Published: Aug 16, 2012

Charoen Pokphand Food (CPF) of Thailand is set to invest two billion Thai baht (THB) annually over the next five years in Indian agriculture and food businesses.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

JBS SA announced for the fiscal second quarter of 2012, consolidated reported net income was R$169.5 million (US$83.6 million) vs. R$116 million (US$57 million) during the same period last year.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

Farbest Foods officials, broke ground on a new 227,000-sq.-ft. turkey processing facility being built in Vincennes, Ind. on Aug. 14.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

The board of directors of Kraft Foods Inc. has approved the spin-off of the company’s North American grocery business and declared a pro rata distribution of shares of Kraft Foods Group, Inc., which will hold the North American grocery business.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

Based on data released Aug. 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of ground beef hit a record high in the United States in July, according to cns.com.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

Thousands of farmers are being forced to abandon ruined corn crops as the hot summer and severe drought continues across much of the Midwest.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

Gyrotron Technology Inc. has filed a provisional patent application for its technology for decontaminating beef carcasses and other foodstuffs.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

The rise in farmland values, ag operating loan demand and expectations for overall weaker farm incomes all slumped in the second quarter of 2012 on account of the worsening drought conditions across the nation's center.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

Reversing from yesterday's trade pattern, the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start higher Wednesday.

Published: Aug 16, 2012

The drought's had nitrates moving up in many corn stalks out there, and if you're feeding drought-stressed corn silage, it's important to test it for potential buildups of the chemical so it's not passed on to cattle, at which point it can become a major

Published: Aug 15, 2012

Dale T Smith and Sons Meat Packing, a meat processing firm based in Utah, US, is recalling 38,200lbs of beef products due to possible contamination with E coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FS

Published: Aug 15, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

The US meat export sector remains in robust health with solid results for the first half of 2012, latest figures have revealed.

Published: Aug 15, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Cattle prices have started to come down as a result of weaker demand, but global supplies remain short, and prices are likely to rise again in the near future, according to the recently published Rabobank Beef Quarterly report.

Published: Aug 15, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

New Zealand’s largest dairy cooperative is refusing to join milk producers and marquee retailers that are removing permeate from their milk brands.

Published: Aug 15, 2012 By: Mark Astley

China Modern Dairy Holdings - China’s largest milk producer - has denied any knowledge of talks designed to discuss its takeover by Mengniu.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

Bakery and snack manufacturers can expect a higher wheat price in the coming months as the US drought has hit the maize market putting pressure on wheat supplies amid export concerns in Russia, says an analyst.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

There are signs that the conditions that have fueled this summer's drought may be easing, though it's too early to say the drought has ended, weather experts say.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

An Ontario meat processing company is developing new innovative products with the help of investments from the Harper Government.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

The Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group (AAWWG), which operates under the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS), has established a set of overarching principles in relation to animal welfare to allow the aquatic animal sector to enhance its codes of

Published: Aug 15, 2012

The Philippine agriculture sector grew by 0.93 per cent in the first half of 2012, with a gross value of P691.4 billion at current prices.