Corn shortages affects pork producers in Brazil
Due to the high domestic price of corn and the uncertain economic situation, it’s expected that future growth in the pork and poultry sectors will slow to about 2 percent per year.
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The main European abattoirs
Twenty groups slaughter more than 2 million pigs per year and represent 45% of the European production.
Ranking of the main German abattoirs in 2015
Tönnies, Vion and Westfleisch are the three main abattoirs in Germany.
Welcome spring, or the light at the end of the tunnel
The worst has already passed. We will have to see where our price can get to.
Summer seasonal is sitting on the launching pad but fuel may be a little low
The bearish indicators still hang heavy over the industry and some have actually increased.
Number of abattoirs in England slaughtering pigs may be stabilising
The long-term trend of declining number of abattoirs in England slaughtering pigs may be stabilising.
France will carry out welfare inspections in all slaughterhouses
The Minister requested the prefects to implement, within one month, specific animal welfare inspections in all red meat slaughterhouses around the country.
The Spanish market still moves forward, but with difficulty
The first two or three weeks of April will be useful for absorbing the delayed pigs, and by the end of April the price will be able to rise, step by step, to more decent levels.
Spain: meat production rose by 5.8% in 2015
Regarding swine, in 2015 the Spanish abattoirs slaughtered 46,379,926 pigs, producing 3.89 million tonnes of pork.
Commission clears creation of a joint venture between Avril Pôle Animal and Tönnies
The joint venture will process, package and sell at retail level fresh pork and beef products of French origin for human consumption.
Commission clears acquisition of Tican by Tönnies
The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns.
Several French cooperatives unite to jointly sell their pigs
Breton pig cooperatives Aveltis, Triskalia, Prestor, Porelia and Syproporcs announced Monday their intention to jointly market their pigs.
Forecasts for the Brazilian pig sector
According to the data published by the ABPA, it is expected that pork production in Brazil reaches 3,643 million tonnes this year.
France: rejection of the tax on abattoirs
The members of parliament, that held a National Assembly Regular Meeting last Friday, rejected the creation of a tax on abattoirs.
France intends to impose a tax on slaughterhouses to help farmers in crisis
MPs voted the creation of a special tax for companies processing meat products exceeding €250 M in order to provide relief funds for farmers in crisis.
Commission approves joint venture between Danish Crown and Westfleisch
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture by Danish Crown of Denmark and Westfleisch of Germany.