Hogs Drop As Pork-Price Gain May Cut Grocer Demand, Cattle Rise
Hog futures fell from a 14-year high on speculation that U.S. retail demand for pork will slow after wholesale prices reached the highest level since 2008. Cattle rose. …
Meat & Poultry
Offal Healthy: The Nutritional Value Of Variety Meats
The average supermarket meat department could almost convince you that cows and chickens are made solely of fillets and breasts. Of course, the truth is that there are many parts of an animal that dont always end up on those shelves. These meats may not be pretty, but plenty of people still consider them tasty and delicious. …
Bison Becoming The Other Red Meat
Bison ranchers are enjoying a rebound in market prices prompted by growing consumer awareness of the alternative red meat. Still tiny in comparison with the beef industry, bison shows signs of a sustainable-growth curve after surviving a market free fall that left producers near extinction over the past decade. …
Beltex Corp. Recalls Beef Trim Products, Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
Beltex Corporation, a Fort Worth, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 135,500 pounds of beef trim products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. …
Southern Oregon Asks, Where’s The Veal?
Once-chic veal has been reduced to status as special order at many grocery stores, said Sandy Dowling, chef and owner of The Willows Cooking School in Central Point. …