http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. The Argentinean cattle herd decline 15% during the past two years, to 48.95 million head, according to a recent report from the Argentinean Foodstuff Quality and Safety Service (SENASA). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/argentina___cattle_herd_drops_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT John Chiarella is the new International Sales Manager for Prime Equipment. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020910/argentina___new_international_sales_manager_for_prime_equipment.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Producers in Far West NSW should expect to see plenty of lambs on the ground this season. A great season and plenty of lambs go hand in hand, and are all the more important considering the high value of stock at the moment. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___a_good_lambing_season_.aspx abc.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT After rain affected markets last week numbers rebounded 28% at MLA's NLRS reported physical markets. All states recorded greater throughput except SA where both Naracoorte and SA LE experienced a drop in supply. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___cattle_markets_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT There's an increasing trend for local councils to privatise the ownership and operation of livestock selling centres. Currently, the futures of 10 saleyards aroung the country are being considered. Private company Regional Infrastructure already runs four saleyards, and is looking to take over up to 20 in the next five years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___cattle_markets_being_sold_.aspx abc.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT A SMALLER yarding of 200 cattle was sold at the Mount Compass market today because of wet weather. Prostock's Kym Endersby said prices were firm to dearer, cows making to $1.50 a kilogram, yearling milk calves to $2.12/kg, and bulls $1.40/kg. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___compass_cattle_kg.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Dairy farmers are being warned not to expect a big pay rise despite a surge in world prices. Prices increased almost 20 per cent at this week's global dairy auction, due to tight world supply and strong demand from China. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___dairy_prices_.aspx abc.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Interest in the possible implementation of a net energy system is very high in the industry, with an overwhelming turn up by nutrition professionals to a recent Poultry CRC Net Energy and Modelling Workshop held in Sydney, Australia. CEO at the Australian Poultry CRC Mingan Choct explains how the meeting went. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___energy_from_chicken_sh_t_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Lotfeeder margins were reportedly squeezed throughout August, with prices for both major inputs, feeder cattle and grain increasing, while returns for the finished product continued to be hampered by the higher A$ and sluggish export demand. Higher young cattle prices were sustained in August with the EYCI reaching its highest level in four years, at 369.25¢/kg cwt. The EYCI has averaged 7% higher during the first eight months of 2010, and for August was 10% above the corresponding period last year - fueled by restocker demand on the back of the much better season. Saleyard averages for yearling steers (C2 330-400kg) during August averaged 11% higher on the previous year, at 196¢/kg lwt. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___feedlot_cattle_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT RECORDS tumbled at the Spencer family’s Ironbark Herefords sale at Barraba last Friday, where the stud achieved its best price for a bull in 37 years of on-property sales. Stud breeders and commercial producers from five States helped push prices for 13 bulls into double figures, resulting in one of Ironbark’s best sales and the highest price achieved, to date, for a bull across NSW this winter/spring selling season. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___herford_cattle_show_and_sale_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT THE Indonesian cattle export freeze is having far greater ramifications on the Australian beef industry than originally thought. And, as predicted, the big beneficiaries are Queensland meatworks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___live_export_bans_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT NORTH Ashrose George continued his unbeaten run at the major Merino shows this year winning champion fine-medium March shorn Poll Merino ram at the 2010 Rabobank Dubbo National Merino Show last week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___merino_sheep_show_and_sale_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT SUCKER prices are threatening to push heavy lamb’s hot streak out of the spotlight as the market pushes to NSW highs. Most farmers sending in their new season lambs to the yards can recall when $20 for sucker lambs was good money. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___suck_lamb_prices.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Australian economy grew at 3.3% during the 2009-10 fiscal year - a robust result given the very tough economic conditions that gripped many advanced economies during the same period, including Australia's major trading partners of the US and Japan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___the_economy_steady_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Over the past two months, there have been 24% more new season lambs yarded than the same period in 2009 at MLA's NLRS reported markets. In addition to the increased turnoff, the weight and quality of the 2010 new season lambs have been better than what was observed during the same period last year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070910/australia___the_lamb_trade_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Numbers increased at Dalby after last weeks rain reduced market. Vealer steers to restockers eased 2¢ to average 222¢ while heifers to the trade sold around 203¢/kg. Lightweight yearling steers to feed gained 6¢ to 207¢ as those back to the paddock averaged 214¢/kg. Heifers gained 6¢ to 7¢ making 185¢ to 189¢/kg. Heavyweight grown steers and bullocks sold to 193¢ to average 186¢/kg. Medium D3 cows eased 2¢ to 137¢ as heavy D4's averaged 149¢/kg. