Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has welcomed the latest Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) report which confirms that the phased eradication of the disease is on track.
Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has urged visitors celebrating Chinese New Year to refrain from bringing in meat items through its borders, which could pose biosecurity risks.
Meat consumption in Japan rose in 2018, but only because of a growing appetite for chicken, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD).
The Australian Meat Industry (AMIC) has called for animal activist group Aussie Farms to shut down its website after they published a satellite map showing hundreds of farm and abattoir locations across Australia.
Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is putting together precautionary measures through its border controls to stop African swine fever (ASF) from entering the country.
Australian meat processor Thomas Foods International has revealed details about its new Murray Bridge abattoir one year after its old one was destroyed in a fire.
Several organisations and firms across Australia have secured an Australian Research Council grant for a three-year project into improving pig welfare.
Value-added in supermarket and convenience is proving to be a successful category for the Australian red meat industry, generating millions in additional profit for the sector.
The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) have made further strides in animal welfare improvements after introducing a three-month moratorium on sheep shipments to the Middle East during Northern Hemisphere summers.
The Australian Government has confirmed it will change the definition of lamb for export purposes, bringing it in line with the New Zealand definition.
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) has called on its state and federal government to bring down operating costs after a report revealed that Australia was one of the highest-paying nations for processing.
Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection has urged the public to be vigilant after a human case of avian influenza A (H5N6) was reported in China’s Guanxi region.
Sufficient market supply in the Chinese market and US trade tensions for pork have halted WH Group’s revenue sales in its Q3 results, for the period ended 30 September 2018.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has been concluded after Australia became the sixth and final nation to complete its ratification.
The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has revealed that an Australian pork producer has been charged with illegal import offences of pig semen.
The New Zealand (NZ) red meat sector has urged other member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to complete their ratifications.
Lamb and mutton exports are among the key contributors to a successful year of red meat exports for New Zealand, according to Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).
Public pressures and higher production standards could result in New Zealand’s red meat farmers being forced to comply with increased regulations, according to Rabobank.
Korean retailer Mega Mart has launched a beef traceability model through a collaboration with food producer NDS and global supply chain management business Ambrosus.
Japan’s wagyu producers are penetrating the Australian market following the lifting of an import ban on Japanese beef in May, but sales may be limited to the high-end market.
The Australia beef industry is set to receive a boost after the government approved the construction of a solar-powered abattoir in Gladstone, Queensland.
Cattle and lamb meat slaughters were down while goat and sheep meat increased in 2017, The Australian red meat and livestock industry State of the Industry Report 2018 has revealed.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is launching a hygiene and cleanliness drive in the Indian meat industry though training, food safety audits, certification of animal feed and pushing retailers to make health and safety improvements....
Alliance Group, the New Zealand red meat co-operative, is to start venison production at its new AUS$15.2m venison plant at Lorneville, Southland next week.
Beef, lamb and mutton prices are set to remain firm at historically high levels, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has predicted in its New Season Outlook 2018-19 report.
Australian red meat, offal and livestock exports reached AU$13.78bn, up 13% year-on-year in the year ended June 2018, the latest statistics from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has revealed.
Hilton Food Group has revealed that it has taken over operational control of two meat plants in Australia following a restructuring of a joint venture with Woolworths.
Alliance Group, the New Zealand red meat co-operative, is marking the next stage in its transition into a food and solutions company with the launch of a new corporate identity.
