June, 2019 – For the third consecutive year, and also coinciding with the third edition of the contest, the Association of Meat Companies, Anafric, will be present at Meat Attraction 2019, which will take place in Madrid from September 17…
Barcelona, June 6 – The Association of Meat Companies, Anafric, has asked the president of the Government of Catalonia, Joaquim Torra, the collaboration of this administration in the defense of meat, as food. José Friguls, president of Anafric, argued the…
The president of Anafric, José Friguls, and the IRTA’s General Director, Josep Usall, have signed a joint collaboration agreement for the next 5 years, in order to develop and execute activities of reciprocal interest in the field of livestock and…
The sheep-goat group from Anafric held its annual meeting on March 12 in Cartagena (Murcia). The event was attended by more than 60 participants, including an important representation of the fur industry. In recent years the market for Spanish sheep…
One of the possible explanations for the sudden onset of African Swine Pest (PPA) in Belgium could be the illegal importation of wild boars in that country. In this regard, the Belgian authorities have detained two people who are charged…
On February 1, 2019, the new Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Japan will enter into force after the respective parliamentary ratifications. This Agreement will eliminate the majority of tariffs (value that amounts to approximately one billion euros…
The veterinary authorities of Morocco have declared, from January 10 2019 to date, 3 foot-and-mouth disease focus serotype O in individual beef, sheep and goat farms. Two of them in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region (Ouled Sidi Chennane, Krifate, Fquih Ben…
In France, Carrefour has been the first distributor that asks its suppliers to equip their slaughterhouses facilities with video cameras, in order to reinforce the controls already carried out in the field of animal welfare. For this, a first pilot…
On December 26, the French authorities announced the extension in the obligation to indicate the origin of meat and milk in the labels of the products until March 31, 2020. This means that French processors and manufacturers that produce and…
The production costs of the main meats in Russia have been increasing since the beginning of this year. Thus, chicken costs have increased by 35%, pigs by 30% and beef by 10%, according to data from the National Union of…
On January 9, in one of the hunting raids that were carried out in the Wallonia region, affected by the PPA, to diminish the wild boar populations in the border area with France, 2 of the wild boars gave positive…
Consumption of meat or so-called ‘meat substitutes’ is a matter of personal choice, but it is important that the consumer is well-informed of the properties and production methods, etc. before making that choice. In terms of environmental impact however, based…
ANAFRIC Communication.- The Russian health authorities have activated the alarms in front of the PPA focus detected in the northeast of China and very close to the border between both countries. In this area of eastern Russia, pig production is…
The new extension of the rule has been published in the BOE (Order APA / 1398/2018) and its entry into force is from January 1, 2019 and until December 31, 2021. This new extension of the rule will allow PROVACUNO…
The recent trade agreement between Spain and China, signed by their respective presidents, Pedro Sánchez and Xi Jinping, opens up excellent opportunities for the export of pig’s meat to China. Until the signing of this agreement, Spain could only export…
ANAFRIC has recently signed, through its president, Josep Friguls, the new document of agreement of adhesion to the Code of Good Practice in the Food Chain of Catalonia (CBPC). The Code of Good Practices in the Food Chain of Catalonia,…
On Thursday, December 6, the representatives of ANAFRIC, Moisés Argudo (Frimancha), Antonio Jové (Miguel Vergara and Olot Meats), accompanied by the president of ANAFRIC, Josep Friguls, held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of International Affairs of the Ministry of…
The issue of animal welfare is not only a concern of consumers, whose demands are higher and who increasingly condition their purchase decision, but also producers and the meat industries. The sector knows very well the effects of a low…
In a study conducted at IRTA-CReSA by Minerva Laranjo on the cost of cysticercosis in the beef sector in Catalonia during the period 2013-2015, it concludes that it was 142,000 euros / year. Cysticercosis (the beef is the intermediate host…
After several meetings of the ANAFRIC / OVICEBO sheep-goat working group, within INTEROVIC, it has been promoted and is working on the Agreement and the Specific Plan for the domestic sheep and goat sector of meat for the reduction in…