In Germany, however, another increase in production

In relation to the EU as a whole, poultry meat recently had to endure a “dry spell”: after years of continuous growth, slight declines in production were already recorded in 2002. In 2003 poultry meat production in the EU even plummeted; According to estimates available to date based on national data, there is a decrease of almost six percent to 8,82 million tons.

The 2003 losses were greatest in the Netherlands; Against the background of last year's avian plague wave, poultry meat production has so far been reduced by a good 25 percent. However, significant reductions have also been reported from other important production countries - for example France and Italy. In Spain, the production curve is also pointing down again after a previous sharp increase. However, there are doubts about the reliability of the Spanish statistics. As the only well-known producer country, Germany again recorded an increase in poultry meat production, namely by three percent to 1,07 million tons.

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Livestock and Meat

The demand for beef at the German wholesale markets was described in the Holy Week as partly calm and partly steady. As before, precious parts were in the foreground of interest; Fore quarters were often neglected. The not too extensive supply of slaughter cattle was sufficient for the more restrained demand from the slaughterhouses. The buyers tried to lower the prices for male animals again, but this only succeeded regionally. Cows for slaughter were only available in limited numbers at the beginning of the new dairy year. The slaughterhouses mostly paid unchanged prices. According to a preliminary overview, the weighted federal average for cows in meat trade class O3 stagnated at 1,79 euros per kilogram of slaughter weight. Young bulls of class R3 brought in at 2,49 euros per kilogram one cent less than in the previous week. The dispatch of beef to neighboring countries was mostly continuous. - In the coming week, beef demand is likely to be quieter than before and concentrate on cheaper items. Young bulls and cows for slaughter are expected to be traded at prices that are barely maintained or unchanged. - Veal was mostly quickly in demand before Easter. The supply of slaughter calves was good enough for the needs, the prices tended by and large to be stable. Calves for slaughter that were billed at a flat rate continued to generate around EUR 4,68 per kilogram of slaughter weight. - Holstein bull calves continued to be assessed. In the coming week, however, stable rates can at best be expected, as the supply is increasing, while the fatteners' willingness to stablish could be a little more restrained.

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New CMA brochure with numerous recipes published

Pork has always been one of the most popular types of meat in Germany. And not without reason - countless dishes can be conjured up with pork. The CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der Deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH presents a variety of delicacies with the light pink, tasty meat in its new brochure “Pork Recipes”. 

With its abundance of cuts and preparation options, pork from our regions not only brings a lot of variety to the menu. Its flexible usability makes it easy to eat a balanced and varied diet. Neck, shoulder, knuckle or ham - the various cuts can be used to prepare tasty dishes. How about, for example, a roast beef with summer herbs, knuckle of knuckle medallions on cream sausage or “hot sushi” made from pork leg? A large number of recipes illustrated with pictures invite consumers to cook and enjoy. The 24-page brochure also reveals that pork is not only delicious, but also nutritionally valuable. As a source of vitamins B1, B6 and selenium, it is an important part of a balanced and varied diet.

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New CMA concept enriches professional gastronomy

Guests who are nutrition-conscious in particular are increasingly demanding light, fresh, yet wholesome meals - also and especially in professional gastronomy. After the CMA - Centrale MarketingGesellschaft der Deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH and the community caterer Aramark tested the “Deli Fresh Lunch” together with great success in selected company restaurants in the summer and autumn of last year, this catering concept is now being expanded. From April 19, Aramark will be offering “Deli Fresh Lunch” menus in 53 German company restaurants. The guests can then choose from three flavors twice a week, the vital, the light and the strong, and a total of 12 recipes. With this lunch concept, the CMA offers an attractive alternative to classic lunches and fast food dishes.

With imaginative salad variations and premium sandwiches, refined with German cheese and special meat, fruit and vegetable ingredients, “Deli Fresh Lunch” offers something for every taste. For example, if you opt for the “Green Angel” combination, you will receive flatbread coated with avocado cream and topped with spinach, radish slices and hot peppers. Served on top are German Edam and Kassler, garnished with Raphanus seedlings. A spaghetti and rocket salad with cherry tomatoes, cubes of German mozzarella, basil and pine nuts is served with it - the taste is rounded off with a pesto and olive oil dressing. 

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Conference on "Sustainable Lamb Meat Production"

The “Württemberger Lamm” program has now been successfully used in practice for a year thanks to attributes such as tradition, quality, diversity and origin. "Württemberger Lamm" is the protected brand of the Baden-Württembergische Lammfleischerzeugergemeinschaft eV and has been offered by Viehzentrale Südwest GmbH, Stuttgart, and Frischlamm GmbH, Stuttgart, as marketing partners throughout Baden-Württemberg since April 2003. The CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der Deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH and MBW - Marketing und Vertriebsförderungsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH have taken over the overarching project support as part of their central-regional marketing activities as partners. In addition to the joint brand creation, the partners developed the “Württemberger Lamm” program up to market readiness within just one year. 

