As was done last year at this time, The National Provisioner surveyed you, our processor readers, on capital expenditure trends in your companies as part of our 2015 Economic Outlook.

If increased market volatility is the new normal in agriculture markets, then 2014 proved that processors are comfortable rolling with the punches.

While the traditional eggs and starches such as pancakes and waffles remain popular, more consumers are making meats key meal components as they seek options that are healthy, novel, tasty and convenient.

Newspapers and news Web sites have spent considerable ink (or kilobytes) this year talking about the rising prices of meat and poultry products, and some pundits questioned if there would come a price point where consumers had to stop buying meat altogether.

Is the playing field as flat as it has ever been for packaging suppliers? There

When reviewing the year in the news, one can’t help but notice that the main news outlets had a lot of stories about food safety

Today’s consumers are well-traveled and like to explore foods from around the globe.

Veal producers are searching for profitability as they work through the current marketing situation affecting the industry.

The turkey industry’s economic recovery picked up steam through most of 2014 and seems well-positioned going into the expected production bump (based on poultry placements) in September-October production

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates chicken production this year will reach a record high of 38.45 billion pounds on a ready-to-cook weight basis, about 1.7 percent above 2013, a percentage increase comparable to last year’s rate.