Moves to allow French exports of pig meat and charcuterie products to China took a step closer this week during a state visit to France by Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Russia has allowed U.S. pork imports from two firms of Chinese-owned producer Smithfield Foods Inc after it received additional guarantees, Russia's veterinary watchdog (VPSS) said on its website.
Chinese logistics company Shanghai Haibo and Shanghai-based Qiaolab consulting firm have signed an agreement to create "the first Chinese hub in Italy," aimed at improving exports of Italian agri-food products to China
Friend of the Sea (FOS) announced an agreement with DESAD, the Turkish association of seafood processors, for the promotion of sustainable seafood certification and responsible consumption in Turkey.
US meat officials need to share more data on mad cow disease with China before the country will allow the US to resume exporting beef into the country, according to China's vice-minister of agriculture.
First it was ractopamine residues, lately it’s refrigerators that have Russia balking at allowing US pork imports from two subsidiaries of Smithfield Foods, Inc., according to Russian news reports.
COFCO Corp is in advanced talks to buy a stake in Dutch grain trader Nidera, at least two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, in a move allowing China to take further steps in securing food supplies.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 42,908 tonnes of June-loading Canadian Western Red Spring wheat in atypical tender to meet demand from Japanese millers, a farm ministry official said on Friday.
France's Danone is spending 486 million euros ($665 million) to lift its stake in China's top dairy firm, aiming to tap into booming local demand and secure greater control over supply quality in a region often hit by food safety scares.
According to FEPEX, demonstrates that the EU is still the main market for the Spanish agricultural sector and continues to bring better results than non-EU destinations.
Van Diemen's Land (VDL), a Tasmanian dairy firm, has received an approval from the deputy premier Bryan Green for a dairy expansion at Woolnorth in the far North West.
Dairylea Cooperative, a regional milk cooperative located in Syracuse, New York, has received approval from its members for the proposed merger with national milk marketing cooperative Dairy Farmers of America (DFA).
