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05 June 2013

Short Supplies Put Milk At a Premium For Farmers
BRAZIL – Bad weather and revelations over milk tampering have led to farmers receiving 0.9854 reals/litre, the highest gross milk value for five years. ...

24 May 2013

Supply Chain Under Scrutiny After Formaldehyde Scandal
BRAZIL – A mix of public and private bodies have been commissioned to formulate a milk supply chain control protocol, following revelations of formaldehyde and urea being mixed with milk....

16 May 2013

Indigenous Communities to Get FMD Help
BRAZIL – Indigenous farmers in the Roraima region are to benefit from a foot and mouth vaccination scheme worth £253,000....

10 May 2013

Formaldehyde Discovery Shows Supply Chain Weakness
BRAZIL – Complex milk supply chains are being blamed for the presence of formaldehyde in ‘adulterated’ UHT milk....

02 May 2013

Vaccination Procedure Change
BRAZIL - The timing of vaccination procedures for several states will be altered, extending deadlines to June 30, the government announced yesterday. ...

01 May 2013

BRF Profit Soars
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat, poultry and dairy processing giant Brasil Foods (BRF) ended the first quarter of 2013 with net revenue of R$ 7.2 billion, increase of 13.8 per cent over the same period of 2012 but net income reached grew by 134 per cent, reaching...

30 April 2013

Government to Regulate Raw Milk Cheeses
BRAZIL – Producers of Minas cheese met with the Ministry of Agriculture last week to discuss legislation around the production of cheese made from unpasteurised milk....

25 April 2013

Drought Conditions Lead to Emergency Powder Ruling
BRAZIL - Drought hit regions of Brazil have been granted permission to revert milk powder back to liquid pasteurised forms. ...

19 April 2013

Whey Uptake Prompts Calls For Regulation
BRAZIL - The government has revealed public consultation plans to inform necessary updates to whey processing regulations following an uptake of the product in foodstuffs in recent years....

01 April 2013

Brazil Moves Step Closer to FMD Free Status
BRAZIL – Seven states of north-eastern Brazil, including the Pará region, are to be foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) free by May this year....

Pork, Beef, Dairy Output Increases Through 2012
BRAZIL – Data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography has confirmed a record breaking 2012 for cattle slaughter as well as growth in the pig sector....

25 March 2013

Producers Benefit February Farm Gate Price Rise
BRAZIL - Milk prices received by producers in February (January production) moved up 1.35 per cent comparing to the previous month, at 0.8219 real per liter (0.4163 dollar) – net price, according to data from Cepea. ...

13 March 2013

Brasil Foods Accelerates Growth
BRAZIL - Brasil Foods has reported net sales of R$28.5 billion for 2012 financial year, 10.9 per cent higher than posted in the preceding year, with a net income of R$813.2 million. ...

12 March 2013

Ministry Presses for Welfare and Hygiene Changes
BRAZIL – Recent government efforts to improve animal welfare at transport and slaughter have been updated with a recent announcement of a new meat labeling scheme. ...

07 February 2013

Milk Powder Anti-dumping Tariff Duties Extended on New Zealand and EU
BRAZIL - Anti-dumping duties have been extended for five years on imports of milk powder from New Zealand and the European Union....

20 December 2012

Ministry to Oversee Vaccine Development
BRAZIL – ARGENTINA - As part of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) action programme of the Mercosur group the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply will undertake an audit of vaccine development at the Biogenesis Laboratory in Buenos Aires on...

11 December 2012

Brazil Keeps BSE Status After Prion Protein Scare
BRAZIL - Brazil's 'negligible' Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) status has been retained after Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency tests confirmed a 2010 cell sample was free of BSE....

06 December 2012

November Agricultural Exports Up on 2011
BRAZIL - Market results from the year so far show growth across agriculture with more pork, beef and corn being exported on the same period last year. ...

Post Drought FMD Vaccinations Begin
BRAZIL - The annual foot and mouth (FMD) vaccination campaign has reached it second stage after adverse weather required a vaccination period extension in drought affected areas. ...

27 November 2012

Isolated Communities Reached in FMD Vaccination Programme
BRAZIL - A vaccination programme is being tirelessly carried out in the Roraima region on behalf of a partnership of industry regulators in a bid to rid the area of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) including the most remote farming areas in the country....

26 November 2012

Brazil Needs to 'Ensure Food Supply'
BRAZIL - The chief executive of the Brazilian Poultry Union (UBABEF), Francisco Turra, said yesterday (22 November) that the world will continue to consume more and more animal protein and that Brazil needs to ensure competitiveness in the supply of these...

15 November 2012

Drought Affects FMD Vaccinations Schedule
BRAZIL - This summer's drought in North Eastern States has impacted on the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccinations schedule, causing it to be altered. ...

Brasil Foods Sees Revenues Rise
BRAZIL - Brasil Foods - BRF - saw net sales reach R$ 7.2 billion, an increase of 14.3 per cent over the same period of last year and 5.1 per cent higher than the second quarter of 2012. ...

13 November 2012

New Health Brand Uses 10 Times More Fruit
BRAZIL - Brazilian processor Batavo have watched sales of a yoghurt boom. From April-September sales increased 73 per cent. ...

09 November 2012

Dairy Leaders Give Minister Action Plan
BRAZIL- The minister of agriculture, Mendes Ribeiro, has received a summation of the issues currently hampering dairying in a problem solving meeting in Brasilia on Wednesday. ...

07 November 2012

Brasil Foods, Carbery Group Partner to Process Whey
BRAZIL - Brasil Foods and the Carbery Group have joined together to process whey proteins. ...

02 November 2012

Brazil Relaxes FMD Vaccination Programme, to Allow Producers to Focus on Drought
BRAZIL - Brazil has agreed to relax the second stage of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations for cattle and buffalo in the Northeastern states due to drought....

01 November 2012

Brazil Looks to Increase Dairy Exports
BRAZIL - The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) has approved an international project for the dairy industry, which will see R$2 million invested into promotional materials for milk and milk products abroad....