World meat industry news

India, China Jointly Propose Removal of U.S., EU Farm Supports

  • 5 Sep 10:43

India and China joint proposal on elimination of $160 billion of trade-distorting farm subsidies in the US and EU has come as a game changer in global farm trade negotiations at the WTO China and India have called for the elimination of what is called the Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) or ‘the most trade distorting element in the global trade in agriculture’. Photo: Bloomberg Geneva:China and India have jointly proposed the elimination of $160 billion of trade-distorting farm subsidies in the US, European Union and other wealthy nations, a move that has come as a game changer in global farm trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization,. Read more...

Russia to cancel lower duties on beef from Brazil and Paraguay

  • 4 Sep 11:33

Russia’s committee on customs and tariff regulation, headed by the Minister for Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin, has decided to start applying full customs duties on beef imported from Brazil and Paraguay“to get the price of importers in line with the. Read more...

World Pork Expo: Consumer Perceptions About Food, Food Safety

  • 1 Sep 08:38

How do consumers really feel about their food and beverage choices in the supermarket and restaurants? Dr. Tamika Sims, director with the International Food Information Council in Washington D.C., spoke to pork producers at a learning session sponsored by Zoetis at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, about consumer perceptions when they're shopping or dining at a restaurant, how labels can impact consumer choices and food safety perceptions. Dr. Tamika Sims, director at IFIC, spoke to pork producers at a World Pork Expo Learning Session sponsored by Zoetis. "What we found is that labels, such as "organic" and. Read more...

Russian scientists develop new drug against anthrax

  • 1 Sep 08:35

Russian scientists have developed a diagnostic drug that may prevent anthrax outbreaks in livestock by identifying which animals need to be. Read more...

Russian poultry company culls one million broilers over AI fears

  • 30 Aug 11:55

One of the largest poultry producers in the Far East part of Russia, Amur Broiler, has culled one million heads of broilers since mid-August, when laboratory inspection of samples taken from the corpses of dead poultry showed the possible presence of highly. Read more...

The cost of producing poultrymeat across the globe

  • 30 Aug 11:53

Earlier this year global animal health company Ceva held a vaccinology summit in Athens, Greece. Poultry World was there.Broiler production around the globe is becoming more efficient as breeding companies continue to make “more with less”.Improvements in genetics, rearing conditions and slaughterhouses, allied with cheap labour costs and the ability to get value from other parts of the carcase, are putting some countries at a substantial advantage. Broiler breast meat is cheapest French consultant Christian Renault told the Ceva summmit that production of broiler breast meat – based on raw material prices – was cheapest in the Ukraine. Read more...

Grain better than grass for steak, survey finds

  • 29 Aug 11:32

For the third consecutive year, a grain-fed cow won the World Steak Challenge, giving it. Read more...

Study Compares Cost of Meat in Over 50 Countries Worldwide

  • 29 Aug 11:09

Online catering marketplace, Caterwings, have conducted a study regarding the global price of basic food items, as preliminary research ahead of their expansion into foreign markets. The research highlighted in particular that the cost of meat around the world is remarkably varied. To share these insights, Caterwings have released the2017 Meat Price Index, which details the cost of meat in over 50 countries worldwide. The study revealed that Switzerland has the highest meat prices, at 141.9 per cent more expensive than the average cost worldwide, followed by Norway (63.7 per cent more expensive) and Hong Kong (61 per cent more expensive), while Ukraine has the. Read more...

McDonalds to limit antibiotics used by its chicken suppliers

  • 28 Aug 14:00

Global fast food chain McDonalds has announced it is to limit the use of antibiotics by its global chicken suppliers.The new action is part of an update to its Global Vision for Antibiotic Stewardship in Food Animals, which McDonalds unveiled 2 years ago. Preserving key antibiotics It is geared towards preserving key antibiotics for human health by reducing and, where possible, eliminating antibiotic therapies in food animals. The company said that broiler chickens produced in Japan, Brazil and South Korea, as well as Canada and the United States would eliminate antibiotics that the World Health Organisation (WHO) defines as Highest Priority Critically. Read more...

Questions you were afraid to ask about antibiotics

  • 28 Aug 13:58

Antibiotic resistance has been a contentious issue in the livestock sector for many years. Here, Alltech’s Chief Innovation Officer, Aidan Connolly, tackles some challenging questions about the use of antibiotics in rearing animals. Question 1: Why are antibiotics in animal feed in the first place? Antibiotics have been good for the world. They have been instrumental in allowing humanity to enjoy a standard and quality of life unimagined prior to their discovery. Initially, antibiotics allowed us to control life-altering and fatal diseases in humans. Secondarily, they have facilitated the development of a modern, safe and efficient agricultural system. Read more...