Uruguay's leading beef exporter can count on USD 6 million

DEG (DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH) is providing a long-term loan of USD 6 million to finance investments and pre-export financing for Frigorífico Canelones, one of Uruguay's leading beef exporters. Frigorífico Canelones is investing a total of approximately USD 2 million in the expansion of its chilling and slaughtering facilities and new production lines to respond to the growing global demand for high-quality beef products. At the same time, operating costs are to be reduced and the environment protected. The environmental investments flow, among other things, into a modern wastewater treatment process and into the conversion of the energy supply to natural gas.

In addition, new jobs will be created as part of the expansion. Frigorífico Canelones is currently the largest employer in the city of Canelones, which has 25.000 inhabitants. The number of employees will increase by around 80 to around 830 employees.

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Despite the hot summer, Germans consumed noticeably more meat last year than in 2002. The comparatively low level of consumer prices certainly favored the rise. According to calculations by the Federal Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the ZMP, meat consumption in Germany increased by almost three percent in 2003. For the first time since the BSE crisis, more than 90 kilograms were consumed per capita – to be precise, it was 90,7 kilograms. In an EU comparison, Germany thus occupies a place in the lower midfield: On average in the old EU-15, almost 98 kilograms of meat were consumed per inhabitant last year. In 2003, human consumption (after deducting losses, industrial utilization and animal feed) was 61,5 kilograms per capita in Germany.

The increase in meat consumption in 2003 was observed for all types of meat. Only lamb was asked for a little more cautiously. Pork, with a share of 60 percent, is at the top of the consumer favourites, consumption of which increased by more than a kilogram to 55,1 kilograms last year. Poultry meat was also in demand and also increased by one kilogram to 10,8 kilograms. In the case of beef, the BSE crisis hardly played a role anymore; due to greater consumer confidence, per capita consumption rose to 12,8 kilograms.

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According to provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office, in May 2004 farms in Germany kept 13,2 million cattle, including 4,3 million dairy cows, and 25,6 million pigs, including 9,8 million fattening pigs. In the representative livestock survey, an almost unchanged sheep population of 2,7 million animals was determined.

Compared to May 2003, the number of cattle decreased by 448 animals or 000%. This means that the decline in cattle numbers, which has been going on almost without exception since 3,3, is continuing. In the last 1990 years, the number of cattle nationwide has fallen by 10%, since 17,3 even by 1990%. From May 32,3 to May 2003, their numbers fell, especially in the categories "cows", "female breeding and farm animals, 2004 year and older (excluding cows)" and "calves under 1/1 year". The animal populations of these categories decreased by almost 2 animals. In percentage terms, the number of calves in particular decreased by 300%.

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Especially beef production increased

Meat production from commercial slaughter (excluding poultry) totaled a good 2004 million tons in the second quarter of 1,3, including almost 1,1 million tons of pork and almost 0,3 million tons of beef (excluding veal). According to the Federal Statistical Office, the total slaughtered quantity from commercial slaughter increased by 2003 percent compared to the second quarter of 1,8; pork production increased by 1,2 percent and beef by 3,7 percent. The latter is primarily due to the increase in oxen and bull slaughtering by a total of 9,6 percent.

The increase in pig slaughter is due to the increasing number of slaughtered pigs of foreign origin. While the number of pigs slaughtered from abroad increased by 202.000 animals compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the number of domestic pigs slaughtered fell slightly. This means that around 6,4 percent of the pigs slaughtered in Germany came from abroad, compared to 4,7 percent in the second quarter of the previous year.

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The new http://www.houdek.biz/ offers a lot of interesting things to anyone interested in original Bavarian specialities. In addition to history, data and facts about the company R. & R. Houdek GmbH, the site provides important information about the product range and quality and enchants amateur cooks with delicious recipes for the Original Houdek Kabanos.

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25 times mixed minced meat in the test - comments on the test results

Ground beef is prone to germs and spoils quickly. Fresh from the grinder, the meat is juicy red. If it is stored longer, it turns gray or brown. But the color alone is not a sign of freshness. Hygiene during processing also counts. How good is the minced meat in the supermarket and at the butcher? FOUNDATION WARENTEST put it to the test. Result: Long-life minced meat packaged in a modified atmosphere contains the fewest germs.

In the test: 25 samples of mixed minced meat. Purchasing in the greater Berlin area. Packaged goods with a consumption period of several days, packaged fresh goods from the self-service shelf and loose minced meat from supermarkets and butchers. Prices: 3,00 to 11,00 euros per kilo.
 
Of the 25 mixed minced meat products that Stiftung Warentest examined for the September issue of its test magazine, the organic minced meat from EO Komma, which was purchased at the counter, performed the worst. It not only failed in microbiology because it was too heavily contaminated with spoilage germs, but was also "poor" in terms of smell and taste.

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East German slaughter but lower than last year

The number of pigs slaughtered in Germany according to the 4th DVO was 2004 million in the first half of 18,69, exceeding the previous year's level by 1,8 percent. However, fewer pigs were slaughtered in the second quarter of this year than in the first. In the new federal states, slaughterings from April to June were even lower than in the same period of the previous year, by a good one percent.

While the trend towards more extensive slaughtering continued throughout Germany in the first six weeks of the third quarter, fewer animals were hooked in the new federal states than in the same period in 2003.

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Wholesale prices lower than in the good mushroom year 2001

There are currently plenty of fresh chanterelles available at reasonable prices. Imports from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus have been running at full speed for weeks, so that prices at the wholesale market level were recently 15 percent below those of the profitable year 2001 and were even XNUMX% lower than in the dry previous year.

Chanterelles are almost exclusively imported to Germany from the countries of Eastern Europe, where large quantities of these golden yellow mushrooms still grow under beech, oak, birch, spruce and pine trees. Last year imports amounted to 8.500 tons, in 2002 less than 5.000 tons and in the good mushroom year 2001 more than 13.000 tons. Since the cultivation of the chanterelles has not yet been successful, they have to be searched for individually, piece by piece, in the forest. In Poland, for example, there are organized collection points to which private individuals sell their chanterelle finds. Such structures do not exist in this country; here the yield of a chanterelle hunt in the forest usually ends up in your own cooking pot.

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With the end of the holidays, the demand increases

The main holiday season in Germany is coming to an end, and with consumers returning from vacation, the demand for agricultural products is gradually increasing. The processing plants are also resuming production. The growing sales are causing prices to stabilize in some areas. On the slaughter cattle markets there could be slight premiums, especially for young bulls. Egg prices are likely to bottom out somewhat, and the price recovery in the turkey market is likely to continue. Slightly rising courses are also to be expected for cheese. Cows and pigs, on the other hand, are valued slightly lower than they were in mid-August, but still higher than a year ago. There are hardly any changes in chicken, butter and skimmed milk powder. And the demands for potatoes will probably only move a little. The fall in prices on the grain market is likely to come to a standstill. Despite another below-average apple harvest, an overall plentiful supply of fruit can be expected in September. Vegetables are also usually available in large quantities. Slaughter cattle prices above previous year's level

The supply of young bulls, which has been limited for months, in conjunction with constant demand from the slaughterhouses, ensures continued firm prices, although the lowest prices of the season are usually realized in the summer months. In September, the beef business should be boosted by consumers returning from vacation. Further slight price increases for young bulls cannot therefore be ruled out. However, due to the already comparatively high price level, there will not be any significant surcharges.

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Livestock and Meat

The supply of cattle for slaughter was still limited nationwide in the third week of August, so that the prices paid out by the slaughterhouses remained at least at the level of the previous week. In some cases, the farmers achieved slightly higher prices. According to the first overview, young bulls of the trading class R3 brought in a weekly average of 2,58 euros per kilogram slaughter weight, an increase of 33 cents per kilogram compared to the same week last year. The quotations for cows in the trade class O3 remained at 2,07 euros per kilogram slaughter weight, 43 cents more than a year ago. Demand for beef was subdued on the wholesale markets, and prices hardly changed. Satisfactory sales opportunities were only available for roast beef, fillets and forequarters of "blue" cows. Processed goods were in high demand for trade with neighboring countries, and exports to Russia were normal. - In the coming week, the prices for slaughter cattle should remain stable. - There was sufficient availability of veal in wholesale, prices tended to remain unchanged. There was quiet demand for veal for slaughter, but prices rose slightly on a weekly average with sufficient supply. - On the market for Black and Pied calves, prices developed stable to slightly stronger with a balanced relationship between supply and demand. The prices for Fleckvieh bull calves maintained the level of the previous week.

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Together with the ANG (Employers' Association for Food and Pleasure), the BVE supports the "National Pact for Training and the Next Generation of Skilled Workers in Germany". In this pact concluded between the state and industry, the central organizations of German industry are calling on companies to create new training places and, if necessary, to take measures to provide initial qualifications for young people. With this pact it was also possible to end the debate about the controversial apprenticeship fee.

The food industry is fully aware of its social responsibility as a provider of training positions. There are already numerous initiatives in companies in this direction. This also reflects the above-average training rate (proportion of trainees among employees subject to social security contributions) in the food and beverages sector in a sector comparison. In terms of training participation, the food industry is above average compared to other economic sectors. This strong commitment to vocational training is not least due to extremely selfish reasons, because securing the future need for well-trained specialists is an essential criterion for the long-term competitiveness of companies.

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