Wendy’s, the world’s third-largest fast-food burger chain, has announced further sales of its restaurants to franchisees in a bid to generate a higher operating margin and stronger free cash-flow.
US beef exports continued to climb in September, but pork exports have been hit by Russian restrictions and a downturn in the Japanese market, according to the latest statistics from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
US meat and livestock groups have welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) decision to lower the biofuels mandate for the first time since it was introduced under the Bush administration.
By Simone Baroke, contributing analyst at Euromonitor International
US meat safety is in a state of upheaval after some unsettling revelations regarding new procedures employed in a highly contentious pilot programme, which the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in favour of adopting.
The Argentine beef industry is looking to recover lost ground on exports after years of restrictions left it losing out to rival South American competitors.
Uruguayan beef production is expected to continue its recovery through to next year, according to forecasts from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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A coalition of food, farming and consumer groups have filed court papers to defend US Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) from a lawsuit launched by meat processors.
US beef production will remain constricted in the second half of the year, although a reduction in feed prices should boost poultry and pork production, according to the latest forecasts from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
US meat processor Cargill has seen profits surge in the fourth quarter and nearly doubled its earnings in fiscal 2013, although its beef business has suffered in the face of drought and tight cattle supplies.
US meat processor Tyson has reported record sales and surging profits in the third quarter, driven by strong performance from its chicken business and recovery in beef.
Canadian and US meat processors and producers have filed a lawsuit with a US court in a bid to block the implementation of amendments to the US country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rule.
US beef exports increased in both value and volume in May despite pork exports declining, as the Russian market for red meat imports from the US was especially difficult, according to USDA.
European Union (EU) representatives travelling to Washington DC next week for the first round of negotiations with the US to forge a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) want early progress on the Americans lifting the current ban on...
Canada’s government has published a list of US commodities that are potential targets for retaliation unless the dispute over country of origin labelling (COOL) is resolved.
A Portuguese member of the European Parliament (MEP) Nuno Teixeira has raised concerns about the safety of Brazilian beef after learning that two shipments of Brazilian beef have been blocked in the port of Rotterdam after testing positive for the presence...
US pork and beef export volumes saw some recovery in April, but are still lagging behind last year’s levels, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.
The E.coli outbreak at Canada’s XL Foods meat processing plant was the result of failures by plant staff and food safety officials, an independent review panel has found.
The American Meat Institute, together with seven other meat, poultry and retail associations, has asked for the implementation of the proposed country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rule to be delayed until the World Trade Organisation (WTO) determines whether...
US meat processors and producers have strongly criticised the effects of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) on agricultural production in a government review.
Canada’s beef industry is renewing its push for the approval of irradiation in meat processing plants, which it claims could help reduce foodborne illness from ground beef.
The American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) has hit back at a recent report which blamed the use of antibiotics in livestock for the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
US meat processing giant Cargill has revealed plans for a multi-million-dollar investment into ground beef production at its Pennsylvania beef processing plant.
One of the world’s largest food producers, Marfrig Group, has opened a new production unit in the Amazon region, promoting sustainable cattle production.
Exports of beef and poultry helped drive further growth in Brazilian food exports last month, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC).
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has ruled that Mexico will continue to be classified as having “controlled risk” of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
