Meat & Poultry

The pilot plant allows operational and technical teams to develop new products and to evaluate new meat-producing technologies that could potentially be employed at the company’s full-size plants throughout the U.S. and Canada. …

Hog and pork markets probably wont be able to maintain the excitement of this spring when live hog prices reached the mid-$60s in early-to-mid-May. Recent concerns over European debt have caused many markets to be more cautious about world economic recovery and consumer demand. …

Governor Sonny Purdue signed into law a bill repealing the unconstitutional Kosher Food Labeling Act and replacing it with a new law mandating that consumers be fully informed about the standards under which any kosher food product is certified as being kosher. The bill, signed Thursday, was prompted by an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit and was passed by the Georgia legislature last month. …

As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the availability of the compliance guide for mobile slaughter units. This document presents recommendations and is not a regulatory requirement. FSIS will post this compliance guide on its Significant Guidance Documents Web page. …

Chicken producer Sanderson Farms Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter net profit rose 34% to $35.1 million, or $1.62 a share, from $26.2 million, or $1.25 a share, a year earlier. …