http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. More than 2.4 million tonnes of livestock feed will be imported into Saudi Arabia by 2016 if it is to keep up with the Kingdom’s booming dairy and poultry industries, a leading agriculture expert from the Gulf country has said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270313/saudi_arabia___animal_feed_industry_booming_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia’s notorious religious police, known as the mutawa, swooped in on a private gathering of at least 53 Ethiopian Christians this month, shutting down their private prayer, and arresting the peaceful group of foreign workers for merely practicing their faith, FoxNews.com has learned. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270213/saudia_arabia___when_we_say_jump_americans_ask_how_high.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT "The ministry's subsidy to poultry farmers benefited only the big ones, and wasn't reflected in price decreases although the government support amounts to SR 1.50 for one kilo of poultry," economist Saad Al-Fhaid told a local newspaper. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010213/saudi_arabia___problems_in_the_poultry_industry.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The latest Business Monitor International (BMI) report on food and drink in Saudi Arabia paints a positive outlook for growth in food consumption in the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230113/saudia_arabia___importing_more_meat_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Saudi poultry market has a cyclical nature, with consumption rises sharply during the month of Ramadan and the Hajj season, when millions of Muslim pilgrims visit to the country every year to perform their religious rituals. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141112/saudi_arabia___rise_in_poultry_imports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT In an effort to halt soaring poultry prices that triggered public campaigns to boycott poultry consumption, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) issued a decree on 3 October, 2012 banning the export of locally produced broilers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151112/saudi_arabia___the_rise_and_rise_of_poultry_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Between mid September and early October, the average price of imported chicken jumped 30-40 per cent, while the average price of locally produced chicken increased by 15 per cent, reaching 14.5 Saudi Riyal/kg (about $3.85 kg). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/161112/saudia_arabia___the_rise_and_rise_of_poultry_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi cyber activists, disgruntled at rising prices of chicken, have taken to social media networks to call for a boycott of the food staple, but retailers say sales are barely affected. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151012/saudi_arabia___poultry_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Domestic production of white meat falls short by 55 percent, said Fahd Balghuneim, minister of agriculture. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/031012/saudi_arabia____drop_in_poultry_production.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad, and Islam's holiest city, has plans to become the first city in Saudi Arabia to run completely on solar power. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011012/saudi_arabia___mecca_to_become_first_solar_city_in_saudi_arabia.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT (MENAFN - Arab News) A group of Saudi women have broken social barriers by working in a meat plant in Qatif. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310712/saudia_arabia___women_working_in_a_meat_plant.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia deported 35 Ethiopian Christians last week after incarcerating them for over seven months for praying in advance of the Christmas season in December 2011, according to Christian media outlets and NGOs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090812/saudi_arabia____should_be_called_to_account.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Grandparent Company (Saudi-GP) and HatchTech have signed an agreement for the construction of what will be one of the world’s largest grandparent hatcheries. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250712/saudia_arabia___cobb_poultry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia has reopened an old oil pipeline built by Iraq to bypass Gulf shipping lanes, giving Riyadh scope to export more of its crude from Red Sea terminals should Iran try to block the Strait of Hormuz, industry sources told Reuters. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120712/saudia_arabia___no_country_has_got_away_with_more_than_the_despots_in_saudi_arabia_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s contribution of $66 million to implement its technical assistance projects in the country, which aim to benefit small-scale agricultural producers and fishermen. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210612/saudi_arabia___fish_farming_on_the_rise_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia’s Almarai board approves US$4.2 billion plan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110612/saudia_arabia____billion_poultry_investment_.aspx reuters Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia’s Almarai board approves US$4.2 billion plan http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070612/saudia_arabia____billion_poultry_investment_.aspx reuters Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabian poultry and dairy producer, Almarai, plans to invest 15.7 billion riyal (US$4.2 billion) over five years in its farming, manufacturing, distribution and logistics operations, Reuters reports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040612/saudi_arabia___saudi_arabias_almarai_board_approves_us_billion_plan_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia has banned the imports of US beef as of April 19. