TheBeefSite Latest News: Global
06 July 2017

GLOBAL - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) scientists have proposed a new approach for identifying the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on the variability of global and regional wheat production. The study analysed the...
04 July 2017

GLOBAL - Political upheaval in Brazil, a new trade agreement between the US and China, and proposed bans on slaughter in India: All involve the major bovine-exporting nations of the world and have the potential to cause material shifts in global trade....
23 June 2017

CANADA, MEXICO & US - Canada's Minister of Agriculture says he and his US and Mexican counterparts share a commitment to maintaining open and transparent markets so trade can continue to grow, Bruce Cochrane writes....

US & CHINA - Chinese authorities announced that the nation has lifted a 13-year import ban on some US boneless beef and beef on the bone, and industry insiders see it as a win-win result that is expected to drive the economic growth of both countries....
20 June 2017

UK & CHINA - AB Agri, a UK-based animal nutrition and feeds producer, is enhancing technological cooperation with Chinese clients by co-developing safer and more nutritious feeds....
19 June 2017

US - The first shipment of US beef to China under a new trade deal went airborne last Wednesday (14 June), a Nebraska meat company said, just two days after Washington finalised details to resume exports, ending a 14-year ban....

GLOBAL - Reducing meat consumption and using more efficient farming methods globally are essential to stave off irreversible damage to the environmental, a new study says....
15 June 2017

US & CHINA - China plans to resume US beef imports, which were halted in 2003, in a move to boost economic ties and further balance the trade surplus with the United States....
14 June 2017

GLOBAL - Global food commodity markets are well-balanced, buoyed by ample supplies of wheat and maize and rebounding production of oilseed products. ...

GLOBAL - While climate change is expected to lead to more violence related to food scarcity, new research suggests that the strength of a country's government plays a vital role in preventing uprisings....
13 June 2017

US & CHINA - The United States moved one step closer toward resuming its beef export to China after the country's agricultural department said trade rules have been finalised....
05 June 2017

ANALYSIS - Trichomoniasis, also known as Trich, can be devastating to a beef operation. Diagnostic testing can help monitor bulls and significantly reduce the spread of the disease. ...
02 June 2017

US & CHINA - US Department of Agriculture officials are scheduled to meet their counterparts in China next week as both nations prepare for the resumption of US beef exports to the mainland on 16 July....
29 May 2017

CHINA & US - China's recent move to tighten the oversight of outbound investment helps promote healthier and more balanced investment in the United States, industry leaders have said....
23 May 2017

US & CHINA - Talks on restarting US beef exports to China are moving fast and final details should be in place by early June, the US Department of Agriculture said on Friday, allowing US farmers to vie for business that has been lost by rival Brazil....
22 May 2017

US & CHINA - Analysts from China and the United States participated in a seminar discussing Sino-US relations and bilateral trade in Beijing from Thursday....
18 May 2017

GLOBAL – Today, Passport® Food Safety Solutions, Inc. announced the addition of a new industry professional to lead PassTrac Analytics....

JAPAN & SOUTH KOREA - A team of beef producers from Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado joined USMEF in Japan and South Korea last week to get a better understanding of the two largest value destinations for US beef exports and identify potential areas for further...
15 May 2017

US & CHINA - China and the US have reached a new deal that will ease market access in agriculture, financial services and energy, marking both sides' willingness to advance the trade relationship and alleviating fears of a trade war between the world's...
09 May 2017

GLOBAL - Global food commodity prices fell in April amid expectations of ongoing robust supplies of many key staples....

GLOBAL - Investing in new ways of utility-scale electricity storage and capturing carbon to store underground should be a priority for governments aiming to meet the greenhouse gas and 'green energy' targets set out in the Paris Agreement despite shrinking...
08 May 2017

GLOBAL - Church & Dwight Co., Inc., the parent company of Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition, is pleased to announce today it has acquired Agro BioSciences™, Inc. of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. ...
04 May 2017

US & CHINA - Now that the US Agriculture Department has a new secretary, the American cattle industry could be closer to shipping beef again to the Chinese mainland....
01 May 2017

CANADA & HONG KONG - Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI will enjoy a high profile in Toronto and Hong Kong this month at two leading food and hospitality trade fairs – SIAL Canada and Hofex....
20 April 2017

CHINA & US - The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump concluded on a positive note with the two sides agreeing on a 100-day plan to boost their relationship by taking concrete measures to balance bilateral trade....
19 April 2017

CHINA & IRELAND - China and Ireland on Tuesday signed a formal protocol on beef exports to China that paves the way to access for Irish beef to China....
18 April 2017

GLOBAL - Researchers show empirically: when population pressure increases, food is imported....
17 April 2017

AUSTRALIA & CHINA - Australian beef suppliers and exporters are poised to feed Chinese consumers with more fresh meat than ever, thanks to the bilateral agreement signed by the two countries in March....