http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. São Paulo based Brasil Foods has acquired the remaining one-third stake in Argentinean poultry producer Avex. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/argentina___more_investment_from_brf_brasil_foods_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The weather was hot and competition was limited at the annual Border Leicester-Merino ewe sale at Kyneton on Friday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia____for_crossbred_ewes_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT BALLARAT'S new $21 million saleyard will be designed to enable more cattle and lambs to meet consumer eating quality standards. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/australia____million_saleyards_for_ballarat_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australia sent 23,169 tonnes swt of beef to Japan during December 2012, taking the yearly total to 308,537 tonnes swt – 10% below 2011 and the lowest volumes since 2003. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia____less_beef_for_japan_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A WA live exporter has come under pressure over the suspicious death of 65 cattle and a shipment holding pregnant cows, sent to Mauritius. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___a_new_live_export_scandal_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT HORRIFIC images of animal cruelty from overseas that have bombarded Australian televisions since mid last year forced the issue of using pain relief during surgical procedures on-farm into wider debate among producers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/australia___animal_welfare_revolution_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT BIOSECURITY Queensland's "Mr Fixit" Dr Ron Glanville will be on a mission in Central Queensland today in a bid to resolve a dispute that threatens to undermine the State Government's controversial bovine Johne's disease eradication plan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___bjd_being_badly_handled_by_government_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Supermarket giant Coles has angered Australian pig farmers by claiming that all its home brand local and imported pork, ham and bacon products are now sourced from sow stall free farms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___coles_on_sow_stalls_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT AWB’S wheat pools have been downgraded sharply on the back of falling international wheat values. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210113/australia___falling_wheat_prices_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT 2012 will be forever remembered as one of the most challenging for the live export industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/australia___live_cattle_exports_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Carrieton woolgrower John ParnellFROM the bustling metropolis and highbrow fashion houses of Hong Kong to the dusty sheepyards and well-worn shearing shed boards, direct relationships are being forged between budding fashion designers and South Australian woolgrowers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070113/australia___merino_wool_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT VICTORIAN producers will seek trading rights for sheep vaccinated against Ovine Johne's disease in a review of the new program. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/australia___ojd_and_sheep_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT AUSTRALIA's pork industry will continue to push for Canadian pork subsidies to be cut, after negotiations raised the issue at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) discussions in Auckland recently. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___pig_men_squealing_again_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Owners and breeders Gavin and Kirrily Iseppi, GK Red Angus, Leafmore, Dalby paraded their 18-month-old son of Red Fine-Line Mulberry 26P, the legendary Canadian sire and a multiple trait leader on the Australian Group Breedplan, at the Sydney Royal for the first time earlier this year and achieved arguably the greatest victory. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/271212/australia___red_angus_bulls_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Coles has delivered on its customer commitment to improve animal welfare standards a year ahead of schedule by totally removing caged eggs and sow stall produced pork from its Coles brand product range. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___supermarkets_and_sow_stalls_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT HOPES are high for a turn around in the lamb market this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___the_lamb_trade_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT IMITATION appears to be the best form of flattery for Woolworths, with a spokesman confirming the supermarket giant will follow Coles in its move to offer its private label milk at $1 per litre at its service station outlets nationally. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/australia___woolworths_and_coles_on_milk_.aspx farmonline.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Research in Brazil has revealed that so-called 'biotic' additives are nutritionally feasible replacements for growth promoters and the animal husbandry indices of animals treated with these additives were similar to those of animals fed the normal rations and the use of additives contributed to improvements in the meat quality. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/brazil___banning_the_use_of_growth_hormones_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Brazilian soybean harvest is expected to be even larger than thought, the US Department of Agriculture's Brasilia bureau said, easing some concerns over the oilseed, even if dryness is still seen threatening some other crops. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/brazil___bumper_grain_harvest_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT JBS, SA opened two new beef processing plants last Monday in the Brazilian cities of Pontes e Lacerda and Vila Rica, both located in Mato Grosso state. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/brazil___jbs_aim_to_kill__cattle_a_week_in_brazil_with_new_plants.