Meat

Australia to open doors to US, Japanese and Dutch beef

14-Sep-2017 By RJ Whitehead

America will soon be allowed to export beef to America for the first time in 15 years, following a government report review.

Australians urged to eat more kangaroo meat

13-Sep-2017 By Aidan Fortune

An increase in the kangaroo population in Australia has led to industry experts encouraging the public to eat more of the protein.

New Australian lamb awareness campaign launched

04-Sep-2017 By Aidan Fortune

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched its latest lamb marketing campaign for spring.

AGCO ties up with CP Foods to manufacture meat tech in China

04-Sep-2017 By RJ Whitehead

Global agri-equipment supplier AGCO will begin manufacturing protein production equipment in China through a joint-venture with CP Foods.

Mixed reaction to Chinese cooked chicken import plans

30-Aug-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Plans to allow China to export cooked chicken from poultry slaughtered in the country to the US have prompted strong reactions from both sides of the debate.

Chinese firm sees first pork shipment to Tajikstan

29-Aug-2017 By Mark Godfrey

A Chinese meat processor is celebrating the export of 22 tons of chilled pork to the central Asian state of Tajikistan.

China direct

European firms to sue China for infringing their intellectual property

28-Aug-2017 By RJ Whitehead

European countries are being granted the right to sue China if their food trademarks are counterfeited in the country.

Spike in SE Asian urbanites looking to increase protein consumption

24-Aug-2017 By RJ Whitehead

Southeast Asians are increasingly leading healthy lifestyles, with as many as three in four urban Indonesians and a third of Thai city residents saying they have been striving to improve their diets this year.

China

New Hope in line for Moy Park takeover

23-Aug-2017 By RJ Whitehead

China’s biggest chicken supplier has been linked to a potential acquisition of Britain’s Moy Park.

China

Brazilian chicken suppliers under investigation for suspected dumping

21-Aug-2017 By RJ Whitehead

China is investigating allegations of illegal dumping by Brazilian suppliers of broiler chicken onto its market.

South Korea lifts US poultry ban

21-Aug-2017 By Aidan Fortune

The government of South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of US poultry and poultry products.

Asia: Bird flu outbreaks see 200,000 birds culled

14-Aug-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Hundreds of thousands of birds have been culled in the Philippines and Laos after both Southeast Asian countries reported avian influenza (AI) outbreaks.

UK and China sign £200m pork export deal

14-Aug-2017 By Aidan Fortune

The UK has signed a new export deal with China to supply pork products.

Australian beef exports up for first time in two years

09-Aug-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Australian beef exports are up year-on-year for the first time in 24 months, with more growth expected after Japan hit the US, Australia’s biggest competitor, with a hefty tax hike.

Japanese frozen beef tariff rise causes US rift

31-Jul-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Japan’s decision to increase its tariffs on imported frozen beef imports has caused anger in the US.

Ajinomoto set to thaw Europe with multi-million euro takeover

26-Jul-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Japanese food giant Ajinomoto has fired up its European growth plans with the acquisition of France’s frozen food business Labeyrie Traiteur Surgelés (LTS) for an undisclosed sum.

Excitement builds for Japan's Wagyu Olympics

26-Jul-2017 By Kathryn Wortley

Japan’s top cattle and meat producers are gearing up to compete in the country’s next ‘Wagyu Olympics’, the country’s premier beef cattle show, to be held in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on 7–11 September.

1.3k tonnes of rotten food discovered in UAE’s latest food fraud case

26-Jul-2017 By RJ Whitehead

Health inspectors uncovered more than 1,300 tonnes of rotten fruit, vegetables, meat and being sold at unlicensed markets to poor residents in Dubai in the first half of this year.

Dog days for canine meat traders amid changing Chinese attitudes

20-Jul-2017 By RJ Whitehead

Last month massive crowds once again flocked to Yulin, in south China’s Guangxi province. Each year, on June 21, the city celebrates a dog meat festival that also attracts much public uproar and controversy.

India

Venky’s gains from beef ban despite recent suspension

20-Jul-2017 By RJ Whitehead

India’s ban on the sale of cattle has boosted the corporate fortunes of poultry producer Venky’s, whose stock has rallied by 360% so far this year.

Up and down year for Australian farming due to changeable climates

17-Jul-2017 By RJ Whitehead

Australian agricultural production has experienced a variety of mixed results, according to “agricultural census data” released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 2015-16 season.

Russia eyes Chinese poultry trade as shortages loom

14-Jul-2017 By Eugene Vorotnikov

Russia is planning to promote exports of poultry and pork to China and has already started talks with the Chinese government to increase exports beyond their current low volumes.

Fast food franchise wars in China

14-Jul-2017 By Mark Godfrey

Hua Ke Duo's black sesame sprinkled buns and chilli pepper flavourings are Chinese, but the hamburgers are bigger than those at McDonald’s.

Meat & Livestock Australia invests in measurement systems

12-Jul-2017 By Aidan Fortune

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is to invest an additional $14million (m) to co-fund the commercial installation of more DEXA objective measurement systems in individual red meat processing plants.