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/australia___the_livestock_trade_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Brazilian cattle prices continue to rise as supplies remain tight, with prices starting to approach the high levels of 2008 prior to the global economic and financial crisis. While the industry initially expected a recovery in cattle throughput by early 2011, revised estimates indicate that the recovery may take longer (AgraFNP). The anticipated delay in throughput comes as a result of the high prices for calves witnessed across the market in recent month, suggesting that producers did not retain the required breeding cattle in previous years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/brazil___cattle_prices_firm_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT JBS currently intends to merge Vigor into JBS, with JBS as the surviving entity (the "Vigor/JBS Merger"). If the Vigor/JBS Merger occurs, JBS will assume all of Vigor's obligations under the Indenture and will be restricted by its covenants. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/brazil___jbs_to_merge_subiduary_.aspx prnewswire.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT With about 10% more chicks than last year being lodged each month, close to 12 million tonnes of chicken meat will be produced in Brazil this year, according to the Safras e Mercado consultancy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/brazil___poultry_production_up__.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT ANY immediate prospect of Bra-zilian beef exports to Indonesia appears to have disappeared, fol-lowing an Indonesian Supreme Court ruling in favour of limiting importation to FMD-free countries only. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/brazil___problems_with_beef_to_indonesia_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board reports, following an across the board decline in hog numbers since this time last year, western Canada's swine population has started to stabilize. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/canada___pig_numbers_steady_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Canadian Pork Council is coordinating the development of the swine component of a national multi-species livestock tracebility system. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/canada___pork_traceability_and_welfare_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the raw beef products described below because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/canada___yet_another_beef_recall_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT China has imposed anti-subsidy duties for five years on imports of U.S. chicken products after concluding producers received improper support, the Commerce Ministry said Wednesday amid a string of trade spats with Washington. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/china___anti_subsidy_tax_on_us_poultry.aspx Google news Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received follow-up report no. 15 on 31 August. According to the report, both outbreaks occured on 23 August. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/china___fmd_confirmed_.aspx oie.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT For some seven million Congolese living in Kinshasa the only meat and poultry they could buy to eat since the 1980s was frozen imports from Western countries, distributed locally by a few local businessmen. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/congo___poultry_the_main_staple_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Japan's second-largest retail group, will bid for the Thai, Malaysian and Singaporean operations of French retailer Carrefour (CARR.PA), three sources familiar with the matter said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/france___bids_for_carrefour_in_se_asia_.aspx foodbizdaily.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Significant revenue growth: up by 6.8% to €20.0 billion Consolidated revenue excluding taxes rose by 6.8% to €20.0 billion in the first half of 2010. France accounted for 46% of revenue, with 27% generated in the rest of Western Europe and 27% generated in Central and Eastern Europe and Asia. International activities accounted for 54% of the total compared with 53% at end-2009, mainly due to ongoing growth in Russia and China and a favourable foreign exchange rate effect. Group like-for-like revenue at constant exchange rates and excluding petrol sales increased by 1.0%. EBITDA up by 9.8% to €1,020 million http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/france___supermarket_giany_lifts_turnover_.aspx foodbizdaily.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Announcing details of a major IFA Beef Finishers meeting for Monday September 13th 2010 in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois at 8.30pm, IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman Michael Doran said cattle farmers are not going to finish cattle and lose money again for the 2010/11 season. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/ireland___beef_cattle_finishers_meeting_.aspx IFA Ireland Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT IFA President John Bryan has congratulated Paul Kehoe from Co. Wexford on winning the prestigious FBD Young Farmer of the Year Award. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/ireland___high_praise_for_young_farmer_.aspx IFA Ireland Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT IFA Rural Development Chairman, Tom Turley has urged the Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith to immediately notify the 9,000 farmers who applied for the AEOS of their acceptance into the new agri-environmental scheme. