Finnish meat processing group Atria's net sales for the first quarter of the year reached €328.4 million compared to €308.6 million for the same period in the previous year, showing growth of €19.8 million year-on-year.

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Finnish based meat processor Atria Group's net sales for the year in 2012 reached to €1,343.6 million compared to €1,301.9 million in the previous year - a rise of €41.7 million from 2011.

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A Finnish food company said Friday it had asked authorities to green-light a plan to donate its products found to contain horsemeat to charities for the poor.

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A new regulation, applied from 1 January 2013, will require more detailed planning and in-house control of killing of production animals, according to teh Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira.

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The mergers of Järvi-Suomen Portti Oy and Helanderin Teurastamo Oy into HK Ruokatalo came into force on 30 December following plans announced in June last year.

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Finnish farmers learn about the development and success of the Welsh red meat industry

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The drop is Finnish milk production over the past decade has effected cow meat supplies and consequently overall beef production according to Nicolas Ranninger reporting on the Nordic Market for Bord Bia – Irish Food Board.

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The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has granted this year's public health award to pig meat processor HK Ruokatalo for the nationally significant promotion of public health.

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Group EBIT came to €19.9 million compared to €22.1 million in 2011 and was 1.1 per cent of net sales compared to 1.2 per cent in the previous year.

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Atria said it was the first to respond to Finnish consumers’ desire for transparency by fully disclosing the steps in its chicken production chain.

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With a view to maintaining its competitiveness in the tough market conditions, Atria said it will look into alternative production models for cured sausages.

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Oy Primula Ab's bankrupt's estate has submitted an action for damages to the District Court of Finland Proper concerning the companies against Finnish meat processor HKScan Corporation and HK Ruokatalo Oy.

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HKScan Finland Oy and its wholly owned subsidiaries - Järvi-Suomen Portti Oy, the processed meats producer in Eastern Finland and Helanderin Teurastamo Oy, which has already earlier discontinued its business operations - will be merged into HK Ruokatalo Oy.

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Finnish pig meat processor Atria Group's net sales for the second quarter of 2012 totalled €333.3 million (€333.6 million), down by €-0.3 million compared to the corresponding period last year.

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Finnish meat processor Atria is using to improve the nutritional composition of its products.

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"Chicken from triple-A slaughterhouses may start entering South Korea. [Seoul’s] decision to start accepting our chicken products means that we have complied with their requirements,” the Philippines' Bureau of Animal Industry Director Efren Nuestro said.

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The recent African Swine Fever outbreaks in the Russian republic of Karelia has alarmed neighbouring Finland, which is a Member State of the European Union.

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Baltic meat processor HKScan has signed a €250 million secured multi-currency credit facility agreement with a Nordic banking group.

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Finnish meat processor HKScan’s net sales rose to €2,491.3 million compared to €2,113.9 million in the previous year - a rise of 17.9 per cent.

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The Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira, has announced it is to initiate examinations of both domestic pigs and wild boars for signs of ASF.

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The company said that the protracted challenges in the pork business began to ease towards the end of the year and the situation is stabilising, especially in the market area of Finland.

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Finnish meat processor HKScan’s net sales rose to €2,491.3 million compared to €2,113.9 million in the previous year - a rise of 17.9 per cent.

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A court in Salo has acquitted a group of animal activists who had shot videotape showing poor conditions at a pig farm of all charges of aggravated defamation.

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Finnish pig and poultry meat processor HK SCan's group net sales grew in the third quarter of the year by 16.2 per cent and were €618.1 million compared to €532.4 million last year.

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Atria Finland's net sales increased by 5.9 per cent. During the comparative period, there were some breaks in production in Finland due to industrial action.

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Four animal rights activists are facing charges of aggravated defamation over secret filming at pig farms in 2009. The total sum of compensation claims runs to €175,000, according to YLE.

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Finland aims to start exporting pork to China. The long-negotiated agreements about food safety are to be signed at the end of October, when Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry visits China.

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Finland aims to start exporting pork to China. The long-negotiated agreements about food safety are to be signed at the end of October, when Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry visits China.

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Avian infectious bronchitis is not and has never been listed in Finland as a disease leading to official measures, according to a report from the Finnish veterinary authority to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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HKScan Group's net sales in the first six months of the year grew to €1 223.3 million compared to €985.9 million last year.

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Organic chicken is virtually unavailable in Finland, reports YLE. The major meat producers say this is because of a higher risk of salmonella but the Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira) rejects this rationale.

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HKScan, has readjusted its profits forecast for the second quarter of the year, predicting it will fall short of estimates announced in at the time of the first quarter results.

