TheDairySite Latest News: Brazil
20 August 2013
Brazil Declared 99 per cent FMD FreeBRAZIL – More than 205 million head of cattle – 99 per cent of the national herd - have been declared free of foot and mouth disease by the agriculture minister, Antonio Andrade....
13 August 2013
Vaccination Not Required For BluetongueBRAZIL – A technical collaboration has unanimously decided that there is no justification for the import of vaccines into Brazil for Bluetongue disease....
30 July 2013
Brasil Foods Sees Revenue RiseBRAZIL - Brazilian poultry, meat and food processor Brasil Foods saw the company’s net revenue rise by 10 per cent in the second quarter of the year to R$7.5 billion. ...
10 June 2013
Farmers See Five Year High For Milk BRAZIL – Further proof of a five year dairy price high has been announced by the Centre for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics as shortages of dairy supplies have caused price volatility through May....
05 June 2013
Short Supplies Put Milk At a Premium For FarmersBRAZIL – Bad weather and revelations over milk tampering have led to farmers receiving 0.9854 reals/litre, the highest gross milk value for five years. ...
24 May 2013
Supply Chain Under Scrutiny After Formaldehyde ScandalBRAZIL – A mix of public and private bodies have been commissioned to formulate a milk supply chain control protocol, following revelations of formaldehyde and urea being mixed with milk....
16 May 2013
Indigenous Communities to Get FMD HelpBRAZIL – Indigenous farmers in the Roraima region are to benefit from a foot and mouth vaccination scheme worth £253,000....
10 May 2013
Formaldehyde Discovery Shows Supply Chain WeaknessBRAZIL – Complex milk supply chains are being blamed for the presence of formaldehyde in ‘adulterated’ UHT milk....
02 May 2013
Vaccination Procedure ChangeBRAZIL - The timing of vaccination procedures for several states will be altered, extending deadlines to June 30, the government announced yesterday. ...
01 May 2013
BRF Profit SoarsBRAZIL - Brazilian meat, poultry and dairy processing giant Brasil Foods (BRF) ended the first quarter of 2013 with net revenue of R$ 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 CheesesBRAZIL – 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 RulingBRAZIL - 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 RegulationBRAZIL - 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 StatusBRAZIL – 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 2012BRAZIL – 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 RiseBRAZIL - 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 GrowthBRAZIL - 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 ChangesBRAZIL – 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 EUBRAZIL - 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 DevelopmentBRAZIL – 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 ScareBRAZIL - 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 2011BRAZIL - 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 BeginBRAZIL - 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 ProgrammeBRAZIL - 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 ScheduleBRAZIL - 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 RiseBRAZIL - 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 FruitBRAZIL - Brazilian processor Batavo have watched sales of a yoghurt boom. From April-September sales increased 73 per cent. ...
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