Retail Meat Prices Rise 9.2 Percent In February
Retail meat prices rose 9.2 percent last month on a seasonally-adjusted basis when compared to February 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly Consumer Price Index. …
Month: March 2011
Japanese Comeback Vital For Iowa Meat
As the televisions showed horrific images from Japan, pork producers’ computers buzzed news that for the second time since the earthquake struck Japan on March 11 the futures market had fallen the $3-per-hundredweight limit on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. …
George’s Announces Intent to Buy Tyson’s Harrisonburg Operations
Georges, Inc. has signed a letter of intent to buy the Tyson Foods, Inc. poultry complex in Harrisonburg, Virginia, officials from both companies announced today. …
Walmart Updates Sustainable Seafood Policies
In the United States, Walmart will require all fresh and frozen, farmed and wild seafood products sold at Walmart and Sams Club to become certified as sustainable by a third party using Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) or equivalent. …
Seafood Industry Aims To Halt That Sinking Feeling
Seafood industry players from around the world grappled Monday with ways to net the most elusive catch of all: a solution to the problem of feeding growing appetites with ever fewer fish. …
