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Canada seeks $3 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, while Mexico targets $653 million in trade.
Based on a study commissioned by the USDA, economists report that compliance leads to billions in net economic costs.
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) will be costly and have no economic benefit to consumers, a report from USDA indicates.
A K-State study used stock market prices to determine costs of recalls to food firms and what recall factors are most impactful economically.
The meat industry is seeing red.
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef announced the launch of a new case-ready packaging program for both Premium Black Angus Beef and All-Natural Duroc Pork.
U.S. beef and pork export volumes trended lower in November, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
The U.S. is running out of options in its effort to tell consumers where fresh cuts of meat originated after a successful challenge to package labeling by Canada and Mexico.
Beef production is slated to slow globally compared to pork and chicken.
For the second consecutive month, August export value for U.S. beef and pork increased year-over-year despite declines in volume.
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 price of beef and pork keep rising, says economist.
Tighter supplies of cattle and hogs combined with improved domestic demand are keeping prices high.
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.
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.
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.
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 World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on worldwide antibiotic resistance (AMR), calling it a major worldwide threat to public health.
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.
Pork and beef inventories both dropped during March, according to the USDA.
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.
Cattle futures rose to a record as ranchers struggle to boost the U.S. herd from a 63-year low.
The federal government has cited the Tyson Foods plant in Hutchinson, Kan. for safety violations after a worker’s hand was severed last summer.
A Windsor, Colo. meat company is expanding a recall of meat and poultry that was produced in unsanitary conditions.
Eight associations seek to delay the implementation of the proposed country-of-origin labeling rule until the WTO determines compliance.
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