and stimulates the development of other industries. ESA, one of the company's slaughterhouses, has implemented an innovative development in its production process. Immediately after cutting a calf’s throat, ESA collects a portion of the blood. It is then hygienically processed and serves as an important raw material for the pharmaceutical industry. Calf blood, when administered in the form of human medication, can help to improve the blood supply to the brain and the heart muscle.<br />From one calf processed in Van Drie's abattoirs the biggest part (49%) is represented by products associated with meat consumption, 14% of the waste meat is transformed into energy, 10% is the manure that can be used for fermentation, 8% is transformed into gelatine, 7% is going to the leather industry, 5% turns into pet-food, 3% is the bone and meat meals, another 3% can replace the palm oil and 1% is the blood used in pharmaceutical products.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: </em>Ekro)</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-08 14:25:05	2025-08-01 19:20:21	Details Edit Delete
1741	The UK is importing less pork	In May, pigmeat imports declined year-on-year and top three suppliers were affected while other exporters are increasing their presence in this market.	<p>Imports of pigmeat to the UK declined year-on-year for the eleventh time in twelve months in May, according to the official statistics presented by Quality Meat Scotland.<br />Pigmeat imported from other EU countries stood at 48,900 tonnes signalling a 6% decline than last year. Pork imports fell by 8,3% to 33,800 tonnes while bacon imported in the Kingdom was 1,7% below May 2017 levels at 15,100 tonnes.<br />Denmark was the largest supplier of pork (35%) accounting for 11,570 tonnes. However, the volumes were down by 3,8% compared to May last year and a three-year low for the month.<br />Germany and the Netherlands have been impacted more seriously, their pork exports to the UK falling by 13%, and 22% respectively. France and Poland have also lost ground in this market but there were increased volumes of pork imports from Belgium, Ireland and Spain.<br />In the segment of cured pig meat, Germany was the supplier that took the biggest hit, with a market contraction of 31% registered in May.<br />At the same time, British exports to the main EU markets were lower, with Germany and Ireland down by 5% and Denmark by nearly 50%. The only exception was the Netherlands that imported 5% more UK pork than a year ago.</p> <p> (<em>Photo source: Pixabay</em>)</p>	1		Market		2018-08-08 16:12:40	2025-08-02 15:46:11	Details Edit Delete
1742	Strong results for US beef exports in H1 2018	The US beef exports have reported strong results for the first half of 2018, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.	<p>US beef muscle cut exports have reported a new record in terms of volume in June with a year over year increase of 15% to 90,745 metric tons (mt). USMEF says that together with variety meat exports, the total beef export volume reached 115,718 mt, up 6 percent, valued at $718.4 million – up 19 percent year-over-year and only slightly below the record total ($722.1 million) reached in May.</p> <p>Analysts at USMEF say first-half exports set a record pace in both volume and value as international customers bought a larger share of U.S. beef production at higher prices, indicating strong demand. Export volume was up 9 percent from a year ago to 662,875 mt while export value was just over $4 billion, up 21 percent. In previous years, export value never topped the $4 billion mark before August.</p> <p>“It’s remarkable to think that as recently as 2010, beef exports for the entire year totaled $4 billion, and now that milestone has been reached in just six months,” noted Dan Halstrom, USMEF president and CEO. “This should be a source of great pride for the beef industry, which has remained committed to expanding exports even when facing numerous obstacles. And with global demand hitting on all cylinders, there is plenty of room for further growth.”</p> <p>The results for US beef exports in June were also remarcable and sustained the total increase reported in the first half of 2018. USMEF says June exports accounted for 13.4 percent of total beef production, up from 12.8 percent a year ago. For muscle cuts only, the percentage exported was 11.3 percent, up from just under 10 percent last year. First-half exports accounted for 13.5 percent of total beef production and 11 percent for muscle cuts – up from 12.8 percent and 10 percent, respectively, last year. Beef export value averaged $313.56 per head of fed slaughter in June, up 19 percent from a year ago. The first-half average was $316.94 per head, up 18 percent.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-09 06:30:50	2025-07-31 13:00:46	Details Edit Delete
