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Market notes on global animal-protein trade

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

SIF certification, explained for global importers

Key Takeaways ▸ SIF is Brazil's Federal Inspection Service, run by the agriculture ministry MAPA through DIPOA. ▸ An SIF number identifies each approved plant and appears on export documents and label...

Brazil Food Safety Regulation

19 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Why South America is the world's protein engine

Key Takeaways ▸ Brazil is the world's largest exporter of both beef and chicken. ▸ Abundant land, water, and cheap grain feed give South America a durable cost advantage. ▸ Brazil holds one of the wor...

Brazil Food Latin America

19 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

The World Runs on Heparin — and It's Rethinking Where It Comes From

Key Takeaways ▸ Most heparin is made from pig intestinal mucosa, a by-product of pork processing. ▸ China supplies the majority of the world's crude heparin, creating concentrated supply-chain risk. ▸...

China Pharma United States

19 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

MAPA, DIPOA, SIF: who actually inspects Brazil's meat

Key Takeaways ▸ Brazil's meat inspection chain runs from MAPA to DIPOA to SIF to the inspector. ▸ MAPA, the Ministry of Agriculture, sets rules and holds ultimate authority. ▸ DIPOA writes and enforce...

Brazil Food Safety Regulation

18 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Salt, smoke, cold: 5,000 years of not letting meat spoil

Key Takeaways ▸ Meat preservation is a 5,000-year fight against spoilage and decay. ▸ Salting and drying gave meat its first real shelf life around 3000 BC. ▸ Nicolas Appert perfected canning in 1809,...

Food Innovation Logistics & Shipping

17 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Gelatin: the invisible ingredient in almost everything

Key Takeaways ▸ Gelatin is collagen partly broken down and purified into a protein. ▸ It gels when cool and melts when warm, a reversible, versatile trick. ▸ Gelatin makes up roughly 66.4% of the coll...

Food Pharma Prices & Markets Rendering

16 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

France's hidden gate: the Arrêté 2006 certificate

Key Takeaways ▸ France requires one extra certificate beyond the standard EU CAT 3. ▸ The attestation is bilingual, in French and Portuguese, travelling with the consignment. ▸ It declares no prohibit...

Europe Pet Food Regulation

15 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Deal season: the pet-food M&A that defined H1 2026

Key Takeaways ▸ Pet-food M&A held a steady pace through the first half of 2026. ▸ Zoetis paid US$160 million for Neogen's animal-genomics assets. ▸ The Umios-Pet World International distribution deal ...

Europe Innovation Pet Food Prices & Markets

14 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Meat prices just hit an all-time high

Key Takeaways ▸ The FAO Meat Price Index reached a record 131.0 points in June 2026. ▸ The June print rose 0.4% on May and 4.0% year on year. ▸ The index measures international meat prices against a 2...

Food Prices & Markets

13 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Hong Kong and Singapore: Asia's offal gateways

Key Takeaways ▸ Hong Kong and Singapore import far more meat than their populations can eat. ▸ Hong Kong is an entrepot re-exporting beef and offal into Greater China. ▸ Hong Kong is a major market fo...

Food Southeast Asia

12 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

The Cycle-2 advantage: sourcing wide with a DCPOA backstop

Key Takeaways ▸ A Cycle-2 beneficiador is the certified, SIF-listed plant anchoring the paperwork. ▸ The plant sources conforming raw material from qualified, documented suppliers. ▸ A DCPOA documents...

Nutre Meat Regulation Rendering

11 de jul. de 2026

Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World

Kibble was born from a cannon: the story of extrusion

Key Takeaways ▸ Extrusion forces a grain, protein and water dough through a heated pressurised barrel. ▸ The pressure drop at the die makes kibble expand, cook and shape in one pass. ▸ Extrusion cooks...

Innovation Pet Food

10 de jul. de 2026

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