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Cover up down at the USDA and false reporting by US meat media have been covering up`shortcomings for years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/brazil___meating_place_fail_to_mention_usa_had_identical_situation_in_.aspx meatingplace Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Brazil helped by good weather heading for record soybean and corn crops in 2012/13. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/131212/brazil___what_grain_shortage_we_ask_rabobank_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The chair of the Banff Pork Seminar organizing committee suggests the Canadian pork industry needs to be more proactive in communicating to the public what's happening on farms and the good work being done in terms of animal welfare, writes Bruce Cochrane. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/canada___banff_pork_seminar_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ended its investigation into Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd., saying the agency could not find the source of E. coli that contaminated hamburger products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020113/canada___incpmteance_or_cover_up_by__food_inspection_agency_.aspx meatpoultry.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT JBS SA (“Company”) communicates to its shareholders and to the market in general that pursuant to the Communication to the Market dated October 17, 2012, a Canadian subsidiary of JBS USA anticipates the completion of the purchase of certain Canadian operations of XL Foods on January 14, 2013. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090113/canada___jbs_buy_the_nations_largest_beef_plantfeedlots_and_farms_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The world's biggest meat packing company has made its marriage intentions official for beleaguered Alberta beef packer XL Foods. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/canada___jbs_new_kids_on_the_block_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT JBS USA announced Wednesday that it anticipates the completion of the purchase of certain Canadian operations of XL Foods on Jan. 14. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/canada___jbs_place_a_firm_foothold_in_beef_industry_.aspx meatingplace Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Animal welfare, Country of Origin Labelling and issues related to the number of Canadian weanlings exported into the US are expected to be among the topics discussed later this month when a delegation from Manitoba Pork Council travels to Minneapolis and Des Moines, writes Bruce Cochrane. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/canada___pork_men_visit_usa_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The coldest winter in decades is causing blizzards in northern China and threatens electric power supplies in the south where the government is not used to dealing with such freezing temperatures, China media said Wednesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/china____cattle_killed_by_cold_weather_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT INDONESIA'S largest livestock importer has taken the first steps towards moving to China, agreeing to build the country's largest feedlot. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/china___indonesian_cattle_investment_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Yum! Brands Inc, owner of the KFC fast-food chain, said fourth-quarter same-store sales fell more than projected in China as demand was hit by a government investigation into one of its former chicken suppliers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/china___kfc_bring_poultry_industry_into_disrepute_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Danish company Skiold announced plans for the construction of a large pig farm in the Samara region of Russia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/denmark___russian_pork_investment_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The decline in December, when the Index averaged 209 points, was led by drops in the international prices of major cereals and oils and fats. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/eu___global_food_prices_come_down_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The annual value of Irish food and drink exports in 2012 surpassed €9 billion for the first time — which is €2bn, or 28%, ahead of 2009 levels. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland____bn_in_farm_exports_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Governmental control over the world’s food production was illustrated in the run-up to the ‘fiscal cliff’ in the US. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland____of_food_produced_is_dumped_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tighter supplies of stock for the factories has boosted the trade for the opening days of the new year, with an all round improvement in the prices on offer for cattle. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___around_the_beef_factories_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Meanwhile, there is very little post-Christmas cheer for sheep farmers at the marts either. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/ireland___around_the_sheep_marts.aspx irishindependent. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A 15-20c/kg price improvement since before Christmas for beef cattle, and advanced plans for a 2,900 shipment of cattle to Libya, have started the year favourably for cattle farmers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___beef_factories_paying_great_money_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT With a number of marts not back in action until next week, this week’s report is a little shorter than normal. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___cattle_prices_very_firm_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Live cattle exports out of Ireland fell by about 56,000 head in 2012. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___exporting_meat_factory_jobs_with_cattle_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT In the region of 10,000 AEOS 3 applications were received by the Department of Agriculture by close of business on Friday, Dec 7 — the extended deadline for submission of applications. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___farmers_not_backwards_in_coming_forewards_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has said that horse meat has been found in some beef burger products on sale in supermarkets. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___horse_meat_was_found_in__of_beef_burger_sold_at_tesco.