Russia has agreed to reopen its borders to U.S. pork, after restrictions had closed the market to all but a handful of pork plants. Talks between the two countries have

A USDA veterinarian is alleging that FSIS officials overlooked mistreatment of animals at slaughterhouses, including the butchering of sick days-old calves and pigs that were still unconscious. "When upper-level FSIS

Speaking at the CLSA AsiaUSA investor conference, Tyson Foods Inc. Chief Operating Officer Jim Lochner and Chief Financial Officer Dennis Leatherby told investors that Tyson has improved its chicken business

Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 96,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food

Bubba Foods, a frozen hamburger manufacturer based in Jacksonville, Fla., has announced that it is acquiring a former Armour-Eckrich plant in Hastings, Neb., and will have the plant up and

CKE Restaurants Inc., owner of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's quick-service restaurant chains, and Thomas H. Lee Partners announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which THL

Sadler's Smokehouse Ltd., a processor of premium, pit-smoked meats, introduces Sadler's Slow Roasted Meals, a grocery line of restaurant-quality, family entrees that are seasoned, slow-cooked and go from refrigerator to

Two organizations, joined by California Sen. Barbara Boxer, called for the USDA to make labeling changes for chickens that have been injected with saltwater during processing, known as plumping. Americans

Sanderson Farms said it is trying a new rinse in some plants that it hopes would allow its chicken to be exported to Russia. Russia banned all chicken imports earlier

Sanderson Farms Inc. reported results for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2010. Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 were $420.1 million compared with $388.9 million