Pig/Poultry
ASF outbreak reported for first time in Beijing
African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed on two farms in Beijing, the first cases in the Chinese capital, according...
China
Opinion
'CCC report is nonsense but the NFU has been asleep at the wheel'
Forget Brexit, the truly worrying story to come out of London this week was the report from the Government’s advisory...
Dairy
Dairy exporters heading for leading food and drink fair in China
Dairy exporters will be travelling to China later this month, in a UK delegation led by the Agriculture and Horticulture...
Pig/Poultry
50th case of African swine fever reported in China
A new case of African swine fever was confirmed in China, becoming the 50th outbreak of the disease to hit...
Pig/Poultry
Over 34,500 pigs culled in China in the past week due to ASF outbreaks
Over 34,500 pigs have been killed and disposed of in China in the past week due to seven individual outbreaks...
Pig/Poultry
African swine fever outbreak kills 72 pigs in China – report
A total of 72 pigs have purportedly died in another outbreak of African swine fever in China, according to reports....
Dairy
Trade Secretary secures £240 million Chinese deal for UK dairy
International Trade Secretary Dr. Liam Fox today (Thursday, August 23) met with China’s General Administration of Customs to reach an...
Arable
Chinese buyers explore further UK trade opportunities
Chinese cereal buyers have made a special visit to the UK to explore new opportunities for importing wheat and barley...
Beef
Who's likely to bite off a slice of China's growing taste for beef?
The volume of beef imported into China is set to increase by 600,000t – around the same amount produced annually...
Opinion
China news could be much-needed boost for the British suckler sector
The latest report from the Gira Food Consultancy highlights the critical role played by China at the very heart of...
N.Ireland
Winter Fair: Dairy sector now operating within four-year cycles
The international milk industry is now operating within business cycles that last between three to four years, according to Dairy...
N.Ireland
'Fifth-quarter' products among pork exports off to China
Two pork processors in Northern Ireland are among a select few in the UK given the green light to ship...
N.Ireland
'NI's approval to export pork to China could be worth in excess of £10 million'
Northern Ireland’s final approval to export pork to China could be worth in excess of £10 million (€11 million) to the...
Machinery
East meets west: Room for a Chinese loader on the silage pit?
With silage season sweeping across the country in recent weeks, sightings of loading shovels trundling across the countryside have become...
N.Ireland
Efforts continue to secure Chinese access for pork produced in Northern Ireland
Cranswick CEO Adam Couch believes that every effort must be made to secure access to the Chinese market for pork...
Agri-Business
$4 billion wiped off the value of China's biggest dairy company
Shares in Huishan Dairy Holdings, China’s biggest dairy company, plunged downward by 85% on Friday wiping close to $4 billion from its...
Beef
China lifts its ban on Brazilian beef; so too do Chile and Egypt
China’s lifting of its temporary ban on Brazilian beef has been described as a “categorical statement of the quality of Brazilian...
Beef
China and Chile ban Brazilian beef imports for now, following producer scandal
China has reportedly taken the decision to temporarily ban all beef imports from Brazil following the recent scandal. The Brazilian...
