As from this quarter, pig and pork market expert Dr John Strak will take a deep dive into the world of figures and statistics surrounding the global pig business. What’s happened over the last 3 months, and what do these figures mean for the months ahead? I will be writing this ‘global view’ column each quarter and it’s prudent for me to spend a few moments now on how I will approach this challenge. What is driving the global market for pork? First, my aim is to shed a little light on a big (and ever changing) question – what is driving the global market for pork and pig meat? Get ready studying butterflies Secondly, I hope to. Read more...
Trade talks around the globe are in disarray with prospects of a farm deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc under threat and little progress made following further NAFTA discussions. Reuters reported this week that a number of EU nations, led by France and Ireland, have proposed postponing a farm trade offer to South America’s Mercosur bloc until rules are agree to avoid unfair competition. Countries vulnerable to imports In a letter to the Commission signed by Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the countries said they were particularly vulnerable to imports of poultry,. Read more...
Every four years, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) organises an International Congress. The next congress will be held in Montreal, Canada from 24–30 August 2019. Taking place in a different country and continent each time, the IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) is a unique opportunity for researchers and engineers from all over the world, and from all refrigeration sectors and technologies to meet, exchange and publish the results of their research. The congresses are at the heart of the IIR’s activities, and it was on the occasion of its first congress in 1908 that the IIR was created. These congresses bring together. Read more...
Eastern Europe and the Balkans risk outbreaks of a deadly cattle disease if they fail to step up cow vaccinations, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO has called for broader cattle vaccination to keep lumpy skin disease at bay in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, especially in areas where the risk is the highest. In a position paper published this week,FAOwarned that even countries that have not been affected by lumpy skin disease so far but are considered at risk need to carry out risk-based vaccination to avert the spread of the disease, which can have devastating consequences for farmers,. Read more...
European poultry processors have criticised the European Commission’s trade liberalisation plans for third countries saying it is threatening the sector, which employs more than 300,000 people. The Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in EU countries (AVEC) said EU companies had to comply with very high standards on animal welfare, food safety and environmental protection, which led to extra costs being incurred compared to third countries. But AVEC said the EU Commission was engaged in free trade negotiations with several parties – negotiations which were intended to further liberalise trade by reducing or abolishing. Read more...
Russia’s company Tavr has said it has mastered the production of Iberian ham at its Rostov-based meat processing plant, so the product – previously very popular among Russians but banned within the food embargo – should soon hit domestic. Read more...
Broiler prices across the globe are showing strong signs of recovery after a ‘perfect storm’ of market disruption caused by avian influenza and the Brazilian ‘weak flesh’ scandal. Slow market recovery from bird flu Bird flu in both Europe andChina disruptedmarkets over the period that covered the northern hemisphere’s winter, but demand and trade is slowly recovering in both regions, according to Rabobank’s latest Poultry Quarterly update. Brazil’s meat export market rebuilding after scandal Brazil, too, is rebuilding market share after its ‘meat scandal’ caused a near 10% drop in exports in Q2. Rabobank said. Read more...
A driver operates a tractor to pile wheat grains at the drying house of the Solgonskoye farming company near the village of Talniki, southwest of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. For a few years now Russian agricultural products have been surpassing military ones on the global market. While a good portion of this success can be attributed to the country’s fundamental advantages (fertile land and low production costs), a significant boost, however, emerged due to the sharp devaluation of the ruble in recent years. Last week RIA Novostireportedthat Russian agricultural production is set to reach a new record of 133 million tons this year, according to. Read more...
Recently, our feed technology expert Dr Casey Bradley made a career switch. She moved from micro-ingredients to macro-ingredients, and now works for Purina Animal Nutrition. That combination of experiences continues to offer interesting insights into the future of feed formulation, she explains. I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination – Jimmy Dean I am not sure if the news has blown through all parts of the world yet, but I have charted a different course for my career. This change allows me to get back to a complete nutritional programme perspective and is challenging me to create innovative. Read more...
Pig farms in Russia’s key pig region Belgorod have signed a joint commitment to stop using all kinds of growth promoters, hormones and ‘strong’ antibiotics in pig feeding as from 1 January 2018.That was communicated by Tatiana Ayusheva, head of the regional branch of the Russian veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor, in a statement early September. Ms Ayusheva didn’t mention names of specific pig producers that confirmed to stick to these quality standards, but she made it clear that the list does include major companies. Russia’s key pig region Belgorod will stop using strong antibiotics in pig feeding as from 2018.. Read more...
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