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Wednesday, August 19, 2020
GenoMar Genetics announces new tilapia breeding centre in Brazil
GenoMar Genetics Group, a tilapia genetic product distributor, has announced the construction of a tilapia breeding and genetics centre in Tocantins state, Brazil, Fish Information & Services reported.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Philippines meat processor unsettled by government's ban of poultry meat imports from Brazil
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI), one of the largest groups of meat processing companies in the Philippines, has expressed concerns of a potential shortage of mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of chicken following th ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Brazil sees record wheat crop, significant import reduction
The current wheat crop (2019/20) of Brazil has the potential to be a record, resulting in import reduction, according to Brazil's National Supply Company (Conab), MercoPress reported.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Brazil pork and poultry processor Aurora to test its workers for COVID-19
Brazilian labour prosecutors in Santa Catarina said Central Cooperativa Aurora Alimentos, the third biggest pork and poultry processor in Brazil, will test its workers for COVID-19, Reuters reported.
Friday, August 14, 2020
Macau stops imports from Brazilian exporter with COVID-19 frozen chicken wings
The Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said they have stopped frozen poultry imports from a Brazilian exporter after China reported traces of COVID-19 coronavirus in their frozen chicken wings at Shenzhen, Macau News reported.
Friday, August 14, 2020
Brazil's agriculture ministry seeks China clarification on coronavirus-contaminated poultry
On August 13, the government of Shenzhen city in China identified a Brazilian meat plant owned by Aurora, the country's third largest processor of chicken and pork, as the source of chicken wings that tested positive for COVID-19. Brazil's ...
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Brazil labour judge orders JBS to test its Garibaldi plant workers for COVID-19
A Brazi labour judge set a 10-day deadline for JBS SA to test all its workers at a chicken plant in Garibaldi, Rio Grande do Sul state for COVID-19, with costs covered by JBS, Reuters reported.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
China reports positive COVID-19 detection in chicken wings from Brazil
Frozen chicken wings imported into Shenzhen port tested positive for COVID-19, according to the city government and raising concerns that food shipments could instigate new outbreaks, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
JBS seeks 5,200 new workers in Brazil to boost production
Brazilian-based JBS SA is looking to hire 5,200 workers in Brazil, looking to increase output in a key export area with new positions aimed at modernising the lines and assisting production, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
July poultry exports from Brazil down 5.7%
July saw 364,600 tonnes of raw and processed poultry products exported from Brazil, down 5.7% year-on-year in the month, the Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Brazil prosecutors suspend JBS plant for COVID-19 tests
Labour prosecutors called on Thursday for JBS SA to stop work at a southern Brazil plant and test employees there for COVID-19 following an outbreak at the plant, according to court documents, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Brazil may purchase Lithuanian wheat in 2021
Now that Brazil's government has authorised another supply alternative, the country's millers could broaden their wheat imports next year and buy from Lithuania, said Sodrugestvo's sales head, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Brazil's livestock sector forecast to grow amid COVID-19
Apex-Brasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), together with its partners from the private sector, shared this week critical insights outlining the country's upward trajectory in agriculture and livestock production, des ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
ICC Brazil: Preventing diseases in poultry farming through nutrition, preventive care
Maintaining animal health and following biosafety standards on farms is essential to take full advantage of the poultry's potential, ICC Brazil said.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Elanco Brazil appoints new director general after completing Bayer animal health acquisition
United States-based Elanco Animal Health's Brazil unit appointed Sérgio Schuler as director general after the company concluded its purchase of Bayer's animal health division on August 3, Reuters reported.

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