4TH MEAT CHRONICAL 2025

4TH MEAT CHRONICAL 2025 New branding strategy launched As the risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Namibia increases, every role player in the livestock value chain has a duty to stay informed and actively contribute to maintaining the country’s disease-free status in the FMD-free zone. This is critical for meat exports and trade opportunities. The […]

LIVESTOCK AND MEAT INDUSTRY SECOND QUARTER REVIEW FOR 2025

LIVESTOCK AND MEAT INDUSTRY SECOND QUARTER REVIEW FOR 2025 This article will review the performance of cattle, small stock and pork marketing. The review will cover and compare the second quarter (Q2) of 2025 with the corresponding 2024 period. Cattle sector Cattle marketing did not improve during Q2 of 2025 compared to 2024. A decrease […]

LIVESTOCK AND MEAT INDUSTRY THIRD QUARTER REVIEW FOR 2024

This article will review the performance of cattle, small stock and pork marketing in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. Cattle sector An overall marginal increase in cattle marketing was recorded during the third quarter of 2024. Due to prevailing drought conditions coupled with better producer prices, slaughtering at […]

GLOBAL PORK CONSUMPTION PROJECTED TO GROW

Desmond Cloete, the marketing manager at the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia, who gave a brief overview of the pork market share promotion scheme and its importance in securing a future for pork production in Namibia. Global pork consumption is projected to grow 8% or 131,1 million tonnes by 2033. Asia, Latin America, […]