Meat & Poultry

Perdue Farms Incorporated today announced a national contest encouraging families to enter an original picture of how they bring fun to the dinner table for a chance to win valuable prizes including a cruise package, a year’s supply of PERDUE Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken and a prize pack of Crayola and PERDUE products. …

Euromonitor International’s Meat in USA report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data in volume terms (2005-2009), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, consumption patterns and distribution data. Forecasts to 2014 illustrate how the market is set to change. …

A total of 1,097 foodborne disease outbreaks were reported in 2007 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a CDC analysis. State investigators reported 21,244 illnesses and 18 deaths as a result of these outbreaks. The report also provides the most recent data on how many illnesses were linked to specific types of foods. …

The Government of Canada is helping to increase profitability and access new markets for Ontario’s goat industry. Today, Member of Parliament Gary Schellenberger (Perth-Wellington), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, was pleased to announce an investment of over $700,000 to establish an integrated dairy goat genetic improvement program. …

JBS USA, LLC will hold its second quarter 2010 earnings conference call Tuesday, August 17, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern (8:30 a.m. Mountain). The call will be open to holders of the Company’s 11.625% Senior Notes due 2014 as well as prospective investors, securities analysts and market makers. …