Continual exposure to high temperature and humidity can cause heat related illnesses Farmers often take for granted the adverse health effects that stress from physical work in hot weather can produce. Continual exposure to high temperature and humidity can cause several specific heat related illnesses. Heat Exhaustion results from prolonged exposure to...
JBS reports a net profit of 1.72 billion reais for the quarter Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, said on Tuesday that divisions that process chicken and pigs lifted its results, including poultry unit Pilgrim’s Pride, JBS USA Pork in the US, and Seara in Brazil, reported Reuters. Performance...
Marfrig posted a 75.4 million real ($13.78 million) net profit Brazilian beef producer Marfrig on Wednesday reported an unexpected net profit in the second quarter, citing strong operational improvements as sales revenues jumped, reported Reuters. Marfrig is one of the world’s largest beef producers. The company reported a 75.4 million...
The downturn in China continues to impact New Zealand’s red meat exports. The latest report from the Meat Industry Association (MIA) shows that for the 12 months to June, overall exports were down by 7% to $9.9 billion. China remained the largest market for the year, but exports were...
Monthly revenue increases 3.6%Brazilian exports of chicken meat totalled 463.6 thousand tons in July, according to surveys by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). Exports were 7.3% higher than those of the same period last year, which reached 432.1 thousand tons. Revenue generated by exports in July reached US$889.2 million, a balance...
Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of beef, representing almost 30% of the world’s total beef exports in 2022, according to the Beef Report of the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (ABIEC). However, livestock production is related to deforestation and represents a major source of methane emissions, creating impacts on climate change....
Shipments to Taiwan and Canada were outstanding in June June exports of US beef reached the highest value in nearly two years, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports totalled 110,155 metric tons (mt) in June, down 4% from a year...
Thirteen poultry and dairy workers have contracted bird flu since April The US Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will expand bird-flu testing of beef entering the food supply as part of its response to the ongoing outbreak among dairy cattle, adding that US beef and dairy products...
Australian beef market remains balanced Global beef production is expected to contract in the second half of 2024, providing support to global prices, according to a report by agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank. In its recently-released Global Beef Quarterly Q2 2024, the bank says global beef production for quarter two is...
WASHINGTON – US beef exports recorded the highest value in May, topping $900 million, the highest since June 2023, according to data released by the US Department of Agriculture and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Driven by strong performance in Japan, Mexico and Taiwan, May beef...