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Olot Meats Group: Seguridad, bienestar, calidad y adaptación a los nuevos mercados. El sello del éxito.

Olot Meats Group es una empresa familiar y Glocal: ligada al territorio pero abierta al mundo. Formada por tres empresas: Càrniques de Juià, Càrniques Celdrà i Olot Meats, las tres ubicadas muy cercanas y comunicadas estratégicamente por vía terrestre y marítima. Tiene una producción de 14.000 cerdos diarios (con capacidad de 18.000) y genera una facturación de más 716 millones de €. Su lema, “El trabajo bien hecho”, se respira en la filosofía de todo el grupo. Controlando la producción de principio a fin. Olot Meats Group exporta el 85% de su producción a un total de 117 destinos diferentes. Todos los productos cumplen con los más altos estándares de calidad, con un estricto control de higiene, seguridad alimentaria, normativa medioambiental y trazabilidad completa.

Spanish meat production grew in the first quarter of 2020 by 2.4%. But sheep and goats suffer

If we analyze the sum in the production of the first quarter, the results show an increase in the general calculation of 2.4% to add 1.95 million tons, at a growth rate lower than in previous years. In pigs, the sum of the three mere months yields a production of 1.32 million tons, 4.4% more than in 2019. In poultry meat the drop is 3.8% over 419,623 tons.

The fairs are back in the food sector. Registration opens for Meat Attraction

Meat Attraction 2021 has opened its registration period to participate in the next edition to be held from February 2 to 4. Organized by IFEMA and ANICE, the “Appointment with the best meats in the world” will pay a great tribute to all professionals in the meat industry on this occasion (#Proud of Our Sector). Anafric has participated in the different editions of the fair with a grouped stand. In this fourth edition, it will also. For more information about participation in Meat Attraction together with Anafric, [email protected]

INTERPORC highlights the capacity of the pig sector to meet the challenges of sustainable development

AlimentaODS is a program coordinated by ECODES and PROSALUS to promote sustainable food systems within the framework of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of the UN Global Compact.

Project to extend the shelf life of meats thanks to biodegradable packaging

The new packaging can lengthen the shelf life of meat, fish or vegetables, and degrade in a maximum period of 90 days after it is discarded, while it can reduce food waste, which is one of the objectives of the strategy of the circular bioeconomy of the EU.

Agriculture launches a promotion campaign for the consumption of ‘Alimentos de España

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has launched a campaign to promote the consumption of ‘Alimentos de España’, which […]

10% of sheep production could not be commercialized, according to Interovic

In a news story published in the Revista Cárnica, Tomás Rodríguez, director of INTEROVIC, highlighted that nearly 1 million lambs have not been commercialized, a figure that represents 10% of production. during March and May, a period that coincides with the declaration of the state of alarm and with one of the most hectic moments of suckling pig consumption, around Semana Santa.

Vitartis launches with European funds a program to promote the sustainability of food companies

The development of this project, which will last until October, is structured in two action blocks. The first of these refers to the proposal of innovative solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change on companies in the sector; the second block will try to identify the adaptation measures to climate change of the food industry.

France and the Netherlands register more cases of COVID-19 among slaughterhouse workers

Both France and the Netherlands have reported the detection of workers in several slaughterhouses affected by COVID-19. Faced with situations experienced in Germany, the number of cases detected has not caused a shortage of products as if it had happened in other countries.

Spanish requests for private storage of sheep and cattle grow

The FEGA (Spanish Agrarian Guarantee Fund) has reported requests for private storage procedures in accordance with the latest process opened in the face of losses registered by the sheep and cattle sectors due to the closure of the HORECA channel by COVID-19.

Carne y Salut platform. The livestock-meat sector, economic engine of rural Spain

The livestock-meat sector reiterates its commitment to feeding the population, offering them quality, safe products and complying with the strict requirements of animal and environmental welfare set by the European Model of Production, redoubling its efforts to contribute to the whole of society to overcome the crisis caused by the coronavirus.

Cesfac starts the #IndisPIENSables campaign to highlight the livestock feed sector and its professionals

Cesfac has started a campaign that bears the title #IndisPIENSables and aims to highlight the food sector for our livestock, as well as the people who work every day so that the livestock sector as a whole has the best raw materials to feed cattle.

Anafric qualifies the MAPA survey on sheep meat consumption. First look de global dades in Spain

The consumption of sheep and goats is very low and very parked. In the food report published in June 2019, referring to the 2018 data, it is clearly seen how its consumption in households (it seems representative to us since at the time the price panel was carried out, HORECA did not exist ) down 8.5%. This means that if the average consumption of meat - in its entirety - was 46.19 kg per capita (person / year) in 2018, 72% of those kilos correspond to the fresh meat category *. But the specific consumption of sheep-goat meat is, according to the report data of 1.36 kg per person per year. Of which families with children only consume 0.52 kg per capita.

Anafric signs a collaboration agreement with the Generalitat de Catalunya for the purchase of fresh products from small producers with difficulties by Covid-19

Anafric ; the Generalitat with the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food; the Food Bank entity and small producers are the 4 legs of this large chain whose ultimate goal is for the perishable product to be distributed to the families who need it most through the Food Bank Foundation.

Castilla-La Mancha offers 6 million euros to sheep and goat farmers in animal welfare

The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development of Castilla - La Mancha, Francisco Martínez Arroyo, has presented a series of grants for farmers and ranchers that extend those previously granted. Martínez Arroyo stressed that the lines of organic, grazing, beekeeping or indigenous breeds, as well as those of animal welfare and mountain areas, "are important aid because they are intended for those who most need the role of public administration" and is done, "Guaranteeing continuity and giving certainty, and with the consensus of all agrarian organizations and cooperatives".

The sheep sector from Castilla y León shows its strength despite the crisis

Representatives of twelve cooperatives in the sheep sector, which market almost 80% of milk production, have participated in a videoconference organized by Urcacyl. Two months have passed since the State of Alarm was declared. All the cooperatives in the sheep sector in Castilla y León, belonging to Urcacyl, have not stopped their activity. Its workers continue to shoulder their shoulders day by day to continue serving their livestock partners, (collecting their products and providing supplies, food and technical advice) for the benefit of farms, consumers and their environment.

Hostelería de España, Aecoc and Fiab present to the Government their measures to minimize the economic impact of COVID-19

Hostelería de España, Aecoc and Fiab have presented to the Government their Plan of Intelligent Descaling with a package of measures to recover the activity of the sector minimizing economic losses. The package of measures stresses the importance of solving the liquidity problem that hotel establishments face.

Anafric claims the Government the immediate return of the advanced VAT by the meat exporting companies due to the lack of liquidity due to the inactivity of the HORECA sector

The meat sector as a whole is experiencing moments of extreme difficulty due to the COVID crisis 19. With the exception of a few large companies, most of the meat industry in Spain is made up of small and medium-sized companies that have completely lost their sales in the channel HORECA and proximity sales. They do not have money, but they have to face social security payments, taxes, rents and payments to suppliers, especially to farmers. There is a crisis in the sector that will be very difficult to overcome.

Desarrollo Rural de Navarra launches a special aid line of 3 euros per sheep for the sheep and goat sector

The objective of this support measure is to contribute to the maintenance of the sheep and goat sector, which is among the most affected by the health crisis

UECBV: An animal health scientist’s point of view on the alleged connection between food production and COVID-19

What we need is continued investment in infectious disease research and support for scientists to decipher molecular immune and resistance mechanisms, as well as development of new generation vaccines and ultra-efficient detection methods.

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