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Thursday, January 27, 2022
US House panel questions major meatpackers about rising prices
Raja Krishnamoorthi, the chairman of the US House of Representatives subcommittee on economic and consumer policy, sent a letter to major US meatpackers — including Tyson Foods, JBS Foods, National Beef and Seaboard — to question about risi ...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
US red meat production dropped in December 2021, USDA says
The United States Department of Agriculture said US red meat production in December 2021 was down modestly from December 2020.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Cultivated meat commercialization specialist IntegriCulture raises US$7 million
Japan-based cultivated meat commercialisation specialist IntegriCulture has raised US$7 million in a Series A-plus funding, which it will use for the development of affordable growth media and other tech solutions for the cellular agricultu ...
Thursday, January 20, 2022
More than 1,900 pounds of illegal meat seized from New York City, US retailers in Q4 2021
The United States' Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) programme seized and destroyed more than 1,900 pounds of prohibited pork, poultry and ruminant products from New York ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Plant-based meat startup in China raises US$100 million
Plant-based meat startup Starfield Food Science & Technology has raised US$100 million in their fifth funding round led by Primavera Capital Group, a private equity firm.
Monday, January 17, 2022
US price index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs increases 12.5% in 2021
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor reported its latest December 2021 numbers.
Monday, January 17, 2022
Close to 90% of major US meat plants affected by COVID-19 among workers
A Reuters analysis of public data discovered that 90% of meat plants owned by Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill, Smithfield Foods, and National Beef had been affected by COVID-19 cases among workers in 2020 and 2021, Reuters reported.
Monday, January 17, 2022
Russian meat exports in January-December 2021 increase 30%
Meat exports from Russia from January 1 to December 5, 2021, totaled $1.02 billion, a 30% increase over the same period in 2020, according to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture's federal center, Agroexport.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
COVID-19 continues to curtail US meat production
Rising COVID-19 infections among US workers have forced meat plants to slow production and the government to replace slaughterhouse inspectors, meat companies and union officials said.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Rising meat consumption blamed for causing pollution-linked premature deaths in China
As many as 75,000 people in China are dying prematurely each year from air pollution caused by the country's increasing meat consumption, a new study has found.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
US reveals tighter regulations for meatpackers
The US Joe Biden administration outlined tighter regulations for US meatpackers on January 3, accusing the industry of inflating Americans' food bills, as meat companies said they are experiencing persistent supply chain problems and labor ...
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
AFBF president notes US effort towards ensuring competitive meat processing system
American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall commented on January 3 on the United States' "Biden-Harris Administration's Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive, and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain."
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Kaliningrad Region, Russia governor discusses expanding meat production with Cherkizovo
Anton Alikhanov, governor of the Kaliningrad Region, Russia, recently took a tour of the new patties production facility at Cherkizovo's Otechestvenny Product plant and discussed the prospects for expanding the region's meat production capa ...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Saudi investment organisation acquires meat processing plants in Australia
Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Investment Co. (SALIC) announced the completion of the acquisition of two red meat skinning and processing facilities in Australia, in partnership with the Brazilian company Minerva Foods.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
USDA-FSIS seeks nomination for meat and poultry inspection committee
The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is soliciting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI).

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