Published: Jun 26, 2015

US - Total supplies of beef, pork, chicken and turkey in cold storage at the end of May were 2.299 billion pounds, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Published: Jun 26, 2015

MEXICO – Mexico is offering food and safety programmes that have boosted consumer confidence and certainty, a US Department of Agriculture official has said.

Published: Jun 26, 2015

GLOBAL - Global warming will have profound consequences on where and how food is produced, and also lead to a reduction in the nutritional properties of some crops, experts say in a new book.

Published: Jun 26, 2015

EU - It is a catastrophic situation on the European pig slaughter market this week.

Published: Jun 26, 2015

UK - New figures from Defra show a third consecutive annual decline in the number of organically farmed pigs in the UK in 2014.

Published: Jun 26, 2015

NETHERLANDS - The concentration of global pork production in China can be seen as an example of current problems and future solutions in food supply chains, according to a Rabobank analyst speaking at the recent AgriVision conference in the Netherlands. J

Published: Jun 26, 2015

VIET NAM - Seafood production in Viet Nam reached 6.8 million tonnes in 2014.

Published: Jun 26, 2015

ANALYSIS - A new Future Brief from environmental news service, Science for Environment Policy, has looked at the expansion of aquaculture in Europe, what environmental challenges will be met and wheth

Published: Jun 24, 2015

US - The US Food and Drug Administration released the final determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are not generally recognized as safe, or GRAS, for use in human food. However, in the final determination, FDA responded to the American Feed

Published: Jun 24, 2015

AUSTRALIA - China and Australia's trade ministers recently signed a China–Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), bringing potential benefits to farmers another step closer.

Published: Jun 24, 2015

Few countries actually attempt to measure poultry consumption. In most instances the figures are not measures of the actual quantities consumed, but are estimates of the supplies available for consumption divided by estimates of the population, writes ind

Published: Jun 24, 2015

INDIA - India will ask for 15 months time to implement the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling against its ban on poultry products from the US.

Published: Jun 23, 2015

UK-based MightyBee has launched an organically certified, fresh frozen unpasteurised virgin coconut meat that will be available in the markets from mid-June.

Published: Jun 18, 2015

Scientists and policymakers are working to reduce the water footprint of food production and ensure a safe ocean habitat for future supplies of fish and seafood.

Published: Jun 18, 2015

ANALYSIS - A new helpful technical guide has been made available for anyone producing fish feed.

Published: Jun 17, 2015

EU - The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place in Luxembourg today (16 June 2015), with 2016 fishing opportunities, the European Fisheries Fund and the Russian sanctions on EU fish, on the agenda.

Published: Jun 17, 2015

US - Last year’s big disease issue, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), continues to raise concerns about the coming winter, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Published: Jun 16, 2015

At first our imports rose sharply from Brazil because the US couldn't meet the new rules. Now this will greatly help increase our imports from the US.

Published: Jun 15, 2015

VIET NAM - Data from General Customs shows that in the first 4 months of 2015, Viet Nam earned $164 million from shrimp exports, and the markets are showing positive signs, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Published: Jun 15, 2015

Prepared Foods R&D Seminar speakers shared technologies for carbohydrate use in marinades, as well as ideas about reducing sodium and phosphates.