With global meat prices continuing to rise, as the FAO Food Price Index reports, consumers and the industry are looking to reduce costs, such as by focusing on underutilized pork products.

Tyson Foods announced it will invest $200 million to expand and upgrade operations and build a new well-being area at its Amarillo, Texas, beef plant.

Golden West Food Group’s premium burger brand Meat District announced on Aug. 18 that its product will be available in Kroger grocery stores nationwide.

Turkey processor Plainville Farms recently received a $12 million loan from Gordon Brothers Capital to help with operations. 

Maple Leaf Foods’ seven-year-old plant in Hamilton, Ontario, was named Site of the Year for the Americas by Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS), thanks to the operation’s commitment to food safety practices.

This summer, retail shell egg prices reached record highs, piggybacking on dried, liquid and frozen egg product prices that had touched all-time highs a few months prior.

Seaboard Corp. announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter which showed promise in its turkey investments. 

The threat of animal diseases is looming over the US poultry and pork industries and, by association, the pet food processing industry.

Novel Farms Inc., a Berkeley, Calif.-based cultivated meat startup, announced the launch of its marbled cultivated pork loins.

On Aug. 8, a bipartisan coalition of 10 attorneys general led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison publicly commented in support of the proposed rule: Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting Tournaments.