FAO: meat was cheaper than in 2014
Over the full year, meat was on average 15.1 cheaper than in 2014.
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Does marbling degree in pork influence consumer acceptability?
Purchasing decisions are complex because, even though some consumers prefer meat with no fat in sight, they prefer the meat with the highest marbling degree when they taste it.
USA: Country-of-Origin Labels repealed for beef, pork
The omnibus bill repealed the country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork.
The Regulation regarding the aid to private storage of pork has been published
The Official Journal of the EU has published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334, that opens private storage for pigmeat and fixes in advance the amount of aid.
Correlations among various blood parameters at exsanguination and their relationships to pork quality traits
The objectives of this study were to investigate the correlations between various blood parameters compared with cortisol and lactate levels.
Japan reopens its market to Brazilian thermally processed products
Japan announced the opening of its market to Brazilian thermally processed beef, pork, lamb and goat products.
Forecasts for the Brazilian pig sector
According to the data published by the ABPA, it is expected that pork production in Brazil reaches 3,643 million tonnes this year.
US COOL: WTO authorized Canada and Mexico to impose retaliatory tariffs
Canada will be able to retaliate in the amount of C$1.054 billion, while Mexico will be able to retaliate in the amount of US$227.7 million, once final WTO authorization is obtained.
Commission approves joint venture between Danish Crown and Westfleisch
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture by Danish Crown of Denmark and Westfleisch of Germany.
Germany: Meat production down in the third quarter of 2015
The quantity of pork produced amounted to 1.3 million tonnes and was thus down by a mere 0.2% year on year.
More than half of the Chilean pig production is exported
Some 55% of the Chilean production is exported.
Pigmeat production is expected to expand by less than 2% by 2025
Following a strong recovery in 2014 and 2015, pigmeat production is expected to expand by less than 2 % by 2025 as compared with 2015.
China expands the list of United States and Canada plants to import pork from
There are now 28 processing and cooling plants authorized to export pork to China, 22 American ones and 6 Canadian ones.
China authorises new Brazilian plants for meat exportation
Three are beef, two pork and two chicken plants.
EFSA: maintenance of the cold chain during storage and transport of meat
Following the adoption by EFSA's BIOHAZ Panel of the Scientific Opinion on the public health risks related to the maintenance of the cold chain during storage and transport of meat, the EC requested clarification.
Computed tomography as a tool in animal production
This tool allows us to model the growth of animal body tissues in vivo and to study the effect of different factors (genetics, gender, nutrition) on this growth.