The USDA has released its latest forecasts for global beef, pork and chicken production and trade. Beef Global production of beef and veal is predicted to remain similar to 2023 levels at 60.4 million tonnes, but large directional changes are forecasted within this. The latest predictions show US production volumes to...
Chile has recently achieved a significant milestone in its agricultural trade relations. After fruitful negotiations between the Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), ChileCarne (the Chilean Meat Exporters Association), and Paraguay’s health authority, SENACSA, Chile has secured the long-awaited approval to export poultry meat and related products to Paraguay....
CHICAGO, April 25 (Reuters) – Colombia has restricted the import of beef and beef products coming from U.S. states where dairy cows have tested positive for avian influenza as of April 15, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is the first country to officially limit trade in beef...
Athletes at this year’s Olympics will be eating fresh produce mostly made in France, with a focus on local and organic products and more vegetarian options, reported Reuters. French supermarket giant Carrefour CARR.PA, the official provider of fresh produce to athletes at the Olympic Village, hosted on Thursday a visit...
India’s agricultural food exports in the 2023/24 financial year fell slightly short of the previous year, hitting about $50 billion as efforts to diversify shipments to the United States, Europe and other markets helped to offset curbs on rice, wheat and sugar exports, reported Reuters. The export curbs were imposed by the...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied in tandem with other commodities markets on Tuesday as signs of tightening supplies and a favorable pork demand outlook supported prices, Reuters reported, citing traders. Actively traded June futures rose for a third straight session to within a penny of a contract high...
Weekly USDA US pork, beef export sales report Beef: Net US sales of 17,700 MT for 2024 were up 30 percent from the previous week and 27 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for South Korea (5,400 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), China (3,600 MT,...
After a slow January, beef exports to Taiwan improved significantly in February, climbing 15% from a year ago (and 58% from January) to 5,091 mt, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Export value was $56.3 million, up 36% from a year ago...
On a visit to China this week, EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said his focus will be on increasing agri-food exports to the world’s second largest economy and keeping food above the fray of rising tensions in China-EU trade, reported Reuters. “In the food trade, there are no barriers for...
China has lifted mad cow disease-related bans on some German beef imports, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs authorities on Tuesday, after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pressed Chinese counterparts for better market access in a visit to Beijing. The easing applies to de-boned beef from calves under 30 months imported from Germany,...