Hogan to lead Middle East agri-food trade mission

12-Jul-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

European commissioner for agriculture and rural development Phil Hogan will front an autumnal trade mission to Saudi Arabia and Iran in what could unlock lucrative new deals for halal meat traders.

Halal meat business sets out ‘ambitious’ trade plans

12-Jul-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

UK-based firm Haloodies will start exporting meat snacks to United Arab Emirates (UAE) supermarkets as part of a big push to become a global halal brand.

Refugees given tools and training in northern Iraq

12-Jul-2017 By RJ Whitehead

A Germany-funded project to train refugees in greenhouse cultivation, beekeeping, hen production and food processing has been launched to help thousands of vulnerable Iraqis and Syrians.

Chinese authorities investigate dumped pork

10-Jul-2017 By Mark Godfrey

Worries over cold chain integrity and food safety in the imported meat business have arisen in China, where authorities are seeking to trace the origins of a shipment of Danish pork found in a city dump.

Thai meat giant claims ethical approach to hiring of migrants

04-Jul-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

One of Thailand’s largest meat companies, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), has declared that the migrant staff comprising nearly a fifth of its workforce have been recruited in line with anti-slavery laws.

Saudi Arabia bans Belgian poultry meat

03-Jul-2017 By Aidan Fortune

Saudi Arabia has banned the import of poultry meat and eggs from Belgium following an outbreak of avian influenza.

New Zealand opens FTA talks with South America

03-Jul-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

New Zealand has launched talks with four South American countries and red meat exporters to create a free trade agreement (FTA) in the wake of Donald Trump’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) exit.

China and US celebrate reopening of beef market

03-Jul-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

US beef is back in China after a 14-year hiatus and senior meat figures including agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue marked the occasion in quintessentially American style: by eating a giant steak.

Charoen Pokphand to build pig farm in China

30-Jun-2017 By Mark Godfrey

Agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) is building a pig breeding farm for 500,000 pigs in remote western China.

Six top processing, packaging and manufacturing trends set to shape foodpro 2017

28-Jun-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Australasia's largest-of-it's-kind food processing and manufacturing show foodpro returns next month, so we've been getting the lowdown on six of the top industry trends that are set to star on show floor.

Australia looks to safeguard beef exports to Korea

26-Jun-2017 By Aidan Fortune

Following a record year of beef exports to Korea in 2016, Australia is looking to defend its position amidst contracting supply and competition from the US.

USDA proposes to allow cooked chicken from China

21-Jun-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

A proposed rule to allow China to export cooked chicken from poultry slaughtered in the country to the US has been described as a ‘slap in the face to American consumers’ by a congresswoman.

Australasia's ‘one-stop’ manufacturing event foodpro set for bumper 50th year

19-Jun-2017 By Gary Scattergood

One of APAC's biggest food manufacturing events, foodpro, returns for its 50th year next month with organisers announcing all exhibitor space has sold out.

China rolls out meat safety rule

16-Jun-2017 By Mark Godfrey

The state agency overseeing China’s Food Safety Law is requiring all regions to establish a “standardised safe meat supermarket” – a designation which retailers can apply for but will become compulsory to stamp out tainted meat.

UAE team moves to next stage of project to source gelatin from camels

14-Jun-2017 By RJ Whitehead

Researchers in Al Ain are nearing their goal to identify a new halal source of gelatin for food and pharmaceuticals.

Al Islami tops list of influential halal food companies

14-Jun-2017 By RJ Whitehead

A UAE company has been named the world’s leading halal food vendor in a new report on the global market for food acceptable to Muslims.

US and China agree on beef that can go east

13-Jun-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

US beef sales to China could soon be reinstated now the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalised trade rules covering traceability and types of meat eligible for export.

China takes big step toward improving pig welfare

12-Jun-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Chinese agri-food producer Da Bei Nong will introduce group sow housing and lower stocking density in a scheme that could radically change animal welfare for half the world’s pig population.

Thai giant launches new food standard

12-Jun-2017 By Aidan Fortune

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF) has introduced a CPF food standard project in an effort to build consistent quality and food safety management systems across its integrated feed-farm-food operations.

NH Foods JV makes progress on Malaysia halal hub

07-Jun-2017 By RJ Whitehead

Japan’s biggest food manufacturer has chosen Malaysia to be its hub for halal exports, in partnership with a Malaysian chicken major.

New Zealand meat farmers hit by high oil prices

06-Jun-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Beef and lamb farmers in New Zealand have seen fuel prices rise by nearly 20% in the last 12 months, following a recovery in the value of international oil.

India’s cattle ban could ‘halt’ beef exports

31-May-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

The Indian government’s ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter is likely to have dramatic impact on its billion-dollar cattle export trade.

China’s reopening of live bird markets questioned

31-May-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Local government authorities in China may not be fully aware of the potential threat posed by bird flu, after human infections of H7N9 were detected this month.

Cattle sale restrictions introduced by Indian government

30-May-2017 By Aidan Fortune

The Indian meat industry has warned that new rules prohibiting the sale of aged cattle from markets for slaughter may hinder the recent success of the sector.

NZ: 1,000 animals unfit to travel slaughtered annually

26-May-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

A thousand animals unfit to travel are sent to slaughter annually in New Zealand (NZ), the country’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has told this site.