McDonald’s Corp. says it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to provide plans by May to phase out the use of stalls that confine pregnant sows.

S. Wallace Edwards & Sons keeps alive the tradition of Virginia country hams.

Pork stockpiles in the U.S. rose 5.8 percent at the end of November from a year earlier.

Dietz & Watson has added to its ham line.

Fully DNA-traceable fresh premium Alberta pork from Sturgeon Valley Pork, an Alberta, Canada, pork processor, has been introduced at all 15 Freson Bros. grocery stores in Alberta.

Zhongpin Inc. announced that trial production at its two newest chilled and frozen pork products plants, in Jiangsu and Jilin provinces, began on December 16, 2011.

Sadler’s Smokehouse announces its new Texas Barbeque line, featuring five authentic, ready-to-eat beef, chicken and pork dishes.

October was another excellent month for U.S. pork and beef exports, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the USMEF.

Leading restaurants are expanding their protein selection on menus by offering more pork dishes.

Hormel Foods is bolstering its breakfast meats portfolio with the introduction of lower-sodium Hormel Breakfast Canadian Bacon.