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Europe Doubled Its Egg Imports, and Türkiye Filled the Gap

Published about about 6 hours ago in Market Analysis

Europe Doubled Its Egg Imports, and Türkiye Filled the Gap

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Martina Osmak

Director of Marketing

Extra-EU egg imports rose 90.8% in the first five months of 2026 and Türkiye went from 991 tonnes to 32,053, and our view is that this new supply line stays open even as European prices cool.

Ireland Won the Medals, Australia Won the Trophy

Published 1 day ago in Industry Insights

Ireland Won the Medals, Australia Won the Trophy

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Martina Osmak

Director of Marketing

Ireland took a record 82 medals at the 2026 World Steak Challenge while an Australian grain-fed Wagyu took the single top title, and we think the medal table is the result that actually matters to beef buyers.

Europe Will Not Get a Discount From Brazil's Beef Problem

Published 2 days ago in Market Analysis

Europe Will Not Get a Discount From Brazil's Beef Problem

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Martina Osmak

Director of Marketing

Brazil lost its Chinese quota and its European market access within weeks, and our view is that the displaced beef goes to the United States rather than Europe, so EU buyers should not wait for a price break.

Europe's Heat Is Now Setting the World Pork Price

Published 3 days ago in Market Analysis

Europe's Heat Is Now Setting the World Pork Price

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Martina Osmak

Director of Marketing

World pork quotations rose in August mainly because hot weather in the European Union slowed pig growth, and we think that makes the current firmness a delay rather than a turn in the cycle.

Spain Has Nowhere to Put Its Pork, and Europe Will Feel It

Spain Has Nowhere to Put Its Pork, and Europe Will Feel It

Published 4 days ago in Market Analysis

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

Two of Spain's best-paying pork markets are still shut while Spanish plants keep producing more, and our view is that the meat has only one place left to go: Europe.

EU Meat Prices Cool From Winter Highs: How the Market Moved Through Mid-2026

EU Meat Prices Cool From Winter Highs: How the Market Moved Through Mid-2026

Published 8 days ago in Market Analysis

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

EU beef, pork and lamb prices eased from their winter peak through July 2026 but stayed above historical norms. A month-by-month review of the first half, plus an assumption-based outlook on how drought-driven feed costs and animal disease could shape the rest of the year.

Follow the Beans: Why China's Soy Spree Should Worry Meat Sellers

Follow the Beans: Why China's Soy Spree Should Worry Meat Sellers

Published 8 days ago in Market Analysis

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

China is heading for another record year of soybean imports, and because most of those beans become animal feed, the buying spree offers clues about where the global protein and meat trade may go next.