China News

According to the international food marketing and research body Gira, the global infant formula market was estimated at 2.7 billion tonnes in 2017.…

Rabobank confirms that world milk output has flat lined

April 2, 2019

According to Rabobank, the final milk production tallies for the fourth quarter of 2018 are complete. Collections from the ‘big 7’ regions screeched…

ASF outbreak reported for first time in Beijing

November 24, 2018

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed on two farms in Beijing, the first cases in the Chinese capital, according to reports. The…

‘CCC report is nonsense but the NFU has been asleep at the wheel’

November 18, 2018

Opinion

Forget Brexit, the truly worrying story to come out of London this week was the report from the Government’s advisory Committee on Climate…

Dairy exporters heading for leading food and drink fair in China

November 11, 2018

Dairy exporters will be travelling to China later this month, in a UK delegation led by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development board (AHDB).…

50th case of African swine fever reported in China

November 5, 2018

A new case of African swine fever was confirmed in China, becoming the 50th outbreak of the disease to hit the country, according…

Over 34,500 pigs culled in China in the past week due to ASF outbreaks

October 18, 2018

Over 34,500 pigs have been killed and disposed of in China in the past week due to seven individual outbreaks of African swine…

African swine fever outbreak kills 72 pigs in China – report

October 12, 2018

A total of 72 pigs have purportedly died in another outbreak of African swine fever in China, according to reports. The Chinese Agriculture…

Trade Secretary secures £240 million Chinese deal for UK dairy

August 23, 2018

International Trade Secretary Dr. Liam Fox today (Thursday, August 23) met with China’s General Administration of Customs to reach an agreement which would…

Chinese buyers explore further UK trade opportunities

August 14, 2018

Arable

Chinese cereal buyers have made a special visit to the UK to explore new opportunities for importing wheat and barley into China. Organised…

Who’s likely to bite off a slice of China’s growing taste for beef?

July 29, 2018

Beef

The volume of beef imported into China is set to increase by 600,000t – around the same amount produced annually in Ireland –…

China news could be much-needed boost for the British suckler sector

July 6, 2018

Opinion

The latest report from the Gira Food Consultancy highlights the critical role played by China at the very heart of the global meat…

Winter Fair: Dairy sector now operating within four-year cycles

December 14, 2017

The international milk industry is now operating within business cycles that last between three to four years, according to Dairy UK’s Northern Ireland…

‘Fifth-quarter’ products among pork exports off to China

November 24, 2017

Two pork processors in Northern Ireland are among a select few in the UK given the green light to ship products to China.…

‘NI’s approval to export pork to China could be worth in excess of £10 million’

August 11, 2017

Northern Ireland’s final approval to export pork to China could be worth in excess of £10 million (€11 million) to the local agri-food industry,…

East meets west: Room for a Chinese loader on the silage pit?

June 7, 2017

Machinery

With silage season sweeping across the country in recent weeks, sightings of loading shovels trundling across the countryside have become increasingly common. The…

Efforts continue to secure Chinese access for pork produced in Northern Ireland

May 11, 2017