SEOUL – South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will apologize to the country on Thursday over the handling of an agreement that would allow full resumption of U.S. beef imports.

PITTSBURG, Texas – Lonnie “Bo” Pilgrim, chairman of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., has urged other food company executives to support Texas Governor Rick Perry’s request for a waiver on a

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Tuesday, a ratings agency downgraded Tyson Foods Inc. bonds on concerns of rising costs and anticipated smaller profits for the meat producer. Fitch Ratings

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over rules for labeling chicken without antibiotics. Tyson has said it was

SAN FRANCISCO – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. shares slid 12 percent on Monday due to concerns about the prices of boneless chicken breasts and surging feed costs. The stock price

WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to suspend the effective date for the proposed Privacy Act system

SEOUL – The South Korean government said Monday that talks with the United States over a recent beef deal ended with no immediate breakthrough. The Asian nation’s government has

HOGEYE, Ark. – Arkansas officials are checking backyard chickens in the western part of the state to see if they have avian influenza. The discovery of a low-pathogenic strain

MILWAUKEE – A family whose 3-year-old daughter died from eating meat tainted with E. coli has received a $13.5 million settlement with the meat supplier and the franchise owner.

POSTVILLE, Iowa – Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville, Iowa, where 400 workers were arrested on immigration charges, has restored much of its production. The plant was reportedly the world’s biggest