JBS Profits Slump by 78 Per Cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian based beef and pork processing giant JBS saw profits slump by 78 per cent in the third quarter of the year from R$694 million (reals) to R$151.5 million.

Brasil Foods Sees R$210 Million Q3 Profit
BRAZIL - Meat and poultry processing giant, Brasil Foods, has recorded profits of R$210 million (real) in the third quarter of the year.

Marfrig Records Improved Performance in Q3
BRAZIL - Marfrig has recorded EBITDA of 272 million real (BRR) in the third quarter of this year (Q3 2009).

JBS-Bertin Merger on Track
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has issued a trading statement to show that plans for the merger with the operations of Bertin S.A. remain on course.

Marfrig in Major Expansion Deals
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processor Marfrig has acquired the leather tanning and processing company Zenda and has entered into a partnership with one of Brazil's largest wholesalers, the Martins Group.

BRF Profit Grows by 70 Per Cent
BRAZIL - Brasil Foods (BRF; new corporate name of Perdigão and Sadia) ended the second quarter of 2009 with net income of 129 million real (BRR), 70 per cent up on the same quarter last year, despite adverse...

JBS Buys Bertin
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has bought Brazilian beef processing competitor, Bertin.

Marfrig Acquires Seara from Cargill
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processor, Marfrig is to buy the entire business of Seara Alimentos Ltda - the poultry, pork and processed meat operation, including subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, and the brand,...

TOPIGS Achieves 28.6 Weaned Piglets/Sow/Year
BRAZIL - Pig producers in Brazil with TOPIGS sows achieved an average production of 28.6 weaned piglets per mated sow per year in 2008.

Marfrig Invests in Diamantino Industrial Complex
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat and poultry processor Marfrig Alimentos S.A. is to invest in increasing the production of processed and value-added products at its Poultry, Pork and Processed Food Division in...

Bunge Inaugurates New Soy Processing Plant
BRAZIL - Bunge has inaugurated a new soy processing factory at Nova Mutum in the state of Mato Grosso.

Four More Cases of CSF in Brazil
BRAZIL - The veterinary authorities have reported four new cases of classical swine fever (CSF) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

CIRCOVAC for Sows and Piglets Approved in Brazil
BRAZIL - Merial Brazil is pleased to announce that the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, MAPA has approved the use of CIRCOVAC in piglets.

Sadia to Reduce Work Force
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant, Sadia, is cutting jobs.

Brazil and Sudan Sign Agricultural MoU
BRAZIL - Brazil and Sudan have signed a protocol of understanding for cooperation and bilateral communication in the areas of sanitary health, animal products and other animal husbandry affairs of mutual...

Avesui 2009
BRAZIL - The International Poultry and Swine Fair, AveSui, will be held in São Paulo on 27-29 April 2009.

China Evaluates Brazilian Pig Sanitation System
BRAZIL - Inspectors of the Official Veterinary Service of China are due to arrive in Brazil tomorrow to evaluate the pig and wild bore sanitation system and for gelatine production, with a view to increasing...

Latest Report on Classical Swine Fever in Brazil
BRAZIL - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has received a follow-up report from the Brazilian veterinary authority regarding a case of classical swine fever.

Plentiful Feed Grains Help Boost Pork and Poultry Output
BRAZIL - Production of pork and poultry meat are expected to grow significantly for this year and continue upwards - but more slowly - in 2009.

Perdigao: Q2 Sales Grow by More Than 80%
BRAZIL - Perdigao closed the second quarter of 2008 with gross sales of 3.3 billion real (BRR), 81.2% more than the same period in 2007.

PorkExpo 2008: A Global Gathering of Experts and Companies
BRAZIL - PorkExpo 2008 and 4^th International Swine Production Forum will be held from September 30^th to October 2^nd, in Curitiba, Brazil

US to Assess Brazilian Meat Conditions
BRAZIL - In order to assess fresh beef and pork production conditions in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services of the US Department of Agriculture...

Perdigao Sees Income Rise by 174 per cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian poultry, pig meat, beef and food processor Perdigao has seen its income for 2007 rise by 174 per cent to R$ 321.3 million (US$ 188.4 million) compared to 2006.

Export Mission to Russia
BRAZIL - A mission from Brazil is in Russia this week to thrash out a deal over health and hygiene controls for meat exports.

Brazilian Pig Meat Production to Rise
BRAZIL - Pig meat production in Brazil is set to rise by 4.5 per cent next year, according to official figures from the Brazilian agriculture ministry.