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Saturday, May 9, 2020
Brazil's Itaqui port remains open amid COVID-19 lockdown
Despite lockdown measures imposed this week in Maranhão state due to COVID-19, Brazil's Itaqui port, from where over 10% of the country's soybeans were exported last year, has remained open, an official said, reported Reuters.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
India's lockdown leads to lower cattle feed production
The imposition of lockdown in India has led to a slower cattle feed production, thereby resulting in lesser milk quantity that is being produced in the region, reported The Times of India.
Monday, April 27, 2020
WH Group's Smithfield Foods shuts down Illinois pork factory due to COVID-19
Some of its 1,700-total workforce in its Monmouth, Illinois pork processing facility tested positive for COVID-19, reported Reuters.
Friday, April 24, 2020
Tyson temporarily shuts down beef facility in Pasco, Washington
The company has provisionally closed down the facility to test workers for COVID-19, after closing two pork processing plants recently, reported Reuters.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Vancouver's United Poultry shuts down operations
United Poultry Company Ltd., just metres from a Vancouver's Downtown Eastside tent city, closes down after almost half of its workers have tested positive for COVID-19.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
India's poultry farm closed down for hygiene issue
On Monday, health authorities in India closed down a poultry farm at Karakurissi, a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, due to lack of cleanliness.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
US dairy demand goes down 10%
The closure of dine-in eateries in the midst of COVID-19 lockdown has pushed the US' overall dairy demand down 10%, an analyst says.
Monday, April 20, 2020
India's harvest resumes as agricultural lockdown restrictions ease
Harvest in India resumes as lockdown restrictions are relaxed on the agriculture industry, while the Agriculture Ministry took measures to facilitate farming activities amid the lockdown.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Leong Hup International Bhd may slow down expansion plans
There is a possibility of Leong Hup scaling back some of its regional expansion plans (which have yet to be started on), in an attempt to conserve cash flow amid challenging operating conditions.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
India lifts lockdown restrictions on fishing, aquaculture sectors
The fishing and aquaculture industries of India have received exemptions to national lockdown measures imposed by the federal government in March to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Stock shortage fears arise as US meat plants shut down
Concerns on shortages of beef, pork and poultry supply in supermarkets may soon arise after some massive meat processing plants have closed at least temporarily because their workers were sickened with COVID-19.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
JBS to close down Colorado beef plant on COVID-19 outbreak
JBS SA will shut down its beef facility in Greeley, Colorado through April 24 amid a COVID-19 outbreak among plant employees and neighbouring communities.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Cargill beef plant slows down slaughter line due to COVID-19
Cargill's High River, Alberta, beef plant is the latest in a growing list of plants to either slow its slaughter line down or shut it down entirely due to COVID-19 risks.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Malaysia's poultry farming to slow down amid lower prices, supply
Poultry farming activities in Malaysia are seen to slow down because of lower costs and decreasing supply in the market, which will eventually support prices, says AmInvestment Bank Bhd.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
India exempts fishing, aquaculture sectors from virus lockdown
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of India has exempted the operations of fishing (marine) and aquaculture sectors from the mandated lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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