Speech by the Governor Sichuan, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, is famed for the' heavenly land'. In the upper reaches of Yangtze River, the province lies in the hinterland of Southwest China, covering an area of 485,000 sq km with a total ...
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Chinese meat processor Zhongpin has blamed higher costs and increased competition for a fall in quarterly profits. Zhongpin said its net income fell 40% to US$11m in the third quarter of the year. Sales increased 4% to $415.7m but ...
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UK-based food inspection specialist S+S Inspection has harnessed the power of neodymium magnets to offer an easy to implement method of removing metal contaminants from liquid and paste product manufacturing lines. LIQUIMAG ...
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The trend towards energy-saving x-ray equipment for the food industry continues to increase momentum, with Eagle Product Inspection’s Pack 400 HC being the latest launch in the area. In addition to a range of other x-ray ...
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UK meat processor Cranswick has claimed a market first with the launch of a "single-serve" sausage range. Bertie's Bangers is the first "fully cooked, ready to eat, single serve, British, quality sausages" to be sold in UK supermarkets, ...
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Shares in UK meat processor Cranswick were up this morning (26 November) after the company said talks to secure price increases to offset higher costs were "progressing well". An increase in feed costs and upcoming EU legislation on ...
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Canadian Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has said the XL Foods plant at the centre of an E.coli outbreak will only re-open when there is written proof that there is no health risk from its products. XL Foods in Alberta had its ...
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Speech by the Governor Jiangsu is located in the beautiful Yangtse River Delta, crossing the Yangtse River and bordering the sea. It is an economically developed province and a talent hub. Since the Reform and Opening up, Jiangsu's ...
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Cold plasma technology can kill E.coli microbes within packaging, so proving a useful tool in situations of post processing contamination, according to researchers. An study in the Journal of Applied Microbiology claims that a ...
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Chinese state-owned agribusiness and food processor COFCO has sold its 5% stake in US meat giant Smithfield Foods. Smithfield said on Friday (16 November) it had paid US$148m for COFCO's 4.95% stake. COFCO bought the shares in ...
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Russia meat producer Cherkizovo has booked an increase in nine-months earnings but warned of a "risk of pressure on pork prices" going into the fourth quarter. In the nine months to the end of September, net income grew 51% to US$158.7m, ...
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Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has extended its product line to include an additional range of sausages. The range, launched this week, includes classic cooked sausages: Doctorskaya, Molochnaya and Russkaya, semi-smoked Krakovskaya ...
Russia meat producer Cherkizovo has reported higher sales from both its poultry and pork divisions in the first nine months of the year. In a regulatory filing yesterday (31 October), the company said poultry sales volumes increased by ...
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II . Economy i. Data of GDP The total output value of Shanxi Province in the year 2005 reached RMB 412.12 billion Yuan, Per capita gross output valve was RMB 12,320 Yuan, which is equivalent to US $1,530 according to the current ...
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Bernard Matthews has said it is "cautious" on the outlook for the coming 12 months, despite returning to profit in its last financial year. The company said pre-tax profit in the 12 months to 1 July rose to GBP2m (US$3.2m). In the ...
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