Clean label in the meat industry: opportunities and challenges
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Danish pig slaughtering declines in 2014
Denmark slaughtered around 250,000 fewer pigs in 2014 compared to 2013, according to new data from the Danish Agriculture and Food Council (DAFC/Landbrug & Fødevarer) based on figures supplied by the Danish Pig Producers association (DPP/Danske Svineproducenter).
Meat companies benchmarked in global animal welfare table
The likes of Cranswick, Tyson Foods and Vion feature relatively high up the rankings in the annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report.
Australia sees drop in Middle East beef exports
Australia saw its beef exports to the Middle East fall 13% last month, compared to January 2014, according to data from the Department of Agriculture, and compiled by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).
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Global pig market expected to return to “something like normal”
While prices across Europe have been spiralling downwards, the global pork market is expected to return to "something like normal", except for the situation with Russia, according to Stephen Howarth, market specialist manager at UK body the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
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