Two complaints in the UK were upheld against Viva!, a vegan campaigning charity, by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a complaint was made by the National Pig Association (NPA).
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) chairman Sean Dennehy has said the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) needs to come to its senses to not damage the sheep sector.
Poland-based meat business Gobarto has reported higher sales revenues for the first half of 2018 at about PLN1.057 billion (€247.4m), an increase of 24.7% compared with the same period a year earlier.
Livestock Wise and the National Sheep Association are among 34 organisations who have written to the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to save smaller abattoirs from closing.
Hungarian start-up business Agroninja has made a breakthrough in cattle weighing after developing a smartphone application that can weigh livestock by simply taking a photograph.
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has warned traders to suspend imports of poultry meat from the Swedish county Skåne following an outbreak of low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza.
Kuwait-based livestock transport and trading company Al Mawashi has taken immediate action for the future of its livestock trade by beginning to build its own flock and increase capacity following alleged threats by Australia to end sheep trade.
Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced this week that electronic identification for Irish sheep would become mandatory, producing a divided opinion among the Republic’s farming sector.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has accused EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström of being naive to believe that the Brazilians are going to conform to the rules in any Mercosur trade agreement with the EU, especially with regard to meeting...
Russia’s third-largest poultry producer, agricultural holding Belaya Ptitsa, has reported financial turbulence, as falling prices and shrinking state aid keep pushing down profitability in the industry.
Meat and livestock companies and organisations are carefully examining a draft agreement on Brexit that was released by the European Commission on Wednesday (February 28), to see whether British meat and livestock exports can freely circulate across the...
The European Union’s (EU’s) development of a protein strategy, announced by EU agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan, should help Europe become more self-sufficient in animal feed, meat industry experts have told GlobalMeatNews.
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) national sheep chairman Sean Dennehy has met with senior vets in the Department of Agriculture this week over the ongoing problems with the perceived “over the top” implementation of the Clean Sheep Policy by the Department....
Pork prices in Latvia rose in 2017 after the strong slump in the previous years, as the first signs of shortage have been seen on the domestic pork market.
European Union (EU) pig meat exports fell by €146 million (m) in 2017, compared to export sales in 2016, new trade figures from the European Commission have revealed.
Northern Irish lamb has been described as being in a “great position” to compete alongside other nations in terms of quality, according to a new report.
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has warned the findings of a report published by Business, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Heather Humphreys, examining the impact of Brexit on Ireland’s trade and economy, are “very stark” for farming and food...
Nestlé and Tesco are the best prepared in terms of meeting consumer and investor demands for having diversified protein portfolios, according to a FAIRR report.
Danish meat producer Idavang has announced plans to build a new pigmeat processing complex in Russia’s St Petersburg region this year (2018), according to the company.
The continuing epidemic of African swine fever (ASF) could incur UAH30 billion ($1.1 billion) in losses to Ukraine's pig industry over the next 15 years, the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection has said, citing estimates from the...
The European Commission has announced its latest funding for helping European Union (EU) member states fight animal diseases, such as bovine tuberculosis, rabies, bovine brucellosis, African swine fever and lumpy skin disease, by allocating more than...
Scandinavian meat processor HKScan has posted a full-year loss after scale-up costs at its new cutting-edge poultry plant in Rauma, Finland, “eroded” results.
The Scottish Government has warned Westminster it will not ban livestock exports, amid rumours UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove plans to outlaw the controversial practice.
As part of its long-term policy to stimulate domestic consumption of pork, the Hungarian government has introduced a reduced value-added tax (VAT) on pork offal, taking it from 27% to 5%.
Cases of African swine fever (ASF) are still very common in Russia, despite the country’s continued ban on EU pork exports to the market, imposed since January 2014 following a handful of cases in Poland and Lithuania.
Avi-Top plans to invest €6 million to modernise its production capacity, allowing the Romanian poultry producer to significantly grow its revenue, according to senior company representatives.
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has approached World Animal Protection to help it radically change its pig welfare policy as the meat giant aims become a sustainable food leader.
Poor livestock farmers must not be pushed aside by “capital-intensive” companies as the world gears up to feed nine billion mouths by 2050, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Trade bodies have urged meat processors to take a “practical and sensible approach” towards implementing rules around the cleanliness of sheep for slaughter in light of the recent continuous bad weather.
African swine fever (ASF) and avian influenza (AI) are forcing Russian meat producers to pump more cash into biosecurity to protect their assets as the diseases hit industrial farms.
Increased volumes of beef, pigmeat and sheepmeat helped the value of Irish food and drink exports reach a record high of €12.6bn last year – a rise of 13%, figures from the Irish Food Board have shown.
The Russian Army has been deployed to help deal with the aftermath of the largest outbreak of the avian influenza (AI) in Kostroma Oblast, where 600,000 chickens have been culled, according to a 9 January report in the Russian Gazette, the official publication...
Polish poultry processor Drobimex plans to boost slaughter capacity this year following the completion of last year’s investment to expand and upgrade its facilities in Poland’s north-western region, according to senior company representatives.
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has challenged government to ensure industry has the infrastructure in place to export an extra 100,000 live animals this year.
