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rates are rising as a result – not came at a time when global con-
by 10 or 20 per cent, but by up sumer demand for premium pet
to 500 per cent, especially with food products with a high meat
regard to shipments from China, content had risen hugely.
the country from which many pet Shortages during the pan-
product companies source their demic have not just been con-
goods. fined to meat products, how-
ever. Many pet food manufac-
Shortages of raw turers report that the price of option but to accept inflated A substantial increase in demand
materials oilseeds has rocketed in the last prices for the raw materials they for pets during the pandemic and
In the last year, there have mainly few months. Even companies urgently need and to pass these thus also for food and accessories
soon triggered the first bottlenecks
been shortages of scratching that have maintained partner- increases on, at least in part, to in manufacturing and retail.
posts and small animal hutches. ships with regional suppliers of retailers. The latter will increase
This dearth of products has now raw ingredients over many years their prices in turn, so that con-
spread to pet food, because an- have suddenly been confronted sumers will ultimately pick up
other effect of the coronavirus is with massive price rises. It is the tab. This is the case in sec-
that abattoirs and other meat- a similar story with packaging tors other than the pet supplies
processing plants in Europe and material, including repackaging sector also.
the USA frequently turned out to and labels: delivery times are The price increases passed
be super-spreaders and had to long and the prices much higher on by industry to retailers were
close for weeks or months on end. than a year ago. previously relatively moderate,
The result was a significant de- Since no speedy alternatives but this could change by the au-
cline in livestock slaughter, a de- are currently in sight either in the tumn. If the pandemic should
velopment that impacted the pet raw ingredients or the packaging then show a resurgence, sector
food industry, which depends on market in Europe and America, experts fear that the situation
animal proteins and fats. And this companies generally have no might get even worse. n

Fressnapf brings special train to Duisburg

As everyone knows, necessity is the mother of invention. Because the congestion in and around sea ports involved in the east-west
the wait goes on for the import of scratching posts, dog beds, leads container trade has also been reduced, according to Fressnapf.
etc. on account of the Ever Given container ship still languishing in The new “Fressnapf train” was initiated by the Duisport Agency, a
the Suez Canal, the Fressnapf Group has come up with a novel so- subsidiary of the Duisport Group.
lution. A train carrying 43 containers from Linyi in China has made
the long journey to the store chain’s import warehouse in the port
of Duisburg. The train was on the move for 24 days in total, with full
transshipment taking place twice on the route via Russia, Belarus
and Poland.
Fressnapf founder and proprietor Torsten Toeller not only regards
this unconventional move as a service geared to the customers
but also highlights its environmental benefits. “Compared with the
sea passage, CO emissions were reduced by 75 per cent. We are
2
accordingly investing equally in sustainability and customer focus
in the context of our ecosystem.” One reason for the significant
reduction in CO is the use of electric railways operated primarily
2 The “Fressnapf train” was on the move for 24 days to carry pet accesso-
using hydroelectric power. By moving containers from trucks to rail, ries to the import warehouse in Duisburg.

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