1743	Morocco to import poultry from the US for the first time	The government of Morocco has agreed to allow commercial imports of U.S. poultry meat and products into Morocco for the first time.	<p>“The Trump Administration continues to prioritize the opening of new markets for U.S. agricultural products.  This new access to the Moroccan market is an important step in ensuring that American farmers and ranchers can continue to expand their exports,” said U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.  “I welcome Morocco’s agreement to allow imports of U.S. poultry meat and products and the economic opportunities that will be afforded to U.S. producers.”</p> <p>“Opening new markets for American poultry and other agricultural products is a top priority. I am convinced that when the Moroccan people get a taste of U.S. poultry, they're going to want more of it,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “The products that will be imported into Morocco are safe, wholesome, and very delicious. This is also a good harbinger of the kind of relationship that can be developed. We hope there are other things we can cooperate on as USDA works to expand markets around the globe.” </p> <p>The United States is the world’s second largest poultry exporter, with global sales of poultry meat and products of $4.3 billion last year.  In May 2018, U.S. exports of agricultural products exceeded $12 billion (latest data available). Initial estimates indicate that Morocco would be a $10 million market, with additional growth over time.  Morocco had prohibited imports of U.S. poultry.  Officials from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture worked with the Moroccan government to provide assurances on the safety of U.S. poultry.  </p>	1		Industry		2018-08-09 06:37:54	2025-08-03 05:39:46	Details Edit Delete
1744	Uganda seeks help from experts in animal breeding	The government is encouraging local farmers to adopt new technology to increase production.	<p>Uganda's Government is ready to change the business model for local farmers after the country's National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) has hired experts to help in improving animal genetics. <br />"In reality, our farmers have been looking after animals that do not reward them much so we want to get them into animals that give them enough milk and meat and also enable them to get a better income.<br />We are getting into an era where our farmers must be competitive; we must be able to live within the competition that is surrounding them already. We are not doing this alone but there other farmers in Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Egypt and as far as Europe, America and Asia in this improved breeding", said the minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempijja.<br />According to the local newspaper <a href="https://observer.ug/news/headlines/58348-govt-hires-experts-to-improve-animal-breeding.html">The Observer</a>, Uganda's officials are planning to improve on indigenous breeds and to enhance milk production and high-quality animals for meat.<br />"Now you realise that 90 per cent of our animals are indigenous, which are very good in disease resistance but are below quality so the idea is to make sure we improve on our technology so that we roll to the community whether you have a small number of animal; all are targeted", explained Charles Lagu, Executive Director, NAGRC&DB.<br />The programme includes training for the vets, importing good genetic material, semen, embryos and building infrastructure in all the regions. It is estimated that with better breeds production will increase from 150kg to over 400kg carcass weight. Also, the growth rate will be faster, down from five to one and half years to maturity with improved breeds.<br />Nevertheless, the indigenous breeds, like long-horned cows (Ankole), Zebu cattle and the Mubende spotted goats, are going be preserved in several farms.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: New Vision</em>)</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-09 11:08:54	2025-08-02 00:13:19	Details Edit Delete
1745	New research shows love affair between British eggs and locals	It's the "Breggsit" that fuels the demand for domestic eggs, reports British Lion Egg Processors.	<p>Just 8 months ahead of Brexit, food businesses across the UK are asked to rely on British Lion eggs and egg products for both supply and food safety.<br />The uncertainty in trade between the UK and EU raises concerns about the food supply in the near future but it also fuels the demand for domestic products such as eggs. A research carried by OnePoll among 500 nationally representative adults, in April 2018, and commissioned by British Lion Egg Processors, showed that more than two-thirds of shoppers are concerned that the egg in prepared food products they purchase is produced to different standards depending on which country it comes from.