Big Cuts In New England Fish Catch Officially Released

Federal regulators have officially released new rules for the 2013 fishing year in New England that implement broad cuts in catch limits on key fish stocks.

New Meatco Provisions, LLC Ceases Operations & Sells Certain Assets

May 3, 2013 Meatco

New Meatco Provisions, LLC (“Meatco” or the “Company”) closed on the sale of certain of its assets to Harvest Meat Company, Inc. (“Harvest”). After conducting a process designed to maximize the value of its assets and recoveries for creditors, Meatco decided to sell its inventory to Harvest for the highest available price and at fair value. Harvest also purchased Meatco’s remaining accounts receivable and will collect the accounts for a reasonable fee.

AMSA Announces RMC Global Meat Market Symposium Speakers

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is excited to announce that, Dennis Pittman from the Smithfield Packaging Company; Kevin Grier from the George Morris Center and Dr. Karoly Jakab from Modern Meadow, Inc. will be the speakers in the AMSA 66th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) Global Meat Market Symposium sponsored by Cryovac/Sealed Air and Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency, on Wednesday, June 19. Presentations from these speakers will focus on the below topics:

Cargill Rumba Meats Sponsors Cinco de Mayo State Menudo Cook-Off

May 3, 2013 Cargill

Cargill’s Rumba meats is a sponsor of the 2013 Viva! Cinco de Mayo State Menudo Cook-Off in San Marcos, Texas, Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., at the Hays County Civic Center. Located 25 miles south of Austin, San Marcos has been home to the state menudo cook-off since 1974. Menudo is a traditional Mexican soup made with chiles and beef tripe, one of the numerous fresh beef and pork cuts in the Rumba product line.

'Keep Trade Going' Campaign Highlights Ecuador's Importance As A US Trading Partner

While most Americans may view Ecuador as simply the gateway to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's importance to the United States as a trading partner is really much more significant. This important message will be on display in May as the Ecuadorian Trade Office in Chicago launches a new communications campaign, "Keep Trade Going." The campaign will launch in Chicago and then expand to other cities in the United States over the coming months. The goal of the campaign is to enable the business community and general public to know the facts about trade with Ecuador and why many sought-after Ecuadorian products may become more difficult to find after July of this year.