At a joint press conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Washington, President Barack Obama announced that Russia has agreed to lift its ban on U.S. poultry exports. “We have

Fremont, Neb., home of meatpacking plants for Hormel and Fremont Beef, has passed a law that bans hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants, setting itself up for a likely

USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announced a sweeping new proposal that would upset the market and business relationships of small and independent packer-processors nationwide, reports the National

Campbell Soup Supply Company LLC, a Paris, Texas, establishment is recalling approximately 15,000,000 pounds of "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs" canned products due to possible under-processing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food

Smithfield Foods Inc. reported fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and full year results. Sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 were $2.9 billion, up 2% compared to the fourth quarter

The USDA plans to buy as much as $14 million worth of dark meat chicken products to help producers facing a glut in stock and decreasing prices. The stockpile is

Marfrig Alimentos SA, headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has agreed to pay $1.26 billion for Keystone Foods LLC, one of the largest U.S. privately held companies and a manufacturer of

Sara Lee Corp. said that Chairman and CEO Brenda Barnes, who has been on a temporary medical leave of absence, is recovering from a stroke. “I know there has been

EPA Region 7 has taken a series of civil enforcement actions against three beef feedlot operations in Iowa for violations of the Clean Water Act, as part of a continuing

Wesley Batista, CEO of JBS Swift & Co., said that both his company and the U.S. beef industry in general will increase exports in 2010. “JBS beef exports will increase