CME update: nearby cattle futures sink on profit-taking
21:45 | 02/10/2020
US live cattle futures had a mixed trading day on 1 October with nearby contracts lowering on profit-taking after the December benchmark contract reached a six-week high.
AHDB data shows UK shoppers restricting purchases due to COVID-19
22:17 | 29/09/2020
Price is on the rise as a key purchase driver as new AHDB research reveals a third of UK consumers have seen a change in household employment status in the wake of COVID-19.
UK's meat export market at risk as government delays securing Third Country status
22:09 | 29/09/2020
The United Kingdom must be formally listed as a Third Country by the EU in order to continue selling meat and other food products in that market, says BMPA
New Zealand’s a2 Milk projects weaker revenue for end of 2020
19:27 | 28/09/2020
New Zealand’s a2 Milk Company Ltd forecast lower first-half revenue on 28 September as lockdown measures in Australia’s Victoria state hurt its informal Chinese sales channel more than expected.
Synlait Milk forecasts higher earnings despite drop in annual profit
19:23 | 28/09/2020
New Zealand’s Synlait Milk reported a 9 percent drop in annual profit on 28 September, but forecasts strong underlying core earnings for 2021 based on its core infant and lactoferrin business.
Marfrig executive pledges to reduce direct emissions by over 40 percent by 2035
20:52 | 23/09/2020
A top executive with Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods, the world’s top hamburger producer, says the company expects to achieve a 43 percent reduction in direct emissions by 2035.
CME update: cattle futures sag ahead of monthly USDA report
20:50 | 23/09/2020
CME live and feeder cattle futures fell on 22 September in anticipation of Friday’s Cattle on Feed report from the USDA.
Results from domestication study could enhance livestock development
20:37 | 22/09/2020
Study shows that the genetic makeup of water buffalo and cattle responded to breeding for human domestication in similar ways.
New company to reduce cows’ methane using feed additive made from the seaweed
20:36 | 22/09/2020
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO announced the formation of a new company to take a methane-busting seaweed to market, with $13 million secured from five investors.
Crying over plant-based milk: neither science nor history favors a dairy monopoly
20:38 | 20/09/2020
Soy milk. Almond milk. Rice milk. To some dairy farmers these products are like a red rag to a bull.
