http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. Chris and Karren Biddles, from Te Atarangi Angus, have been named the Producer of the Decade at last night’s Steak of Origin grand final. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210512/nz___a_decade_of_good_steak_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Delivery trucks emblazoned with cows grazing in scenic New Zealand landscapes are a common sight on the streets of Taiwan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/nz___grass_fed_beef_promition_in_taiwan.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Ministry for Primary Industries says new standards easing restrictions on pork imports are now in force, after legal attempts failed to block them. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210512/nz___new_pork_import_standards_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dairy giant Fonterra is hoping to score big points as it tries to get grumpy Kiwis back on side by enlisting All Blacks captain Richie McCaw as its ambassador. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/nz___richie_mccaw__new_fonterra_ambassador_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Farmers who usually supply cattle to Affco for processing are sending them to competing plants out of frustration over the company's long-running industrial dispute. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170512/nz___affco_in_big_trouble_.aspx farmonline.com.au Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A reduced number of lambs available for processing in New Zealand (NZ) during April led to a 24% year-on-year decline in lamb exports, to 26,556 tonnes swt (NZ Meat Board). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170512/nz___drop_in_lamb_exports_.aspx MLA.com Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Beef and Lamb New Zealand initiative has been running since 2008, says the industry-good organisation's Asia markets manager, Helen Fletcher. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170512/nz___grass_fed_beef_for_taiwan_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Meatworkers' Union claims it has no choice but to strike again. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170512/nz___meat_works_strike_to_continue.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sheep meat prices took the heaviest knock in a basket of commodity exports last month, sliding 12 per cent to an 18-month low in world price terms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/nz___drop_in_lamb_prices.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Rabobank animal protein analyst Rebecca Redmond has a message for New Zealand sheep farmers - stay positive and remain confident. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/nz___sheep_faarmers_in_a_good_place_.aspx odt.co.nz Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT More than $7 million of taxpayer money has been spent two years into the FarmIQ programme, but more detailed information is proving hard to come by. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/nz____million_red_meat_investment_.aspx farmersweekly Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT NORTHLAND http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/nz___last_weeks_cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT NZPork and its advisors will carefully consider the judgment handed down by Wellington’s High Court, which does not support its challenge of new import health standards. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/nz___pig_men_and_court_ruling_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Porcine reproductive and respiratory (PRRS) costs U.S. pork producers an estimated $646 million annually, but it’s also costing them the potential of exporting pork to the likes of New Zealand and Australia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/nz___the_pork_market.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/nz___new_poultry_labelling_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand (NZ) lamb exports increased 4% year-on-year during the March quarter of 2012, to 78,727 tonnes swt (NZ Meat Board), primarily the result of increased production throughout the quarter to prepare for the lucrative Easter trade, which fell earlier this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230412/nz____lift_in_lamb_exports_.aspx MLA.com Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Frugal Kiwis with a taste for cheap meat are banding together and embracing a new movement called "cow pooling". http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070512/nz___beef_nz_boss_should_get_up_from_behind_his_bloody_desk_and_get_real__.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand beef and offal exports to Indonesia have slumped heavily since quotas were introduced to limit overseas supplies, in an effort to encourage local meat production. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180412/nz___beef_export_problems_with_indonesia_.aspx stuff.co.nz Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand’s High Court has validated the rules used by the Ministry for Primary Industries when developing import requirements for pork from countries where PRRS occurs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090512/nz___pork_court_ruling_upheld_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Silver Fern Farms is expanding its product range in the United Kingdom, after a successful launch for branded lamb into giant supermarket chain Tesco. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300412/nz___silver_fern_link_up_with_tesco_.aspx odt.co.nz Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The hunt for New Zealand’s top beef producer of the decade is heating up, with 10 finalists announced today. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070512/nz___top_beef_producer_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT After two short weeks, yarding numbers were back up at most sales around the country last week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070512/nz___the_livestock_trade_.aspx farmersweekly.co.za Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A case of mad cow disease in the US may boost New Zealand beef exports, says the industry's association. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020512/nz___maybe_a_boost_for_beef_exports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand's agriculture and fisheries industry is under extreme pressure from exchange rates and fuel costs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260412/nz___extra_costs_in_food_production_.aspx reuters Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Meat Workers Union has refused an offer that would have seen all its members back to work at Affco plants. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/nz___no_end_in_sight_for_meat_strike_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Meat Worker’s Union says Talley’s rejected a plan to end all industrial action at Affco. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030512/nz___no_end_in_sight_for_meat_packers_strike.