Pierre Foods, Advance Food Company and Advance Brands have officially closed on their merger to form AdvancePierre Foods. The combined entity has approximately $1.3 billion in net sales. Credit Suisse,

The World Trade organization ruled that U.S. restrictions on imports of Chinese chicken, turkey and duck broke global commerce rules. WTO judges in Geneva agreed with China that a congressional

The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council said that U.S. poultry companies had not been selling their products at unfairly low prices in China and plans to appeal the anti-dumping

China said yesterday that it will impose an anti-dumping duty as high as 105.4 percent on U.S. chicken products, effective today. The tariff rate will be between 50.3 percent and

On September 23, 2010, at the National Food Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Elisabeth Hagen outlined the USDA's vision on modernizing the Department's food

A federal appeals court rejected the Cherokee Nation’s request to intervene in Oklahoma’s water pollution trial against 11 poultry companies. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver upheld

Construction of the proposed Southern Catskills Red Meat Processing Facility in Liberty, N.Y., is moving forward thanks to an $800,000 federal investment. The money was awarded through the U.S. Department

VPP Group, a Norwalk, Wisc.-based company, has been cited with 38 alleged violations after two inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The violations carry a proposed fine of

Foster Farms has introduced Great Bites mini chicken cheeseburgers. These bite-sized, full flavor snacks or mini-meals are available in the freezer aisle of grocery stores nationwide. Great Bites bridge several