Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Bird flu eases and the egg panic finally cools Key Takeaways ▸ US egg prices have fallen to about $2.50 a dozen from a $5.90 peak. ▸ The US layer flock has been rebuilt to 378.6 million hens. ▸ First-quarter US bird losses fell to 20.8 million fro... Europe Food Safety Prices & Markets United States 15 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World When beef gets pricey, everything downstream feels it Key Takeaways ▸ US retail ground beef is near $8.62 a pound, up 12% year-on-year. ▸ US retail steak runs about $12.80 a pound, up 16%. ▸ The FAO Meat Price Index is pressing record territory. ▸ A stru... Food Prices & Markets United States 14 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Container math: how to load 28 tonnes of frozen protein Key Takeaways ▸ A 40ft refrigerated container carries about 26 to 28 tonnes of frozen product. ▸ The frozen set-point is -18C, fixed before any carton is loaded. ▸ Floor-loading packs the most weight;... Food Logistics & Shipping 13 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Dogs, wolves and 30,000 years of shared dinner Key Takeaways ▸ Wolves began scavenging at human camps roughly 30,000 years ago. ▸ Clear evidence of domesticated dogs appears about 15,000 years ago. ▸ A 2013 genome study pinpointed starch-digestion... Innovation Pet Food 12 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Collagen's $26 billion gold rush Key Takeaways ▸ The global collagen market was worth US$11.4 billion in 2025. ▸ Forecasters see 10.9% annual growth lifting collagen to $26.2 billion by 2033. ▸ Europe is the largest region, at 35.3% ... Pharma Prices & Markets Rendering 11 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World How Brazil opened 639 markets — and counting Key Takeaways ▸ Brazil opened 13 export markets in a single day on 9 June 2026. ▸ MAPA has racked up 639 market openings across 97 destinations since 2023. ▸ Ethiopia opened to Brazilian fish meal, ru... Africa Brazil Rendering Trade Policy 10 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Poland goes all-in on wet pet food Key Takeaways ▸ VAFO Group is investing €14 million (US$16 million) in a wet pet-food plant. ▸ The plant sits near Slupsk in northern Poland and targets 100 million pouches yearly. ▸ Phase-one operati... Europe Innovation Pet Food 9 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World South America's beef boom is a price story Key Takeaways ▸ Argentina's Q1 beef export revenue jumped 54% to US$1.028 billion. ▸ Argentina's average beef price rose 31.5% to $5,149 a tonne. ▸ Volume rose just 17.1% to 199,658 tonnes - price did... Latin America Prices & Markets 8 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Japan: the world's most demanding protein buyer Key Takeaways ▸ Japan imports roughly 1 million tonnes of beef a year. ▸ Around 70% of Japan's chicken imports come from Brazil, some 443,000 tonnes in 2024. ▸ In June 2026 Japan took 46,600 tonnes of... Food Japan Pet Food 7 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World The one document that opens (or closes) a market Key Takeaways ▸ A veterinary health certificate is signed by a government vet and travels with cargo. ▸ It is a state-to-state guarantee, not commercial paperwork. ▸ The certificate attests animal hea... Logistics & Shipping Regulation 6 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Fray Bentos: the tiny town that fed two world wars Key Takeaways ▸ German chemist Justus von Liebig devised concentrated meat extract in the 1840s. ▸ Liebig's Extract of Meat Company opened at Fray Bentos, Uruguay, in 1865. ▸ The company launched OXO ... Food Innovation Latin America 5 juin 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Peru cuts the catch — and poultry meal steps in Key Takeaways ▸ Peru set its first anchovy season quota at 1.91 million tonnes, down about 36%. ▸ Peru's anchoveta fishery is the backbone of the world's fishmeal supply. ▸ A tighter fishmeal tap firm... Prices & Markets Rendering Southeast Asia 4 juin 2026
