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Based on WTO projections, 2015 will be the fourth consecutive year in which annual trade growth has fallen below 3%

WTO forecasts lower global trade growth

By Chloe Ryan

World Trade Organisation (WTO) economists have lowered their forecast for world trade growth in 2015 to 2.8%, from the 3.3% forecast made in April, and reduced their estimate for 2016 to 3.9% from 4%.

Despite high cattle and beef prices, US consumers continue to purchase beef, fuelling demand for domestic and imported supplies

Strong dollar hitting beef exports

By Chloe Ryan

The strong US dollar is having an impact on its beef trade, with high levels of imports from cheaper global markets and a 10% year-on-year to July reduction in its beef exports. 

Nestlé answers calls to up premium chocolate game with Cailler e-commerce launch in China, UK, US and Germany. Photo credit: Studio Luminescence

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Nestlé plays premium chocolate card with global Cailler rollout

By Oliver Nieburg

Nestlé will launch its Swiss bean-to-bar premium chocolate brand Cailler in key international markets via e-commerce as it looks to plug an alleged gap in its premium confectionery portfolio.

Increased innovation needed to further drive tea sales in the US

Part 2: One-on-one with The Tea Council of the USA on Emerging Trends

Increased innovation needed to further drive tea sales in the US

By Elizabeth Crawford

Sales of tea in the US are booming, but the industry still faces tough competition and must continue to innovate to capture a larger “share of throat,” according to Peter Goggi, president of the Tea Council of the USA. 

Broiler production in Argentina is to reach record levels next year

Argentinian broiler production on the rise

By Chloe Ryan

Broiler production in Argentina is expected to reach a record 2.1 million metric tons (mmt) in 2016, fuelled by growth in exports, according to a new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report by marketing specialist Andrea Yankelevich from the US embassy...

More Americans are reaching for green tea, consumer survey reveals

Part 1: One-on-one with the Tea Council of the USA on emerging trends

More Americans are reaching for green tea, consumer survey reveals

By Elizabeth Crawford

America may be a nation of black tea drinkers, but increasingly they are reaching for green tea for its health benefits, rich cultural experience and diverse flavor profile, according to a research by the Tea Council of the USA. 

Enjoy Life Foods elevates baking mixes with functional ingredients

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Enjoy Life Foods elevates baking mixes with in-demand, functional ingredients

By Elizabeth Crawford

Retailers that initially warned Enjoy Life Foods not to enter the baking mix segment are now clamoring to stock the manufacturer’s new line of five ready-to-use mixes in large part because they go beyond the convenience of competitors to include hot functional...

Cargill's mince production is to be moved to Wisconsin and Texas

Cargill to move mince production from Nebraska

By Chloe Ryan

Cargill is to convert its beef mince plant in Columbus, Nebraska to a cooked meats facility and will relocate mince production to another site. The cost of the changes will be $111m and 80 jobs will be lost, said the company. 

The country-of-origin-labelling (COOL) debate rages on following a meeting between Montana Farmers' Union and US Congress

Montana farmers meet with Congress over COOL

By Chloe Ryan

The Montana Farmers’ Union (MFU) has met with members of the US Congress to urge support for country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for beef, pork and chicken. 

Jackfruit is ready to go mainstream with duel RTE launches

Expo East in review

Jackfruit is ready to go mainstream with duel RTE launches

By Elizabeth Crawford

Jackfruit, a previously hard-to-find but popular meat substitute among vegans, is going mainstream in the US with two manufacturers launching ready-to-eat product lines featuring the fibrous plant as a main ingredient. 

ADM to open first facility built under aegis of new WILD business unit

ADM to open first facility built under aegis of new WILD business unit

By Hank Schultz

Archer Daniels Midland is set to open first facility built under the aegis of its new WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients business unit.  The new facility in Cranbury, NJ, will provide flavor and applications expertise to customers in the thriving...

Sous vide is being explored as a growth opportunity

US meat processor looks at sous vide opportunity

By Aidan Fortune

Meat prepared sous vide may soon be available more widely in the US, after an Ohio-based company opened a new processing facility and said it wanted to introduce the cooking technique to a broader audience. 

Whole Foods Market: 'The sales volume did not justify continuation' of rabbit meat sales

Whole Foods Market halts sale of rabbit

By Chloe Ryan

Whole Foods Market will stop selling rabbit meat in US stores after poor sales, animal welfare concerns and protests from groups squeamish over meat obtained from animals commonly kept as pets.

Salmonella causes diahorrea and vomiting

USDA detains contaminated chicken

By Chloe Ryan

Chicken products made by Aspen Foods, a division of Chicago-based Koch Poultry Company, have tested positive to the same salmonella enteritidis strain that sparked a recall by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in July.

US officials made their case at the WHO's headquarters in Geneva

COOL labelling sanctions not cool, argues US

By Peter Ungphakorn in Geneva

Canada and Mexico should dilute sanctions they want the World Trade Organisation (WHO) to approve in retaliation against Washington’s beef and pork country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules, the US has argued at a WHO hearing.

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