Coronavirus (COVID-19)

An in-depth report from Reuters has identified a consistent pattern of COVID-19 safety complaints from workers being ignored by local, state and federal regulators, leading to slipshod responses to outbreaks and worker deaths.…

An urban farm developed on a former landfill site in northern Thailand has boosted the food security and livelihoods of poor families during the coronavirus pandemic – and can be a model for unused spaces in other cities.…

The British Meat Processors Association warns that the UK Government's failure to prioritise food processing workers for the coronavirus vaccine puts the country's food supply at risk.

Migrant workers and medical personnel in Samut Sakhon, Thailand received food aid as part of CP Foods on-going relief project, "CPF Food from Heart against COVID-19."

Contrary to recent popular belief that China’s alternative protein market is still in its very early stage, the industry can be traced back as early as the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC – 8 AD), when the King of Huainan Li…

Chinese supermarkets and consumers are embracing domestic meat as import numbers stagnate and concerns over food-borne transmission of the novel coronavirus continue.

Chicken processor Foster Farms is facing scrutiny after three workers at its Cherry Avenue plant in Fresno and nine workers at its Livingston plant in Merced county have died of COVID-19.

The UFCW has ratified a contract for poultry workers at a Foster Farms plant in Fresno, California, giving workers substantial pay increases and retirement security.

News about bird flu in South Korea, China, Brexit and beef and pork highlights.

In a surprise move, Argentina’s agriculture ministry has suspended sales of corn for export until 28 February as part of a strategy to ensure domestic food supplies.

Chinese meat importers and processors have called on exporters in countries with COVID-19 cases to increase checks on shipments before they are sent to China.

The CoBank 2021 outlook report examines 10 key factors that will shape rural agriculture in the US

As a new, more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus emerges in the UK, the BMPA urges the government to vaccinate meat plant workers to avoid shutdowns and wide-spread supply chain disruptions.

With the impact of Covid-19 and an earlier than usual peak in hot weather, this year’s summer has been like no other.

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had devastating effects on the restaurant industry, and a University of Guelph food and agri-business forecaster expects many more changes still to come.

The European agri-food sector has shown resilience through the shocks of 2020, but the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will likely have long-term impacts.

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A study done at Ohio meat-processing plants found very few employees were wearing required face masks.

Be there in spirit by safely sending your family's favorite holiday foods.

Countries around the world are closing their borders to the UK; QMS prepared to comply with new procedures