International Trade

Corn flow from the US to Latin American poultry industry

Although the U.S. values the Latin American market and wants to regain its market share, it is necessary to take into account the elections in that country and the corollary of the pandemic in the Latin American economy.

October 22, 2020

Benjamín Ruiz

Although the U.S. values the Latin American market and wants to regain its market share, it is necessary to take into account the elections in that country and the corollary of the pandemic in the Latin American economy.

COVID impacts are different but felt globally

An international panel considered the pandemic, emerging technologies and new retail trends.

October 20, 2020

Austin Alonzo

COVID-19 is reshaping the global poultry trade and will continue to do so for months or years after the pandemic is under control.

Cherkizovo begins exporting chicken to Saudi Arabia

The first batch of halal chicken meat has already been shipped

October 13, 2020

Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest meat producer, entered another important export market, as the company has started supplying chicken meat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Cranswick CEO Couch named to UK trade advisory groups

Advisory groups aim to bring key British industries and farmers closer to U.K. trade negotiations

September 23, 2020

Adam Couch, CEO of Cranswick, has been asked to join the recently formed trade advisory groups (TAGs) by the United Kingdom’s international trade secretary, Liz Truss.

Rabobank: EU, UK having biggest impact on global trade

Ukraine, Brazil and Thailand are particularly affected by loss of European markets

September 22, 2020

Roy Graber

The biggest impact on global poultry trade so far in 2020 has been a sharp drop in imports to the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (U.K.), according to the most recent Rabobank Poultry Quarterly report.

China suspends imports from OK Foods poultry plant

Another plant operated by Tyson Foods was delisted in June for similar reasons

September 16, 2020

Roy Graber

China has suspended imports from an OK Foods poultry plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, citing a high number of COVID-19 cases among workers at the plant.

The telephone game of chicken wings in China

Chinese first stop shipments, but in the end, they decide to accept them, with crazy intermediate measures

September 1, 2020

Benjamín Ruiz

Frankly, I do not understand the actions of the authorities in China and Hong Kong with regard to chicken wings imported from Aurora Alimentos, from Brazil.

Better times ahead for poultry in second half of 2020

While issues remain, some recovery can be expected for the world’s poultry producers.

August 28, 2020

Mark Clements

Poultry production and global trade can expect some recovery during the second half of this year, but problems remain.

Nicaragua seeks to export eggs to new markets

The country wants to export egg products not only to Central America and the Caribbean, but also to Taiwan, according to the minister of finance and public credit.

August 27, 2020

Cindy A. Burgos Alvarado

Nicaragua seeks to expand egg exports through strategies that strengthen the agricultural sector and mobilize “the greatest amount of resources to the countryside.”