http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. Belgian unions are unlikely to announce further strike action at local Carrefour stores over the weekend in a dispute over planned closures and job cuts, a union official said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190310/belgium___supermrket_strike_.aspx foodbizdaily.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT After dropping 22.9% operating profit, supermarket Delhaize was able to exceed its full-year profit guidance. Delhaize has reported 4.2% profit to $1.18bn. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190310/belgium___supermarket_profits_down_.aspx foodbizdaily.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Belgian newspaper Le Soir, on its website, called the plan a "social earthquake" while Rudy Demotte, the head of the Southern French-speaking region of Wallonia, said it was a "new shock" for the group's staff http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030310/belgium___carrefour_to_cut_jobs_close_stores.aspx foodbizdaily.com Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A journalist is calling for a ban on the castration of male pigs, which, he says, is a producedure only carried out in his country because of exports to Germany http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030310/belgium___no_to_castrating_pigs_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Roxell introduces a brand new feeder pan exclusively for feeding roosters. Boozzter is an oval shaped pan with high and wide grill openings. Roosters, even with big mature combs, have easy access to the feed without hurting themselves http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260210/belgium___new_poultry_feeder_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kemin is pleased to announce that Jan-Jeroen De Beucker has been appointed Marketing Director of Kemin Agrifoods worldwide, based in Herentals http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190210/belgium___new_marketing_man_at_kemin_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT At least hundred Belgian pig producers have been blocking the doors of the Westvlees slaughterhouse in Westrozebeke, Belgium, since early this morning and threaten to continue the blockage all day, the Flemish Info Centre for Agri- and Horticulture (VILT) reports http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160210/belgium___farmers_block_pig_plant_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petersime has now launched the S-line, its new range of single-stage incubators, which optimizes hatchery performance by hatching more but also better quality chicks and by reducing energy, maintenance and labour costs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110210/belgium___petersime_introduces_s_line_incubators.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT An audience of veterinarians and nutritionists from all over Europe joined for the “Evolution never stops” symposium in Brussels, Belgium on 3 February. The seminar was organised by Kemin Europe at the occasion of the expected introduction of the active microbial Clostat on the European market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110210/belgium___poultry_seminar_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The FVO visited Belgium in May last year and attended inspections at several pig and poultry production sites and slaughterhouse http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140110/belgium___concerns_over_animal_welfare_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Belgium should better maintain animal welfare legislation, a recent report by the European Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) concludes http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130110/belgium___animal_welfare_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT In order to streamline its sales and marketing activities and strengthen its corporate image among stakeholders of the European feed industry, Agrimex recently adopted a new company logo and house style http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090110/belgium___new_website_for_feed_giant.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT In this role, Dr Springate is responsible for overseeing the global agrifoods business of Kemin. Having served as president of Kemin Europe and Kemin Asia http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/271209/belgium___kemin_industries_has_announced_the_appointment_of_john_springate_.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ter Beke expecting sustained results (AIC) – The listed meat enterprise Ter Beke in Waarschoot, Flanders, is expecting a net profit which will at least match that of the previous year (2008: EUR 7.6 million). The company will then still be on track to continue its upward http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011209/belgium___ter_beke_expecting_sustained_results.aspx www.ai-consult.net Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authorities report a further case of Newcastle disease in a hobby flock of pigeons in East Flanders. The Belgian veterinary http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/231109/belgium___newcastle_disease_in_birds.aspx oie.int Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Petersime’s customers will now receive a Tailored Documentation Box upon delivery of their new incubators.This handy resource guide, part of the "24/7 Access to Service Station" Service Pack, features 600 pages of practical user information, in plain language, and neatly categorised by topic. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/071109/belgium___new_technolgy_for_poultry_hatcheries.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Finding ways to lower the prices of kosher food in Europe was one of the major topics discussed at the third conference of kashrut organizations organized earlier this week in Brussels by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/021109/belgium___concerns_over_prices_of_kosher_food.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Belgian Food Safety Authority (AFSCA) has ordered a pig abattoir in Liege to halt all slaughtering activities after a significant number of carcasses were found to be contaminated http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/281009/belgium___pork_abattoir_closed.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT With more than 2,800 product references, the organic market Belgium is now worth over 300 million euros. Sales have actually improved by 25% over last year, regardless of the crisis. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/221009/belgium___organic_food_growth.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authorities have reported another cases of Newcastle disease in a pigeon to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The Belgian veterinary http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151009/belgium___newcastle_disease_confirmed_in_poultry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Pig producers in Belgium continue to send out alarm signals as they feel they continue to be underpaid for their pigs by large retailers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151009/belgium___pig_farmers_in_trouble.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Pig producers in Belgium continue to send out alarm signals as they feel they continue to be underpaid for their pigs by large retailers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121009/belgium___pig_farm_crisis.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Production costs for producers amount to €1.40/kg, but they get paid €1.08, the website of the Flemish Information Centre for Agri- and Horticulture (VILT) reports. "Strikingly, at their websites http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/101009/belgium___farmers_cant_meet_production_costs.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Belgian food retailer Delhaize Group announced it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire a substantial majority of BI-LO LLC's assets for $425 million in cash. The announcement http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081009/belgium___bi_lo_supermarkets_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Test and Training Center for Agriculture (Proef- en Vormingscentrum voor de Landbouw; PVL) in Bocholt is a new experimental farm for pig production. It offers facilities for feeding trials and studies into improved production methods. The construction of the facility cost €622,000. The PVL already had facilities http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290909/belgium___improving_pig_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Belgian Trial and Education Centre for Agriculture (PVL) will construct a new test farm for pigs, the Flemish website VILT announced. The pig house http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290909/belgium___new_trials_on_pig_feeding.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Dairy farmers poured three million litres of milk into a Belgian field in a bid to highlight their desperation over falling prices. The stunt, in http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170909/belgium___dairy_farmers_protesing.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Linafiber is a new product from the Beneo-Animal Nutrition range. It contains 3 functional ingredients: linseed, chicory fiber and the high-energy sugar syrup BeneoCarb S. Highly suitable for sow feed, it has also proven beneficial in feed for growing & finishing pigs, piglets and breeding calves.Linafiber contains linseed, chicory fiber and a high-energy sugar syrup. The first two components http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170909/belgium___developing_new_animal_feed.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Belgian food retailer Delhaize has sealed its exit from Germany with the completion of its store sales to Rewe. Delhaize signed a deal to sell its four German stores to Rewe in July. The agreement, for an undisclosed sum, has been approved by the http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050909/belgium___food_retailer_sells_german_stores.aspx just-food.com Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT After four consecutive years of sales growth and rising market share, Petersime has outgrown its current office and production facilities in Olsene, Belgium.To keep pace with this rapid expansion in output, the company has just purchased 22,000 m² of additional land in a newly developed industrial area next to the current Petersime site. The company will http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030909/belgium___poultry_processor_expands_facilities.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Belgian government has advised a ban on all laying-hen cage systems as from 2025. However, EU minimum standards do not offer sufficient guarantees for welfare, reports Eurogroup for Animals, representing a large number of animal welfare organisations within the EU member states. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170809/belgium___no_more_battery_hens.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Belgian government has advised a ban on all laying-hen cage systems as from 2025. However, EU minimum standards do not offer sufficient guarantees for welfare, reports Eurogroup for Animals, representing a large number of animal welfare organisations http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170809/belgium___total_ban_on_caged_hens.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT A stakeholders' committee has advised the Belgian Health Minister to bring in a ban on all cage systems for laying hens in the country by 2025. It was their opinion that the EU ban on conventional battery cages does not go far enough for good animal welfare. Millions of laying http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170809/belgium__animal_welfare.aspx Google news Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT As from 1 January, 2012, using classical battery cages for layer hens will be banned in the EU. Most Belgian poultry producers won't make that switch in time, warns Ilka Hertogs, secretary at the Flemish Industry Poultry and Rabbit Producers (Vepek http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160809/belgium___battery_hens.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Belgian farmers look like Irish farmers, work hard like Irish farmers, complain about prices like Irish farmers, but their livestock is different. Whether it is http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120809/belgium___belgium_blue_cattle.aspx irishindependent. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT - Poultry numbers have slightly come down over the past 12 months in Belgium, official May figures of the Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs indicate.Total numbers came down from 32.5 mln to 32.3 mln. The number of layers went up 4.5% to 12.0 mln but the http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280709/belgium__poultry_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Angry pig producers have blocked access to four large retailer distribution centres in Belgium late last week, the Flemish Information Centre for Agri- and Horticulture reports in its newsletter.According to the Flemish union for pig producers (VeVa), about 750 http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220709/belgium___angry_pig_farmers.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Angry pig producers have blocked access to four large retailer distribution centres in Belgium last night, the Flemish Information Centre for Agri- and Horticulture reports in its newsletter.According http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210709/belgium___pig_farmers_protest.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Angry pig producers have blocked access to four large retailer distribution centres in Belgium last night, the Flemish Information Centre for Agri- and Horticulture reports in its newsletter http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200709/belgium___angry_pig_farmers.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Slaughterhouses in Belgium are slightly hesitant towards the newly launched vaccine against boar taint in the European Union, the Flemish information centre for agri- and horticulture (VILT) reportsIn its daily newsletter, the Centre quotes delegated boardmember Thierry Smagghe of Febev, the Federation for Belgian Meat. The European Commission http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130709/belgium___getting_used_to_boar_meat.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Michel De Clercq Managing Director of Petersime N.VThe company successfully launched its unique, patented Bio-Response Incubation technology in very promising markets such as Brazil and India. Major new hatcheries across Europe also chose Petersime technology, eager to secure the proven higher returns on chicks hatched in AirStreamer incubators. Petersime also generated significant business growth by engineering turn-key hatchery solutions with highly efficient, customised, energy-saving systems fully integrated in the heating and ventilation http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090709/belgium___good_year_for_farm_company.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT TOURISTS and especially motorists, would be well advised to steer clear of the centre of Brussels over the weekend when dairy farmers from all over mainland Europe intend to stage a protest meeting at the low prices they are currently receiving for their milk. Tractors and cows are likely to be highly visible as anger mounts on a daily basis. This protest follows on from a similar exercise just ten days ago, but there is every indication that this week's demonstration will step up a few gears. Romauld Schaber http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210609/belgiun___dairy_farmers_march_in_protest.aspx . Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authorities have reported a news case of Newcastle disease (ND) in pigeons to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100609/belgium___newcastle_disease.aspx . Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Belgian city of Ghent will declare every Thursday a vegetarian day and offer climate-conscious consumers tips on limiting their meat intake, which city officials consider a significant source of pollution. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170509/belgium___city_of_ghent_goes_green_every_thursday.aspx . Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT