Seven percent more breeding cows were slaughtered in Brazil in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2016, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The number of male cattle slaughtered fell by 6% in the same period. The overall fall in cattle slaughter was 0.8%.

The level of cattle on feed in the US was 10.5 million head on September 1, up four percent from year-ago, according to USDA's Cattle on Feed report.

Financial markets have reacted badly to the election of José Batista Sobrinho as president of Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker.

Spot market loses liquidity with caution among buyers and sellers.

Traders expect finally expect placements of cattle into feedlots during August are to come in under year-ago levels in the USDA Cattle on Feed report to be released September 22 at 2 p.m. CT.

Taiwan has completed a public consultation on plans to allow beef imports from the Netherlands, Sweden and Japan and says it will now take the necessary steps for shipments to get underway.

Brazil exported 66,855 tonnes of pigmeat last month – the highest total ever recorded in August.

The European Commission will release EU funds to help Polish pig farmers who may be forced to cease their activities because of African Swine Fever (ASF), it has said.

Resurgent demand strengthens prices and lifts both sectors.

Poland’s National Council of Chambers of Agriculture (KRIR) has called for a government review of meat industry ownership structures following recent high-profile takeovers by foreign companies.

Brazilian pig slaughterings hit record levels in the second quarter of 2017, but cattle and chicken slaughterings were both down when compared to the same period last year.

Egg prices in the EU have risen dramatically in recent weeks with the biggest rises seen in countries directly affected by the fipronil scandal.

EU-wide broiler production is expected to increase in 2017/18 fuelled by higher demand within the bloc, where the expected slow pace of economic recovery favours chicken as a relatively cheap protein source.

Overview and comments on broiler and turkey markets:

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released the final audit report confirming that China’s food safety inspection system for poultry processing is equivalent to that in the United States.

Resurgent demand strengthens prices and lifts both sectors.

Cherry Valley Farms, a major global player in the duck industry, has been bought by Beijing Capital Agribusiness Group and CITIC Agriculture Fund.

UK-based researchers have said insights derived from mapping the genetic code of sheep could have the potential to improve the animals' health and aid breeding programs.

Calls to tighten up EU rules on smoked meat products have been rejected by EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis.

New Zealand meat sales grew in the June quarter of this year – with higher values reflecting strong prices for beef and sheepmeat. After nearing an all-time high however, new figures suggest meat prices are now starting to head in the opposite direction.

UK food labelling has on a number of occasions been seen to be out of step with the rest of the EU, so can we expect even more divergence post-Brexit as British exporters seek out new global markets?

Irish beef processor ABP Food Group has notified the European Commission of plans to secure a 50% stake in UK-based meat processing business Linden Foods.