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Beef and total red meat production continues to slide.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld new government rules requiring labels on packaged meat.
The scare—prompted by a recall at supplier OSI Group LLC, which is accused of repackaging old meat as new—is fueling concerns that China has yet to ensure the safety of its food supply.
U.S. pork and beef exports maintained their strong momentum in May.
Tighter supplies of cattle and hogs combined with improved domestic demand are keeping prices high.
Tyson has won a bidding contest to buy Hillshire Brands, the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs, with an offer of $63 per share. The company beat out rival meat heavyweight Pilgrim’s Pride.
This summer, U.S. consumers can look forward to opening a cold beer, firing up the grill and throwing on the most expensive pork chop they have ever purchased.
U.S. beef and pork exports continued their positive growth trend in April.
Brazil is seeking to increase its lead over India, Australia and the U.S. in meat exports by stepping up sales to Russia and the Middle East.
Researchers at Plymouth State University are exploring whether New Hampshire residents raising livestock would be well served by a state certified meat processing plant.
Hillshire Brands says it will hold separate talks with Pilgrim’s Pride and Tyson Foods, as the two meat processing heavyweights engage in a bidding war for the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs.
Hillshire Brands is at the center of a barnyard brawl.
Challenges in the beef and pork industry have led to higher retail prices.
A new report reveals the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is failing to verify the accuracy of label claims on meat and poultry products sold in the United States.
The pace of U.S. beef and pork exports increased sharply in March.
Tyson Foods said Monday that its second-quarter net income more than doubled, benefiting from strong demand for chicken and higher prices for beef and pork.
Short supplies of cattle and hogs are pushing prices upward at the sale barn and the supermarket.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on worldwide antibiotic resistance (AMR), calling it a major worldwide threat to public health.
Japan, the world’s largest pork importer, may accelerate tariff talks with Canada to increase pressure on the U.S. to ease demands for cuts in agricultural protection, the Asian nation’s biggest hog farmers group said.
Pork and beef inventories both dropped during March, according to the USDA.
Japan, the world’s largest pork buyer, will lower its tariff on pig meat shipments from Australia in a bilateral trade agreement that also reduces import duties on beef.
Record-high prices for U.S. beef burgers and pork chops are helping to make 2014 the most profitable year ever for chicken producers.
A federal appeals court is allowing labels on certain cuts of meat to say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.
Twenty-five pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
Cattle and beef prices are at record levels in every industry sector, from cow-calf to retail beef prices. These record prices are obviously supported by a very unusual set of supply and demand circumstances.
A $2 per cwt. decline in cash prices cut into cattle feeding margins last week while beef packing margins took a leap forward.
Cattle futures rose to a record as ranchers struggle to boost the U.S. herd from a 63-year low.
The state of Utah is pushing back against animal-welfare activists who contend a state law to prevent filming of agricultural operations is designed to silence them.
This year is definitely one that’s going to require a plan that drives your marketing moves. In addition to structure, flexibility is key to capture a run up in prices along the way.