Bolivia has announced plans to join the list of countries that test meat to see if it contains residues of the controversial feed additive, ractopamine.

JBS, the world’s largest beef processor, is expanding its presence in the US with the takeover of a meat processing facility in Pipestone, Minnesota.

Russia has halted imports from several South American beef suppliers, claiming that some shipments were contaminated with antibiotic residues while others had traces of the controversial feed additive, ractopamine.

Dutch animal nutrition company Royal De Heus has strengthened its position in Spain by acquiring a compound feed plant from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

Two Russian meat companies have been given the green light to supply pork to Vietnam – a country whose own pig sector has been badly hit by African Swine Fever (ASF).

The dairy and cattle industries are predicted to collapse by 2030 as animal meat is replaced by cheaper, good quality food made from precision fermentation protein, Informa’s Food Ingredients Europe conference in Paris, France heard yesterday (December 2^nd).

Meat processors in Italy have warned that sales are on the verge of collapse because of a ‘perfect storm’ of higher raw material prices, not only for pigmeat but also for beef and poultry.

Bolivia has announced plans to join the list of countries that test meat to see if it contains residues of the controversial feed additive, ractopamine.

Two Russian meat companies have been given the green light to supply pork to Vietnam – a country whose own pig sector has been badly hit by African Swine Fever (ASF).

European pig prices have soared to their highest levels since the BSE crisis of 2001, as the irresistible force of unabated demand from the Fast East meets the immovable object of limited domestic supplies.

The takeover of one Quebec’s largest pork processors has got the green light from Canada’s competition watchdog.

Police in Portugal have launched an investigation into some of those who benefited from a brief spike in meat sales to Venezuela between 2013 and 2016.

A plant-based version of egg is expected to be on the European market during the second quarter of 2020, offering a healthier and more environmentally friendly product than real eggs, a conference in Paris heard this week.

EU broiler prices have fallen sharply over the past week as a three-week-long price rally came to an end.

High prices of British turkey and ham will push up the cost of Christmas dinner in the UK this year. But with the cost of imported turkey breast joints also rising, one of the country’s leading producers believes many consumers will switch back to buying whole turkeys - as tradition used to dictate.

France’s largest poultry company LDC has announced plans to make a second acquisition in Hungary having purchased the Tranzit group in 2018.

The latest USDA data indicate that the turkey industry is expected to see some discipline in the production for the sector and is expected to temper output.

African Swine Fever has spread rapidly through Asia in the past year, decimating pig herds across the continent.

Opposition to live animal transport looks set to mount after a cargo vessel transporting more than 14,000 sheep sank off the coast of Romania last week.

Prices for coffee and coriander are in the ascendant, but skipjack tuna values remain at multi-year lows. Elsewhere, Ukrainian whey and European lamb are fetching higher prices - but rapeseed bulls remain hesitant.

European lamb prices have pushed through the EUR500 barrier for the first time since June, as strong demand for sheepmeat comes up against increasing concern over supply volumes.

One of Europe’s leading vets has described a proposal to set up a disease-free special economic zone in Pakistan as a “unique opportunity” to improve animal health and boost inward investment.

UK supermarket chain Waitrose has announced plans to source all of its own label fresh and frozen lamb from British lamb producers by mid-2021.

France has notified the European Commission of its plan to require restaurant and catering companies to provide the country of rearing and slaughter of pork, poultry and lamb meat they serve to their customers.