On the national market, the willingness to act in the beef sector was limited. There was also a lack of demand impulses from other EU countries. A large supply of pigs was offset by a quieter demand. The producer prices for slaughter pigs remained stable in the past reporting week. At the meat markets, predominantly medium-sized stores and unchanged sales prices were reported.
Plukon Royale BV has successfully concluded negotiations with Cehave Landbouwbelang UA and United Intertrust NV for the takeover of the chicken slaughterhouse Flandrex Nederland BV in Asten and Flandrex SA Moeskroen in Belgium. The takeover plans were announced on August 29, 2008.
"Proof of the origin of the meat and the type of production are increasingly important for many consumers' purchasing decisions," said the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Protection, Dr. Till Backhaus on the occasion of the opening of the second organic chicken farm of Bio Geflügel Mecklenburg GmbH in Severin (Parchim district). It is precisely these standards that are implemented in this project. Every stage of production, i.e. from day-old chicks to the slaughterhouse to processing and marketing, is completely documented and can be traced later.
The amendment to the Packaging Ordinance comes into force on January 1, 2009. This affects every company that, in accordance with the text of the regulation, “puts into circulation” sales or service packaging that is filled with goods, ie sells it to its customers. You must be licensed for a dual system from the key date.
For the QS scheme, the QS advisory board has decided to make the use of painkillers mandatory for piglet castration. By January 2009, the prerequisites should be in place to enable the routine use of painkillers by animal owners. Authorities, administration and the pharmaceutical industry are called upon to define the framework conditions.
"The large bakeries were able to further expand their market share to around 60 percent last year," said the President of the Association of German Large Bakeries, Helmut Klemme, in front of the press. These bakeries would continue to grow in the future. Klemme estimates sales in the baked goods industry in 2007 at around EUR 15 billion. Around EUR XNUMX billion of this is attributable to sales in the food retail sector, EUR XNUMX billion to larger branch bakeries, EUR XNUMX billion to individual bakeries and a further EUR XNUMX billion to long-life baked goods.
The Putepur cheese krainer has been one of the hit products from Höhenrainer Delikatessen GmbH for years. 'Exquisite ingredients and a fine recipe give our Käsekrainer an unforgettable taste,' says Christina Malecha, the company's product manager. 'This is what we stand for now with our taste guarantee. If you still don't like it, your money will be refunded, 'continues Malecha. The self-service packs are now equipped with the guarantee sticker booklet, for the price rail there is also a shelf wippler. A floor sticker with a reference to the campaign attracts more attention in front of the self-service shelf. The aim of the taste guarantee is that customers who are not familiar with the käskrainer can taste it risk-free.
In many products there is still much less than what is written on it. The calibration authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate have again drawn attention to this. In a key campaign by the Rhineland-Palatinate calibration authority in June 2008, butchers, delicatessen shops and weekly markets weighed the packaging or the sales container in every third case. As in previous years, the nationwide statistics of the measurement and calibration authorities show that customers pay for air in many cases. On average, for example, every third baby food contained too little, and every fifth sample of minerals and fuels was objectionable.
The CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH will be providing information on German cattle, pig and poultry farming from November 11th to 14th at the EuroTier 2008 in Hanover. This year, the CMA will be presenting a new concept in Hall 26 at Stand D21 and for the first time combining its domestic and export areas in one place. EuroTier 2008 is organized by the German Agricultural Society eV and is the world's largest specialist exhibition for animal husbandry and animal management. Over four days, almost 150.000 exhibitors and over 1.700 trade visitors from Germany and abroad are expected on over 120.000 square meters.
The 'Poultry' division of Micarna SA in Courtepin / FR will concentrate its activities after Easter 2010 exclusively on the chicken business. From this point onwards, no more old hens will be slaughtered. This decision does not endanger jobs at Micarna.
The current crisis in the financial markets and the economic slowdown are also affecting the food industry. Jürgen Abraham, Chairman of the Federal Association of the German Food Industry (BVE), expects further uncertainty among consumers, which could be expressed in high price sensitivity and reluctance to buy food.