Pork Business
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Walmart, America’s largest retail grocer, has filed suit against various U.S. poultry companies alleging a conspiracy to inflate chicken prices.
Shares in meat companies like Tyson Foods Inc. and Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. have been rallying. Now a spike in corn and soybean prices is fueling the biggest selloff of the year.
Between 1993-1997 and 2014-2018, the U.S. dairy herd has shrunk 4% but production has climbed 38%.
Domestic demand for protein keeps climbing. U.S. Farm Report looks into the “push for protein” both at home and abroad this Memorial Day weekend.
As grilling season kicks off, the focus is now on demand, as major companies like Tyson and McDonald’s are already warning consumers meat prices could climb with ASF continuing to claim China’s hog herd.
Legislation introduced in Congress this week seeks a moratorium on food and agribusiness mergers.
USDA announced a new tariff aid plan that offers a single payment rate for all commodities.
Arby’s, the Atlanta-based restaurant chain with 3,300 stores, says it will not be adding plant-based products to its menu.
Plans for construction of a packing plant for bison raised by Native tribes in Oklahoma is good news for tribal members.
Belgium’s Royal Academy of Medicine says a vegan diet is insufficient for children, teens, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
JBS SA, joins Tyson and Cargill with investments in the growing alternative protein category.
The amount of money investors are pouring into fake meat products suggests the category is not going to fade away anytime soon.
The Trump administration is preparing to announce another round of aid to farmers hurt by the trade war with China as soon as Thursday.
It takes but a couple seconds searching online to access dozens of horror stories about the (allegedly) negative consequences of eating meat. But here’s one story that is truly horrific.
Australian beef exports to China jumped 66% to 72,460 tons this year after African swine fever decimated China’s pork industry.
The Doris Day Foundation was an early animal welfare advocate, supporting initiatives such as rescuing dogs and cats as an alternative to purchasing them from pet stores.
The Center for Consumer Freedom filed a complaint alleging abuses of the tax code and/or criminal activity by three animal activist groups.
Sensational headlines suggest the Trump administration “diverted” or “showered” money intended for U.S. farmers to a Brazilian meat packer. The truth is less sinister.
Tyson registered several trademarks for plant-based products and the company needs no capital to compete with likes of Beyond Meat.
Celebrities wearing faux furs gathered at Paramount Studios in Hollywood to eat fake meat and recognize themselves for phony accomplishments. The money, however, was real.
The hit television show and book series Game of Thrones has more connections to agriculture than one would think for a fantasy series that features dragons and ice zombies.
Despite a 20% retaliatory duty on most U.S. pork entering Mexico, most customers there remain optimistic.
JPMorgan analyst Ann Duignan sent a note to investors saying U.S. agriculture faces a three-pronged crisis that will impact farm income.
Many Americans gag at the idea of maggots, locusts or other insect-proteins. But Louwrens Hoffman, a meat science professor at University of Queensland, says unusual protein sources might be needed to meet future demand.
Will Royal baby Archie be raised vegan? Reports say the British Queen - Archie’s great-grandmother, “won’t have it.”
Recent surveys about why people have stopped eating meat seem to document a dramatic shift in popular opinion toward animal foods. But upon closer examination … no, they really don’t.
With the apparent entry of one of the nation’s largest meat and poultry marketers to the alt-meat category, products once considered marginal are going mainstream.
This interactive map is part of APHIS’ efforts to advance the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) program.
California Pellet Mill donates nearly $2.6 million in equipment to a new educational and research facility for feed milling and grain science at Iowa State University.