Pork

Atria invests to increase capacity

21-Sep-2018 By Michelle Perrett

Atria, the Finnish meat producer, has invested €3.4 million (m) to increase capacity at its poultry production plants in Nurmo and Sahalahti.

UK pork exports fall in July

21-Sep-2018 By Michelle Perrett

UK exports of fresh and frozen pork fell by 10% in July compared with a year earlier, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Pork (AHDB Pork) has revealed.

AHDB hosts visit to explore Chinese import market

20-Sep-2018 By Michelle Perrett

The UK’s Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is to explore the Chinese import market at the16th annual China International Meat Industry Exhibition (CIMIE).

Three projects receive grants for cattle well-being

20-Sep-2018 By Michelle Perrett

Three projects are to receive Care4Cattle grants from Bayer for innovation in advancing the well-being of cattle.

Hurricane Florence hits meat industry

20-Sep-2018 By Aidan Fortune

The meat industry in North Carolina, US, has been left reeling by Hurricane Florence which hit the area this week.

India food safety initiative to boost meat cleanliness

20-Sep-2018 By Raghavendra Verma, in New Delhi

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is launching a hygiene and cleanliness drive in the Indian meat industry though training, food safety audits, certification of animal feed and pushing retailers to make health and safety improvements....

US meat producers concerned over trade war

20-Sep-2018 By Ed Zwirn, in New York

US meat exporters are hoping that the Trump administration’s aggressive trade policy approach towards China will force Beijing to remove non-tariff bureaucratic barriers that depressed sales before this year’s trade war between the two economic giants....

Global poultry market facing challenges

19-Sep-2018 By Aidan Fortune

The growing incidents of African Swine Fever (ASF) across the globe could have a knock-on effect on the international poultry market.

Trump pushes ahead with duties on Chinese meat

19-Sep-2018 By Keith Nuthall

The US meat industry will be counting the cost of retaliatory tariffs announced by the Chinese Government on American meat exports.

Tyson Foods chief executive steps down

17-Sep-2018 By Aidan Fortune

US processor Tyson Foods has appointed a new chief executive following the announcement that Tom Hayes is to step down for personal reasons.

Prices to ‘remain firm’ for New Zealand beef, lamb and mutton

17-Sep-2018 By Michelle Perrett

Beef, lamb and mutton prices are set to remain firm at historically high levels, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has predicted in its New Season Outlook 2018-19 report.

African Swine Fever confirmed in Belgium

14-Sep-2018 By Aidan Fortune

Belgian authorities have confirmed African Swine Fever (ASF) in its pig population.

Perfect storm for Russian meat processors

13-Sep-2018 By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Average profitability for meat processors in Russia meat processors has hit one of its lowest levels ever, as the industry finds itself caught between high prices for raw materials and weak purchasing power among consumers.

Konshurt opens new storage facility

13-Sep-2018 By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Polish canned meat industry player Konshurt sp. z o.o. has opened a new storage facility in Jarosław, in the country’s south-eastern region of Podkarpacie, where the company previously used a leased building for storage purposes.

UK Government to end direct payments to farmers

13-Sep-2018 By Michelle Perrett

The UK Government presented its post-Brexit Agricultural Bill to Parliament this week, which will end direct subsidy payments to farmers.