Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World France's €4.8bn pet market is an export machine Key Takeaways ▸ France's pet food market reached €4.8bn in 2025, up 23% since 2021 ▸ France produced 1.84 Mt and exported 48% — 877,400 tonnes ▸ Pet food exports were worth €2.2bn, a trade surplus abo... Europe Pet Food Prices & Markets May 19, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World FAO's meat index knocks on record highs Key Takeaways ▸ The FAO Meat Price Index reached 130.5 in May 2026, up 6.3% year on year ▸ Brazil's May beef exports hit 297,000 tonnes, up 17.8% ▸ May beef shipments were worth US$1.8bn at about $6,1... Brazil Food Prices & Markets May 18, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World West Africa's growing appetite for frozen protein Key Takeaways ▸ West and Central Africa import affordable frozen poultry and offal ▸ Hero products: leg quarters, wings, livers, gizzards, feet and tails ▸ Côte d'Ivoire's Abidjan is a regional gatewa... Africa Food Prices & Markets May 17, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Britain adds half a million pets Key Takeaways ▸ The UK counts 36.5 million pets in 2026, up half a million in two years ▸ 62% of British households — about 18 million homes — own a pet ▸ Dogs lead at 15.5 million, ahead of 13.1 mill... Europe Pet Food Prices & Markets May 14, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World America's beef paradox: record prices, record imports Key Takeaways ▸ US Q1 2026 beef imports hit 1.7 billion pounds, up 15.3% ▸ US beef exports slid 17.8%; shipments to China fell 95% ▸ Brazil shipped 394 million pounds in Q1, up 8%, despite a 26.4% dut... Brazil Food Prices & Markets United States May 11, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Your dog is a person now (economically speaking) Key Takeaways ▸ Roughly half of European households now live with a pet ▸ Humanization pushes named proteins, functional claims and origin stories ▸ Premium value grows faster than volume in pet food ... Innovation Pet Food Prices & Markets May 10, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Germany's €7 billion pet economy barely blinked Key Takeaways ▸ Germany's pet market held at €6.99bn in 2025, essentially flat ▸ Pet food grew 0.3% to €4.3bn while accessories fell 4.6% ▸ Germany counts 33.4M pets, including 15.7M cats and 10.0M do... Europe Pet Food Prices & Markets May 5, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Five numbers that set the table for May Key Takeaways ▸ US cattle herd fell to 86.2 million head, the smallest since 1951 ▸ US live cattle topped $250/cwt in April, an all-time high ▸ China's 2026 tariff-free quota gives Brazil 1.106 Mt, ve... Brazil China Food Prices & Markets United States May 4, 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Feeding 10 billion: where the next decade of protein comes from Key Takeaways ▸ The world produces roughly 360 million tonnes of meat a year ▸ Poultry leads output at ~40%, ahead of pork at 32% and beef at 21% ▸ Demand growth concentrates in Asia, the Middle East ... Food Prices & Markets Sustainability May 3, 2026
