TAIPEI, June 15 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government on Thursday agreed to fully open its market to imports of Canadian beef, lifting a stumbling block as Taipei angles to sign a bilateral investment agreement with Ottawa this year. Taiwan had previously banned imports of Canadian beef slaughtered more than 30...
The U.S. beef cow herd reached its lowest level in decades this summer as prolonged drought conditions in major cattle producing regions led producers to aggressively cull their herds. The sharp reduction in beef cow numbers will tighten supplies for years to come, while consumer demand for beef has...
Beef cattle inventories in the United States are at record low numbers, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report issued in July. The USDA’s cattle inventory report, released each July, gives a snapshot of the cattle industry on a national scale. A similar report, released each January, brexaks...
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE reopening of the Chinese beef market and the establishment of beef access to Saudi Arabia is a positive development in South Africa’s agriculture. Saudi Arabia has not featured prominently in South Africa’s beef export markets in the past, with small volumes last exported in the early...
Here’s a roundup of key developments across the halal industry ecosystem during the first three weeks of August Editor’s note: Saudi Arabia has, more often th.. https://salaamgateway.com/story/news-wrap-for-august-saudi-nods-to-south-african-meat-imports-brazils-parana-to-expand-halal-exports
Mexico’s pork and beef production is forecast to grow in 2024 due to expected lower prices for cattle and swine feed, finds a USDA FAS report. HTTPS://WWW.FEEDNAVIGATOR.COM/ARTICLE/2023/08/25/LOWER-FEED-PRICES-TO-BOLSTER-MEXICAN-PORK-AND-BEEF-OUTPUT
New Zealand exported red meat products worth $807 million in July, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA). The figures represented a 24 per cent drop on July 2022, which had record exports of $1.1 billion for the month, due to a catch-up in processing after Covid-related...
Workers have begun strike action at a Dumfriesshire meat processing factory over a pay dispute. The Unite union said around 180 staff working in production, distribution and maintenance had walked out at Browns in Kelloholm. They are planning three days of consecutive strikes over the next three weeks. An...
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning announced another round of grants available to meat and poultry processors. The agency stated that it plans to partner with the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund to make $123 million in grants available through the Meat and...
U.S. red meat production during July 2023 was down 2% from July 2022. The USDA says that total of 4.129 billion pounds followed a 6% drop in beef production to 2.109 billion pounds, which canceled out a 2% rise in pork at 2.007 billion pounds, with both influenced by...