Published: Aug 22, 2012

Seafood products which carry Friend of the Sea logo as confirmation of the sustainability of their fishery origins, are now acknowledged by German BNN (Association for the Production and Trade of Natural Food) as natural food.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

According to the CONAPESCA 2011 Aquaculture Production report, shrimp and tilapia together amounted to 180,950 tonnes, followed by oysters, carp, trout, tuna, catfish, chub and bass, among other commercial species contributing to the remaining 83,000 tonn

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Following an outbreak of Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) virus at one of Mainstream Canada's Tofino-area smolt farms on 27 July, Mainstream has now confirmed that the farm is now empty.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

On August 20, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) celebrated the market launch of its global, independent trademark for responsibly farmed seafood. Tilapia from Indonesia is the first farmed fish to meet the ASC's certification standard.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Mississippians do not have to look far to see the impact of the Midwest’s historic drought, as the state’s catfish farmers already feel the pinch of sky-high feed costs.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

The small South American soybean crop of 2012 will result in much smaller inventories of that crop by the end of the year, writesDarrel Good.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

FAO of the United Nations held a 'Global Fisheries Leaders' Forum' entitled 'The sustainable use of fisheries products and poverty alleviation' recently in tandem with the mega closing ceremony of the three month long Yeosu EXPO 2012, Korea.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

The eastern Baltic cod stock has recently started to recover, after two decades of severe depletion, however with unexpected side-effects.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

ARAMARK announced it would work with its suppliers to eliminate the use of gestation crates. The company said it is collaborating with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to develop a plan.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Eckrich revealed a news lower sodium smoked sausage with 33 percent less sodium compared to US Department of Agriculture data for smoked sausage, according to the company.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Egg production totaled 7.73 billion during July 2012, down slightly from 2011 levels, according the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Cooler temperatures and some showers have done little to reverse the impact of drought conditions on US crops, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

A federal jury found House of Raeford Farms, Inc. guilty of 10 counts of knowing violations of the Clean Water Act, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Aug. 20.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) closed Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford, Calif., after receiving an undercover video depicting dairy cows being abused before slaughter.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

A £112,000 grant has enabled potato product manufacturer Saxon Quality Foods to create 25 new jobs at its Scunthorpe factory.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Retail giant Walmart has reported strong sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, driven partly by outstanding performance from the company’s meat department in the US.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

The owners of a South Florida pork company are facing a possible jail sentance over allegations that they violated US slaughter and meat inspection laws.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

Ethanol policies and low crop yields in the US have given the Canadian pork industry cause for concern over the availability of affordable feed.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

With fish consumption rates soaring and wild fishing stagnating, efforts must be pumped into the sustainable growth of aquaculture, a new report suggests.

Published: Aug 21, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

One of the UK’s longest-serving halal meat suppliers has been sold out of administration, preserving around 150 jobs.