http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. With the cost of feed soaring, a period of high French pork prices coming to an end and welfare and environmental constraints, farmers and analysts in the core French pig farming region of Brittany expect their sector to downsize severely in the coming months. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010113/france___pig_farmers_cry_wolf_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT With the cost of feed soaring, a period of high French pork prices coming to an end and welfare and environmental constraints, farmers and analysts in the core French pig farming region of Brittany expect their sector to downsize severely in the coming months. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/241212/france___pig_industry__problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Weltec Biopower have signed a contract with a French based project developer Methaneo to build a a plant in western France , which will use chicken maure to produce electricity to feed the French grid. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121212/france___jens_albartus_ceo_of_weltec_biopower__.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Irish Beef has been selected as a key ingredient by the organisers of the prestigious French culinary competition, Bocuse d’Or, writes Declan Fennell, Meat Division, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/031212/france___irish_beef_at_its_best_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Between May 2011 and May 2012, there was a decline of about one per cent in the French pig herd. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/071212/france___increasing_pork_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT As part of the preparation of the European Council on 22 and 23 November 2012, the President of the European Council circulated a summary of the annual financial framework meeting to member states. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/231112/france___perhaps_the_strongest_farm_lobby_in_europe_.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT French government eyes ailing pig sector with concern. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/221112/france___the_pig_industry_.aspx Pig World Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT In mid October, Dawn Meats exhibited at SIAL, Europe's premier food fair which welcomed visitors from around the world to Paris. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141112/france___dawn_meats_exhibited_at_sial_in_october.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Brasil Foods is to take steps to recover assets connected to the pig production activities of the French company Doux in Brazil. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/191112/france___brf_brasil_foods_claim_pork_assets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT An outbreak of brucellosis has been reported in South East France, affecting four mountain goats (Alpine ibex). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081112/france___brucellosis_in_goats_.aspx oie.com Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT French politicians who will play a key role in deciding the shape of the next Common Agricultural Policy have unveiled their thoughts on how their farmers should receive support. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081112/france___french_farmers_adore_their_subsidies_.aspx the scotsman Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT With a ban on gestation-sow stalls set to become law on Jan. 1, EU hog producers are warning that pork prices will rise significantly as the production mandate is expected to force many farmers out of business. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081112/france___pork_men_crying_wolf_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Over 100 million animals were sacrificed for Eid Al Adha alone on 26 October this year. English Farmers miss out on £Millions of pounds @ SIAL Paris 2012. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/301012/france___english_farmers_miss_out_on_millions_of_pounds__sial_paris_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT OIE launches pilot project to design efficient control methods for Peste des Petits Ruminants, a devastating disease of goats and sheep. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/301012/france___oie_launches_pilot_project_for_sheep_and_goats.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation senior vice president for marketing and communications, is in Paris this week for SIAL 2012 (commonly pronounced see-AL), one of the world’s largest food exhibitions. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/301012/france___usmef_selling_their_wares_.aspx drovers.com Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Europe's pregnant pigs will be happier next year but pork eaters will pay more and some breeders will go out of business as new porcine welfare rules compound the spiraling cost of the cereals for animal feed. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011112/france___talking_sow_crates_.aspx reuters Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The French Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry show a 10 per cent decline in finished cattle slaughterings during August compared to a year earlier, writes Bernadette Byrne from the Paris Office, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151012/france____drop_in_the_cattle_herd_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Groupe Casino Supermarket results http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/181012/france___groupe_casino_supermarket_results_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT France-based Doux – once Europe’s largest poultry producer – has announced that it is attempting to sell its feed plant in Stanven for US$19.3 million by mid-November. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/171012/france___poultry_giant_trimming_their_sails_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Carrefour Q3 2012 sales (inc. VAT): +2.1% to €22.6 bn http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151012/france___carrefour_q__sales_inc_vat__to__bn.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT In order to improve its financial position French poultry integrator Doux is willing to sell its feed manufacturing plant Stanven for €15 million by mid-November, the company’s employees have been informed. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/181012/france___poultry_giant_still_in_trouble_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Feed manufacturers are no strangers to the volatility of the protein supply market. Fact that cereals are going the same way is not good news for Europe’s animal production operation chain, from farmers to feed producers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240912/france___a_look_at_pig_farming.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT SIAL, the world’s number one food exhibition, will take place from 21 to 25 October 2012 in Paris. This year SIAL is launching a ‘Food connections’ concept - an innovation-related strategy demonstrating that the exhibition focuses primarily on product and market trends to ensure future business prospects. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210812/france____sial_opens_its_doors_this_october.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT OIE Regional Vaccine Bank for Asia provides 50,000 rabies vaccines to Lao PDR http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280912/france___oie_regional_vaccine_bank_for_asia_provides__rabies_vaccines_to_lao_pdr_.aspx oie.int Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT France will seek an immediate EU ban on imports of a genetically-modified maize made by Monsanto, if a study linking it to cancer in rats is deemed credible, said Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault last week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/041012/france___dirty_tricks_campaign_against_monsanto.aspx irishexaminer.com Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has delivered a 12,500 signature petition to the French Agricultural Ministry and is calling for urgent government action to enforce the 2013 EU ban on sow stalls. