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Friday, June 12, 2020
USDA to expand E. coli tests to ground beef
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to expand testing of non-O157 STEC (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) on ground beef, including raw ground beef components, the Food Poisoning Bulletin reported.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Court orders JBS beef facility closure on COVID-19 outbreak
A Brazilian court has ordered JBS SA to close the production line of a beef facility in Rondônia state pending implementation of measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, which employs 900 people, Reuters reported.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
JBS to reopen pork and beef plant closed due to COVID-19
A Brazil court ruling has allowed JBS to reopen its Rio Grande do Sul pork plant, while a Rondonia court approved the reopening of JBS' beef plant there, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Soaring US beef prices may settle down soon
US beef prices are now at their highest since drought devastated the nation's beef herd in 2014, but are seen to settle down soon, said the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's chief executive, The Meadville Tribune reported.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Wendy's beef menu items return signals end of US beef crisis
Beef returns to fast food restaurant chain Wendy's menus as US meat slaughterhouses steadily resume operations, Bloomberg reported.
Monday, June 8, 2020
UK government possibly reopening door for imports of US hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken
A leaked letter to ministers said current negotiations between the United Kingdom and United States will no longer include a position on animal welfare, raising concerns on commitments made to protect food standards, The Guardian reported.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Argentina reports increased beef exports to the US
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data showed Argentina's beef exports to the United States increased to 1,290 tonnes in April, compared to only two tonnes one year ago, Buenos Aires Times reported.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
US 2020 beef, pork exports soar despite crisis
In the first four months of the year, exports of US-grown pork and beef soar at a higher volume than last year, with a sales value amounting to US$4.86 billion, The Fern reported.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Cattle Council of Australia wants scientific assessment for calculating beef's impact on climate change
The Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) calls for a full scientific assessment of modeling in calculating beef's impact on climate change and the alternative Global Warming Potential (GWP) model, CCA reported.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
US California beef producers resume Resilience 2020 campaign
The cattle industry of California, US launched Resilience 2020 to reassure consumers and policy makers that the sector would continue to produce safe and enough beef supply in the midst of crisis, reported Beef Magazine.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Spain to continue exporting pork, beef to Philippines until 2023
Spain, the Philippines' top supplier of imported pork products, will continue exporting pork and beef products to the Asian country until 2023, Business Mirror reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
US beef, chicken inventories in cold storage facilities soar in April
US beef and chicken inventories in cold storage facilities swelled in April, according to agricultural data provider Gro Intelligence, Freight Waves reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Court orders JBS beef plant closure due to COVID-19
A local labour court has ordered the closure of JBS SA beef plant in Brazil's state of Rondonia until the company tests all employees in the facility for the new coronavirus, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Ireland temporarily suspends export of beef to China due to case of atypical BSE
Ireland has temporarily suspended the export of beef to China after a 14-year-old cow tested positive for atypical BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), RTE reported. BSE, also known as mad cow disease, is a neurologic disease of cattle.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
JBS beef plant in Rondonia state, Brazil closed because of COVID-19
The Rondonia labour court ordered the JBS beef plant located in the state to stop operations until all workers are tested for COVID-19, Reuters reported.

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