http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. Global food prices measured by the FAO Food Price Index fell three points or 1.4 percent from March to April 2012 but seem to have stabilized at a relatively high level of 214 points, FAO said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180512/united_nations___united_nations_say_global_food_prices_still_too_high_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs has released a new report, “Food and Agriculture: The Future of Sustainability.” http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/united_nations___new_food_report_.aspx meatingplace Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kemin Industries and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have announced a new 5-year public-private partnership to improve the safety and quality of WFP’s food basket. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210212/united_nations___food_program_is_quite_useless_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Without immediate action and a global shift in priorities, the world will not be able to feed its growing population in the coming decades, according to a new report from a United Nations panel. The UN Secretary General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability released its report, titled “Resilient people, resilient planet,” this week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150212/un___there_is_plenty_of_food_but__rots_before_getting_sold_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT British police want to question Des Ekin at Sunday World over alleged bribery allegations in relation to phone hacking scandal. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120212/ireland___british_police_want_to_question_des_ekin_at_sunday_world.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The new head of the U.N. food agency said Tuesday he expects food prices to stay volatile in 2012 — and more people to go hungry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240112/united_nations____of_food_produced_rots_before_getting_to_market.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index, which measures the monthly change in international prices for five basic food commodities, declined 6% year-on-year in December, averaging 211 points. While easing since the record highs of February 2011, the fall in December represents the first year-on-year decline since October 2009. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310112/unites_nations___world_food_prices_.aspx MLA.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT MORE than 300,000 Australians have found a way to help to feed the world's poorest people - by signing up to play an online game. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230112/united_nations____of_food_rots_before_getting_to_market.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The new head of the U.N. food agency said Tuesday he expects food prices to stay volatile in 2012 — and more people to go hungry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170112/united_nations____of_food_produced_rots_before_getting_to_market_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has launched a global campaign to raise public awareness of what it has identified as better animal welfare, environmental sustainability and the economy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130112/united_nations___animal_welfare_problems.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT People: New FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120112/united_nations___new_food_and_farming_boss.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT WSPA has launched a global campaign to improve the lives of tens of millions of farm animals worldwide. The organization is working to raise public awareness of the inherent relationship between better animal welfare, the environmental and economic sustainability, and also urging people to sign a letter to put animal welfare on the agenda at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio +20 ) in June 2012. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040112/un___talking_animal_welfare_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Envoys at United Nations talks are near an agreement that would set up a fund channeling a portion of the $100 billion a year in pledged climate aid to developing nations, part of a package to keep a lid on global warming. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261211/united_nations____more_on_global_warming.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT The United Nations highlighted the mounting use by livestock farmers of relatively-cheap wheat even as it raised estimates for world stocks of the grain, citing better-than-expected harvests. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/221211/un___the_grain_market.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT This also marks the beginning of a fundamental transition in the global food and agriculture sector. The prices of commodities will rise further and there will be increased volatility. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/101111/united_nations____of_food_produced_never_gets_to_market_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bernard Trevor Matthews CVO, CBE (24th January 1930 - 25th November 2010) was the founder of Bernard Matthews Limited, a company that is best-known for farming turkeys and producing turkey products. Bernard Matthews was born in 1930 in Brooke, Norfolk, the son of a mechanic. Matthews worked as a trainee livestock auctioneer at Waters & Son between 1946 and 1948; http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/231011/uk___bernard_matthews___on_video.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Global food prices will likely remain high due to robust fundamentals despite worries of a broadening crisis in the euro zone, Pedro Herrera, HSBC's senior vice president global research for Latin American equities, said Monday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141011/united_nations___global_food_prices.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT FAO has urged for heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly bird flu virus is spreading in Asia and beyond, with unpredictable risks to human health. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300911/united_nations___bird_flu_back_with_a_vengence.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Forget the regular media and make your own mind up. As an Englisman an with a Jewish mother I cannot find any fault with the facts as I remember most of them. (Iran are the main beef and poultry buyers in South America today replacing Russia) http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230911/united_nations___transript_of_speech_by_president_of_iran.