In keeping with the “Württemberger Lamm” concept, a national conference on the subject of “Sustainable lamb production” will take place on April 27, 2004 in the Bürgersaal in Dornstadt / Ulm. The organizers are the Baden-Württemberg Lamb Meat Producer Association, the State Sheep Breeding Association of Baden-Württemberg and Viehzentrale Südwest GmbH. The conference begins at 10.00 a.m. and highlights the conflicting objectives of “ensuring the preservation of the landscape and producing lamb in a quality that is in line with the market”. Among other things, Dr. Stefan Völl from the German Lamb Association and Prof. Dr. Stanislaus von Korn, Nürtingen University of Applied Sciences, on "Effects of the agricultural reform on sheep farming" and "Concepts for a sustainable competitive and market situation in lamb meat production".

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Prionics AG will in future also sell its products in the United States

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted marketing authorization for the Prionics (R) -Check WESTERN and Prionics (R) -Check LIA rapid BSE tests. This means that Prionics AG receives US approval for its prion tests almost at the same time as its US competitors.

"This is really an extraordinary success for us as a Swiss company," explains Dr. Markus Moser, CEO of Prionics AG. "The hurdles were indeed very high, as the US authorities set strict criteria for the import of biotechnologically manufactured products and therefore had to inspect the production facilities on site." The fact that Prionics was able to keep up with its American competitors despite these high requirements means that the USA attaches great importance to the Prionics (R) -Check BSE test procedure. Prionics AG is also the only company in the world that offers several approved BSE rapid tests. "This enables us to respond specifically to the needs of our customers for flexible solutions," explains Marketing Director Ernst Zollinger.

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The professional situation influences the occurrence of the illness

The sickness rate of those insured by the BKK continued to decrease in 2003 and fell from 3,9 to 3,8 percent in the previous year. The downward trend is also confirmed in the sample results for this year. The sickness-related failure rates were extremely low in the first two months of 2004 as well. The previous year's figures, which were already low, were undercut by around half a percentage point (January 2004: 3,7 percent, January 2003: 4,3 percent; February 2004: 4,0 percent, February 2003: 4,8 percent).

In recent years, the sickness rate of those insured by the BKK has decreased continuously by 0,1 percentage points: The annual average sickness rate was 2002 percent in 3,9, 2001 percent in 4,0 and 2000 percent in 4,1.

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As reported by the Association of the Meat Industry, the European Commission is thinking out loud about raising the mandatory test age for BSE tests in cattle in the normal slaughter process from 30 to 36 months as soon as possible. In the run-up to a specific proposal for a regulation, an informal examination is currently being carried out to determine whether there could be a majority in the member states. The overwhelming number of Member States are apparently still reluctant to raise the mandatory test age at the present time. If there is no clear majority in favor of the Commission proposal, the Commission is likely to have a further risk analysis carried out on this issue, which will then serve as the basis for the intended amendment to the BSE regulation at the end of the year. In Brussels, it is expected that the test age will be raised to 2005 months by spring 36 at the latest.

In its decision on the national mandatory test age, the Federal Government is based on a statement by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment dated December 22, 2003. It states:

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New book provides information on all eating disorders for the first time

Eating disorders are serious mental and physical illnesses. They often last a lifetime and cause massive damage to the body, the psyche and interpersonal relationships. More and more people affected - mainly girls and young women, but also young men - and their relatives are looking for help because of this. The transition from disturbed eating behavior to pathological disorder is often gradual and is not immediately noticed by many affected persons and relatives. In the new book, "Eating Disorders. Anorexia. Bulimia. Binge Eating." the authors go into all eating disorders for the first time. Co-author, private lecturer Dipl. Psych. Dr. phil. Günter Reich (head of the outpatient clinic for family therapy and eating disorders in the field of human medicine at the University of Göttingen) says: "We wanted to offer a comprehensive overview of eating disorders in a book and describe the disorders and their treatment, using case studies in particular." The book was published by TRIAS Verlag Stuttgart in 2003 and costs 17,95 euros.

Ingestion of food is closely related to a wide variety of emotional states. Tension can "hit someone's stomach", "bacon" is added and still others fight boredom with food. For most people, once their problems are resolved, their eating habits go away. But there are a large number of people who develop it into illness. The causes of an eating disorder are many and varied from person to person, as are the treatment approaches. The authors illustrate this using case studies.

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The first ascent of the second highest mountain in the world was 50 years ago / Prosciutto di Parma for optimal care of the mountaineering team

The Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma is the official partner of the Italian expedition to "K2", the second highest mountain in the world at 8.611 m. 50 years after the first ascent by the Italians Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni, who reached the summit on July 31, 1954, an Italian mountaineering and research team started again in April to mark the anniversary year in order to reach the summit of K2004 in July 2.

Part of the "K2 2004" project is an extensive scientific research program that will also carry out studies on optimal nutrition under extreme conditions. The expedition participants are exposed to physical and psychological stress and suffer from loss of appetite and loss of strength in these low-oxygen heights. Proper nutrition can become a question of survival here.

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In the well-frequented Odenwald Hotel in Beerfelden, MOGUNTIA specialist advisor and sales manager Klaus Zühlke presented new trends and specialties for Easter and the barbecue season that started with it. In addition to rustic specialties such as a stone oven roast, innovative grill specialties and salads also caught the attention of the 110 guests.

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