Brazil has made some dramatic inroads into the imported beef market in China since first gaining access in May last year, muscling-in on Australia’s dominant supplier status driven by two things: price, and improving market access. What does it mean. Read more...
A slowdown in growth in China, weak commodity prices, low bond yields, weak global trade and a fall in the oil price have combined to create uncertainty in global financial markets and an increase volatility. China’s growth has slowed as it attempts to transition from a state-led investment and manufacturing economy to one more dependent on consumption and services. This was widely predicted and should have come as no surprise to the markets. However, it has been the pace of the slowdown that has made investors nervous. It is also widely accepted that China’s official figures may overstate growth, making the slowdown even sharper than reported. This drive. Read more...
EU agri-food exports in December 2015 achieved a value of €11.2 billion, thus exceeding the value of previous years for the same month by almost €1 billion. This is an uptick of more than 9 per cent compared to the usual export values in December. Highest increases in monthly export values were recorded for US, China and Japan, as well as for some Middle East countries, notably Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The highest increases in monthly export values were witnessed for wheat as well as for vegetables and for pork. On the other hand, exports decreased since last December for milk powder and hides and skins. The EU's agri-food. Read more...
By 2018 Russian-Italian firm Marr-Russia plans to invest RUB1.5 billion (US$20m) in the construction of a new production and logistics centre in Moscow Oblast, increasing its existing production capacity, according to a statement from deputy head of the. Read more...
A ruling from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Russia’s embargo of EU pork products is expected to be made. Read more...
The situation on the European pig slaughter market goes on being balanced.The quotations, for the most part, remain on the level achieved. So does the leading quotation in Germany. In Denmark as well as in Belgium the prices remain unchanged as well. The drifting down of prices could also be stopped in the Netherlands, where last week’s quotation had still been corrected downward. Yet, the Netherlands are ranking last at a great distance within the pricing structure of the five EU member countries most significant in pig keeping. So, the gap between the German and Dutch corrected price levels is 12 cents, thus being extraordinarily large. As a rule, the. Read more...
Two Russian companies plan to create a pig breeding cluster in the far east of the country within the next five years, designed to have a capacity for 1.2 million head of pigs, with an investment. Read more...
During a meeting of the EU's Agriculture and Fisheries Council this week, Ministers took stock of the agricultural market situation, in particular the current difficulties in the milk and pig sectors. Martijn van Dam, Dutch Minister for Agriculture and the President of the Council, said: “Several members expressed their concerns and made clear the market situation in dairy and pig meat sectors are worrying and need to improve urgently. "We heard interesting views on how to move forward. Today's debate will be the base for the formal discussion on this very topic on the March council meeting. "On that occasion we will assess the market. Read more...
The EU farming body Copa-Cogeca has urged farm ministers to open trade talks with Russia – once a key market for pork – as the beleaguered industry continues to. Read more...
More than half of global food manufacturers have admitted not knowing the precise details of their supply chains, raising concerns about the prevalence of slave labour and other unethical working practices, according to research from. Read more...
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