<br />The respondents seem to be more confident in domestic products as the poll revealed. 57% of shoppers would like to know where the eggs in prepared food they purchase come from.</p> <p>More than half of shoppers were disappointed to learn that the egg products in certain prepared foods are not British. 64% of UK shoppers would feel more confident buying egg products if they saw a Lion mark on the packaging.<br />54% of shoppers expected the eggs in processed food products to be produced to the same standards as those required in the UK. Three-quarters of shoppers feel it’s a supermarket’s responsibility to be completely transparent about where the ingredients in their food products come from.<br />Almost 50% would think less of a supermarket that sold food products which contained imported eggs and 44% of shoppers would change the products they buy or where they shop if they found that the eggs used were not British Lion.</p> <p>Ian Jones, Chairman of British Lion Egg Processors, said: "There is a ‘Breggsit’ storm brewing. In these uncertain times, with the potential knock-on effects of Brexit on the supply of food imports still not clear, and recurring issues with the safety of eggs and egg products produced abroad, food businesses can put their trust in the Lion to guide them through safely.</p> <p>With research also clearly showing that consumers want British eggs to be used in prepared foods containing egg, now is the time for food businesses to give them what they want, relying on the Lion for surety of supply and the highest standards of food safety".<br />At the same time, data analysed by National Farmers Union (NFU) showed an ironic situation regarding the balance between egg production and egg imports, with Great Britain importing twice as many eggs than its own production and, at the same time, being an egg exporter.</p>	1		Retail		2018-08-09 11:56:51	2025-08-01 09:14:45	Details Edit Delete
1746	Meat prices increased in Kazakhstan	There has been an increase of 8% for the prices for beef and horse meat over the year, according to Azernews.	<p>The highest increase year on year was reported for pork, with 8%. Beef prices rose by 7.9% and horse meat prices rose by 7.8%.</p> <p>Another increase in prices was reported for mutton, by 6%. On the other hand, Kazakhstan witnessed a decrease of 2% in chiclen prices.</p> <p>In the first quarter of 2018, the average meat consumption was situated at 19.5 kilograms per capita. Compared to the previous quarter it increased by 0.8%, while compared with the corresponding period from 2017, it grew by 6.7%.</p> <p>There is a difference in consumption of meat and meat products between the urban and rural areas. In the rural area, consumption on average per person was situated at 18.8 kilograms, while in the urban areas it was higher at 19.9 kilograms.</p> <p>When it comes down to categories of meat, beef was the most popular type. There was an average consumption per capita of 6.5 kilograms of beef per person. On the other hand, the average consumption of sheep meat and horse meat was 1.2 kilograms and 1.5 kilograms, respectively.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-09 13:25:59	2025-08-01 20:41:54	Details Edit Delete
1747	Australians are eating more pork	In the last 12 months, 1kg of pigmeat has been added to the meals of ordinary Australians.	<p>Pork has become the second-favourite meat for Aussie's, behind chicken, when fresh and processed pork products are combined.<br />The demand has grown by 5% in the last 12 months (an extra 1kg added in the menu), reports The West Australian newspaper, quoting data released by Australian Pork. Fresh pork products have seen an increase in consumption from 8.5kg per year to 11.6 kg in the last 7 years.<br />Most of the pig meat produced in Australia is delivered in the domestic market, with West Australia playing a significant role in pig production (14.4%). The industry contributed with AU$ 5.2 billion (US$ 3.8 billion) at the country's GDP in 2015-2016.<br />"Australian Pork is high quality and produced to our high standards, plus it’s delicious and versatile", explains Peter Haydon, Australian Pork’s manager of marketing.<br />All the fresh pork in the Australian market come from the local farms and the representative body of the industry is taking pride in the quality and high welfare standards. "Pork in itself is worth eating because it’s lean and much leaner than beef and even than some fish species, so it has all the health benefits.<br />It is high quality and it is produced to very high welfare standards. Many imported products won’t be produced to the same standards. Fresh pork is always Australian", David Lock, Australian Pork chairman, said.