ANTIBIOTIC CONCERNS DEPRESS SWEDEN DEMAND FOR MEAT IMPORTS FOR FIRST HALF OF 2014
September 1st, 2014
GROWING fears over the widespread use of antibiotics in farm animals helped drive falling demand for imported meat in Sweden in the first half of 2014, but Russia’s EU food trade ban might reverse the trend, say experts. The latest figures from the Swedish board of agriculture (Jordbruksverket) show that imports decreased by 7% for beef and by 6% for pork meat, both year-on-year. By contrast, Swedish exports of beef and pork rose by 17% and 28% respectively in January-June, also year-on-year.The most significant reduction in Sweden’s meat trade during the ...
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