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Latest industry news and updates from the meatborsa team.
Market Alert: Anatomy of a Plunge: Hilton Shares Tumble 22% After Second Profit Warning
Soaring fish costs, a critical facility failure, and consumer trade-downs create a 'perfect storm' for the protein processor
A Shot at Change: The UK’s Push for a Cattle TB Vaccine
The UK is leading global efforts to license a cattle TB vaccine and companion DIVA test that could reshape how the disease is controlled.
Alt-Meat Innovation Stalls, European Avian Flu Intensifies, and German Pork Market Struggles
Global alt-meat patent filings fall, the Avian Flu threat grows in Germany and Poland, and the German pig market stabilises at a low level.
White House Calls for Federal Review of Beef Pricing Practices
The administration has asked the Department of Justice to examine whether foreign-owned meatpacking companies are influencing U.S. beef prices, amid broader concern over food costs and competition.
Brazil Takes Flight in Global Poultry Trade
Brazil’s chicken industry is closing in on record export levels as global demand rises again, led by strong shipments to South Africa and a gradual rebound in China.
Rain Boosts Australian Livestock Markets
Recent rainfall across eastern and southern Australia lifted restocker confidence and supported stronger cattle and lamb prices despite varied supply movements.
EU Meat Prices: Policy Driven Inflation Leads to Permanently Higher Prices
A Strategic Guide for Buyers, Producers, and Traders in a Structurally Constrained Market
Closure in Perleberg
The shutdown of the Perleberg slaughterhouse raises concerns among eastern German pig farmers about longer transport routes, higher costs, and increased market dominance by Tönnies.
Poland Pig Sector Stabilizes, Brazil Beef Booms, and Spanish Pork Prices Crash.
Poland's pig industry finds stability, Brazil's beef exports smash records, and Spanish pork prices hit a yearly low after 16 weeks of decline.
Beyond Meat Postpones Q3 Earnings as It Reviews Asset Impairment
Beyond Meat has delayed the release of its third-quarter financial results to finalize an impairment analysis linked to certain long-lived assets, as the company continues to face financial and operational challenges.
Polish Beef to the Maldives, UK Avian Flu Accelerates, and German Pork Prices Hold.
Poland secures a new beef export market, new Avian Flu cases hit major UK poultry regions, and German pork prices find a floor while Ukraine's market faces a sharp drop.
Hurricane Melissa Leaves Caribbean’s Meat Sector on the Brink
Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction across Jamaica and neighboring islands has crippled livestock farms, decimated egg production, and strained already fragile meat supply chains, raising fears of regional shortages and higher food prices.