August 4, 2006

ACMC steps into German market

British pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd has appointed two agents in Germany to expand its business into the largest hog market in the EU.

The main agent, which will handle sales in the whole of Germany, is Behrens Projekt Management GmbH, a company which undertakes consultancy work throughout the EU.

The second agent, Jens-Uwe Stiefel, would deal only with the northern states. Jens is also involved in consultancy work.

The appointments follow visits to ACMC's Beeford, Yorkshire, headquarters where the agents were impressed with the fecundity of the stock.

The fact that carcass quality in the slaughter generation is maintained at the higher finished weights practised in Germany, also favoured the appointment, said ACMC managing director Matthew Curtis.

The agents, who will initially handle sales of ACMC's AC1 parent gilt - containing genes from the hyper-prolific Chinese Meishan - will also be offering AI and PigCom, the company's computer recording scheme which enables farmers to analyse performance data.