Meat, Fish & Dairy Processing Industry News: United States
12 February 2015

US - US hog slaughter capacity will get another bump when a former cattle plant in North Carolina is converted to handle...
11 February 2015

US - US poultry exports in 2014 set a new record for the second consecutive year and the value of those exports was the second-highest...

US - It has become a broken record (does anyone know what that means anymore?), but December was yet another great month...
10 February 2015

US - A bid to block new poultry inspection regulations and practices in the US has been thrown out by a US district court....

US - A US District Court has dismissed a lawsuit on Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL), filed by the multinational meatpacking...

US - A new guide detailing the nutrition, safety and value of processed meat and poultry products has been released by the...

US - The final data for US meat and poultry exports are in for 2014 and the message is still positive with export values...
09 February 2015

US - Pork quality is affected by what happens to the animals on the farm, during transport and in the plant and that affects...

US - The export value for both US beef and pork reached new heights in 2014, posting double-digit gains over the previous...

US - A bill has been introduced in the US to protect farm animals used for agricultural research at government facilities....

US - Bi-lateral and multi lateral trade agreements could offer immediate economic benefits. ...

US - US pork exports were down 13 per cent in December and down 2.7 per cent for all of 2014, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown,...
06 February 2015

US – Ongoing West Coast port union disputes are hampering a US beef exports segment as shippers resort to freezing beef...

US - The 'Environmental Bootcamp' education programme at the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) included...
05 February 2015

US – Beef cows are not solely used for grinding but represent a lot of value to ranchers, with some cuts worth as much...

CALIFORNIA, US - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has said she will appeal last month’s decision by a federal judge to...

US - In its first-quarter report, Tyson Foods has recorded sales of $10.8 billion, an increase of 23 per cent over the same...

US - Real GDP growth showed significantly on a quarter-to-quarter basis in Q4 2014. The quarter’s 2.6 per cent change from...
04 February 2015

US - Genetically engineered food animals could provide a sustainable means to feed a fast-growing world population, yet regulatory...

US - A coalition of 92 food, agricultural and allied groups has called on both sides of the west coast port dispute to end...