The number of cattle and calves in US feedlots were hefty but the placement and marketings figures in the update ran counter to expectations.

Cattle prices across Europe have remained firm overall over the past week, in spite of supply pressures in some regions and a worsening trade balance.

The European Commission has presented the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements for conclusion to the Council and European Parliament, paving the way for improved market access for EU agri-food products and protection to 169 Geographical Indications.

UK-based Hilton Food Group is expanding its offering in the market for meat substitutes by acquiring a 50% stake in Dutch company, Dalco Food.

Spot market prices for live beef cattle fell back slightly last week as more animals became available for slaughter.

At a time when the global livestock industry is coming under pressure over its environmental footprint, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released a new report that suggests the sector could still have a positive contribution to make – so long as it is open to change.

African Swine Fever continues to cast a long shadow over the European pigmeat industry, with prices coming under pressure from a series of bans on exports of European pigmeat, and from seasonal increases in supplies.

The US has suspended imports of fresh and frozen pork from Poland due to concerns that some suppliers may not be sticking to protocols on African Swine Fever (ASF).

UK-based Hilton Food Group is expanding its offering in the market for meat substitutes by acquiring a 50% stake in Dutch company, Dalco Food.

The UK livestock industry is in “a very dangerous” position of uncertainty as the date of the UK’s departure from the EU moves ever closer, a meat industry analyst has warned.

A study carried out into how much CO2 is produced as a result of food production has highlighted which countries could reduce their emissions most by switching to a plant-based diet.

India and Malaysia have eased pork import restrictions imposed in the wake of recent African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in Belgium.

Pressure to address concerns over intensive chicken production looks set to rise in the EU following the publication of a new report from IEG Agribusiness Consulting.

The European Commission has presented the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements for conclusion to the Council and European Parliament, paving the way for improved market access for EU agri-food products and protection to 169 Geographical Indications.

The UK livestock industry is in “a very dangerous” position of uncertainty as the date of the UK’s departure from the EU moves ever closer, a meat industry analyst has warned.

The United Kingdom will have to accept that its commitment to keeping high food regulatory standards post-Brexit will impose limitations when it comes to doing future trade deals with countries such as the United States, UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox said today (October 17).

The Russian and Belarusian agriculture ministries have reached a consensus on the issue of mutual meat and dairy supplies that has risen in recent years.

A study carried out into how much CO2 is produced as a result of food production has highlighted which countries could reduce their emissions most by switching to a plant-based diet.

At a time when the global livestock industry is coming under pressure over its environmental footprint, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released a new report that suggests the sector could still have a positive contribution to make – so long as it is open to change.

The UK livestock industry is in “a very dangerous” position of uncertainty as the date of the UK’s departure from the EU moves ever closer, a meat industry analyst has warned.

Cattle prices in Europe have seen little change in recent days, as markets have remained broadly in balance, and price dips for some classes of cattle have been offset by slight increases for others.

The UK's chief veterinary officer has urged sheep farmers to remain watchful for bluetongue virus (BTV) after it was detected in four sheep imported from France.

A long list of countries placed on the record in the World Trade Organization (WTO) their concern about the way the UK and the EU propose to split their tariff quotas after Britain leaves the EU, and the data used to calculate the split.

The biggest risk to animal welfare post-Brexit would be the “wrong kind of trade deal” or no trade deal at all, animal welfare group, the RSPCA, has warned.