The latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) issued a sharp reminder to producers not to assume they will be better off at current market prices. Commenting on the trend in the cost of farm inputs, Iain Macdonald, senior economics analyst at QMS said: “While the price of...
The governments of Uruguay and China began formal contacts in Montevideo for the negotiation of a free trade agreement despite the legal impediments of Mercosur and the resistance of its members. Among them, Argentina. Click here to read full note: https://www.perfil.com/noticias/modo-fontevecchia/uruguay-avanza-hacia-el-tratado-de-libre-comercio-con-china-modof.phtml
South Korea banned Canadian beef imports from December of 2021 until January 19, 2022, due to an atypical BSE case found in an Alberta cow. January volumes were down 41 per cent from last year but rebounded strongly in February. March and April then both saw record-high numbers of...
Protesters last week shut down operations at the Port of Oakland over a new trucking regulation that would limit independent operators. The protesters not only blocked cargo, but port workers also refused to cross truckers’ picket lines. A prolonged shutdown could have a dramatic impact on U.S. red meat exports and ag exports as a whole, U.S....
Two years after its formation in the midst of a pandemic, the Mexico United Animal Protein (MUPA) group has continued its work focused on promoting the consumption of different types of meat (pork, beef, chicken) and eggs, Ernesto assured. Hermosillo Seyffert, president of the Mexican Meat Council (Comecarne), and who has...
Argentine: A study carried out by the livestock sector and presented at the Rural Expo, indicated that the consumption of meat reached 118 kg per person in the country and that in total, the five main meats invoice US$24,000 million annually. At the same time, it was pointed out that...
The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) published a new edition of the Meat Bulletin, in which it was pointed out that beef imports, between January and June, registered a slight decrease in volume of 5% when compared to the same period of 2021, totaling 120,559 tons. Click here to...
The state of Coahuila rose from fifth to fourth place in exports of live cattle to the United States, announced the secretary of rural development of the state, José Luis Flores Méndez. Click here to read full note: https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2022/coahuila-se-posiciona-como-el-cuarto-mayor-exportador-de-ganado-bovino-en-pie-a-eua.html
During the first six months of the year, foreign sales of Argentine beef reached 426,000 tons of beef for a value of USD 1,762 million . This represents an increase of 2% in volume and 40% in foreign exchange compared to the same period in 2021, according to the Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters (ABC) ,...
Beef exports performed by Brazil recorded an excellent performance in the first half of 2022. Data released by Comex Stat (Foreign Trade Statistics System) specify a list of 18 items of products traded to several countries that showed, for the most part, , good result in foreign negotiations, both...