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The FSAI said the meat came from two processing plants in Ireland and one in the UK. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___horsemeat_burgers_in_tesco.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Throughput at Irish beef exporting plants during 2012 was the lowest recorded since 1995. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/ireland___live_exports_killing_the_beef_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Grocery retailers have been seeing inflation of 3%-5% at wholesale level, and Mark Price, managing director of the big Waitrose chain in the UK, has warned it will rise to 5% in 2013. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___nothing_comes_down_in_price_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A pig farmer who ordered two men from a repossession company to strip naked and get into a pen with an agitated boar will be sentenced in February. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020113/ireland___pig_farmer_deserves_a_medal_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT This could be the Year of No Pigs for thousands of farmers across Europe. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/ireland___pig_farmers_must_piss_in_the_pot_or_get_off_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Irish Farmers Association pigs committee chairman Tim Cullinan says it is infuriating that a number of smaller pigmeat processors used the Christmas period as an opportunity to drop pig prices. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110113/ireland___price_drop_angers_irish_producers_.aspx Pig World Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Press release Issued on behalf of Silvercrest Foods by Heneghan PR http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/ireland___press_release_issued_on_behalf_of_silvercrest_foods_by_heneghan_pr.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT All Single Payment Scheme balancing payments issued since early December were subject to linear reductions of 0.9%. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/ireland___single_farm_payments_.aspx irishexaminer.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tokyo-based Itochu Corporation has acquired a 33.4 percent stake in HyLife Group Holdings Ltd., based in La Broquerie, Manitoba -- one of Canada's leading integrated pork companies. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/japan___canadian_pork_investment_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The pizza chain’s stores in Japan sell a large pizza with Kobe beef, a delicacy in the country, for 5,800 yen (about US$66). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/japan___kobe_beef_on_pizza_.aspx drovers.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Veterinarians will routinely inspect cattle on ranches across Burma to ensure meat is disease free and meets exports standards, according to Mizzima. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/myanmar_burma___fmd_reported.aspx oie.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Moyallen milk producers Henry and Jillian McMurray with Clifford McCullough, left, of Fane Valley Stores discussing the Ritchey Tru-Test range of weighing equipment and EID readers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/n_ireland___are_you_weighing_in_the_facts.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT This recognition comes from scoring over 80% in the survey for the second year in a row. We finished 37th overall out of 250 organisations and were the top Red Meat company. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/nireland___linden_foods_environmental_award.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Northern Ireland Blonde Cattle Club are pleased to announce the following as their winners for the Commercial Herds Competition 2012. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/nireland___the_northern_ireland_blonde_cattle_club.aspx farminglife Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Northern Ireland Charolais Club celebrates one of its most successful years yet, beginning with the club’s golden anniversary dinner in Walshes Hotel Maghera. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/nireland___the_northern_ireland_charolais_club_.aspx farminglife Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A Dutch newspaper is reporting that a researcher at a Belgian university has developed a new method to detect boar taint. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/netherlands___detectng_boar_taint_after_the_event_is_quite_pointless_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two farms in Russia have imported more than 1000 head of cattle from Canada and North America to the Chelyabinsk region to boost the genetic breeding potential in the region. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/russia___importing_breeding_cattle_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance has temporarily limited imports from the Ukrainian company, Dnipro poultry farm and introduced enhanced laboratory control of Agroprodukt products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/russia___poultry_import_bans_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT WITH the demise of major agricultural institutions such as the Royal Show and Smithfield and with the arrival of devolution, the excuses for the Scottish farming press to voyage south have been diminished. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/scotland___fear_and_ignorance_over_gm_crops_.aspx the scotsman Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thohoyandou - The worst drought since 1983 has struck north-eastern Limpopo, killing more than 2 000 cattle and threatening to push the price of red meat to unprecedented levels. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/south_africa___drought_killing_cattle_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Pork cuts imported into Sweden were dyed to look like beef, according to UPI.com http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/sweden___dodgey_meat_from_hungary_and_poland_.aspx meatpoultry.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT In Sweden, nearly 70 tonnes of pork fillets have been labelled and sold as beef. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/sweden___pork_sold_as_beef_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT British Cattle Breeders’ Club Conference Brings Industry Together http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/uk____british_cattle_breeders_club_conference.