Spain becomes the third largest hog producer in the world (after China and the US) and the first out of the EU, surpassing Germany, writes Mercedes Vega, General Director for Spain, Italy & Portugal. According to the census data of EUROSTAT German pigs to November 2015 it was 27,535,400. He has suffered a decline of 2.8%, which represent 803,000 tons less. Against this, Spain, has a pig population of 28,367,340 heads. It has increased 6.8%, representing 1.8 million more than the previous census. As sows census refers, in Germany has shrank to 1,970,250, compared with a 4.6% growth in Spain reaching 2,466,270 sows. Spain also ranks fourth at exporter level, behind. Read more...
Ongoing negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) raises questions about what a potential deal may look like for the EU beef sector. A recent analysis by the AHDB notes that to date EU negotiators have continued to hold their stance that any agreement will only allow increased access to the EU for beef that abides by the same production standards as product produced within Europe. It says ultimately, this means Europe’s doors will only be open to beef produced from cattle not treated with hormones. According to the AHDB, in the US the majority of beef is produced from cattle that are finished in commercial feedlots of more than. Read more...
The European Commission has activated unprecedented measures to combat the crisis in agricultural markets, after a meeting of ministers which was met by farmer protesters in Brussels this week. The new measures, outlined by Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, make use ofall the tools made available in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support EU farmers, whilst remaining flexible to the needs of different member states, the Commission said. Acknowledging the depth and duration of the current agricultural crisis, the Commission said the measures complement the€500 million support package put in place last September. "In the interest of EU farmers, I. Read more...
About 75% of sausage products on Russia’s grocery shelves not only fail to meet quality standards, but could be dangerous to public health, according to a study by. Read more...
'Ultra-processed' foods make up more than half of all calories consumed in the US diet, and contribute nearly 90% of all added sugar intake, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open. Ultra-processed foods are formulations of several ingredients. Besides salt, sugar, oils and fats, they include substances not generally used in cooking, such as flavourings, emulsifiers, and other additives designed to mimic the qualities of 'real foods'. They include mass produced soft drinks; sweet or savoury packaged snacks; confectionery and desserts; packaged baked goods; chicken/fish nuggets and other reconstituted meat products; instant. Read more...
Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), has led a trade mission of business delegates, including meat officials, to Chile and Peru with a view. Read more...
Meat products samples, found in five Auchan outlets in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, contain excessive levels of E.coli, S.aureus, as well as tetracycline antibiotics, according to an investigation by. Read more...
According to Brazil's agriculture department (MAPA), negotiations with the US on mutual opening of markets for chilled and frozen beef are expected to be completed by the end of the first half of the year. Tatiana Palermo, International Relations Secretary at MAPA, saidthere are still negotiations on health underway to enable Brazil to export fresh beef to the United States. The secretary pointed out that Brazilian cattle produce a healthy, low-fat meat, meeting consumer trends in more selective markets in the world like the US. The negotiations between the two countries will result in the definition of an International Health Certificate model to. Read more...
The European pig slaughter market is picking up courage again. Above all, the German quotation’s sideward movement tipped the scales to stabilise the market situation. The quotations moved sideward altogether. The Dutch quotation was an exception, having hit the bottom already with its plus 2 cents. Austria, for example, rather bets on clearly improving prices with the so-called big players on the European market. France currently ranks first within the pricing structure of the five member countries most significant in pig keeping. Yet, this is not to be mistaken for careless production conditions. The French pig-keeping business still has to. Read more...
The volume of beef produced in Europe isexpected to jump by 2% in 2016, a recent report published by the European Commission shows. According to its Short Term Outlook, the majority of this increase will come from an increase in dairy throughput. The number of surplus dairy cows and heifers heading for slaughter is expected to rise due to the low-level milk price in the EU, it says. However, despite the predicted increase in beef production this year, it suggests that the volume of beef produced by Member States willstabilise in 2017. Beef Herd Numbers The European suckler herd showed signs of growth in 2015 on the year before, the latest EU. Read more...
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