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China is setting up a new agency to help streamline its trade negotiating bureaucracy as the world's third-largest economy faces a growing number of commercial disputes. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180310/china___setting_up_new_trade_offices_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it will host its fourth quarter and full year 2009 earnings conference call and live webcast at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, March 12, 2010 (which is 9:00 p.m. in China on the same day). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180310/china___zhongpin_inc_announce_resuts.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent pig production and animal nutrient companies in China, announced a production volumes increase of 66% in the company’s pig division and 56% in the animal nutrition division. Dr. Songyan Li, AgFeed’s Chairman, commented, "In the face of a difficult operating and market environment for pigs in China, we are pleased with the company’s record results. During 2009, we successfully executed against each of the five goals set out in our strategic plan. Both of our business units contributed to our record revenue of $173.2 million, an increase of over 20% from 2008. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170310/china____agfeed_producing__pigs_per_week.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The general office of the State Council issued a plan earlier this week to improve national food safety, setting the tone for this year's programme, which includes emphasising the accountability of the system. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170310/china___food_safety_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Authorities buried more than 40 pig carcasses on 4 March after the rotting remains were found in Sihui of Guangdong province, amid fears of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the city, according to an official source. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150310/china___mini_pig_scandal_.aspx chinadaily.com Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China will this year become, officially, a net importer of beef, albeit with foreign shipments still accounting for only a small proportion of the world's fourth-biggest market. The country's beef imports, which tripled last year, will jump a further 30% to 30,000 tonnes in 2010, attracted by the market's high price, a briefing from US Department of Agriculture staff in Beijing said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160310/china___more_beef_imports_planned_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Zhongpin Inc - a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China ("China"), today reported higher revenues, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the year 2009. Year 2009 highlights: http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150310/china___zhongpin__net_revenues_increased__percent_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The United States and China have reached an agreement to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. pork and pork products, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced Thursday night. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190310/china___market_opened_for_us_pork_again_.aspx meatingplace Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China's Ministry of Agriculture is concerned that domestic pork prices are too low to guarantee stable hog production, Vice Minister Wei Chao'an said Wednesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180310/china___pork_prices_on_the_floor_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China will this year become, officially, a net importer of beef, albeit with foreign shipments still accounting for only a small proportion of the world's fourth-biggest market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170310/china___more_pork_imports_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hormel Foods Corp., the maker of Spam lunchmeat, wants to expand in China with an acquisition or a joint venture, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Ettinger said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160310/china___more_spam_meat_for_china_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The price for live pigs in the provincial capital was about 13 yuan per kg in January. A Guangzhou Jiahe Slaughterhouse worker said many pork traders had reduced the size of their orders because pork had become unmarketable in recent weeks, according to a report in China Daily. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160310/china___drop_in_pork_prices.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China will become a major importer of pork, according to Dr Dermot Hayes, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University. In a pointed presentation at the US National Pork Forum, Hayes noted that China has seven per cent of the world's land and 22pc of the world's people - making one of the world's largest nations still one that's land scarce and, therefore, one that will need to import either grain or grain-fed meat. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150310/china___increasing_pork_imports_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Yuhe International Inc. Completes Construction Of Breeder Farm -- Total Number Of Breeder Farms Reaches 28 http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150310/china___new_poultry_farm_completed_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Three Chinese dairy officials were sentenced Wednesday to as many as five years in prison after a Shanghai court found them guilty of producing and selling dangerous products, state media reported. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150310/china___prison_over_milk_case_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT If China make the change from the favoured white meat to red, then by 2015 China could become the largest consumer of beef in the world, accounting for over 50% of the world beef trade, said Sergey Yushin, head of the Executive Committee of the Russian National Meat Association http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040310/china___the_largest_beef_consumer_by_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China’s Agriculture Ministry said the country will accelerate development of its own genetically modified (GMO) crops, seeking to secure food security and international competitiveness. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120310/china___more_gm_crops_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Yuhe International Inc., a leading supplier of day-old chickens raised for meat production, or broilers, in the People's Republic of China has announced that it has completed construction of a new breeder farm, bringing its total number of breeder farms to 28, with 15 in operation today. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120310/china___poultry_breeding_firm_expands__0.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China has confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-month disease among pigs in southern Guangdong province bordering Hong Kong, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110310/china___foot_and_mouth_confirmed_in_pigs_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China will accelerate development of its own genetically modified (GMO) crops, seeking to secure food security and international competitiveness, an official from the country's Ministry of Agriculture said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110310/china___gm_crops_move_foreward_.aspx reuters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A planned visit to China by a senior U.S. official this week is the latest sign of a thaw between the two nations following a series of controversies that had put bilateral relations on ice http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080310/china___trying_to_talk_pork_in_from_the_usa.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT S3 Investment Company, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SIVC) today commented on the newest client for its wholly owned Redwood Capital subsidiary and the client's potential in China's rapidly growing cattle industry http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080310/china___no_shortage_of_beef_farming__investors.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEED), one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, today announced record levels of revenue in both of its operating units: hog production and animal nutrition. Production volumes increased by 66% in the company's hog division and 56% in the animal nutrition division. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100310/china___record_year_for_pig_company_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT At a high-level meeting on animal disease last week, the Vice Agriculture Minister stressed the need for increased efforts to control African swine fever, A H1N1 flu, and zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis and tuberculosis. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090310/china___animal_health_concerns_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT It’s been almost three weeks since China placed tariffs of up to 105.4 percent on U.S. chicken imports. As a result, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council reports that market has dried up. Companies have less than three weeks to appeal China’s decision. USAPEEC spokesman Toby Moore told Meatingplace - it makes it not feasible to ship there. We're out of the market, period. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090310/china___tariffs_hit_us_meat_exports.aspx kticam Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT News of the re-opening the 2008 $47-million China market to Canadian pork has producers buzzing http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080310/china___canadian_pork_ok_american_pork_no_way.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A total of 8,382 pigs have been culled after a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in south China's Guangdong Province, bordering Hong Kong, local animal husbandry and veterinary officials reported earlier this week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040310/china____pigs_culled_with_foot_and_mouth_disease.aspx MercoPress.com Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT McDonald's Corp. (MCD) has started to accept some coupons issued by other fast-food chains at its stores in China and also cut prices on some products amid severe competition, the China Daily reported Friday, citing a public relations official at the U.S. firm http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070310/china___mcdonalds_cut_prices_.aspx chinadaily.com Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A senior American trade official in charge of handling disputes with China has left the U.S. Trade Representative's office to take a job in the private sector, his new employer said on Monday http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050310/china___a_little_repect_goes_a_long_way_.aspx reuters Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Biotech crops are hot in Brazil, but the real action in coming years could be in China, according to a group that tracks the technology http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050310/china___following_the_path_of_brazil_using_common_sense_.aspx desmoineregister Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Negotiators from China and Australia resumed talks in Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, Feb. aimed at negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050310/china___trade_talks_with_australia.aspx feedstuffs.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Chinese and Canadian governments have reached a certification agreement to allow Canadian exporters to resume shipping pork to China http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040310/china___certified_canadian_pork_gets_green_light_.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A front-page story in the state’s China Information News said the record $34bn sale of US bonds in December was a "commendable" move http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040310/china___holding_the_mortgage_on_the_usa_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT For a long time, China relied on the EU and the U.S. as its major trading partners. In 2009, the trade value between China and these two giants accounted for 16.5% and 13.5% of China’s total foreign trade, respectively http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040310/china___more_trade_with_the_region_and_latin_america_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China are implementing laws for livestock similar to those in Argentina where stock must rest in the lairage after arriving at the meat plant http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040310/china___new_laws_for_animal_to_rest_at_abattoir_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT China is slapping heavy tariffs on chicken imported from the U.S. in reaction to what the country’s Commerce Ministry claims is the “dumping” of chicken products on their markets at below-market prices http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040310/china___new_poultry_import_tariffs_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Li Yan stoops down over a field of cabbage plants with a small spade in his hand. "You have to dig deep enough that they'll put down solid roots, but not too deep so the sprout can easily break through the earth," he says http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030310/china___farming_the_land_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The dairy industry has been told China is looking to poach some of Australia's most skilled dairy workers http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030310/china___looking_for_australian_dairy_workers_.aspx abc.com Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Haid Group Co Ltd, an aquatic and poultry feed producer based in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province is to build three feed plants with a combined annual output of 640,000 tonnes http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010310/china___three_new_animal_feed_mills_.aspx allaboutfeed.com Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gradually we are getting confirmation that Chinese "posturing" about offloading US debt is all too real. The most recent TIC data confirmed the Treasury's greatest nightmare: China is now dumping US bonds http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240210/china___talk_of_off_loading_us_debt.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT In 2009 China overtook Germany to become the world’s largest exporter. Exactly half the trade disputes that were filed at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) last year involved China http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230210/china___the_worldsa_leading_exporter.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT China’s voracious appetite for Latinamerican commodities is turning into a great opportunity for companies in the region not only because of the huge market but also as a great financial source http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260210/china____investing_heavily_in_latinamerica.aspx MercoPress.com Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Haid Group Co Ltd, an aquatic and poultry feed producer based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has announced that it plans to spend a total of RMB249 million to build three plants with a combined annual output of 640,000 tons of feed http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240210/china___animal_anf_fish_feed_mills_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Australian company Resourcehouse Ltd. announced Saturday that it had struck a 60 billion US dollars, 20-year agreement to supply coal to China Power International Development Ltd., calling it Australia's biggest export contract http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130210/china___australia_to_supply__billion_usd_of_coal_.aspx MercoPress.com Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT China is set to overtake the US for the first time as the largest grocery market in the world by 2014. IGD forecasts that the Chinese grocery market will be worth €761 billion, outstripping the US, which is set to be worth €745 billion in four years' time http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160210/china___the_worlds_largest_grocery_market_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT AgFeed Industries, one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, announced the proposed sale of a maximum of 20% of its animal nutrients feed subsidiary via a listing and initial public offering of the subsidiary's common stock http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170210/china___agfeeed_unloads_one_of_its_companies.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT German retail giant Metro has opened a new outlet in Beijing's Chaoyang district and this outlet is reported to be the retailer's first store to open in Asia in 2010 http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230210/china___german_supermarket_in_beijing.aspx foodbizdaily.com Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT In spite of China's tainted milk troubles, consolidation and acquisitions are strong http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170210/china___the_giant_dairy_market.aspx chinadaily.com Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The State Administration of Industry and Commerce issued an urgent notice to inform consumers and local law enforcement officers that "diseased pork" is being sold in some regions of the country http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180210/china___a_storm_in_a_tea_cup_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Zhongpin, a meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, has reported 'smooth production' at its new Tianjin plant for chilled and frozen pork and expects higher market prices http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180210/china___new_pork_plant_operating_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT