SMITHFIELD, Va. – Smithfield Foods Inc. announced on Tuesday a loss of $28.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The loss comes despite an increase of sales

LAUREL, Miss. – Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. reported on Tuesday it had a loss of $3.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Like other companies in

TORONTO – Maple Leaf Foods has issued a nationwide recall of all cured meats in Canada, news reports said on Tuesday. Meat products from the company’s Toronto plant have

CHICAGO – Smithfield Foods and Sanderson Farms will give their quarterly reports on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and both companies are expected to report losses. Smithfield will report fiscal first

OTTAWA, Ontario – Canadian officials have confirmed that an outbreak of listeriosis which has killed at least four people has been traced back to processed meats produced at a

WASHINGTON – High meat and produce prices are part of the largest increase in food costs that U.S. consumers have had to face in nearly two decades, the U.S

WASHINGTON – Nestle Prepared Foods Co., located in Mt. Sterling, Ky., is recalling approximately 215,660 pounds of frozen stuffed Hot Pockets pepperoni pizza sandwich products that may contain foreign

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has scheduled a meeting on what action it should take on a petition from the

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AUSTIN, Minn. – Hormel Foods Corp. reported Thursday that its fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings were down 9 percent from the same period a year ago. The company reported