http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. The consumer price index (CPI) for beef last year rose 19.1 per cent compared to 2011, ranking at the top of CPI growth rates among all food items. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030513/hong_kong_____rise_in_beef_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong pared earlier steep losses on Monday after worries about a new strain of avian flu drove both indices to fresh lows for 2013. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150413/hong_kong___bird_flu_chaos_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Speaking to the media, Mr Leung said he will visit one of the biggest hospitals in Hong Kong, Princess Margaret Hospital, the Hospital Authority and the Center for Health Protection Wednesday to inspect their preventative measures against the bird flu H7N9. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170413/hong_kong___dealing_with_bird_flu_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Quality beef, lamb and pork are to be featured at a major trade show taking place in Hong Kong from 7 to 10 May. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190413/hong_kong___english_meat_on_display_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT China Yurun Food Group has announced a loss of HK$611,107 for the financial year ending in December compared to a profit of HK$1.8 billion in the previous year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010413/hong_kong___pork_giant_losing_money_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Shippers and shipping lines both need to raise their game if global container supply chains are not to be habitually subject to wildly fluctuating service levels. This was a key take-away from Day 1 of the TOC Container Supply Chain Asia conference being held in Hong Kong, on 12-14 March. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150313/hong_kong___shippers_and_carriers_need_greater_communication_and_mutual_understanding.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (February 19) http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250213/hong_kong___ban_on_german_poultry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification on 29 January. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050213/hong_kong___bird_flu_back_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Ko Wing-man promised on Tuesday to review and investigate the monopoly in fresh beef imports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/211112/hong_kong___concerns_over_meat_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT HONG KONG - Secretary of State Owen Paterson is leading a delegation from the British beef industry to Hong Kong next week as work continues towards the "normalisation" of trade with the UK. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/191112/hong_kong___showcasing_british_beef_and_lamb_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Secretary of State Owen Paterson is leading a delegation from the British beef industry to Hong Kong next week as work continues towards the “normalisation” of trade with the UK. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121112/hong_kong___beef_showcase_in_hong_kong.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Officials in Hong Kong will begin administering 10 million doses of a new vaccine designed to protect local poultry from a mutated strain of the H5N1 bird flu before the end of the year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050912/hong_kong___bird_flu_vaccines_.aspx oie.com Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT China Yurun Food Group Limited ("Yurun Food" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") (SEHK: 1068), a leading vertically-integrated meat-product processor and supplier in China, announced today its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2012 (the "Period"). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230812/hong_kong___meat_giant_drop_in_profits_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Yurun revenue down 23%: €1.3 billion for H1 2012 http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210812/hong_kong___yurun_revenue_down___billion_for_h_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT On 5 July, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) confirmed that the H5N1 virus was detected on a swab sample collected from a bird cage holding an Oriental magpie robin at a pet ship in the bird market. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180712/hong_kong___bird_flu_crisis_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The outbreaks affected both wild and domestic birds. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130712/hong_kong___more_biird_flu_reported_.aspx oie.com Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety (CFS), part of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), released the findings of its food safety report for May. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040712/hong_kong___a_better_food_safety_record_than_the_usa_.aspx meatpoultry.com Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received Follow-up Report No. 18 on 22 June 2012. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290612/hong_kong___more_bird_flu_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hong Kong health authority said that a two-year-old boy has been confirmed with H5N1 Influenza A and urged the public not to panic. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210612/hong_kong___birs_flu_is_back_.aspx oie.com Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT EBLEX has helped secure the revival of bone-in beef exports from the UK to Hong Kong. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060612/hong_kong___doors_open_for_uk_beef_.aspx eblex.org Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The import of poultry products, including poultry eggs and frozen poultry, from northeastern Liaoning province on the Chinese mainland has resumed, the Center for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China announced Thursday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010612/hong_kong___poultry_from_mainland_china_.aspx chinadaily.com Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The import of poultry products, including poultry eggs and frozen poultry, from northeastern Liaoning province on the Chinese mainland has resumed, the Center for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China announced Thursday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010612/hong_kong___poultry_from_mainland_china__0.aspx chinadaily.com Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT In recent years, fast-casual restaurant chain Fairwood has been featuring more U.S. grain-fed beef entrées at its Hong Kong locations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040512/hong_kong____us_chuck_steaks_on_fire_at_fairwoods_hong_kong_locations_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hong Kong has suspended imports of poultry products from Liaoning province on the mainland, Reuters has reported. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100512/hong_kong___ban_on_poultry_imports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT H1N1 was detected in Hong Kong’s slaughterhouse during regular influenza virus surveillance for pigs in Hong Kong’s slaughterhouse. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180412/hong_kong___swine_fever.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT A dead house crow found in Hong Kong has tested positive for the H5 avian-influenza virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030412/hong_kong___bird_flu_back__0_1.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The country's veterinary authorities have reported three new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Cheung Chau and Mongkok. