?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+red+meat+development+in+Wales&rft.creator=Bassett%2C+Anna&rft.subject=+Markets+and+trade&rft.subject=+Sheep+and+goats&rft.subject=+Beef+cattle&rft.description=Much+of+the+recent+expansion+of+organic+farming+in+Wales+in+associated+with+red+meat+production.+Of+the+56%2C621+hectares+that+will+be+fully+organic+by+2004%2C+probably+80%25+is+permanent+grassland+(assumption+from+Soil+Association+OFFR%2C+2002)%2C+the+majority+of+which+will+be+associated+with+beef+and+lamb+production.+The+following+factors+suggest+that+the+development+of+a+strategy+(which+may+encompass+several+sub+strategies)+for+the+red+meat+sector+in+Wales%2C+to+include+production%2C+processing%2C+retailing%2C+and+consumer+awareness%2C+is+vital+to+minimise+disruption+to+the+developing+sector%3A%0D%0A%C3%82%C2%B7++Most+of+the+organic+red+meat+production+in+Wales+is+new.%0D%0A%C3%82%C2%B7++Other+regions+of+the+UK+are+seeing+similar+increases+organic+red+meat+production.%0D%0A%C3%82%C2%B7++The+retail+market+for+organic+red+meat+in+the+UK+as+a+whole+is+relatively+new+and+untested.%0D%0A%C3%82%C2%B7++The+organic+red+meat+retail+market+in+Wales+is+small.%0D%0A%C3%82%C2%B7++Import+channels+for+organic+red+meat+have+been+established.%0D%0A%0D%0ADue+to+land+area+still+in+conversion+in+2003+(much+of+which+is+in+second+year+conversion)+and+the+long+production+cycles+for+red+meat+in+general%2C+but+particularly+beef%2C+2004%2C+2005+and+2006+are+still+likely+to+result+in+increased+organic+red+meat+coming+onto+the+market.+One+significant+unknown+factor+is+the+risk+that+some+producers+may+choose+to+revert+to+non-organic+farming+as+their+Organic+Farming+Scheme+agreements+come+to+an+end+in+2004+and+2005.+This+decision+is+likely+to+depend+on+the+success+of+the%0D%0Aorganic+system+on+their+farm+at+that+time+and+whether+viable+options+exist+outside+the+organic+sector.+Factors+affecting+the+viability+of+the+organic+farming+system+will+focus+on+profitability+from+production+(access+to+good+prices+and+costs+of+production)%2C+and+income+from+the+first+(direct+support+payments)+and+second+(agri-environment)+pillars+of+the+CAP.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+report+concentrates+on+the+key+issues+important+in+maintaining+organic+red+meat+production+system+profitability+and+stability%2C+but+also+recognises+the+influence+of+direct+support+and+agri-environment+payments.%0D%0A&rft.date=2003-03&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10851%2F1%2Fredmeat2003.pdf&rft.identifier=Bassett%2C+Anna+(2003)+Organic+red+meat+development+in+Wales.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10851%2F