Copa and Cogeca have called for realistic and achievable targets to be included in the Review of EU Air quality Policy, warning that emission reduction targets for methane and ammonia are unrealistic and will severely damage the EU livestock sector at a time when it is already suffering badly. Hosting the high-level event, MEP Jim Nicholson said the challenge is to produce quality food in anenvironmentally friendly way: emission reduction targets must be realistic and affordable. Speaking at the hearing, Copa-Cogeca Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen stressed: “The EUagriculture sector is ready to contribute to combating climate change but some of. Read more...
Retail beef prices have continued an upward surge in the marketplace through mid-summer, with beef’s All-Fresh Retail Price series establishing a new all-time record versus pork and poultry in June and July. Accordingly, this week’s illustration highlights the relative price difference between beef and its competitors. Beef is now at all-time highs versus the competing meats. Beef is running 1.65 times the price of pork and nearly 3.14 times higher relative to poultry. Beef’sprice per pound, and the total expenditure associated with the package, is an important determinant when consumers makepurchasing decisions. However, the relative price is also. Read more...
A growing number of Russians have noticed a change in food store merchandise under the impact of the food embargo enforced in August 2014, sociologists have said. According to the Romir research holding, the percentage of Russians who have paid attention to the disappearance of some or many customary foods has grown from 21% in September 2014 to 43% now. Some 37% said only a few familiar brand names were gone, and 6% said they could not find most customary food products. The share of those who did not notice any change in brand names is down, from 79% in September 2014 to 58% now. Thirty-nine percent of Russians regretted a decline in the quality of food over. Read more...
Europe’s top six most expensive beef countries all witnessed prime deadweight cattle prices slide week ending 13 September. Northern Ireland saw the greatest drop of 13.2 per cent, settling at 448 cents per kilo as GB prices lost 7.6 cents to 485.8 cents per kilo. Sweden, France, Ireland and Luxembourg all lost ground from being above €4 per kilo. Luxembourg’s average was back 8.3 cents to 393.4 cents per kilo. The average EU R3 heifer price for the week slid 6.5 cents per kilo to 393.7 cents, marginally ahead of Luxembourg’s mean value. Bottom of the EU-16 were Poland, Czech Republic and Lithuania. Average Lithuanian prices plummeted 38.3. Read more...
Investing in and achieving sustainable agriculture, alongside food security and nutrition, will be key to accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The SDGs were adopted by the UN last week (25 September)as part of theTransforming our World:2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmentwhen world leaders met at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit. The Agenda is thefirst ever global agreement setting a universal, comprehensive agenda for action. The17 SDGsexpand on the 2001 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which come to an end this year. Although huge progress was made on the MDGs, the SDGs will continue their work whilst also addressing. Read more...
Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) has launched a range of specialist foodservice packaging solutions including the new MultiRap. Unveiled at this year’s Lunch! Show in London, the MultiRap 7.5” x 7.5” square design system is suitable for both hot and chilled food items such as burgers, toasties, bagels, breakfast rolls, pizza, fries, doughnuts and other sweets. The sustainable pack boasts a grease-resistant bag with a wrap-around carbon board to enable easier handling for hot food so products can be served quicker. Designed with the consumer in mind, MultiRap also features a tear-off perforated strip to make food easier to. Read more...
Trade between Russia and Ukraine is coming close to zero, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. "It should be frankly admitted that today our trade is in a very mediocre condition. It has shrunk several times. And if this continues in future, this trade has a sagging tendency," Medvedev told a press conference after a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Russia-Belarus Union State. "I'm not talking about investments which are simply not available," he said. Meanwhile, the Russian prime minister said that "quite recently the Ukrainian economy has been linked with the Russian one to a considerable degree. "But this is a. Read more...
Today's USDA Hogs & Pigs report says there were 3.9 per cent more marketing hogs in the US on September 1 than a year ago. The average of pre-release trade forecasts also was for the market hog inventory to be up 3.9 per cent, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, Ag Economics, MU. USDA put the breeding herd at 101.1 per cent of a year earlier. The average trade prediction was for 100.3 per cent . The September survey said producers farrowed 1.6 per cent fewer sows this summer than last. USDA said producer farrowing intentions for September-November are for 2.5 per cent fewer sows to farrow than last fall and December-February farrowings are expected to be down. Read more...
There has been an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in a conservation area in Russia. Two wild boar died and four were destroyed out of a susceptible population of 100. The outbreak occurred in theFederal Centre for Animal Health Oksky State Nature Biosphere Reserve,. Read more...
Grain prices are still steady with the same decreasing trend in USD as it was mentioned in previous months. These prices have adjustments in Mexican Pesos, writes Carlos A. Peralta – President, Genesus México. Finally, in their last meeting, FED has announced no changes on interest rates (maybe until the last days of the year) fix by them. This measure will bring some stability to the currencies exchange rate volatility occurred in the world over the last few months in the developing markets. The Mexican Peso/USD exchange rate for interbank transactions finished at $16.64 Mx/USD but buying directly in Banks or in the International Airport of Mexico City,. Read more...
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