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200312/hong_kong___bird_flu_problems_.aspx oie.com Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer/Assistant Director from Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060312/hong_kong___bird_flu_research_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Fujian-based company is an integrated pork supplier, being involved in farming, slaughtering and the sale of pork. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020312/hong_kong___pork_production_.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT York Chow Yat-ngok, secretary for food and health, declared the resumption of live poultry sales from midnight on Wednesday after a panel of experts decided to downgrade the avian flu warning from "serious" to "alert". http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260112/hong_kong___the_poultry_trade.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Health authorities in Hong Kong are urging residents to take steps to ensure personal hygiene, and the city remains on high alert following the bird-flu-related death of a man in mainland China. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160112/hong_kong___bird_flu_high_alert.aspx oie.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two dead Black-headed gulls found in Tuen Mun and Lantau have tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus in preliminary testing, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said yesterday (3 January), adding that further confirmatory tests are being conducted. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180112/hong_kong___bird_flu_in_wild_birds.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Poultry imports from part of southern China remain banned in Hong Kong following the death of a man with the same strain of the disease to the version found in wild birds in the city. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180112/hong_kong___ban_on_chinese_poultry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Due to an outbreak of bird flu in Hong Kong, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China has decided to suspend the supply of live poultry to Hong Kong for 21 days starting from Dec. 21. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110112/hong_kong___poultry_import_ban.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT An intensive surveillance system is in place for all poultry farms, poultry markets, pet bird shops in Hong Kong following the death of a wild bird infected with H5N1, the OIE has reported. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040112/hong_kong___bird_flu_death_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hong Kong Slaughters 17,000 Birds, Halts Poultry Sales in Bird Flu Scare http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/221211/hong_kong___massive_poultry_cull_after_bird_flu.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Chicken meat products supplier Sumpo Food Holdings (1089), which listed on the main board in January, will explore acquisition-led growth from 2013 onwards, a senior executive said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121211/hong_kong___poultry_giant_looking_for_acquisitions.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, Thailand’s biggest producer of meat and animal feed, agreed to acquire 74 percent of a Hong Kong affiliate for $2.1 billion, gaining access to agricultural businesses in China and Vietnam. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011211/hong_kong___hk_billion_meat_investment_from_thailand.aspx bloomberg Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT But the swine flu H3N2 is unlikely to cause a "major" human health risk, the Centre for Food Safety said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/021211/hong_kong___swine_flu_is_no_big_deal.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ng Fung Hong said it was slashing its price to local retailers from a peak of HK$1,789 per 100 catties in June to HK$1,381. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151111/hong_kong___pork_prices_slashed.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of Hong Kong on Thursday conducted a field simulation exercise to review its preparedness in case a poultry culling operation is required in response to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the territory. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/111111/hong_kong___bird_flu_back.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pork prices last week rose 0.1 percent from the previous week, the first rebound in August after a brief period of decline, reports the China Securities Journal, citing the Ministry of Commerce. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220911/hong_kong___pork_prices.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pork processor China Yurun Food Group Ltd. (1068.HK) said Monday it has suspended production at its Weinan Shengqin plant in Shaanxi province following media reports alleging it could be producing "problematic meat" there. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270711/hong_kong___meat_giant_in_new_pork_scandal_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong announced that importing poultry meat and eggs from Japan (excluding Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Chiba Prefectures) will resume. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270711/hong_kong___poultry_imports.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hong Kong has imported reduced volumes of beef for 12 consecutive months, with volumes during April falling 36% year-on-year. Imports during the calendar year to April 2011 fell 30%, to 36,748 tonnes swt, with falls registered in Brazilian, Uruguayan, Argentinean, Australian and New Zealand beef, despite an increase in imports from the US, Canada and China. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280611/hong_kong___beef_imports.aspx MLA.com Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Acting Secretary for Food and Health, Gabriel Leung, has consulted lawmakers on the proposed Imported Game, Meat, Poultry and Poultry Eggs Regulation to be made under the city's Food Safety Ordinance, according to an official source. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060611/hong_kong___poultry_import_restrictions_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The pork buyers' union has called on the government to open a live hog market to prevent monopolies from controlling pork prices, according to an official source. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230511/hong_kong___problems_in_the_pork_market_0.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT U.S. exports of high value food products to Hong Kong reached a record level of US$2.1 billion in 2010, consolidating Hong Kong’s position as the 4th largest market for these products after Canada, Mexico and Japan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180511/hong_kong___beef_imports_on_the_rise_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The pork buyers' union has called on the government to open a live hog market to prevent monopolies from controlling pork prices, according to an official source. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230511/hong_kong___problems_in_the_pork_market.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 2010 brought record exports of U.S. food and agricultural products to Hong Kong, making it the fastest-growing market over the past three years, and re-export to China could be driving some of that growth. A new Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240311/hong_kong___more_us_meat_imports.aspx usda.com Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT