EEOC Sues JBS Swift over Discrimination
US – The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed two lawsuits in the federal court alleging that meat...

Zhongpin Completes Pork Plant Expansion in Anyang
CHINA - Zhongpin Inc., China's leading meat and food processing company, yesterday announced that it has completed the five-month...

Store Prices Hold Up Despite Poor Deadweight Trade
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Since the start of June, Northern Irish (NI) beef finishers have been dismayed by the declining deadweight...

Showing Beef Producers The Production Process
US - Beef producers in Texas recently had the chance to look at how their calves are processed and shipped to the retail...

Tyson's Waterloo Plant Temporarily Stops Production
IOWA, US - Concerns over livestock herding have resulted in slaughtering operation disruptions at a Waterloo meat-packing...

Brazil's Pork Exports Rise in Value Again
BRAZIL - Pork exports in July and for the half-year are down in volume compared to the same period last year but value is...

Preventing Spoilage In Cheese
UK - Late-blowing in cheese is a significant problem, especially in the manufacture of hard or semi-hard cheeses. Spoilage...

OIE's Barcos to Headline IPC Meeting in Santiago
CHILE - Dr Luis Barcos, regional representative for the Americas for the World Animal Health Organization (OIE), will speak...

Study: Agri-Food Industry’s View on Animal Cloning
IRELAND - The sale of food from cloned animals and their offspring is legal in the USA. The US Food and Drug Administration...

Lower US Cattle Supplies Could Boost Prices
US - A positive outlook for the US beef industry is being forecast by Cattle Fax on the back of tightening domestic supplies...

JBS Forced to Sell Plants In Argentina
ARGENTINA - JBS, the world's top beef producer, has confirmed that it is looking to reduce beef production in Argentina.

International Egg and Poultry Review: Italy
ITALY - This is a weekly report by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), looking at international developments...

AFGRI Reports Profit Increase of 32 Per Cent
SOUTH AFRICA - AFGRI Limited, the leading listed South African agricultural services group, has delivered what is calls 'robust...

Cargill to Close Case Ready Plant in Ontario
CANADA - Cargill is to close its Toronto, Ontario Case Ready plant in the spring of 2011 affecting 600 employees and 90 management...

SMC Streamlines Meat, Poultry Businesses
PHILIPPINES - San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is to consolidate its meat and poultry businesses.

Stability in Canadian Swine Inventory
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board reports, following an across the board decline in hog numbers since this...

Common Sense Best Defence Against E. Coli
CANADA - A microbiologist with the University of Manitoba suggests the use of common sense when handling food is the best...

Food, Poultry Companies Invest in Future Growth
THAILAND - Strong exports and growing confidence in the food sector have encouraged recent investments, especially from poultry...

China Opens Doors to More Danish Crown Imports
DENMARK - A new agreement between Denmark and China opens up for exports of processed foods such as sausages and tinned products...

Beef Production Down
US - The US Commerce Department has lowered their estimate of the US gross domestic product. They now estimate the US economy...