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170512/saudia_arabia___ban_on_us_beef_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Trade between South Africa and Saudi Arabia will increase to a targeted R60 billion within the next five years, the department of international relations and co-operation said on Wednesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/saudi_arabia___farm_trade_with_south_africa_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Ministry of Finance launched an Agricultural Data Center here on Wednesday that will provide more accurate statistics to help reduce costs, create jobs and grow the sector. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060312/saudi_arabia___promoting_farming.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT ANSA partcipated in the first ever historic International Conference on Halal Food in Riyadh which concluded on Tuesday with the Saudi government promising the delegates to tighten supervision and standards, and calling on non-Muslim countries exporting food to Islamic countries to strictly adhere to Islamic regulations with regard to ensuring products are Halal. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200212/saudi_arabia___riyadh_conference_endorses_the_prophetic_method_of_animal_slaughter.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The government began to allow Turkish products to enter Saudi Arabia after a delegation of Saudi inspectors returned with a positive report on Turkey’s poultry industry. The decision also came on the heels of a visit by Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan to Saudi Arabia in late December. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180112/saudi_arabia___poultry_ban_lifted.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT This investment is part of Almarai’s long term vision to take full advantage of the opportunities the poultry market will bring. One of the steps in this investment plan is an order for Meyn-Ishida of a complete Wall to Wall processing facility in Hail, Saudi Arabia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040112/saudi_arabia___massive_poultry_investment.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Anitox, a producer of pathogen elimination and mould control products for the feed milling and primary meat, egg and fish production industries, has launched a liquid version of its highly-effective biocide in Saudi-Arabia, where the product has been available in powder form for some years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/051011/saudi_arabia___feeding_poultry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Saudi based integrated dairy foods company Almarai is taking rapidly expanding into the poultry production and processing business. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/041011/saudi_arabia___massive_poultry_investment.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The price of chicken has risen and further increases are expected due to lack of supplies, supermarket operators have told Saudi Gazette. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050911/saudia_arabia___the_rise_in_poultry_prices.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Saudi dairy producer Almarai will expand in the poultry business. A major investment will be made in a wall to wall poultry processing facility which will be supplied by Meyn-Ishida. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250811/saudia_arabia___poultry_plant_investment.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT In response to the Royal Order to increase fodder subsidies by 50% to reduce meat and poultry prices, Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al-Rajhi, Chairman of Al-Watania Poultry’s Board of Directors, has given orders to use the entire subsidy amount to reduce prices of Al-Watania Poultry’s products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210811/saudi_arabia___poultry_industry_prices.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Poultry merchants and companies are blaming distributors for the recent 10 to 15 per cent price hike, according to Saudi Gazette, citing a report in the Al-Watan newspaper yesterday, 6 July. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300711/saudia_arabia___the_rise_of_poultry_prices.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Arasco Foods, Saudi Arabia, and HatchTech have signed an agreement for the delivery of 3 HatchTech productlines. Arasco will double their current hatchery capacity with HatchTech MicroClimer setters and hatchers to 99 mln eggs per year. Besides, they will also incorporate HatchTraveller into their transport fleet for day old chicks. Moreover, Arasco will put the first HatchBrood facility in Saudi Arabia into operation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280711/saudi_arabia___growing_poultry_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia’s religious police arrested two Filipina women for selling pork, which is prohibited in Islam, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210711/saudi_arabia___pork_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia's Almarai Co has unveiled plans to invest SR4bn ($1.1bn) in the poultry sector, Reuters has reported. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130711/saudi_arabia___massive_poultry_investment.aspx gulfnews.com Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Almarai Co., Saudi Arabia’ largest food producer by market value, isn’t planning to expand in other countries in the Middle East this year as it strengthens domestic sales of poultry and dairy products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270611/saudi_arabia___the_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ross products continue to deliver maximum returns for customers all over the world. A shining example of this can be found in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where Pure Breed Poultry Company, the Ross distributor, have significant investment plans in place to meet the continually increasing demand for Ross 308 within the KSA, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Yemen. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270411/saudi_arabia___pure_breed_and_ross__a_partnership_for_success.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Livestock traders in Somaliland welcomed the latest development in Saudi Arabia after the kingdom announced on Friday it will increase livestock imports from the Horn of Africa by two-fold by 2012. