Featured this Week …
Here’s this week’s wrap-up of key industry news from the editors of MEAT&POULTRY. Check the News Archive for stories from the past 90 days.
• M&P EXCLUSIVE: Wesley Batista on JBS acquisitions in the U.S.
• B.S.E. case confirmed in Alberta
• Pork, beef export sales surge in first-half of ‘08
• Scientists study turning waste material into ethanol
• Unilever study reveals shifts in purchasing patterns
• C.P.I. for food, beverages boosted by various gains
• ‘Insanitary conditions’ expand Nebraska Beef recall
• Olympics curtail pork consumption in China
• Consumers aided by new retail beef programs
• Tyson’s Jefferson plant reopens with fewer workers
• More can be done to keep current, attract customers
• SNEAK PEEK: Exclusive interview with CEO of JBS USA
• Pork exports to Japan are booming
• U.S.D.A.: 2008 corn crop at 12,288 million bus
• M&P EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Dr. Temple Grandin on how to determine insensibility
• Pilgrim’s Pride to idle two facilities
• Another Nebraska Beef recall targets 1.2 million lbs
• Optimism in the ruins
• Jack in the Box introduces Breakfast Bowls
• Moody’s gives negative outlook for food industry
Bronze in Beijing, gold everywhere else
There’s been a negative Olympic effect on U.S. pork exports to China, but pork is booming for the U.S. in most other markets
Ignoring the facts
A new USDA study indicates consumers are using nutrition-information panels less and less
Optimism in the ruins
The collapse of the Doha Round of WTO talks isn’t necessarily bad news for U.S. meat exports
Leave our burgers alone, s’il vous plait
Chefs in Paris have lately become fascinated by the possibilities offered by the hamburger.
• Olympics curtail pork consumption in China
• Pork exports to Japan are booming
• U.S. pork exports to Mexico rebounding
• New beef cuts created for Japan boost U.S. exports
• U.S. beef exports gain ground
Other national and international news …
Industry headlines from MEATPOULTRY.com’s worldwide news source, Lexis-Nexis:
• Japanese compliance officials head to U.S. to inspect nine plants
• Salmonella outbreak in Finland linked to 119 reports of illness in E.U.
• Meat-based menu items tested by 7-Eleven
• Korean broadcaster apologizes over US beef report
• Economist sees beef output cuts if feed costs stay high
• Kanye West to open 10 Fatburger joints in Chicago
• Harvey Beef officials deny rumors of an offer from JBS
• Sainsbury’s supermarkets plans to phase out battery chicken
• Agriprocessors incident spawns new Kosher standards
• Canada announces import limits for poultry and dairy products
• Hong Kong resumes poultry imports from U.K.
• Soaring bacon price pushes up food inflation in the U.K.
• Tyson’s Shelbyville employees granted ‘personal’ day in lieu of Muslim holiday
• Pork products recalled in Hawaii
• Salmonella outbreak in Sweden, 2,000 cattle culled
• China lifts ban on pork from U.K. just in time for Olympics
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