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/021012/france___animal_welfare_means_nothing_in_france.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Glon Sanders has bought the chicken slaughterhouse Boynes at Loiret and the Amilly hatchery at Loiret. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240912/france____poultry_jobs_saved_.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN and the World Animal Health Organisation are to work on a formal accord to address the overlaps in the mandates of the two agencies and facilitate and improve cooperation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270912/france____food_and_poverty.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Cooperl Arc Atlantique, a major group of French pig breeders accounting for 20 per cent of the whole pig production in France, announced it will propose plans designed to completely stop the castration of piglets by March 2013. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210912/france___ending_pig_castation_will_lead_to_trouble_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Delacon will present a poster at the Alternatives to Antibiotics Symposium held in Paris, France. The symposium is being held to investigate non-antibiotic solutions in animal production. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280912/france____drug_dealers_and_farm_animals.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT One drug banned and another one in http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280912/france____one_drug_banned_and_another_one_in.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT In November 2011, France launched a national plan to combat antibiotic resistance, compatible with European animal health recommendations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260912/france___pumping_drugs_into_pigs_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT With the costs of production, in particular grain prices, increasing, the French government has proposed a strategic action plan that will help producers deal with escalating costs and in the long-term, protect consumers from rising food prices. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260912/france___throwing_out_the_baby_with_the_bath_water.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT French courts have approved partial offers for five of the eight Doux sites, since Doux was declared bankrupt earlier this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200912/france___carving_up_the_doux_poultry_empire_.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hendrix Genetics has underscored its commitment to delivering better breeding solutions for poultry, pigs and aquaculture, by opening a new Research & Development centre in Ploufragan, France. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170912/france___hendrix_genetics_open_new_lab_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT French President François Hollande has called for complete transparency on Doux’s history and and the reasons behinds its fall. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210912/france___carving_up_a_poultry_giant_two_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Francois Hollande, the recently elected president of France, has visited the 26th edition of SPACE, the largest agricultural exhibition of France. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200912/france___president_hollande_visits_space.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Even though turkey consumption in France has increased by 5% during the first semester (179,000 t of 917,000 t of poultry meat), production remains very fragile. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200912/france___turkey_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The only work of the farmer is to put the birds in the funnel, the automaton will do the rest of the weighing. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200912/france___weighing_poultry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT France's Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday that the G20 farm body considers the current situation on cereal markets to be worrying, but not a threat to global food security, as drought in the U.S. over the summer caused corn and soya prices to soar. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060912/france___concerns_over_grain_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Barclays, one of Doux’s main creditors, is set to assume control of the French poultry group, Reuters reports. A union representative said that Barclays is set to assume control of Doux next month. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050912/france___barclays_to_take__of_doux_poultry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Paris has been chosen to host the 26nd World's Poultry Congress on 2020. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150812/france___wpc_to_be_held_in_paris_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT An unnamed company from Iran has made a bid to take over the processing unit in Graincourt of bankrupt French poultry enterprise, Doux Group. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220812/france___iranian_bid_for_poultry_giant_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT French scientists have published a study examining the effect of high pressure and salt on pork meat quality, concluding that by adding small amounts of salt can make it possible to produce consumable pressurised pork products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130812/france___salt_and_pork_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Commercial Court of Quimper has thrown out a takeover bid by the consortium Sofiprofitéol for the beleaguered poultry processing company Doux and has extended the observation period at the end of November. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080812/france___the_barclays_poultry_deal_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Commercial Court at Quimper reserved its decision on Friday night until 1 August on the future of the poultry group Doux. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030812/france___poultry_giant_problems_not_over_yet_.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Barclays, a global financial services firm, made a bid to swap a €140 million ($169.73 million) loan for an 80 percent stake in French poultry group Doux, according Reuters. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310712/france___barclays_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx meatpoultry.com Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Call for countries to comply with moratorium on research using live rinderpest virus http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230712/france___call_for_countries_to_comply_with_moratorium_on_research_using_live_rinderpest_virus.aspx oie.int Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT French group Doux, Europe's top poultry and processed chicken producer will sell its majority stake to Barclays Bank in a bid to keep the company afloat, the CGT union says. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270712/france___barclays_bank_in_the_poultry_business_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT French Agriculture Minister Stéphane Le Foll and the deputy for Mayenne and mayor of Laval Guillaume Garot this week met with members of parliament and Chairmen of Regional and General Councils from all political parties, to discuss the future of the French poultry group, Doux. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300712/france___problems_in_the_poultry_industry.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT