OMAHA, Neb. – ConAgra Foods Inc. on Tuesday started an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program. The company is expected to spend $900 million to repurchase its common stock. The
WASHINGTON – Nebraska Beef Ltd. is recalling about 531,707 pounds of ground beef components that may be contaminated E. coli O157:H7, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced Monday that it expects American farmers to harvest 78.9 million acres of for grain in
SMITHFIELD, Va. – Smithfield Foods Inc. said Monday that its joint venture with Oaktree Capital Management LLC, Groupe Smithfield Holdings SL, has agreed to merge with Spanish meat processor Campofrio
OMAHA, Neb. – ConAgra Foods Inc. announced over the weekend that overall sales for the fourth quarter for fiscal 2008 rose 15 percent. The diluted EPS from continuing operations
MUMBAI, India – Tyson Foods Inc. announced Monday that it has acquired a majority ownership of Godrej Foods Ltd., a major Indian poultry processor. The company said that it now
WASHINGTON – The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Humane Interactive Knowledge Exchange (HIKE) has issued HIKE Scenario 03-08: Egregious Electrical Stunning. The scenario offers advice and instruction on
SEOUL – Police in South Korea refused to allow more candlelight protests against renewed U.S. beef imports hours after thousands of protesters clashed with police in the capital. The
WASHINGTON – Paradise Locker meats of Trimble, Mo. is voluntarily recalling about 120 pounds of fresh cattle heads that may contain prohibited materials. The Food Safety and Inspection Service
SAN FRANCISCO – Sanderson Farms Inc. said Thursday that it has indefinitely delayed construction on a new chicken processing facility. The company blamed rising feed costs for the decision
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