Proposed Changes to Packers & Stockyards Act Rules Will Hurt Meat and Poultry Producers

June 27, 2024 Meat Institute

The latest proposed rule change to the Packers and Stockyards Act by the Biden Administration is attempting to set meat production back decades by encouraging litigation and limiting how livestock producers can market their animals to packers.

Meat Institute: Properly Prepared Beef is Safe to Eat; HPAI is not a Food Safety Threat

April 5, 2024 The Meat Institute

After the confirmed discovery of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Meat Institute today said properly prepared beef is safe to eat and is not a food safety risk to humans.

19th Annual Power of Meat Reports Strong Meat Consumption, Evolving Consumer Trends

March 27, 2024 Meat Institute

According to data cited from Circana, overall household penetration averages above 97% for all incomes, ethnicities, household sizes and ages. Generation X (the smallest of the generations) accounts for the greatest proportion of sales (32%), while Boomers buy meat most frequently (53 times per year), and Millennials spend the most money per meat purchase (nearly $17).

Meat Institute: FMI Announces 2024 Leaders of Tomorrow Program Winners

March 20, 2024 The Meat Institute

“These 10 Leaders of Tomorrow proved themselves to be rising stars in the industry,” said Julie Anna Potts, president and CEO of the Meat Institute. “It’s exciting to think about the creativity and innovation these young leaders will bring to their respective companies and to the industry as a whole.”

Meat Institute Unveils New Logo and Brand Identity

March 15, 2024 Meat Institute

Celebrating nearly 120 years of leadership on behalf of North America’s meat companies, the Meat Institute (formerly the “North American Meat Institute”) unveiled a new logo and brand identity reflecting its dynamic, forward-looking approach to ensuring meat remains at the heart of nourishing the present and sustaining the future.