The U.S. government raised its forecasts for retail prices of beef, pork and fresh vegetables but left its overall food-inflation forecast for 2011 unchanged, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing a new requirement for the meat and poultry industry that, once enacted, will reduce the amount of unsafe food that reaches store shelves.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced new measures regarding the importation of poultry products and eggs into the country, reports The Monitor (Mcallen, Texas). The changes come after the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced new requirements for processed poultry meat.
The Prospective Plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows an increase in corn acres, the National Corn Growers Association said.
The North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) announced a brand new Center of the Plate Training course June 23 – 24 at Kendall College in Chicago, Ill.
The prospect of a local USDA-inspected meat processor in Coos County, Ore., advanced Wednesday during a session among producers, processors and business developers.
Prior to her Feb. 10, 2011, presentation at the National Turkey Federation’s annual convention, Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), provided updates to several agency initiatives in a one-on-one interview with Dave Lurie, publisher of The National Provisioner. What follows is their conversation:
The turkey industry ends 2010 the same way it began, with several bright spots standing out amid ongoing economic and political uncertainty. For the first nine months, the industry enjoyed
Hang together, hang tough. In the meat industry, challenges are the norm and not the exception. Our definition of “business as usual” likely would rattle many in other industries, but it has contributed to our collective strength.
