China clears 25 Brazil meat plants for export, lifting shares

China granted export licenses to 25 Brazilian meatpacking plants, Brazil’sAgriculture Ministry said on Monday, allowing the country’s fast-growing protein industry to feed more people in the Asian nation where disease has hurt local supply.

China accounts for 25% of the global meat trade

The Chinese market has expanded rapidly in the last 10 years and the imports have gone even higher since ASF has affected the country. Nevertheless, the unique situation poses major risks for the exporters.

Imported beef in Japan diversifies with start of TPP

2:44 pm, August 18, 2019 The Yomiuri Shimbun Since the Trans-Pacific Partnership came into effect, a wider variety of imported beef has been making its way onto the tables of Japanese households. Products from Canada and New Zealand have been increasing, and “new forces” from South America have appeared after […]

Recall Issued For Meat, Poultry Products

Recall Issued For Meat, Poultry Products via Zak Failla @dvzak @dvOrangeCounty A Brooklyn-based company is recalling pork and chicken dumpling products that were never properly inspected. Top Taste Food Warehouse is recalling an undisclosed amount of dumplings that were produced, packed, and distributed without receiving a USDA inspection and using a […]

Colombia beef, pork producers optimistic on exports to China

A man feeds the cattle displayed at the Agroexpo fair in Bogota, Colombia, July 13, 2017. [Photo/IC] Colombia beef, pork producers optimistic on exports to China By Sergio Held | China Daily | Updated: 2019-08-08 09:36 Colombia’s cattle and pork breeders are cautiously optimistic they will soon be able to […]