Beef
Poland is to introduce 24-hour monitoring of slaughterhouses and animal transport in efforts to ensure transparency "from field to table".
A Polish abattoir has been closed and a recall has been announced, following the illegal slaughter of animals unfit for human consumption.
Agri Politics
It is reported that the Batista brothers have been detained by police in Brazil following allegations of potential insider trading.
Agri-Business
A businessman has been found guilty of fraud after trying to pass off horsemeat as beef through his north London-based food company.
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay all increased shipments. The total amounts to 186,000t - up almost 11% on the first quarter of 2016.
The controlling shareholder in JBS SA could be fined over $3 billion, for its role in massive corruption scandals earlier this year.
Brazilian meat exports could drop by $1.5 billion in 2017, the Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Blairo Maggi, revealed.
