Month: February 2011

There was a time when Japan was the largest foreign customer for US beef. That is no longer the case since Japan has imposed import restrictions on US beef. The issue is no longer making headlines today, but it has not been forgotten by the US beef industry. …

There’s a ton going into Saturday’s fourth annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Literally. More than 2,000 pounds of the cured meat will be on hand to feed 1,600 attendees at the sold-out event at Capitol Square. …

In January alone, prices for meat, poultry, fish and eggs increased by 0.9 percent. For Iowa — a top national hog producer and in the top 10 cattle producers — this news is a mixed bag. …

King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc. has launched the NuValTM Nutritional Scoring System in all 45 of its Long Island and Staten Island locations. Known as Americas First Supermarket, King Kullen is the first supermarket chain in the New York metropolitan area to partner with NuVal, a national nutrition firm based in Braintree, Massachusetts. …