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JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 1, 2015

Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is buying Cargill’s U.S. pork business for US$1.45 billion, free of debt, it said in a statement on Wednesday, a deal that would make it one of the largest and most powerful meat companies in the U.S. The bid by the company’s JBS USA subsidiary comes

Livestock

Tyson to end use of human antibiotics in U.S. chickens by 2017

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter April 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. poultry producer, plans to eliminate use of human antibiotics in its chicken flocks by September 2017, one of the most aggressive timetables yet set by an American poultry company. The Arkansas-based chicken and meat company also said Tuesday it is working on ways to curtail such

Livestock, Markets

U.S. exports at risk as bird flu enters heart of poultry country

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek March 12, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — A case of bird flu confirmed Wednesday in the heart of America’s poultry region, is certain to mean more export restrictions, increasing U.S. supply and likely forcing the world’s biggest poultry companies to trim prices. The U.S. government announced the infection of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu in turkeys in Arkansas

Dairy cattle, Livestock

McDonald’s to phase out human antibiotics from U.S. chicken supply

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein, P.J. Huffstutter March 4, 2015

Reuters — McDonald’s U.S. restaurants will gradually stop buying chicken raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections, the most aggressive step by a major food company to change chicken producers’ practices in the fight against dangerous “superbugs.” The world’s biggest restaurant chain announced on Wednesday that within two years, McDonald’s USA will only buy

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U.S. restaurants face tough order locking in low beef prices

By Lisa Baertlein February 15, 2013

It is getting harder for restaurant chains to lock in long-term prices for hamburger and other beef cuts as the impact of last summer’s historic drought sends prices higher. Such purchasing contracts help companies predict their food costs over time, and if done well, can save them significant money in times of rising prices. Chili’s

Livestock, News

Monster storm Sandy spares U.S. livestock sector serious damage

November 15, 2012

Reuters / The monster storm that pummelled the eastern U.S. appears to have largely spared American livestock operations. Poultry producer Perdue Farms temporarily shut down four of its processing plants in the northeast and a distribution centre. The company said two of the large producers had extensive flooding while others were relying on generators to

Beef cattle, Livestock, News, Poultry

High-flying wings cheer U.S. chicken companies

November 15, 2012

Customers with the munchies pay what it takes chicago /reuters Chicken wings, those heavily seasoned tidbits served in sports bars and at-home football parties, are giving the chicken industry a lot to crow about as sales have largely weathered a recession and a doubling of prices. In addition, industry forecasters predict continued strong demand as

Hogs, Livestock, News

Activists turn investors in a bid to change farm practices

By P.J. Huffstutter September 17, 2012

The Humane Society said it plans to introduce shareholder proposals next year promoting alternatives to sow stalls 

The Humane Society of the United States has bought shares in four major financial services companies in a bid to use shareholder pressure to force two of the nation’s largest pork producers to stop housing pregnant sows in gestation stalls. The animal rights group said Aug. 31 that its investment — a relatively small $3,000

Beef cattle, News, Other livestock

“Pink slime” ire prompts key producer to close plants

By P.J. Huffstutter April 15, 2012

Reuters / Beef Products Inc., the top producer of ammonia-treated beef product dubbed “pink slime” by critics, said it has halted production at three of its four plants in three states for 60 days beginning March 26. The plant closures were hailed as a victory by activists who had argued that the product was unappetizing,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Tyson Foods: High gasoline prices threaten beef demand

March 14, 2012

washington / reuters / U.S. consumers may try to save money by eating less meat if they continue to feel the pinch of high gasoline prices, the chief executive of Tyson Foods said Feb. 24. “People want meat… but it’s getting pretty expensive,” CEO Donnie Smith told reporters at an agricultural conference in Washington, D.C.

Daily Network News

Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner

Grain Growers of Canada calls for clarity, transparency on AAFC research cuts

Large Prairie crops lead to increased December stocks

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