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200411/saudi_arabi___sheep_and_goats_for_saudi_arabia.aspx halalfocus Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Almarai Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in Riadh, Saudi Arabia, is a food and beverage manufacturer in the Middle-East. The group is branching out its ambitions into new areas and has started the roll-out of its plans to become a major poultry producer. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/281210/saudia_arabia___petersime_prepares_for_major_broiler_hatchery_in_saudi_arabia.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT SAUDI Arabia may emerge as one of Australia's biggest wheat buyers after changes to tender specifications this year opened access to the trade and the country's imports continue to rise, according to forecasts by CBH Group. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/091110/saudi_arabia___australia_wheat_main_buyer_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Saudi business delegation visits Uruguay interested in secure reliable food sources A delegation of Saudi agro-business entrepreneurs headed by the Agriculture minister (and member of the royal family) visited Uruguay with the purpose of establishing a fluid trade exchange and on the long term a strategic alliance. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/211010/saudia_arabia___beef_and_lamb_from_uruguay_.aspx MercoPress.com Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT IDAC laboratories will disclose the details of its technical and medical initiative on the sidelines of Saudi Agricultural Exhibition 2010 which will be held between 4 - 7th October 2010 at Riyadh Exhibition Center. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141010/saudia_arabia___improving_the_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT In support of the food security strategy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fakeeh Poultry Farms has decided to increase its daily production to one million chickens and three million eggs, beginning this Ramadan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080910/saudi_arabia___one_million_chickens_a_day_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT For years this question has been key to determining if giving electric shock prior to slaughter is permitted in Islam. The issue appears to be near its resolution after investigations conducted in Turkey recently by two scholars at the Jeddah-based International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020810/saudi_arabia___halal_ritual_salughter_.aspx gulfnews.com Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mr Qadi estimated the total output of the country's 536 farms at 525,000 tons, according to Arab News.com. He put annual per capita consumption of chicken in the Kingdom at 42 kg and eggs at 120. Al-Eqtisad magazine of Asharqiya Chamber said Saudi poultry farms have been meeting about 70 percent of the local demand. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270710/saudi_arabia___massive_poultry_investment_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Fahd bin Abdulrahman Balghunym, has opened the third Poultry Producers Forum in Riyadh, according to Zawya, citing a report from the Saudi Press Agency. Addressing the Forum, Dr Balghunym commended the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz for the support provided to agricultural cooperative societies in general and cooperative associations of poultry producers in particular. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140610/saudia_arabia___increasing_poultry_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT As Saudi Arabia’s investments in organic food sector reached $267 million last year, the demand for this natural Saudi product is growing in Europe and Asia. Taking a cue from Saudi Arabia other GCC countries have also announced initiatives to increase the region’s share in the $220 billion global organic food market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020610/saudi_arabia___massive_organic_investment_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Arab countries need to invest $144 billion in agriculture between now and 2030 to meet the demand for food for their growing populations, said an Arab official. Food security became a major issue in the Arab world since 2008 when food prices soared in the global market. Arab states need to secure half of this amount from private investors to meet the demand of the combined population that is expected to reach 550 million in 2030, said Tareq Al Zadjali, director general of the Arab Organisation for Agriculture Development in an interview in Jeddah this week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170510/saudia_arabia___more_meat_needed.aspx halalfocus Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia is forecast to post consumption growth of 7.92% from 2011 to 2014, outperforming its predicted GDP growth of 2.85% for the same period, according to Business Monitor International (BMI). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070510/saudia_arabia___saudi_predicted_consumption_growth_to_outstrip_gdp.aspx MLA.com Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Saudi-based Almarai expects a SR2 billion ($533.3 million) investment plan in poultry business to start paying off in 2012, the firm said on Tuesday. "These investments will be self-financed," Almarai said in a statement posted on the bourse's website. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210410/saudi_arabia___poultry_giant_optomistic_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Saudi company Ma’aden is studying a significant expansion of its phosphate activities involving the exploitation of a second major phosphate deposit in the north of Saudi Arabia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310310/saudia_arabia___phosphate_for_fertilizer.aspx allaboutfeed.com Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The head of Saudi Arabia's sole wheat importer thinks Australia would be "very high on the list" of potential places to buy agricultural assets as the world's largest oil producer moves to secure food supplies. The director-general of Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organisation, Waleed Elkhereiji, is investigating importing Western Australian wheat and will tour the facilities of CBH, the country's biggest grains handler, today, according to The Australian Financial Review. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310310/saudi_arabia___australian_wheat_wanted_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT