Federal ethanol production mandates have increased and destabilized prices for corn, wheat and soybeans, according to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food and commodity prices.
Worsening drought conditions prompted the US Department of Agriculture to designate 39 additional counties as primary natural disaster areas, the agency announced July 18.
The International Poultry Council (IPC) has joined the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and other entities in an initiative to strengthen environmental benchmarking of livestock supply chains.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire the commercial egg operations of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. The assets include two production complexes near Pittsburg, Texas, with capacity for 1.4 million laying hens.
British Columbia grain producers will be able to better select the most promising new grain varieties to suit growing conditions in the Peace River region, thanks to an investment for the B.C. Grain Producers Association.
The Russian Union of Poultry Producers (Rosptitsesoyuz) has sent a request to the government demanding that it restricts poultry imports from Belarus, which it claims has violated trade agreements.
The US meat industry has welcomed an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision not to introduce laws that would require intensive farms to provide detailed information on their operations.
The European Commission has approved the takeover of a new Danish meat supply co-operative Daka by Germany-based SARIA Bio-Industries and Denmark-based Danish Crown.
The permeate-free revolution in Australian milk is well and truly underway after the country’s dominant retailers revealed their commitment to phasing out the additive from products.
Sausage skin giant Devro is on track to report £20M pre-tax profit when it posts first half results at the end of July, predicts broker Investec – despite warnings of a crisis in the Scottish meat products industry.
Dairy Crest’s sale of St Hubert will “transform its balance sheet”,according to City analysts, after the processor released an interim management statement for the first quarter of its financial year 2013.
