January 7, 2013
                                                                                         

BPEX Export Bulletin-January 2013 (Week 1)

 

 

This week's export news

 

At last, the eagerly awaited export health certificate 6838EHC for the export of pork (for further heat treatment - from Great Britain only) from listed premises to Australia has been made available by Carlisle. We expect a sizeable trade to start rapidly.

 

At the end of 2012, PIC and its franchise partner Iwatani Corporation in Japan celebrated 30 years of successful collaboration. In 1982, the first licensing agreement was ratified by Ken Woolley and Naoji Iwatani, the founder of the diversified energy conglomerate.

 

Westaway Sausages Far Eastern export success is presented as a case study by UKTI on their site at: http://www.ukti.gov.uk/pt_pt/uktihome/item/420240.html?null

 

From 1 January, a large proportion of the pork produced in Europe is de facto illegal. According to the European Commission (SCoFCAH) only five countries out of twenty-seven have so far fulfilled the requirement of the stall and tether ban: the UK, Sweden, Luxembourg, Estonia and Austria. Four countries, according to the same report, have less than half of their sow herd complying with the new regulations, including major producers Germany, France and Belgium. The European Commission is expected to provide an update to these numbers in January.

France

 

Aoste & Cie

 

The French charcuterie manufacturer has closed two sites. The group has closed one factory located in Boffres (south) and in early December the management announced the closure of a second site located in Yssingeaux (centre-south). Three other sites are affected by these closures with the loss of 66 jobs and the modification of 29 contracts. The French Federation of Charcuterie processors (FICT) declared that ten years ago the profit in the sector was 1% on average, today most companies just break even restricting technical and marketing innovations in the sector.

 

Protecting the environment, but by how far?

 

In Brittany, the nitrate content of rivers has decreased by 30% since 1991. Over the past 20 years, Nitrogen treatment has increased by as much as 80%; 443 water treatment units have been installed and 20,000 livestock producers have engaged in environmental programmes. In the meantime, the number of sows has decreased by 16% and ,by the end of 2014, production in Brittany is expected to fall by a further 1m pigs, this represents the annual throughput of a Britton abattoir.

 

Markets

 

 

 

Pork prices RUNGIS week commencing 31 December 2012
Cut name	Price range (Euro/Kg)
Back fat, rind-on	0.75
Trimmings	1.59
Leg	2.36
Loin including chump	3.02
Loin excluding chump	2.61
Belly extra without trimmings	2.99

 

Germany

 

Market unchanged

 

Pork prices Hamburg Market Week commencing 31 December 2012
Cut name	Price range (Euro/Kg)
Round cut leg	2.30/2.45
Leg (boneless, rindless max fat level 3mm	3.05/3.30
Boneless Shoulder	2.65/2.85
Picnic Shoulder	2.15/2.35
Collar	2.40/2.60
Belly (bone in, ex-breast)	2.55/2.75
Sheet Boned Belly (rindless)	2.40/2.70
Jowl	1.60/1.75
Half Pig Carcasses U class.	2.05/2.15

 
Denmark

 

Danish Crown plan to reduce costs

 

According to CEO Kjeld Johannesen, Danish Crown will continue to cut costs in 2013 with the aim of cutting a further €10m from the cost base. The company also aims to increase productivity by between 4 and 5%. To date, Danish Crown has delivered solid growth through acquisitions and higher product prices. The current growth plan should result in annual turnover increasing from the current €7.5b to €8.6b in 2015. A new strategic plan will be delivered this year for the period to 2018/20. (Source: JyllandsPosten)

 

Danish Slaughterhouses - payments week commencing 31 December 2012
Slaughterhouse	Danish Crown	Tican
Slaughter pigs (70.0 – 86.9 kg)	Euro 1.547	Euro 1.547
Difference to last week	Unchanged	Unchanged
Sows (Above 129.9 kg)	Euro 0.96	Euro 0.96
Difference to last week	Unchanged	Unchanged
Boars (Above 109.9 kg)	Euro 0.893	Euro 0.893
Difference to last week	Unchanged	Unchanged

 

Spain

 

Pork prices Barcelona Market Week commencing 31 December 2012
Cut Name	Price range (Euro/Kg)
Gerona Loin Chops	2.60/2.63
Loin Eye Muscle	3.53/3.56
Spare Ribs	2.98/3.01
Fillets	5.43/5.46
Round Cut Legs	2.73/2.76
Cooked Ham	2.50/2.53
Rindless Picnic Shoulder	1.75/1.78
Belly	2.54/2.57
Smoked Belly with Spare Rib Section Cut off	2.97/3.00
Shoulder chap or Head Jowls	1.23/1.26
Back Fat, Rindless	0.98/1.01

 
US$1 = EUR0.77 (Jan. 7, 2012)