World News
China is to build a cloning factory to produce 1m beef cattle
A commercial animal cloning center to clone beef cattle, race horses and dogs is to be established in China, news website...
China
World News
Fonterra aiming to be the number one player in the Chinese dairy market
Fonterra aims to become the number one dairy player in the Chinese market, according to its CEO, Theo Spierings. Speaking...
Dairy
China's infant formula demand to increase by 10% - Rabobank
Demand for infant milk formula in China is expected to increase by 10%, after China relaxed its one-child policy; allowing...
Dairy
Asia rather than China alone will be a key driver for dairy exports
China is no longer the focus of the export drive that has been put in place by the Irish dairy...
Agri-Business
'China to import 400,000t of forage to meet agricultural demand'
China will import more than 400,000 tonnes of forage from Mongolia next year to cope with the growing demand for...
Agri-Business
Rabobank says China's demand for perishable foods will rise 17% by 2025
China’s appetite for fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat is expected to increase by 17% between 2015 and 2025, according...
Sheep
Global sheepmeat supplies expected to tighten in 2016
Current forecasts show that supplies from sheepmeat exporters in Australia and New Zealand are likely to decline in 2016, according...
Agri-Business
'Chinese middle classes still want European and US food products'
The outlook for agricultural exports to China looks pretty positive, according to David Dollar from the Brookings Institute in the...
Sheep
Chinese sheepmeat imports drop 22%, falling demand to blame
Chinese sheepmeat imports in the first nine months of 2015 have fallen 22%, following the trend that began in the...
Arable
Government intervention sees swelling maize stocks in China
Chinese intervention purchasing has seen its state maize stocks rocket in recent months, according to Jack Watts, Lead Analyst, AHDB Market...
World News
New Zealand government stops Chinese purchase of 33,000ac farm
Chinese company, Shanghai Pengxin, through a New Zealand subsidiary has been prevented from purchasing a the 34,000ac (13,800 hectare) Lochinver...
Dairy
'New Zealand milk output could fall by up to 10% in the coming months'
New Zealand’s milk output could fall by up to 10% over the coming months, according to Rabobank dairy analyst Kevin...
Agri-Business
Pizza and cappuccino culture driving dairy demand in China
Foods such as pizza and cappuccino and the growing influence of the western diet, especially among younger people, is making...
Agri-Business
Great fall of China hits Kerry Group's Chinese partner Beingmate
Beingmate Baby and Child Food company shares have fallen to their lowest since February 2013 after what is being dubbed...
Pig/Poultry
Drop in Chinese pig herd will impact entire global market - Rabobank
The drop in the Chinese pig herd will impact the entire global pork market from now and into 2016, according...
Beef
China's beef demand to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 - Rabobank
China’s beef demand is to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 according to Rabobank, which says that Chinese investors will...
Agri-Business
EU exports to China grow, but at a slower rate (infant formula key product)
In 2014, China’s demand for agri-food imports continued to increase, although at a lower rate (+3%) compared to growth rates...
Agri-Business
10 products account for 50% of EU agri-food exports
Just 10 product categories account for 48% of EU agri-food exports in 2014, new figures from the EU show. It...
