Pork
For a family of four, pork has a $2,400 advantage over beef annually. With the quality and taste of pork today, along with the price advantage, as an industry we need to use pork’s advantages to increase demand.
With the youngest demographic in the world, the U.S. Meat Export Federation sees Africa as a promising destination for U.S. red meat exports, but not without a number of supply chain challenges.
Tyson Foods Inc is diverting pigs from a Nebraska processing plant after a weekend fire kept the facility closed on Monday, the company and fire officials said.
Authorities are investigating the cause of a small fire that broke out at Osceola Food in Osceola, Iowa, on April 19.
USDA announced $125 million will be available through two new grant programs that will create more options for meat and poultry farmers by investing in independent, local meat and poultry processing projects.
The University of Illinois is partnering with Perdue Farms and Cornell University on a project to study policy and management approaches to further reduce Salmonella cases linked to raw poultry.
Olymel’s announcement of the closure of its Vallée-Jonction, QC plant is tough news for the industry, the Canadian Pork Council said on Tuesday.
Olymel, one of Canada’s biggest pork processors, announced Friday that it will close a hog plant in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec, late this year, laying off 994 people.
Hormel Foods Corporation, the maker of America’s best-selling retail pepperoni and a global leader in the foodservice pizza toppings market, shares the latest, hot-off-the-oven pizza topping trends.
A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved a $75 million settlement between Smithfield Foods, Inc. and a class of consumers who accused the pork producer of conspiring to restrict supply in order to keep prices artificially high.
USDA sent a letter to the 18 largest meat and poultry processors to request all actors in the food supply chain take steps to prevent or eliminate illegal child labor, which has risen 69% since 2018.
A federal appeals court said Louisiana can enforce a state law forbidding companies from intentionally using misleading meat-like terms (i.e. sausage) when selling plant-based food, reversing a lower court ruling.
February U.S. pork and beef exports totals and values mixed, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the USMEF, with momentum continuing for pork and beef slightly lower year-over-year.
Pork will be at the center of the plate for many, including our family, this Easter Sunday. Here’s a look at why pork’s leading the way and some of our favorite Easter recipes.
David Newman shares his perspectives from the National Retail Benchmarking Audit that quantifies the quality and consistency of fresh pork loins in the retail meat case along with numerous other factors.
U.S. pork and beef exports contributed an estimated total economic impact of 15% per bushel to the value of corn and 13% per bushel to soybeans in 2022, study results find, released by USMEF.
The Canadian Pork Council is disappointed with the United Kingdom’s misleading positioning on trade issues, the organization said in a release on Monday.
Voted as the best pulled pork in Iowa for 2023, Marshalltown’s The Flying Elbow claims top honors of the sixth-annual Pulled Pork Madness, a social media contest sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
Chinese pork processing giant WH Group processed 30% more poultry last year. Competition in pork processing is growing in China, with more hog producers building slaughterhouses to integrate operations.
As the Philippines conducts a review of its import tariffs, the U.S. Meat Export Federation is using the opportunity to encourage tariff relief for U.S. pork, which has been done previously in 2021 and 2022.
Tyson Foods gave its chicken suppliers two months’ notice of its plan to shut a Virginia processing plant in May, raising concerns among farmers and legal experts about Tyson’s compliance with antitrust regulations.
National livestock groups are uniting to support Congressional efforts to expand opportunities for industry to invest in meat packing capacity.
The Wholestone Farms pork processing plant in Fremont, Neb. plans to double its capacity per year and add a second shift, upon completion of a plant renovation and expansion.
The management of Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA said on Wednesday it “will be selective” in relation to launching share buyback programs and also regarding acquisitions given instability in international markets.
U.S. Meat Export Federation leaders share the importance of supporting fellow producers and other key partners and release impact numbers of red meat exports on corn and soybean values in the U.S.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) announced the speaker lineup and registration details for its 2023 Spring Conference, which is set for May 24-26 in Minneapolis.
U.S. pork exports finished 2022 strong and continued momentum into January, while U.S. beef exports slow in 2023, with shipments well below the large totals from a year ago, according to USDA data compiled by USMEF.
The Minnesota Pork Board recognizes Chef Donnie Schoenrock, proud owner of the renowned Kat’s Hog Heaven restaurant, as this year’s Pork Promoter of the Year Award recipient.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a $25-million Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program grant award to Wholestone Farms for a major plant expansion in Fremont, Neb.
Americans are buying more fresh meat than before the COVID-19 pandemic and are seeking value in terms of price, convenience and better-for attributes in meat purchases.