Smithfield Foods announced today that it had a net loss of $103.1 million, or 73 cents per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. For the nine months of

Pilgrim’s Pride has rejected the offer by Foster Farms to acquire its Farmerville, La., operations. The acquisition offer, which was brokered by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and his staff, would

According to a report in the Farmerville (La.) Gazette, the state of Louisiana has received a firm offer from Foster Farms to purchase the Pilgrim's Pride plant in Farmerville that

Tyson Foods has entered into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility with JPMorgan Chase bank, Reuters reports. The credit, secured by the company's cash, accounts receivable and inventory, will

A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss the illegal immigration and bank fraud charges against Agriprocessors Inc. Attorneys for Sholom Rubashkin and Agriprocessors has argued that the proceedings

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has put together an emergency task force consisting of most of his cabinet as well as Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain to find a strategy that would

A supervisor arrested after last July's Agriprocessors Inc. meatpacking plant raid in Iowa has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for harboring illegal immigrants. Martin De La

Hormel Foods Corp., announced that the company’s common stock was added to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after the market closed on Tuesday, March 3. “We are honored to

Cargill has partnered with its retail grocery customers to launch the “Feed the Whole Family for $10” campaign. Cargill is providing point-of-purchase signage, on-pack stickers, four full-color recipe cards –

Lucy's Enterprises, Inc., a Kent, Wash., establishment, is recalling approximately 13,776 pounds of frozen, ground chicken products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and