If chicken’s retail price advantage over beef and pork persists, per capita consumption could rise in 2025 despite slowing population growth says a recent sector outlook from Farm Credit Canada.
Competitive retail prices bode well for chicken demand in 2025 says FCC
Demand projected to grow despite slowing or even shrinking Canadian population
Smithfield Foods targets up to $10.7 billion valuation in US IPO
Smithfield Foods is targeting a valuation of up to $10.73 billion (C$15.41 billion) in its U.S. initial public offering, the packing giant said on Tuesday, moving closer to its much-anticipated stock market return in the country after more than a decade.
No immediate tariffs means more time to engage, prepare say ag, food leaders
No immediately-imposed tariffs means more time to engage with American officials on the importance of free trade and to prepare for future negotiations say agriculture industry groups say.
China 2024 pork output falls for first time in four years
China's pork production in 2024 fell for the first time after rising for three years straight, official data showed on Friday, as livestock companies reduced slaughter rates due to ample hog supply and weak meat demand.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall with grains
Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Thursday, as losses in the grains and oilseeds spilled into the livestock markets.
German authorities say no more foot-and-mouth disease cases found
Britain halts imports of German pork, other meat and dairy products in effort to stop spread
German authorities said on Tuesday they had found no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease following intensive testing around the area where the first case was confirmed last week. Britain has banned imports of German pork and other products.
US chicken, pork plant workers face higher health risks, USDA studies confirm
Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued on Friday.
Smithfield Foods first to publicly file in 2025 for big US IPO
Smithfield Foods on Monday made public its paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States, as the maker of Farmland bacon and Farmer John sausages prepares for its U.S. stock market return after more than a decade.
India gears up for a potential trade deal as Trump targets China, say government sources
India is preparing to offer tariffs cuts on some farm and other goods mainly imported from the U.S., aiming to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once president-elect Donald Trump takes charge, government and industry sources in New Delhi said.
China to promote modernization of farms in pledge to stabilize grain output
China will accelerate the pace of agricultural and rural modernization and stabilize grain planting area in its quest to ensure stable and high production of grains, state media reported on Wednesday, citing an annual rural policy meeting.
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