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Friday, November 06, 2009
Sovereign Announces New Investments SOUTH AFRICA - Sovereign Foods has announced it is to make significant new investments in processing plant and support services.
Study to Bring Benefits to Meat Sector UK - New research will develop detailed 'resource maps' to identify the amount of food and packaging waste generated and where it occurs as a step to delivering environmental and commercial benefits across the meat sector.
UK's Joice and Hill to Be Fully Owned by Hendrix EU - Hendrix Genetics is to gain full ownership of UK poultry company, Joice and Hill.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Can Working with Poultry Damage Your Health? US - Poultry plant workers seem to be at higher risk of certain cancers, according to a recently published paper. An official at National Chicken Council refutes the suggestion from the researchers that these workers are exposed to cancer-causing...
Cherkizovo Pork and Poultry Prices Rise RUSSIA - Russian integrated meat processing company, Cherkizovo, saw total sales volumes in the poultry division in the first nine months of 2009 rise by one per cent to approximately 138,920 tonnes compared to approximately 137,260 tonnes in the first...
Hassad's Project to Supply 20 Per Cent of Qatar's Needs QATAR - Hassad Food has signed a deal to set up a new poultry project with Oman-based A'Saffa Poultry Farms.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Recession Hits Atria's Performance FINLAND - Finnish meat processing company Atria Group's third quarter net sales showed an 8.4 per cent fall year-on-year.
Cherkizovo Opens New Poultry Breeding Facility RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group has announced the completion of its new parent stock breeding facility at Vertunovka.
Nutreco's Q3 Results in Line with Expectations THE NETHERLANDS - The company's operational results for Animal nutrition and Fish Feed for the third quarter (Q3) are in line with the outlook, according to Nutreco. Revenues were down nine per cent compared to the same period of 2008 but some sectors...
Columbia Farms Reaches Agreement over Hiring US - Columbia Farms Inc. has reached agreement on hiring practices. This follows raids by federal agents last year and allegations of the hiring of illegal immigrants.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria a Concern CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says antibiotic resistance remains a concern in lactic acid bacteria used as starter cultures in meat fermentation, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Maple Leaf Foods Moves into Profit CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has reported its financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2009. Despite a four per cent decline in sales, net earnings were more than C$22 million following a net loss last year.
FSIS Issues New Notice on Salmonella Testing US - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued Notice 75-09: Raw Product Destined for Ready-to-Eat Product Excluded from Salmonella Testing.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Marfrig Records Improved Performance in Q3 BRAZIL - Marfrig has recorded EBITDA of 272 million real (BRR) in the third quarter of this year (Q3 2009).
Better Fortunes at Banham UK - After several difficult years, Banham Poultry has returned to profitability and has been short-listed for an award for businesses achieving a dramatic turnaround.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
JBS-Bertin Merger on Track BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has issued a trading statement to show that plans for the merger with the operations of Bertin S.A. remain on course.
Monday, October 26, 2009
A'Saffa: No. 1 in Oman and Expanding OMAN - A'Saffa Poultry is the top chicken producer in the sultanate, and continues to invest and expand to supply particularly other Gulf states.
Country Bird Moves Towards Acquiring Sovereign SOUTH AFRICA - Country Bird is closing in on Sovereign Foods.
Transavia Now €100-Million Business ROMANIA - A profile of the owner of the country's top poultry company.
Viet Nam Pushes to Reform Meat Processing Industry VIET NAM - The Vietnamese government is pushing to reform and modernise its meat processing industry.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Teaming Up to Fight Biofilm Food Contamination US - A former Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and a private company worked to develop a new chemical formulation that could help meat processing plants keep work surfaces free of contamination.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Country Bird Looks Further Afield on Acquisition Trail SOUTH AFRICA - Poultry company, Country Bird, has announced it is looking to expand into other countries in southern Africa.
Strong Performance from Cherkizovo RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, saw a strong performance and improvement in margins despite the challenging economic conditions and lower consumer spending in the first six months of the y...
Meetings Scheduled on Interstate Meat Shipments US - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan has announced public meetings on the proposed regulations on co-operative inspection programmes on the inter-state shipment of meat and poultry products.
Monday, October 19, 2009