<br />The Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance Program Certified Free Range and Outdoor Bred sow herd increased by 12 per cent between July 2015 and July 2018. The entire herd grew over that period with the percentage of free range rising and outdoor bred falling slightly; combined, they have remained at the same level of about 11 per cent.</p> <p>Between June 2017 and May 2018, the country's pigmeat production was more than 418,000 tonnes of which 43,958 tonnes were exported mainly to Asia-Pacific countries such as Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. At the same time imports reached a volume of 164,773 tonnes with USA, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands as top suppliers.</p> <p><em>(Photo</em> source: Charcutier)</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-09 13:22:04	2025-08-03 06:04:13	Details Edit Delete
1748	Danish Crown to launch a new production line in Denmark	Danish Crown has recently announced it has a new line to increase its production capacity in order to cover the demand for its products in the Japanese market.	<p>The new line will be established at the abattoir in Blans Nea Sønderborg. This will increase the number of employees by almost 10 per cent from 1,100 to 1,200.</p> <p>"It's great to be in a situation where we're taking on new people, especially when we here are talking about permanent jobs, which are not affected by fluctuations in the supply of pigs. Our Japanese customers are crazy about a specific product based on minced pork, which we have sold to them for a few years. This means that we now need to hire more people to both debone fore-ends and run the actual production," says Søren F. Eriksen, CEO of Danish Crown Pork.</p> <p>The free trade agreement signed between the EU and Japan will be implemented continuously over the next ten years. Danish Crown expects to increase its exports to Japan in the following years and also to increase its number of employees as the agreement between the two countries will gradually simplify the very complex customs system applied by Japan today.</p> <p>"Our Japanese customers are very interested in developing our trade. Today, the Japanese almost exclusively buy fresh meat, which they process and pack themselves. Several of our customers wish to change this and want us to handle as much of the processing as possible. If this becomes the case, we'll need even more people," says Søren F. Eriksen.</p> <p>Danish Crown's exports to Japan amounted to more than DKK 3 billion last year, corresponding to approx. 30% of Denmark's total exports of goods to the world's third-largest economy. </p>	1		Industry		2018-08-09 15:14:23	2025-08-02 22:25:20	Details Edit Delete
1749	Plukon Food Group takes the majority stake in Polish poultry producer	The Dutch company owns 60% of L & B Wyrebski (Plukon Sieradz) after the second stage of the transaction has been finalized in July.	<p>Former L&B Wyrebski, a Polish poultry producer founded by the Wyrebski family, has a new majority shareholder, Plukon Food Group.<br />The deal was finalized at the end of July and the Dutch company owns now 60% of the Polish enterprise while the founder family has maintained the rest of the shares. In connection with the new majority shareholder, L&B Wyrebski changed its name to Plukon Sieradz, informs <a href="https://www.portalspozywczy.pl/mieso/wiadomosci/drob-plukon-food-group-przejal-60-procent-udzialow-w-l-b-wyrebski,161384.html">Portal Spozywczy</a> magazine.<br />The recently completed second stage of the transaction involved the determination of the target share structure and the corporate company by taking up shares in the company's increased share capital by Plukon.<br />The deal was first announced a couple of years ago and in January 2017, the Dutch company was granted permission to take control of L & B Wyrsbski. "The cash contribution obtained by the company enabled financing the acquisition of assets by the company in connection with the completion of the construction of a modern poultry slaughtering and processing plant", declared Wojciech Fabrycki, a lawyer that advised Plukon Food Group in this transaction.<br />Plukon Food is one of the largest producers of poultry in Europe, with production facilities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Plukon Food Group</em>)</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-09 16:27:11	2025-08-02 23:41:03	Details Edit Delete
