Published: Aug 16, 2012

Clean Seas Tuna Ltd has announced a statutory loss of A$30.750 million for the 12 months ended 30 June 2012. This result incorporates impairment charges of A$17.707 million in line with guidance provided to the market on 25 May 2012.

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 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

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.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

A meeting was held on 9 August in the Ministry of Environment to discuss issues related to the management of fisheries resources in the country.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

Aquaculture farming and inland fisheries industry are playing a major role in rural areas and with their vital contribution to strengthen the village economy while uplifting the living standards of the rural folk, Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne said.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

Seoul called on the United Nations Sunday to enhance an international treaty over the rights of the use of the world’s oceans to help resolve increasing disputes.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

This week, President Obama has seen first-hand the damage caused by drought, and described a new effort to help producers.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

The global nature of the Best Aquaculture Practices programme recently grew with the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification of the first two-star salmon facility in the Southern Hemisphere.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

As part of Canada’s AgriProcessing Initiative, Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd. will receive an investment of more than $826,000 (US$831,650) from the Harper government.