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The COFCO grains plant in Argentina has come back online after 12 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among workers.

Agriculture officials are warning American citizens to be wary of unsolicited packages of seeds mailed to them.

When Matt Wheeler got the call on a Sunday morning in March – just two days after US Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued his first stay-at-home order – he wasn’t expecting to launch an experiment that could save count…

Canada's Minister of Agriculture announced the members of the new Canadian Agricultural Youth Council.

The National Pig Association is concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a shift towards protectionism in international trade.

China has asked local authorities to carry out regular coronavirus tests at wholesale markets as part of a holistic strategy to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UK has recently published part one of its National Food Strategy – an independent review that will inform government decision making for the next 75 years.

The Health Economic Assistance Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, introduced earlier this week in the US Senate, would provide an additional $20 billion to the USDA to aid farmers and ranchers.

Nordea Asset Management has dropped shares of JBS SA worth about €40 million for all of its funds in July based on the company’s environmental record and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The slowdown in coronavirus cases at meat plants could indicate that industry control efforts are working, but decreased COVID-19 testing seems more likely.

An additional 31 workers at the Toennies plant have tested positive for coronavirus.

Smithfield Foods says that workers cannot be socially distant in all areas of its plants after US Senate testimony.

The European Commission recently released its Short-term Outlook for EU Agricultural Markets in 2020 report, indicating African swine fever (ASF) and uncertainties related to COVID-19 continue to pose a threat for pork a…

US farmers could face $5 billion in losses as hogs continue to back up on farms.

USDA data indicates that US frozen pork supplies fell by 25 percent from 2019 levels at the end of June.

China has issued coronavirus control guidelines for meat companies, saying that imported livestock and poultry products need to be virus-free before processing in Chinese plants.

Germany is introducing a new law that compels meatpackers to employ staff directly in industrial slaughterhouses instead of relying on subcontractors.

Rapid spread of ASF in Timor-Leste facilitated by freely roaming animals and swill feeding

Industry data shows that grocery sales in the UK rose 14.6 percent year-on-year in the four weeks to 12 July, slower than previous weeks.

The federal government and provincial government of Manitoba have introduced a new programme to help agricultural processors curb the spread of COVID-19.