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The new facility began production last week and includes a modern distribution center and 16,000 square feet of the latest high-tech equipment and systems available.

The Establishment Number Finder App is the first iPhone app dedicated to searching a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) product establishment number.

Campylobacter-related illnesses grew by 14 percent over the last five years.

The investment will increase the plant’s efficiency and improve its product quality and ergonomics for workers.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation expects U.S. beef sales to Japan to rise to 217,000 tons in 2013.

While the company posted higher revenues and earnings per share for the quarter, comparable sales and operating income declined.

The opening night's keynote address discussed the role of protein in providing needed nutrients to the growing world population.

Cargill is reintroducing Spencer Beef to the marketplace following Japan’s announcement in January that it would allow into the country imports of U.S. beef products from cattle under 30 months of age.

Among the most exposed are firms with a growing presence in China.