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LMIC says that strong retail demand, and the resulting spike in processing margins, has incentivized processors and packers to ramp up production the last two weeks.

Tyson Foods, Inc, announced on Tuesday it will pay approximately $60 million in “thank you” bonuses to its 116,000 frontline employees and Tyson truckers in the U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved the materials.

Live analysis of recent livestock processing facilities due to COVID-19 from NPPC and Drovers.

Foods made of animal tissues cultured from cells outside of the original animal, or made from plants or insects could not be labeled “meat.”

The U.S. saw a loss of 5,800 farms in 2019 versus 2018, per USDA. But, that’s the smallest decline in recent years.

Iowa’s General Assembly failed to take action on a request by activist groups for a legislative moratorium on new and expanded “factory farms” in the Hawkeye state, but the groups vow the issue will return.

Fears over the coronavirus have caused Cargill Inc. to ban all non-essential employee travel. Facebook has also cancelled its largest convention, but the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics say preparations continue.

Seeking to bolster America’s economy amid growing fears over the coronavirus, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday by half a percentage point.

Pork exports maintained a torrid pace into the new year with January sales to China/Hong Kong leading the way. January beef exports increased modestly from last year.