An Indian Government initiative to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from the country, costing INR133.43bn (US$1.9bn), is expected to result in an increase in meat exports, according to experts.
Leading Chinese agricultural conglomerate New Hope Liuhe has announced it is adding 1.6 million (m) head to its pig herd, with new projects in three provinces, in another sign of continued consolidation by large players.
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) has called on the Government to recognise that anti-meat activism is affecting businesses across the supply chain following an attack on a Brisbane butcher shop.
A Chinese beef firm has set out a very ambitious target of becoming a Fortune 500 company, with subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas and Australasia in the next decade.
Australian Agricultural Company (AACo), the country’s largest cattle producer, has suffered a AUS $100m hit due to the harsh weather conditions experienced at the start of 2019.
International animal genetics company Genus has entered into a strategic collaboration with Beijing Capital Agribusiness (BCA) to develop pigs resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv).
A Chinese mutton processor is using a major expansion in capacity to channel sheep meat products into a rising demand for convenience and snack foods in China’s cities.
Health has become the marketing watchword of Chinese pork processor Jinluo, which is targeting several new ranges of heat-treated sausage snacks, aimed at urban, convenience-minded consumers.
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) has raised concerns for regional employers and communities about a pledge by the leader of the opposition party to increase the pay of overseas workers.
The onslaught of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China is expected to cut production in the country by up to 35% in 2019, according to a new report by Rabobank.
Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) chief executive Peter Rizzo has told MPs that the droughts and floods affecting cattle farmers in north Queensland will have a “significant impact” on meat processors.
A spate of prosecutions against black market pork processors and vendors has been unleashed in China’s ongoing battle against African swine fever, which has caused huge damage to the country’s pig sector.
Changes being made to Australia’s lamb definition are a win for the red meat sector and will open up new market opportunities, Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) CEO Patrick Hutchinson has claimed.
Beef and lamb from New Zealand could benefit from consumers’ demands over provenance, welfare and the environment, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has claimed.
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) has called on the Federal Government to give financial support to the red meat industry after it suffered long periods of drought and flood.
More well-educated and high income Chinese city-dwellers are embracing plant-based and clean meat as a healthier, more nutritious, and exciting option.
One of China’s leading pig breeding firms is building a massive new slaughtering capacity as it seeks to diversify and bets on a long-term trend of consolidation in the pig breeding sector.
African Swine Fever (ASF) has been one of the biggest talking points throughout the international meat industry over the past year, with China feeling the full brunt of it.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has urged every sheep and beef farmer to make use of a brand new animal health resource to review its livestock performance and animal health.
Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is set to tap the demand for duck meat by targeting the Hong Kong, South Korea and Australian export markets.
Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has revealed that it is expecting its annual sales revenue to grow by 8-10% for 2019 thanks to growth at its overseas operations.
New Zealand’s Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) has revealed that it will invest almost NZ$49m over the next 10 years to fuel agricultural greenhouse gas emissions research.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has welcomed the latest Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) report which confirms that the phased eradication of the disease is on track.
Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has urged visitors celebrating Chinese New Year to refrain from bringing in meat items through its borders, which could pose biosecurity risks.
Meat consumption in Japan rose in 2018, but only because of a growing appetite for chicken, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD).
