- a strong trade organisation

The Danish Livestock and Meat Board is the trade association of the Danish beef and veal sectors.

The Danish Livestock and Meat Board was formed in 1972 with the express purpose of establishing an effective and independent mouthpiece for the beef and veal sectors - also in the EU which Denmark joined the same year.

The Meat Board is domiciled in Copenhagen.

Our membership counts cattle slaughterhouses and companies, processing plants and commercial undertakings within the beef and veal sectors.

The activities of the Meat Board are financed by membership fees, user fees and funds.

The main objectives of our association are:

• to handle the interests of the Danish cattle and beef sectors in general in negotiations with public authorities and other institutions in Denmark and abroad;

• to help promote earnings growth through the various stages of the beef industry, i.e. production, processing and sales promotion;

• to encourage the collaboration among the various members of the association;

• to solve or assist in matters of common interest within the cattle and beef sectors.

The association engages in policymaking in areas like:-

• Production and market policy 

• Slaughtering/processing and industrial policy

• Export and commercial policy

• Home market and consumer information

As a trade association, the Meat Board performs many individual tasks on behalf of the members. Add to this a variety of overall matters such as recording of slaughter and trade data, forecasts, research and development related to slaughtering and processing, labelling, marketing, food safety, traceability, and veterinary and hygiene documentation.