Article Abstract:
Meat price hikes will now begin to be felt on the retail trade level as well and the retail sector and the slaughter-house industry are awaiting consumer reactions. Meat giant Danish Crown's CEO Kjeld Johannesen says consumers will react to rising prices at some level but it is impossible to know when this reaction comes. He also says that he believes that pork prices will continue to rise as long as England is not slaughtering pigs.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Article Abstract:
Danish pig breeders aim to increase their production of organic pork as part of the new offensive strategy "Pork sector heading for new targets". Denmark is the leading producer in Europe of organic pork with a combined production of almost 70,000 pigs out of the total Danish production of 22mn pigs.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Article Abstract:
The slaughter-house company Danish Crown has found pork infected with salmonella DT 104 in a routine control in Odense, Denmark. Danish Crown is now trying to find out to which customers the infected meat has been delivered. An investigation has been initiated among 200 pork suppliers.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic: