Consumer Confidence in Food Safety Highest in Seven Years
Consumer confidence in food safety is at its highest point in seven years, according to the Food Marketing Institute’s “U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends” report issued this week. Almost 9 out of 10 (88...
View ArticleFresh Food Industry Expert To Speak at NCC’s July Marketing Seminar
Sherry Frey, vice president, account services, at the Perishables Group, will provide insight into the latest sales data for chicken in the supermarket meat department as well as future trends at this...
View ArticleKorea Issues Zero-Duty 50,000-Metric Ton TRQ for Chicken for Remainder of 2011
Korea’s Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MIFAFF) issued notice 2011-220 effective May 11 for a tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 50,000 metric tons (mt) of chicken with a zero import...
View ArticleCorn Prices Expected To Be Volatile Despite UDSA New Crop Report
A number of commodity analysts continue to believe corn prices will experience on-going volatility, despite the fact that USDA this week predicted this year’s corn crop will be the largest on record at...
View ArticleBroiler Production for 2012 at 37.732 Billion Pounds, Up 1.9 Percent
Broiler production next year is expected to be 37.732 billion pounds, 1.9 percent ahead of the 37.013 billion pounds estimated for 2011, according to USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand...
View ArticleChicken Exports Increase 6.1 Percent in Value in March 2011
Chicken exports for March this year were 288,594 metric tons compared with 292,395 tons in March 2010 while the accompanying values were $336.80 million in March 2011 and $317.36 million a year...
View ArticleIndustry Members Press Key Issues With Congressmen and Senators
Chicken industry representatives swarmed over Capitol Hill this week, meeting with Congressmen and Senators to drive home the messages that the ethanol tax credit should be eliminated, the GIPSA rule...
View ArticleGeorge’s Completes Purchase of Tyson Foods Harrisonburg Complex; DOJ Files...
George’s, Inc., has completed the purchase of the Tyson Foods complex in Harrisonburg, Virginia, officials from both companies announced Monday. The transfer of ownership took effect May 7 and includes...
View ArticleUSDA Launches New Web Site With Information on Purchase Program
USDA’s Commodity Procurement Division has launched a Web site providing vendors and other interested parties streamlined access to information regarding USDA’s purchase programs. Earlier this year,...
View ArticleHamburgers and Chicken Vie for Restaurant Menu Space
Data on restaurant menus compiled by research Mintel for BurgerBusiness.com indicates that many new chicken items are being added to hamburger chains. Chicken sandwiches, wraps, tenders and more are...
View ArticleEggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report
U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending May 14 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 165,236,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier. The...
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