Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Beginning today, Canadian livestock producers will benefit from more export opportunities in the Middle East.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Arabella Mileham

African integrated agri-business Zambeef has seen strong trading over the year to 30 September 2012, driven by rapidly increasing demand across meat divisions and continued growth in the Zambian economy, the company has announced.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

A new study has looked at the effectiveness of culling a herd of pigs in the circumstance of classical swine fever (CSF) outbreaks.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

Vegan campaign group Peta has called for the abolition of livestock production, claiming that even ‘higher welfare’ meat is unethical.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Government of Japan has donated Rs. 180 million worth of Canned Fish through the United Nation World Food Programme to the Government of Sri Lanka.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

To combat illegal fishing activities and to conserve the marine resources within Hong Kong waters, including marine parks, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), the Hong Kong Police Force and the Guangdong Provincial Marine and Fi

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Only two months have passed when 46 boxes (approximately two million) of freshwater eel fry or elvers were confiscated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Manila, Philippines

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Corn futures soared the maximum daily limit, with wheat posting a 5% rise too, after the US said that its stocks of both grains fell last season more steeply than investors had expected, in a report which maintained its knack for surprises.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Chilean fruit exports to China have experienced a great increase in recent years having jumped 35% in 2011 (over 2010), with a value of 438 million dollars, according to statistics provided to the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture, which place Chile as one

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The blue potato grows well in Moriago della Battaglia, on the edge of the Piave river, where it seems to have found its natural habitat.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Asaja in Spain thinks that the coming citrus campaign will suffer from a 20% drop in production. The La Vega region concluded its campaign this year with a production of 200,000 tons.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

A tastier California navel orange will hit the market this season, thanks to seven years of consumer research that has resulted in the all-new California Standard.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Arabella Mileham

The UK has closed the port of Ipswich to live animal exports, only a week after the trade was resumed.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Chicken processors in Thailand will be forced to lower production over the coming years, according to a report from the USDA Global Agriculture Information Network.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The chief minister of Haryana, yesterday called on Nestlé India to adopt a collective strategy with the government departments and private business to set up milk collection centers across the state.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Arla Foods has been granted approval by the European Commission to merge with Milk Link, but must sell a UK milk drinks business acquired through the deal to facilitate the move.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--The U.S. grain stocks continue to tighten, with the corn and soybean inventories the most concerning, according to the USDA.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Rachel Tepper

Bloomberg recently spoke with Bob Langert, McDonald's Corp.'s sustainability vice president, about the fast food chain's recent sustainability projects, specifically those concerning beef.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: John Wood

The UK meat industry is missing out on a £1bn export opportunity in the Middle East because it has failed to adopt Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines on halal, an expert has warned.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: RJ Whitehead

Corn imports to China will hit 20mn tonnes per year by 2017, leading to major reverberations on world markets. This is the likely scenario if current trends in the country’s pork production and industrialisation continue, according to a major study.