Tag: beef

Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:07 UTC
US to begin testing beef for six more strains of E.coli bacteria, said USDA

The US government announced Tuesday it will begin testing next year for six more kinds of E.coli bacteria in raw ground beef and tenderized steaks in order to boost protection of US consumers.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 11:21 UTC
Iran becomes Brazil’s biggest buyer of beef eclipsing Russia

Iran has eclipsed Russia to become the biggest buyer of beef from Brazil, the world’s top exporter of the meat, strengthening the countries’ controversial ties.
Wednesday, August 17th 2011 - 23:06 UTC
Record prices for Uruguayan beef but insufficient cattle in 2011/2012

Uruguay’s beef industry is short of cattle and the annual slaughter for 2011 is expected to be the lowest in a decade, similar to ten years ago when the foot and mouth disease crisis that isolated the country from world markets.
Wednesday, June 8th 2011 - 23:03 UTC
Rocketing values for cattle in Brazil anticipate ‘beef prices will remain high’

World beef prices look set to stay high long term given the rocketing prices of raising cattle in Brazil, and the lack of an obvious successor as the world's low-cost producer.
Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 08:07 UTC
Uruguay has the most expensive cattle in the world, says British abattoir

Uruguay has the most expensive cattle in the world in moments when international beef prices tend to slide which makes it very difficult to have a reasonable operation forcing abattoirs to leave workers redundant.
Saturday, May 14th 2011 - 05:15 UTC
French minister finds ‘strong tension and difficulties’ between Argentina and Brazil

French Foreign Trade Secretary Pierre Lellouche said he had witnessed ‘strong tensions’ among Mercosur members during negotiations with the European Union for a free trade agreement.
Monday, May 9th 2011 - 18:45 UTC
Argentines no longer the world’s king “beef consumers”

Argentines are no longer the king ‘beef-consumers’ with the average 63.3 kilos per person per year in the 2003/2010 period falling to 46.7 kilos in the first quarter of this year, according to Economia & Regiones private consultancy report.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 - 16:55 UTC
EU farm lobbies increase campaign against trade agreement with Mercosur

European Union beef prices would be cut by more than 8% and meat production across the EU would fall in value by more than €3bn if a trade deal were agreed with Mercosur, according to preliminary assessments from an agriculture advisory body to the European Commission.
Friday, April 22nd 2011 - 05:10 UTC
EU increases Argentine prime beef Hilton quota by 1.500 tons

The European Union and Argentina agreed to increase Argentina's lucrative Hilton Quota of high-end beef exports by 1,500 metric tons annually, according to a release in Buenos Aires from the Foreign Ministry late Wednesday.
Thursday, April 21st 2011 - 06:41 UTC
China further opens its market to Brazilian beef, chicken and now pork

China opened its market significantly for Brazilian beef and chicken said Brazil’s Agriculture minister Wagner Rossi on his return from a week long visit to China with a business delegation headed by President Dilma Rousseff.