http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. 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 According to livestock specialists, Matabeleland South lost more than 9 000 cattle due to shortage of pasture and water, with Mangwe district being the worst hit. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100113/south_africa___beef_cattle_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The South African government has decided not to impose additional duties on the import of Brazilian chickens — a decision which will stop Brazil’s complaint to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its tracks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010113/south_africa___imported_poultry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa – Cargill Inc.’s animal nutrition business announced plans to invest approximately $20 million in South Africa. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/241212/south_africa___cargill_expand_animal_feed_operations_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT STOCK theft had cost the South African economy more than R430m in losses during the 2011-12 financial year, the Red Meat Industry Forum said on Friday, and not enough was being done to bring the crime under control. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/171212/south_africa___rapid_rise_in_stock_thefts_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Astral Foods, one of South Africa’s leading integrated poultry producers, has opened a new Mozpintos broiler hatchery in Mozambique. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/041212/south_africa___astral_foods_expand_into_mozambique_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT WHEN it rains it pours for poultry producer Astral Foods, which the Competition Commission has slapped with a fine of almost R17m for anti-competitive behaviour. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/301112/south_africa___astral_poultry_fines_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT “Gilbert is a perfect example of the type of farmer that we want to recognise with the New Harvest competition. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/301112/south_africa___poultry_farmer_recognised___.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Animal activists in the US are putting pressure on Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, to phase out the use of gestational crates, which restrict the movement of breeding sows. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/161112/south_africa___the_use_of_sow_crates_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Aviagen customer Astral Foods, one of South Africa’s leading integrated poultry producers, has announced the opening of its new Mozpintos broiler hatchery in Mozambique. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/061112/south_africa___poultry_giant_moves_in_on_mozambique_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The executive management team of South African poultry producer, Astral Foods have agreed not to implement its annual October salary increases. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/231012/south_africa___poultry_giant_freezes_salaries_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT South African poultry producer, Astral Foods, has extended its African footprint by opening its first broiler hatchery in Mozambique, following the set up of a poultry facility in Zambia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/161012/south_africa___poultry_giant_astral_expands_operations_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT A further 1067 cases of low pathogenic avian influenza H7N1 in South Africa have been reported to the OIE. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/111012/south_africa___bird_flu_back_.aspx oie.com Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT In a bid to revitalise the animal vaccine development and manufacturing in South Africa, which is crippled by insufficient funding and the lack of co-ordination between agricultural research institutions, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) announced on Wednesday the establishment of the Tshwane Animal Health Cluster to improve services for livestock farming and agribusiness. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/091012/south_africa___new_ploy_to_sell_vaccines_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The huge financial stress that pig producers are experiencing at the moment is a challenge worthy of an Olympic athlete, said Peter Mockford, chairman of the South African Pork Producers' Organisation (Sappo). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081012/south_africa___pig_industry_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT AGRICULTURE Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has parted ways with her director-general, Langa Zita, after two years over irreconcilable administrative differences. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190912/south_africa___a_very_corrupt_regime_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Since it was founded decades ago, South Africa's Foodcorp has built itself into one of the country's biggest food companies. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170912/south_africa___a_look_at_wal_mart_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The past decade has seen the end of cheap oil, the magic growth ingredient for the global economy since World War II. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170912/south_africa___food_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT MERINO SA (the South African Merino breeders’ society) will host the 9th World Merino Conference in 2014 (Merino 2014). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060812/south_africa___th_world_merino_conference_in__.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Astral foods, South Africa’s second-largest poultry producer, has announced that 150 jobs will be cut, in the wake of grain prices reaching record highs and the increasing prevalence of cheaper bird imports, Bloomberg reports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050912/south_africa___poultry_processor_lay_off__staff_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT South Africa’s food hygiene officials have stated that frozen chicken, injected with brine, does not pose a health risk to consumers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200812/south_africa___poultry_brine_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Theft has kept livestock numbers from climbing and the industry has been shrinking steadily over the past ten years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160812/south_africa___livestock_in_decline.aspx farmersweekly.co.za Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The South African veterinary authorities have reported three new outbreaks of African swine fever in at several farms across Mpumalanga. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230712/south_africa___african_swine_fever_.aspx oie.com Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The government is taking steps to reduce the addition of brine, reports BusinessDay. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250712/south_africa___poultry_industry_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT South Africa has reported to the World Animal Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) that the outbreaks of African Swine Fever earlier in the year have been contained and the issue has been resolved. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240712/south_africa___containing_african_swine_fever_.aspx oie.com Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT More and more dumping of cheap imports is threatening the viability of the SA poultry industry PICTURE: GETTY IMAGES " Most countries see food security as an important measure of the nation's psychological wellbeing Articles. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180712/south_africa___problems_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT SOUTH Africa is trying to keep one step ahead of Australian woolgrowers in the race to give global consumers ethically grown wool, according to guest speakers at a recent field day in Albury. