Following Hurricane Florence sweeping through the US, head of research and corporate engagement at Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR) Aarti Ramachandran explains how the natural disaster is exacerbating existing industry challenges.
US-based sausage business Klement’s is set to tap increased demand for its products by investing US$7.5m to reconstruct and expand its Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility.
The US National Pork Board (NPB) has advised pork producers to take action on feed ingredients to protect domestic herds from foreign animal diseases (FADs).
Smithfield Foods, the US food producer, has announced plans for a US$1.2 million expansion at its Grayson, Kentucky facility, which will increase production capacity by 20%.
JBS’ US-based business unit Tolleson has recalled almost 7m lbs of “raw non-intact beef products” from retailers and institutions following concerns of Salmonella Newport contamination.
Crowd Cow, the US marketplace for craft meat, has revealed plans to extend further outside its heartland to offer meat from around the world, beginning with Westmore Pastoral in Tasmania.
The Meat Advisory Panel has downplayed the International Journal of Cancer’s research into processed meat and breast cancer by stating it did not provide any “causal link”.
Canadian pork processor Maple Leaf Foods has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VIAU Foods, a producer of premium Italian cooked, dry-cured and charcuterie meats for a purchase price of CA$215m, including CA$30m in Maple Leaf stock.
American poultry exporters will gain improved access to Canadian markets under the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which was announced late Sunday night.