1750	Norwegian salmon exports to grow further	The second half of 2018 could bring better results in sales in the EU market but also a stronger competition against Chile.	<p>The volume of Norwegian salmon exports in the first half of the year reached 556,000 tonnes with a value of $3.9 billion. There was an increase of 7% in volume and 4% in value compared to the same period of 2017, reports the Norwegian Seafood Council.<br />Salmon exports could grow further believes analyst Paul T. Aandahl, but there is a stronger competition in several markets.<br />"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", explained Aandhal.<br />Even if Norway has managed to increase its market share within EU, in other markets, there is a strong competition from exporters such as Chile. "Assuming that half of the trade goes to Euro markets and the rest of exports are to dollar markets, the value is about 4%. This indicates continued growth in demand globally. Chile is the country that has shown the highest growth in export volumes, with an estimated increase of 35% or 80,000 tonnes", confirmed the analyst. The trend in export statistics indicates a projected increase of 8,000 tonnes from Canada, while the UK is expected to reduce exports by 14,000 tonnes. <br />Chilean salmon is making its way in markets such as USA, Turkey, Ukraine or Asia challenging Norwegian products. The trend in global trade statistics indicates an increase in the supply of salmon to Asia of 18% and most of this growth appears to have come from Chile (+67%), Canada (+489%) and the Faroe Islands (+56%). For the rest of the year, Aandhal expects that the US and Asia to increase the demand for salmon products. Regarding the competitors from Chile and Faroe Islands, the analyst believes that they will rather focus on Russia, where Norwegian salmon is banned, and that could represent an opportunity for Norwegian exporters to strengthen their position in other markets.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-10 07:03:44	2025-08-02 17:57:23	Details Edit Delete
1751	US lamb exports up 58% in June	US lamb exports reported the largest growth in June 2018, both in volume and value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.	<p>In June, US exports increased 58% in terms of volume to 1,016 metric tons and 26% in terms of value to $2.2 million.</p> <p>The US Meat Export Federation says that these remarcable results pushed first-half export 46% ahead of last year's pace in volume to 5,471 metric tos and 17% higher in value at $11.3 million.</p> <p>Stronger variety meat demand in Mexico accounted for much of this growth, but muscle cut exports trended higher to the Caribbean, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Singapore, the Philippines and Taiwan.</p> <p>Exports should receive an additional boost in the second half of the year from Japan, which reopened to U.S. lamb on July 11.</p>	1		Market		2018-08-10 06:42:52	2025-08-03 03:51:26	Details Edit Delete
1752	Jamaica wants to rebuild its cattle and goat herds	Beef and goat embryos must be imported, says Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Audley Shaw.	<p>Jamaica has a new strategy to boost its beef production, announced Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.<br />The country wants to reduce meat imports and is trying to rebuild its herd through livestock and genetic material imports, informs <a href="https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/53227/govt-strategises-to-boost-dairy-livestock-production/">The </a>Cattlesite magazine. "We are going to have to import embryos and we are going to have to find clean disease-free cattle to import calves into Jamaica so that we can start to aggressively rebuild the beef industry and the dairy industry", said the Minister.<br />Food security has become a priority for the Government as the country is currently dependent on imports despite the fact that it has enough resources to increase its self-sufficiency rate.<br />At this time, Jamaica imports 85% of the food consumed by the locals and tourists, noticed Shaw. The new plan presented by the official is targeting the cattle and goat farming sector in the country and is following the steps taken in other programs applied for pig and poultry.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-10 10:33:57	2025-08-03 02:21:00	Details Edit Delete
1753	Russia expected to lift embargo on Brazilian pork imports	The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) announced recently that Russia could lift the embargo on Brazilian pork by the end of August.	<p>MAPA's minister Blairo Maggi said during the ExpoFenabrave event that he had discussed with the Russian counterpart Dmitri Patrushev and the Russian President Vladimir Putin about the technical issues regarding Brazilian pork imports.</p> <p>Furthermore, Maggi declared that there were no political impediments and that the country is adjusted to Russia's technical trade demands.</p> <p>The Brazilian minister also recalled the first wheat shipment that arrived from Russia in Brazil, which was one of the multiple trade requirements between the two countries. He also noted that the fish market was also open and that several shipments of mainly cod were exported already.</p> <p>In August 2014, the Russian authorities have implemented a food embargo on the imports from several countries, including on meat imports from Brazil.</p>	1		Market		2018-08-10 10:09:53	2025-08-01 18:33:33	Details Edit Delete
