In conjunction with The National Provisioner’s 2014 Economic Outlook, we thought it wise to get a read on processor’s capital-expenditures trends this year and spending plans for the coming year as a leading indicator on the industry’s health, and to offer a benchmark for your company’s plans.

Dodge City, Kan., beef plant gets a new automated order distribution system; Thailand poultry plant gets improvements in food-safety, processing and cold-storage systems.

Throughout the history of the Independent Processor’s Top 75 Report, one thing has proven true: These companies are able to weather most any storm that comes their way.

Andy Hanacek and Marty Dooley discuss the changes that have occurred in the pork business, both within the walls of JBS USA and in the greater industry.