The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) has called for European politicians to treat food strategy with higher importance, saying food safety is one of the main concerns facing the world.
The Algerian government has introduced a VAT and customs duty exemption on poultry to help the country’s “struggling” poultry meat sector and bring down prices.
Drought in Russia has led to a catastrophic loss of grain, which is threatening to cause a deficiency in feed resources and a rise in prices for all types of meat this autumn.
The future of troubled French poultry processor Groupe Doux is still in limbo after a French court postponed a final decision on its fate until October.
The Russian government is to invest in the large-scale production of duck meat for the first time, in order to increase the competitiveness of the poultry industry.
Meat exports from the European Union (EU) are expected to grow by around 3.6% during 2012 as global demand remains strong, despite both production and consumption across the EU declining, a forecast has said. However, falling livestock numbers may constrict...
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) has imposed temporary restrictions on the import of poultry products from Mexico, due to the recent outbreak of bird flu in the country.
The Russian Union of Poultry Producers (Rosptitsesoyuz) has sent a request to the government demanding that it restricts poultry imports from Belarus, which it claims has violated trade agreements.
The US chicken industry has written to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk urging him to challenge a South African anti-dumping duty imposed nearly 12 years ago.
Russia and India were the most rapidly developing countries in terms of production of poultry meat in 2011, according to estimates from leading Russian analytical agency Agroru.
Russia reached self-sufficiency in halal meat production last year and exported halal poultry for the first time in its history, statistics have revealed.
Russian veterinary services have warned that avian flu, which is currently spreading through south-east Asia, has been found on a large poultry farm in eastern Russia.
The Penza region of Russia is set to become the biggest producer of turkey meat and beef in the country following a joint venture with Damate Agribusiness.
The index of poultry meat production in Russia has hit the levels predicted by industry representatives for the first quarter of 2012, leading them to claim that the country will become self-sufficient in poultry meat this year.
The global poultry sector is expected to benefit from positive market conditions and strong prices in the second quarter of 2012, a Rabobank report has revealed.
Brazil and Argentina will face increased competition on the international poultry market now that the EU has announced it would lift its bird flu-related ban on raw chicken from Thailand on 1 July 2012, a report has said.
When discussing meat's environmental impact, there is a tendency to focus on greenhouse gas emissions. But the production of soy for feed is also of major concern. Carina Perkins looks at the issues
Countries of the Customs Union – Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus – have decided to create and follow a single policy on meat issues, meaning that import restrictions imposed by any of them on a third country will automatically be extended to the rest of...
Francisco Turra, president of the Brazilian Poultry Association (UBABEF), talks to GlobalMeatNews about the state of the industry, exports, and the anti-dumping levy imposed in South Africa.
The Brazil Poultry Association (UBABEF) has reasserted its determination to ask for World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations on an anti-dumping levy recently imposed by South Africa.
Cherkizovo Group, one of the largest Russian producers of meat and meat products in Russia, plans to increase its share in the national pork and poultry sectors from 5% and 10% to 20% and 30% respectively, research by investment company BCS has revealed.
Russian pork giant Miratorg has reported a 70% growth in production volumes for the first 3 months of 2012, reaching 57,909 tonnes (t) in live weight from 34,058t in Q1 2011.
The British Meat Processors’ Association (BMPA) has criticised the European Commission’s ban on ‘desinewed meat’ (DSM), a product obtained using low pressure to separate meat from bones, calling it “a criminal waste of a valuable product”.
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has declared that the rise in Campylobacter and E.coli cases in Europe was “directly related” to an alleged increase in ritual slaughterings, which she called a “sanitary bomb”.
The total amount of livestock support within the Russian state programme for 2013-2020 will exceed RUB1bn (US$24.1bn), stated Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik at a recent press-conference.
The volume of poultry meat produced in Russia in January-February 2012 exceeded 500,000 tonnes (t) in carcase weight, according to data released by the Russian Federal Statistic Service.
McDonald’s has bowed to pressure and performed a U-turn on its controversial decision to source 90% of the chicken for the London Olympics from chicken farms outside the UK.
Enforced control measures are being implemented to contain outbreaks of the viral Newcastle disease amongst domestic poultry and other bird species in Israel, and help avoid interruptions in both the national and export markets.
Campylobacter infections in the EU increased for the fifth year in a row in 2010, making a 7% jump to 212,064 cases, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reported.
A relaxed attitude to ritual slaughter in some EU member states has led to systematic slaughtering without stunning, regardless of consumer need, according to EU welfare experts.
The European Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) is asking China to improve its poultry disease surveillance systems after exposing shortcomings in a report.
The French cattle and meat industry association INTERBEV has released a statement to put an end to the political row started by far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on halal meat.
The number of farm animals produced in the UK under welfare standards accredited by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has increased by 52% in five years, the organisation revealed.
The Ghanaian ministry of health (MOH) has warned consumers against the dangers of eating foreign frozen poultry and urged them to buy domestic products, the Daily Graphic reports.
A suggestion to remove parts of chicken brains so they become unaware of their living conditions on intensive farms has come under attack from animal welfare organisations.
