Livestock & Meat

摘要

EU pigmeat export boom in 2004: The EU-15 countries exported some 1.089 million tonnes of pigmeat in 2004 - a rise of 38% on the 2003 figure. However, almost a quarter of total exports were to the 10 new member states. Japan, the most important thirdcountry market, boosted imports of EU pigmeat by 25%; Stable prospects for English beef: Despite the worries caused by the introduction of decoupled aid payments, the beef market in England looks set for a period of underlying stability in 2005, according to the English Beef and Lamb executive. But some problems could arise later in the year when the Over Thirty Month rule is finally scrapped; Japan eases BSE test rules: Japan has decided to scrap its policy of testing all cattle for BSE, thus removinga major hurdle to the resumption of beef imports from the USA. However, American exporters fear that access to the previously lucrative Japanese market may remain limited; Brazilian meat exports up 19.5% in Q1: Brazil's surge into global agricultural markets is continuing this year, with exports of beef, pigmeat and poultrymeat up by 19.5% by volume in Q1 2005 as compared with last year. Pigmeat sales grew fastest, up 35.6% year-on-year.