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Brazil's JBS Posts Better-Than-Expected Results In Second Quarter

Brazil's JBS SA has posted second-quarter net profits nearly twice as high as the average of analysts' estimates, buoyed by a strong performance in its bee...

Cherkizovo Group Reports Growth In Pork Sales Volume In July

Russian meat producer Cherkizovo Group has posted 14% growth in pork sales volumes, to 22,570 tonnes, in July 2020, compared with the same period last...

Food Exports From Ireland Slump Due To COVID-19 Impact

Food and beverage exports from Ireland fell by 9% in the month of May, with Bord Bia, the Irish food board, citing the negative impact of COVID-19 on the c...

World Food Price Index Rises In July, Extending Rebound

World food prices rose in July led by vegetable oils, dairy products and sugar, extending a rebound from the previous month following sharp falls triggered...

Tyson Foods Names New CEO As Coronavirus Raises Costs

Tyson Foods Inc named its president, Dean Banks, as its new chief executive, as the meatpacker faces unprecedented disruptions from the COVID-19 outbreak....

German Abattoir Ramping Up Output After Virus Outbreak

The German abattoir hit by a coronavirus outbreak is increasing output but still working below capacity, it said on Tuesday. The Tönnies plant in R...

COVID-19 Hit US Meat, Poultry Plant Workers Hard In April, May

The coronavirus outbreak took a heavy toll on workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing facilities, with more than 17,000 COVID-19 cases and nearly 100 d...

German Animal-Rights Protesters Target Meat Plant Linked To Coronavirus Cluster

German animal-rights activists have protested outside a meat factory in North Rhine Westphalia where hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavi...