MARKET
In the past, slaughter firms in China paid minimal attention to Halal food products. However, as the Halal domestic and international markets become more competitive in recent years, there is now greater urgency for Chinese companies to explore these prospects.
As a food exporter, Thailand is known for its neat food safety record.
What the world doesn't know is that as recently as last year it had its own melamine-like scandal.
In 2009, the nation faced the worst onslaught of storms. Considered as the country's lifeblood, the Philippine agriculture industry will bore a devastating brunt if measures are not quickly implemented as weather eccentricities continue.
SUPPLY CHAIN
Previously focused on providing premium quality chicken to Saudi Arabia, Radwa Food Production Company now expands to broader markets, ushered by its vision to become the biggest and most successful food company in the Middle East.
INDUSTRY
TUF is on track to meet its export targets; CP to develop poultry project in southern Vietnam; Cobb secures new agreement in Kazakhstan; Betagro to expand chicken production; JBS seeks to widen meat processing, distribution network.
Brazil's Ceitec SA launches RFID chip for livestock; New flavour modifier extends meat shelf life.
Hubbard appoints new Latin American Sales and Technical Manager; Nutreco appoints new manager director for Hendrix.
LIVESTOCK HEALTH
Today's birds have the potential to grow rapidly due to intensive genetic selection; so they are more susceptible to stressors of the respiratory and circulatory systems. We look closer to these respiratory diseases which are the major group of diseases affecting the birds.
MEAT OPERATION
Consumers take into consideration some other characteristics of pork for its quality, such as tenderness, besides the leanness and quality of the muscle. We look at how tenderness is measured in this study.
COLD CUTS
MEAT & LIVESTOCK Business Asia talked to Dr Farshad Shishehchian, founder of the Asian Aquaculture Network, on how his main observations on Asia's aquaculture trade and overall outlook for it.
