A common thread currently uniting the retail landscape for most proteins is inflationary pressure prompted in part by strong demand, persistent snags in the supply chain, tight supplies, and increased production costs. At present, Urner Barry’s beef, pork, and chicken...

Danish container line Maersk has issued an advisory stating that ongoing delays continue to impact sailings across the globe, with more than a week between departures from Asia in certain instances. Delays the norm as port congestion spreads | Freight...

The link between geopolitical events and market returns is a subject of much debate among both academics and investors. On one hand, it is clear that markets tend to initially react negatively to surprising geopolitical events. However, as time passes, they soon shrug...

PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - France adopted a decree on Tuesday banning imports of meat from animals treated with growth antibiotics - a practice prohibited in farming within the European Union since 2006 - in a move that would mainly affect the poultry market. France is...

The global beef market is highly competitive and difficult to break into. With South Africa’s beef export industry still in its infancy, Susan Marais explores the reasons why Chinese consumers might not be the most willing buyers of our product, and looks at what the...

The data released by Statistics South Africa this morning, 16 February 2022, shows that consumer food price inflation accelerated to 6,2% year-on-year in January 2022, from 5,9% year-on-year in the previous month. Fish, oils and fats, and vegetables are the primary...

Consumer demand and behaviors remain in flux in 2022. Inflationary pressure, COVID worries impact meat purchases | WATTPoultry...

nimal health officials in Kentucky and Tennessee are working together, following the confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial broiler flock in Fulton County, Kentucky. On February 14, the Kentucky Department of...

Disease outbreak would not only damage pork industry, but would affect many feed ingredients and pet food too The U.S. stands to lose more than US$2 billion in animal food exports if the country were to be hit with African swine fever (ASF), according to the American...

Several recent news reports exaggerated claims that current meat processing practices will cause a global climate catastrophe, while failing to mention the partisan source of the original research. The study, published February 1 in PLOS Climate, alleges that “ending...