The shutdown of meat processors in Victoria because of COVID-19 cases among abattoir workers will not affect meat supplies for consumers, industry figures say. Key points: More than 300 cases of COVID-19 in Victoria are currently linked directly to outbreaks in meat processing plants Although there have been supply chain disruptions internationally due to abattoirs shutting, experts say Australia wouldn't …
Amid the coronavirus-enforced lockdown since March 25, Union minister of food processing industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has been pulling out all the stops to deal with the most critical challenge on her plate: keeping the food supply chain up and running. Responding to a set of questions from Executive Editor Ramesh Vinayak, Shiromani Akali Dal MP from Bathinda on Monday …
Hong Kong CNN Business — Chinese authorities have announced new measures aimed at boosting the supply of live pigs and stabilizing pork prices. An outbreak of African swine fever has decimated China’s pig population in recent months, tightening supply in the world’s largest pork market and sending prices soaring. “Live hog prices are finally moving higher, indicating tight supply.” The …
