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US-MarketConsumers notice rising prices

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

ResultsDespite Corona Danish Crown had a record first half-year

DENMARK, Randers. While the coronavirus crisis put Europe on stand-by, Danish Crown ended the strongest-ever six-month period in Group history.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 20, 2020

ManagementVion changes supervisory board

THE NETHERLANDS; Boxtel. Vion announces that Martine Snels has joined its supervisory board as of today, Tom Heidman stepped down.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 19, 2020

African swine feverPoland sees first successes

GERMANY, Frankfurt. Measures taken by pig farmers to increase biosecurity are paying off. The situation in the wild boar population remains critical.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 19, 2020

CoronavirusWestcrown under quarantine

GERMANY, Dissen. Before closure, Westcrown is allowed to process any residual quantities of sow meat.

by Steffen Bach – May 19, 2020

PorkHigher slaughter supports UK pig meat production in April

UNITED KINGDOM, London. In April, UK clean pig slaughter totalled 910,300 head, 2% more than in April 2019, according to the latest data released by Defra.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 18, 2020

PandemicCorona cases in poultry slaughterhouses

GERMANY, Straubing-Bogen. In more and more slaughterhouses in Germany, Covid-19 infections of employees are increasing.

by Daphne Huber – May 18, 2020

Meat IndustryPolitics increases the pressure

GERMANY, Berlin. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is making sources of infection a top priority. The discussion about the working and living situation of contract workers reaches new dimensions.At the large slaughterhouses of Müller-Fleisch, Westfleisch, Wiesenhof and Vion in Bad Bramste

by Jörg Schiffeler – May 15, 2020

TönniesNo corona cases so far

GERMANY, Rheda-Wiedenbrück. The corona tests at Germany's largest meat processor Tönnies in Rheda-Wiedenbrück have all been negative so far.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 15, 2020

US-MarketSupply influences shopping behaviour

GERMANY, Frankfurt. Two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery shopping continues to evolve, and the meat purchase along with it. Throughout the nonstop evolution of shopping patterns, there has been one constant: the meat department has been the undisputed sales leader of the perimeter. Wh

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 14, 2020

Corona infectionsFederal Minister of Agriculture warns the meat industry

GERMANY, Berlin. Rising infection figures in German slaughterhouses are calling Federal Minister of Agriculture Julia Klöckner to the scene. She warns the industry to take responsibility.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 14, 2020

ProductionNimo works with one of Germany’s largest turkey producers

SWEDEN, Kågeröd. The product handling company has now delivered a custom made vertical conveyor. The conveyor was designed, built, delivered and installed in only eight weeks’ time.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 13, 2020

Trade FairMesse Frankfurt takes over Process Expo

USA, Chicago. Process Expo, “The Global Food Equipment and Technology Show”, has been held every two years in Chicago since 2011 and is the biggest trade fair for all food and beverage processing in the USA.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 13, 2020

Meat industry German Bundestag deals with working conditions

GERMANY; Berlin. The corona outbreaks among employees of several slaughterhouses also calls the German Bundestag into action. The Green Party has requested a topical lesson this week on "Working conditions in the meat industry".

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 13, 2020

Agricultural TradeChina's imports growing strongly

CHINA, Beijing. Despite corona-related problems, China's meat imports almost doubled in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 12, 2020

SalesPackaging machinery manufacturing grows again

GERMANY; Frankfurt. The approximately 250 mainly medium-sized companies produced packaging machinery worth around € 7.3 bn.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 12, 2020

Corona infectionsGerman meat sector under criticism

GERMANY, Bonn. In view of the high incidence of corona cases in slaughterhouses, the meat industry is coming under heavy criticism.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 12, 2020

CoronavirusSlaughterhouses in focus

GERMANY, Frankfurt. After high infection rates among the staff of slaughterhouses, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein announced mass tests for all employees.

by Sandra Sieler – May 11, 2020

SustainabilityBiogas plant for Greek abattoir

GERMANY, Vechta. In the summer of 2020, the German plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower will start building a biogas plant in Veria, northern Greece.

by Editor fleischwirtschaft.com – May 11, 2020