Meat, Fish & Dairy Processing Industry News: United States
25 February 2015
Solid Start to Year for Sanderson FarmsUS - US chicken producer and processor, Sanderson Farms, has reported net sales up 14 per cent, higher chicken prices and...
24 February 2015
West Coast Dock Workers Negotiations ContinueUS - The Labor Department is getting involved with negotiations on a contract for West Coast dock workers, write Ron Plain...
February Feedlots FullerUS - The latest cattle on feed report showed slightly higher placements than a year ago....
23 February 2015
US Meat Production to Hit Record High as Food Price Inflation Stays LowUS - Lower energy prices, lower transportation costs, the appreciation of the US dollar, drought intensification in the West,...
Butterball Acquires House of Raeford Turkey PlantUS - House of Raeford Farms has sold its turkey cook plant in Raeford, North Carolina to Butterball, LLC....
20 February 2015
Poultry Company Opens Broiler Houses to ConsumersUS - New web content from Perdue Farms will take consumers inside its chicken houses. ...
19 February 2015
US Meat Exports Face DifficultiesUS - US meat exports are facing significant headwinds through a sharp increase in the value of the US dollar, lower prices...
WTO Hears US Appeal in Country of Origin Labelling DisputeUS and CANADA - A World Trade Organization appeal panel is now hearing the final US appeal of rulings that US Mandatory Country...
18 February 2015
New CEO for ConAgra FoodsUS - Sean M. Connolly is to take over as chief executive officer of ConAgra foods from April....
Signals from West Coast Port DisruptionUS - For several years now I have put “a trade-disrupting animal health situation” at the top of my list of risks to...
Cattle, Hog Futures Closed on Positive Note US - Cattle and hog futures closed on a positive note on Friday but there is plenty of uncertainty about price direction...
17 February 2015
Feeding World’s Growing PopulationUS - The Feeding the World 2015 summit is an excellent vehicle for promoting critical dialogue about the implications of...
Improved US Beef Forecast for 2015US - Government supply and demand estimates have been significantly lifted for meat and have inched slightly higher on the...
Smithfield Foods RestructuresUS - US pig mat processing giant Smithfield Foods is to restructure with changes to key senior management appointments....
16 February 2015
Record $5.6 billion of Pork Exported in 2014US - Last year the US exported a record $5.6 billion of pork and $1.0 billion of pork variety meats. That averages out to...
Labour Crisis Close to ResolutionUS - According to a Bloomberg report, the labour crisis currently gripping West Coast ports may be close to a resolution,...
Hog Futures Rallied on FridayUS - Hog futures rallied yesterday despite ongoing weakness in cash markets. The IA/MN lean hog carcass price (base price...
13 February 2015
NFU Praises Introduction of Freedom to Export to Cuba ActUS - The National Farmers Union (NFU) has praised the introduction of Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015....
Beef Pork Forecasts RevisedUS - The USDA has made significant revisions to its earlier forecasts for beef supply and pork exports, write Steve Meyer...
12 February 2015
Strong 2014 for US Beef ExportsUS - US beef exports in 2014 were virtually steady with the year before, at 811,650 tonnes, according to the USDA Foreign...
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