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 10 de mai. de 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World EUDR gets a haircut: cheaper, simpler — but still coming Key Takeaways ▸ Large and medium companies must comply with EUDR from 30 December 2026 ▸ The simplification package claims a ~75% cut in annual compliance costs ▸ A draft act would remove hides and le... Brazil Europe Regulation Sustainability 9 de mai. de 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World 1860: the ship's biscuit that invented an industry Key Takeaways ▸ James Spratt launched the first commercial dog food in London in 1860 ▸ His Meat Fibrine Dog Cake mixed wheat, beetroot, vegetables and beef blood ▸ Spratt was in London to sell lightn... Innovation Pet Food 8 de mai. de 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Chicken liver: the palatability engine Key Takeaways ▸ Chicken liver drives pet food palatability via free amino acids and nucleotides ▸ It concentrates vitamin A, B-vitamins and iron ▸ Three commercial formats: frozen blocks, freeze-dried... Innovation Pet Food 7 de mai. de 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World CAT 3, explained: the rulebook behind Europe's pet food Key Takeaways ▸ EU Regulation 1069/2009 sorts animal by-products into three risk categories ▸ CAT 3 comes from animals fit for human consumption at slaughter ▸ Only CAT 3 material may lawfully become ... Europe Pet Food Regulation Rendering 6 de mai. de 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 5 de mai. de 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 4 de mai. de 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 3 de mai. de 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World The EU-Mercosur deal walked in through the side door Key Takeaways ▸ The EU-Mercosur interim trade deal entered provisional application on 1 May 2026 ▸ Beef quota: 99,000 tonnes at a 7.5% duty, versus today's 20%-plus rates ▸ A new 180,000-tonne duty-fr... Brazil Europe Food Trade Policy 2 de mai. de 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Daily, from the desk: welcome to 4D World Insights Key Takeaways ▸ 4D World Insights publishes one post daily at 17:00 Brasilia (20:00 UTC) ▸ Covers four verticals: food, pet food CAT 3, pharma inputs and rendering ▸ 4D World trades frozen protein fro... Announcements Internal News Nutre Meat 1 de mai. de 2026
