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USDA Proposes to Amend Federal Meat Inspection Regulations

Jan 23, 2018

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come up with new guidelines aimed at modernizing the way inspections at hog plants are carried out. The new rules proposed by the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are ...

Tags: hog plants, Meat

Tyson Foods to Build $320m Chicken Plant in Kansas, US

Sep 8, 2017

Tyson Foods has unveiled plans to construct a $320m poultry complex in eastern Kansas. A processing facility, hatchery and feed mill will be built near the city of Tonganoxie, in Leavenworth County, Production is anticipated to begin ...

Tags: Tyson Foods, fresh chicken

CDH Investments to Sell $1.19bn Stake in Chinese Pork Producer Wh Group

Aug 30, 2016

Chinese pork production company WH Group revealed that CDH Investments, one of its major investors, is planning to sell 10.61% stake in the company worth about HK$9.25bn($1.19bn). CDH is planning to offload a total of 1.55 billion shares ...

Tags: WH Group, CDH Investments

Aoxin Tianli Partners with Shangzhi Xiaop to Sell Black Hog Pork Products Online

Aug 24, 2016

China’s Aoxin Tianli Group, a producer of breeder hogs, market hogs and black hogs, has signed an agreement with Shangzhi Xiaop (Dalian) E-Commerce to sell its products online. As per the agreement, Aoxin Tianli will sell its ...

Tags: Aoxin Tianli Group, black hog pork, Shangzhi Xiaop

Olymel to Invest $25m to Expand St-Esprit Plant in Canada

Jun 27, 2016

Canada-based poultry and pork products manufacturer Olymel is planning to invest over $25m to expand its hog slaughterhouse and butchering facility at St-Esprit in the Lanaudière region. Upon completion, the expanded facility is ...

Tags: Olymel, poultry and pork products

Heinz Partners with Top Pitmasters to Launch Five New BBQ Sauces

Apr 20, 2016

Heinz is launching into another new category: BBQ! and has released five new BBQ sauces, created in partnership with five of America’s top pitmasters. Heinz BBQ sauces are a collection of authentic regional sauces that taste even ...

Tags: Heinz, BBQ Sauces, Top Pitmasters

Warrenton And Wort Hog Team Up To Land State-Backed Support For New Brew-Pub

Mar 8, 2016

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced state-backed support for four economic development projects, including Wort Hog Brewing Company’s plan to build a microbrewery in Old Town Warrenton. Warrenton and Wort Hog teamed up ...

Tags: Virginia, Warrenton, Wort Hog, New Brew-Pub

Pork Powerhouses 2015: Expansion Looms

Oct 13, 2015

When corn is cheap, hogs get plentiful. The annual Pork Powerhouses ranking of the 25 largest producers in the U.S. shows a gain of 128,000 sows in the past year. With two new packing plants set to open in 2017, producers are gearing up to ...

Tags: corn, Pork, Smithfield Foods

Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods Have Formed a Joint Venture

May 19, 2015

Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods have formed a joint venture to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The site work is expected to begin this summer and construction wil be completed by July 2017. The plant is ...

Tags: Seaboard Foods, Triumph Foods

Hog Markets Are Profitable and Herd Disease Levels Low, at Least for The Time Being

Jan 30, 2015

Producers are in high spirits at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines today. Hog markets are profitable and herd disease levels low, at least for the time being. The deadly PED virus, which infected about 60% of the nation's sows last ...

Tags: Pork Congress, Agriculture

Cargill Resumed Operations at Its Hog Slaughtering Plant in Beardstown, Illinois

Jan 28, 2015

Cargill has resumed operations at its hog slaughtering plant in Beardstown, Illinois. This plant processes 19,500 hogs a day. The plant slaughter operations were suspended on 23 January 2015 due to equipment failure, reports Reuters. ...

Tags: hog slaughtering plant, Agriculture

PEDV Still Taking a Toll on Hog Markets

Jan 23, 2015

Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...

Tags: hogs, pork, Agriculture

The Never-Ending Theme of The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus

Jan 23, 2015

Three steps forward, two steps back. That seems to be the never-ending theme of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, better know as PEDv. U.S. researchers have identified a third strain of PEDv in a Minnesota hog herd that’s ...

Tags: hog producers, diarrhea virus, Agriculture

A Big Way at The Start of What's Likely to Be a Year of Major Growth for The U.S. Hog Herd

Jan 7, 2015

The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...

Tags: hog industry, Agriculture

The Hog Market Has Been a Good Place to Be in The Last Year

Nov 26, 2014

The hog market has been a good place to be in the last year. Live hog prices in the last few months have trended almost $20 a head higher than the same period in 2013. So, what's the outlook heading into winter? Feed supplies remain low, ...

Tags: hog market, Agriculture

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