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Friday, April 16, 2021
Cargill to temporarily close Ontario, Canada poultry plant because of COVID-19 outbreak
Cargill said it will temporarily shut down its London, Ontario, Canada poultry plant because of a COVID-19 outbreak among workers, the Canadian Press reported.
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Agri-food group Avril to sell animal processing units to focus on plant-based businesses
French agri-food group Avril will put its animal processing units for sale as it focuses investments and acquisitions on its core plant-based business, following rising demand for meat alternatives, Reuters reported.
Friday, April 9, 2021
Tyson Foods opens first new poultry plant in 25 years
Major United States meatpacker Tyson Foods has opened its first new poultry plant in 25 years after the COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for chicken at grocery stores, Bloomberg reported.
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Beyond Meat opens plant-based meat manufacturing facility in China
Beyond Meat has opened its new plant-based meat manufacturing facility in the Jiaxing Economic & Technological Development Zone (JXEDZ) near Shanghai to increase the speed and scale in which the company can produce and distribute its pr ...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
China's antibiotic overuse in aquaculture threatens food safety, Philippine advocate says
China's reported overuse of antibiotics in its fisheries products threatens food safety in the Philippines, according to a food security advocate, Manila Bulletin reported.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Rule allowing US swine plants to operate without line speed limits invalidated
The United States federal court has invalidated a rule allowing US swine slaughter plants to operate without line speed limits, Reuters reported.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Bunge's deal to purchase soy plants in Brazil cancelled
Bunge's agreement to purchase two soy plants in Brazil has been cancelled because of a legal battle involving Imcopa, the owner of the plants, Reuters reported.
Monday, April 5, 2021
USDA: Corn and soybean plantings fall below expectations
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections for corn and soybean plantings fell below expectations by analysts, resulting in soaring future prices for both commodities, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Selenium an important player of an optimized immune system
Farm animals are exposed to xenobiotic such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxic substances. The natural barriers including skin, intestinal or respiratory mucous membranes, are the first line of defense to deal with these external agg ...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Dairy Farmers of America sells former Dean Foods milk plants in Wisconsin and Illinois, US
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has finalised the sales of two former Dean Foods Company milk processing plants located in De Pere, Wisconsin, and Harvard, Illinois, the United States.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Tyson to hold employee vaccination event at Nebraska, US beef plant
Tyson Foods, Inc. recently expanded its free, onsite COVID-19 vaccinations to team members working at its Dakota City, Nebraska, US beef plant, the largest of its six US beef operations.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Report warns of threat to US food production due to stagnant public funding
Stagnant public funding for agricultural research is threatening the future vitality of US food systems, according to a new report jointly commissioned by Farm Journal Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), and authored ...
Friday, March 26, 2021
Eat Just, plant-based egg producer, raises US$200 million in new funding
Plant-based egg producer Eat Just has raised US$200 million in its new funding round, which will be used to increase capacity and expand to new markets, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
JBS ordered to pay US$3.6 million following COVID-19 outbreak at its beef plant
A Brazilian court has ordered major meatpacker JBS SA to pay BRL 20 million (~US$3.62 milllion; BRL 1 = US$0.18) in damages following a COVID-19 outbreak at its beef plant in São Miguel do Guaporé, northern Brazil, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Tyson expanding case-ready meat production with South Carolina, US plant
As part of its strategy to increase production of consumer ready products, Tyson Foods, Inc. is expanding its case-ready meats business by repurposing plant capacity in South Carolina, the United States.

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