Drastic rise in Brazilian poultry exports
Brazil’s first quarter poultry exports sharply higher The first three months of 2022 saw poultry meat export volumes significantly higher while income surged. With many of its competitors unable to…
How JBS’s bribed its way into Australia
The history of global meat company JBS is so strewn with villainy you do wonder where to start. In 2017, it paid a $4.5 billion fine after its billionaire owners…
China bans four Brazilian beef plants
China has temporarily suspended beef imports from four Brazilian slaughterhouses, two operated by JBS SA and two by Marfrig. The Chinese government did not detail the reasons for the beef…
BRF to remove 25% of its directors
Brazilian food processor BRF SA is cutting 25% of director positions as part of a restructuring that comes on the heels of a massive first-quarter loss, according to a source…
JBS completes BioTech Foods acquisition
JBS – the largest meat processing company in the world – has announced it has become a majority shareholder of BioTech Foods, a cultivated protein company based in Spain. BioTech Foods operates…
BRF has made face masks optional for workers
Brazilian food processor BRF SA (BRFS3.SA) confirmed it has made wearing a face mask “optional” at its Carambei chicken plant starting Sunday, according to a statement sent to Reuters on Tuesday. The…
Malaysia bans poultry exports
Malaysia will halt exports of 3,6 million chickens a month from June 1, and investigate allegations of cartel pricing, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Monday. The move is…
Mexico suspends import duties on pork, beef and poultry
As part of its effort to combat food price inflation, the Mexican government has suspended import duties on pork, beef and poultry through the end of 2022. Mexico has…
Two gene edited tomatoes a day will provide enough vitamin D for billions
Biologists have created gene-edited tomatoes that offer a new plant-based source of vitamin D, as the UK government prepares to change the law to allow such “precision-bred” food to be…
Worlds first plant based poached & fried eggs
An Israeli food tech startup is serving up what it calls the world’s first plant-based poached and fried eggs (also known as sunny-side up eggs), aiming to debut in US…
