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On the first case of human BSE in Ireland, Ulrike Höfken explains, spokeswoman for consumer and agricultural policy:
The first case of the so-called human form of BSE, a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), in Ireland shows that we must continue to take the threat of BSE very seriously. There can be no all-clear here, as the increasing number of BSE cases in Germany shows.
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Extensive range
The range of pigs for slaughter was initially extensive in October and could only be placed on the market with significant price concessions. The market situation only relaxed slightly in the second half of October. The number of pieces available fluctuated back and could usually be marketed without major problems. The payout prices from the slaughterhouses held up well. In addition, brisk exports to third countries supported the market from the middle of the month. In contrast, domestic pork marketing received no significant impetus.
The providers of slaughter pigs had to be satisfied with lower monthly average revenues. At EUR 1,43 per kilogram slaughter weight for animals in trade classes E to P, they received 13 cents less than in September, but still 22 cents more than in the same month last year. For pigs in meat trading class E, the fatteners received an average of 1,48 euros per kilogram, which was twelve cents less than in the previous month, but 23 cents more than twelve months ago.
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Livestock and Meat
The supply of young bulls was by and large sufficient for the demand in the second week of November. The payment prices of the slaughter companies therefore remained largely unchanged, only regionally there were slight increases. As in the previous week, the weighted federal mean for young bulls in the R3 class was 2,75 euros per kilogram slaughter weight. Selling slaughter cows continued to be difficult. The supply of cows was good enough, in some areas also plentiful. The suppliers therefore had to make price concessions again. For class O3 cows, the slaughterhouses paid an average of 1,91 euros per kilogram slaughter weight, which was three cents less than eight days ago. The domestic beef market is still lacking sales-boosting impulses. Hind meat and prime cuts in particular are difficult to place on the market. Selling beef was also difficult on foreign markets. When shipping cow meat to France, prices were often under pressure. – If the demand for beef does not receive a boost in the coming week, the price upper limit is likely to have been reached in the young bull area. Depending on the supply, the payout prices for female slaughter animals will at best only just hold their ground or tend to weaken slightly. – The providers received a little less than before for the well sufficient supply of slaughter calves. The domestic offer was supplemented by inexpensive offers from the Netherlands. The producer prices for calves billed at a flat rate fell by ten cents to EUR 3,96 per kilogram slaughter weight. Veal sales were in line with seasonal expectations; the prices of the various sections often fell somewhat. – Livestock calves usually also brought less than before.
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Slaughter cattle prices oscillated back
The markets in the European Union were usually sufficiently supplied with cattle for slaughter in the past month, and in some cases the supply was too great for the demand, such as cows for slaughter. The prices for young bulls, female cattle for slaughter and pigs for slaughter fell compared to the previous month, but the producers still received significantly more than in the previous year. The chicken market tended to be balanced throughout the EU, with prices changing only slightly. At the end of the month, seasonal poultry gained in importance. A mixed picture emerged for turkey meat. The egg market failed to recover; the supply noticeably exceeded the restrained demand. In the butter sector, there was no seasonal consolidation in autumn. Block butter prices weakened slightly. The situation at the Käsemarkt remained stable; and the skimmed milk powder market also strengthened. Slaughter cattle and slaughter pigs
The supply of beef for slaughter developed unevenly within the EU in October. Around 13 percent more cattle were slaughtered in Denmark than in September, and a good two percent less in Germany. Compared to the previous year, slaughterings in Germany and Denmark decreased, in the Netherlands and Belgium the supply of slaughter cattle was larger. The price development for young bulls was also different. While producers in Spain, Italy and Ireland made significantly less, young bulls in Denmark and France cost more than in September. The EU average price for young bulls in the R3 trading class was EUR 267 per 100 kg slaughter weight, almost EUR XNUMX lower than in the previous month, but almost EUR XNUMX higher than a year ago.
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Small offer - small prices
The supply of veal for slaughter decreased significantly in October, but was more than sufficient for demand. Because the demand for veal was very quiet. Producer revenues fell significantly in the first half of the month and reached only EUR 4,09 per kilogram in mid-October. After that, they recovered somewhat and remained mostly unchanged in the end.
For slaughter calves billed at a flat rate, producers still received an average of EUR 4,14 per kilogram slaughter weight in October, 23 cents less than in the previous month. The previous year's level was even missed by 65 cents.
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Shares of loose goods continue to decline - Fleischer only just under a fifth of the market share
Within a few years, the way in which fresh meat is offered to consumers has changed significantly: shops in Germany are increasingly offering packaged fresh meat for self-service, while the proportion of goods offered in bulk at the service counter continues to decrease.
In the second half of the 90s, the purchase of fresh meat at the service counter with a share of between 75 and 80 percent still dominated in this country, but since the turn of the millennium this form of supply has been on the decline. Supermarkets and discounters in particular have increasingly entered the self-service fresh meat business in recent years. The sales share of packaged goods, which was only around 90 percent towards the end of the 20s, has reached 2004 percent in the year to date (January to September 38). The loose meat supply accounted for just under 58 percent. Four percent of the meat was offered frozen, according to the data from the ZMP/CMA market research based on the GfK household panel.
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Earnings for geese little changed
The producer-consumer direct sales of fresh geese reached a first peak in front of St. Martin. In general, the offer of large poultry such as geese, ducks and turkeys comes to the fore in the last quarter of the year. The seasonal poultry market is still divided into two: At the store level, mostly frozen goods are offered, which, at least at Gänsemarkt, are rarely of German origin. This national sales channel is dominated by a few suppliers. On the other hand, there are a large number of smaller domestic producers who rely on the regional sales markets and often also market directly to the end consumer; this is mostly fresh seasonal poultry. However, the dichotomy of the market makes it difficult to create market transparency.
The ZMP retail panel provides reliable information on the price development at consumer level for frozen geese and ducks. According to this, frozen geese cost an average of 45 euros per kilogram in the 3,02th calendar week at the shop level, 41 cents less than a year earlier. An average price of 2,61 euros per kilogram was determined for frozen ducks (Peking ducks), which was one cent less than a year ago.
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On the occasion of the draft law passed by the Committee for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture for the reorganization of food and feed law, Ulrike Höfken, spokeswoman for agricultural and consumer policy, explains:
The consumer information law - once rejected by the Bundesrat, but now at least verbally demanded loudly by the CDU/CSU - has now been included in the article law on food law. And: CDU/CSU refused! This makes the consumer policy of the CDU/CSU, according to Ulrike Höfken (Bündnis90 / Die Grünen), less credible.
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Fatteners achieve significantly more in 2004 - price level higher than in Germany
In the new EU country Poland, the pig market has been developing positively for producers for several months. In 2003 there was record pork production, from which consumers and exporters in particular benefited from the favorable purchase prices. The pig farmers, who were in the red, suffered. In addition, there were high feed grain prices, so that many pig fatteners and piglet producers gave up production. In the current year, the demand for pork in the meat processing industry has increased noticeably and exceeded the supply. This drove up hog prices and farmer earnings climbed to a new record high.
In June of this year, the number of pigs in Poland fell by ten percent compared to the previous year to 17,1 million animals. Pork production is expected to fall by nine to ten percent in 2004 to around two million tons. For 2005, Polish market experts expect a further decline of two percent compared to 2004, with production in the second half of the year likely to be above the previous year's figure.
