Tag: pork

• Thursday, April 4th 2019 - 09:37 UTC

  Outbreak of African swine fever in China, a great opportunity for pork producers

  

  Brazil is in a position to step up pork exports to China where an African swine fever outbreak has become a “transformational event” for the global meat industry, Pedro Parente, chief executive of Brazilian food processor BRF SA, said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:06 UTC

  Russia lifts ban on imports of pork and beef from nine Brazilian plants

  

  Russia's agriculture safety watchdog said on Wednesday it would allow imports of beef and pork from nine Brazilian plants beginning on Thursday, ending an 11-month ban triggered by concerns about the safety of their meat products.

• Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  EU and Mexico reach new trade agreement: tariff cuts for European cheese and pork

  

  The European Union and Mexico reached an agreement on Saturday on a new free trade deal, a coup for both parties in the face of increased protectionism from the United States under President Donald Trump. Since its plans for a trade alliance with the United States were frozen after Trump's election victory, the EU has focused instead on trying to champion open markets and seal accords with other like-minded countries.

• 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.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 16:34 UTC

  China opens to Brazilian pork and meat distribution hubs in six main cities

  

  China opened its market to Brazilian pork and Brazil’s meat packer Marfrig said it would invest heavily in distribution centres in China. The announcements were made in Beijing where a numerous government and private sector delegation headed by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is on an official visit to China.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 05:21 UTC

  Brazil largest meat processor JBS targeting US top pork producer

  

  Shares of Smithfield Foods Inc., the top U.S. pork producer, jumped as much as 8.3% Tuesday on speculation the company may be a takeover target for Brazil-based meat processor JBS S.A. A report in the Brazilian publication Valor Economico, citing market sources said JBS may seek discussions over an acquisition with Smithfield.