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Atria Finland's net sales increased by 8.7 per cent and the rise was largely because the company suffered breaks in production becasue of industrial action last year.

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Russian officials are reviewing a report submitted by the Finnish Food Safety Authority (EVIRA) concerning certain Finnish food manufacturers whose products are under a Russian import ban.

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The veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated 15 April to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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This year, Valtra celebrates 60 years of tractor production in Finland, effectively started in various converted armaments factories after WWII.

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The majority of the eggs (73%) produced in Finland come from caged systems. This is according to 2010 figures, released by the statistical service department from the Finnish Agriculture Ministry.

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Prices for pig meat and dairy products will rise next spring, according to the President of Finland's Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), Juha Marttila.

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Mr Marttila says higher prices will be visible particularly in foodstuffs with a relatively high commodity content, such as meat and dairy products. Higher costs for wheat used in pig feed will, in particular, raise the price of pork. On the other hand, bread prices will not similarly rise owing to a lower commodity content, YLE.fi reports.

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Dairy farming in Finland is high cost and labour intensive. On most farms, cows are indoors for most of the year. Unlike other high cost producers in Northern Europe, herd size in Finland is very small. The average herd size is 27 cows per farm and there are more than 9,000 herds (out of 11,200 herds) with less than 30 cows per herd. This article outlines a recent visit to a Valio supplier. The Makela farm is one of the bigger herds in Finland but their farming system is replicated all over Finland.

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The study showed that the bone structure of hens kept in furnished cages is stronger than that of hens kept in conventional cages. Dr Valkonen explained: "In conventional cages, hens lack the opportunity for exercise, which leads to fragile bones but furnished cages improve bone mineralisation. This supports the hypothesis of improved welfare for the hens. On the other hand, perches were found to increase foot pad lesions and damages to the breastbone."

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Finland sees smallest grain crop in decade after drought

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According to new figures from the Finnish Research Institute for Agriculture and Food Economy, agricultural income in the country will fall by 15% in Finland this year due to declining sales. Meanwhile, vital agricultural subsidies remain unchanged.

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A Finnish reindeer meat speciality was awarded an EU protected designation of origin label (PDO) today, alongside an Italian cheese.

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HK Scan saw net sales drop to € 985.9 million in the second quarter of the year down from € 1 033.6 million in the same period last year.

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The Finnish National Institute for Health (THL) proposed suspending vaccinations for H1N1 swine flu, due to suspected links to increased narcolepsy in children and adolescents, the body announced this week.

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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification yesterday, 30 August. According to the report, the affected population consists of fattening pigs.

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Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, has informed the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira that temporary restrictions will be lifted from three meat processing plants and one new plant will be licensed for meat export.

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According to preliminary estimates, HKScan Corporation’s Finnish business operations will fall clearly short of the earnings performance seen in the first quarter of last year. The Finland based meat processor said that the market has proven even more challenging than anticipated.

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Listeria monocytogenes contamination in pork can originate on the farm, according to researchers, and so good practices there can help to reduce this food-borne infection. The prevalence was significantly higher in organic than in conventional pig production.

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Automatic bleeding based on machine vision and robot technology: Norway is now operating the first salmon slaughter line in the world to use such techniques. The innovation makes for more rational operation, says the system’s pilot operator.

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Ecological living demands more than just remembering to turn off the light. The food you eat has far-reaching implications for the planet

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A 23-year Finnish study has concluded that decades of fish farming have led to the prevalence of increasingly lethal strains of disease that thrive in an enclosed environment. Dr. Katja Pulkkinen from the University of Jyvaskyla stressed in his report that high density conditions where fish are under a lot of tension create a

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Last week Evira inspected nearly all of the 32 farms featured in clandestine video recordings made by the Rights for Animals activist group during the autumn

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Liisa Anttila says the recent controversy over shoddy conditions at some pig farms and the granting of funds to improve the image of pork are unrelated.

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Video-footage depicting animal abuse at Finnish piggeries has not diminished Finns' taste for ham this Christmas

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The demand for organic meat is growing at a steady pace. During the holiday season demand for organic ham far outweighs supply. Producers say one of their biggest challenges is learning how to manage uneven demand.

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The ag authorities of Finland reported an outbreak of H1N1 pandemic influenza in 800 pigs on a pigfarm of 950 pigs, which sets the morbidity rate on 84 %.The farmers had flu-like symptoms a few days before the pigs

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Just when things seem to calm down, we get new reports of a new outbreak of swine flu. How much influenza

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Some Finnish pork farmers have concerns about delays in the availability of H1N1 flu virus vaccines - not just for themselves, but because of worries that their animals could be infected by humans.

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