A growing appetite for red meat in China has made the country the largest market for sheep meat exports, and the second-largest for beef exports from New Zealand. Tim Ritchie, chief executive of the Meat Industry Association of New ...
Tags: Quality Meat, Red Meat
Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture
Dairy and meat industry boost from new China FTA deal A new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been finalised between Australia and China, with the Australian dairy and meat industries expected to benefit. Australian Prime Minister Tony ...
Tags: Dairy Industry, Meat Industry, Agriculture
Packaged food company ConAgra Foods has opened a new potato processing facility in Shangdu, Inner Mongolia, China for its Lamb Weston brand. Located in one of the largest potato growing regions in the country, the plant will be capable ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Australian exporters are set to benefit from an historic trade agreement signed between Australia and its largest trading partner, China. This deal, which took nine years of negotiation, represents a victory ...
Tags: PTA, Australian exporters, agriculture
X-ray and fat measurement technology manufacturer Eagle Product Inspection has launched FA3/C, a new product inspection solution which ensures enhancement of the quality and safety of products. This new technology analyzes 100% of ...
Tags: fat measurement technology, product throughput, Agriculture
Yi people have a tradition of wearing colorful headgear, which is part of their unique culture. Yi people have many sayings about the tradition, such as "Birds are pretty because of their features, and people are pretty because of their ...
Tags: headgear, Accessories
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Honeywell have announced they are working together to deepen facility sustainability by integrating USGBC’s new LEED Dynamic Plaque, a near-real-time monitoring tool with integrated building ...
Food prices in New Zealand were down by 0.8% in September, following the 0.3% gain in August, according to the latest report released by Statistics New Zealand. During the period, fruit and vegetable prices fell 6.5%. Lower vegetable ...
Tags: Food Prices, Down, Food
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) will further fund the expansion of the popular Lifetime Ewe Management course (LTEM), investing an additional $800,000 for the further expansion of the course to 2017. AWI has been the principal funder ...
Tags: sheep producers, cotton
US-based packaged food company ConAgra Foods has acquired Chinese potato processor TaiMei Potato Industry for $93m as part of the company’s strategy to expand its international presence. The acquisition expands ConAgra's Lamb ...
Tags: ConAgra Foods, TaiMei Potato, Food
A ban on the sale of inefficient lamps in the United Arab Emirates comes into effect on 1 July. The move is expected to save Dh668 million (£106.8 million) on energy bills annually. The ban is part of the UAE's indoor lighting ...
Tags: Inefficient Lamps, Lamb
Bemis Europe, a division of Bemis, has developed new shrink bag, ClearShield PRO, to protect bone-in and hard surface cuts of meat. The company has designed the bag for beef, lamb, pork and processed meat producers to reduce high leaker ...
Tags: Shrink Bag, Bemis
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Chinese authorities have entered into a new agreement to begin negotiations on opening export routes for British beef and lamb suppliers to China. The ...
Tags: British beef, lamb
New range of FODMAP 'digestive health' foods launched in Australia Melbourne-based dietitian Sue Shepherd has launched a new range of low FODMAP foods, designed for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)and other digestive health ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food