http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. St. Joseph, Mo.-based pork processor Triumph Foods announced it recently began a $7.5 million expansion that will add about 105 employees to its workforce of 2,800. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa____new_jobs_at_triumph_foods.aspx meatingplace Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM)., the largest natural-goods grocer in the U.S., boosted its forecast for earnings this year after sales at established locations increased and second-quarter profit climbed 20 percent. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa____rise_in_whole_foods_profits.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The nation’s latest media darling is a 105-year-old Texan who credits her longevity to her life-long devotion to “hard work and bacon.” http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___bacon_and_bull_shit.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The nation's biggest banks are going on the offensive to fend off growing efforts in Washington to rein them in. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___bankers_are_get_above_their_station_again.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT R-CALF USA and 20 other livestock and consumer groups sent a joint letter to leaders of the agriculture committees in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate urging the inclusion of a ban on packer ownership of livestock and other livestock and poultry reforms in the 2013 Farm Bill. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___congress_in_no_hurry_on_the_farm_bill.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Most of the discussion in the corn market has centered on U.S. planting progress, the likely magnitude of planted acreage, and the U.S. average yield potential. The pace of planting as revealed by the USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___corn_planting.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT During the Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference in Florida in February, Sean Connolly, chief executive officer of the Hillshire Brands Co., outlined Hillshire’s strategy for reinvigorating the company’s packaged lunchmeat business. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/usa___luncheon_meat_from_hillshire.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A mass exodus of Christians is currently underway. Millions of Christians are being displaced from one end of the Islamic world to the other. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/usa___what_goes_around_comes_around_remember_the_cruisades.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tyson Foods Inc.'s (TSN) fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 43% as higher beef and chicken prices weren't enough to offset the meat processor's increased costs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa____drop_in_tyson_profits.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT March pork exports slumped on lower results in several mainstay markets, while US beef were down in volume from a year ago but edged slightly higher in value. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___arrogance_and_ignorance_kills_the_best_pork_markets_china_and_russia.aspx usmef.org Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Cattle Call http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___cattle_call.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT CF Industries joined commentators cutting forecasts for US corn plantings, thanks to the slow start to the seeding season which left the fertilizer group nursing a 12.5% drop in sales for the January-to-March period. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___cf_industries_are_trying_to_manipulate_the_grain_market.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In his latest commentary, the National Restaurant Association's Chief Economist Bruce Grindy overlays new consumer research with the latest jobs report. Although the employment situation showed renewed signs of life in recent months, consumers’ assessment of the economy remains bleak. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___consumer_confidence.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rasheen Aldridge and a couple of his coworkers did not report Wednesday for their 11 a.m. shift at the Jimmy John's in Soulard. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___fast_food_workers_on_strike.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT With the May 23 deadline looming for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a final rule on COOL, in order to comply with a WTO ruling, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement... http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___nfu_on_the_cool_laws.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The burger wars are coming. And, as America's expansion-minded burger chains strategically position themselves across the country, Las Vegas is starting to emerge as ground zero. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___the_burger_wars.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Triumph Foods, a leading pork processing company, will invest $7.5 million to expanding its facility in St. Joseph, Missouri, with plans to create 105 new full-time jobs within one year, Missouri Economic Development officials said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa____new_jobs_at_triumph_foods.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Beef and dairy industry understanding of climate change and weather variability on cattle is to receive a boost in the form of $19.5 million for investment in education, extension and research. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___another___million_wasted_on_the_farting_cattle_myth.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Whole Foods Market is recalling bulk curried chicken salad and bulk vegan curried chick'n salad because in some stores these items may have been sold with reversed labels causing undeclared soy and egg allergens. Due to the label mix-up, allergens were undeclared; the vegan chick'n salad contains soy, and the curried chicken salad contains egg. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___another_recall.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT If the thought of officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) flying over your farm makes you nervous, now is the time to get your questions answered and fix any potential problems. Both the Iowa Department of Natural Resource (DNR) and the EPA have indicated they will be doing inspections of livestock and poultry farms around the state, including on-site inspections, aerial surveillance and computer-based inspections (i.e. looking at the images on Google Earth and other Web sites with aerial images), says the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___ariel_spying_on_farmers.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chickens likely raised with arsenic-based drugs result in chicken meat that has higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___arsenic_and_drugs_found_in_poultry.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT U.S. farmers will produce record corn and soybean crops this year, providing a much-needed supply to replenish dangerously low stockpiles, the Agriculture Department predicted Friday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___bumper_corn_soybean_crops_are_forecast.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT New Cattlemen’s Group Hits the Ground Running at K-State http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___cattle_call.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Drier weather early this week in the U.S. crop belt will allow active corn plantings, countering the slowest seeding pace in nearly 30 years, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___corn_planting_gets_a_boost.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Reporters at Bloomberg News used private information from Bloomberg terminals to spy on employees at Goldman Sachs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___goldman_sachs_deserve_all_they_get_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT National Livestock Credit is pleased to announce the purchase of Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. National Livestock and cattlemen from several states have formed a limited partnership to acquire Superior. