Brasil Foods to build factory in China in 2013
Brasil Foods is expected to start building a poultry and pork processing factory in China at the end of 2013, said the company’s vice president for foreign markets, António Augusto […]
Prop. 37 is in dead heat amid ad blitz
Once riding high, Proposition 37, the statewide ballot measure to label genetically engineered foods, has seen its voter support plummet during the last month, and a new poll shows the […]
Extent of lower broiler production in 2012 depends on US economy
USDA is currently forecasting broiler production in 2013 to be just under 1 percent less estimated output in 2012, but the "amount and duration of the decrease" will depend on the health of the domestic economy, the level of competing protein prices, and the strength of exports demand, according to the "Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook" report released this week from the department’s Economic Research Service (ERS).
Meatless Mondays meets mixed reactions
Meatless Mondays have arrived at Creighton, an initiative that has received mixed results from the students despite its best intentions. Creighton’s food provider, Sodexo, launched their Meatless Mondays initiative this […]
USPOULTRY accepting fall research pre-proposals
USPOULTRY is accepting research pre-proposals from colleges and universities through November 1. Research proposals are accepted twice each year, in the spring and fall. A complete priority research list, including sub-topics and detailed instructions, is available on the USPOULTRY website.
Prop 37 losing support in California
In just a little more than three weeks, Californians will vote on Proposition 37, the Genetically Engineered Foods Right to Know Act, which would require labeling of food products made from genetically engineered crops. Food processors and agricultural groups, including the NCC, believe that such labeling will be used by anti-biotech activists to scare consumers.
Controversies in animal welfare
Animal welfare and improving, monitoring and evaluating it are a high priority for the American Meat Institute and its members. But animal welfare, specifically for cattle and swine, is a […]
World’s top poultry exporter to focus on processed, push key brand globally
BRF Brasil Foods, the world’s largest poultry meat exporter, will focus on international expansion for its Sadia brand to help diversify global revenue and reduce exposure to volatile commodity prices, […]
Ethanol relief vital to state’s cows
Attempts to clean up our air and to ensure that the nation has enough milk to drink are on a collision course. As a result, the future of California’s dairy industry looks sour. Around 100 farms are expected to go bankrupt this year alone, and the trend seems likely to continue if nothing is done. Because of the demand for grain to produce the gasoline additive ethanol – which was supposed to reduce air pollution – plus a nationwide drought, many of the state’s cash-strapped farmers are selling their cows for slaughter because they can’t afford to feed them.
US poultry industry faces successes, challenges in 2011-2012
Poultry industry experts discussed the recent past of the U.S. chicken segment and the challenges in its near future at the National Chicken Council‘s 58th Annual Conference industry outlook panel, "The Path Forward," held on October 11.
Poultry companies did very well in 2009 and 2010, leading to industry growth, according to panelist Michael Popowycz, vice chairman and CFO for Case Foods.