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...
UK poultry consumption reached a five-year high in 2014, revealing that the poultry hygiene concerns that surfaced in the second half of the year did not prevent strong sales. According to Key Note’s Poultry Market Update for 2015, value sales last year grew by 1.6%, reaching £5.23 billion. It estimated that the average Briton consumed 33.1kg of poultry over the course of the year, representing an increase of 0.9% and 3.1% from 2013 and 2010, respectively. Poultry expenditure accounted for 27.2% of total meat expenditure in 2014, which was 0.1 percentage point less than in 2013, but 0.5 percentage points more than in 2010. Fresh whole chickens dominated. Read more...
Meat-lovers congregated this weekend, 19-20 September, as London’s Tobacco Dock hosted the UK’s third Meatopia festival. The event is designed to provide a platform for ethically sourced meat, all cooked over wood and charcoal, to gain recognition. Chefs and enthusiasts from around the world showed off what they had to offer over the meat-filled weekend. Visitors were spoilt with choice as lamb ribs, pulled pork and duck wings were all among the dishes on offer. “We’re trying to bring back butchers and getting people interested in asking about their meat and not just taking pieces of meat off the shelf they don’t. Read more...
The French pig industry has launched its own pork label to stimulate pork consumption in its own country. Paul Auffray, chairman of the French federation for pork production (FNP), toldPig Progress' sister titleBoerderijthat the new label is embraced by the entire production chain, which includes retailers. Ensuring clarity about birth place of pigs For consumers, the label ensures clarity about France having been the place of birth of animals. This way, Auffray emphasised, guarantees are given for food safety and consumers can be sure that it is the domestic economy that will profit. French consumers are thus invited to eat more French meat.. Read more...
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