A draft review by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has recommended that Canada be added to the list of countries that can apply to Australia for market access for fresh beef. A consultation process following the draft review is underway, with stakeholders able to provide feedback until...
The most recent beef and lamb trade data has been released by HMRC for November 2023, we explore the detail. Key points Sheep meat imports from Australia remain elevated in November 2023 UK fresh and frozen sheep meat imports for November totalled 4,241 tonnes, an increase of 801 tonnes...
BEIJING, Jan 11 (Reuters) – China has prohibited the import of pig, pig products and wild boars from Bangladesh after the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported an outbreak of African swine fever at a farm in the country’s major port city of Chittagong. China customs said the...
The US beef industry is in the midst of one of its largest two-year declines in beef production. This will have significant ramifications for everyone from consumers to cattle producers. Consumers will face higher retail prices than they did in 2023. Beef processors will struggle to make money unless...
Abbreviated slaughter schedules have been prevalent because of last week’s weather burdening packers with power outages and transportation issues. Following two reduced weekly head counts, due to holidays, last week’s estimated 549,000 head total was 17% smaller than the same week a year ago. This week also started below...
Brazilian chicken meat exports – including all products, both fresh and processed – registered a new high in 2023 with over 5 million tonnes sold to 5 continents. The country shipped a total of 5.138 million tonnes of poultry products last year, according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). The...
Irish beef exports to China are to resume as part of measures agreed during a bilateral meeting of senior government figures in Dublin. Li Qiang, China’s second-most powerful man, met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during a brief diplomatic visit to Ireland. Mr Varadkar said there was a clear desire to...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that China has agreed to resume imports of Irish beef. China has accepted Irish science that the BSE case found was atypical. China had suspended imports last November following the discovery of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as Mad Cow Disease, in a dead cow...
The US beef industry is amid one of its largest two-year declines in beef production that will have significant ramifications for everyone from consumers to cattle producers. Consumers will face higher retail prices than they did in 2023. Beef processors will struggle to make money unless they get a...
Higgins and Varadkar raise Irish concerns about human rights in China during visit by Chinese premier Li Qiang. Irish beef exports to China can resume immediately after the Chinese government confirmed it would reopen its market during the visit to Dublin of premier Li Qiang. The announcement was made...