Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Chicken marketers across the US will have to meet the needs of customers who remain working from home, as the National Chicken Council estimates that home working will create 30 million meals each day.

World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-agency United Nations (UN) report.

The USDA is expecting global poultry meat production to decrease in 2021 as import demand from China weakens.

Livestock and poultry producers who could not take slaughter-ready animals to processing plants due to COVID-19 can apply for financial assistance from the USDA and Farm Service Agency from 20 July.

US government will invest at least $500 million to expand beef, pork and poultry processing capacity, says USDA's Vilsack

Consumers are spending, but where are the workers? Labor challenges will incentive automation throughout the supply chain.

The Australian government has released a four-phase plan for re-opening international borders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The most recent Cold Storage report from the US shows that stocks of red meat and poultry have declined alongside supplies of chilled fruit, according to AFBF market analysis.

Various restaurants across the United States, South Korea and Britain are reporting shortages of key menu items as the economy re-opens from COVID-19 shutdowns.

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked a part of the Biden administration's federal stimulus relief package that forgave agricultural debts to farmers of color.

50 US families will receive free beef, pork and chicken for 1 year with participation in company-sponsored vaccination clinics

Emergency measures by governments helped keep food supply functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, but agricultural policies continue to pour out subsidies inefficiently without encouraging sustainable production, according to new analysis from OECD.…

The lack of digital infrastructure is slowing the flow of remittances, leaving millions of rural families across the globe in poverty says IFAD.

The USDA is earmarking additional aid to farmers and ag businesses as part of its Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative.

Farming groups across the United States have issued a statement deploring a temporary restraining order that stops indigenous and minority ethnicity farmers from claiming relief under Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act. …

Despite Brexit and COVID-19 identified amongst the top risks for the Irish food and drinks sector, 1 in 3 Irish businesses surveyed recorded an uplift in retail sales during COVID-19 and almost half of all Irish companies exporting to the UK anticipate an increase in sales in the next 12 months. …

Grain exports from Argentina were likely to be affected by a seven-hour strike by customs officers on Tuesday, as the officials press for priority access to coveted COVID-19 vaccinations, the port manager said on Monday 7 June.…

The European Commission has approved €6.8 million of supports for Lithuania's poultry and pig industries due to ongoing COVID-19 disruptions.

A court in Brazil ordered JBS SA, the world's largest meat processing company, to pay 1 million reais ($194,000) in damages over its failure to take measures to protect workers from a COVID-19 outbreak.

The European Commission approved €9.35 million to support Latvian poultry producers and processors who have taken a financial hit from the pandemic.