1754	Belarus banned poultry imports from two Russian regions	Authorities from Belarus have imposed temporary restrictions on the import of poultry from Mari El and Chuvashia after the detection of bird flu outbreaks in the regions.	<p>The Department of Veterinary and Food Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus has announced the ban after receiving a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the detection of new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) virus in poultry from producers located in the Russian republics of Mari El and Chuvash, as reported by the Russian press agency TASS.</p> <p>The Belarusian officials said the restrictions will affect the importation from Russia of live birds, incubation eggs, wild, zoo and circus birds suscepible to the disease, as well as poultry, egg powder, melange, albumin and other chicken egg food products.</p> <p>Furthermore, the Belarusian Department of Veterinary and Food Inspection added that additional control measures must be taken to ensure the biological protection of local poultry facilities.</p> <p>Until now, bird flu outbreaks have hit eight districts from Chuvashia. Officials from the region said that the source of the outbreaks has not yet been detected. </p>	1		Industry		2018-08-10 11:26:58	2025-08-01 20:25:52	Details Edit Delete
1755	Tyson Foods plans to sell its pizza crust business	Tyson Foods has reached an agreement with private equity firm Peak Rock Capital to sell its pizza crust business.	<p>Tyson has not yet disclosed the terms of the agreement. Still, an announcement was made that the two companies plan to complete the deal in September.</p> <p>The company further said in its press release that TNT Crust is also included in the sale. The business was founded in 1981 and produces partially-baked and self-rising pizza crusts for frozen pizza manufacturers and foodservice customers. The 400 employees that are currently the two manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin will continue to work at the company under the new owner.</p> <p>“TNT Crust is a solid business supported by a great team, however, our strategy is focused on expanding Tyson Foods’ leadership position in protein,” said Sally Grimes, Group President, Prepared Foods. “We’re pleased Peak Rock Capital plans to continue operating the business and provide continued opportunities for the workforce. We intend to work closely with them to ensure a smooth ownership transition for everyone, including our team members and customers.”</p> <p>Tyson Foods is also divesting some other bakery operations. It recently completed the sale of its SARA LEE FROZEN BAKERY and VAN’S businesses to private equity firm Kohlberg & Company.</p> <p>Goldman, Sachs & Co. is acting as Tyson Foods’ financial adviser on the sale.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-10 14:09:57	2025-08-02 22:06:14	Details Edit Delete
1756	Poland wants to regain market access in Japan for pork	"Please buy from the rest of Poland", was the message sent by the Polish Minister of Agriculture to his counterpart.	<p>Poland wants to be allowed to export pork from the regions not affected by the ASF outbreaks, said the Polish Minister of Agriculture during a meeting with the Japanese ambassador in Warsaw.<br />Agriculture Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski met on Thursday with the Japanese ambassador to send a message to its counterpart. "Today I talked to the Japanese ambassador in Poland, because Japan, like China, stopped the import of pork from Poland. I told the ambassador that I expect Japan to recognize, like the countries of Western Europe, regionalization. Please, you do not want to go from those zones where there are cases of illness, we understand, although there is no reason to fear, please buy from the rest of Poland, he will give it to the Ministry of Agriculture in Tokyo tomorrow", explained the minister during a TV show.<br />The strategy to stop the spreading of the disease is consisting in hunting the wild boars all the time, mentioned Ardanowski. "Hunters should understand that this is not their whim, it is not their goodwill or grace, but it is an obligation to the state", added the official.<br />Japan has banned the pork imports from Poland after the ASF outbreak was reported in the Eastern European country.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Texas A&M University</em>)</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-10 14:29:35	2025-08-01 16:06:41	Details Edit Delete
