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Cattle on Feed estimates for April 1, 2019, were 2% higher than the same month a year ago.
Burger King is starting a pilot project in 59 restaurants to start selling a plant-based Whopper and if successful the Impossible Whopper could be found in more than 7,000 locations nationwide.
Weather continues to have an influence on the cattle market as adverse weather like the most recent “bomb cyclone” to hit the Midwest slow the rate that fed cattle are finished.
A meat packer alleges a producer bribed a plant worker to falsify carcass weights in a conspiracy that resulted in an over-payment of more than $222,000.
Central Valley Meat Holding Company will acquire Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company to comprise the country’s 7th largest beef packer and processing company in the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Aaron Ogren, 30, of Exeter, Nebraska, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot.
44 Farms, Mc6 Cattle Feeders, Creekstone Farms and FPL Foods are all coming together with Walmart to deliver Angus beef to consumers.
E. coli is responsible for forcing a recall on ground beef sold to restaurants primarily in the southeast and it could be related to a larger outbreak that has sickened 156 people in 10 states.
A federal class action lawsuit was filed against America’s four largest beef packers alleging a price-fixing scheme that dates back to 2015.
After more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot in Nebraska, the cattle feeder who was responsible for the animals’ care has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges he faces in the alleged livestock neglect case.
Heading into the start of summer grilling season cattle markets appear to be on the same trendline as 2018.
A memorandum of understanding signed to ‘deepen discussions’ about combining businesses would bring scale and savings in global meat business.
Expected to offer evidence of wrongdoings unveiled by Batistas.
JBS USA will spend $95 million to expand its Grand Island, NE, beef production facility.
A feedlot operator in Nebraska who has been linked to more than 200 cattle dying from neglect has been charged with more crimes in the case.
Once a stockman is hired and gets good at their job, it’s hard to keep them because of the low pay and long workdays. For every rural stock person available, there are two job openings.
Valley Oaks Steak Company, Lone Jack, MO, announced Monday it was closing operations immediately after a lengthy battle seeking permission from the state to expand operations.
The fire at Tyson’s beef plant was much like throwing a rock into a pond resulting in a big initial splash and ripple effects spreading in all directions. The initial splash included a dramatic set of market reactions.
Total federally-inspected beef production was 12.1 billion pounds in the first 24 weeks of 2019, up just 0.7 percent from the same period last year. That is an average production of 502.4 million pounds per week.
The share of Prime carcasses has more than doubled in the past 5 years, spelling greater availability and consequential wider usage among end users.
Tyson has narrowed down its search for a packing plant location in Kansas.
The fight over Costco’s chicken processing operation — already approved by the city of Fremont and the state of Nebraska — is now moving to the county level.
Rural Americans voted for him, but he didn’t return the favor when it came to an Obama rule meant to level the playing field.
BPI has set up a $10 million fund for former employees.
Crop protein content ties for lowest in decades on bad weather.
Temperatures seen 15 to 25 degrees below normal, NWS says.
Nebraska’s success luring Costco’s chicken processing plant to Fremont suggests they may be a fit for Tyson.
A recent report indicates that cow herd expansion will continue, but there should be no need for additional beef packing capacity.
For the second time this week a member of the Batista family, owners of the world’s largest meat packing company, has been arrested in Brazil.
Industry sales of packaged-food sales slowed in recent years.