Tyson expects beef, pork demand to fall behind chicken in 2015
With beef and pork prices on the rise, Tyson Foods Inc. expects to see a higher consumer demand for chicken.
View ArticleTexas firm recalls chicken, beef products due to misbranding, undeclared...
J & B Sausage Co., a Waelder, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 45,904 pounds of chicken and beef products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleRetail beef prices set records in January, while pork declines slightly
That makes 11 record highs in the past 12 months for Choice beef and 20 record highs in the past 21 months for the All ‐ Fresh beef price series that includes Select and store ‐ grade beef items. The...
View ArticleMcDonald's antibiotic-free move could prompt U.S. chicken squeeze
A plan by McDonald's Corp to phase out chicken raised with certain kinds of antibiotics at its 14,000 U.S. restaurants will put additional pressure on an already-stressed supply chain.
View ArticleAfter first lab-grown burger, test-tube chicken is next on menu
Two years after scientists cooked up the first test tube beef hamburger, researchers in Israel are working on an even trickier recipe: the world's first lab-grown chicken.
View ArticleNational plan to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria on multiple fronts
In early March 2015, McDonalds USA announced “new menu sourcing initiatives including only sourcing chicken raised without antibiotics that are important to human medicine.”
View ArticleTyson Foods plans to cut human antibiotics in U.S. chicken flocks by 2017
Tyson Foods Inc, the largest U.S. poultry producer, plans to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its chicken flocks by September 2017 - one of the most aggressive timelines yet set by an American...
View ArticleAvian Influenza and meat markets
The Avian Influenza outbreak continues to grow and leads to more questions about the impact on livestock and meat markets. USDA-APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) reports that the...
View ArticleU.S. pork demand climbs as big pig herd pressures prices
Two years after Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) killed nearly 10 percent of U.S. hogs, farmers who built up herds to compensate are faced with a sober realization: they've produced too much bacon.
View ArticleBird flu aftershocks to drive U.S. poultry, egg prices higher
Limited supplies of baby poultry and barn space to house them will hamper U.S. farmers' efforts to rebuild ravaged egg supplies after the nation's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.
View ArticleGrocery Price Watch: Food prices keep dropping
More bang for your buck - that’s exactly what we saw in first quarter grocery prices because food prices are falling, even for proteins.
View ArticleGrazing the Net: Show us your hands, PETA
Remember the sophomoric exchange at a GOP debate between Marco Rubio and Donald Trump where the latter felt obliged to show his hands as proof that he wasn’t outmanned? PETA must think the subject of...
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Grazing the Net: Chicken rustlers
We’re not sure which is more amazing, that some folks actually steal chickens or that you can buy insurance on a chicken to compensate for such theft. Those tidbits come from Farmer’s Weekly, a British...
View ArticleGrazing the Net: Chicken conspiracy
Conspiracy theories aren’t just limited to flying saucers in New Mexico, NASA faking the moon landing or Elvis faking his death.
View ArticleMcDonald's Investor Renews Push for Antibiotic Reduction in All Meat
A McDonald's Corp shareholder is redoubling efforts to convince the fast-food chain to stop all of its global restaurants from serving the meat of animals raised with antibiotics that are vital for...
View ArticleJBS Shares Surge on Spin-off Plan of International Units in U.S.
Shares of Brazil's JBS, the world's biggest beef exporter, soared in early trade on Tuesday after the company announced it would take its international businesses public in an initial public offering...
View ArticleBurger King, Tim Hortons to Curb Antibiotics Used in Chicken
Restaurant chains Burger King and Tim Hortons plan to switch to chicken raised without antibiotics considered "critically important" to human medicine, their owner said on Wednesday, making it the...
View ArticleTaco Bell Is Making a Taco Shell Out of Fried Chicken
Mexican chain will add chicken shell to capitalize on trend.
View ArticleChina Bird Flu Fears Hit Poultry Prices, Meat Producer Shares
Chicken is cheap alternative to pork, China's favorite meat.
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