European Commission launches Meat Market Observatory

EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has launched a new Meat Market Observatory. The aim of the Meat Market Observatory is to provide the EU beaf & veal and pigmeat sector with more transparency by means of disseminating market data and short-term analysis in a timely manner. In addition to the website, which is updated regularly, the Observatory has an Expert Group which meets at least 3 times a year. Summaries of these Expert Group meetings are published below under REPORTS.

The Observatory takes the form of a website with different sections which will provide regular and timely reporting of prices, production and trade, with some short-term analysis, complemented by an Economic Board comprising representatives from different parts of the chain that will meet a few times a year.