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Friday, April 17, 2020
Low-cost loan scheme urged for Irish farmers amid COVID-19 disruption
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called on the government to introduce a specific low-interest loan COVID-19 Market Disruption Support Scheme for the farming sector as a matter of urgency.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Cargill joins relief programme for food-insecure families during COVID-19 crisis
The Cargill Foundation has extended its support to the Minnesota Central Kitchen in its mission to tackle hunger and layoffs brought on by COVID-19. On Monday, April 13, Cargill's headquarters cafeteria opened its door to the Minnesota Cent ...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
National Beef suspends operations amid COVID-19 cases
National Beef has announced that its Iowa Premium plant in Tama, one of the state's COVID-19 hot spots, will be idled until April 20 after several of its workers have become infected.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Oily fish good source of vitamin D during pandemic
Oily fish such as mackerel and herring should come in handy for many people who are kept indoors for much of the day and are not getting enough vitamin D from sunshine exposure amid the current COVID-19 lockdowns.
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.
Monday, April 13, 2020
US addresses milk dumping to help producers amid COVID-19 pandemic
US milk producers dumping their milk because of recent market disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic will not be penalised.
Monday, April 13, 2020
Smithfield Foods to close Sioux Falls, South Dakota plant indefinitely amid pandemic
Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Sunday, April 12, that its facility in Sioux Falls city in South Dakota, USA, will remain closed until further notice.
Monday, April 13, 2020
China Fishmeal Weekly: Prices climb amid falling port inventory (week ended Apr 10, 2020)
Port inventories of fishmeal continued to drop prominently by 9% to 121,500 tonnes, prices increased over the week. With supplies from Peru uncertain due to the delay in the commencement of the new fishing season, and the costs of imports i ...
Thursday, April 9, 2020
USDA investigating beef price increase amid lower cattle prices in COVID-19 pandemic
Sonny Perdue, Agriculture Secretary said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking into why prices for cattle aren't going up even as beef prices are rising from COVID-19 hoarding, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
China Corn Weekly: Strengthening prices amid dwindling availability (week ended Apr 3, 2020)
Corn prices strengthened while deep processors restocked depleting inventories as supplies dwindled. Traders withheld releases as in view of stronger prices while feed millers limited buying cautiously with livestock feed consumption slow.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
China faces new ASF cases amid COVID-19 crisis
Amid the global battle of containing the COVID-19 outbreak, cases of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported from Yunyang County of China's Chongqing province.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
China Fishmeal Weekly: Market stays firm amid dwindling availability (week ended Apr 3, 2020)
Port inventories of fishmeal decreased significantly to 133,700 tonnes as imports were delayed while aqua feed producers increased inventories. Traders were adamant to stand firm on prices with spot supplies diminished and future shipments ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Kenya's food crisis looms amid declining corn stocks
The COVID-19 pandemic could bring Kenyans into a food crisis if the current corn stocks, which are only sufficient for two months, are not replenished.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Argentine beef exports to EU, China plunge amid virus
Beef export from Argentina's cattle ranches to the EU have plunged to almost zero amid the global COVID-19 outbreak, while sales to top buyer China have tumbled from last year's levels, industry officials stated.
Friday, April 3, 2020
China's "super pigs" still fail amid haphazard biosecurity
China should do more to improve basic biosecurity to protect its hog herd from infection and focus less on developing disease-resistant "super pigs", according to analysts.

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