Publication: Meat Trade News Daily

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

USA - The grain market

New-crop corn production of 14.14 billion bushels will surpass last year’s output by 31% despite delayed planting that has already cut yield potential significantly, according to USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Corn, Soybean, US Department of Agriculture

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

S.W.I.N.E.

Belarus - 20,000 pig culled with African swine fever

While authorities and heads of the pig farm Vostochni continue to deny the occurrence of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak at the beginning of May, farm workers are convinced that the company is hiding information from the media."During a week we’ve ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Belarus, S.W.I.N.E., Epidemiology, Workers

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

JBS SA

Brazil - 96% rise in JBS profits

Brazilian processor JBS SA generated net income of $113.2 million in the first quarter of this year, up 96.3 percent from the same period in 2012, driven by gains in its Mercosul operations along with American poultry and beef, the company reported Tuesday ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

Entities: JBS SA, Brazil, JBS USA Holdings Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Zhongpin Inc

China - Meat giant boasts bigger turnover but smaller profits

Zhongpin has reported higher revenues and lower net income for the first quarter of 2013. The company reports the increase in cost of sales was consistent with but considerably lower than increase in sales revenues.Sales revenues increased 2.0 per cent ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Zhongpin Inc, Joint Venture Company, Short Ton, Stocks, Logistics

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

USA - Rising meat prices

With the unofficial start of the grilling season just days away, grocers are getting ready, preparing meat for memorial day weekend. But this year, the meat… May cost you more.According to the USDA, the price of wholesale beef hit an all-time high Friday ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cattle, United States, Grocer, US Department of Agriculture, Denver (Colorado, United States)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Argentina - Record global grain harvest

THE world is tipped to produce record wheat and corn crops this year.In its opening World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report for the new season, the US Department of Agriculture has forecast global wheat production at 701.1 million tonne ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Wheat, Argentina, US Department of Agriculture

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

McDonald's Corporation

USA - More poultry being pushed by McDonalds

McDonald’s Corp. confirmed Thursday that it is removing its premium Angus Third Pounder burger from U.S. menus.“McDonald’s will be removing the Angus Third Pounder burgers from our national U.S. menu to make room for new and exciting choices for our customers. ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: McDonald's Corporation, United States

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

USA - The burger market just keeps on growing

Adding to its array of gourmet burger options just in time for National Burger Month, Johnsonville Sausage introduces its latest Griller varieties in Cheddar Cheese & Bacon and Swiss Cheese & Mushroom.Crafted with fresh, premium cuts of fresh pork and ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bruce Johnson, United States

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

USA - Guided tour of pork abattoir on video

The American Meat Institute (AMI) today released a video tour of a pork slaughter plant hosted by leading animal welfare expert Temple Grandin, Ph.D., professor of animal science at Colorado State University. The video is available on the Institute's ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Temple Grandin, American Meat Institute, United States, Colorado State University

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Canada - The disgrace of sow stalls on pig farms

A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is encouraging pork producers to focus on the advantages offered by group housing as they consider moving away the use of gestation stalls. ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Canada, S.W.I.N.E.

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

USA - The drug lobby will not allow this Bill to pass

Three senators have introduces the bipartisan Antimicrobial Data Collection Bill, which aims to increase the data collected by the FDA on antibiotic use in farm animals. The news has been applauded by Pew Charitable Trusts as a move towards ending antibiotic ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Drugs, FDA Food & Drug Administration, Antibiotic, Antimicrobial Data Collection Act

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 4 reports

USA - Late corn planting no big deal

The most recent crop progress report released by the US Department of Agriculture suggests that just 12% of the US corn crop has been planted as at 5 May 2013, compared with an average of 47% over the previous five years and 69% in 2012.Most of the delay ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Corn, United States, US Department of Agriculture

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"Pigs died within a month. On April 27 traffic police completely sealed the complex within a radius of 3 km. Any cars from outside were not passing through, the police and the military arrived and epidemiologists from Minsk arrived. " said the employee

Belarus - 20,000 pig culled with African swine fever [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

"At least for a plant, junk DNA really is just junk it's not required" said study co-author Victor Albert, a molecular evolutionary biologist at the University of Buffalo in New York

USA - The great DNA myth [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

"A harvest price of $4 per bushel for corn is very likely if the crop gets in with good weather," says Paulson. "There is a fair amount of corn out there. Corn is just in tight hands." He expects producers to clear out their bins in July and August

USA - The grain market [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

"It will be dry until near midweek, then light rains will cause some delays, not serious delays, Wednesday into the weekend" said John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring

USA - Corn planting gets a boost [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 17 2013]

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