TheMeatSite Newsletter - 26 January 2011

Wednesday 26th January 2011

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Welcome to this week's newsletter

Editorial: Call to Finalise Free Trade Agreements

Meat industry and agriculture organisations in the US are pressing the government to finalise a series free trade agreements that they believe will boost trade and jobs.

The organisations are pressing for the South Korea - Us agreement to be signed.

They say that the risks for agriculture are extreme is an agreement is not reached because other trading nations have already reached deals with South Korea and the US exporters will be placed at a disadvantage.

In Sweden, researchers claim that a climate tax corresponding to €60/ton CO₂eq on meat and milk could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture by around seven per cent. If the land made available is used for bioenergy production, the decrease in emissions can be six times greater.

This week the International Poultry Exposition is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, and a number of conferences are being held in conjunction with the Expo including one on the eve of the show - the Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit.

The Canadian government is using the Slaughter Improvement Program to invest in the industry to help create jobs.

The government is to invest up to C$1 million in Les Viandes Laroche Inc to enable the company to strengthen its operations and help bring farmers’ products to market.

Chris Harris

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This Week's Feature Articles

We have 5 new features this week:

Meat Industry Faces a Squeezed Middle Market
The meat industry faces three separate challenges - increasing and maintaining margins, accommodating greater uncertainty in the business environment and responding to market segmentation, writes Chris Harris TheMeatSite Editor in Chief.

International Meat Review - 20 January
Exports of US beef, veal and variety cuts are rising sharply according to the USDA's International Meat Review.

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook - January 2011
Global demand for US beef is expected to remain strong and pork production is expected to rise slightly in 2011, according to the latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook from the USDA's Economic Research Service.

Eating Low-fat, Thanks to Lupin Proteins
In emerging countries such as China or Brazil, meat consumption is rising dramatically. Indeed, worldwide consumption of red meat has quadrupled since 1961.

MRSA Found Along Pork Production Chain
Recently published research from Germany shows that Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been identified at all stages of the pig meat production chain, with contamination rates highest in nasal swabs and lower on carcasses, meat at processing and in final products.