All Meat articles – Page 217
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Beef and lamb: Supply chain patched back
Restoring the supply chain from livestock farm to abattoir continues, though more slowly than many wholesale and retail traders believe is necessary as MAFF becomes increasingly confident it has the FMD epidemic contained. Arrangements for sheep...
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MLC pork commercials
At least 82% of housewives with children will have six opportunities to see the new MLC pork commercials on television. When these ads were first shown last year a 10% uplift was recorded in sales of promoted cuts, the MLC claims. Colmans and...
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Corned beef: Brazil guards borders against FMD threat
Brazilian corned ceef producers have increased prices for European grade, used extensively by tertiary brand importers. The $2.00/case uplift has left some dealers exposed to promotional commitments made a few weeks ago when prices were weakening....
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Meat marketing: MLC launches pork ads to heal damage of FMD
Tonnages and spending some 5-10% lower than usual for time of year British pork will be back on the TV screens on Monday [May 14] as part of a £900,000 advertising campaign to begin repairing the damage inflicted on the meat market by the FMD...
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Beef: Supply picture starting to appear less abundant
Overall EU market in surplus and kill increasing within UK, but... Normality would be the wrong word, but something less dramatic than crisis is now the state of the EU beef market following Russia's partial resumption of imports from Germany,...
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Pigmeat; Cheaper Danish on way as herd grows
Other countries likely to grow capacity and push EU market into surplus Cheaper pork and bacon next year is the message to UK buyers from Denmark, where latest farm census results show an astonishing increase in pig numbers. Although the Danes...
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Lang's beef. Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Va
Have you watched TV this week? If you have, you are a failure as far as the campaign group White Dot, which organised the International Television Turn-off Week, is concerned. We live in a TV obsessed culture, with most people spending half their...
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BACON REPORT: Foot and mouth disease has hit demand harder t
Resumed Dutch imports give jitters to UK traders Limited shipments of pork and bacon from the Netherlands to British customers were expected to resume on Wednesday after the easing of Dutch restrictions on livestock movement, slaughtering and...
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Beef: Farmgate prices appear to be holding up despite produc
Prime cattle numbers heading for reduction Margins are probably being squeezed in the beef trade between farm gate and supermarket checkout, reality conflicting with persistent media allegations of profiteering by retailers and processors. While...
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Corned beef: A profit for Brazilians
Consolidation within the Brazilian corned beef industry seems to be paying off for the major frigorificos as a hardening of prices is resulting in profitability, a situation that has eluded packers for some time. As Argentina cannot export...
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Pigmeat: Madrange set to become much bigger supplier to UK
Madrange, the French pigmeat processor that began attracting attention in the UK market as a supplier of pâté and sliced ham a couple of years ago, will soon have a higher profile here, and one much more in keeping with its role as one of the EU...
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Italy: Esselunga hams it up for launch of home shopping
Leading Italian retailer Esselunga has launched a home shopping web site developed for it by Unipower Solutions Europe, which helped develop Tesco's service. Initially the service will be available to customers in Monza with a wider rollout later...
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Beef: Brussels fragmented' over reform package
Overheated instructions resulted in unworkable reforms' NBA The controversial beef industry reform package hurriedly put together by the European Commission immediately after the eruption of the BSE crisis on the continent last November is...
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Pigmeat: British pigs cheaper than anywhere else in Europe
Very high prices on the continent causing concern in Brussels Britain is beginning to look like the bargain basement of the EU pig market, and the FMD crisis is just one of several reasons for believing pork buyers here can look forward to plenty...
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Canned meat; Militant dockers' action hits corned beef expor
A form of cartel is going to work to the disadvantage of UK buyers' The threat of a corned beef shortage looms as militant dockers in Brazil's largest port, Santos, have stopped the loading of all vessels. Attempts by frigorificos to divert...
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BSE and FMD: Major buyers' bans mean huge tonnages locked in
EU internal market will have to soak up huge additional volumes European Commission officials say the barriers erected against EU meat by all major buyers because of BSE and FMD have wiped out 94% of beef export business and blocked 73% of third...
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Pigmeat: Trade at mercy of Japan
Danes asking for exemption from ban; positive feeling' in Copenhagen Bacon and pork traders are at the mercy of the Japanese authorities, whose imminent decision on whether to permit imports from Denmark is expected to prove the crucial influence...
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Lunchable pizzas for Fun
Kraft Foods is widening the Dairylea Lunchables Fun Pack menu with the addition of a pizza variant. The Fun Pack contains a do-it-yourself pizza kit (including a pre-cooked pizza base, tomato sauce, ham or pepperoni and Dairylea slice) as well as...
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Foot and mouth disease: supplies
Imports draw hostility but interest is up Prejudice against imported meat, especially third country beef, is hardening following MAFF's disclosure of its suspicion illegally shipped product brought FMD to Britain. Producer lobbyists led by the...
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Foot and mouth disease: Russia blow for beef
Russia is the new friend of the British meat consumer, Moscow's decision to ban imports from the EU locking a huge additional tonnage of product into the western European market and therefore guaranteeing more downward pressure on prices. The main...