Uruguay Pioneers Carbon Neutral Meat in South America
Uruguay will become the first country in South America to export certified carbon neutral meat when a consignment destined for Europe leaves the port of Montevideo this month. The shipment by Uruguayan meat manufacturer Mosaica has been certified by local certification body LSQA, and will leave for Switzerland in the middle of December. The consignment represents a “historic milestone,” according to Agustín Russi, business development manager at LSQA, which is also active in other major meat-producing…
G20 carbon ‘food-print’ highest in meat-loving nations, says report
Argentina tops the list of G20 nations with a diet exceeding climate thresholds nearly five-fold, followed by Canada, Brazil, the United States, Russia and Australia, says new report comparing carbon emissions from food consumption. If everyone alive ate steaks and dairy the way Brazilians and Americans do, we would need an extra five planets to feed the world, according to the first report to compare the carbon emissions from food consumption in G20 nations, released Thursday. Among the world’s top economies,…
The Chinese go crazy for Argentine beef
Argentines involved with the beef, pork, and poultry industries are really very enthusiastic about the future, due to the Chinese rising demand. According to the USDA analysis, Chinese beef imports would increase from 0.42 metric tons (carcass weight equivalent) in 2014 to 1.68 MT this year, while pork meat imports would growth from 0.76 to 2.20 MMT in this space, and poultry imports from 0.26 to 0.58 million tons. This means to a change from 1.44 MT of meat imports in 2014 to 4.46 MT during 2019. As the Argentine…
