Brazil will be internationally recognised as a foot-and-mouth disease free country next year, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA) has claimed.
Canada’s meat industry has welcomed government proposals laid out in the Federal Budget 2013, claiming they will help improve the competitiveness of Canadian meat and livestock on the global market.
The Australian meat industry has warned that the stalling of the country’s free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with South Korea could cost the beef industry as much as AU$1.4bn in exports.
Canadian processor Maple Leaf Foods has reported a big jump in profits in the fourth quarter of 2012, driven by strong earnings growth in the company’s prepared meats and fresh poultry businesses.
Worry has been struck up amongst US pig, cattle and poultry farmers as a result of the actions carried out by an environment protection agency, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has said.
Several hundreds of pigs have been culled in the Brest region of Belarus, following an outbreak of disease among animals in the villages of Golevichi and Omnevichi.
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.
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).
US burger chain Wendy’s has reported a small drop in same-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2012, bringing sales growth for the year down to a modest 1.6%.
US red meat exports were bullish in the first 11 months of 2012, driven by record-setting pork sales and higher prices for beef, according to USDA data.
The US taken a dispute over trade with Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming the country’s “trade-restrictive measures” on horticultural and animal products are breaking international rules.
JBS USA has announced that its Canadian subsidiary will go ahead with the acquisition of XL Foods, the Canadian processor at the centre of the country’s major E.coli crisis last year.
US processing giant Cargill has continued to recover from last year’s poor performance, reporting “solid” second-quarter results and improvements across its meat segment.
The director general of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has described embargoes on Brazilian beef over BSE fears as “unjustified” and called on countries that have imposed bans to lift them immediately.
A letter has been sent by a consumer advocacy group to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a bid to have them reverse a decision allowing Australian-inspected meat the same hygiene status as US-inspected meat.
New Zealand’s red meat sector has called for a speedy resolution to Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, pointing out that a deal would generate jobs and create new opportunities for exporters.
Australian boxed beef exports are struggling in traditional key markets, but have been boosted by strong demand from the US, according to a new report from agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank.
Canadian beef producers have welcomed the resumption of work at the XL Foods Inc Lakeside plant, which had been closed in September, following an E.coli outbreak.
Brazilian agriculture officials have assured that the relaxation of foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations in the country’s north-eastern states will not prevent the region from becoming recognised as FMD-free next year.
Maple Leaf Foods saw a return to operating profit in Q3 2012, with a drop in pig business profits offset by a strong performance in prepared meats and fresh poultry.
American financial analysts have warned that meat producers and processors are losing business as the impact of Hurricane Sandy, one of the worst storms to batter America, continues to cripple the eastern seaboard.
The meat processor at the centre of a huge Canadian beef recall has temporarily laid off over 1,000 workers while the struggle to regain its licence continues.
Despite an expanded list of recalls announced this week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), on beef products from Alberta-based XL Foods, the industry does not expect Canada’s largest-ever beef recall to damage domestic and foreign consumer...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has temporarily suspended the licence of the processor at the centre of a huge E.coli recall in Canada and the US.
A tastier, healthier and cheaper meat alternative is being designed for American soldiers to eat in combat, its developers claim. Three parties – the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, the Department of Defense’s Combat...
