Meat, Fish & Dairy Processing Industry News: United States
08 May 2015
Pork Checkoff Backs Lean Meat in Dietary GuidelinesUS - The US Pork Checkoff is backing recommendations in previous national dietary guidelines for the consumption of lean...
US Pork, Beef Exports Grew in MarchUS - US pork exports grew sharply in March while US beef exports grew slightly but grew none the less, write Steve Meyer...
07 May 2015
March Pork, Beef Exports Show Positive MomentumUS - Exports of US pork and beef gained momentum in March after starting the year slowly, according to data released by USDA...
Strong Quarter for Tyson FoodsUS - US meat and poultry processing giant Tyson Foods has seen sales increase by 10.5 per cent to approximately $10 billion...
Livestock Futures Rebounding US - Livestock futures markets have been changeable in the last few days, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner....
06 May 2015
USDA Report Shows Little Economic Benefit to COOLUS - A new USDA report finds some evidence of consumer interest, but negligible economic benefit, to mandatory country-of-origin...
Beef Industry Dancing to Different Drummer This YearUS – The beef industry stands alone in 2015 in its continued reduction in supplies available to consumers....
Energy Saving Move for Cargill at Beef PlantUS - Meat and agrifood group Cargill has joined forces with Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), to install Tesla's...
US Dairy Production FallsUS - The US national dairy herd is 9.31 million head, with the recent growth in the herd showing signs of slowing over recent...
Rising Bird Flu Cases in US Do Not Change Price OutlookUS - The bird flu situation continues to get worse, with more cases announced daily in Iowa and Minnesota, write Steve Meyer...
Political Situation Closely Watched by US Hog FarmersUS - The pork industry will be closely observing three political situations during the rest of 2015, which are all critical...
05 May 2015
Smithfield See Sales Rise Income SlipUS - US based integrated pig meat processing giant Smithfield Foods, part of the Chinese WH Group, saw sales for the first...
Meat Labelling - What Does it All Really Mean?US - Overwhelmed, confused and unsure are just a few words to describe how many consumers feel when purchasing foods, particularly...
Strong Start to 2015 Reported by Pilgrim's PrideUS - Poultry meat processor, Pilgrim's Pride, has reported operating income of $328 million with a margin of 16 per cent...
Foster Farms Executive Receives Food Safety AwardUS - Foster Farms’ Dr Robert O’Connor has been honoured with an award for food safety innovation....
01 May 2015
Call for US Chicken Farmers to Improve Welfare, Cut Antibiotic UseUS - Leading animal welfare and food safety groups are urging the poultry meat industry to reduce antibiotics responsibly,...
Investment Planned in Hawaiian Egg SectorHAWAII, US - Egg companies, Hidden Villa Ranch and Rose Acres Farms, are to develop a new egg farm in central Oahu - the...
Mixed Results for US Meat ExportsUS - The results shown in the weekly export figures for the US were somewhat mixed, with some figures up and some down,...
USDA Finds Salmonella Falls in Poultry Meat PlantsUS - Test results from the USDA show reductions in the prevalence of Salmonella in chicken plants and another zero-positive...
30 April 2015
Forward Pricing Could Mitigate Hog Price FallsUS- A risk management director has suggested that pork producers could mitigate some of the downward price pressure on live...
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