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT There is still a gap between pig cost of production in the UK and the EU, but it is narrowing. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080113/uk____interpig_report___pig_producers_warned_mind_the_gap.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Asda, the supermarket chain, has said that it remains "committed to sourcing lamb from Wales". http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120113/uk___asda_committed_to_sourcing_lamb_from_wales.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT There is still a gap between pig cost of the production in the UK and the EU, but it is narrowing. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020113/uk___bpex_news_release_latest_cost_of_production_report.aspx bpex.org Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The British Pig Executive has launched its hunt for the ‘Foodservice Pork Product of the Year’, with catering suppliers, manufacturers and chefs producing speciality pork cuts, dishes and products being urged to enter. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/uk___finding_the_best_pork_.aspx bpex.org Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Northern Paper Board, a leading supplier to the meat trades sector, has been awarded top-rated ‘A’ grade certification for packaging and packaging materials through the British Retail Consortium’s Global Standards programme. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180113/uk___global_standards_accolade_for_northern_paper_board.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT With increasing pressure from Government to reduce salt and fat levels in products as well as economic pressures on costs, there has probably never been a time when innovative sandwich design has been more important. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/uk___keeping_innovation_alive.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The long-term outlook for beef in the UK and worldwide is strong, according to ABP agricultural manager Stuart Roberts. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140113/uk___long_term_beef_outlook_is_strong_asda_suppliers_told_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Britain's struggling supermarket chain Wm Morrison said a sales fall worsened over Christmas as bland promotions failed to lure customers also put off by its lack of an online presence and convenience stores. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/uk___morrisons_losing_market_share_.aspx yahoo news Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT When you read last weeks headlines from the Murdoch news stable, you are convinced he is not "A fit or proper person to own or run a newspaper". http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/uk___murdochs_staff_should_stick_to_phone_hacking_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Livestock identification specialist Nettex has launched a long lasting, fully scourable professional marker spray for UK sheep producers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/uk___nettex_makes_its_mark.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chris Elvidge has been promoted to Systems Technician for PigTek Pig Equipment Group, according to Chris Long, sales manager for the CTB Inc. business unit. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150113/uk___new_man_at_pigtek.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT It’s the start of a new year, so kick it off in style. After eating too much turkey over the festive period, beat off those January blues and try a tasty sandwich. Sandwiches are one of Britain’s favourite lunchtime snacks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/uk___re_kindle_your_love_for_the_sandwich.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Marel GEBA SC 125 V dynamic packing line now has a powerful new ally: Innova software that monitors all key positions in the line, and enables you to control processing from your desk. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030113/uk___the_marel_geba_sc__v_dynamic_packing_line.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Following the announcement on the 13th December 2012 of an agreement for a management buy-out of its UK pork operations VION is pleased to announce that this deal has now been completed. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090113/uk___vion_foods_the_lunatics_now_run_the_asylum_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Authorities are investigating the cause of a dairy barn fire that killed 120 cattle in eastern Wisconsin. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/usa____cattle_killed_in_farm_fire_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Commercial hatcheries in the 19-state weekly program set 196 million eggs in incubators during the week ending Jan. 5. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa____rise_in_poultry_production_.aspx usda.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The first session of this three session school is rapidly approaching on January 29, 2013 and promises a lively discussion on one of the most important issues facing cow-calf producers today. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa____ohio_beef_cattle_school_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT According to the gun review site, "Haus of Guns," backorders for the Magpul AR-15 30-round magazine ("PMAG") have surpassed one million. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___a_great_way_to_cull_the_population.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced new appointments to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___agriculture_secretary_tom_vilsack_all_theory_and_no_practical_advise_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT As Congress mulled higher tax rates last month, dozens of corporate executives sold big chunks of stock, saving themselves millions of dollars in taxes. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___american_ceos_grossly_over_rated_and_overpaid_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT In the first six months, Cargill earnings totaled $1.38 billion compared with $336 million in the prior year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___cargill_should_be_congratulated_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Steve Hunt, president and CEO of US Premium Beef (USPB) will step down after 17 years at the helm of the cooperative, according to news reports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___changes_at_premium_beef_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT It's a simple fact of modern life: people will always need quickly prepared food. