In 2023, red meat exports from the UK were worth £1.7 billion, largely driven by strong demand for UK lamb on international markets. Full-year figures from HMRC show that in 2023, red meat exports, including offal, achieved a similar level in value to the record year of 2022, underpinned...
The impact of free trade agreements with Antipodean countries on UK red meat are now starting to be felt, the outgoing NFU Livestock Board chairman has warned. Richard Findlay voiced his growing concern about the UK government handing Australia and New Zealand free trade agreements (FTAs) when he addressed...
Congressman says USDA rule puts meat industries at risk of foreign animal disease. Congressman Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, this week introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to oppose the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Importation of Fresh Beef From Paraguay final rule. According to Jackson, USDA made the decision in...
This is the first commercial poultry flock in the province to be infected since December 2023. Canadian officials reported the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry flock in Alberta for 2024. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the presence of the virus was...
The National Pork Board is confident U.S. pork exports can build on a very successful 2023. Vice president of international market development Courtney Knupp says a new export value record was set last year at $8.16 billion. “And for context, that’s up six percent versus last year, which was...
Soaring grocery bills and restaurant tabs are eating up more of Americans’ paychecks than they have in three decades, according to the federal government. In 2022, US consumers spent 11.3% of their disposable income on food as raging inflation jacked up prices on everything from bacon, eggs and milk at local supermarkets...
The Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) are set to release their lot feeding brief for Q4 of 2023 next week. An initial analysis of the survey data indicates an increase in the number of cattle on feed during the December quarter, rising by...
Russia’s journey from a net importer to a net exporter in value terms signifies a remarkable milestone in its agricultural evolution, highlighting its growing influence in the global meat industry. Imagine a world where every bite of a savory pork dish or a tender piece of poultry not only...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) announced that Russia enabled five new meat packing plants for the export of poultry meat to that country, reported the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor), following a rigorous audit conducted in Brazil, the first of which...
Brazil’s beef exports to the United States have grown rapidly since the easing of U.S. restrictions on imports of fresh beef from Brazil in 2020. In addition, Brazil’s beef exports have shifted in seasonality toward a trend of late-year shipments caused by a tariff-rate quota that resets on January...