The European Union and New Zealand are set to progress negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), in a move that holds particular significance for the red meat industry.
Icelandic farmers are worried that two key trade agreements with the European Union (EU) will result in an influx of imported processed meat products - offsetting potential gains in increasing lamb exports to the 28-member country bloc.
The Scottish red meat industry will be showcasing Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI in Cologne, Germany at the world’s largest food trade fair at Anuga.
Moldovan lamb exports have suffered as a result of armed conflicts in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, according to a report from the association of sheep and goat breeders in the country.
New Zealand sheep and beef exports have reaped NZ$161 million in 2014 tariff savings from free trade agreements (FTAs), analysis by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+NLZ) indicates.
The European Commission (EC) has defended itself against accusations that it has been turning a ‘blind eye’ to bad animal transport standards in member states.
Growth in livestock production and low feed grain prices look to be on the cards for the meat industry over the next decade, according to the latest OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook report.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for "urgent concerted policy responses" to deal with the growing threat of climate change to global food security.
A lamb that had a mother genetically modified with jellyfish protein was sold to an abattoir and may have been mistakenly eaten, a French medical research laboratory has admitted.
Russia has extended its embargo on EU food imports for a further six months until 31 January 2016, in retaliation for the EU’s decision to extend its own economic sanctions aimed at pressuring Moscow to resolve the Ukraine conflict.
European meat producers are still being treated unfairly by European Union (EU) organic food regulations, according to discussions on improving organic production at the 9th European Organic Congress in Riga, Latvia (10-12 June).
A pair of key committees at the European Parliament voted yesterday (June 17) to propose a full European Union (EU) ban on producing or importing cloned animals, their descendants and their meat and milk.
World meat production is expected to increase by 1.3% this year, to 318.7 million tonnes (mt) according to the new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), driven predominantly by increases in pig and poultry meat production.
Meat production in Moldova increased by 7%, to 35,000 tonnes (t), in the first quarter of 2015, according to a recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics.
Norway meat processing major Nortura has secured a special licence to use an alternative slaughtering method in the supply of halal meat to the Norwegian marketplace.
The Ukraine government has reinstated state support for the livestock industry, which was cancelled in 2014 amid an acute shortage of money in the state budget.
Long-awaited EU-wide rules for country-of-origin labelling on packaged meat products, which came into effect today, have drawn criticism from the Irish meat industry.
Russia is considering creating a large cluster of facilities to rear sheep breeds for meat in Crimea, as part of a project to develop agriculture in the peninsula, according to government administrators in the region.
Meat production in Europe is increasing, following years of decline in supply, according to the latest European Commission Short Term Outlook for EU arable crops, dairy and meat markets in 2015 and 2016 (Winter 2015).
The Intergroup on the Welfare & Conservation of Animals has called on the European Commission to phase out slaughter methods that it claims cause immense suffering to animals.
Members of the European Parliament’s (MEPs) committees on agriculture and environment and food safety have demonstrated their continued strong opposition to the use of cloning for farm animals or for food purposes, a public hearing held yesterday (Monday...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been unable to undertake a full assessment of the animal welfare implications of stunning small ruminants, due to unsatisfactory case studies.
Products under the Scottish assurance schemes Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI will be available on the shelves of supermarkets throughout Sweden, thanks to a new supply deal.
The likes of Cranswick, Tyson Foods and Vion feature relatively high up the rankings in the annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report.
Australia saw its beef exports to the Middle East fall 13% last month, compared to January 2014, according to data from the Department of Agriculture, and compiled by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).
Country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for meat used as an ingredient in processed foods is one step closer to becoming a reality following a vote in European Parliament yesterday (12 February).
Respiratory disorders are a common welfare problem for lambs in intensive rearing systems, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said, while ewes in extensive farming can often go hungry.
Export volumes for US beef and pork fell in November, according to the latest data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Lamex Food Group has announced it will merge four of its trading offices – in the UK, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland - to form a new division called Lamex Foods Europe.
The European Union (EU) is to allow imports of sheep and goat meat from Ukraine, which could prove an added incentive to develop production of these types of meat in the country, market participants have claimed.
As 2014 draws to a close GlobalMeatNews looks back at some of the biggest international trade stories to make the headlines this year. From Russia’s ban on meat imports in August, to the opening of the US market for EU beef, we’ve compiled a round-up...
European Union (EU) beef production will be boosted next year (2014-2015) according to the European Commission’s annual market outlook report covering the next decade, published on Friday (5 December).
