THE MEAT BOARD STATISTICS SHOWS AFTER 2019 DROUGHT The latest Meat Board of Namibia statistics shows disturbing consequences of the 2019 drought around livestock marketing during 2020. On a year to year basis ending July 2020, total marketing of cattle decreased by 39%. The export abattoirs slaughtered 56% fewer cattle, while live cattle exports [...]
MEAT BOARD HOLDS SUCCESSFUL SEMINARS REGARDING CATTLE AND SHEEP MARKETING Two successful seminars regarding cattle and sheep marketing were held by the Meat Board in Windhoek on 16 and 17 June 2020. Globally, and not just in Namibia, the meat industry has been affected by reduced consumer disposable income; a shift in the application [...]
THE MEAT BOARD EXTENDS NEW YEAR’S WISHES OF PROSPERITY TO EVERY ROLE PLAYER We pray that our country will be blessed with abundant rain to relieve man and beast and that our Heavenly Father will grant all the decision makers the wisdom to bring about peace and prosperity to all the role players. THE [...]
MEAT BOARD ATTENDS THE BASELINE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA On 16 August 2019, Willie Schutz and Desmond Cloete attended the Baseline Agricultural Outlook Conference of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) in Somerset-West, Cape Town. The conference indicates detailed international trade trends and outlooks and is valuable in that it suggests [...]
MEAT BOARD ALLOCATES THE NORWEGIAN BEEF QUOTA 2020 After applications received, the Meat Board has decided to allocate the Norwegian beef quota of 1600 tonnes beef for 2020, to Meatco and the Brukarros abattoir. Under certain conditions, the allocation to Meatco and the Brukkaros abattoirs is 1400 and 200 tonnes respectively. The utilisation of [...]
ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MEAT BOARD The role and functions of the Meat Board is aimed at facilitating an optimal environment for sustainable production, growth in markets, and diversification of the livestock, meat and meat products value chain. Several focus areas have been identified, namely market development, regulatory control regarding meat standards, quality [...]
MEAT BOARD ATTENDS THE BASELINE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA On 16 August 2019, Willie Schutz and Desmond Cloete attended the Baseline Agricultural Outlook Conference of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) in Somerset-West, Cape Town. The conference indicates detailed international trade trends and outlooks and is valuable in that it suggests [...]
