IPPE attendees can tour a beef or poultry processing facility and learn from first-hand experience at either the Birchwood Foods’ facility in Norcross, Ga., or the Tyson Foods’ facility in Cumming, Ga.
A planned sale of the Northern Beef Packers’ assets to White Oak, the beef packer’s investor, has been halted until early January due to an objection by one of its contractors.
The Rabobank Global Cattle Price Index has risen by 6% since June, driven by lower-than-expected beef supply in the main exporting countries and strong Asian demand.