Ing. Agr. Tabaré Aguerre Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (Uruguay) A transformational pathway for Uruguay s beef sector

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1 Ing. Agr. Tabaré Aguerre Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (Uruguay) A transformational pathway for Uruguay s beef sector

2 Ing. Agr. Tabaré Aguerre Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (Uruguay) A transformational pathway for Uruguay s beef sector Uruguay s characteristics Meat production and production systems Uruguay as a reliable supplier of differentiated meat

3 Uruguay s characteristics

4 Strategic resource: beef cattle per person

5 Uruguay s Beef Exports 5% of World* Exports (quantity) Uruguay 5% Canada 5% Paraguay 6% EU 4% New Zealand 7% ROW 13% USA 14% Brazil 26% Australia 20% Uruguay has negligible EEB risk and is free of FMD with vaccination (*) Not including India 5

6 Uruguay s Beef Exports Almost all the relevant markets (exc. Japan) (quantity) Russian Fed. 4% ROW 6% Israel 8% Mercosur 9% China 26% NAFTA 22% EU 25% 6

7 Uruguay s Land use Forests 10% Other 2% Cereals and oilseeds 10% Improved pastures 13% Natural grasslands 65% More than 78% of the land devoted to beef, sheep and dairy 7

8 Individual Traceability in beef cattle (universal) Eartags and chips placed in all the animals Minister Agr. Eng. Tabaré Aguerre 18 ago 2014

9 Individual bovine traceability: As a public good and innovation platform Health & Food Safety Monitoring Market Access Innovation First country that develops electronic individual identification of bovines Example of inter-institutional coordination Traceability as a public good 9 Minister Agr. Eng. Tabaré Aguerre 18 ago 2014

10 Meat production system

11 65% Uruguay grasslands

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13 Production Levels at Baseline Area Grazed by Bovines (AGB) = 11.1 million ha Native Grassland (84.6%) Supplementary Feed 19 kg/ha Farm Production = 102 kg LW/ha Slaughter = 2.4 million heads/year Beef production = 580 TMT CW Beef exports = 400 TMT CW Improved Grassland (15.4%) i 1.7 million ha 9.4 million ha Weaning rate = 67% 2-year heifers served = 50% Steers slaughtered at 38m Uruguay: Presentation of targets and model 13

14 CNMPU USDA PVP NEVER EVER 3 In 2014 the recognition of this scope by USDA was achieved Three claims that characterize it NO GROWTH PROMOTANTS (*) - Never Ever NO ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS (*) - Never Ever NO ANTIBIOTICS (**) - Never Ever (*) Prohibited by law in Uruguay (**) Supported by the mandatory individual traceability system 14

15 Main meat certification programs: Certified Natural Meat Program of Uruguay (CNMPU) Scope: CNMPU Basic Scope: USDA-PVP CNMPU Scope: USDA-PVP NEVER EVER 3 CNMPU Certified Animal Welfare Program (CAWP) 15

16 Certified Natural Meat Program of Uruguay (CNMPU) Created in 2001 with the main actors related to the meat chain (agricultural and industrial representatives) Certifies the entire production process from field to the packing stage The main aspects ensure: Source verified Open range-animals never confined No animal proteins in feed Not fed antibiotics No use of growth promotants 16

17 USDA-PVP CNMPU Officially recognized by the USDA as a Process Verified Program (PVP) (Since 2002) Two categories are distinguished N6 and N5 (According to approved Claims) Source verified No added hormones Not fed antibiotics No animal proteins in feed Open range-animals never confined Grass fed 17

18 Certified Animal Welfare Program (CAWP) Provides guarantees for good animal management practices at each stage of the production process (farm, transport and packing plant) Temple Grandin, leader on the matter, participated in the reviewing process of the protocol 18

19 Grass-fed Beef Meat eaters can get healthier fats by buying from producers that allow ' their animals to pasture feed. These meats are nearly as low in total and saturated fat as skinless chicken breast, and they're high in omega- 3s and vitamin E. Sources include American Grass Fed Beef (americangrassfedbeef.com)" Natural Health, Oct. 2003, by D. Eller Grain-fed beef can have an omega 6:3 ratio higher than 20:1" J. Anim. Sci :

20 Research: health attributes (recent report)

21 Factors affecting fat content and fat composition in ruminants Feed (pastures vs grain) Animal age Genetics

22 Suplementation in field Building bridges to take advantage of oportunities

23 Health attributes of beef by production system Intramuscular fat (percentage) 1=Pasture based 2=Pasture + 0,6% grain 3=Pasture + 1,2% grain 4= confined

24 Type of fat content by production system Poliinsaturated/Saturated 1=Pasture based 2=Pasture + 0,6% grain 3=Pasture + 1,2% grain 4= confined

25 Fatty Acid Relations Omega 6/Omega 3 4,0 3,0 2,0 1,9 2,25 2,39 3,08 1,0 0,0 P P + S1 P + S2 C 1=Pastures 2=Pastures + 0,6% suplement 3=Pastures + 1,2% suplement 4= Concentrates

