Exports of chicken, beef to Russia totalled US$ 278 million in 2022 A Russian mission set out to strengthen its relationship with Brazil through audits of meat processing plants. The goal was to ensure that Brazil is maintaining a high standard of quality and safety in the processing of agricultural...
Australian beef exports generally maintained their momentum last month, staying well above both year-ago and five-year-average volumes. The trade did back off from the bumper October, which was the strongest month for beef exports since December 2019, but the global demand appears to be keeping pace with production. This...
Australia says China has lifted import bans on three Australian meat suppliers in another sign of improving trade relations between the two countries. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China has lifted import bans on three Australian meat suppliers in another sign of improving trade relations between the two countries, Australian...
CANBERRA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Australia’s trade and agriculture ministers said on Tuesday that China had lifted restrictions on imports of meat from three Australian abattoirs, in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries. China blocked imports of Australian commodities including coal, timber and barley after Australia called...
AUSTRALIAN beef exports to South Korea have triggered the country’s annual Safeguard mechanism. The Safeguard provision in Australia’s bilateral Free Trade Agreement with Korea is designed to protect the Korean domestic beef industry from unusual rises in volume of imported beef in any given year. The mechanism was officially...
Declining cattle numbers has led to a year over year decrease in beef production and higher wholesale and retail beef prices. Under those market conditions, beef exports are expected to decrease and beef imports should increase…exactly the outcome observed thus far in 2023. The U.S. dollar has remained generally...
Another confirmation of the contagious avian flu in Iowa — the 18th since October — was found in a backyard mixed-species flock in Mills County, agriculture officials said Wednesday. Like the most recent report, most of the confirmations this fall in Iowa have been in mixed species backyard flocks...
The bill would reverse Biden Administration’s recent decision to lift long-standing ban on Paraguayan beef imports despite animal health concerns As part of his continued effort to support Montana ranchers and ensure the safety of American consumers, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Mike Rounds...
U.S. pork exports posted another strong performance in October, led by record-large shipments to Mexico and broad-based growth elsewhere, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). October beef exports remained well below last year’s large totals but improved from September, led...
Tight margins for producers in 2024 are expected to lead to a contraction in global pork and beef production, despite some falling input costs and reduced inflation. Higher production costs and tighter supplies will push animal protein prices up and constrain global consumption in 2024, according to multinational co-operative...