Meat processing represents a strategic sector that can significantly contribute to local food industry competitiveness and national food security. The generous natural resources available to Romania and the tradition in animal husbandry can provide adequate raw materials for the processing...

Global meat exports have shown an increase of 40% over the last decade (USDA, 2013); placing production at 303.9 million tons in 2012 and where pork protein participates with 37%, poultry by 34.4% and bovine with a figure close to 22% (Echavarri, 2012).The price is a key factor that has...