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Acosta: How will consumers be eating and shopping in 2022?

Acosta: How will consumers be eating and shopping in 2022?

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Many consumers are maintaining the habits they formed at the onset of the global pandemic nearly two years ago, including a sustained preference for at-home dining and e-commerce, notes market research intelligence firm Acosta, which says retailers and...

Beyond Meat to launch and produce plant-based meat products in China

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Beyond Meat to launch and produce plant-based meat products in China

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Beyond Meat (Jiaxing) Food Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beyond Meat, Inc., has signed an agreement with Jiaxing Economic & Technological Development Zone (JXEDZ) to manufacture plant-based meat products including beef, pork, and chicken under...

US-China Phase One trade deal signed

US-China Phase One trade deal signed

By Aidan Fortune

The Phase One trade deal between the US and China that will see a reduction or removal of tariffs on products including meat and poultry has been signed by both countries.

National Pork Board looks to China for growth

National Pork Board looks to China for growth

By Aidan Fortune

A new report from the US-based National Pork Board has examined the growing short- and long-term protein needs facing China and how the US pork can position itself to meet that demand.

Tyson Fresh Meats to ban ractopamine use in pork

Tyson to ban ractopamine use in pork

By Aidan Fortune

US producer Tyson Fresh Meats, Tyson Food’s beef and pork subsidiary, has joined JBS USA in banning the use of ractopamine in its pigs.

Where next for natural sweeteners? In conversation with Layn USA

By Elaine Watson

Monk fruit is still more expensive than stevia, but significant progress is being made on tackling the pricing and regulatory issues that have historically held the market back, says Layn Corp, a leading supplier of monk fruit and stevia based natural...

China wants to bring big numbers of cattle from Buma to a new custom-built abattoir

Chinese livestock firm taps up Southeast Asia

By Mark Godfrey

A leading Chinese livestock and meat processing firm wants to tap supply of cattle from south-east Asia, with a cattle quarantine and slaughtering hub planned for the city of Ruili, on the border with Myanmar.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping spoke about beef trade, among other issues, at the meeting

US and China to ‘flesh out’ beef deal

By Oscar Rousseau

White House representative Sean Spicer has confirmed Chinese president Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump did discuss expanding beef exports, amid rumours China has relaxed restrictions on US beef.

A potential trade war between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may hit pork trade

US-China trade war threat analysed

By Oscar Rousseau

The threat of a trade war between two of the world’s most powerful countries China and the United States is low, but analysts warn it could dramatically damage pork trade.

Rio 2016 Olympic Games has inspired a rise in Chinese vendors selling fake Brazilian beef

Rio Olympics 2016 hype sees fake beef boom

By Mark Godfrey

The Olympic Games is proving a major boost for Brazilian beef sales in China but consumers have been warned of unscrupulous meat vendors and beef masquerading as Brazilian.

Whilst an agreement has been made, China and Argentina still disagree on antibiotics

China and Argentina agree landmark beef deal

By Mark Godfrey

Argentina is celebrating the renewal of a beef deal with China, despite a crackdown on antibiotics contamination which saw a large shipment of its meat destroyed by China.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's supports vegetarian diets as a means to tackle climate change

Hollywood stars call for meat consumption drop

By Oscar Rousseau

China has enlisted Arnold Schwarzenegger and film-maker James Cameron to call for lower meat consumption, with the government poised to tackle its environmental crisis. 

Argentine beef has become popular in China

Argentine beef tops China’s export sources, but for how long?

By Alex Smith, in Beijing, and Charles Newbery, in Buenos Aires

China’s increasing appetite for beef products has left the country as a top export destination for Argentine beef. Argentina’s ministry of agriculture, livestock and fisheries has reported that China received 17,051 tonnes (t) of beef from Argentina by...

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