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Danish Crown's Dat-Schaub Buys Majority Stake in Shanghai Natural Casing

Mar 30, 2018

Global meat processing company Danish Crown’s subsidiary DAT-Schaub has purchased a majority stake in Shanghai Natural Casing for an undisclosed price to expand its operations in China. The purpose of the acquisition is to gain ...

Tags: meat, meat processing

HKScan, Qinglian Food to Create JV to Export Finnish Pork Products to China

Mar 2, 2018

Nordic food company HKScan has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with Zhejiang Qinglian Food to sell Finnish pork products to Chinese consumers. HKScan is looking to establish a new presence on the Chinese market by launching products ...

Tags: Pork Products, pork

Cranswick Acquires Northern Irish Pork Processing Business Dunbia Ballymena

Nov 21, 2016

UK food producer Cranswick has acquired Northern Irish pork processing business Dunbia Ballymena for an undisclosed amount. Cranswick purchased the entire issued capital of Dunbia Ballymena’s pork business for cash. Dunbia ...

Tags: Cranswick, food producer

UK Pork Products Found to Be Contaminated with MRSA

Oct 11, 2016

UK pork products sold by some of the major supermarkets have been found to be contaminated with a livestock strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The University of Cambridge conducted a study to test 97 UK-produced ...

Tags: MRSA, UK pork products

Panera Bread to Offer Clean Bacon Without Artificial Additives

Sep 27, 2016

Panera Bread has announced that it will serve clean bacon on its sandwiches and salads that is free of artificial preservatives, flavors, sweeteners and colors from artificial sources prohibited by the company’s No No List, and ...

Tags: Panera Bread, clean bacon, artificial additives

FAO Food Price Index Down Slightly in July

Aug 12, 2016

The overall drop after five months of growth reflects a slide in prices for grains and vegetable oils 4 August 2016, Rome – The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July, following five ...

Tags: grains, vegetable oils, international prices

Brazil Corn Exports up 388% in February Compared with 2015

Mar 13, 2016

In February, Brazil recorded corn exports of 5.37 million tons. According to data from the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, this is almost five times higher than exports for February 2015, which stood at 1.10 million ...

Tags: Corn Export, Corn

Australia's Pork Industry Ripe for Growth

Feb 13, 2016

Australia's pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years. On the other hand, strong meat prices have been a feature of the past 12 months as pork has benefitted from higher meat prices ...

Tags: Pork Industry, beef

Avian-Like H1N1 Swine Flu May "Pose Highest Pandemic Threat": Study

Dec 29, 2015

Chinese researchers say H1N1 swine flu viruses, which have circulated in pig populations since 1979, have obtained the ability to infect humans and may "pose the highest pandemic threat" among flu viruses currently in the animal population. ...

Tags: H1N1, Pandemic Threat

Gene Editing Removes Major Barrier to Pig-to-Human Organ Transplant

Dec 29, 2015

Thanks to a powerful new gene-editing technique, scientists have overcome a major hurdle for humans to receive life-saving organ transplants from pigs. In a paper in the U.S. journal Science this week, the researchers described using the ...

Tags: Gene Editing, Organ Transplant

PRRS-Resistant Pigs Developed Through Gene Editing

Dec 15, 2015

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus has been terrorizing the pork industry for over 25 years, but the end may be in sight. Researchers and scientists from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University, and Genus ...

Tags: PRRS, CD163, pigs

Pork Price Jump Threatens Christmas Joy

Dec 3, 2015

Pork prices have jumped around Australia, but a question mark surrounds the course of the latest pork price rise. There is speculation as to whether rise is an opportunistic flow-on by butchers and processors in response to previously ...

Tags: Pork, Beef, Lamb

Australian Domestic Meat Prices Continue to Soar

Nov 18, 2015

Beef might be off the Christmas menu for many Australians this year with prices continuing to rise dramatically. Over the past year, Australian domestic beef prices have more than doubled with drought hitting Australian farms hard. Yet, ...

Tags: Beef, Meat Prices, Lamb, Bacon

Mangalitsa Launches New All Natural Dry Cured Meat Product Line

Nov 13, 2015

Mangalitsa by Mosefund, Mangalitsa pig breeder and processor, has launched new Mangalitsa by Mosefund Salumi, an 11 product line of all natural, cured (charcuterie and salumi) meat products and its four flavor Better than Butter. ...

Tags: Mangalitsa, meat products, Butter

Orchard Pig Plans to Launch Drone Delivery Service for Its Craft Cider

Nov 9, 2015

UK-based cider brand Orchard Pig is planning to launch a new delivery service with the deployment of drones as part of its distribution network. The Glastonbury-based company is experimenting with its own version of drone to deliver cider ...

Tags: Craft Cider, Orchard Pig

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