World meat industry news

Russia: massive virus outbreak shakes pig industry

  • 16 Aug 10:33

Russia has been rocked by several outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in the first two weeks of August, the country’s veterinary. Read more...

Rio Olympics 2016 hype sees fake beef boom

  • 16 Aug 10:32

The Olympic Games is proving a major boost for Brazilian beef sales in China but consumers have been warned of unscrupulous meat vendors and. Read more...

Russia: Eurodon expands its turkey business

  • 15 Aug 15:07

Russian meat producer, Eurodon plans to produce 70,000 tonnes of turkey meat this year, increasing its’ output 32% on a year-to-year comparison versus 47,000 tonnes in 2015. In a statement, the company also confirmed the expansion of its halal line. Since July, the company produces 10 tonnes of halal turkey per day, compared to 4-5 tonnes previously. The presence of religious goods in the production range is dictated by the desire to expand consumer choice, according to Eurodon’s director general, Vadim Vaneev. “We focus on the quality of our products and turkey properties, so that it is valuable for people of different ages, gastronomic. Read more...

Agri innovation expo to come to the Netherlands

  • 12 Aug 09:58

The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) will be launching its European edition in the Netherlands from 9-10 May 2017 at the Jaarbeurs Expo Centre, Utrecht. The GFIA is held in cooperation withProagrica, a global division of Reed Business Information (RBI), specialising in the agriculture industry. Proagrica has 4 pillars: media, software, integration & connectivity and data & analytics. Amongst other titles,Pig Progress(and its sister publicationsAll About Feed,Dairy GlobalandWorld Poultry) are part of the media pillar. Globally significant dialogue When GFIA was launched in Abu Dhabi in 2014, it was born out of the passion of. Read more...

Ukrainian livestock industry sweats as deadly virus nears country

  • 11 Aug 11:32

AnimaldiseasefeargripsUkraine. Ukraine could lose the right to export meat if the viral nodular dermatitis disease penetrates the country, the Ukrainian Union of. Read more...

Russia Detects 82 New ASF Cases in Pigs

  • 11 Aug 11:30

Thirteen new outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been reported in the south west of the country. Twelve of the outbreaks were on pig farms and one outbreak affected wild boar. In total, of the 18,605 pigs susceptible, 82 cases were reported and nearly 4,000 pigs have died or been. Read more...

Concerns about poultry safety in flood hit China

  • 10 Aug 09:48

The Chinese government is increasingly worried about food safety due to floods that have occurred in large parts of the country since June. Chinese state news agencyXinhuareported that ever since the onset of the floods, “millions of domestic animals have been washed away in flooding.” •Anhui province, inland from Shanghai, is known to be one of the worst-hit areas. The press agency speaks of about 80,000 pigs and more than 12 million chickens and ducks having been carried off by floodwaters. • InHubei province, more than 80,000 pigs and over 3.6 million chickens and ducks died; • InJiangxi province, approximately 5.2 million chickens. Read more...

China worries about pigs as floods continue

  • 9 Aug 08:05

The Chinese government is increasingly worried about food safety due to floods that have been occurring in large parts of the country since June. Chinese state news agencyXinhuareported that ever since the onset of the floods, “millions of domestic animals have been washed away in flooding.” •Anhui province, inland from Shanghai, is known to be one of the worst-hit areas. The press agency speaks of about 80,000 pigs and more than 12 million chickens and ducks having been carried off by floodwaters. • InHubei province, more than 80,000 pigs and over 3.6 million chickens and ducks died; • InJiangxi province, about 5.2 million chickens. Read more...

USDA Broiler Hatchery - 8 August 2016

  • 9 Aug 08:03

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 30, 2016, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 30, 2016, down slightly from the year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly. Read more...

Miratorg pumps cash into cattle breeding

  • 8 Aug 12:12

Russian agribusiness Miratorg plans to loosen the purse strings by investing $10m in a cattle breeding programme to grow. Read more...