18 Fleischwirtschaft <strong>international</strong> 3_<strong>2018</strong> Industry News Belgium Meat production stabilizes at previous year's level In 2017 1.79 mill. t of meat – including poultry meat – were produced in the kingdom, almost 0.60% less than a year ago. A total of 313.41mill. heads were taken to the slaughterhouse. This is the result of figures from the Belgian Statistical Office, which were prepared by the Belgian Meat Office. Fewer pigs were kept in Belgium in 2017. As a result, slaughter figures have fallen by 2% to 10.95 mill. The corresponding meat production is estimated at 1.04 mill. t, a decrease of 1.51% compared to the previous year. The bulk of Belgian pork production is still exported. In total, 797,017 t of pork crossed the kingdom's borders last year. Compared to 2016, this is a decrease of 3.9%. The main sales area remains the European internal market, which absorbs 709,151 t or 89% of Belgian pork. Germany, Poland and The slaughter numbers of cattle increased last year. the Netherlands continue to lead the ranking of the three most important European destinations. While deliveries to Germany stabilized at the previous year's level of 257,137t, Poland ordered 178,453 t, about 5% less than a year ago. By contrast, exports to the Netherlands, which import 90,621tof pork, recorded a significant increase of 11.7%. Around a quarter of Belgian pork production – equivalent to 2.5 mill. pigs – is sold to Germany. Exports to neighbouring Germany account for €454 mill. in value. Interest in carcasses is particularly high: they now account for 70.8% of volumes. Ham (9.9%), boned cuts (5.5%) and loin (3.7%) follow in the other places. Outside the Union, 87,866 t of pork were sold. The customer list is led by China/Hong Kong with 38,396 t, the Philippines with 12,409 t and South Korea with 9,447 t. The slaughtering of cattle was increased by almost 1% to 920,142heads. The quantity of beef produced is estimated at 281,536 t, an increase of 1.14%. Poultry slaughtering also declined, by 1.72% to 301.38 mill. heads. Meat production, on the other hand, rose by just under half a percent to 463,393 t. While the number of sheep and lambs slaughtered fell by 1.47% to around 139,000 heads, the meat volume climbed by 5.36% to 2,950.47 t. Horse meat production fell by 6.38% to 1,772 t. //www.vlam.be Advertisement Equipment Market to grow by 25% in 5 years The global slaughtering equipment market is expected to grow from $6.62 bn. in present to $8.28 bn. by 2023, according to a market research released by ResearchAnd Markets from Dublin, Ireland. Increase in demand for processed meat, lenient trade policies, and an increase in meat exports are some of the major factors that are expected to drive the demand for slaughtering equipment, according to the analysts. The poultry segment of slaughtering equipment was the dominant one in the last year and the trend is expected to continue in the next five years. It is expected that poultry producers to change their preferences for semiautomatic slaughtering lines and to go for the fully automated segment. "The fully automated line of operation allows slaughterhouses to produce mass highquality meat with high speed. A majority of the new slaughterhouses are installing fully automated slaughtering lines with advanced equipment to meet the consumer demand globally." mentioned the researchers. The AsiaPacific region will be the driver for growth. North America will still have the largest share in the global slaughtering equipment market, thanks to the growth of fast food and restaurant chains, but AsiaPacific region is the one that is going to develop at a fast pace. High consumption of meat in urban areas and the increase in demand for processed meat products drive the growth of the slaughtering equipment market in the region, according to the market analysis. //www.researchandmarkets.com
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