Brazil pork exports plummet

17-May-2013 - Brazil’s pork exports plummeted last month, with an increase in trade in some markets offset by the Ukrainian ban on Brazilian pork, according to the Brazilian Pork Industry and Exporter Association (ABIPECS).

WTO considers US-Argentina beef import dispute

30-Jan-2013 - A World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes panel has been established to rule on whether US bans on Argentine beef imports are legal under global trade laws.

Australia faces beef competition from South America

18-Jan-2013 - South American meat exporters took advantage of favourable exchange rates to boost beef exports by 12% last year, according to analysts at Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).

Argentine government under fire from beef producers

12-Dec-2012 - Argentina’s beef producers have claimed their government’s new trade complaint against the US over allegedly illegal American beef import controls is a spurious political smokescreen.

Pork boosts Brazil’s meat exports

14-Nov-2012 - Brazil’s agricultural exports hit record levels last month, with meat exports boosted by further recovery in the country’s pork trade.

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.

Burger King profits down as sales grow

30-Oct-2012 - Burger King (BKW) saw profits fall during the third quarter of 2012, with total revenues down 25.8% to $451.1m as a result of refranchising, the company reported yesterday.

Rabobank points to renewed ‘agflation’

20-Sep-2012 - Global meat producers are facing immediate and significant feed cost increases, which will impact supply dynamics and lead to increased meat prices, a new report has warned.   

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Argentine beef: changing all the time but with new production and market opportunities

07-Sep-2012 - Argentina has a long tradition when it comes to producing high-quality beef, but the internal and external dynamics within the industry are still subject to ongoing change. This presents both challenges and threats to the future development of the sector.

Russia clamps down on more international imports

05-Sep-2012 - Russia has imposed restrictions on meat imports from further international suppliers over claims that shipments broke food safety requirements.

International E.coli workshop reveals research gaps

31-Aug-2012 - A group of international experts have agreed that further research is needed to improve understanding of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection in cattle and humans.

EU-Mercosur delays likely, said UK farmers’ union

16-Aug-2012 - Britain’s National Farmers Union (NFU) has said that delays to the European Union’s (EU) Mercosur talks are “inevitable”.

Brazil-Argentina resume positive relations on pork

15-Aug-2012 - Brazilian pork exports to Argentina are showing signs of recovery after the resolution of a trade dispute between the two countries.

Cattle prices down, but supplies tight

14-Aug-2012 - Cattle prices have started to come down as a result of weaker demand, but global supplies remain short, and prices are likely to rise again in the near future, according to the recently published Rabobank Beef Quarterly report.

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.

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.

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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

Russia considers complete ban on Brazilian meat

30-Apr-2012 - Russia is considering banning all meat imports from Brazil and Argentina, due to their poor monitoring of quality compliance, the country’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has said.

Brazil could meet half of global meat demand

20-Apr-2012 - Brazil will be capable of supplying almost half of the world’s beef within 10 years, according to the Brazilian minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Jorge Mendes Ribeiro Filho.

Brazil beef industry outlook: Interview with Abiec director

19-Apr-2012 - Fernando Sampaio, director of the Brazilian beef exporters' association (Abiec) talks to GlobalMeatNews about the sector's outlook, obstacles to overcome, and the country's trade relationship with Argentina.

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”.

Brazil-Argentina trade relationship compromised

06-Mar-2012 - Brazilian meat leaders have denounced unfair import restrictions, which led pork shipments to Argentina to plummet last month.

News in brief

South American broiler meat production up 81% in 10 years

26-Jan-2012 - South America’s total broiler meat production has increased by 81% between 2001 and 2011, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced.

Paraguay: animal health leader steps down after FMD outbreak

25-Jan-2012 - Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo has replaced president of the food safety and animal health authority (SENACSA) Daniel Rojas, after questions emerged over his handling of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that struck the country in September.

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.