Meatco’s strategy for moving up the value chain In its annual report for 2011/12, Namibia’s leading beef exporter Meatco, which accounts for just over 90% of cattle commercially slaughtered in Na... 02/12/2012
Declining EU beef exports but growing interest in fifth quarter markets confirmed According to the latest USDA annual review of the EU27 livestock sector, published in August 2012, ‘increasing input costs and phasing out of gover... 18/11/2012
Rabobank warns higher food prices likely in 2013 According to a report published in September 2012 by Rabobank, ‘Re-entering agflation: World food prices to hit record high’, global food prices ar... 28/10/2012
Opening of Chinese market to Kenyan meat exports could prove timely According to press reports, an agreement has been reached between the Kenyan Ministry of Livestock and two private companies, Mercbima Internationa... 08/10/2012
Calls for stakeholder dialogue to revive Jamaican beef sector The Jamaican government is looking for a ‘tangible solution’ for the promotion of the local beef sector in the face of ‘continued importation of be... 01/10/2012
Namibian president calls for waiving of EPA deadline According to Namibian press reports, at the end of July 2012, President Pohamba of Namibia called on the EU to waive the 1 January 2014 deadline fo... 16/09/2012
Beef sector trends in the EU and globally According to the EC’s short-term outlook report, EU beef production is forecast to fall by 3.5% in 2012, before stabilising in 2013. The EU cattle... 09/09/2012
Executive Brief Update 2012: Beef sector About this updateThis brief was updated in June 2012 to reflect developments since July 2011.The 2011 publication was based on a fuller briefing pu... 12/07/2012
Benefits of quality differentiation spread to Namibian smallholder beef farmers In May, the Namibian meat processing company Meatco announced the success of its efforts to sell beef cuts from the northern communal farming area... 10/06/2012
EU beef sector developments in 2011 According to the EC review of the EU agricultural sector in 2011, published in March 2012, the reduction in size of the EU cattle herd continued in... 20/05/2012