World meat industry news

Marr-Russia responds to McDonald’s demand

  • 20 Feb 08:47

By 2018 Russian-Italian firm Marr-Russia plans to invest RUB1.5 billion (US$20m) in the construction of a new production and logistics centre in Moscow Oblast, increasing its existing production capacity, according to a statement from deputy head of the. Read more...

WTO Russian pork ban ruling expected in April

  • 19 Feb 10:49

A ruling from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Russia’s embargo of EU pork products is expected to be made. Read more...

EU Pig Prices: Steady Quotations – Friendly Atmosphere

  • 19 Feb 10:45

The situation on the European pig slaughter market goes on being balanced.The quotations, for the most part, remain on the level achieved. So does the leading quotation in Germany. In Denmark as well as in Belgium the prices remain unchanged as well. The drifting down of prices could also be stopped in the Netherlands, where last week’s quotation had still been corrected downward. Yet, the Netherlands are ranking last at a great distance within the pricing structure of the five EU member countries most significant in pig keeping. So, the gap between the German and Dutch corrected price levels is 12 cents, thus being extraordinarily large. As a rule, the. Read more...

Russia creates pork hub to target China

  • 18 Feb 09:11

Two Russian companies plan to create a pig breeding cluster in the far east of the country within the next five years, designed to have a capacity for 1.2 million head of pigs, with an investment. Read more...

EU Ministers Highlight Continued Crisis in Pigmeat Sector

  • 18 Feb 09:10

During a meeting of the EU's Agriculture and Fisheries Council this week, Ministers took stock of the agricultural market situation, in particular the current difficulties in the milk and pig sectors. Martijn van Dam, Dutch Minister for Agriculture and the President of the Council, said: “Several members expressed their concerns and made clear the market situation in dairy and pig meat sectors are worrying and need to improve urgently. "We heard interesting views on how to move forward. Today's debate will be the base for the formal discussion on this very topic on the March council meeting. "On that occasion we will assess the market. Read more...

EU urged to open pork trade with Russia

  • 17 Feb 08:43

The EU farming body Copa-Cogeca has urged farm ministers to open trade talks with Russia – once a key market for pork – as the beleaguered industry continues to. Read more...

Food manufacturers ‘don’t know their supply chains’

  • 17 Feb 08:42

More than half of global food manufacturers have admitted not knowing the precise details of their supply chains, raising concerns about the prevalence of slave labour and other unethical working practices, according to research from. Read more...

GLOBAL POULTRY TRENDS - Developing Countries Main Drivers in Chicken Consumption

  • 16 Feb 09:02

Global poultry meat consumption is rising, and so is consumption in the Americas, with white breast meat preferred by the higher-income consumers, writes poultry industry analyst Terry Evans. The Americas accounted for almost 842 million or 14 per cent of the global human population in 2000. Since then, although numbers have grown to 991 million in 2015, the region’s share of the total has slipped to 13.5 per cent (Table 9). Looking further ahead the population of this region is expected to grow by 0.8 per cent per year to 2030. However, the global total is forecast to expand by a shade under 1 per cent per year, hence the Americas as a proportion of. Read more...

UK pork crisis looms as pig farmers expect income to half in 2016

  • 16 Feb 08:59

The English breakfast may be more likely to feature sausages from European farms in future as plunging prices force more and more UK pig farmers to quit Special pig farms will see their income fall 46 per cent from £49,400 to £26,5000 in 2016Getty Britain’s pig farmers are feeling the pressure as yearly income for pig-only farms forecast to fall by 46 per cent this year. The English breakfast may be more likely to feature sausages from European farms in future as plunging prices force more and more UK pig farmers to quit. Special pig farms will see their income fall 46 per cent from £49,400 to £26,5000 in 2016, according to the. Read more...

Russia signs meat deal with Uruguay

  • 15 Feb 14:16

Uruguay will supply Russia with high-quality beef, following the recent agreement to reduce import tariffs, signed by deputy head of the Russian Agricultural Ministry Sergei Levin and Tabare Aguerre, minister of stockbreeding, agriculture,. Read more...