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Fears of a major global food shortage appear to have abated since the first part of the year, with food prices declining slightly from their peak and prospects for the overall supply slightly brighter. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160911/united_nations___there_is_no_food_shortage_when__produced_never_gets_to_market.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 40% of farm produce never gets to the market and another 25% is wasted by supermakets and families in the western world waste 25% of all food bought, so where is the bloody food shortage. July 11 is World population Day, and the Worldwatch Institute is promoting agricultural strategies, not only to feed a growing population, but to provide jobs, economic stability and environmental health. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030811/united_nations___there_is_no_world_food_shortage.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Meat prices could average 30pc higher over the coming decade while cereal prices could average 20pc higher compared with the last decade, according to a new report by the United Nations Food & Agricultural Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050811/united_nations___global_meat_prices_keep_going_up.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT World food prices rose in June as the cost of sugar, meat and dairy increased, adding to inflationary pressure that has prompted central banks across the world to raise interest rates. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010811/united_nations____world_food_prices_climb_.aspx bloomberg Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT When you consider that 40% of food produced is wasted, then you realize there is no food shortage. The global food system is environmentally destructive and requires “radical” changes if it is to meet rising food demands, says a new United Nations report. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010811/united_nations___misleading_the_public_on_food_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT USDA lowered its forecast for 2011 total U.S. meat production from last month as lower beef production more than offsets higher expected pork and turkey production in its World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140711/united_nations___meat_production_dorecasts.aspx usda.com Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 40% of farm produced never gets to the market and another 25% is wasted by supermakets whilr families in the western world waste 25% of all food bought, so where is the bloody food shortage. July 11 is World population Day, and the Worldwatch Institute is promoting agricultural strategies, not only to feed a growing population, but to provide jobs, economic stability and environmental health. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110711/united_nations___the_is_a_world_glut_of_food_not_a_shortage_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 says that a good harvest in the coming months should push commodity prices down from the extreme levels seen earlier this year. However, the Outlook states that over the coming decade real prices for cereals could average as much as 20 per cent higher and those for meats as much as 30 per cent higher, compared to 2001-10. These projections are well below the peak price levels experienced in 2007-08 and again this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110711/united_nations___global_food_prices.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Cereal prices could average 20 percent higher and meat prices 30 percent higher over the coming decade, compared with the last, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080711/united_nations___new_report_just_guesswork.aspx meatingplace Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Although the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index has fallen slightly in the past few months, the latest May figure is only five points behind the historic high of February. The FAO food price index, which measures the monthly change in international prices for five basic food commodities was up 37% year-on-year in May and 43% on the five-year average to 232 points. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290611/united_nations___world_food_prices.aspx MLA.com Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT On May 26 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) asked affected countries to increase precautionary measures and for a concerted international effort to prevent the African Swine Fever (ASF) infection spreading more widely across the Northern Hemisphere. FAO also warned of a likely imminent upsurge of the disease in the Caucasus region and Russian Federation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150611/united_nations___african_swine_fever_problems.aspx meatpoultry.com Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Food prices remained virtually steady in April after falling in March following eight months of successive increases. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260511/united_nations___global_food_prices_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The United Nations' food agency flagged worries over corn supplies as it revealed that food prices had resumed their upward path last month, boosted by a recovery in grain prices. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230511/united_nations___concerns_over_grain_shortage.aspx Agrimoney.com Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT FAO alerts on three pesticides and industrial chemicals United Nations chemical experts have recommended that two pesticides - endosulfan and azinphos methyl - and one severely hazardous pesticide formulation - Gramoxone Super - be included in the Rotterdam Convention's Prior Informed Consent procedure. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220411/united_nations___concerns_over_pesticides_.aspx MercoPress.com Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its 2011 State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report this week, just in time for today’s International Women’s Day. The report illustrates how better investments in female farmers would prevent malnourishment in 100-150 million people, because of the ways women are likely to allocate resources in a food-shortage-threatened world. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290311/united_nations___ladies_in_farming.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Food Price Index hit its second straight record last month, driven by rising grain costs and tighter supply to further pass peaks seen in 2008 when prices sparked riots in several countries. