Lower pricing of imports compared to local beef means imported beef has been embraced by a wider spread of geography and customers in China, said Joel Haggard, Hong Kong-based head of Asia-Pacific operations at the US Meat Exporters Federation (USMEF).
The global poultry market is experiencing turbulence due to a number of issues ranging from escalating feed prices and avian influenza (AI) outbreaks, according to experts from Rabobank.
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has announced that, from 7 April 2014, the country is to impose temporary restrictions on the import of finished pork products from Lithuania and Poland.
US-based non-profit organisation Foundation for Ethical Understanding (FFEU) has called on the Danish government to reverse its decision to ban non-stun slaughter.
The Spanish meat industry has said it is relieved by its government’s decision to ignore recommendations to double its sales tax (value added tax – VAT) on meat products, but the meat sector is still unsure how an upcoming tax reform will affect it.
While the prices for pork in Russia continue to rise, the price of poultry in the market has recently hit its lowest level ever, which has hit the profitability of the country’s poultry producers, according to market participants.
The European Commission (EC) has published proposals for a new regulation on organic production and labelling, in a bid to address shortcomings in the current system and encourage sustained development of the sector.
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) scientific panel has suggested that using solutions containing peroxyacetic acid (PAA) to reduce contamination from pathogens on poultry carcases and meat would not pose toxicity concerns.
Romanian Deputy Prime Minister Liviu Dragnea has announced plans by China to launch imports of sheep meat from Romania following last year’s signing of two agreements to export Romanian pork and cattle to the Chinese market.
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) has published a damning report on ‘Risks in the meat supply chain’, claiming the industry has "numerous deficiencies" when it comes to food hygiene.
Russian meat and fodder producer Cherkizovo Group has acquired poultry producer LISKO Broiler for approximately RUB5bn ($140m), in what has been touted as a significant event in the Russian meat industry.
A preliminary investigation by Livsmedelsverket, Sweden’s food safety authority, has established that between 25 to 30 tonnes (t) of fillet beef mixed with buffalo meat may have been sold, or marketed for sale as imported Italian beef.
The Russian government has prepared a preliminary development program for the recently annexed Crimean peninsula, which provides that the priority sectors for investment would be tourism, wine and meat production.
Many European Union (EU) countries are unsure whether imposing mandatory labelling requirements for the country of origin of meat used as ingredient in processed food products would bring benefits that justify the costs, a meeting of EU agriculture ministers...
Since the start of 2014, Russia has reduced meat imports by 27.1% to 159,100t on a year-on-year comparison, excluding trade with Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has reported, citing data from the Federal Customs Service.
Polish meat industry players have posted improved export sales for last year. In 2013, local firms exported 699,000 tonnes (t) of poultry meat, up 9% compared with a year earlier, according to data from the state-run Agricultural Market Agency (ARR).
A joint review of slaughter practices, by the Australian and Egyptian governments has found that an abattoir in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, did not confirm to international standards for animal welfare.
European Union (EU) member states yesterday (19 March) approved detailed restrictions on the handling of pigs and pigmeat in the border areas of Poland and Lithuania to try and prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF).
ABP Food Group has secured an exclusive deal with Carrefour Italia to supply the retailer with its Irish Hereford Prime beef product range to more than 160 stores.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled out hunting or trapping as effective measures to prevent the introduction or spread of African swine fever (ASF) through wild boar.
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor plans to reduce the number of cold storages in European Union (EU) countries approved to export meat products to Russia, according to Vasily Lavrovskiy, head of Rosselkhoznadzor’s department on international...
The Russian meat industry may be seriously affected if the US and the European Union (EU) decide to impose trade sanctions against the country due to the situation in Crimea, Russian experts suggest.
The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) is hopeful a new agreement, which will enable Saudi Arabia to import its products will help boost the country’s poultry sector.
Despite the political turmoil that has rocked the country and a lull in trade relations over livestock exports, Australia is keen to boost exports to Egypt, according to market watchers.
EU beef can now be exported to the US, after the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) rule announcement last November came into force this month.
A European Union (EU) research project is to develop a new system of controlling the salting stage during dry-cured ham processing, aiming to reduce salt content.
The planned trade agreement between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) could be "smaller" and "more modest" than hoped due to a number of intractable issues – one American lobbyist warned this week.
The trading of 229 tonnes of meat has been halted in Romania, after it was found the products were either adulterated or had already exceeded the use-by date.
The Swedish National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) has identified cold meats as the primary source for a recent outbreak of listeria in Sweden that has been connected to the deaths of up to 14 people since autumn 2013.
A joint venture set up by Polish and Russian investors is planning to open a new pig farm in Krasnodar Krai, in the south of Russia, said Marek Ociepka, head of the Moscow-based WPHI, the foreign trade and investment arm of Poland’s Foreign Ministry.
Meat imports into the UK market during 2013 rose, according to figures from Welsh meat bosses, although those increases are unlikely to be repeated during 2014.
Since the beginning of the year, Russian pork and beef prices have risen by nearly 25%, according to a recent report by the Specialized Center of Accounting in Agribusiness, part of Russia’s Agriculture Ministry.
European Union (EU) meat demand and production are expected to recover this year, after two years of decline in EU pork and beef supplies, the European Commission predicted recently.
Veterinary services in the Customs Union and the European Union (EU) plan to develop a coordinated approach to combat the spread of African swine fever (ASF), according to a statement from Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov.
Ukraine’s revolution and subsequent Russian intervention might have disrupted much of its economy and politics, but the country’s meat and livestock sector has so far emerged unscathed.
Russia has lifted an official ban on US pork, but new measures have been imposed which may limit opportunities to supply. With tensions between the two countries continuing to grow, experts warned the future of pork supply remains unclear.
