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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed massive changes in the processing of chicken and turkey meat in the country that may reduce illnesses from food contamination, but meat firms must make significant adjustments to their operations, Time reported.

As part of Fonterras commitment to sustainability and implementation of its strategy, the co-operative has released on October 17 its Sustainable Finance Framework (Framework).

Industry players in Pakistan have demanded that the government should abolish a 35% tax imposed on grandparent chick.

Cooke Aquacultures True North Seafood has quietly launched a premium salmon brand that leans heavily on its origins in the US state of Maine.

The China International Import Expo provides tremendous opportunities for US businesses to learn about the Chinese market and improves existing trade ties with China, Californian officials and trade experts say.

Kazakhstan and Qatar have signed 13 bilateral documents worth more than $625 million at the Kazakhstan-Qatar Investment Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, on October 12, the Kazakh Invest national companys press service reported.

All measures implemented — following the detection of African swine fever (ASF) months earlier on a pig farm — were lifted in the municipality of Emsbüren, district of Emsland (Lower Saxony), Germany.

The government of Barbados has signaled that it is not in favour of providing any further subsidies to its agriculture industry as public officials work on a strategy to assist struggling farmers facing a possible increase in feed costs.

An industry group in the Philippines is pushing for the development of strong border control in the country to prevent the smuggling of agricultural products.

Perstorp announced on October 12 that it has been acquired by PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), Malaysia´s leading integrated chemicals provider and part of PETRONAS Group, on October 1.