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180311/united_nations___recod_food_prices.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Researchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn State biologist. Changes in national and international regulations will be necessary to achieve this goal. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080311/united_nations___world_food_shortages.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) food price index, which measures the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities, reached record levels in January 2011. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280211/united_nations___food_price_concerns.aspx MLA.com Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Food prices are skyrocketing across the world, and last month, they peaked to the highest levels since the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization began indexing them in 1990. In the Middle East, wheat prices are playing a role in the ongoing unrest, particularly in Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer. Laurie Garrett, CFR's senior fellow for global health, says the rising prices of staple grains in the region are adding to a "real sense of anger and injustice." She notes that though governments are attempting to hold prices down artificially, "very few governments can really get away with it because they just can't afford it." The food price crisis, she says, is "a destabilizing moment in terms of global governance" and to meet food demand going forward, the food production in the developing world must become more efficient and "every aspect of farming, harvesting, delivery, and distribution has to improve dramatically." http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230211/united_nations___food_prices_rocket_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Get ready for a rocky year. From now on, rising prices, powerful storms, severe droughts and floods, and other unexpected events are likely to play havoc with the fabric of global society, producing chaos and political unrest. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090211/united_nations___global_food_prices_cause_concern.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT FAO food prices index marks record; threat for global growth and social stability http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280111/united_nations___concerns_over_global_food_prices_.aspx MercoPress.com Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT The United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization's 55-commodity index of world food prices takes out the June 2008 reading associated with food riots in numerous locales. By Howard Simons, Minyanville.com, Jan 10, 2011 7:50 am http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250111/united_nations___world_food_prices_reach_nominal_high_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT FAO food prices index marks record; threat for global growth and social stability http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130111/united_nations___concerns_over_global_food_prices_.aspx MercoPress.com Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT A UN report calling for a substantial diet change away from meat has been described as "negative" by industry leaders, who said it "should be kept in perspective". http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030111/united_nations___industry_slates_less_meat_call.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT A UN report calling for a substantial diet change away from meat has been described as "negative" by industry leaders, who said it "should be kept in perspective". http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030111/united_nations___industry_slates_less_meat_call_0.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Global grain prices, many of which are already near two-year highs, are likely to rise further next year following a large draw-down in inventories, continuing poor weather and competition among major crops for limited acreage. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/091210/united_nations___global_grain_prices_rise_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT World corn production slightly lower; lowest inventory in four years World corn production will be 0.5% lower than forecast last month as reduced U.S. and Brazilian crops result in smaller-than-estimated inventories, the International Grains Council reported on Thursday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/111210/united_nations___the_global_grain_crop_.aspx MercoPress.com Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT The rapid increase in hunger and malnourishment since the food crisis of 2008 reveals the inadequacy of the present global food system and the urgent need for structural changes, Mr Diouf said, addressing the Gulf Cooporation Council (GCC) Ministerial Forum on Agricultural Investment in Abu Dhabi, attended by representatives of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the host country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/101210/united_nations___farm_investment_needed_.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Worldwide, a significant portion of the global meat trade is concentrated in few major markets. Expansion of meat market mainly depends upon urbanization. Low transportation costs and improved distribution system are influential in driving meat demand. Supply of meat to consumers through retail outlets is another key demand driver. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/241110/united_nations____million_tons_of_meat_needed.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT When you start looking out decades, the picture becomes one of an epic bull market. Feast on the following highlights from an August report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, working with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development… http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/101110/united_nations___the_short_term___year_outlook_for_agricultural_commodities_is_bullish_enough.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Land purchases by foreign investors, an “explosive cocktail” for small farmers Land purchases by foreign investors in poor countries and the growing use of bio-fuels are boosting pressures on agricultural farmland and helping make 500 million small farmers hungry, a U.N. envoy said this week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081110/united_nations___buying_up_farms_in_poor_nations.aspx MercoPress.com Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT