Growth in the global and domestic beef cattle herd also means supply is on the upswing and the beef industry is gaining momentum through cattle prices.
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.
The greater demand by shoppers and merchandisers for meat and poultry in specific portion sizes creates operational challenges for animal producers and processors.
As more consumers and retailers look for protein portions that conform to their health and merchandising needs, processors face the task of efficiently creating exact size products from animals that are becoming bigger and more unwieldy.
The bacon category, including refrigerated bacon and non-branded random weight bacon, recorded its highest dollar sales in five years for the 52 weeks ending July 15, according to Chicago-based IRI data of total U.S. multi-outlets.
The 71st Reciprocal Meat Conference is a place for students to get involved and network with each other and professionals in the industry, and this year was no different!
Brats, baseball, cookouts — basically the ingredients of summer. While sausage remains popular, more consumers say it has too much fat and too many calories. What's saving it? Reasonable prices, ethnic flavors and poultry sources.