Meat, Poultry & Fish
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Kenya ratifies fishing vessel safety treaties Cape Town Agreement, STCW-F
KENYA – Kenya has shown its support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews by depositing its instrument of ratification to the 2012…
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Cargill expands presence in seafood with acquisition of US$290m stake in Chile salmon farmer
CHILE – Agricultural commodities trader Cargill Inc has agreed to acquire a 24.5% stake in Salmones Multiexport SA (MultiX), a Chilean salmon farming specialist majority…
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Nestle, Marple Leaf close down plants in North America in pursuit of optimization opportunities
NORTH AMERICA – Nestle USA, a division of Swiss food giant Nestle, and Canadian consumer packaged meat company Marple Leaf have announced plans to close down…
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USDA to invest US$215m in strengthening America’s food supply chains
USA – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to invest up to US$215 million to strengthen food supply chains in the country.…
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Africa’s first lab grown meat developer Mzansi Meat to debut cell-cultured burgers
SOUTH AFRICA – In just a few years, cell-cultured meat has moved from a lofty idea to a real consumer product. Mzansi Meat, Africa’s first…