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/ireland___ifa_chastize_farm_minister_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT “Dairy co-ops who submit their top farmers to represent their entire group of farmer suppliers, have already undertaken a form of short-listing for the awards - and so the quality of entries is very high,” explains NDC Chief Executive, Helen Brophy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/ireland___looking_for_top_dairy_farmer_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Japan may reduce beef imports and consumption during the next decade as the country's population slides, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/japan___a_reduction_in_beef_imports_.aspx DTN Progressive Farmer Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authorities sent Follow Up Report no. 2 dated 1 September to the World Orgnaisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/japan___salmomella_in_poultry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT In this type of environment one would expect reduced producer confidence. However, if recent store prices are anything to go by, confidence would appear to be robust. Over the last six weeks, store steer and heifer prices have been holding up well and for the most part, have been slightly higher than last year’s prices. DARD figures show that over the last month, there has been a significant increase in the price paid for 150-300kg steers (see Figure 1). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/nireland___good_trade_for_store_cattle_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT British retailers and consumers have not considered the Dutch to be particularly high-welfare pig producers, compared to Britain. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/netherlands___holland_and_denmark_leading_in_animal_welfare_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT South Canterbury Finance's collapse with hundreds of rural sector loans worth more than $250 million raises questions about the risk to the nation's agricultural engine room. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/nz____million_in_farm_loans_.aspx nzherald Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd. said its Internet-based auction for early September saw average whole-milk powder prices jump 18.8% after falling since May, something economists said will increase the chances the dairy giant meets its forecast milk payout for the 2010-2011 production season, pumping billions of dollars into the New Zealand economy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/nz____rise_in_milk_powder_prices_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT A few months back, Sam and Hannah Morrah got up early and drove the 45 minutes from their farm at Wallingford in Central Hawke's Bay to Hastings to sit in an office and talk to the people who buy their meat on the other side of the world. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/nz___leading_the_world_in_meat_traceability_.aspx stuff.co.nz Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Prices at this week's wool sale once again continued to rise, despite a negative influence from currency exchange rates. Prices for customers purchasing in United States dollars have now increased by more than 6 percent since early July, while the exchange rate has climbed 1 percent over the same period, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd (WSI) reported. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/nz___rise_in_wool_prices_.aspx odt.co.nz Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Addressing a hurriedly called press conference at Lahore Press Club on 31 August, Poultry Association Chairman Tariq Javed said that the government had fixed a price of 113 rupees (PKR) per kilo live bird before the start of Ramazan but its wholesale price has now reached PKR127 per kilo, reports The Nation of Pakistan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/pakistan___poultry_strike_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cattle owners are desperate to sell off their sick livestock, even at painfully low prices and butchers across the province, and especially in Karachi, are seizing the opportunity to get cheap meat. Diseased cattle are being brought into the city’s slaughterhouses, posing a serious healthcare risk, reports TheExpressTribune. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/pakistan___the_loss_of_thousands_of_cattle_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Russia abruptly signaled Thursday it would extend a grain export ban until late 2011 and ordered authorities to prevent speculators driving up food prices after the worst harvest in years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/russia___grain_export_ban_until__.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Russian pork imports during the first half of 2010 jumped 15% year-on-year, to 308,900 tonnes swt, driven by a recover in demand and tighter local production. The major increase in imports was from the EU, up 80% year-on-year to 147,100 tonnes swt, driven by Germany (up 86% to 52,300 tonnes swt) and Denmark (up 86% to 40,600 tonnes swt). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/russia___pork_imports_surge_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Celebrating 7 Years of Growth, Novus International (Thailand) Co., Ltd held a technical forum at the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok on August 18, 2010. The program “Health Through Nutrition – Evaluating Trace Mineral Programs” included a number of international and regional Novus speakers as well as presenters from Kasetsart University, Thailand. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/thailand___world_leading_poultry_producer_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT In 2007 Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), the parent of Botswana Meat Commission (UK) Holdings Limited, appointed a technical partner, GRM International Limited, to undertake a comprehensive restructuring of the BMC Group of companies. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200710/uk___bmc_restructure_of_european_companies.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT High performance, high quality, sustainable suckled calf production will come under the microscope at Greystoke Castle Farms, Penrith on Wednesday 15 September at an open day to be staged by the British Charolais Cattle Society and Keenan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/uk___farm_open_day_.aspx stackyard.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Late-blowing in cheese is a significant problem, especially in the manufacture of hard or semi-hard cheeses. Spoilage and loss of product contributes to wastage in the food chain and decreases efficiency. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/uk___improving_cheese_.