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2015 was a year of weak exports for the meat and poultry industry

Hungry markets beckon exporters and importers

March 17, 2022

As many U.S. meat and seafood exporters find increasing demand abroad, the North American market is attracting fresh attention from Brazil.

Stampede Meat offers direct-to-consumer option in response to COVID-19

March 27, 2020

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Andy Hanacek sits down with Brock Furlong, president & CEO of Stampede Meat, to discuss the company’s “Chef Inside Cares” program, designed to give consumers the opportunity to purchase and pick up meat and poultry products directly from the company’s Bridgeview, Ill., facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State of the Industry 2019 | Overview

State of the Meat and Poultry Industry 2019: Maze runners

As consumer demand branches off in every direction imaginable, meat and poultry processors are forced to traverse numerous trails and form new alliances, hoping to find success and avoid dead ends.

Dan Emery

October 9, 2019

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The meat and poultry industry faces challenges from every angle, in every form, as it heads toward 2020 with a mix of positivity and uncertainty on its mind.

Q&A at IPPE with Julie Anna Potts

March 5, 2019

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In this video interview, Julie Anna Potts, newest president & CEO of North American Meat Institute, speaks with editor-in-chief Andy Hanacek at IPPE.

Bacon has staying power

Food trends come and go, but the love for bacon is forever.

Sam Gazdziak

February 18, 2019

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While some foods flourish and then fade, bacon has maintained perennial popularity. Not only is it a mealtime staple at every daypart, but it is entrenched in American pop culture as well.

Business Strategies | 2018 Outlook

Pendulum swings positive for meat and poultry industry

With fewer wild cards, the outlook for 2018 appears to offer more promising possibilities for the meat and poultry industries.

Dan Emery

January 26, 2018

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Our current situation has Sonny Perdue, a degreed veterinarian and no stranger to the chicken industry, reorganizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a way that will have favorable effects on our ability to do business. As a result, the regulatory outlook for the next three years is encouraging.

Supplier Perspectives

The popularity of poultry – Part 1

Yousef Fatayer

January 25, 2018

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Consumption of poultry products globally is on the rise. It is predicted that between 2013 and 2023 the industry will grow at a rate of 3.2% per year, with uptake set to increase faster than pork and beef products.

Business Strategies | Formulation Strategies

FAPC's top 10 food trends for 2018

Melanie Jackson

January 22, 2018

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Photo-friendly food, Middle Eastern cuisine and mushroom-infused coffee are on the menu for 2018, as Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center selects the hottest food trends for the upcoming year.

Cover Story | 2018 Economic Outlook

2018 Meat and Poultry Industry Economic Outlook: Encore! Encore!

The industry hopes for a 2018 follow-up to this year's successful playlist of low feed costs, strong demand, rising prices and solid supply.

Megan Pellegrini

December 14, 2017

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Ask economists and industry analysts, and many of them will tell you 2017 very well may have been the best year the meat and poultry industries have ever had. Further, many have 2018 projected to be a successful follow-up to 2017's chart-topping string of hits.

Higher cattle numbers in 2016 resulted in a larger supply of beef and lower prices

Special Report

2017 Meat and Poultry Industry Economic Outlook: Focus on Growth

The industry is focused on controlling large herd supplies, falling prices and mediocre export sales.

Megan Pellegrini

December 6, 2016

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The year 2016 was a far less dramatic year for the beef, pork and poultry industries and provided breathing room for industry participants to absorb last year’s sluggish export sales, large animal supplies and falling prices.

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