Australia trade
Australia given green light to export lamb to India
Australia’s trade department has announced that the country will begin to export lamb to India free of quotas, based on Australia’s compliance with India's food safety requirements.
Archives for March 5, 2013
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak confirmed in China
China has confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among pigs in the southern province of Guangdong.
Carlsberg bids $466m to take control off China’s Chongqing Brewery Company
Carlsberg says it is taking an ‘important step forward’ in China with a $466m offer for a controlling stake in Chongqing Brewery Company (CBC), in a move to double the number of native breweries it directly controls.
Australian crops
Nufarm says goodbye to two major deals in just three months
Nufarm’s rocky start to 2013 continues with the Australian manufacturer and distributor of crop protection products announcing the end of its second long-term deal with a global agricultural company in three months.
Food for thought
China’s super-watchdog is unlikely to bite
If you are a regular reader of this news service, you would be hard-pressed to find just one month in the last two years when we have NOT reported on a food safety issue in China.
China's growth
China can alter global soymeal supply, starting with SE Asia
China has the potential to replace South America as the dominant exporter of soymeal to Southeast Asia, according to a report from Rabobank.
New Zealand unprepared for foot-and-mouth outbreak
New Zealand’s government has been criticised for having “inadequate” plans to deal with an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, leaving farmers at risk.