Meat, Fish & Dairy Processing Industry News: United States
11 March 2015
US Government Urged to Stand Strong on COOLUS – Organisations of family farmers and ranchers and consumer and trade groups have called on the US government to stand...
Decline in US January Meat ShipmentsUS - Export data for January showed a dramatic decline in shipments of all main proteins and helps put some context behind...
US Pork Exports Start Year PoorlyUS - As expected, January was a dismal month for US pork exports, as well as for beef and poultry. The West Coast port slowdown...
10 March 2015
RTE Beef Products Recalled Because of Listeria FearsUS - A Texas meat company is recalling approximately 58,180 pounds of ready-to-eat beef products that may be contaminated...
09 March 2015
US Pork Exports Hit $6.67 Billion US - US pork exports went over the $6 billion mark for the fourth year in a row. ...
Hain Celestial Completes Empire Kosher AcquisitionUS - Hain Celestial has completed the acquisition of Empire Kosher Foods....
Job Increase to Benefit Domestic Meat DemandUS - The US economy added 295,000 jobs during February. That should be positive for domestic meat demand, write Ron Plain...
06 March 2015
Lean Hog Futures Posted Sharp DeclinesUS - Lean hog futures posted sharp declines yesterday on continued weakness in cash hog markets, large slaughter volume and...
Pilgrim’s Pride Raises $500 million to Reduce DebtUS - The US poultry subsidiary of meat processing giant JBS, Pilgrim’s Pride has raised $500 million through a senior notes...
05 March 2015
McDonald’s to Source Chicken Raised Without AntibioticsUS - US fast food chain McDonald's USA is to source only chicken raised without antibiotics for its menus....
US Meat Production Up US - The production stories of the three major meat protein species are considerably different so far in 2015, write Steve...
Progress Report on Judicious Use of Antimicrobials in US ReleasedUS - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its second progress report on its strategy to promote the judicious...
04 March 2015
Power of Meat Remains Strong at RetailUS - Meat and poultry products remain among the top choices for US shoppers at retail according to a study prepared for the...
Are Lower US Hog Prices Justified by Supplies?US - First quarter hog slaughter subsided a bit last week, dropping by 0.8 per cent from the week before to 2.262 million...
US Pork's Boom and Bust Price PatternUS - Markets can take your breath away and the hog market over the past year has left many breathless. A year-ago in March,...
Is US Meat and Poultry Demand Softening?US - Is meat and poultry demand softening after a strong two year run? That is a very important question being posed by analysts...
02 March 2015
US Retail Pork Prices Fell in JanuaryUS - Retail pork prices declined slightly in January and retail beef prices set yet another record in January. That makes...
Cold Storage Report Confirms Backlog of ProductUS - It’s probably a little early to strike up the band on “Happy Days Are Here Again”, but Friday’s announcement...
25 February 2015
Egg Company Weighs up New Site in South DakotaUS - Sonstegard Food Co. is looking at a site near Parker, South Dakota, with the view to setting up a new facility with...
USDA Announces Funding for Research, Education, ExtensionUS - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced more than $160 million in funding for food and agriculture...
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