Researchers have found that Salmonella prevalence in cattle and on carcasses in a vertically integrated feedlot and harvest plant of more than 90 per cent in faeces and on hides. The overall prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 was lower with a maximum of 11.7 per cent for hides.

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Mexican meat producers are interested in starting pork and poultry exports to Russia in addition to their current exports of beef and horse meat, Mexican Agriculture and Food Safety Chief Dr Enrique Sanchez Cruz said.

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Mexico's biggest retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB (WMMVY, WALMEX.MX), or Walmex, said Tuesday that its net profit rose 5.5% in the first quarter, compared with a year earlier, on higher sales and operating gains.

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The Russian Federation has approved the continual import of beef and horse meat from Mexico, according to an Agricultural Ministry announcement on Tuesday.

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The National Service of Health, Food Safety and Food Quality (Senasica) has confirmed the presence of avian flu AH7N3 in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala.

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The Mexican Ministry of Agriculture (Sagarpa) reported that more than 600,000 tons of U.S. pork were imported into Mexico during 2012, an increase of 25 percent compared to the previous year.

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Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V., "Bachoco" or "the Company", (NYSE: IBA; BMV:

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In Mexico, ractopamine is not used for fattening cattle, said the director of the National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA), Enrique Sanchez Cruz, reiterating that meat products produced in Mexico are healthy and safe for human consumption.

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Mexico continues struggling with its latest bout of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as the disease has been found at 46 commercial facilities and in 2 backyard operations.

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Mexico's 2012 broiler meat production and trade estimate have been revised based on new data availability.

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Mexico's 2012 broiler meat production and trade estimate have been revised based on new data availability.

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Last February, Mexico confirmed the presence of avian flu at 12 of Bachoco’s poultry farms, a disease which now “officially under control,” per Enrique Martínez y Martínez, the Mexican Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development (Sagarpa).

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The Mexican beef cattle industry has been severely impacted by the drought the past two years, much as the U.S. has been impacted.

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The World Bank's private-sector lender said on Monday it will lend $40 million to Norson, a joint venture in Mexico of local investors and the world's largest pork processor Smithfield Foods, to expand production and cut greenhouse gas emissions at its plants.

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Avian Influenza is continuing to devastate the Mexican poultry industry with some reports stating that two million birds have now been destroyed.

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The organizing committee of the 23th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress 2014 (IPVS 2014) invites participation in a meeting that will be held from 8-11 June 2014 in Cancun, Mexico.

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Mexican authorities say they've slaughtered more than a million chickens infected with bird flu.

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Mexican authorities from the central state of, Mexico have confirmed that bird flu has been detected in the Mexican chicken population, causing 18 farms to slaughter 2.1 million chickens that have been exposed to the bird flu.

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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation has identified an increased mortality rate of the breeder flock at the Company's complex located in the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico.

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Mexico will slaughter 486,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu was detected in the central state of Guanajuato, officials have said.

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The agency said in a communique that 10 of the poultry farms are chicken-fattening operations and two produce eggs for human consumption.

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Industrias Bachoco reported net income of 554.2 million pesos ($43.4 million) for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012, compared to a loss of 26.9 million pesos ($2.1 million) in 2011.

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Mexico has become an aggressive feeder cattle exporter to the U.S. over the last 30 years, a situation labeled by experts as being “unsustainable.”

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Mexico’s largest poultry producer, Industrias Bachoco, has reported possible cases of bird flu at five of its breeder farms.

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Tyson Mexican Original Inc., a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, said Friday that it has acquired the assets of Don Julio Foods of Clearfield, Utah.

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Mexican-based poultry processing company Bachoco has announced that net sales increased 25.0 per cent and 41.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12) and fiscal year 2012 (Y12) respectively, mainly as a result of the integration of the Company's new operation in the United States.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill reported on Tuesday a 6.8-percent increase in profit for the fourth quarter despite higher commodity costs for beef, salsa ingredients and dairy.

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The Federal Commission of Economic Competition (CFC) has given Mexico-based Industrias Bachoco a $361,500 fine for engaging in illegal price-fixing practices in Cancun, reports Mexican news agency Notimex.

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Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB (WMMVY) reported modest sales growth in January as lower sales in Central America offset growth in Mexico, and an unfavorable calendar effect led to a decline in same-store sales compared with January 2012.

