Scotch Beef targets UAE

17-May-2012 - Scottish industry association Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is looking to promote the Scotch Beef brand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), now that the UK has received export certification from the Middle Eastern country.

Asian markets join forces against livestock disease

16-May-2012 - The governments of China, South Korea and Japan have vowed to work together to ensure effective livestock disease control across Asia.

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Denmark combats boar taint with genomic selection

16-May-2012 - Danish breeding company DanBred, is trying to reduce the risk of boar taint in pork through genomic selection, ahead of the 2018 implementation of the EU’s declaration on alternatives to surgical castration of pigs.

Cherkizovo stops pig investments ahead of Russia’s WTO accession

16-May-2012 - Russian meat processing giant Cherkizovo has taken an “investment vacation” from pig projects, citing the sector’s uncertainty on the eve of Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Chicken leg duty could damage US-Mexico trade, says report

16-May-2012 - A Mexican duty on US chicken leg quarter imports would damage the US poultry industry and leave many Mexican consumers unable to afford to eat poultry, according to a new report by Dermot Hayes PhD, professor of Economics and Finance at Iowa State University.

Positive outlook for poultry markets

15-May-2012 - The global poultry sector is expected to benefit from positive market conditions and strong prices in the second quarter of 2012, a Rabobank report has revealed.

Cherkizovo teams up with Spanish firm for turkey production

15-May-2012 - Russian processing giant Cherkizovo has announced the launch of a turkey meat production joint venture with Spanish agribusiness Grupo Fuertes.

New Zealand opens doors to US pork

15-May-2012 - The US National Pork Producers’ Council (NPPC) has welcomed a decision by the New Zealand High Court to allow imports of consumer-ready uncooked pork from countries affected by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).

EU lifting of Thai raw chicken ban to affect world trade

14-May-2012 - Brazil and Argentina will face increased competition on the international poultry market now that the EU has announced it would lift its bird flu-related ban on raw chicken from Thailand on 1 July 2012, a report has said.

Stable pork prices expected for second half of 2012

14-May-2012 - The global pork trade is returning to a more normal situation after months of increased disease-related imports from Asia, according to a Rabobank report.

US industry denies ‘meat glue’ allegations

14-May-2012 - The American meat industry has hit back at claims that transglutaminase (TG), dubbed as ‘meat glue’, was used to form fake premium cuts from low-quality cuts, in an attempt to avoid a media scandal similar to the ‘pink slime’ controversy.

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Brazilian beef: The China of Latin America?

11-May-2012 - The agricultural sector in Brazil remains critical to the overall economy per se at some 70% of GDP and employing around 30 million people.

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2012 AD

11-May-2012 - Anaerobic digestion could bring benefits to the UK meat industry's environmental impact, but a lack of clear policy and funding on the issue are holding developments back. Melodie Michel reports

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Soy: assessing the future for animal feed

11-May-2012 - When discussing meat's environmental impact, there is a tendency to focus on greenhouse gas emissions. But the production of soy for feed is also of major concern. Carina Perkins looks at the issues

Rusagro profits drop 53% in 2011

11-May-2012 - Russian agricultural giant Rusagro registered a 53% drop in net profits in 2011, to RUB2.42bn (US$81.2m).

US pork export value up 20%

11-May-2012 - US pork exports rose 8% in volume and 20% in value in the first quarter of 2012, reaching 598,058 tonnes (t) and US$1.66bn, according to the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

CIS countries face FMD threat

11-May-2012 - Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is actively spreading on countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), especially Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

UK trade still crucial to New Zealand

10-May-2012 - New Zealand’s ambassador in the UK has said that despite the growing importance of business with China, his country should maintain its trade with Britain. He is lobbying fellow New Zealanders to keep the China boom in perspective.

UK to introduce Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA)

10-May-2012 - The UK has confirmed the introduction of its Groceries Code Adjudicator, a legislative device meant to correct the power imbalance between farmers and supermarkets.

Russia becomes top Brazilian pork importer

10-May-2012 - Russia has reclaimed its place as the first importer of Brazilian pork, representing 29.15% of the country’s exports in April, according to the Brazilian Association of Pork Producers and Exporters (ABIPECS).

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BPI plant closures over ‘pink slime’ become permanent

09-May-2012 - US meat manufacturer Beef Products Inc (BPI) is closing down three of its plants permanently after a month of suspended production caused by the ‘pink slime’ scandal.

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English lamb promoted in Canada

09-May-2012 - English red meat industry body Eblex is promoting British lamb at Agrifood expo SIAL Canada in Montreal and Toronto this week.

Customs Union adopts harmonised meat policy

09-May-2012 - Countries of the Customs Union – Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus – have decided to create and follow a single policy on meat issues, meaning that import restrictions imposed by any of them on a third country will automatically be extended to the rest of the alliance.

European lamb production to increase in 2012

09-May-2012 - French agricultural research organisation Institut de l’Elevage (Idele) has forecast a 2% growth in EU lamb slaughterings in 2012, boosted by increased flock numbers in the UK and Ireland.

China and Bhutan deal with fresh bird flu outbreaks

09-May-2012 - The Chinese government is fighting to contain a fresh outbreak of avian flu virus H5N1 in central China farms, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).