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sales Manager required for Eurostock Food Group who will be responsible for delivering on key sales and profitability targets. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130810/uk___job_vacancy_sales_manager_wanted_for_eurostock_food_group_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Meat Trade News Daily is recieving triple the number of visits of its nearest rival. "We get more visits on a Sunday morning than most sites get in a week" said founder William Hayes. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020910/uk___meat_trade_news_daily__page_vists_and__million_hits_in_august_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT At this week’s Glendale Show, the winners of a new livestock competition, “Meet the Spec “, organised by The Glendale Agriculture Society in conjunction with Border Livestock Exchange Ltd and Woodhead Brothers, were announced. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/uk___prize_lambs_.aspx stackyard.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Pro Auction are pleased to announce the auction sale of the assets at The Original Ham Company, Wincanton, following closure of the operation on August 15th 2010. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270810/uk___sale_of_the_assets_at_the_original_ham_company_wincanton.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Burger King Holdings, Inc. and 3G Capital today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which affiliates of 3G Capital will acquire the stock of the Company for $24.00 per share, or $4.0 billion, including the assumption of the Company's outstanding debt. “The BURGER KING® brand is one of the most recognizable and respected brand names in the world, and we are pleased that 3G Capital recognizes the value we have created in revitalizing the brand and enhancing operations over the past seven years” http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa____billion_for_burger_king_.aspx foodbizdaily.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Connecticut Representative Rosa DeLauro is turning up the pressure on USDA for stronger regulation of non-0157 pathogens. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa____cattle_seized_unlawfully_from_farmer_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT U.S. agricultural exports are expected to rise 5.1 percent next year to $113 billion, the second-highest total on record, as global pork and poultry demand grows and Russia’s drought leads to stepped-up purchases of American grain, according to a government report today. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___agricultural_exports__.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Costco released a statement Wednesday in response to a video of veal calves in individual crates on an Ohio farm, made surreptitiously by a group called Mercy for Animals (MFA) and teed up as cruel and inhumane treatment of the animals. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___boots_and_all_expose_on_veal_operation.aspx meatingplace Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Burger King Holdings Inc. agreed to be acquired by New York-based private-investment firm 3G Capital Management Inc. for $24 a share. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___burger_king_deal_closed_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Light fed cattle trading was reported Thursday in parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa as a major firm paid $152 per hundredweight on a dressed basis in Nebraska and $150 in Iowa. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___cattle_markets_.aspx Agriculture Online Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT According to The Associated Press on Sept. 1, a private-equity firm denied it's in talks to acquire Burger King Holdings Inc. after a published report linked 3i Group PLC to the fast-food chain. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___denials_over_burger_king_.aspx meatpoultry.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd. said its Internet-based auction for early September saw average whole-milk powder prices jump 18.8% after falling since May, something economists said will increase the chances the dairy giant meets its forecast milk payout for the 2010-2011 production season, pumping billions of dollars into the New Zealand economy. The Auckland dairy multinational and the world's largest exporter of dairy products said the average selling price for whole-milk powder was US$3,522 a metric ton, against US$2,974 a ton in August. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___desperate_hunt_for_a_scapegoat_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted comments this week on an FDA proposal to limit the use of certain antibiotics in livestock, warning that a ban could unintentionally increase the threat of foodborne illness in the United States. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___drug_lobby_terrified_of_new_laws_.aspx meatpoultry.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The programme, sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Beef Council, had a group of Brangus producers come to College Station to learn how cattle are graded, fabricated and packaged before being sent to the retail meat case. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___educating_farmers_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Agriculture continues to outperform in 2010 and be one of the bright spots in a very uncertain economy. The USDA now estimates that net farm income will rise 24% in 2010 due to higher returns for soybeans, cotton, and livestock producers. The department also raised its estimates of U.S. farm exports due to strong demand for U.S. grain due to the drought in Russia and Eastern Europe and China’s unexpected transition to a net corn importer. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___farm_prices_up__.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement in response to two USDA reports that show the strength of the overall rural economy and growth in agricultural exports… http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___farm_secretary_talks_ther_talk_.aspx usda.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT COLLEGE STATION - Seldom does a cattle producer get an inside look at how their calves are processed and shipped to the retail meat case. