Published: Sep 06, 2012

In Japan, a panel of experts recommended that US beef from cows up to 30 months old be permitted into the country, according to the Associated Press.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

After announcing lower earnings during its first quarter of fiscal 2013, Smithfield Foods’ President and CEO, C. Larry Pope, told analysts that while the company’s fresh pork performance was disappointing, its packaged meats segment results for the quarte

Published: Sep 06, 2012

Subway and Wienerschnitzel became the latest fast food chains to phase out the use of gestation crates in their supply chains.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

Hog slaughter reached record highs in August as farmers moved to thin herds and control surging feed costs, according to Reuters.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

The Walton Family Foundation has joined with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Skoll Foundation to fund a $10.85 million investment in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) through September 2015.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

US - Mississippi has some of the best fisheries in the nation, and Mississippi State University researchers are working to keep the threatened species in them from disappearing.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Responding to a report published in Khaleej Times that some vendors are applying a red-coloured substance to make the fish look fresh, officials from the Health Division of the Fujairah Municipality paid an inspection visit to the f

Published: Sep 06, 2012

INDIA - Though the fishing season has started a while back, low fish landings due to bad weather has kept the fish rates high in the domestic market.

Published: Sep 06, 2012 By: Lucy Towers

According to Emily Zimmermann, Memorial University of Newfoundland, access to feed and providing an enriched cage can help to prevent cod escapes from farm cages, writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor, Live from AQUA 2012, Prague, Czech Republic.

Published: Sep 06, 2012 By: Lucy Towers

CZECH REPUBLIC - Work done by Mr Aranguren, University of Arizona, US, has identified that shrimp pre-infected with Taura syndrome virus (TSV) show some resistance to Yellowhead disease (YHD), writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor, live from AQUA 2012, P

Published: Sep 06, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

China’s canned meat and poultry market is worth US$3,000m, according to a new report from Beijing analysts Zeefer Consulting.

Published: Sep 06, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

A report published by the UK National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has highlighted growth for the country’s beef industry, which it put down to the rise in world population.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

Vion boss Uwe Tillmann has stepped down from his role with the company, the meat giant has announced.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Arabella Mileham

The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) has called for European politicians to treat food strategy with higher importance, saying food safety is one of the main concerns facing the world.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

US pork production is expected to drop in 2013 as a result of increased sow slaughter this year, according to figures from the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC).

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Jennifer Chang

The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) has dismissed fears for the future of South Korean pork processing after an indigenous company blamed falling sales on cheap European imports following a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Extracts from the South African plant Sclerochiton ilicifolius are amongst the ‘most potently sweet naturally occurring substances known’, report scientists from ingredients giant Cargill.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

The Russian government plans to approve a new programme, The Concept of Fisheries 2012, which will significantly change the country's fishing and aquaculture sectors, by reducing state control and increasing funds available to fish farms to produce higher

Published: Sep 05, 2012

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is predicting significantly increased fish numbers and fish growth in inland waterways over coming seasons thanks to the perfect storm of extensive fish stocking, coupled with widespread good rains during the pas

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Mexico has announced that it will invest $55 million over the next five years to improve the sanitary control of fish in the country.