Informação: Regional Government highlights contribution of Verde Atlântico Cooperative to the promotion of Azores meat The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry highlighted the contribution of Verde Atlântico Cooperative to the promotion of Azorean meat and the search for new markets, which has transmitted confidence to the entire sector. "Verde Atlântico is currently exporting cut beef to a distributor in Mainland Portugal. This implies, of course, the enhancement of meat products and the adde... Mais >> Informação: Regional Strategy Centre for Azores Meat is important tool to strengthen the sector, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that the Regional Strategy Centre for Azores Meat- CERCA is another important tool to strengthen the meat industry and increase producers' income, involving several partners. "We have congregated the will and powers of several entities towards the strengthening of the meat industry so that we may improve the performance of this sector, whi... Mais >> Informação: Slaughter of cattle increases in four regional slaughterhouses in the first nine months of 2017 According to the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, the slaughter of cattle increased in four regional slaughterhouses in the first nine months of 2017, compared to the same period of 2016, despite a global drop of 7.3%. According to data provided by the Government to meat industry partners, the number of slaughters increased in the slaughterhouses of Flores (28%), Corvo (22%), S... Mais >> Informação: Works in São Miguel Slaughterhouse to be completed in 2018, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that the works in the São Miguel Slaughterhouse, which represent a total investment of three million Euros, will be completed by the end of the first half of 2018, increasing the installed cold storage capacity of that infrastructure. "The Government expects the work to be completed by the end of the first half of next year," said Jo... Mais >> Informação: Construction of new slaughter on Graciosa and Faial concludes regional slaughter network, announces Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government announced today that the construction of the new slaughterhouses on Graciosa and Faial Islands will allow the conclusion of the regional slaughter network, a fundamental investment that will strengthen the competitiveness of the regional meat sector. "This component of intervention in infrastructures, with ongoing investments amounting to 15 million Euros, is a fund... Mais >> Informação: Regional meat structure involves all partners The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced that the meat structure, which has now met for the first time, has as its founding members the Regional Government, the Agricultural Federation and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Azores. The remaining associations and cooperatives will be linked to the as ordinary members, with the same rights and duties as founding members... Mais >> Informação: Export of Azorean meat increased 25%, announces João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced on Terceira Island that this yer registered a positive growth of about 25% in the export of carcasses slaughtered in the Azores, compared to last year. More than 29 thousand animal carcasses were exported in 2015, while this year 37 thousand carcasses were shipped to external markets. In the case of Terceira island, the increase in the... Mais >> Informação: Government and partners continue to work towards improvement of Azorean meat The Regional Government and the Azores Agricultural Federation (FAA) are analysing together the support measures that have brought "stability and added value to the Region in recent years, raising the Azores to prominence as an industrious and productive region as well as an exporter of quality meat."
For the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, it is necessary to continue this path ... Mais >> Informação: Azorean meat stands out for its unique features The meat produced in the Azores, from grassland farming, has distinctive features that may promote it at a time when markets are becoming increasingly more demanding and in which the reduced dimension of regional production may be compensated for the quality of its products.
The information was released by a study commissioned by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry to INOVA (In... Mais >>
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