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100712/south_africa___non_mulesed_sheep_.aspx farmonline.com.au Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT DANIE Kok kicked his boots in the red dust swirling through empty pens at the farm he manages near Oudtshoorn, the world’s ostrich-farming capital. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090712/south_africa___bird_flu_causes_meat_export_ban_.aspx bloomberg Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The poultry industry is in dire need of support from the government in order to avoid a collapse of the industry, as the effects of the Eurozone financial crisis take hold and the threat of cheaper products being opportunistically imported or dumped in the South African market adds more pressure to keep costs down. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030712/south_africa___big_problems_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT South Africa's veterinary authorities have reported four further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Mpumalanga's cattle populations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030712/south_africa___fmd_back_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT DANIE Kok kicked his boots in the red dust swirling through empty pens at the farm he manages near Oudtshoorn, the world’s ostrich-farming capital. No ostriches were to be seen. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020712/south_africa___bird_flu_causes_meat_export_ban_.aspx bloomberg Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Stock theft in KwaZulu-Natal has reached “unacceptably” high levels, with losses to farmers running into millions of rand, says the specialised stock theft and loss co-ordinating committee. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210612/south_africa___increase_in_cattle_thefts_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT South Africa is facing rising poultry imports, but the domestic industry is nowhere near full capacity. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190612/south_africa___poultry_imports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT LIVESTOCK valued at over E300 000 has been stolen from different farmers at Ndunayithini in Lavumisa between January and May this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140612/south_africa___cattle_thefts_on_the_increase_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The South African veterinary authorities have discovered another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial ostrich farm located in Western Cape Province. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170512/south_africa___bird_flu_back_.aspx oie.com Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The South African veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Mpumalanga, affecting cattle at a diptank adjacent to the Kruger National Park. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030512/south_africa___fmd_is_back_.aspx oie.com Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT South Africa’s ostrich industry can sidestep the ban on its products imposed by the European Union (EU) due to avian flu, by selling heat-processed meat. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270412/south_africa___cooking_ostrich_meat_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Government veterinary services aim to have comprehensive nationwide serological tests for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) completed by September. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/south_africa___fall_out_from_fmd_.aspx farmersweekly.co.za Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Rural job creation, food security and scarce water resources are among SA’s most pressing challenges. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160412/south_africa____employed_in_meat_and_farming_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Although the Northern Communal Areas (NCA) remain a challenging operating environment for Meatco, the company had been recently able to export meat from the NCA to one of South Africa’s leading retailers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030412/south_africa___meatco_slaughtering_activities_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Participants from over 15 countries, representing the entire cold chain from production to retail, will gather in Cape Town on 24-26 April to network, do business and address how to overcome critical logistics constraints for Africa’s export, import and regional perishable supply chains. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050412/south_africa___.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mobile animal health units are roaming KZN and the Eastern Cape, with a view to improving livestock production and economic sustainability in communal areas. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030412/south_africa___talking_red_meat.aspx farmersweekly.co.za Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has recently received USD56m from Bill Melinda Gates Foundation to support millions of poor, smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to improve seed through higher yields and incomes. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290312/south_africa____million_from_bill_gates_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT A South African appeals court judge Friday upheld a decision made by the country's competition authorities to approve Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s acquisition of a majority stake in South African retailer Massmart Holdings Ltd., but imposed two conditions on the entity. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260312/south_africa___big_plans_at_wal_mart_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT A total of 100 pigs have been slaughtered so far in Mpumalanga after an African swine fever outbreak, a health official said on Tuesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190312/sourh_africa___african_swine_fever.aspx oie.com Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT There have been 18 cases of anthrax in cattle in Lesotho, a country surrounded by South Africa. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190312/south_africa___anthrax_in_cattle.aspx oie.com Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT AFGRI Poultry, the broiler producing and processing arm of leading listed South African agricultural services and foods group AFGRI Limited, has been appointed as a supplier to the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain, KFC, which is owned by Yum. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150312/south_africa___chicken_for_kfc.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Farmers are being told to keep uninfected animals away from infected pigs “to curb the spread of the virus”, eMbalenhle municipality spokesman Themba Motlhankana said on Tuesday, reports IOLNews. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130312/south_africa___african_swine_fever_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT South African retailer Massmart Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it is going ahead with implementing Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s acquisition of a majority stake in the company while it waits for a ruling from a competition appeals court. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120312/south_africa___wal_mart_deal_looking_good.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT A significant share of fresh produce could be shipped from Africa to Europe by sea in the future. Cool Logistics Africa looks to regional cold chain experts to explore the market potential in East and West Africa, two of the fastest developing areas on the continent. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080312/south_africa___cool_logistics_africa_cape_town___april_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT