Smithfield Sees Profits Return
US - US meat and pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has reported income for the third quarter of the 2010 financial...

NCBA Commends Senators On Beef Trade Resolution
US - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauds Senators Mike Johanns and Blanche Lincoln for their resolution...

Businessman Jailed Over Egg Labelling Scandal
UK - The sentencing of a businessman jailed for his part in a multi-million pound egg fraud sends out a strong message, said...

CME: January Pork and Poultry Exports Down
US - For all the talk of strong meat export growth in 2010, the export data released by USDA on Thursday showed a slow...

Tight Supply Constrains Korean Trade
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s beef exporters reported steady demand from Korea this week, but limited cattle supply continues to...

LMC Report: Improved Beef Demand in January
UK - Over recent weeks the farmgate beef price has been under some pressure with some factories reporting reduced demand....

Brazil’s Beef Output To Grow
BRAZIL - National meat production must meet 44.5 per cent of world market share, export and consumption demand by 2020, says...

Chicken Exports Grow More to Middle East
BRAZIL - The Middle East was the region that grew most as a destination for Brazilian chicken exports in the first two months...

In The Cattle Markets
US - A weekly review of the cattle market by John Michael Riley, Ph.D., Asst. Extension Professor, Department of Agricultural...

Direction Set to Lead World-class Food Industry
US - "Leading a world-class food industry - Responsible. Sustainable. Professional. Profitable." This is the new vision for...

Global Food Security Programme Launched
UK - A new global food security programme will be launched today (11 March) in London by the Biotechnology and Biological...

Redundancies at Pork Pie Factory
UK - A pork pie manufacturer in Dorset is set to lay off more than half its staff at its factory in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Natural Byproducts Increase Beef Safety
US - The essential oils in orange peel and pulp kill E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella according to research presented at the...

Farm and Food Campaign Comes to Chicago
US - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan is visiting Chicago today (Thursday) to highlight USDA's 'Know Your Farmer,...

Two-thirds of Broiler Chickens Contaminated
US - Two-thirds of 382 fresh broiler chickens purchased from grocers by a US consumer group were contaminated with one or...

Texas Firm Recalls Beef and Chicken Products
US - Windsor Foods is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla...

Beef And Sausages On The Menu
PORTUGAL - The English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX), the British Pig Executive (BPEX) and UK Trade and Investment held...

Salmon Exports Leap 24 Per Cent
UK - Over 13 million fresh Scottish salmon were exported in 2009 – an increase of 24 per cent when compared with the previous...

AgFeed Announces Record Revenues
CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, has...

Acquisitions Boost JBS Revenue
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant JBS made a net profit of R$127.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.