26 Intra Muscular Fat & Saturated Fat contents Source GIM gr AGS gr Uruguay Montossi y Sañudo (2004) 2,3 0,74 USA USDA (2009) 8,0 3,20 ifference between 2.3 and 8 grams of fat per 100 grams 52 calories below in portion of 100 grams

27 Grains contain more n6 Pasture fed animals Higher contents of n3 fatty acids (2-6 times > grain fed) Rate n6/n3 : (according to international papers) Grain to 1 Pastures 4 to 1 Pastures contain 2 times more n3 fatty acids than n6

28 Uruguay s Beef Sector Mostly grass-fed beef Mandatory individual traceability system Growth promoters are prohibited by law From farm to export product 28

29 Uruguay as a reliable supplier of differentiated meat

30 Targets: Productivity and Environmental TARGETS Productivity +25% 128kg/ha Biodiversity Grassland improve Climate -25% kg CO2 / kg LW Nutrients -27% kg N / kg LW CHANGES REQUIRED KEY VARIABLES Improve nutrition: Improve pasture / Introduce new species (legumes) Grazing management Strategic use of feed supplements Pastures irrigation Water access Improve grassland biodiversity Native forest conservation (1981 law) Cattle dietary changes Trees for shading Cattle genetics Reduce N2O Manure production Use of nitrogen fertilizers Use of phosphate fertilizers (Nitrification inhibitors use) Uruguay: Presentation of pathways 30

31 I. Pathways from targets: Win win situations Improved pastures (legumes) reduces nitrogen losses Productivity +25% to 128kg/ha Biodiversity Grassland improve Climate -25% kg CO2 / kg LW Nutrients -27% kg N / kg LW Improve nutrition increase reduces carbon footprint Grassland productivity and biodiversity Increase shade trees (double purpose) Uruguay: Presentation of pathways 31

32 Course of Action: Quantity & Quality of Nutrition Area Grazed by Bovines (AGB) = 11.1 million ha Native Grassland (84.6%) Course of Action Supplementary Feed 19 kg/ha Double supplementary feed intake Privileging young categories Grain, minerals Improved Grassland (15.4%) Double area of improved grasslands Native grassland improved by inclusion of legumes and phosphate Winter forage 1.7 million ha i 9.4 million ha Improve management of native grasslands Reduce stocking rate to avoid overgrazing Increase fencing (more pens) Increase water access & shade trees Weaning rate = 67% 2-year heifers served = 50% Steers slaughtered at 38m Uruguay: Presentation of pathways 32

33 Production & Environmental Effects at Target Year Area Grazed by Bovines (AGB) = 11.1 million ha Native Grassland (70%) Supplementary Feed Farm Production = 128 kg LW/ha Slaughter = 3.1 million heads/year Beef production = 730 TMT CW Beef exports = 540 TMT CW Improved Grassland (30%) 3.3 million ha i Carbon Footprint = 15 kg CO 2 /kg LW Biodiversity = keep 11.1 million grasslands Nitrogen = 48 kg N/kg LW 7.8 million ha 37 kg/ha Weaning rate = 76% 2-year heifers mated= 100% Steers slaughtered at 25m 33

34 II. Pathways & implementation: a bottom up strategy Pathways from targets PRODUCTIVITY BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE NUTRIENTS Target: +25% productivity at farm gate (128kg/ha) Lever 1: Interinstitutional framework & articulation for technology transfer Roadblocks: Technology transfer R & D Labor skills Entrepreneurial attitude / Risk aversion / Farmers age Farm infrastructure and water access Targets, Levers and Roadblocks Target: Native forest conservation + grassland biodiversity Lever 1: Forest law based on incentives (1987) Lever 2: Grazing management Lever 3: Stewardship and environmental values Roadblocks: R & D Stakeholders interests Target: -25% kg CO2 /kg LW Lever 1: Research to improve feed conversion efficiency (genetics) Lever 2 Recognition with higher prices/ new markets Lever 3: Statistical information about GHG emissions and carbon footprint. Roadblocks: R & D Cultural issues : Breed preference Lack of financial incentives Knowledge / Research results adoption and diffusion Skills building Target: -27% kg N / kg LW Lever 1: Pathway and implementation design Lever 1: Deepen regulation on water quality standards; soil use and management practices (Water and soils law ). Lever 2: Inter-institutional articulation on water quality at watershed level. Lever 3: Best management practices. Lever 4: Incentives for adoption of new technology. Roadblocks: R & D Regulatory framework/ enforcement Knowledge / Research results adoption and diffusion Skills building Stakeholders interests Interinstitutional articulation Strategy for technology transfer on beef production Pathways on technology transfer by region Technology priorities to be promoted Definition of roles and responsibilities of each organization Funding related to action plans within this strategy Targets by organization? 34

35 Beef is a key economic sector Final remarks There is an institutional commitment to sustainable intensification, center of the strategic goals of the MGAP policy agenda Natural grasslands + technology + country strategy Uruguay s trajectory From comparative strategy To Sustainable Competitive Strategy 35

36 Base para diferenciar producto Envasamos naturaleza y vendemos confianza 36 Ministro Ing. Agr. Tabaré Aguerre 10 oct 2014

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