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Global Beef Industry 'A Two-Part Story', Says Rabobank

The global beef industry continues to be a 'two-part story', Rabobank has said, with ongoing strong consumer demand in the US matched by reduced cattle and...

Lidl Germany To Move To Higher Animal Welfare Standards For Beef, Drinking Milk

Lidl Germany has announced that it is converting its range of fresh beef and drinking milk to higher animal husbandry levels.

Jumbo Introduces Beef From 'Pasture Cattle'

Dutch retailer Jumbo has announced that it has introduced a range of beef products from so-called pasture cattle. The meat used in the range is sourced...

Brazil Halts China Exports After 'Atypical' Disease Discovery

Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its leading customer, China, after confirming two cases of 'atypical' mad cow dise...

German Meat Production Sees 1.7% Decline In H1 2021

Meat production in Germany declined by 1.7% year-on-year, or 64,500 tonnes, in the first half of 2021, according to the latest data from the Federal Statis...

Beef Consumption Falls To Ten-Year Low In Russia

Beef consumption in Russia fell to 1.94 million tonnes last year, a ten-year low, due to the closure of the HoReCa channel as well as lower incomes among c...

Brazil's JBS Posts Better-Than-Expected Results In Second Quarter

Brazil's JBS SA has posted second-quarter net profits nearly twice as high as the average of analysts' estimates, buoyed by a strong performance in its bee...

Bord Bia Criticised By Dutch Animal Welfare Group Over 'Beef Sustainability' Claims

Dutch animal welfare Wakker Dier has taken aim at Irish food industry body Bord Bia, describing the claim that Irish beef is sustainable as 'misleading' an...