XL Foods' plant in Alberta, Canada, which was at the center of an international beef recall, is likely to resume operations before the end of the week.
JBS S.A.’s Argentine unit can now export thermoprocessed meat to the United States. The decision comes after FSIS visited JBS plants based in Argentina during the past year, Argentina’s Agriculture Ministry said in a news release.
The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages increased 0.1 percent in September, moving up to 234.2 from 234, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. The food index also rose 0.1 percent in September.
Vion Food UK is set to close its loss-making Hall's of Broxburn pork processing plant in West Lothian, Scotland, a move which will lead to a loss of 1,700 jobs.
This year to date the value of Norwegian seafood exports totals NOK36.3 billion, down by NOK 1.9 billion or five per cent from the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Russia and Norway have signed a fisheries agreement for 2013. The agreement includes a historically high quota of one million tonnes for cod in the Barents Sea.
Two major Canadian pork processors are among those expressing interest in Canada's second-biggest hog producer, Big Sky Farms -- which is looking for new ownership after soaring feed costs left it unable to pay its bills.
The company responsible for one of the biggest beef recalls in Canadian history on Sunday said it was recalling 800 workers just a day after a mass layoff had jeopardized its efforts to resume production.
The Oceanography Centre of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) in Vigo hosted a meeting for a working group of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the working group WKFATHOM, to discuss and study the responsible stu
The government of India is hopeful that Japan will lift its ban on the import of shrimps from India, said director, Export Inspection Council of India (EICI), S K Saxena.
The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for the deep-sea fish stocks in EU and international waters of the North-East Atlantic for 2013-2014.
Two private equity firms, US-based Blackstone and Hong-Kong based Affinity Equity Partners are likely to make a bid for Australia's leading poultry processor Inghams Enterprises.
During the Humber Seafood Summit (20 September), Dr Paul Williams, CEO of Seafish, stressed the need to manage the consumers view of the fishing industry and the importance of seeing fish as food.
The American Meat Institute (AMI) has elected the six officers who will guide the organization through the next year. The election was held at AMI Board of Directors Meeting in Toronto.
