In looking at the last 12 months of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recall data, we noticed some definite trends.
Continuing to overcome a number of difficult challenges during the past few years has resulted in positive production increases for the chicken industry.
Poultry retains its place as a consumer favorite, and the industry continues to produce more chicken and turkey products in response — but price pressures remain real, and new markets must be leveraged for the industry to take the next step.
With a continued growing economy and employment environment, demand for chicken and competing meats will most likely see 2018 build on the success experienced in 2017, says Tom Super, senior vice president of communications for the National Chicken Council (NCC), Washington, D.C.
Today, conveying value is more important than ever because of the many challenges faced by manufacturers perhaps the most daunting is what some describe as the “commoditizing” of packaging.
A look at recalls shows improvement in some areas, but deterioration in others — and the presidential election ought to be interesting to watch from a regulation angle.
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.
Record-high feed costs during the second half of 2012 and undoubtedly at least for the first half of 2013 make any predictions about the chicken business in the new year more difficult and precarious than usual.