China bans import of meat from 6 Australian companies
The Dollar Business Bureau China has barred the import of beef and lamb from six Australian companies, raising worries about the reliability of the country’s $750 million meat export trade with the East Asian nation. The temporary ban is linked to meatworks in certain locations across the three Australian states, with import authorities of China imposing the ban due to non-compliance of labels with paperwork. However, it is believed that the meat import ban by China is in retaliation for Australia’s move earlier this year for banning the imports of all fresh and cooked prawns from the Asian powerhouse. The prawn ban, which also impacted the prawns from Vietnam, was imposed by Australian government after the outbreak of white spot disease that devastated various ...
Goa procures additional beef from Karnataka: Parrikar
The Dollar Business Bureau Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday that the state-run slaughterhouses produces about 2,000 kg of beef a day and the additional demand for beef in the state is met by importing it from neighbouring state like Karnataka. In a reply to question by a BJP member in state assembly, over the beef quality supplied by the neighbouring state, Parrikar said that the beef procured from Karnataka would be put to proper process of inspection. “Approximately 2,000 kg beef is produced per day at the state abattoir - the Goa Meat Complex Limited, while rest of beef is brought in from Karnataka,” said the Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of animal husbandry. “The projected beef sale in the ...
USDA lowers forecast for meat production in 2017
The Dollar Business Bureau The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday lowered the forecast for overall production of meat in 2017 to 100.1 billion pounds (lb) against the 100.4 billion pounds estimated last month. However, it raised the forecast for production in 2018 from the previous 102.8 billion lb to 103 billion lb. “Beef production for 2017 was lowered to 26.3 billion lb primarily due to lighter carcass weights, which will more than offset expected increased slaughter in the later part of 2017, USDA said in its latest report “World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates” released on June 9. The expectations for further placements are backing up a higher beef forecast in 2018 of 27.2 billion lb, the report added. For 2017, ...
Indian beef non- competitive to US beef exports
The Dollar Business Bureau India, being the largest beef exporter, is unlikely to challenge American beef exports because of the low quality of meat and absence of appropriate animal healthcare guidelines, says the US Department of Agriculture. The Indian meat, though is relatively low cost and is non-competitive to US meat exports as the meat does not comply to animal health regulations, which is a growing concern in key markets, said the official report about beef exports from India. The Indian beef does not meet health standards including mouth and foot disease-free grade, required by markets which import beef and meat from US. In the markets shared by US and India, the products cater to the needs of different consumer segments. About 90% of the ...
