MOSCOW. Sept 28 (Interfax) – China has granted Russia permission to supply pork to the Chinese market following ten years of Russia seeking entry to the country’s large pork market, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said in a statement. Rosselkhoznadzor said that the General Administration...
Mexico’s business community has expressed interest in exporting halal meat to Bangladesh and strengthening the link between the businessmen of the two countries for the expansion of trade and commerce. They conveyed their interest in the seminar titled ‘Unleashing Economic Potential: Bridging Bangladesh and Mexico” jointly organised by the...
Based on negative publicity regarding the use of ractopamine, U.S. pork exports to Taiwan plummeted in 2021 and 2022, reports the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Jihae Yang, USMEF vice president for Asia Pacific, recalls, on Jan. 1, 2021, Taiwan began to allow the importation of pork containing ractopamine. “The...
Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the amendment wouldn’t have directly impacted producers, but it does clear a path for proposed legislation like the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act or OFF Act that want checkoff programs reformed. “They’re not going to be happy until they completely eliminate...
An amendment to the 2024 spending bill for the USDA, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act questioning farmer-funded checkoff programs has been voted down by the U.S. House. Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the amendment wouldn’t have directly impacted producers, but it does clear a...
World beef supply is expected to rise as increased production in Australia and Brazil outweigh a small decline in United States beef production:
World demand for Australian beef is expected to remain relatively stable in 2023–24 as increased demand from China and the United States is offset by reduced demand in Japan and the Republic of Korea: Figure 1.5 Monthly volume of Australian beef and veal exports by destination
A study by Australia’s Griffith University has found that 32.2% of respondents have reduced their meat consumption over the past year. Health was the most commonly cited reason, amid rising concerns about the link between animal products and chronic disease. This was followed by environmental and animal welfare issues. However, a...
Brazilian meatpacker Minerva said on Monday it had received a notification from Colombia’s government saying that China has approved a sanitary protocol in order to open its market for Colombian beef exports. Minerva, which owns two plants in Colombia, said in a securities filing only final bureaucratic procedures are...
Brazilian meat giant JBS has broken ground on a $62M cultivated meat research and development facility in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Billed as the largest food biotech centre in Brazil, it’s scheduled to open at the end of 2024. The world’s biggest meat company – and a highly controversial one...