Russia is imposing a ban on food imports from several companies in China,Spain,and Australia beginning 9 September 2012,over contamination concerns. Rosselkhoznadzor,Russia's federal veterinary and phytosanitary oversight service,noted ...
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JTM Food,a US-based provider of fully cooked menu solutions for the food service industry,has added three new products to its line up. The new items include Buffalo Chicken Dip,Sweet Thai Chili Sauce,and mac&cheese. The first ...
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US food group Hormel Foods has booked an increase in third-quarter profits as all five of its business segments reported earnings growth. In the three months ended 29 July, profit climbed 13% to US$111.2m, the company reported yesterday ...
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Hormel Foods has reformulated its Jennie-O turkey bacon to lower the salt and fat content in the product by 60%. The improved recipe turkey bacon will be in stores from this month with an "improved taste and texture", the US food company ...
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In July, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.8 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.9 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.5 ...
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Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has provided a mixed update on its first-half sales volumes. The London-listed firm said today (2 August) volumes from its poultry division, the company's largest business, rose 34% in the first half ...
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Israel-based Agricultural Knowledge Online(AKOL)is set to computerize the agricultural system in Anhui province,China,in order to help government officials gauge the amount of food produced within their jurisdiction. The project will ...
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Tyson Foods has recalled 70,500 pounds of canned Premium Chunk Chicken produced by a co-packer and packed in 12.5oz cans, over labeling issue. About 24 cans produced on 18 May 2012 were mislabeled and actually contained Beef with Gravy ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)is reminding people to take extra care with their food as temperatures rise,as parts of the UK are experiencing some warmer weather. FSA noted that cases of food poisoning soar during the summer months,as ...
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Taiwan has passed a bill to lift the import ban on beef containing the feed additive ractopamine,a move which will give US beef an expanded access to the Taiwanese market,and also facilitate the resumption of free trade talks with ...
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In the first half of 2012, faced with the complicated and volatile economic environment at home and abroad, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council committed to the general tone of progressing steadily, correctly handled the ...
Tags: GDP, grain, ork, beef, mutton, poultry, Industrial Production
The proposed $4.7 billion sale of Smithfield Foods, America's largest pork producer, to China's biggest meat processing company comes amid significant trade friction between the two countries over meat and livestock. China bans ...
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In June, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.2 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.2 percent in cities areas and 2.0 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.8 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.4 ...
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Struggling Dutch meat firm Vion has announced a raft of job cuts across its European operations. In its latest set of results, the company said economic conditions and increased prices for raw materials hit the firm's profits last year. ...
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In May, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 3.0 percent in cities and 2.9 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 6.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.4 ...
Tags: Consumer Prices, China, economy development, financial report