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Year-long ostrich culling ends this week

fleischwirtschaft.com – SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg. The Western Cape agriculture department will cull another 360 ostriches in the Oudtshoorn area by the end of this week.  

Meat consumption in China now doubles United States

fleischwirtschaft.com – USA, Washington D.C. More than a quarter of all the meat produced worldwide is now eaten in China, and the country’s 1.35 billion people are hungry for more. In 1978, China’s meat consumption of 8 million tons was one third the U.S. consumption of 24 million tons.  

City to invest in hi-tech livestock farming

fleischwirtschaft.com – VIETNAM, Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) will develop a hi-tech production chain of breeds, and animal feeds and then transfer the modern and safe farming model to neighboring provinces in order to ensure a supply source of livestock products at stable prices.  

Global pork markets find stability

fleischwirtschaft.com - THE NETHERLANDS, Utrecht. Global pork markets will be stable, with a modest recovery during the second half of 2012, according to Rabobank's quarterly global pork market outlook.  

BPI closes three plants permanently

fleischwirtschaft.com - USA, Dakota Dunes, SD - Beef Products Inc., the manufacturer of lean, finely textured beef, also called "pink slime" in the media, is permanently closing three manufacturing facilities effective May 25.