Month: December 2010

Canada’s Economic Action Plan is delivering real results for hog farmers and meat processors in Saskatchewan. Member of Parliament Ray Boughen (Palliser) announced today an investment of more than $1.7 million to Donald’s Fine Foods for the refurbishing of its facility in Moose Jaw. This repayable contribution will aid in the purchase of new slaughter and meat processing equipment, allowing the company to increase its capacity and meet demands of an expanding market. …

Hog farmer David Moody has stopped letting strangers into his barn because he’s afraid they’ll infect his pigs with swine flu. Not that he would ever call the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus by its colloquial name. …

Japans largest food service company has quietly begun importing U.S. beef, seven years after U.S. beef imports were suspended because of fears of mad cow disease. …

If Sanderson Farms decides to locate a new chicken processing plant in Nash County, some but not many new chicken houses will be erected locally. …

The recession in the food service industry appears to be over as more people return to eating in restaurants and consumers want hamburger and cheaper cuts of steak on the menu, an industry expert said Thursday. …