After a five-month pork promotional campaign mounted by the UK levy body Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), a survey showed that 90% of the people who saw the promo aired on TV said that the commercial portrayed pork as a healthy food choice.

Pork prices in China declined during the five-day period July 27 (Monday) to 31 (Friday), latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs showed, Xinhua reported.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said private exporters shipped 192,000 tonnes of US soybeans to China, the first sales of soybeans to China since July 27, Reuters reported.

According to a new study, the aquaculture industry of Maine, US is poised for growth, but the state requires more skilled-workers to keep up with it, NEWS CENTER Maine reported.

In a world where half the people earn less than US$10,000 and eat less than 6kg of eggs annually, this food line offers the highest quality protein at the lowest unit cost.

After years of incremental progress towards a new bull market, the coronavirus outbreak perversely reversed corn market fundamentals and with it, the longterm price trend.

ASF decimated Asian hog herds more than it did consumption. Covid-19 dented western pork consumption, but not its production. The net result is a huge, China-centric increase in the global swine meat trade.

More export-dependent than ever, the sector's fate depends on the world economy's post-Covid-19 recovery.

Crushers in China stepped up production while soy availability increased. With supplies ample and the global soy market weakening, soymeal prices in China moved lower during the week in review.

Prices of corn surged at a faster pace as buyers were more wary of the shortages of grains in China. In Zhengzhou, Henan, corn prices jumped by as much as 12% amid tight availability.

Fishmeal prices continued to tumble in China with demand poorer than expected. Aqua feed producers were reluctant to expand inventories while aquaculture in many parts of China was disrupted by severe floods. Traders who were eager to clear stocks slashed prices with inventories mounting.

Pork prices in China declined during the five-day period July 27 (Monday) to 31 (Friday), latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs showed, Xinhua reported.

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has certified the salmon farm site of Nova Austral S.A. in Región de Magallanes in southern Chile for its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme, SeafoodSource reported.

Norway-based salmon farmer Grieg Seafood said it has excluded Cargill Aqua Nutrition from receiving proceeds from its Green Projects initiatives including its first Green Bond issue over its parent company's alleged contribution to soy-related deforestation of the Brazilian Cerrado, a vast savanna ecoregion, SeafoodSource reported.

The Thai Union Group welcomed the yellow "Good Alternative" rating for Thai farmed shrimp given earlier this month by Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, which evaluates the ecological sustainability of wild-caught and farmed seafood commonly found in the US marketplace.

Trianni, Inc. and Zoetis have announced on July 7 a collaboration for the development of transgenic monoclonal antibody platforms for the discovery of new veterinary treatments.