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___livestock_auction_sold.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Monsanto Co. (MON) can use its patents to prevent farmers from planting later generations of genetically engineered seeds without paying for them. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___monsanto_win_gm_case.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT If there is ever a contest for words that substitute for thought, "diversity" should be recognized as the undisputed world champion http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/usa___racist_attitudes_have_never_gone_away.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Spending habits have changed in four years with American shoppers spending almost 10 percent more in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same time frame in 2009. Some of the budget lines with the highest increase are necessities including groceries and gas. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___shoppers_spenduing__more_on_food.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT You should have read it. The story was in all the newspapers last month. Issued by the Food and Drug Administration, it was called the NARMS (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System) study and it created panic in the streets. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___sloppy_meat_inspection_leaves_the_meat_industry_open_to_media_hysteria.aspx drovers.com Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT New-crop corn production of 14.14 billion bushels will surpass last year’s output by 31% despite delayed planting that has already cut yield potential significantly, according to USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released May 10. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/_usa___the_grain_market.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT One person's trash may be another person's treasure, but sometimes, trash is just trash. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___the_great_dna_myth.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Acadian Fine Foods, LLC, a Church Point, La. establishment, is recalling approximately 17,037 pounds of pork stew and chicken stew products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. The products contain whey and soy, known allergens which are not declared on the product label. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___they_just_keep_recalling_their_meat_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hooking both the high-end customer and value shopper continues to challenge the Wendy’s Co., as the fast-food chain works to balance marketing of its 99c items and premium products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/usa___wendys_lose_market_share.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Corn futures tumbled, capping the biggest weekly loss in more than a month, after the government said U.S. inventories will double as farms recover from the drought in 2012 to produce the biggest crop ever. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___corn_price_collapse_is_result_of_grain_traders_manipulating_a_false_market_price.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT "Choose about any negative word you want – awful, dismal, disastrous, whatever – they can be used to describe the state of pork exports in March. Only Canada and the markets labelled "Other" were higher this March year than last - 7.4 per cent and 16.2 per cent, respectively. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___dirty_habits_cause_slump_in_pork_exports.aspx meatami Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Inside a warehouse near the Canadian border, boneless hams bound for Philadelphia are coming off a tractor-trailer from Toronto under the gaze of a federal food inspector. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___doctor_doctor_heal_thyself_on_meat_inspection_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT USDA expects a big bounce back in the U.S. corn crop that is largely still unplanted, predicting a 14.14 billion bushel crop compared to last year’s drought-reduced 10.78 billion bushels and pushing expected average corn prices below $5 a bushel. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___farmers_will_pay_the_price_of_grain_market_manipulation.aspx meatingplace Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The political arm of the product review magazine Consumer Reports on Tuesday urged lawmakers and federal regulators to take steps to eliminate antibiotic use in healthy animals. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080513/usa___fearmongering_and_farming_from_the_gutter_press_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wild hogs have become a huge problem in places like Louisiana, rooting up fields in their quest for food and generally being extraordinary 200 pound pests. Given their size, smarts, and tenacity, http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___feral_pig_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In their latest publicity stunt, PETA announced Thursday they will have a pair of members dressed in “giant condoms” on the streets of Winnipeg Friday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___giant_condoms_to_descend_on_winnipeg_for_animal_rights.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Foreign workers could gain visas for year-round work in U.S. meat processing plants under a proposal by the meat industry and the meatpackers union for immigration reform designed to create a steady supply of workers for slaughterhouses. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___good_news_for_immigrant_workers_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Obama administration announced it is accepting applications for the first phase of the "Investing in Manufacturing Communities" Partnership, a new initiative to accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing and create jobs across the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___government_support_for_meat_industry_investment.aspx meatingplace Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The current high feed prices are here to stay as a result of a number of intricate political, economic and demand-supply conditions. Understanding the background helps to cope with the challenging conditions, Dr Terry Barr stated at IPPE in Atlanta. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___grain_forcasts_must_be_taken_with_a_pinch_of_salt.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Certainly, it is a big day for agricultural commodity investors pondering what 2013-14 might bring, with the US Department of Agriculture to publish its first full forecasts for the season. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___grain_forecasts_from_the_usda.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The American Meat Institute (AMI) today released a video tour of a pork slaughter plant hosted by leading animal welfare expert Temple Grandin, Ph.D., professor of animal science at Colorado State University. The video is available on the Institute's dedicated animal welfare Web site http://www.animalhandling.org/. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___guided_tour_of_pork_abattoir_on_video.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -8 last week, matching the five-year weekly high set the week ending Feb. 3. The current score is up from -13 the previous week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/usa___how_naive_can_you_get_with__trillion_in_debts_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT McDonald’s announced this week that they will be cutting the Angus burgers from their menu, which are the most expensive items the restaurant serves. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___mcdonalds_dump_angus_burgers.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT McDonald’s Corp. confirmed Thursday that it is removing its premium Angus Third Pounder burger from U.S. menus. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___more_poultry_being_pushed_by_mcdonalds.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT It's a controversy that's caught the attention of several cities throughout northern Arkansas -- a commercial hog farm on the Buffalo River Watershed. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160513/usa___pig_farm_problems.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT