EU cattle prices have declined again over the past week, as demand has eased for sub-prime cattle in particular. The main exception has been for young cattle aged 8-12 months, whose values have risen considerably.

A Green MEP has urged caution with cell-cultured meat development in the EU, calling for the bloc to apply the precautionary principle to prevent risks to human health or the environment.

US meat processor Eddy Packing has been sold to Insight Equity for an undisclosed sum.

Brazil reported a fall in livestock slaughterings in the final quarter of 2018 reversing some of the gains seen earlier in the year.

Belarus has banned all imports of Polish beef and cattle following a single case of ‘atypical’ bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Poland.

Delayed USDA data now being released indicated that slaughter weights have been declining since they peaked in November.

The producer price index (PPI) for all commodities fell 1.7% in January from the prior month but still grew 0.4% from the previous year.

Pig prices in Europe have finally started tracking upwards over the past week, as a reduction in the volume of animals being presented for slaughter has forced abattoirs to raise prices.

A Green MEP has urged caution with cell-cultured meat development in the EU, calling for the bloc to apply the precautionary principle to prevent risks to human health or the environment.

Spain’s Food and Drink Industry Federation (FIAB) has ratified a “Collaboration Plan for the Improvement of the Composition of Food and Beverages and Other Measures 2020”.

US meat processor Eddy Packing has been sold to Insight Equity for an undisclosed sum.

Belarus has banned all imports of Polish beef and cattle following a single case of ‘atypical’ bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Poland.

An egg trader in the Netherlands has been fined EUR30,000 for a fraud involving the sale of potentially contaminated eggs.

China’s antidumping probe into Brazilian chicken suppliers concluded today (February 15) with a compromise agreement that exempts some of Brazil’s biggest poultry companies from import duties – so long as sales are made above an agreed minimum price.

US meat processor Eddy Packing has been sold to Insight Equity for an undisclosed sum.

Switzerland’s Bell Food Group reported a drop in profits in 2018 as margins were squeezed in its international poultry business.

Belarus has banned all imports of Polish beef and cattle following a single case of ‘atypical’ bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Poland.

Delayed data has started to flow from USDA and it confirmed trends that had been in place last fall continued into the end of the year relative to production, with the low-price atmosphere likely to be positive for turkey exports.

Scotland’s sheep farmers should be compensated by the UK government in the event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit, Scottish Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said this week.

The EU has extended measures designed to guard against foot and mouth disease (FMD) as the virus spreads in North Africa.

EU lamb prices have gone into reverse over the course of the past week, with the EU average price for heavy lambs recording its first significant week-on-week decline since October.

Meat production in Germany fell to eight million tonnes in 2018 as declines for pork and beef offset healthy increases for poultry and sheep meat.

UK environment secretary Michael Gove has been called upon to change legislation which currently allows animals to be slaughtered without being stunned beforehand.

Mobile abattoirs are an alternative to the long-distance transport of animals with benefits for animal welfare, the environment, and even the quality of meat, participants at a conference heard.