Japanese trading house Marubeni has entered into an agreement to buy American grain merchant Gavilon Group for $3.6bn, in order to take advantage of the rising demand for grain among the developing nations.
Health concerns prompted the government of Chile to close the country’s largest pork processing plant and evacuate more than 500,000 pigs, according to news reports.
Net sales and income for Sanderson Farms, Inc. Net grew during the second quarter on higher poultry prices and increased production at the company’s Kinston, NC, facility.
The use of antimicrobial proteins that kill pathogens in chickens is one alternative to using antibiotics to control infectious diseases in poultry, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
A toddler doesn't eat as much as an NFL offensive lineman. But, whether 35 pounds or 350 pounds, a person needs the same basic nutrients, just in different amounts.
Saudi food company Almarai has announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to invest SAR15.7bn ($4.2bn) during the period 2013 to 2017, in order to grow its business across its dairy, bakery and poultry segments.
Bluefin tuna found may have carried the radioactive material from Japan’s tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear facility across the Pacific Ocean to US shores, according to a new study.
The Thailand government has launched Smile Milk brand of soft ice cream and milk, in order to lower the oversupply of domestic milk and help dairy farmers produce value-added products.
The Indian poultry market is expected to grow at a rate of 8-10% per year as demand for processed chicken grows, according to the latest report from Rabobank.
China-made infant formula milk powders as well as other domestically sold dairy products are manufactured to increasingly higher standards according to a leading group.
Food giant Nestlé should diversify the products and markets served by its Girvan factory in Scotland to help safeguard jobs, according to the GMB union.
Young’s Seafood is meeting representatives from Norfolk District Council and its economic development team today (May 28) to reveal its plans for the future of the Cromer site.
Current US regulations governing the manufacture of cheese made using unpasteurised milk “appear adequate” for producing microbiologically safe products, a study has claimed.
