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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
US meat plants prepare to reopen amid drop in beef output
Consumers are encountering purchase limits on meat at the supermarket as the meat sector tries to return to normal after about 3% of employees at meat and poultry processing plants contracted the new coronavirus, reported FOX Business.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Cargill set to introduce more plant-based meats to China
This is following a successful plant-based nuggets trial in KFC China by Yum China Holdings in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou between April 28 to April 30, reported Reuters.
Monday, May 4, 2020
The impact of dietary supplementation of essential oils on broilers' growth performance and meat quality
Antibiotics have been used as feed additives in the past decades for growth promotion effect. Since the ban of antibiotics as growth promoters by the EU in 2006, non-antibiotic alternatives have attracted huge interest from the livestock pr ...
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Brazil-based Minerva SA hopes to boost meat sales to the US
Chief financial officer Edison Ticle said Minerva, the largest exporter of beef in South America aims to export more meat to countries affected by production disruptions due to COVID-19 such as the United States, reported Reuters.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
JBS reopens Minnesota pork plant to euthanise swine, not produce meat
Up to 13,000 swine are being euthanised in the plant for farmers, as the company denies that the plant has been reopened to produce pork for consumers, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
US President Donald Trump orders all US meat processing facilities to stay open
The executive order was announced to protect United States food supply as major meat processing companies in the country announced closures to safeguard workers from the spread of COVID-19, reported Reuters.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Meat line of the decade:Beef is back, thriving against all odds
Livestock & Feed Bussiness Worldwide: May 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
More than 90% capacity in world's biggest storage supplier's UK warehouses due to frozen meats
Lineage Logistics said its stock of meats such as pork and chicken are piling up, reaching full capacity as restaurants and the foodservice industry remained closed due to the COVID-19 imposed lockdown, reported Reuters.
Friday, April 24, 2020
US meatpacking union says 5,000 workers exposed to COVID-19
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union said 13 workers have died from exposure to the virus, as workers work shoulder to shoulder at meat and food processing facilities, reported Reuters.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Starbucks introduces Beyond Meat and Omnipork products to China
The new plant-based food items will feature in its China stores, where the world's biggest coffee chain has recently reopened after the country steadily recovers from the COVID-19 outbreak, reported Reuters.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Lidl Ireland, Liffey Meats secures EUR14-million beef export deal
Despite the ongoing challenges of COVID19 and the uncertainty Brexit brings to the agricultural sector, Lidl Ireland and Liffey Meats have secured a EUR14-million export deal, an increase of 20% over 2019 figures.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Philippines bans meat import from Greece, Romania
After an outbreak of an avian virus and ASF in Romania and Greece, the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and pigs and their products from the two countries.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Lithuania seizes 75 tonnes unsafe poultry meat
In the first quarter of 2020, officials in Lithuania have confiscated the supply of 75 tonnes of what they described as "unsafe" imported poultry meat.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Meat producers call on US government to bulk buy meat
With the closure of meat-processing plants across the US due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pork producers are asking the government to consider buying large quantities of meat.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Smithfield Foods closes more US meat plants in Wisconsin and Missouri
The company, owned by China's WH Group, closed the plants that processed bacon and ham after shutting down the Sioux Falls, South Dakota plant due to a COVID-19 outbreak among its workers, reported Reuters.

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