Meat

Drought swells production costs for Australian poultry farmers

26-Oct-2006 By Dominique Patton

Poultry processors in Australia are expected to implement
'significant price increases' for chicken meat, as drought leads to
surging grain prices, a major production cost for the country's
chicken farmers.

New Zealand launches branded beef in Korea

10-Aug-2006 By Dominique Patton

New Zealand's meat promotion board launched an appellation for beef
sold in the important Korean market this week, in a bid to
differentiate its meat from its sizeable competitors, Australia and
the US.

Prima Agri joins up with major food group to expand

26-May-2006 By Dominique Patton

Prima Agri-Products, one of Malaysia's largest manufacturers of
Halal meat products, has joined up with Australian heavyweight food
maker, Comgroup, to help it tap growing demand for its products in
new markets.

China gears up for Japan's tough residue limits

26-May-2006 By Dominique Patton

China's ministry of commerce has issued guidelines to the country's
farmers and farm produce exporters on how to meet tough new
standards in Japan, one of China's biggest export markets.

China Food expands capacity, despite mixed results

17-Feb-2005

China Food Industries has announced plans to triple the size of its
cold room facilities, despite announcing a fall in sales for the
full year ending in December.

Tighter bird flu regulations for Asian poultry producers?

30-Sep-2004

Asian bird flu is back in the headlines again this week, after a
woman in Thailand died from the infection H5N1. Medical experts
believe that the death was caused by human contact, a fact that
could force a re-think over regulations...

QAF invests in China meat processor

17-Sep-2004

Singapore-based QAF limited, one of South East Asia's leading food
companies, has said that its wholly owned subsidiary, Singfood
Investment has entered into an agreement with Mega Ocean Holdings
to acquire a 27 per cent stake...

Refined meat launches

09-Sep-2004

In Asia rising meat consumption is being fed by an increasing
number of highly refined and processed product launches. A look at
the Mintel's databases reveals that pâte, meat balls, cheese-filled
hotdogs are all on the menu.

Australia benefiting from Asian ban on US beef

21-May-2004

An Australian beef industry leader has indicated that the
Australian beef sector is riding a short-term boom following a
series of bans on US beef exports to major Asian markets.

Too early to restock?

08-Apr-2004

The Asian poultry industry continues to send out contradictory
messages in the wake of the bird flu outbreak. Whilst Thailand
looks set to restock its poultry flocks - a move which some
industry observers believe could be premature...

British pigs to China

08-Apr-2004

A British Pig Executive (BPEX) delegation is visiting Beijing at
the end of the month to encourage British exports to China, the
world's biggest market for pork.

Bird flu outbreak in South Korea

24-Mar-2004

As the FAO continues its calls for caution over bird flu, South
Korea announced that a new outbreak of the disease has taken place
on a small battery farm just north of the capital, Seoul.

China claims bird flu victory

17-Mar-2004

China claims to have had an early success in stamping out the bird
flu that has been causing severe hardships to the country's
numerous poultry farmers, after the mass culling of some nine
million birds over the seven weeks since...

Red meat on the up in Australia

12-Mar-2004

Red meat sales in Australia are firmly back on the road to
recovery, according to statistics released today from Meat &
Livestock Australia. The figures show a second year of strong
recovery following dwindling sales in the 80s...