Japan Aeon Group plans to open 15 shopping centers in Hubei and Guangdong provinces by the end of 2016
The Aeon Group plans to open 15 shopping centers in Hubei and Guangdong provinces by the end of 2016. The Japanese retailer is expected to operate 20 shopping centers according. Between 2011 and 2013, its investment in China has reached CNY 4.1 billion ($672 million).
The Aeon Group is expected to add more than 50 new food supermarkets by 2016 in China, three times the number they currently have.
Their retail business in China posted solid growth in the first nine months of last year. Despite slowed personal consumption in China due to government campaigns to reduce public spending by government officials, they have strengthened product promotions oriented around local tastes and seasonal demand.
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Chinese food producers to appoint chief safety officers
The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) on Monday announced the launch of a trial program in which food producers will be asked to appoint a chief safety officers. The chief safety officer, appointed by the owner or management of a food producer, will be held responsible for all issues regarding the safety of food produced by a company.
The CFDA said this will solve the embarrassing situation in which everyone in the management is responsible for food safety and no one actually is responsible. Meanwhile, the whole food production and sales process must be fully recorded and be made traceable, the CFDA said.
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China's COFCO to Buy 51% of Grain Trader Nidera, Netherland
Nidera, with an annual turnover of more than $17 billion, is a major player in South America'sagribusiness and crop technology sectors. It has built a global presence in more than 20countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, the United Kingdom and Italy. It employs 3,800people globally in agricultural, commercial and industrial operations.
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Shuanghui Development Plan 2014 slaughter of 17 million pigs
Shuanghui slaughtered 13.31 million pigs in 2013 with total meat production 3.02 million tons.
While Shuanghui Development Plan 2014 slaughter of 17 million pigs, meat production and 2.0 million tons of various types of planned investment projects totaling CNY 4.07 billion, while Zhengzhou, Nanning Shuanghui meat items and projects will come on stream this year to promote the production scale.
For Pork price trend this year, Minsheng Securities research report cites a recent company statement: “stable prices in 2014, the trend similar to last year, may be before or after inflation, the average pork price of CNY 14.8 last year, according to the current hog Prices were also the first profit CNY 100 , the current situation of the Chinese New Year pork prices also fell, the future will become increasingly smaller fluctuations in pork prices, the market will be more rational.”
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Da Bei Nong Group Feed project in Jinzhou, Liaoning is expected of CNY 0.5 bln annual output value
Jinzhou Feed project is based at Beizhen City, Jinzhou, Liao Ning province, which is invested by Da Bei Nong Group with CNY 120 million occupying 16,000 square meters and planed to go to operation in June, 2014 with a annual output at least 120 thousand tons and annual output value around CNY 0.5 bln.
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Henan Shuanghui's net profit rises 33.72% to CNY 3.86 bln in 2013
Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd. recorded CNY 3.86 billion ($630.10 million) of net profit attributable to its shareholders in 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 33.72 percent, the listed company announced late on Monday. Meanwhile, its operating income edged up 13.21 percent from a year ago to of CNY 44.95 billion ($7.33 billion). The strong performance was due to falling cost thanks to dropping live pig prices, which lower its material cost.
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Yili sets up R&D center in Europe
Top Chinese dairy company Yili Group inaugurated its research and development center in Wageningen University on Tuesday, becoming the first such Chinese R&D center in Europe. Pan Gang, president of Yili, said Europe would become the most important part of the company's R&D systems. "We shall not only cooperate with the top research institutions, but also continue to conduct the world-level research. We will also invite global experts into our R&D team," he said. The center will focus on milk cow cultivation, dairy product research and food safety. Wageningen University and its R&D center are leading scientific research institutions. With over 15,000 researchers, the surrounding area of the university is known as the European "food valley" with global food and nutrition research clusters. The chairman of Wageningen University Aalt Dijkhuizen said as the largest dairy product consuming market in the world, China supplies the milk for a sixth of the world's population, which is an extraordinary achievement. "Wageningen University looks forward to cooperating with Yili in promoting the progress of the global dairy industry," Dijkhuizen said.
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Vietnam: Khanh Hoa province expects a 0.5% rise and Thanh Hoa province expect to reach USD62 million in 2014 seafood exports
In 2013, Khanh Hoa exported 29,000 tonne of shrimp products, accounting for 50% of the locality's total seafood sales abroad.
The U.S., Japan and the EU remained the important markets for Khanh Hoa's seafood, representing nearly 60% of annual seafood exports. The U.S. ranked first with 24.1% of proportion, followed by the EU with 19.2% and Japan with 14.4%.
In 2013, Khanh Hoa seafood exports reached USD325 million, up 0.9% against those of 2012 and up 0.5% compared to the yearly plan.
In 2014, seafood exports are expected to increase by 0.5% year-on-year.
In 2014, total fishery production is expected to reach VND1, 268 billion. The seafood export target is set at USD62 million.
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Vietnam’s animal feed imports making up 81.9% of total imports from Argentina in 2013
Animal feed imports reached USD1, 017,580,632, increased by 45.97% compared year-on-year and make up 81.9% of total imports from Argentina in 2013.
Moreover, Vietnam also imported USD45, 006,494 soybean meals, decreased by 40.06% year-on-year; USD40, 605,494 hydrolyzed feather meals; USD37, 632,146 animal oils, increased by 55% compared year-on-year.
Vietnam also imports about 5.84 million tonnes raw material for animal each year.
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Feed industry situation in Vietnam
According the Director of Agromonitor company, Ms. Tran Ngoc Yen said, in 2013, the feed industrial has growth only 1.2%, nearly 13.4 million tons, the lowest level since 2011. While the aquatic feed production increased about 20%, the animal feed production decreased 3%.
Particularly in 2013, Vietnam imported about USD 3 billion of feed and raw materials. The Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasted that the growth rate of feed and raw materials imports will grew on average 20% per year in two next years.
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