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GrowthHyLife invests in US-processing plant

HyLife is partnering with Glen Taylor, purchasing 75% equity interest of Prime Pork LLC from Taylor Corporation.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 31, 2020

ChinaMeat imports at record level

CHINA, Beijing. The sharp increase in Chinese pork imports continued in April. Rising domestic production is causing prices to fall.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 30, 2020

Vion Food GroupApeldoorn temporarily closed

THE NETHERLANDS, Apeldoorn. After the Vion slaughterhouse was closed by the Dutch authorities on Wednesday, production was allowed to restart yesterday.

by Steffen Bach – May 29, 2020

MarketContinued turbulence damages consumers’ trust

UNITED KINGDOM. Global meat industry to decline by 5.3% to $ 1.3 trillion in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, says GlobalData.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 29, 2020

GrowthDanish Crown resumes planning of new head office

DENMARK, Tulipvej. If everything goes according to plan, the company's new head office is ready to move in at the end of 2022.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 28, 2020

Vion Food GroupCall for repeated preventive testing

THE NETHERLANDS, Boxtel. The company is taking immediate additional measures to contain corona infection within its companies.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 28, 2020

AlternativesMarfrig and ADM unveil PlantPlus Foods

BRAZIL, Sao Paulo. The joint venture is offering plant-based food products for customers across North and South America.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 28, 2020

Global TradeProcessing and packaging markets will continue to grow

USA, Palm Beach. The worldwide demand for meat products has been rising steadily for years and is projected to continue.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 28, 2020

PorkChina is the biggest growth driver

BELGIUM, Brussels. Export revenues reached a new record level in the first quarter. Exports to Japan, Korea and Great Britain declined.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 27, 2020

SlaughterhousesTesting for all employees in the Netherlands

THE NETHERLANDS, Zoetermeer. The Central Organisation for the Meat Industry (COV) calls on all large and medium-sized slaughterhouses to test their staff for the coronavirus.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 27, 2020

Consumer surveyShare of flexitarians increases

GERMANY, Berlin. Less and less Germans eat meat every day. Consumers see plant-based alternatives as a contribution to more animal and climate protection.

by Steffen Bach – May 26, 2020

Green DealUECBV feels need for improvement of Farm-to-Fork strategy

BELGIUM, Brussels. The European meat sector feels need for further checks and balanced improvement of the published Farm-to-Fork-strategy to make sure what is stated to “leave no one behind”.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 26, 2020

TradeCherkizovo starts turkey export to China

RUSSIA, Tambow. The company startet the export of turkey with a 27 t shipment from Tambov Turkey, a joint venture between the meat producer and Spain’s Grupo Fuertes.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 26, 2020

CoronavirusDanish Crown records 100% negative test results

GERMANY, Essen. Strict precautionary measures and revised hygiene concept show results. The company records 100% negative test results according to their information.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 25, 2020

SurveyLow acceptance for laboratory meat

GERMANY; Munich. The consumption of artificially produced meat is opposed by the majority of Germans.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 25, 2020

Vion Food GroupMore corona infected people

THE NETHERLANDS; Groenlo. At the pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo further infections of employees with the coronavirus have become known.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 25, 2020

DestatisMore pigs on the hook

GERMANY, Wiesbaden. North Rhine-Westphalia remains a slaughterhouse stronghold. The number of cows is decreasing noticeably.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 24, 2020

Meat industry German cabinet wants to abolish work contracts

GERMANY, Berlin. This week in Berlin, the Federal Cabinet adopted key points for an "Occupational Safety Program for the Meat Industry". This was triggered by corona infections at several slaughterhouses.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 22, 2020

US-MarketConsumers notice rising prices

GERMANY; Frankfurt. As the meat supply, labor and prices continued to dominate the headlines in consumer media coverage around the country, the week ending May 10 saw another enormous boost in both dollars and volume. Following two weeks that saw sales up around 50% over the same week last year

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 22, 2020

FranceCorona increases at slaughterhouses

FRANCE; Paris. Corona cases are also increasing in French slaughterhouses. More than 100 corona infections have now been detected in two slaughterhouses in the country.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 20, 2020