1757	US cattle traceability system lags behind other competitors	A pilot project has just been launched in Kansas and it could be used as an example nationally.	<p>In the matter of traceability, the US cattle industry is far behind other international competitors and that could represent a disadvantage for beef exporters.<br />Australia launched its National Livestock Identification System in 1999 and that innovation helped the country to establish a bigger market share in the EU and Asia. In the last 10 years, Uruguay and New Zealand developed similar systems for their industry.<br />Now, the US seems ready to set its own national traceability system by launching Cattle Trace, a public-private partnership developed in Kansas, informs Drovers magazine.<br />"We have the opportunity to develop a cattle disease traceability system on our terms. The capabilities of Cattle Trace will enable us to do the right thing for animal health and biosecurity, and for the entire U.S. beef cattle industry," says Brandon Depenbusch, vice president of cattle operations for Innovative Livestock Services (ILS), a cattle feeding group who covers Kansas and Nebraska.<br />Ultra-high frequency technologies will be utilized in Cattle Trace to collect the minimal data necessary, including an individual animal identification number, a GPS location, and date and time, in order to track animals in the event of a disease outbreak.</p> <p>At least ten feedlots plan to participate in the pilot project along with ILS. The project will also include participation from livestock markets, cow-calf ranches and beef processors who will have tag readers to monitor cattle movement. Beginning in fall 2018, movement data will be collected and the project plans to continue for approximately two years.</p> <p>"We know for a traceability system to be effective, it needs to be simple, fast, and affordable to make its adoption within the industry as seamless as possible. We are working to build a system to test today and one that will serve the U.S. beef cattle industry in the future.", says Brad White, director of the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University.<br />CattleTrace is a collaborative partnership between Kansas State University, the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA), the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA and individual producers. Funding is coming both from the public and private sector. <br />According to a recent study conducted by World Perspectives, 57% of producers support animal identification at the ranch of origin. The study also revealed 62% of producers support the idea that information generated by an animal identification and traceability system should be made available to government entities in the event of a disease outbreak.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-10 16:24:46	2025-08-01 01:57:58	Details Edit Delete
1758	Philippine's MITA ask for 50% tariff cuts for food	Imports of meat, poultry and seafood could become cheaper and stimulate the consumption.	<p>Filipino meat importers and traders are asking for a cut of 50% in tariffs placed on food products such as meat, poultry and seafood. Currently, tariffs are ranging from 10% to 40%, according to the MEAT Importers and Traders Association (MITA), quoted by Business Mirror newspaper.<br />"We hereby signify our support to permanently reduce the tariff rates on meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables", said the association in a paper remitted to the Tariff Commission within the Congress.<br />The group noted that Filipinos spend more of their income on food, around 35%, compared to Americans who spend less than 10%. “A reduction or realignment of tariff rates can be the first step to grant such relief”, shows the letter from MITA.<br />On the other hand, local farmers and producers are unhappy with the idea, considering that a decrease of prices it will soon happen as the Chinese tariffs on American food product will redirect part of those supply in the Filipino market.</p>	1		Market		2018-08-14 04:53:15	2025-08-02 18:25:14	Details Edit Delete
1765	US poultry industry to remain strong in 2018-2019	The latest USDA report provides a positive outlook for the sector thanks to an increase in broiler production.	<p>The next 12 months may set in advance for the US poultry industry that can offset declines in beef and pork, reports US Department of Agriculture.<br />Second-quarter broiler production is raised on June production data, while third-quarter production is raised on hatchery data and expected growth in bird weights. Low feed prices can increase production in 2019, says the report.<br />Nevertheless, chicken and turkey exports are going to slow down due to a low demand in foreign markets. At the same time, a decrease in turkey production in June slightly reduce the forecast in this segment.<br />Also, egg production in the country is increased based on the second quarter production data. Egg prices are to rise in the next months due to a recent price strength but no changes occur in the 2019 egg price forecasts.</p>	1		Industry		2018-08-14 14:41:28	2025-08-01 15:28:42	Details Edit Delete

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