Key points: Last week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its forecasts for global beef production in its quarterly Livestock Products and Trade publication. These releases offer a useful insight into both the current state of play in beef production and the factors affecting the future outlook...
Hong Kong’s foodservice sector is gradually recovering from the toll COVID-19 shutdowns and limitations took, reported Dan Halstrom, president and chief executive officer of the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF), after his recent market visit to the country. During the pandemic, Hong Kong limited restaurant hours and traffic as...
Kyrgyzstan has increased import of chicken meat from China 3.1 times in 2023, according to the General Administration of Customs of China. Kyrgyzstan imported 10,900 tons of chicken meat from China in 2023. In dollar equivalent, import of chicken meat grew 2.5 times to $19.4 million. The Chinese chicken...
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...