CME: Job Growth Has Returned (06.02.2012)
US - Friday�s employment reports from the Bureau of Labour
Statistics indicate that job growth has returned, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
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Pescafria Cod Awarded MSC Certification (06.02.2012)
SPAIN - The Marine Stewardship Council announced that Pescafria-Pesquera RodrÃ�Âguez has been awarded MSC sustainable fishing certification, making PESCAFRIA the first Spanish fishery and the first European Union Barents Sea cod fishery to be awarded this distinction.
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New ISO Standard Makes Food Irradiation Safer (06.02.2012)
GLOBAL - A new ISO standard provides state-of-the art requirements for food irradiation, commonly used to improve quality and safety in food processing. The standard will benefit manufacturers, irradiation operators, regulators, customers and, ultimately, consumers.
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La Ionica Pays for Misleading Label (06.02.2012)
AUSTRALIA - Animal welfare groups are celebrating a decision by the Federal Court over a label used in chicken advertising.
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Qatar Cooking Up a Storm Over Pork Sales (06.02.2012)
QATAR - The decision by Doha's only off-licence to start selling pork products in December has resulted in online controversy, with expatriates and locals split on the surprise move by the retailer.
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CME: January Class III: $17.05 (06.02.2012)
US - Milk futures traded lower overnight (MAR was down 30¢ and APR and MAY were
each off more than 20¢) but rallied to finish a few cents higher after barrels posted a
three-quarter-cent increase, writes Alan Levitt, in Fridays Dairy CME.
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LMC: English Prices Feel Pressure, NI More Resilient (06.02.2012)
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The cattle trade was exceptionally strong in
2011 with prices in all regions of GB and Ireland rising strongly over the course of the year. In GB in particular these prices increased
very steadily over the year, peaking in December at unprecedented levels of 350p/kg in Scotland for R3 steers (see Figure 1 below). Since then GB
prices have been under pressure
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Pressure on Brazilian Beef Exports (06.02.2012)
GLOBAL - After several years of intense cow culling, the Brazilian beef industry is still facing lower availability of cattle for slaughter, according to the AHDB European Market Survey.
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2011 Good Year for Milk Plants in South Bavaria (06.02.2012)
GERMANY - For milk plants in the Bad Reichenhall Berchtesgaden, 2011 was a record year.
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Quality Finishing Vital with Euro Uncertainties (06.02.2012)
Quality Finishing Vital with Euro Uncertainties
UK Current euro exchange rate uncertainties make it more important than ever to finish store lambs at the right specification for the market to ensure the best returns, warns EBLEX, the industry body for beef and lamb levy payers.
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Sara Lee Reports Positive Trends (06.02.2012)
US - Multinational food and commodities processing company Sara Le saw net sales increase for teh second quarter of teh year increase by six per cent.
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A Zap of Cold Plasma Reduces Harmful Bacteria (06.02.2012)
US - A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January issue of the Journal of Food Protection.
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Experts Investigate 'Green' Eggs (06.02.2012)
UK - The environmental impact of different broiler and egg production systems is set to come under the spotlight in a project funded by Defra LINK, the Scottish government and DARD Northern Ireland.
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Rabobank: Prospects for Pork Bright in Q1 of 2012 (06.02.2012)
GLOBAL - Prospects for the pork industry appears bright during the beginning months of 2012. Many segments of the pork industry returned to profitability in 2011 and as a result, stronger margins are expected this year.
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Russian Fish Market could Double in Next 5 Years (06.02.2012)
RUSSIA - The volume of Russian market fishery products in terms of value now stands at about 480 billion rubles. In the next five years this can be doubled, predicts the general director of "Northwest fishing industry consortium" (SZRK) Dmitry Denezhkin.
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Marel Shows Strong Organic Growth (03.02.2012)
ICELAND - Meat and food processing equipment company, Marel has shown a 15 per cent increase in revenue over the last eyar rising to �668 million compared to �582 millin in 2010.
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NCBA: 2012 Slaughter Down as Herds Rebuild (03.02.2012)
US - After seeing the highest cattle slaughter since 1996, and the second largest since 1983, the US cattle inventory could pick up in 2012, said Kevin Good, from CattleFax at the NCBA Convention and Trade Show. Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite editor reports.
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NCBA: Brazil Exports Down, but Production Up (03.02.2012)
BRAZIL - Despite expanding the cow herd, exports from Brazil were down 15 per cent in 2011, the lowest level in five years, said Brett Stuart, from CattleFax at the NCBA Convention and Trade Show. Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite editor reports.
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CME: What can the Prices of Beef & Pork Cuts Tell Us (03.02.2012)
US - What can the prices of individual beef and pork cuts tell
us about a) consumer preferences and b) the types of animals
we should be raising? write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
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HSUS to Question Tyson on Sow Stalls (03.02.2012)
US - At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods, today, Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme confinement of breeding pigs in its pork supply.
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