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___farmers_get_insight_into_meat_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The fire Monday at Butterball’s Kinston, N.C., turkey processing plant damaged the entire facility and workers will be temporarily shifted to its Mount Olive, N.C., plant 30 miles away, the company announced. A spokesoman told Meatingplace the facility had 45 workers and they will start working in Mount Olive on Monday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___fire_at_turkey_plant_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT H.J. Heinz Co (HNZ.N) Chief Executive William Johnson said the global economy was in the worst state he has seen during his 35 years in the consumer goods industry and that he would focus on deals in emerging markets to boost company sales. Johnson also indicated that Heinz's second-quarter earnings could fall below analysts' estimates, though the company stood by its full-year forecast. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___food_giant_on_the_economy.aspx reuters Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT There was no first shift pork processing at Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Waterloo Wednesday morning due to a "temporary disruption" in slaughtering operations Tuesday morning. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___handling_livestock_correctly_at_tysons_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week launched a new feature on the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' website to highlight local and regional food systems and the multitude of connections being made between farmers and consumers. The new online resource advances a national conversation about food and agriculture and highlights the importance of local and regional food systems – one of the fastest growing segments of agriculture – to American agriculture, the economy, and rural communities. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___know_your_farmer.aspx drovers.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT G. Willi-Food International Ltd., a global food company specializing in the development, manufacturing, marketing and international distribution of kosher foods, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and for the first six months ending June 30, 2010. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___kosher_meat_giant_post_results_.aspx foodbizdaily.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Global meat prices have hit a 20-year high as robust demand from emerging countries has coincided with a drop in production by exporters such as the US and Australia, fuelling concerns about rising food inflation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___meat_prices_will_not_come_down_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The two-speed recovery under way in developed and emerging economies is playing out in one of the least glamorous markets: meat. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___media_leading_the_attack_on_farmers_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT More than 385 candidates for office in the primary and general election have been canvassed about raw milk regulations, genetically-modified organisms in food crops, and state-inspected poultry slaughterhouses. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___more_on_raw_milk_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Connecticut Representative Rosa DeLauro is turning up the pressure on USDA for stronger regulation of non-0157 pathogens. Delauro’s move comes following Cargill’s weekend recall of 85-hundred pounds of ground beef over concerns about a connection between E.coli 026 and three illnesses in two states. This was the first recall directly relating a beef product to illnesses traced to a non-0157:H7 pathogen http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___more_regulation_are_not_required_rather_more_practical_management_.aspx kticam Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT A new implementation guide for applying traceability standards in the U.S. meat and poultry supply chain has been published by the Meat and Poultry B2B Data Standards Organization. The document was developed with U.S. meat and poultry suppliers and retailers to provide consistent, practical product-traceability guidance for industry-wide use. It defines minimum requirements and best-practice recommendations for tracking products as they move from suppliers to grocery retailers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___more_rhetoric_but_no_action_on_food_safety.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT John F. Bowie is the new president of U.S. operations for Church’s Chicken, the company has announced. Since 2007, Bowie has served as senior vice president of restaurant operations for Friendly’s Ice Cream Corporation. Prior to that, he spent 13 years in marketing, international and general management at Wendy’s. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___new_boss_at_church_chicken_.aspx meatingplace Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 2010 has been a difficult year for many people, what with factory closings, bankruptcies, home foreclosures, and widespread unemployment, but the recent recall of nearly half a billion eggs due to salmonella contamination has struck hard, even in households and businesses that had otherwise escaped the economic crisis. Consumers are avoiding eggs in droves, and even those who are willing to take a chance are finding supplies awfully thin at their local grocery stores. And when you're having brunch at your favorite bistro this holiday weekend, you'll likely notice that the Eggs Benedict and Eggs Oscar that normally adorn other diners' tables are conspicuously absent. So what's an egg-loving consumer - or restaurateur - to do? The answer might be closer than you think: local organic farms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___people_do_not_realise_they_go_from_the_frying_pan_to_the_fire_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eating healthy is a goal for most people, but often times a difficult one to regularly achieve. Work and family responsibilities often make time scarce, and it is easier to go out to restaurants or prepare ready-made meals at home. The recent recession also prompted many to search for value, and sometimes healthy options such as organic produce and other environmental considerations took a back seat as they are oftentimes considered more expensive than “standard” products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___people_look_to_healthy_eating_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Large hog barns east of Waldorf were knocked off their foundations and roofs were rolled up from one end to the other in a “micro downburst.” http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___pig_farms_damaged_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cash bids for hogs in the Midwest direct markets Thursday are flat to lower amid slowed buying interest and light trading ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___pig_markets.aspx Agriculture Online Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Crews are on scene of a semi crash in the east ditch of the northbound lanes on U.S. Highway 218 about one mile north of Riverside. