Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that the South American country will export frozen bovine and bubaline semen to the Pakistan market for the first time.
Brazilian meat processor Marfrig Global Foods has gained certification from international consulting firm DNV-GL for its cattle sourcing, which complies with Amazon conservation practices.
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has revealed the pork industry is still facing “obstacles” from the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China and Mexico, as export values continued to slump during September.
US-based Cargill Protein has created a robot designed to move cattle from pens to harvest areas in order to improve animal welfare and the safety of its employees.
The Government of Canada has announced new market access for live cattle exports to the Philippines, as well as sheep and goat genetics exports to Indonesia and the Philippines.
JBS’ US-based business unit Tolleson has recalled almost 7m lbs of “raw non-intact beef products” from retailers and institutions following concerns of Salmonella Newport contamination.
The Meat Advisory Panel has downplayed the International Journal of Cancer’s research into processed meat and breast cancer by stating it did not provide any “causal link”.
Global investors have called on companies in South America sourcing beef and related cattle products to eliminate deforestation risks from their supply chains.
Cargill Meat Solutions, the North American division of meat giant Cargill, is recalling over 132,000 pounds of ground beef products as they may be contaminated with E.coli that has caused the death of one individual.
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....
Cell-based meat outfit Memphis Meats and the US trade body North American Meat Institute (NAMI) have joined forces to lobby the government on the jurisdiction of cell-based meat products.
The US National Farmers Union (NFU) has lent its support to a campaign calling for origin labels to be changed as they are currently hindering beef producers.
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) has called on Congress to “enforce truth” in lab-grown meat labelling, by implementing policies to avoid confusion for consumers.
Cargill has collaborated with a meat import distributor based in Seoul, South Korea to offer its premium US beef brand, Excel, in a concept meat store named ‘It’s Meat’.
The US meat industry has welcomed US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to secure approval for 20 additional facilities that are now eligible to export beef to China.
US senators have failed in its attempt to stop Marfrig Global Foods acquiring US processor National Beef Packing Company after the Brazilian firm received authorisation for the deal.
Soaring demand for bovine meat has led to Argentina reporting a significant growth in exports to the international market during the first quarter of this year.
US weather conditions, low Brazilian domestic export prices and changes to live cattle trading have all been highlighted as potential factors that could change the course of the global beef market, according to Rabobank Beef Q2 results.
Sales success across JBS’ American business units has boosted its overall net revenue up by 5.8% from R$37.6m to R$39.7m in its Q1 results to 31 March 2018.
Canada is aiming to boost its position in the global meat market by initiating discussions with China in order to strengthen trading relationships and to pursue other opportunities across the agricultural sector.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply has said it expects the US to reopen the market for Brazilian beef when the countries meet for talks this week.
