Middle East and Asia boost Australia’s beef exports

06-Mar-2013 - Australian beef and veal exports reached record highs last month, boosted by surge in demand from China and the Middle East.

Improved outlook for global poultry

05-Mar-2013 - A fall in the price of corn and continuing high prices for red meat could boost the prospects of the global poultry sector in 2013, a new report from Rabobank has found.

Brussels expresses concern over EU beef exports to Thailand

01-Mar-2013 - The European Commission has welcomed Thailand lifting its longstanding ban on bovine product imports from European Union (EU) member states, but has complained that Bangkok is insisting on expensive inspections for approved exporters.

US groups call for action on livestock antibiotics

28-Feb-2013 - A coalition of US health, food and environmental groups has written to US senators calling for urgent action to improve reporting of antibiotic use in livestock.

EU Ministers clarify import rules for poultry from Brazil and Thailand

11-Dec-2012 - The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved detailed poultry trade agreements with Thailand and Brazil, which will tighten EU import rules, calming concerns that previous agreements were too vague and were being exploited by exporters.

EU reclassifies low import duty regime for beef importers

06-Nov-2012 - The European Commission has confirmed that key beef exporters Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay will be excluded from the European Union’s future GSP low import duty regime for emerging markets, as they are now too rich to benefit.

News in brief

Australian beef set to grow in line with Asian demand

02-Nov-2012 - A significant increase in the amount of beef produced by Australia to supply the burgeoning Asian market is predicted in a new Australian Government White Paper.

Thai company signs poultry deals in China

07-Aug-2012 - Thai firm Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) has agreed to significant poultry investments in China as part of a drive to improve agricultural productivity in the country.

World Meat Congress

Project urges meat industry to combat child hunger

11-Jun-2012 - The global meat industry is being called upon to support and back a new initiative to end child starvation and hunger.

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.

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.

Argentina denies non-compliance to WTO regulations

04-Apr-2012 - Argentina has rejected a joint statement issued by 14 World Trade Organisation (WTO) members, asking it to remove the import restrictions it recently implemented, as “unjustified”.

Overview of the world poultry sector and the role of Thailand

27-Jan-2012 - Global broiler production has increased by 37% between 2002 to 2011. Production increased from 59m tonnes in 2002 to 81m tonnes in the main producing countries in 2011. Total world production could however be up to 100m tonnes per annum based on latest USDA estimates towards the end of 2011.

EU in talks to lift Thai chicken ban

26-Jan-2012 - The European Commission (EC) is in discussion with Thailand to potentially lift the ban on fresh chicken at the end of June 2012, after eight years of suspended trade.

OIE calls for bank support of FMD campaign

19-Jan-2012 - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) will ask banks to fund a global campaign to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at its next conference on the topic.

Asian FMD boosts US pork exports

19-Jan-2012 - The US was the world’s biggest pork exporter in 2011, shipping 2.24m tonnes, mostly to Asia, Canada and Mexico, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revealed. November was a record month, with export volumes and value up 22.5% and 35% respectively year-on-year.

EU approves Thai food safety

22-Sep-2003 - Europe recognised the role of Thailand in south-east Asia and its role in advocating improved food safety at a meeting in Brussels last week.

EU reduces Thai chicken testing

30-Jul-2003 - The European Union is to reduce testing of imported Thai poultry for cancer-causing drugs, claiming that improved checks on chicken meat products have eased food safety fears.

Sars outbreak boosts Thai chicken industry

14-May-2003 - The Sars outbreak in Asia has had far-reaching implications for a number of industries. China, one of the worst-hit countries, has seen a sharp decline in the export of many goods and products, not least livestock.