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A deal signed between the Japanese textile giant, Konaka Co Ltd and Closeburn Station in Central Otago, replacing cashmere with New Zealand fine wool, is good news for this country's wool industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/nz___a_great_wool_deal_.aspx farmersweekly Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT NORTHLAND With another short week and fewer numbers available, cattle values never really gained traction at WELLSFORD last Monday, reported Grant Pallister of PGG Wrightson. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/nz___laet_weeks_cattle_markets_.aspx farmersweekly Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Another short week impacted on sales, with several sales not happening last week, and others had smaller than usual yardings. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/nz___livestock_in_short_supply_.aspx farmersweekly Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The New Zealand Meat Workers Union and meat processor Affco are expected to hold talks this week at a settlement conference in a bid to end the long running dispute that has seen 1000 workers locked out. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300412/nz___affco_meat_strike_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Farmers have had a little more spring in their step lately when the alarm calls them to early morning milking. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200412/nz____bobby_calves_a_week_for_the_meat_works_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced it will not be investigating a complaint made regarding the financial affairs of the New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union Inc. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230412/nz___affco_make_the_biggest_mistake_they_could_ever_make_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Fairfax Media New Zealand Business Hall of Fame laureates for 2012 have been announced. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/nz___a_meat_industry_legend_graeme_lowe.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand (NZ) mutton exports for the March 2012 quarter have fallen significantly for the second consecutive quarter, dropping 39% year-on-year to 21,318 tonnes swt (NZ Meat Board). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270412/nz___drop_in_mutton_exports_.aspx MLA.com Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is writing to major New Zealand customers of Talley’s, which owns 100 per cent of AFFCO, seeking their support for workers currently being locked out by the company. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260412/nz___affco_have_picked_a_birch_for_their_own_back_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT NORTHLAND The market remained on par with recent sales at KAIKOHE on Wednesday, reported Vaughan Vujcich of PGG Wrightson. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250412/nz___last_weeks_cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT A hearing in the Employment Court has been set down for 23/24 April on an application for a permanent injunction. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260412/nz___the_shame_of_the_affco_lockout_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT NORTHLAND The first sale after Easter at Kaikohe was very small, reported Steve Flood of PGG Wrightson, with only around 300 head yarded. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/nz___cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Easter holiday and short week led to a number of very small sales around the country last week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/nz___the_livestock_trade_.aspx farmersweekly Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand (NZ) beef exports remained relatively steady for the first quarter of 2012, rising just 1% year-on-year to reach 97,326 tonnes swt (NZ Meat Board). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230412/nz___beef_exports_steady.aspx MLA.com Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Meat workers around the country this morning begin a five working day strike - the longest since going into contract talks with Affco more than three months ago. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130412/nz___affco_managment_bring_meat_industry_to_a_standstill_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Fonterra has unveiled the next step in its strategy to build a high-quality, sustainable fresh local milk supply in China, announcing plans to develop two new large-scale dairy farms in Hebei province. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180412/nz___chinese_farm_investment_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Meat workers have stepped up their campaign for public backing in a dispute with Affco. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170412/nz___affco_meat_workers_stike_deepens_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Nothing is new in the meat game if you have been around and taking notice long enough. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120412/nz___walls_were_making_ice_cream_from_meat__years_ago_.aspx meatpoultry.com Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The market at Pukekohe on Saturday March 31 was very good, considering yet another schedule drop over the weekend, reported Chris Humphrey of Livestock Mart Auctions. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110412/nz___livestock_values_generally_holding_up_.aspx farmersweekly Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The sheep and beef sector must focus on where it is heading long-term, Primary Industries Minister David Carter says. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110412/nz___sheep_and_beef_sector_must_change_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand will embrace a national mandatory animal identification system across its livestock industries over the next 12 months, with the beef and dairy components being implemented from July 1 this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130412/nz___taking_a_mature_long_term_approach_on_eid_ear_tags_.aspx beefcentral.com Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The New Zealand Pork Industry Board named Owen Symmans, a former head of the Seafood Industry Council, as its new chief executive, replacing Sam McIvor. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030412/nz___new_man_at_the_helm_of_ork_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT NORTHLAND It was a smaller sale in KAIKOHE last Wednesday, and the market was back a bit, due to schedules and the weather, reported Vaughan Vujcich of PGG Wrightson. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110412/nz___last_weeks_cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT It is more than three years since the Federated Farmers "T150" goal, targeting $150 for an average mid-season lamb by the 2013/2014 season, was launched at the Stortford Lodge Stockyards. For the three previous years, farmers' average lamb price was $56 per head and the sheep farming industry was in the doldrums. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110412/nz___the_lamb_market.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT