MEAT OF THE MATTER
Already one of the world's top meat exporters, Thailand added another feather on its by inaugurating what is billed as Asia's biggest chicken processing plant
In Asia, the Philippines is unique in being familiar with and having a high demand for western-style meats, spurring demand for processed meat products.
MARKET
The global food imports of the Islamic world - often referred to as the Halal market - are estimated to be US$80 billion, about 12 percent of total trade in agri-food products.
SUPPLY CHAIN
Mahachai is known around the world as Thailand's biggest seafood centre, but what is hugely traded here is technically not seafood but farmed, freshwater shrimp.
INDUSTRY
From its humble beginnings as a flourmill in the Brazilian town of Concordia, Sadia has grown to be one of the world's biggest producers of chilled and frozen foods.
LIVESTOCK HEALTH
Electrolytes are particularly useful in minimizing stress symptoms in poultry. They not only restore body fluids, they also facilitate antibiotic and vitamin absorption.
MEAT OPERATION
One way to keep them free from bacteria is through pasteurisation, a process that also keeps eggs fresh for a longer period of time. The process is governed by two main parameters: temperature and holding time.
COLD CUTS
Mr. Niwat Sutemechaikul, deputy director-general of Thailand's Department of Fisheries talks about the impact of a report that discredits Thai shrimp exports to the US.
