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.
US meat company Hormel Foods has responded to allegations that it forced consumers to pay high prices for pork products, describing the claim as “completely out of merit”.
Canada’s Ministry of Agriculture has invested CA$12.7m to Swine Innovation Porc to facilitate research into the swine sector under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership program.
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has reiterated its call for Thailand to end its ban on US pork as it aims to combat retaliatory tariffs imposed from Mexico and China.
High demand from Mexico for US pork during April resulted in a new volume record, according to data compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF), but with sharp Mexican tariffs slapped on US pork last week, are we about to witness a significant decline...
Following Mexico’s decision to introduce a 10% tariff on US pork, which will increase to 20% from 5 July, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has described the move as “devastating” for pork-producing families across the US.
Mexico plans to impose pork tariffs on some US cuts and products following President Donald Trump’s introduction of tariffs on US steel and aluminium imports, according to the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has called for a swift resolution of the United States-China trade dispute, in the hopes of paving the way for increased US pork exports.
JBS’ Brazilian unit Seara will distribute 50 tonnes (t) of pork cuts to South Korea after the decision by the Asian country last week to reopen the market.
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.
The University of Colorado has published a report that supports pork as an important source of protein in an infant’s diet when transitioning to solid foods.
The US trade dispute with China has been flagged as one of the main challenges that the pork industry is set to face in the coming months, according to the Rabobank Q2 Pork Quarterly results.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has reported a record month for beef exports in March totalling US$591.97 million (m).
American pig meat exporters have had to pay additional retaliatory 25% duties on products sold to mainland China, responding to the USA’s imposition of 25% and 10% duties on imported steel and aluminium.
Japan is now the United States’ leading export market for beef, in value and volume, and largest market for pork exports in value, according to 2017 trade data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The US meat industry has welcomed the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule.
US exports of beef and pork for January grew year-on-year, bolstered by growing sales in the Japanese market, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.
Tyson Foods has acquired a stake in Tovala, a steam oven and gourmet food subscription service that delivers chef-prepped meals to customers, with the internet telling the oven how to cook them.
A shareholder vote on water management at Tyson’s annual general meeting (AGM) on 8 February is a sign that water risks are increasingly on the investor agenda.
A National Pork Board payment to the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has been stopped by the courts after an anti-meat pressure group’s lawsuit alleged that checkoff* dollars were used to lobby legislators
After the Trump administration slapped tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels, GlobalMeatNews spoke to Dr Fragkiskos Filippaios to assess the effects of a US-China trade war on the meat sector.
US media have whooped and cheered about organic meal kit delivery service Sun Basket after it raised US$57.8m in funding at a time when door-to-door food box schemes look wobbly.
Cargill has entered into a three-year joint venture with the Brazilian pioneers of the Social Gastronomy Movement, Gastromotiva, to globalise its effort to drive social and economic change.
Canada has joined the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal in a move that could boost its meat exports by more than half a billion dollars and create thousands of jobs.
Meat bodies in the United States have welcomed a proposed new pork processing rule by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of a move to modernise inspections in swine slaughterhouses.
Canada could increase beef and pork exports by half a billion dollars if the government signs up to the revived Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), domestic meatpackers have claimed.
The Trump administration has scrapped a rule that would have improved animal welfare for livestock reared under the ‘USDA Organic’ label, a decision farmers want reversed.
Mexico, America’s second-largest pork export market, can now sell a lot more pig meat to the US – in what is being described as a big win for trade liberalisation.
Alberta’s environment minister Shannon Phillips said she was not to blame for a controversial tweet from her official Twitter account that encouraged people to ‘eat less meat’.
US, Washington-based Hempler Food Group has urgently recalled 1.8 tonnes (t) of pepperoni sticks after three customers complained they found metal fragments in the meat products.
