USDA rejects request for faster pork slaughterhouse speeds

sebaubi June 9, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declined a request by the pork industry to increase the speed at which pigs can be processed into meat, delivering a victory to slaughterhouse workers who had raised safety concerns about the plan

Cold storage report points to lower overall levels of meat and poultry

News

sebaubi March 31, 2021

USDA’s latest cold storage report shows the animal protein supply chain still struggling with the impacts of COVID-19. At the end of February, total cold storage stocks of meat and poultry (excluding duck) came in at 2.12 billion pounds, approximately 330 million pounds, or 13%, below a year ago.

November Beef Exports Largest in More than a Year; 2020 Pork Exports Top Previous Annual Record

News

sebaubi January 10, 2021

U.S. beef exports posted one of the best months on record in November, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). November was also a strong month for pork exports, which already surpassed the full-year volume and value records set in 2019. “Demand […]

A Look at U.S. Pork and Beef Export Market Opportunities in 2021

Opinions

sebaubi January 5, 2021

Although beef exports were down slightly in 2020, Halstrom says he expects U.S. beef to be in a good position as food service picks back up in 2021.

ASF situation in Germany is getting worst

sebaubi October 13, 2020

Germany has counted 55 cases of ASF in wild boars, so far, but the figure could skyrocket in the following days as officials from the district Markisch Oderland confirmed for the local media that a herd of 30 animals, “half dead, half clearly ill” was spotted on the island Kustrin-Kietz at the Oder river, near the border with Poland after an intense search that took place at the end of the week.

Canada 20200914 – Domestic poultry and swine do not transmit COVID-19

Food Safety

sebaubi September 14, 2020

(Le français suit) Susceptibility studies on domestic turkeys, chickens and pigs confirmed that these animals do not spread SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, to humans, animals or the environment. CFIA scientists demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 does not replicate in domestic turkeys and chicken and replicates poorly in domestic […]

Canada’s Maple Leaf Suspends Pork Exports to China Amid COVID-19 Outbreak at Manitoba Plant

sebaubi August 26, 2020

The company said late Tuesday that it was proactively complying with new Chinese government protocols for Canadian processors that require that any plant reporting a positive COVID-19 case suspend exports to China temporarily.

Pork industry awaiting OIE decision

sebaubi June 16, 2020

LEARNING FROM MISTAKES: The first bid at ending vaccinations in 2009 and getting off the OIE list failed as the foot-and-mouth virus was still present in the environment

2020 Pork and Beef Demand Looks Promising, Steiner says

News

sebaubi February 19, 2020

final calculations for 2019 demand indexes showed strong increases for both beef and pork, says agricultural economist Len Steiner

Brazil to export record pork, poultry in 2020

News

sebaubi December 13, 2019

Brazil’s pork and poultry exports are expected to rise in 2020 as an extended outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China pushes demand from that country higher.

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