The head of Smithfield Foods sought to reassure U.S. legislators on Wednesday that the deal to sell the Virginia ham maker to China's largest pork producer would not jeopardize the safety or security of the American food supply.
A sale of Dutch meat producer Vion's ingredients division is gathering pace, attracting a long line up of potential buyers starved of M&A activity so far this year, banking sources said on Wednesday.
Due to cooler than normal spring temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting the harvest of Gulf of Mexico brown shrimp to be below the historic average.
For years the production of cobia (Rachycentron canadum), a fast-growing tropical marine species, has been expected to take off, but farmers in Asia have been switching to other finfish such as pompano.
Chinese plans to buy America's Smithfield Foods will face intense scrutiny on Wednesday when U.S. senators question Smithfield's chief executive about food safety and foreign ownership.
with the help of a glut of the state’s signature seafood and a few savvy entrepreneurs who spotted a hole in the market, Maine’s Lobster Industry is on its way to a rolling boil.
JBS SA is in talks with several Brazilian banks to refinance debt that was assumed when it acquired Seara Brasil, a local poultry producer and processed foods brand owned by Marfrig Alimentos, according to Reuters.
New Zealand says it has prevented a major stalling of the multi-million dollar meat export trade with China for the second time in two months over regulatory issues.
One of China’s leading seafood processing hubs is aiming to rank among the world’s leading processors of tuna, with the help of government subsidies and government-assisted tuna supply deals with Papa New Guinea and Indonesia.
World sheep meat production is projected to reach 15.1 million tonnes cwe by 2019 – an increase of more than 1 million tonnes on 2012 levels, according to the recently released OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013 - 2022.
Approximately 200 employees were evacuated from a Tyson Foods plant in Clarksville, Ark. by order of plant officials at approximately 6:15 p.m. on July 1 after an ammonia leak was discovered.
According to the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Caviness Beef Packing Ltd. in Hereford, Texas, has been cited with 25 safety violations.
US-based poultry processing firm Mountaire Farms plans to invest $8m to expand its facility in Robeson County, North Carolina, in order to meet the increased demand for its products.
Pinneys of Scotland, part of Young’s Seafood Limited has been invited to showcase its first class smoked salmon at a celebration at Buckingham Palace, the Coronation Festival.
In the last week of June, the the export price of fresh salmon came to NOK 43.40 per kilo. This is an increase of 5.4 per cent from the previous seven-day period.
The Swedish herring fishery in the North Sea has achieved its re-certification — the second time that this group of Swedish fishing vessels has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification.
