Australian beef finds promise in Russian market
Meat and Livestock Australia
(MLA) reports there is
another tough year ahead
for Australian beef exporters.
However, MLA cites Russia
as the latest frontier for the
Australian red meat industry.

Meat mega-merger essential to New Zealand’s prosperity
The Chief Executive of the New Zealand
Government’s AgResearch, Dr Andrew
West, has called for the merging of the four
largest meat companies in the country as
an essential move for the restoration of
New Zealand’s meat industry.

Research looks at balancing growth and muscling
Australian researchers at the
country’s Sheep Cooperative
Research Centre (SCRC) are
unravelling the complex genetics
behind the optimal prime
lamb, from both producer
and consumer perspectives.

UK lamb agreement for New Zealand meat exporter
Value-added meat exporter PPCS has
announced the first of its new forward
supply agreements to meet the requirements
of UK retailer Marks & Spencer for lamb.

Southern Africa provides growth opportunity
The SADC Region in Southern Africa provides a growth opportunity for the worldwide
meat processing industry. A rising demand combined with room for further
development and expansion of the sector offer interesting business opportunities.

JBS blockbuster defies the trend
In the wake of some dire predictions of
financial losses facing US and Canadian
pork and beef industries in the near
future, Brazilian-based JBS Group made
a bombshell announcement that it would
be buying more US beef plants.

Innovations in pathogen detect
Scientists worldwide are working hard to develop
new food safety solutions. Some recent equipment
innovations allow faster, more precise and more
reliable micro-organism detection and quantification.

Portioner helps Wendy’s introduce new product line
Wendy’s, the third largest quick service
restaurant chain in the world, prides itself
on providing customers with more than
the typical fast food fare. When it recently
wanted to introduce a new product line,
Wendy’s also realised it needed a new type
of portioning machine.

Consumer meat trends for 2008
Consumers are getting increasingly
intimate with their food, including
meat, and 2008 will likely see the
relationship deepen.

All sizes on one machine
Dutch meat processor Goedegebuur utilises a special thermoforming machine to
meet the challenge of producing three different sizes of packages alternately on a
continuous basis.

NMA celebrates, but amid some deep industry concerns
The near record number of attendees at the 62nd annual
convention of US National Meat Association paid tribute
to long-time Executive Director Rosemary Mucklow, but
also joined in unprecedented collective dialogue on a
wide variety of issues.