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Quiznos announced this week an aggressive move into Mexico for the first time where the sandwich chain plans to take on Subway, which already has a strong presence there.

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In Mexico, the recent outbreak of HPAI on layer farms in Aguascalientes raises questions as to how the market will react and if there will be any influence on domestic egg and poultry prices.

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In 2012 the livestock sector was worth 165,000 jobs directly and 85,000 jobs indirectly, according to The Mexican Association of Cattle Feedlots (AMEG). In total this amounts to around 250,000 people in employment last year.

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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification on 9 January 2013.

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Two outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu virus have been reported on egg farms in Mexico, resulting in the culling of nearly 300,000 birds, a recent report to the OIE states.

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Seven Mexican states will face a red meat shortage in 2013 due to increased exports and a high cattle slaughter rate, warned Gilardo López Hinojosa, president of the Regional Livestock Association of Tamaulipas State (UGRT).

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Mexico, following the example of Brazil, has officially confirmed that it is complying with Russian demands concerning the feed additive ractopamine in pork imports and it is promising that all production supplied to the Custom Union (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) from now will be free of ractopamine.

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Imaxio signs an option for a licence agreement with Merial to develop an animal health vaccine.

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Wal-Mart longed to build in Elda Pineda’s alfalfa field.

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Burger King Worldwide, Inc. and Beboca Ltd. have entered a multi-country master franchise joint venture agreement for the development and management of restaurants in Central America.

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Mexico, following the example of Brazil, has officially confirmed that it is complying with Russian demands concerning the feed additive ractopamine in meat imports, but the United States and Canada are dragging their feet.

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The more Industrias Bachoco (NYSE: IBA ) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders.

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The more Industrias Bachoco (NYSE: IBA ) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders.

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Disease-free recognition remains one of the key barriers for the industry but as science-based discussions continue, the door for Mexican origin pork and pork offal exports will widen.

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Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: BKW), today announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement for Mexico with Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ALSEA) focused on significantly increasing the BURGER KING® brand presence in this important market.

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Mexico’s live pig and cattle exports, along with its livestock production, saw an overall increase through October, said the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture in a press release.

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Between January and September 2012, Mexican producers marketed 50,160 tonnes of pork products to Japan, mainly from the states of Sonora and Yucatan.

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The National Service of Health, Food Safety and Quality in Mexico has reported that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China approved the Export Health Certificate for Mexican pork at four facilities.

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Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. said the company would appeal a fine imposed by Mexico’s Federal Commission of Economic Competition (CFC) for alleged price fixing.

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Together with other local poultry producers and distributors, Industrias Bachoco was fined $110,000 by the Mexican Federal Comission of Economic Competition (CFC).

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Pedigree Beefmaster bulls will be showcased at the National Livestock Expo and Livestock Industry 2012.

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In December 2009, Mexico's Federal Commission of Economic Competition (CFC) announced an investigation of the Mexican poultry industry regarding possible monopolistic business practices, according to Industrias Bachoco.

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At the end of October, Mexico’s government began exporting pork to Singapore with an initial shipment of 22 tons.

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Mexico's Federal Commission of Economic Competition ("CFC") announced an investigation in December 2009, into the Mexican poultry industry regarding possible monopolistic business practices.

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The National Health Service, Food Safety and Quality (SENASICA) has announced the first shipment of more than 22 tons of pork from the Mexican state of Sonora has reached Singapore.

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U.S. agribusiness company Cargill Inc. filed a suit in a U.S. court on Tuesday to compel Mexico to pay a $94.6 million award over trade barriers the company says Mexico put up against high-fructose corn syrup from 2002 to 2007.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) announced its acceptance after the areas of Mexico were confirmed as free of cholera and met the animal health protocol coordinated between the Animal Health Services and the National Health Service, Food Safety and Quality (SENASICA).

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National Confederation of Livestock President Oswaldo Montalvo and Ministry coordinator Everado Padilla claims that the country's health status means opportunities are available for exporting meat.

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Between January and August 2012, Mexico exported 157 million tonnes of meat to 26 countries, representing a nine per cent increase compared to the same period in 2011.

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Between January and August 2012, Mexico exported 157 million tonnes of meat to 26 countries, representing a nine per cent increase compared to the same period in 2011.

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The outbreak of bird flu which claimed 22 million hens in Mexican has been declared under control by the country’s president.

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