Tyson Foods tracking changing consumer behaviors
Consumer packaged goods company consumer insights personnel all are asking the same basic question – What’s next? The recent dramatic shift in consumer purchasing patterns due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
‘The food supply chain is breaking,’ Tyson says as plants close
Tyson Foods (TSN) is warning that “millions of pounds of meat” will disappear from the supply chain as the coronavirus pandemic pushes food processing plants to close, leading to product […]
USDA APHIS establishing coordination center to assist producers affected by meat processing plant closures
American livestock and poultry producers are facing an unprecedented emergency due to COVID-19, particularly with the closing of meat processing plants in several states. USDA is leading the federal response […]
Meat and poultry processing workers and employers
Meat and poultry processing facilities are a component of the critical infrastructure within the Food and Agriculture Sector. CDC’s Critical Infrastructure Guidance advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permitted […]
Livestock have pandemics too
Historically, animal health officials in the western states responding to invasive foreign animal diseases (FAD) such as high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and virulent Newcastle disease (vND) have reported that disease […]
The meat number that makes even naysayers worry about shortages
First, it was just one plant shutting down. But now, it’s at least seven major U.S. meat facilities that have seen halts in the space of a few weeks. And […]
Animal Agriculture Alliance releases updated Sustainability Impact Report for Earth Day
Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance released its updated “Sustainability Impact Report” in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The report highlights how the animal agriculture industry shares the […]
Brazil chicken processors seen cutting output in coronavirus crisis
Brazilian chicken production fell in the first quarter, according to a meat lobby group, while industry sources told Reuters on Monday some poultry producers were already making moves to further […]
Anita Agarwala, CFO Alpha Poultry & Livestock Inc., passes away
On April 15, 2020, Anita, the wife of Hemanta Agarwala passed away. Anita was born in 1966 in Assam, a state in northeast India. In India she earned a degree […]
USDA announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will take several actions to assist farmers, ranchers, […]