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One of the largest meat producers in the country, jbs usa, says its servers were attacked on sunday. jbs is known for brands like pilgrims, great southern and aberdeen black. >> alex marquardt is following this for us. so, whats the impact here? >> reporter: hi, guys. its not just an american company. its a global company thats one of the biggest meat processors in the world. here in the u.s. they have processing facilities that do chicken, beef and pork. were not being told too much about the a...

Gov. Walz signs bill exempting some home-based wild game processors from state oversight 5:00 pm, May 27, 2021 × "Garage guy" wild game processors can rest a little easier. The Minnesota Legislature partially overturned a 2020 requirement that they get licensed, which would entail costly upgrades for many of the processers who operate out of their garages, sheds or other outbuildings. It was signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz on May 25. Some processers would still have to get license...

Global shipping costs continue to rise with charter rates expanding by 65 percent this second quarter, dimming the situation for food importers, such as meat processors. Royal Cargo Inc. Chief Operating Officer Jet B. Ambalada told the BusinessMirror that charter rates and freight costs continue to rise with no immediate improvements in sight until a ...

UK to offer Australian farmers tariff-free access - but not until 2037 Save Share London | Australian beef, lamb and sugarcane farmers face a potentially long wait to crack the UK market, with Britain reportedly looking for a 15-year phase-in period for agriculture in the nearly-completed free-trade deal. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman did not deny local media reports on Friday that a 15-year security blanket would be thrown over British farmers, after senior ministers had earlie...

BusinessWorld May 12, 2021 | 12:32 am By Reporters PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has approved measures seeking to boost the supply of pork in the country as the domestic hog industry struggles amid the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. Mr. Duterte placed the Philippines under a state of calamity for one year due to the spread of ASF, Presidential Spokesperson Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr. told a televised news briefing. In Proclamation No. 1143 signed on May 10, M...

Published May 6, 2021, 10:20 AM After weeks of disagreement on pork imports, the Senate and the President’s economic team, led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, decided to lower the import tariff cut proposed under Executive Order (EO) 128 and adjust the volume of pork imports allowed to enter the Philippines under minimum access volume (MAV). Such a compromise between the two parties will just have to be approved by President Rodrigo Duterte. Agriculture Secretary William Dar will...

BusinessWorld May 6, 2021 | 8:01 pm REUTERS THE agriculture industry said the government’s decision to moderate drastic tariff reductions represents a “moral victory” for hog raisers, who will need to compete with the increased volume of imports. The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said in a statement on Thursday that the Department of Agriculture (DA) also needs to revoke all sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances that had been issued under the ...

New Meat Processing Boot Camp responds to increased market demand FFI The Food Finance Institute (FFI) will host a new Financial Management Boot Camp for Meat Processors, a four-day training, running May 13 and 14 and June 17 and 18. The pandemic has highlighted gaps in small-scale food processing. Small meat processing plants were especially affected when COVID-19 outbreaks forced mass shutdowns of bigger suppliers, leading to an overwhelming surge in demand. Now small slaughterhouses are bo...

Import ban partly lifted on Dutch deboned poultry meat BusinessWorld 2 hrs ago © Provided by BusinessWorld IMPORTS of mechanically deboned meat (MDM) from Dutch poultry have been allowed to resume if the region or origin in the Netherlands is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu), the Department of Agriculture said. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar signed a memorandum order on April 6 that permitted the import of poultry MDM from bird flu-free Dutch regions as listed by t...

Meat importers call for easing of poultry bans Catherine Talavera © STAR/ File Meat importers call for easing of poultry bans MANILA, Philippines — Meat importers are urging the government to ease bans on the importation of poultry products by implementing zonal bans instead of country-wide restrictions due to the tightening supply of poultry. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, the Meat Importers and Traders Association (MITA) said the supply situation of pou...