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Prices under pressure again
Although egg prices in Germany have now recovered somewhat from their historic low, there is currently no sign of a lasting market stabilization. Supply is likely to remain plentiful and no stimulus is to be expected from consumption. The prices will therefore probably remain at a very low level in the coming weeks. Despite falling feed costs, profitability will remain in the critical range.
In the first half of May, egg prices in Germany had reached an all-time low. The strengthening of the market that was observed afterwards is probably due to the reintroduction of cage goods to the Aldi-Nord range. Although production was reduced due to early slaughtering of older hen stocks, this only had a noticeable effect in the upper weight range.
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Promotion of quality agricultural products - EU allocates €10,7 million
The European Commission has approved 26 programs from 21,5 Member States to provide information and promote quality agricultural products in the European Union. The programs are endowed with a total of €XNUMX million, half of which comes from the EU.
Twelve Member States submitted a total of 30 program proposals as part of a Council regulation on information and promotion measures for agricultural products in the internal market. The Commission has selected 26 programs from these XNUMX Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom) as eligible. Eleven of the programs concern information on the new labeling requirements for eggs. The other programs relate to fruit and vegetables, flowers, wine, olive oil, dairy products and meat, as well as organic products and protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (PDO and PGI).
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A look at the meat industry in Switzerland
Proviande can look back on a balanced and happy year. With the inclusion of the poultry industry in the industry organization Proviande, a traditional gap could be closed at today's general meeting in Wildhaus. This results in new tasks for both communication and market policy issues. Friendly market situation
A friendly mood among consumers for meat and meat products, livestock adjusted to the sales opportunities and imports in line with demand formed favorable conditions for a balanced market situation for slaughter pigs and cattle for slaughter. For slaughter cattle producers, this meant higher prices in the order of 3-25% depending on the category. The slaughter cattle producers thus achieved higher income compared to previous years. Nota bene, this is at a time when the agricultural policy framework is causing lower producer prices.
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The fine taste of nature in a grill marinade - ideal for meat, fish and pasta dishes
He is the little brother of garlic and is currently very trendy: wild garlic. More and more chefs are discovering the "wild garlic" because of its spicy taste and diverse uses. Rapeseed has now captured the taste of wild garlic in a unique spice sauce: Magic wild garlic spice oil.
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Financial power of FRoSTA AG strengthened despite closing a loss - No dividend for 2003 - Profit again in the first quarter of 1
At today's Annual General Meeting, the shareholders of FRoSTA AG, with a presence of 86,54%, took note of the loss of €2003 million reported in the 7,7 annual financial statements and asked for an explanation. The majority of shareholders accepted that no dividend would be paid.
The most important reason for the loss was that as a result of the plan to reposition the FRoSTA brand, brand sales collapsed from €71 million to €41 million. As a result, in particular, the gross profit deteriorated by €7 million. On the other hand, advertising expenses rose sharply by €6 million compared to the previous year. As a result, the operating result had deteriorated by €13 million.
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Effects of further training, family-friendly measures, occupational health and safety
If you are happy with your job, you work better. In recent years, however, the quality of work has receded into the background in the public debate - it is repeatedly said that "a bad job is better than no job". But good working conditions pay off: further training as a career springboard, the company kindergarten that enables a quick return to work after maternity leave, or a progressive work organization that does not restrict the individual but gives them more freedom of action are quality criteria today that not only benefit personal interests bring, but demonstrably improve productivity and competitiveness of companies. Labor market expert Prof. Dr. Gerhard Bosch, Vice President of the Institute for Work and Technology (IAT/Gelsenkirchen), in current studies on "Quality in Work".
The "quality" of the job is determined by further training, occupational safety, health promotion, etc., among other things. Education and training can improve many aspects of work: reducing stress through higher qualifications, improving cooperation with colleagues, promoting health and reducing accidents at work. In addition to the "soft" factors, there are of course "hard facts" such as career advancement or salary increases after further training - and for the company, increased productivity. Despite the personal benefits - 70 to 90 percent of participants in further training measures see it that way - many others do without because they cannot assess the necessity. This includes older people in particular, but also part-time employees and the low-skilled. "The willingness and opportunities to take part in lifelong learning are unevenly distributed," says Bosch, who is also a member of the expert commission for the promotion of lifelong learning. There is a danger here that entire groups of employees will be excluded from learning and will become risk groups on the labor market in the long term.
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Diseases that have already been conquered can flare up again due to the global trade in food
Material food risks, such as dioxin or acrylamide contamination, have a high priority in public perception. But it is often the microbial risks that are of greater concern to health. According to the World Health Organization, around 2 million people die every year worldwide from spoiled food. Even in high-tech Germany, around 200.000 diseases are reported every year, more than 60.000 of which are caused by salmonella.
Experts assume that the actual number of diseases is higher by a factor of 10 to 20. The European Union puts the costs of the health care system caused solely by salmonella diseases at three billion euros annually. "Food infections", said the President of the BfR, Professor Andreas Hensel, at the 5th World Congress on Food Infections and Intoxications, "are a global problem. We can only prevent them in the long term if we apply internationally uniformly high standards for the hygienic quality of our food that new pathogens are gaining in importance or regionally eradicated diseases are reviving".
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Feel free to add some oil to your salad and eat fewer low-fat products. This is the conclusion of a study by Deakin University in Melbourne, which has just been published in the journal "Public Health Nutrition". This study shows that many foods that are low in fat are high in energy density. In comparison, about 50 vegetable dishes that contained a relatively large amount of oil did not have a particularly high energy density.
Food energy density is the energy content of food by weight (kJ/g). The energy density of the Australian diet (excluding drinks) averages 5,1 kJ/g. In comparison, the low-fat foods studied had an average energy density of 7,7 kJ/g. The current state of research suggests that people are more likely to overeat and gain weight overall the higher the energy density of their food.
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Tight supply, limited outlets
Beef marketing was largely unsatisfactory in May, apart from smooth business shortly before Pentecost. Sales opportunities were very limited, both domestically and abroad, and prices for young bulls were under considerable pressure in late April/early May. The willingness of farmers to sell decreased accordingly. Due to this supply shortage, the payout prices tended to firm again from mid-May. As expected, the supply of cows for slaughter decreased when grazing began in May. From the second half of the month in particular, slaughterhouses had to invest significantly more money in order to obtain the required quantities.
At the purchase level of mail-order slaughterhouses and meat products factories, the weighted federal average for young bulls in meat trading class R3 fell by five cents from April to May to EUR 2,44 per kilogram slaughter weight. It missed the previous year's line by two cents. For class R3 heifers, farmers earned an average of EUR 2,37 per kilogram, three cents more than in April and seven cents more than twelve months ago. The federal budget for cows in the O3 class increased by nine cents to EUR 1,91 per kilogram slaughter weight and thus exceeded the previous year's level by eleven cents.
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Thanks to asparagus: Prices at a high level
With the start of the asparagus season, veal was usually easy to market. In particular, precious parts could be sold quickly. Prices for veal for slaughter came under pressure in the April/May transition week, but then tended to be largely stable.
In the weighted federal average, the slaughterhouses paid 4,51 euros per kilogram of slaughter weight for slaughter calves, which was 19 cents less than in the previous month, but 66 cents more than a year ago.
