LivestockExport values rose 15% and volumes 8% to almost 293,000 tonnes, led by beef up 23% to £450m and sheepmeat up 15% to £401m, as AHDB, HCC and QMS promote British meat at Sial Paris.
LivestockMeat & Livestock Australia, the Australian Meat Industry Council and the China Meat Association have signed a memorandum of understanding after an Australian delegation toured farms, feedlots and plants in Beijing, Inner Mongolia and Shandong.
LivestockAt a Road to Recovery meeting at Nampo Alfa, South African red meat leaders backed stronger disease control and export access after the foot-and-mouth crisis but could not agree on vaccination rules, incentives or how to pay for the industry's 2030 strategy.
LivestockNew Zealand meat cooperative Alliance plans a dividend and supply rebate worth up to $20 million in late 2026, with up to $20 million more next year subject to livestock flows.
LivestockWith Namibia's livestock exports suspended after a foot-and-mouth outbreak, South Africa loses a supplier of 15% of its slaughter lambs this year, and red meat producers expect a short price spike.
HealthProfessor Md Sayedul Arefin, director of the University of Dhaka's Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, told BBC Bangla in May 2026 that plant fat is far better than animal fat, which should be eaten in moderation.
