According to data published yesterday by the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), the decline in meat consumption in Germany continued in 2023. At 51,6 kilograms per capita, meat consumption fell again by around 0,4 kilograms compared to the previous year, slightly less than in 2022...
Meat consumption among Germans will fall to its lowest level in 2023. The long-term trend towards decreasing meat consumption continued in 2023. According to preliminary information from the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), per capita meat consumption fell by 430 grams to 51,6 kilograms. This is the lowest value since records began...
Where is German livestock farming heading? 150 top-class guests from business, politics, trade and agriculture clearly answered this question at the Tönnies Research symposium on Monday and Tuesday in Berlin: Animal husbandry is and remains an essential part of circular agriculture and meat is an important building block for a balanced, healthy diet. This requires a common direction for all those involved in the chain.
The day before yesterday the government in France made a new regulation regarding vegetarian/vegan products, from now on they can no longer be called meat/sausage/cordon bleu or similar. The meat processing industry in France already demanded this in 2020. The list is long: Schnitzel, ham, fillet, etc. can only be reserved for real meat products...
The Minister of Agriculture Özdemir is planning a new meat tax, which will relieve the burden on farmers and, above all, convert their stables for fairer animal husbandry. The money is to be paid by the consumer through the so-called “Animal Welfare Cent”. But his predecessor, Julia Klöckner (CDU), already had this idea 4 years ago...
It is undisputed that a global transformation of the agricultural and food system is urgently needed. A report from the Food Systems Economic Commission (FSEC), which was presented in Berlin on January 29, 2024, makes it clear that this is possible and would also bring enormous economic benefits...
At the Danish pig industry congress in Herning, a central topic was the question of how to best overcome the challenges ahead and shape the future. In their report, the chairman Erik Larsen and the head of the pig sector in the Danish Association of Agriculture and Food, Christian Fink Hansen, covered the 2075 participants from the past to the coming years...
Game meat comes directly from wild animals and is one of the most sustainable foods on our menu. However, the meat of deer, wild boar and pheasant can be contaminated with heavy metals such as lead or contain pathogens such as trichinella and salmonella. The “Safety in the Game Meat Chain” network aims to further increase the safety of game...
The first scientific conference on cultivated meat in Germany took place in Vechta from October 04th to 06th. Around 30 experts from very different disciplines and from practice came together for this purpose. The status quo of in-vitro meat production as well as existing challenges and possible solutions were discussed for two and a half days...
The Heidelberg biotech company The Cultivated B has announced that it has entered the preliminary proceedings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with a cell-cultured sausage product. EFSA certification as a novel food is considered a key requirement for large-scale commercial production. Jens Tuider, Chief Strategy Officer at ProVeg International, speaks of a milestone...
Deliveries of German pork to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) are now possible again after a two-and-a-half-year ban as a result of the first detections of African swine fever (ASF) in Germany. The first three German slaughterhouses and processing plants were re-approved by the Korean authorities for export to South Korea...