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___pig_truck_overturns_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The nation’s pork producers, emboldened by a return to profit earlier this year, are edging toward herd expansion even as corn soars to 15-month highs, economist Chris Hurt said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___pork_production_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trinh Company, a San Jose, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,070 pounds of cooked shredded pork skin products because the products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___pork_recall_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Infrared spectroscopy can drastically cut the time it takes to detect E. coli in ground beef, scientists at Perdue University concluded in a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Food Science. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___prevention_not_cure_is_answer_to_e_coli_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT An agreement Wednesday could settle an epic battle over odors emanating from 365 hog barns, primarily in northwest Missouri. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___problems_on_pig_farms_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Rainforest Alliance has launched a new certification aimed at helping cattle farms improve their environmental and social performance. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___protectionism_politics_and_greenies_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Pork (and beef) producers rallied against USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) proposed federal rule on the buying and selling of livestock at a public meeting. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___protestsover_stocyard_bill_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tammy Williams, director of communication and external relations for ConAgra Foods of Omaha, will share how her company underwent a complete brand overhaul, as part of the Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association's monthly luncheon series. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___re_branding_at_conagra_.aspx desmoineregister Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Radio Iowa reports that production in the slaughter area of Tyson Fresh Meats was temporarily halted on Tuesday afternoon after a USDA inspector raised some concerns about the way hogs were being handled at the plant. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___slight_hitch_at_pork_plant_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT While pork processors are struggling with lower trending carcass value, they're also having moderate success in lowering the cost of live inventory. Indeed, hog buyers will try bidding lower in the country once again Thursday morning. Movement has been rather slow through the first half of the week, so packers may be cautious in cutting off seller interest even more. Lean contracts should start out narrowly mixed thanks to a slow combination of follow-through selling and short-covering. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___the_pork_market_.aspx DTN Progressive Farmer Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Russian market for North American pork continues to improve with approval for Tyson’s Logansport plant to resume exporting any pork from hogs slaughtered after Aug. 9. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___tyson_get_green_light_for_russia_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week launched a new feature on the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' website to highlight local and regional food systems and the multitude of connections being made between farmers and consumers. The new online resource advances a national conversation about food and agriculture and highlights the importance of local and regional food systems – one of the fastest growing segments of agriculture – to American agriculture, the economy, and rural communities. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___usda_improve_web_site.aspx usda.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service today issued new procedures that will increase the effectiveness of enforcing national organic standards. Operating procedures are now in effect for the National Organic Program (NOP) to ensure that all complaints of alleged violations and civil penalties are consistently handled. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___usda_press__release_.aspx usda.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT US senators are calling for a June agreement allowing the resumption of US poultry exports to Russia be implemented "without further delay". http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___whistling_in_the_wind_over_russia_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Time flies when you're running one of the world's most profitable grocery chains. Whole Foods, the organic and natural foods supermarket trendsetter, turns 30 on Sept. 20. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/usa___whole_foods_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Poultry producers in Zimbabwe are heading for a showdown with banks as they battle to repay loans following the lifting of the Government ban on imports, reports The Herald of Zimbabwe. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/zimbabwe___problems_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT