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Thursday, June 10, 2021
JBS USA paid US$11 million ransom to "prevent potential risk for customers", says CEO
JBS USA confirmed in a June 9 press statement that it paid the equivalent of US$11 million in ransom in response to the criminal hack against its operations.
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Poultry disease infects quarter of a million birds in Northern Irish farms
Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), a poultry disease, have infected a quarter of a million birds in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture (Daera) has said.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
San Miguel to spend US$630 million on building new feed mills
San Miguel Food and Beverage Inc. (SMFB), the food unit of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), will spend an additional P30 billion (~US$630 million; P1 = US$0.021) in capital expenditures this year to expand its existing feed mills and bu ...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Millions of tonnes of wheat expected to be taken up by Chinese livestock industry
China's livestock industry is expected to acquire millions of tonnes of wheat from the country's winter harvest that started last month.
Monday, May 31, 2021
Russia's pig production reaches 1.6 million tonnes in first four months of 2021
In the first four months of 2021, Russia's pig production for slaughter in live weight increased by 2.1%, totaling 1.6 million tonnes, the country's Ministry of Agriculture reported.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
China Youran Dairy Group looks to raise US$800 million in Hong Kong IPO
China Youran Dairy Group looks to raise US$800 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to two sources, as the group looks to expand its breeding herd and ramp up feed and raw milk production, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
JBS to invest US$351 million to expand its presence in Brazil's Parana state
Major Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA said it will invest BRL 1.85 billion (~US$351.39 million; BRL 1 = US$0.19) in Parana state to build a new processed foods factory and expand the capacity of an existing plant there by 25%, Reuters reported.
Monday, May 17, 2021
Pig producer to set up US$105.7 million pork plant in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
A major pig producer in Northern Ireland is planning to develop a £75 million (US$105.7 million) automated pork processing plant in Ballymoney, The Irish News reported.
Monday, May 17, 2021
Australia's cattle on feed stay at over million head mark in January-March 2021
Australia's cattle on feed for the January to March 2021 quarter continues to stay at over the million head mark, despite a decrease of 43,271 head from December to 1,005,035 head, based on the latest results of the Australian Lot Feeders' ...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in recent bird flu outbreak
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in the recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu in the country, which was detected in 18 prefectures including Chiba and Ibaraki, key poultry farming areas, The Japan Times ...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Cargill-InnovaFeed deal aims to feed 20 million piglets with insect oil
Cargill and French biotech firm InnovaFeed will aim to feed 20 million piglets with insect oil by 2026 as part of a wider alternative protein deal, both companies announced.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
New Zealand cattle agritech startup raises US$23 million in funding
Halter, a New Zealand cattle Agritech startup, raised US$23 million in its latest funding round for its tech that teaches cattle to herd themselves and allows farmers to monitor their herd remotely, SmartCompany reported.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
US$27.5 million project to expand live hog production in South Cotabato, Philippines, approved
The Philippines' Board of Investments (BOI) has approved Biotech Farms, Inc.'s ₱1.33-billion (US$27.5 million) project to expand its live hog production at a swine facility in South Cotabato.
Monday, April 26, 2021
2020/2021 Argentina corn crop forecast increased to 50 million tonnes
The Rosario grains exchange has increased Argentina's 2020/2021 corn crop forecast from 48.5 million tonnes to 50 million tonnes, because of a higher planting area and good yields in the Cordoba province, Reuters reported.
Monday, April 26, 2021
Russia's pig production reaches 1.3 million tonnes in first quarter of 2021
Russia's pig production had reached 1.3 million tonnes in the first three months of 2021, a 0.5% increase over the same period last year, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture.

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