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___fast_food_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Archer Daniels Midland has temporarily shut down operations at its corn processing plant in central Illinois after an early morning explosion damaged the facility. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___fire_closes_adm_plant_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT U.S. corn futures are trading higher Monday morning, boosted by an export-sale announcement and bargain hunting after recent declines. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110113/usa___grain_traders_not_trusted_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT US food company Hillshire Brands is planning to introduce new products in frozen breakfast category in an effort to become the most innovative meat-centric company in North America. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110113/usa___hillshire_seem_to_be_all_hat_and_no_cattle_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The acquisition, which will be done through a newly created subsidiary of JBS USA, includes the XL beef packing plants in Brooks and Calgary, Alb., and a feedlot in Brooks, as well as 6,600 acres of farmland connected with the feedlot. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___jbs_sa_anticipates_closing_its_acquisition_of_the_xl_foods_properties_in_alberta_in_canada_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center is calling 2012 the warmest and second most extreme year on record for the contiguous United States. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___media_and_market_manipulation_cause_food_price_increases_.aspx meatpoultry.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified several risk factors among workers at a Virginia poultry processing plant who developed Campylobacter infection. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___more_flawed_research_.aspx meatingplace Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT National Rifle Association president David Keene has criticized the Journal News and Gawker for publishing lists of gun-permit owners in their area, calling it "an incredibly irresponsible... attempt by the elite to demonize people who own firearms legitimately.” http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___name_the_bastards_and_shame_them.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mark Garth was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer at Perdue Farms, the company announced Jan. 9. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___new_cfo_at_purdue_poultry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Northern Beef Packers has completed its final round of financing, finalizing the loan agreements Wednesday with its lending partners and bringing the total financing raised to more than $150 million, according to a company press release. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___northern_beef_packers_the_monent_of_truth_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Perdue Farms is seeking up to $2.5 million in attorney fees from the Waterkeeper Alliance in the wake of the company's Dec. 20 legal victory over the New York-based activist group. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___poultry_giant_seek_damages_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tyson Foods, Inc. to Hold Q1 2013 Earnings Call and Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 1st http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___press_release_from_tyson_foods_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT World food prices remained on their downward path in December due to retreating grain prices, finishing down 7 percent in 2012 compared with the year before, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___rabobank_got_this_one_wrong_.aspx meatingplace Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Saffron Road™, the packaged food brand of American Halal Co., launches the first frozen entrée of its kind nationally at the end of January. The new gourmet, frozen entrée, Chana Saag with Cumin Rice, is the first frozen entrée in the USA to be Non-GMO Verified. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/usa___saffron_road_introduces_first_non_gmo_verified_frozen_entre_in_the_usa.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sources in Chicago said the pit was sluggish as corn traders waited on the Friday release of USDA’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, writes Michael T. Roberts. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___the_roberts_report_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eric Singer is the portfolio manager of the Congressional Effect Fund, a mutual fund based on his theory regarding the general effects of Congress on daily stock prices. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___these_guys_not_so_smart_that_why_they_sell_siily_books.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT In its latest push to establish itself as a purveyor of premium burgers, Wendy's is testing a pretzel bun. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___wendys_all_hat_and_no_cattle_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A new political action committee led by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) hopes to match the National Rifle Association (NRA) by raising some $20 million ahead of the 2014 elections, the group's treasurer said Wednesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___you_are_wasting_you_time_gabrielle_but_god_bless_you.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Henry Ford built his cars to run on ethanol you dickhead. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/usa___you_were_making_ethanol__years_ago_before_you_childish_prohibition_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT A recent survey conducted by the Farmers’ Union of Wales revealed a need to increase awareness of the potential impacts of Bovine Virus Diarrhoea (BVD) infection in Welsh cattle herds. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/wales___fuw_highlights_need_for_greater_bvd_awareness.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) says hatcheries are still struggling to meet the surge in festival seasonal demand for chickens despite the increased production of broiler chicks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160113/zambia___poultry_industry_problems_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT